I find it pretty hilarious that there is a market need for this. I'd just read a book on the bus, and start the torrent when I got home. But I guess some people have the need to START IT RIGHT NOW, or perhaps they are just so impressed with the capability of doing this that they never considered if it was of much benefit.
How does one manage to land a position on the EU regulatory board? How do you think a person keeps such a sweet gig? Voting for humongous fines against rich American companies has to be great for job security.
I don't think it's just a guise. Intel really appears to be guilty here, and are being punished legitimately. However, you're right that the EU is also motivated by the money, and the judgment is likely to be skewed by a conflict of interest.
I think a much better plan would be to use the money to fund a coupon program under which EU members can get discounts on competitors' products. That would be the most fair because the EU regulators would not have a conflict of interest. It would also really help those companies (ok, AMD) who were hurt by Intel's practices to regain ground that they lost.
I think there should be an Acid 4 test, and it should go in a different direction.
1. Open about 30 tabs with various types of content, including Ajax heavy pages. Use these tabs regularly for three days.
2. Test number 1: Open a new tab and play a YouTube video. It should load quickly and play without stuttering.
3. Test number 2: Close all tabs. Check the browser memory usage. It should be the same as when the browser was first loaded before any pages were open.
It's a good thing that there is someone keeping these giant companies accountable, since the US system isn't going to enforce anything. Remember the DOJ's anti trust case against Microsoft? Microsoft technically lost that one, but it didn't seem to cost them anything.
We need to enforce a fair playing ground where companies can legitimately compete. AMD has been the biggest impetus keeping Intel's chips moving forward and keeping their prices lower.
I think the point is that the US should strive to lead the world in a more positive way - by being the best we can be, rather than by being arrogant bullies. Part of making this change is acknowledging our recent errors.
I know what you mean. I love running XBMC on my old Xbox, but it just can't handle higher quality videos.
Could you offer any suggestions about setting this up? My Dad has been wanting to set up something similar so that he can purchase a web subscription to Major League Soccer and stream those games to the TV.
I have two main questions. First, can you recommend a particular small form factor pc? Second, how well does such a system function as a general purpose PC? Would a person be able to sit 8-10 feet away with a wireless keyboard and mouse, and comfortably surf the web and use email?
The right person for the job would stand up and say that copyright has been taken much too far and is no longer about simply encouraging creative works. It has been extended far beyond what is reasonable, and these extensions exist to allow certain companies to profit by holding culture captive from the American public. The right person would be offended by this state of affairs, and would work to change it.
It's the eye of the TIGR, it's the cream of the fight Risin' up to the challenge of our rival And the last known survivor stalks his prey in the night And he's watchin' us all in the eye of the TIGR
Don't get me wrong, I loved college. I had great friendships and experiences, and some of the classes were pretty interesting. I'm just saying that it wasn't so helpful in preparing me for the real world.
Have you actually been to college? In college I learned how to procrastinate, how to pull all-nighters and still manage to take a test the next day, and how to avoid classes that I deemed unnecessary. As for learning self sufficiency, I lived in a dorm where food was prepared for me and bathrooms were cleaned for me.
The most important thing I did learn was how to teach myself, because most of my professors weren't there to teach and weren't much help. This valuable lesson has helped me greatly in the real world, because nobody is going to hold my hand in the corporate world either. Everything else I learned in college, I've had to unlearn.
Try switching to Comcast(TM)! Their advanced security features would have detected this breach and put a stop to it after only a mere 250G was transferred. It's Comcastic(TM)!
(I just hope the spies didn't discover the fighter's only weakness, a small thermal exhaust port...)
I think it's strange that there's not more talk about sending a probe to Alpha Centauri, even if it would take many generations to arrive. Just to get videos and measurements sent back from there would be an amazing accomplishment, and probably would lead to advancements in our understanding of the universe.
I have an alternate idea for interstellar propulsion. I'm sure I'm not the first to think of it, but I've yet to see it discussed anywhere.
The idea is to latch on to a nice sized comet/asteroid which is headed in more or less the desired direction of travel. The lander would consist of a nuclear reactor power source, some sort of rail gun or mass cannon, and a couple of mining robots. The robots would slowly eat away at the asteroid, mashing up its mass into little balls or packets. These packets would then be shot off at regular intervals at insanely high velocities, each time causing the craft to accelerate.
