Hmmm, I wasn't aware of this. Then again, I haven't been paying much attention to Vista stuff anyways. A few minutes of digging around brought up this site, which looks to have links to modified BIOS files for quite a few motherboards. Pretty sneaky, sis...
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Or who knows maybe Sony got a deal by putting up a fight.
I don't think so. Sony was sued for $300 in "damages", which we know is always on the high end of things. They're settling for half of that. From the numbers in the article, it looks like they could have licensed the tech for about 50 million (or less), since they've already paid 30 million in compulsory license fees, plus another 20ish for licensing through 2009. Of course, this also isn't factoring in any court fees or their own lawyer costs.
To make matters worse, Microsoft will have to decide if it is worth it to allow people to take back legit keys that have been hijacked, or tell customers to go away, we have your money already, read your license agreement and get bent, we owe you nothing.'
Hmmm, I wonder which way Microsoft will go on this one...
Nah. I say leave the page as it is. It adds to the mystique of it all. Or if you do add any more information, only put it in the source or something. : )
You have absolutely no idea what it is that my company does, yet you are going to tell me that we need a blog. Please tell me exactly why my company needs a blog since you seem to know so much about what we do.
There's only one reason, and that's because the higher-ups think that EVERYTHING should be XML based. Of course, they have no idea what this actually means. They just know that it needs to have XML in it, because that's what the other guys are doing.
This reminds me of my boss, who keeps saying that we need to publish things in XML, but can't give me any reason why we should. Then again, two years ago I kept on hearing about how our company needed a blog, again with no justification as to how it would help us. Thankfully, that passed. Eventually, the XML thing will, too. Of course, this isn't meant to belittle the things out there that actually can benefit from utilizing an XML format.
Yeah, but where are they going to get money to put into their budget? I mean, it's not like they can just funnel money into whatever accounts they want... : p
You've made a good point. I still consider the keyboarding class that i took on a whim in high school to be one of the most useful classes I took there.
While I agree that the whole project was very nicely done, it doesn't look like he even tried to match the type between his 'new' keys and the vintage ones he bought off ebay. Look at the picture with the two green lights for an example--the type used for the 'Page Up' and 'Home' keys looks nothing like that used for the 'Shift Lock' key.
I haven't read the article (hey, this is/.), but I'd guess that they're referring to what would be called a "white hat hacker" around these parts. We view the term "hacker" as having a whole range of connotations. However, to the public at large, the term is purely negative. So, in order to put a positive spin on a negative, you call him a "reverse hacker".
This isn't exactly new. Those of us with T-Mobile branded Samsung phones know that T-Mobile requires any java app that accesses their network to be signed. However, Samsung won't sign anything, meaning no OperaMini, no GoogleMaps, etc. It sucks, but that's what you get for letting "the free hand of the market" decide how things are gonna work...
I think that's partly why you're encountering issues with the salespeople at stores--a digital television tuner and receiver are the same thing. You're asking them specifically for a "downconverter" when every digital tuner on the market will do the job for you. Stop being so pedantic about things and actually think for a moment.
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Hmmm, I wasn't aware of this. Then again, I haven't been paying much attention to Vista stuff anyways. A few minutes of digging around brought up this site, which looks to have links to modified BIOS files for quite a few motherboards. Pretty sneaky, sis...
The correct pronunciation is "et setera", since it is taken directly from Latin. It's also not uncommon to see it abbreviated as &c. This is because the ampersand is actually a highly stylized glyph representing the Latin "et".
As for the 'ask slashdot' question, I've always viewed it as being et cetera, a place for all the other stuff...
Or who knows maybe Sony got a deal by putting up a fight.
I don't think so. Sony was sued for $300 in "damages", which we know is always on the high end of things. They're settling for half of that. From the numbers in the article, it looks like they could have licensed the tech for about 50 million (or less), since they've already paid 30 million in compulsory license fees, plus another 20ish for licensing through 2009. Of course, this also isn't factoring in any court fees or their own lawyer costs.
To make matters worse, Microsoft will have to decide if it is worth it to allow people to take back legit keys that have been hijacked, or tell customers to go away, we have your money already, read your license agreement and get bent, we owe you nothing.'
Hmmm, I wonder which way Microsoft will go on this one...
Nah. I say leave the page as it is. It adds to the mystique of it all. Or if you do add any more information, only put it in the source or something. : )
You have absolutely no idea what it is that my company does, yet you are going to tell me that we need a blog. Please tell me exactly why my company needs a blog since you seem to know so much about what we do.
That's certainly a very information-packed page. Thanks for the link.
Anyone know who Secretlab is? Certainly a cool company name.
There's only one reason, and that's because the higher-ups think that EVERYTHING should be XML based. Of course, they have no idea what this actually means. They just know that it needs to have XML in it, because that's what the other guys are doing.
This reminds me of my boss, who keeps saying that we need to publish things in XML, but can't give me any reason why we should. Then again, two years ago I kept on hearing about how our company needed a blog, again with no justification as to how it would help us. Thankfully, that passed. Eventually, the XML thing will, too. Of course, this isn't meant to belittle the things out there that actually can benefit from utilizing an XML format.
More clues: sportsmogul.com CTO
Is it really any wonder that such a braindead question was asked here?
I have a 5-1/2 year old iBook. Running anything slows my system down... : p
Good point. : )
You do realize that running an analog signal through a VGA->DVI converter doesn't magically improve the signal quality, right?
From what I can tell, you've just asked an impossible 'Ask Slashdot' question. I don't think anyone here will be able to answer it for you.
Alternately, you can go to Google, click the 'more' button and select Froogle, then search for 'DVI video card'.
Yeah, but where are they going to get money to put into their budget? I mean, it's not like they can just funnel money into whatever accounts they want... : p
They should just admit that the slowdowns were caused by their recent upgrade to Vista.
You've made a good point. I still consider the keyboarding class that i took on a whim in high school to be one of the most useful classes I took there.
While I agree that the whole project was very nicely done, it doesn't look like he even tried to match the type between his 'new' keys and the vintage ones he bought off ebay. Look at the picture with the two green lights for an example--the type used for the 'Page Up' and 'Home' keys looks nothing like that used for the 'Shift Lock' key.
But does it still make that super loud clicky noise when you type?
Oh please. Like bees have anything to do with crop production...What are these so-called "scientists" going to try to convince us of next?
Finding a baby mouse in a bottle of beer.
I saw a Canadian documentary about that once.
I haven't read the article (hey, this is /.), but I'd guess that they're referring to what would be called a "white hat hacker" around these parts. We view the term "hacker" as having a whole range of connotations. However, to the public at large, the term is purely negative. So, in order to put a positive spin on a negative, you call him a "reverse hacker".
However, Samsung won't sign anything
Grrrr...Too hasty. That should be "T-Mobile won't sign anything"
This isn't exactly new. Those of us with T-Mobile branded Samsung phones know that T-Mobile requires any java app that accesses their network to be signed. However, Samsung won't sign anything, meaning no OperaMini, no GoogleMaps, etc. It sucks, but that's what you get for letting "the free hand of the market" decide how things are gonna work...
I think that's partly why you're encountering issues with the salespeople at stores--a digital television tuner and receiver are the same thing. You're asking them specifically for a "downconverter" when every digital tuner on the market will do the job for you. Stop being so pedantic about things and actually think for a moment.