I think you're pretty much describing the principal of a distributed internet. And I also think you are absolutely correct.
I consolidate all of my passwords in KeePass, and I'm the only one in control of that information. When you think about it, the only person you can trust with that info is yourself.
The more likely persons to use the cracked key are the Chinese/Taiwanese who could make HDMI chips for pennies on the dollar for what NA companies could, and then not have to pay HDMI/HDCP rights for those chips. Cheap 3rd party HDMI chips will be going into KiRF products anytime now...
Just to clarify here, by "WC" you mean water closet, right? I'm not too sure many people would understand what that was, unless they are either old or know a thing or two about old houses.
Now, I'm living in the Toronto area, where they haven't had wc's for a long time, but if you go out west they were a bit slower on the uptake with indoor plumbing (rural areas even less so, we're talking not till the 50's here). So I would think many more people in western canada would understand that.
Also, I've lived in Pittsburgh and said bathroom all the time. Usually people just smirk but they know what you are talking about. I don't know about bank machine though...
Why should someone bother decorating their house when they just need a roof over their heads?
I mean really, the desktop is no different. People like working/living in nice environments, because they are happier and more comfortable doing so. That happiness and comfort is what makes them more productive.
If you live in Alberta the utilities actually pass the cost directly to the consumer. It's a long and complicated explanation but the consumer is actually the one that gets pinned for poor power factors.
Or you can just add some caps to those suckers and you're set;)
I'm thinking the same thing; pull something like that on any kid of mine and you'd be left with a corpse on the defence stand...
That sounded a bit weirder than I thought but you get the idea:P.
I think his study was made to include all costs and effects, including the manufacturing processes. If you note toward the end of the article he mentions the high capital costs and planning involved with coal and nuclear plants, adding to their already high environmental costs.
Heh, my mom used 'salted licorice' to quit smoking, no joke. Every time she had the urge, she just ate a 'triple salted' one and apparently that helped a lot. They come in different strengths, I think triple is the highest.
Needless to say I'm used to the stuff now and quite enjoy it, but like you said I don't know any non-Scandinavian who likes it other than those in my family (we aren't, my mom has some dutch friends though).
Yeah, I would have to concur that the scaler chip is a much more likely candidate for this mystery ASIC than the GPU.
I'm sure proprietary IP for scalars can be bought up cheap and thrown into a design in under a year, but a GPU? I would say that's bordering on impossible to accomplish in that time period.
I think the idea deserves some merit, but then again not everyone who uses anti-bacterial soap is doing it 'cause they can't stand 'icky' microbes on their hands.
Like when handling meat, you don't want to go make a salad without washing your hands with anti-bacterial soap. It's just not a wise thing to do...
True, but Microsoft supposedly has a release cycle of about 4ish years. That won't be long enough for computers to be able to play Crysis in VM, at least not at the current rate of progression. So for the next release, VM for games that have just come out and will come out in the next few years just isn't a solution.
Hey, that's not a bad idea. I think for most users that would work really well.
Unfortunately for me you most likely would not be able to play any demanding games over a vmware like system. It would just be too inefficient. And since gaming is a big part of the reason why I use XP, I don't think this solution would work for people who would like to play their back catalog of games.
Hmm, now that I think of it, you can't natively play DOS games anymore without some sort of emulation, so it's a very similar situation. Maybe we will just all move on and get insane computers that can run Crysis in a virtual machine.
Usenet is a good example of how files can be delivered to multiple users rather efficiently. The major downside is that you won't have the wide selection that torrents offer.
See here for more info
I think the underlying point of your message though is that Iran is more than capable of buying jets from other military hardware producing nations. The trick is finding one that wouldn't mind selling them the stuff. Maybe the French?
I totally agree with you here, but there is one thing to think about; what happens if we make an even worse epidemic than HIV/AIDS? Sure we may stop the HIV strain from infecting us, but it may lead to other similar viruses that are totally resistant to the new drugs.
We should still try to cure HIV, and to introduce these new antibiotics, but we have to figure out a plan to stop the natural development of resistant strains of HIV.
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I was wondering when uplift was going to be mentioned!
I think you're pretty much describing the principal of a distributed internet. And I also think you are absolutely correct.
I consolidate all of my passwords in KeePass, and I'm the only one in control of that information. When you think about it, the only person you can trust with that info is yourself.
I have a N900, runs OpenSSH client and server, so you could SSH into your phone from your server if you really wanted to be crazy.
