What about those of us who do not exhibit sweaty palms when stressed? I am taking a beta-blocker called propranolol for treatment of a movement disorder. It works by blocking the effects of adrenaline on my body; as a side effect, it masks the physical symptoms of stress. My heart rate does not elevate, my palms do not sweat, and my breathing does not change. I don't even feel stressed most of the time, even though subconsciously I know when I am in over my head. It's unlikely this system will ever know that I'm actually stressed just based on the amount of sweat on my palm. Of course, having a movement disorder that affects my dominant arm, a mouse is more of an annoyance than a necessity.
What happens when that coiled wire breaks? Is the break a broken circuit or just a bad bit? Is the entire 16TB screwed because one tiny notch in the beginning of the wire got poked by a paperclip? Dr. Parkins has a nice idea, but I wouldn't trust such a massive amount of data so tenuously stored.
1) I didn't know, because honestly, I don't give a hoot about the iPhone. 2) My thoughts exactly. It's been just over 30 days since the iPhone was release. I'm not sure how long the manufacturer's warranty lasts or what AT&T's return policy is, but the time period looks suspicious to me.
I hope they dismiss this lawsuit as baseless and toss the book at him. I hardly see how Apple is at fault because one dumb consumer chose not to be informed. Then again, this is the same country that held Purdue Pharma liable for the people that died crushing and snorting their OxyContin.
Wikipedia is a manipulative insidious organisation that's poisoning truth for profit - Yeah, non-profit organizations are all about making profit.
To those of you who contributed to Wikipedia - did you expect that your work would be exploited for commercial gain - Commercial gain? They're giving away the product if you download it. $13 might cover the cost of the CD, the average shipping costs, and the labor associated with stamping/burning the disc. Even if there's some left over, who cares? Even non-profit employees have to eat.
Your daemon won't do anything when I format the drive. You could Ghost/dd the formatted drive with a modified installation from another laptop, or put another Linux distro on it.
The images you see on Google Earth are just an aggregate of maps strung together from various jurisdictions. If one jurisdiction wants to censor that data, I believe its up to them if they want to do so. However, if a state can do this, surely the federal government can pixelate images of one of the most classified research areas in the country. Just a thought.
Agreed. I bought my 89 used in 2002 and it's still working like a champ. I haven't had to change the batteries in 3 years, though I used it rather gently
I'm sorry. Perhaps I've forgotten my history, but wasn't QWERTY originally invented to decrease efficiency so users wouldn't jam the keys? Moving cell phones to Qwerty will make it easier for cell phone users to type only because more people are used to a standard that should have been abandoned decades ago
Those of us familiar with the OSI model and common network implementations will immediately know this is not true, because MAC addresses are part of the Ethernet protocol and live on Layer 2, and never get routed over the internet. In simple terms: your 360s MAC address is not remotely identifiable
Bullshit. If the 360 can identify its own MAC address, and is capable of sending game and system related information to M$'s Live service, then what's to stop it from sending its MAC address as straight text? M$ may not be able to identify it remotely from Redmond, but what's to keep a sophisticated machine like the 360 from identifying itself? I've personally written Windows scripts that parse a system's MAC address and submit it to a database; its ridiculous to think the 360 is any less capable.
The article itself said that MAC addresses are known to not be unique (anyone that owns a router knows that); a far more likely scenario is that someone spoofed your MAC address with a modded Xbox. Oh well... personally I think M$ would be better off banning China
I just moved my bitchbox over from XP to Ubuntu Server because I wanted to learn how to use Linux. Specifically, I wanted to start with the bare essentials and install shit as I needed it. I was set to install 6.06, but then I saw that 6.10 was available and went with that. It's amazing what you take for granted on this distro. Samba has been a bitch to get running (I still haven't quite gotten Windows to talk to my samba share). sudo apt-get install samba doesn't install all of Samba, just little bits and pieces of it. SSH isn't installed, and every single freaking port on the firewall is blocked off, requiring you to poke a hole whenever you need one.
But, if it comes down to it, I can just blow the partition and start fresh with a different version. There's nothing I need on it, so long as Edgy doesn't turn the hard drive into a paperweight.
Frankly, there are very few modern music titles even worth purchasing, even for a dollar. I still buy CD's, and will always do so, simply because what I download on iTunes is screwed if Windows (or Mac, or any system with a doomed hard drive) decides to crash and I need to rebuild. For that matter, if the system is beyond fixing, I can't simply buy a new one and expect my music to be there. Why would I pay for a scheme like that?
I also buy CD's because frankly, iTunes screws the artist. I buy the CD, either from my local music store or directly from the artist, because it maximizes the artist's profit.
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I don't know which Windows Update you're counting, but I download 10 (on average) every month.
Hah, most excellent. Mod parent up!
Speed limits were created to conserve gasoline. They stuck around to generate revenue.
The computer is reading your freaking brain - how is that not invasive?
