On the IE blog they mention having a webchat on the 12th for "one last chat session before we ship IE." This makes me think that it won't be coming out tomorrow.
It seems to me that the various conference organizers themselves aren't in a race to replace E3, it's the media and fans that are looking for something to replace it. I wouldn't be surprised if they're expanding the space because other people are looking to them to replace E3 and will flock to them, not because the organizers actually intend to do that.
Even if the chip doesn't work, there is an area on the passport than can still be read by being swiped or scanned (depending on the reader being used) that contains the information printed on the passport (except the picture).
While a Customs officer's inspection can be very quick, there's much more to it than simply waiting for a light to turn green. They still talk to the passengers, they DO examine their documents, and even if the light is green, they can deport you. They are trained to watch how people act and react much like cops are. In fact, some are former cops.
Obviously, they're not knights in shining armor, and some are better than others. Some are worse. But they are not like the kid working a register at the gas station.
Go to here and a little past halfway down the page there's the logo for e-passports. If your passport has that logo on the front, you have the chip. If the logo isn't there, you're chip-free.
Well that makes more sense. Maybe it was just x86-64 in particular (or whatever it's called). In any case, i'm really hoping that these multi core consoles translate to more experience in multithreading programming moving to the PC side of things, whether it's games or something else.
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On the IE blog they mention having a webchat on the 12th for "one last chat session before we ship IE." This makes me think that it won't be coming out tomorrow.
It seems to me that the various conference organizers themselves aren't in a race to replace E3, it's the media and fans that are looking for something to replace it. I wouldn't be surprised if they're expanding the space because other people are looking to them to replace E3 and will flock to them, not because the organizers actually intend to do that.
Actually, the chips DO contain your picture, along with your address, passport number, and other info.
Even if the chip doesn't work, there is an area on the passport than can still be read by being swiped or scanned (depending on the reader being used) that contains the information printed on the passport (except the picture).
While a Customs officer's inspection can be very quick, there's much more to it than simply waiting for a light to turn green. They still talk to the passengers, they DO examine their documents, and even if the light is green, they can deport you. They are trained to watch how people act and react much like cops are. In fact, some are former cops. Obviously, they're not knights in shining armor, and some are better than others. Some are worse. But they are not like the kid working a register at the gas station.
Go to here and a little past halfway down the page there's the logo for e-passports. If your passport has that logo on the front, you have the chip. If the logo isn't there, you're chip-free.
Well that makes more sense. Maybe it was just x86-64 in particular (or whatever it's called). In any case, i'm really hoping that these multi core consoles translate to more experience in multithreading programming moving to the PC side of things, whether it's games or something else.
Isn't this the same thing they said about 64bit chips?