The more likely persons to use the cracked key are the Chinese/Taiwanese who could make HDMI chips for pennies on the dollar for what NA companies could, and then not have to pay HDMI/HDCP rights for those chips. Cheap 3rd party HDMI chips will be going into KiRF products anytime now...
The Montreal olympics were a horrible mess of a disaster: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976_Summer_Olympics#Legacy
The debt for the stadium was finally paid off in 2006, 30 years later!
Just to clarify here, by "WC" you mean water closet, right? I'm not too sure many people would understand what that was, unless they are either old or know a thing or two about old houses.
Now, I'm living in the Toronto area, where they haven't had wc's for a long time, but if you go out west they were a bit slower on the uptake with indoor plumbing (rural areas even less so, we're talking not till the 50's here). So I would think many more people in western canada would understand that.
Also, I've lived in Pittsburgh and said bathroom all the time. Usually people just smirk but they know what you are talking about. I don't know about bank machine though...
It's only a service if both parties agree to the service being offered and paid for before hand. Obviously this isn't the case.
Why should someone bother decorating their house when they just need a roof over their heads?
I mean really, the desktop is no different. People like working/living in nice environments, because they are happier and more comfortable doing so. That happiness and comfort is what makes them more productive.
I thought this idea was pretty obvious...
If you live in Alberta the utilities actually pass the cost directly to the consumer. It's a long and complicated explanation but the consumer is actually the one that gets pinned for poor power factors. Or you can just add some caps to those suckers and you're set ;)
What?
I'm thinking the same thing; pull something like that on any kid of mine and you'd be left with a corpse on the defence stand... That sounded a bit weirder than I thought but you get the idea :P.
Particularly when you come from Canada :/
Jeff was against standing armies... (Scroll down a bit...) http://etext.virginia.edu/jefferson/quotations/jeff1480.htm
I think his study was made to include all costs and effects, including the manufacturing processes. If you note toward the end of the article he mentions the high capital costs and planning involved with coal and nuclear plants, adding to their already high environmental costs.
Heh, my mom used 'salted licorice' to quit smoking, no joke. Every time she had the urge, she just ate a 'triple salted' one and apparently that helped a lot. They come in different strengths, I think triple is the highest.
Needless to say I'm used to the stuff now and quite enjoy it, but like you said I don't know any non-Scandinavian who likes it other than those in my family (we aren't, my mom has some dutch friends though).
http://dban.sourceforge.net/ Boots quick and always leaves you lots of room on your HDD :).
Yeah, I would have to concur that the scaler chip is a much more likely candidate for this mystery ASIC than the GPU.
I'm sure proprietary IP for scalars can be bought up cheap and thrown into a design in under a year, but a GPU? I would say that's bordering on impossible to accomplish in that time period.
I think the idea deserves some merit, but then again not everyone who uses anti-bacterial soap is doing it 'cause they can't stand 'icky' microbes on their hands.
Like when handling meat, you don't want to go make a salad without washing your hands with anti-bacterial soap. It's just not a wise thing to do...
True, but Microsoft supposedly has a release cycle of about 4ish years. That won't be long enough for computers to be able to play Crysis in VM, at least not at the current rate of progression. So for the next release, VM for games that have just come out and will come out in the next few years just isn't a solution.
Hey, that's not a bad idea. I think for most users that would work really well.
Unfortunately for me you most likely would not be able to play any demanding games over a vmware like system. It would just be too inefficient. And since gaming is a big part of the reason why I use XP, I don't think this solution would work for people who would like to play their back catalog of games.
Hmm, now that I think of it, you can't natively play DOS games anymore without some sort of emulation, so it's a very similar situation. Maybe we will just all move on and get insane computers that can run Crysis in a virtual machine.
Usenet is a good example of how files can be delivered to multiple users rather efficiently. The major downside is that you won't have the wide selection that torrents offer. See here for more info
Hey! My name finally gets mentioned in /. !
I think the underlying point of your message though is that Iran is more than capable of buying jets from other military hardware producing nations. The trick is finding one that wouldn't mind selling them the stuff. Maybe the French?
Oh man, I should have known someone would say that :P.
I totally agree with you here, but there is one thing to think about; what happens if we make an even worse epidemic than HIV/AIDS? Sure we may stop the HIV strain from infecting us, but it may lead to other similar viruses that are totally resistant to the new drugs.
We should still try to cure HIV, and to introduce these new antibiotics, but we have to figure out a plan to stop the natural development of resistant strains of HIV.
Heh, I think the size of this botnet is more than the total number of Solaris users to begin with.