What about those of us who do not exhibit sweaty palms when stressed? I am taking a beta-blocker called propranolol for treatment of a movement disorder. It works by blocking the effects of adrenaline on my body; as a side effect, it masks the physical symptoms of stress. My heart rate does not elevate, my palms do not sweat, and my breathing does not change. I don't even feel stressed most of the time, even though subconsciously I know when I am in over my head. It's unlikely this system will ever know that I'm actually stressed just based on the amount of sweat on my palm. Of course, having a movement disorder that affects my dominant arm, a mouse is more of an annoyance than a necessity.
What happens when that coiled wire breaks? Is the break a broken circuit or just a bad bit? Is the entire 16TB screwed because one tiny notch in the beginning of the wire got poked by a paperclip? Dr. Parkins has a nice idea, but I wouldn't trust such a massive amount of data so tenuously stored.
There are houses 500 feet from there. Assuming they aren't all summer homes, I think someone would have said something.
Then again, maybe Steve's just drinking their beer.
Easy enough to foil - don't format your drive. Run it through a degausser a few times; that data's unreadable and the drive can never be used again
Botnet traffic may trump being slashdotted, but being slashdotted certainly isn't helping.
Because they'll send a botnet at you?
1) I didn't know, because honestly, I don't give a hoot about the iPhone.
2) My thoughts exactly. It's been just over 30 days since the iPhone was release. I'm not sure how long the manufacturer's warranty lasts or what AT&T's return policy is, but the time period looks suspicious to me.
I hope they dismiss this lawsuit as baseless and toss the book at him. I hardly see how Apple is at fault because one dumb consumer chose not to be informed. Then again, this is the same country that held Purdue Pharma liable for the people that died crushing and snorting their OxyContin.
Wikipedia is a manipulative insidious organisation that's poisoning truth for profit - Yeah, non-profit organizations are all about making profit.
To those of you who contributed to Wikipedia - did you expect that your work would be exploited for commercial gain - Commercial gain? They're giving away the product if you download it. $13 might cover the cost of the CD, the average shipping costs, and the labor associated with stamping/burning the disc. Even if there's some left over, who cares? Even non-profit employees have to eat.
Would Teflon coating make any difference to this, or does the wok need to be polished?
Your daemon won't do anything when I format the drive. You could Ghost/dd the formatted drive with a modified installation from another laptop, or put another Linux distro on it.
It's my understanding that Mac systems do not use BIOS, but EFI
The images you see on Google Earth are just an aggregate of maps strung together from various jurisdictions. If one jurisdiction wants to censor that data, I believe its up to them if they want to do so. However, if a state can do this, surely the federal government can pixelate images of one of the most classified research areas in the country. Just a thought.
Agreed. I bought my 89 used in 2002 and it's still working like a champ. I haven't had to change the batteries in 3 years, though I used it rather gently
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I'm sorry. Perhaps I've forgotten my history, but wasn't QWERTY originally invented to decrease efficiency so users wouldn't jam the keys? Moving cell phones to Qwerty will make it easier for cell phone users to type only because more people are used to a standard that should have been abandoned decades ago
Whoever tagged this as teabagging wins at the Internets tonight.
When I was your age, I worked in a computer repair shop, and ran to onsite jobs with my boss. It was one of the best work experiences I've ever had.
The pay really sucked, but it was gas for my car.
It's a bit difficult to encrypt every single bit of data, considering the two possible choices.
Bullshit. If the 360 can identify its own MAC address, and is capable of sending game and system related information to M$'s Live service, then what's to stop it from sending its MAC address as straight text? M$ may not be able to identify it remotely from Redmond, but what's to keep a sophisticated machine like the 360 from identifying itself? I've personally written Windows scripts that parse a system's MAC address and submit it to a database; its ridiculous to think the 360 is any less capable.
The article itself said that MAC addresses are known to not be unique (anyone that owns a router knows that); a far more likely scenario is that someone spoofed your MAC address with a modded Xbox. Oh well... personally I think M$ would be better off banning China
I just moved my bitchbox over from XP to Ubuntu Server because I wanted to learn how to use Linux. Specifically, I wanted to start with the bare essentials and install shit as I needed it. I was set to install 6.06, but then I saw that 6.10 was available and went with that. It's amazing what you take for granted on this distro. Samba has been a bitch to get running (I still haven't quite gotten Windows to talk to my samba share). sudo apt-get install samba doesn't install all of Samba, just little bits and pieces of it. SSH isn't installed, and every single freaking port on the firewall is blocked off, requiring you to poke a hole whenever you need one. But, if it comes down to it, I can just blow the partition and start fresh with a different version. There's nothing I need on it, so long as Edgy doesn't turn the hard drive into a paperweight.
Frankly, there are very few modern music titles even worth purchasing, even for a dollar. I still buy CD's, and will always do so, simply because what I download on iTunes is screwed if Windows (or Mac, or any system with a doomed hard drive) decides to crash and I need to rebuild. For that matter, if the system is beyond fixing, I can't simply buy a new one and expect my music to be there. Why would I pay for a scheme like that? I also buy CD's because frankly, iTunes screws the artist. I buy the CD, either from my local music store or directly from the artist, because it maximizes the artist's profit.