I believe this ties in with the article from a few days ago about the 34 bug found in the Intel Core Duo. In the comments, it was mentioned that a lot of these flaws are corrected in microcode rather than redesigning and refabbing the chip. Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't these microcode updates contained in the BIOS updates? If so, then the need for BIOS updates goes beyond just having the motherboard hardware bugfree.
Okay, this line from TFA got me wondering: "Almost all machines have a physical protection, such as a jumper on the motherboard, against flashing." I just downloaded a PDF of the owners manual for my mobo (Abit NF-7 S2), and there's no mention of a jumper to write-protect the BIOS. It looks like the only way to protect the BIOS is via the password, which wouldn't protect it from being overwritten by one of these nasties. I don't recall this jumper being present on any of my other Abit boards either. What manufacturers do include this jumper on their boards?
Covered in the article: "However, the ability to flash the memory depends on whether the motherboard allows the BIOS to be changed by default or if a jumper or setting in the machine setup program has to be changed."
Granted, a lot of mobos don't require changing a jumper to flash the BIOS, but it seems that some do (none that I've encountered, though).
I was going to say the same thing. Then I read the last sentence of TFA: "The decision is replete with interesting findings that could have important consequences for the search engine industry, the Internet Archive, the Google Library Project lawsuit, RSS republishing, and a host of other online activities." It should be interesting to see how far 512(b) goes.
Here's more info, via the ESA's press release. There still seem to be a lot of questions to be answered regarding their methods, however, such as how those 501 families were chosen.
Are you going to take the time to write a scathing review of a book that you can't stand? I know I wouldn't. If I bought a book that's not worth it's salt, I'd stick it up on the shelf or give it away, note it as a bad decision, then move on (most likely find a book that does meet the goal). I most certainly wouldn't sit down and pound out a 500 word essay on why I won't ever touch the book again. But that's just me.
The article lead-in is wrong, since they have no plans to get anywhere near the core. They are planning on drilling down to the mantle (which is correctly reported later in the article). As this figure shows, this is akin to breaking through the skin of an apple to see what mushy goodness lies within.
So, the important questions is this: What was water made of 1,000,000 years ago?
(Yes, it's a joke. Yes, I'm aware that this is significant because the trace amounts of other minerals and elements that they'll find in it will be major signifiers of the atmospheric composition back then.)
Oh, the whole thing is most certainly a violation of copyright. I'm not arguing against that. I was just pointing out that the DMCA doesn't necessarily apply unless they were decrypting encrypted content in order to make the copies.
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Does the McDonald's case act as precedent?
I believe this ties in with the article from a few days ago about the 34 bug found in the Intel Core Duo. In the comments, it was mentioned that a lot of these flaws are corrected in microcode rather than redesigning and refabbing the chip. Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't these microcode updates contained in the BIOS updates? If so, then the need for BIOS updates goes beyond just having the motherboard hardware bugfree.
Okay, this line from TFA got me wondering: "Almost all machines have a physical protection, such as a jumper on the motherboard, against flashing." I just downloaded a PDF of the owners manual for my mobo (Abit NF-7 S2), and there's no mention of a jumper to write-protect the BIOS. It looks like the only way to protect the BIOS is via the password, which wouldn't protect it from being overwritten by one of these nasties. I don't recall this jumper being present on any of my other Abit boards either. What manufacturers do include this jumper on their boards?
Covered in the article: "However, the ability to flash the memory depends on whether the motherboard allows the BIOS to be changed by default or if a jumper or setting in the machine setup program has to be changed."
Granted, a lot of mobos don't require changing a jumper to flash the BIOS, but it seems that some do (none that I've encountered, though).
I was going to say the same thing. Then I read the last sentence of TFA: "The decision is replete with interesting findings that could have important consequences for the search engine industry, the Internet Archive, the Google Library Project lawsuit, RSS republishing, and a host of other online activities." It should be interesting to see how far 512(b) goes.
They were granted a trademark for that, not a patent.
You forgot the worst group of them all--the elderly!
I'm not sure where you intend to put the comma, but the quickest way to fix that error is by inserting 'that' or 'which' between 'game' and 'police.'
Wow... isn't the U.S. going a bit far with their whole anti-game thing now?
Yup. They've gone so far they're in Canada now.
Is it ironic that the word ironic gets used incorrectly so often?
Jesus built my hotrod.
Here's more info, via the ESA's press release. There still seem to be a lot of questions to be answered regarding their methods, however, such as how those 501 families were chosen.
Dammit! You beat me to it...
Your wish has come true. Japanese launch in March. Rest of the world to be announced later.
1) Sign up for class
2) See Wicked Cool Java listed as the textbook
3) Drop class
Good plan!
Are you going to take the time to write a scathing review of a book that you can't stand? I know I wouldn't. If I bought a book that's not worth it's salt, I'd stick it up on the shelf or give it away, note it as a bad decision, then move on (most likely find a book that does meet the goal). I most certainly wouldn't sit down and pound out a 500 word essay on why I won't ever touch the book again. But that's just me.
Good deal. Sounds like a nice counterpart to MIT's OpenCourseWare.
I've always loved New Mexico, and this just gives me one more reason why...
What's the current tax per bullet and what's his recommended one?
The article lead-in is wrong, since they have no plans to get anywhere near the core. They are planning on drilling down to the mantle (which is correctly reported later in the article). As this figure shows, this is akin to breaking through the skin of an apple to see what mushy goodness lies within.
It's a piece of solid material which at some point in the past was a liquid
It was probably a vapor at some point, too.
So, the important questions is this: What was water made of 1,000,000 years ago?
(Yes, it's a joke. Yes, I'm aware that this is significant because the trace amounts of other minerals and elements that they'll find in it will be major signifiers of the atmospheric composition back then.)
Oh, the whole thing is most certainly a violation of copyright. I'm not arguing against that. I was just pointing out that the DMCA doesn't necessarily apply unless they were decrypting encrypted content in order to make the copies.
Was the copy of the DVD that was submitted to the MPAA encoded with CSS? They haven't violated the DMCA if it wasn't encoded with CSS.
And as an aside, it took two seconds (actually .08) seconds to look up on Google.
Sounds like your processor might have some timing issues.