Great odds, but doesn't that provide an attacker with a way to break the system? With enough notaries giving false warnings on purpose, a random pick of 5 will very oftet tell you not to trust a site regardless of its actual status. Or am I missing a way to eliminate the problem of false positives here (disregarding normal certificate updates).
Everybody knows that fossil fuels will run out. Bringing other energy sources into the game was a matter of price, not ideology. Past tense used due to current oil prices.
Except that, very soon after you introduce such regulations, courses for the credentials would be provided at a price/difficulty ratio that suits politicians.
If there was a power outage, they might not be able to find the guy to turn on the machine? Then it's time to upgrade. If it was running steady for years, it's a safe bet the system has enough back-up power to go through outages. High availability, you know...
And I haven't even touched on the really horrifying issue: what if your benign, anti-malware malware malfunctioned, or was subverted by the next generation malignant, anti-benign-anti-malware-malware malware?
I think some anti-malware vendors might have dibs on the subversion part.
Where are you setting up this PC? In the middle of Antarctica? I only wish the level of ambient noise was low enough that I could detect my hard disk access.
Very funny, but my point stands. At night, I do hear the hard drive, and it's pretty much the only sound in the room not made by me. And since I work at home, it can get annoying even during the day. I'd switch to an SSD right now, but the semi-affordable kind is too small for comfort. Looks like not much longer now.:)
Ever tried building a PC that doesn't produce any sound? After a while, you'll find that the only noise you just can't seem to get rid of, is the humming of the hard drive (while idle). "Soft" as in "nearly silent". As in "driving you nuts".
I sell 'em. Make a good bit of money doing so. Care to explain why my business is, in defiance of all evidence to the contrary, not viable?
It's ok, but it would improve if you sold Windows-based PCs instead (see the grandparent post for the explanation.) At the Wal-Mart scale, it's millions more to make by axing the Linux PC in favor of cheap, Windows-based machines, so it becomes a simple business decision.
No, not yet. I'm (or, to be precise, my friends are) at PS2 level so far. To be honest, I'm seriously considering buying the Wii myself, once decent LED-based projectors become available.
Maybe we care more about having fun than about worrying about optimum input devices
Unfortunately, as with RTS games, this is directly correlated. Every FPS I tried playing on a console has had me screaming (and I mean screaming, even though I'm usually very patient) in minutes because of the crappy interface. All I usually do on my PC, is pick the right mouse sensitivity, tick off antialiasing, and I'm set for fraggin'. (Plus, on my PC, I get to play Civilization.)
All your other points are well taken, though. It does take some thinking ahead to make a PC that is silent (as in the hard disk being the loudest component), and suited for gaming at the same time. And it doesn't end with the hardware, you also have to know how to choose the right settings for each game.
If anything it's a step on the way from Embrace to Extend. Later to be followed by Extingiush. I wonder, though, if the target isn't a tad too big this time. We'll see, I guess.
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Great odds, but doesn't that provide an attacker with a way to break the system? With enough notaries giving false warnings on purpose, a random pick of 5 will very oftet tell you not to trust a site regardless of its actual status. Or am I missing a way to eliminate the problem of false positives here (disregarding normal certificate updates).
Good thing nobody mentioned Scientology, or the whole discussion would be marked troll.
Well, they are also bringing back the Turbo button, so who knows.
Everybody knows that fossil fuels will run out. Bringing other energy sources into the game was a matter of price, not ideology. Past tense used due to current oil prices.
So? It's not like anyone will read it.
Thanks. You almost got my tea on my screen. :)
Except that, very soon after you introduce such regulations, courses for the credentials would be provided at a price/difficulty ratio that suits politicians.
Why not? They learned it the hard way.
You can ditch the last quotation mark in that command. Thanks, btw.
Do I really need to explain how jokes go unnoticed, and insightful comments get modded funny around here? Or didn't I get something? ;)
You must be new here.
At night, I can hear the buzz of the idle hard disk. I have no problems with disk-access sounds, just any constant noise, even if it's not very loud.
Yeah, every sound I make is louder than the hard disk. Now, guess what happens, if I have to stop and think.
Never heard of people working or playing at night, have you?
No, not yet. I'm (or, to be precise, my friends are) at PS2 level so far. To be honest, I'm seriously considering buying the Wii myself, once decent LED-based projectors become available.
All your other points are well taken, though. It does take some thinking ahead to make a PC that is silent (as in the hard disk being the loudest component), and suited for gaming at the same time. And it doesn't end with the hardware, you also have to know how to choose the right settings for each game.
If anything it's a step on the way from Embrace to Extend. Later to be followed by Extingiush. I wonder, though, if the target isn't a tad too big this time. We'll see, I guess.
Way to not get a joke...
That's not a fix, that's workaround. The functionality remains broken, no?