About 2/3's of the asteroid mass would be used to get up to speed. This would be followed by a time of cruising. Then finally, the last third of the mass would be shot forward to decelerate the craft as the destination neared.
I think this has potential for extremely high speeds, much more that what is practical with conventional rockets. The nuclear reactor provides gobs of power, and the mass of the space rock provides a way to use that power productively.
it's the tracker which tells who else is connected to the torrent so you can effectively get your parts.
This is what I'm saying. Google points out web servers which are hosting content over http. The tracker points out computers which are hosting torrent content. These are just different ways of telling your computer where to find data. Either way might or might not point to data which is under copyright.
East Antarctica is claimed by Australia. Australia runs a "glaciology program" there. West Antarctica is slowly shrinking, while East Antarctica is slowly growing.
Clearly, Australia is stealing West Antarctica's ice for their own, hoping that no one will notice because of the craze over global warming.
1. TPB exists primarily to facilitate copyright violation. Google is a common carrier.
TPB links to any content it knows about in torrent format, without regard to its copyright status. Google links to any content it knows about in all sorts of formats.
Suppose that 80% of TPB's links point to copyrighted materials, but only 10% of Google's links do this. Still, it would not be fair to only prosecute one of them.
2. TPB hosts the BitTorrent tracker files. Google does not.
What doea a tracker do? It simply points to internet locations where data may be found. It's just another type of search engine! The tracker hosts no copyrighted material.
Lobbying, as in petitioning to make politicians aware of the needs of certain industries or groups of people, is necessary and often even good. But it needs to be disconnected from the process of financing and running election campaigns. Politicians who follow the will of lobbyists in order to help their personal campaign efforts might as well be taking bribes directly.
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I find it pretty hilarious that there is a market need for this. I'd just read a book on the bus, and start the torrent when I got home. But I guess some people have the need to START IT RIGHT NOW, or perhaps they are just so impressed with the capability of doing this that they never considered if it was of much benefit.
How does one manage to land a position on the EU regulatory board? How do you think a person keeps such a sweet gig? Voting for humongous fines against rich American companies has to be great for job security.
Yes, at last Apple will step out from under Dell's shadow!
I don't think it's just a guise. Intel really appears to be guilty here, and are being punished legitimately. However, you're right that the EU is also motivated by the money, and the judgment is likely to be skewed by a conflict of interest.
I think a much better plan would be to use the money to fund a coupon program under which EU members can get discounts on competitors' products. That would be the most fair because the EU regulators would not have a conflict of interest. It would also really help those companies (ok, AMD) who were hurt by Intel's practices to regain ground that they lost.
I think there should be an Acid 4 test, and it should go in a different direction.
1. Open about 30 tabs with various types of content, including Ajax heavy pages. Use these tabs regularly for three days.
2. Test number 1: Open a new tab and play a YouTube video. It should load quickly and play without stuttering.
3. Test number 2: Close all tabs. Check the browser memory usage. It should be the same as when the browser was first loaded before any pages were open.
It's a good thing that there is someone keeping these giant companies accountable, since the US system isn't going to enforce anything. Remember the DOJ's anti trust case against Microsoft? Microsoft technically lost that one, but it didn't seem to cost them anything.
We need to enforce a fair playing ground where companies can legitimately compete. AMD has been the biggest impetus keeping Intel's chips moving forward and keeping their prices lower.
Change every 1 to a 0, and every 0 to a 1. Only way to be sure there's nothing left to recover.
Thank you, that is helpful. You make a good point about keeping the PCs as clean as possible to avoid slow downs.
I think the point is that the US should strive to lead the world in a more positive way - by being the best we can be, rather than by being arrogant bullies. Part of making this change is acknowledging our recent errors.
I know what you mean. I love running XBMC on my old Xbox, but it just can't handle higher quality videos.
Could you offer any suggestions about setting this up? My Dad has been wanting to set up something similar so that he can purchase a web subscription to Major League Soccer and stream those games to the TV.
I have two main questions. First, can you recommend a particular small form factor pc? Second, how well does such a system function as a general purpose PC? Would a person be able to sit 8-10 feet away with a wireless keyboard and mouse, and comfortably surf the web and use email?
I can understand that for clusters, but why should extra cable length matter when wiring up an office? Just leave the extra length in the wall.
Or what if I connect to my home PC from work, and stream my personal music collection to my office?
(I don't actually do this, but I have considered setting it up this way.)
Woosh!
And naturally, this would be followed by 11.10 -- "Orgasming Orangutan".
The right person for the job would stand up and say that copyright has been taken much too far and is no longer about simply encouraging creative works. It has been extended far beyond what is reasonable, and these extensions exist to allow certain companies to profit by holding culture captive from the American public. The right person would be offended by this state of affairs, and would work to change it.
Anyone else is either a fool or a shill.
It's the eye of the TIGR, it's the cream of the fight
Risin' up to the challenge of our rival
And the last known survivor stalks his prey in the night
And he's watchin' us all in the eye of the TIGR
(Hmm, didn't have to change a thing.)
That's what I thought too. I can only conclude, then, that any review is a bad review.
Don't get me wrong, I loved college. I had great friendships and experiences, and some of the classes were pretty interesting. I'm just saying that it wasn't so helpful in preparing me for the real world.
Have you actually been to college? In college I learned how to procrastinate, how to pull all-nighters and still manage to take a test the next day, and how to avoid classes that I deemed unnecessary. As for learning self sufficiency, I lived in a dorm where food was prepared for me and bathrooms were cleaned for me.
The most important thing I did learn was how to teach myself, because most of my professors weren't there to teach and weren't much help. This valuable lesson has helped me greatly in the real world, because nobody is going to hold my hand in the corporate world either. Everything else I learned in college, I've had to unlearn.
Try switching to Comcast(TM)! Their advanced security features would have detected this breach and put a stop to it after only a mere 250G was transferred. It's Comcastic(TM)!
(I just hope the spies didn't discover the fighter's only weakness, a small thermal exhaust port...)
I think it's strange that there's not more talk about sending a probe to Alpha Centauri, even if it would take many generations to arrive. Just to get videos and measurements sent back from there would be an amazing accomplishment, and probably would lead to advancements in our understanding of the universe.
Here is a good article I found about how long it might take.
I have an alternate idea for interstellar propulsion. I'm sure I'm not the first to think of it, but I've yet to see it discussed anywhere.
The idea is to latch on to a nice sized comet/asteroid which is headed in more or less the desired direction of travel. The lander would consist of a nuclear reactor power source, some sort of rail gun or mass cannon, and a couple of mining robots. The robots would slowly eat away at the asteroid, mashing up its mass into little balls or packets. These packets would then be shot off at regular intervals at insanely high velocities, each time causing the craft to accelerate.
About 2/3's of the asteroid mass would be used to get up to speed. This would be followed by a time of cruising. Then finally, the last third of the mass would be shot forward to decelerate the craft as the destination neared.
I think this has potential for extremely high speeds, much more that what is practical with conventional rockets. The nuclear reactor provides gobs of power, and the mass of the space rock provides a way to use that power productively.
This is what I'm saying. Google points out web servers which are hosting content over http. The tracker points out computers which are hosting torrent content. These are just different ways of telling your computer where to find data. Either way might or might not point to data which is under copyright.
East Antarctica is claimed by Australia. Australia runs a "glaciology program" there. West Antarctica is slowly shrinking, while East Antarctica is slowly growing.
Clearly, Australia is stealing West Antarctica's ice for their own, hoping that no one will notice because of the craze over global warming.
TPB links to any content it knows about in torrent format, without regard to its copyright status. Google links to any content it knows about in all sorts of formats.
Suppose that 80% of TPB's links point to copyrighted materials, but only 10% of Google's links do this. Still, it would not be fair to only prosecute one of them.
What doea a tracker do? It simply points to internet locations where data may be found. It's just another type of search engine! The tracker hosts no copyrighted material.
Lobbying, as in petitioning to make politicians aware of the needs of certain industries or groups of people, is necessary and often even good. But it needs to be disconnected from the process of financing and running election campaigns. Politicians who follow the will of lobbyists in order to help their personal campaign efforts might as well be taking bribes directly.