Well well... It seems it is not just the US Govt/CIA/NSA playing tricksies on its citizens when it comes to privacy and electronic monitoring.
UK officials bring up valid reasons (pfft) for wanting such encryptions keys to be reported to the govt. I'm curious to know which agencies will have access to the database of keys, and will there be procedures to protect innocent citizen's data private data from being mishandled (or in the case of corporations - stolen. See Corporate Espionage).
Did you fail to read the part where Hirai reports he is unable to confirm whether the PS3 will be able to play Blu-Ray DVD movies......"Some observers have questioned whether Blu-Ray movies will be playable on the PS3 once motion picture companies enable copy protection on the discs.
Hirai said it was "too early to speculate at this point" about such problems."...
So what good is the Blu-Ray DVD player in the PS3 if you won't be able to play the copy protected movies which are sure to be the only ones available in retail outlets??
so lemme get this straight... Hirai basically says he can neither confirm nor deny whether Blu-Ray DVD movies will be playable on the PS3?? He's the President of Sony, the company which chiefly designed the Blu-Ray format, and he can't tell us something as important as this??
So what is the f*cking point of buying the Blu-Ray equipped PS3??
Thanks but no thanks Sony. I will take my chips and spend it on a Nintendo Wii for guaranteed group fun with friends and family, and on the XBox 360 which I can CHOOSE to either buy the HD DVD add-on player or not.
Sony is the clear LOSER in the next generation console race. Anyone who can't see that is blind, dumb, and soon to be broke from buying the PS3.
Exactly right. I would imagine the vast majority of the PS2 owners that intend to purchase the PS3 likely do NOT own a HDTV. The minority of PS2 owners that do own these HDTVs probably can afford and will purchase a stand-alone HD disc-player instead of relying on the PS3's hardware - blu-ray or not.
Myself, I have owned an HDTV for almost a year now and only receive about a dozen channels (HDNET, HD Discovery, HD HBO, Cinemax, Showtime, HD PBS, etc.) - through Digital Broadband Cable and broadcast. I also live downtown in a major metropolitan city. Had at least a dozens channels not been offered in my area, I would NOT have purchased an HDTV for a mere 3 broadcast HDTV channels (ABC, NBC, CBS).
If the PS3 does anything for the HDTV and HD movie market - it will encourage the purchase of a slew of reasonably priced HDTVs. But as far as being a deciding factor of Blu-Ray over HD-DVD, I really don't see it.
My company began doing this several years ago. The entire program is "voluntary", however if you do not participate - you miss out on substancial health insurance discounts on the monthly premiums.
In other words - its best to participate from a financial standpoint.
At first, many employees were outraged at the invasion of privacy. Participation involved a yearly physical performed on-site at your office by "trained" medical technicians. Blood samples are taken for the various tests which are to give each participant a "score" to follow the health of their lifestyle and body.
Myself, I didn't have much problem with the program. I am very healthy, not over-weight, and 5 years smoke-free (still drinking like a fish but thats expected in the IT business). Unfortunately, other employees are not so lucky. The program penalizes you points for being over-weight, having poor cholesterol, having hyper-tension, being a smoker, alcoholic, and for various diseases.
More and more companies will move to in-house health programs such as this to limit and/or curb employees who excessively claim against the company's insurance provider - due to illness, disease, or poor health. There's an upside to it encouraging emplyoees to be more active, and to eat healthier (small monetary bonus). However, the massive downside is (despite the company insisting they are not privy to the details of the health inspection) employees are graded according to health - which may or may not affect their longterm prospects at the company.
This is like the first few steps, until we're all living in GATTACA.
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Well well... It seems it is not just the US Govt/CIA/NSA playing tricksies on its citizens when it comes to privacy and electronic monitoring. UK officials bring up valid reasons (pfft) for wanting such encryptions keys to be reported to the govt. I'm curious to know which agencies will have access to the database of keys, and will there be procedures to protect innocent citizen's data private data from being mishandled (or in the case of corporations - stolen. See Corporate Espionage).
Did you fail to read the part where Hirai reports he is unable to confirm whether the PS3 will be able to play Blu-Ray DVD movies... ..."Some observers have questioned whether Blu-Ray movies will be playable on the PS3 once motion picture companies enable copy protection on the discs.
Hirai said it was "too early to speculate at this point" about such problems."...
So what good is the Blu-Ray DVD player in the PS3 if you won't be able to play the copy protected movies which are sure to be the only ones available in retail outlets??
Spin alright... Sony is spinning out of control.
so lemme get this straight... Hirai basically says he can neither confirm nor deny whether Blu-Ray DVD movies will be playable on the PS3?? He's the President of Sony, the company which chiefly designed the Blu-Ray format, and he can't tell us something as important as this?? So what is the f*cking point of buying the Blu-Ray equipped PS3?? Thanks but no thanks Sony. I will take my chips and spend it on a Nintendo Wii for guaranteed group fun with friends and family, and on the XBox 360 which I can CHOOSE to either buy the HD DVD add-on player or not. Sony is the clear LOSER in the next generation console race. Anyone who can't see that is blind, dumb, and soon to be broke from buying the PS3.
Exactly right. I would imagine the vast majority of the PS2 owners that intend to purchase the PS3 likely do NOT own a HDTV. The minority of PS2 owners that do own these HDTVs probably can afford and will purchase a stand-alone HD disc-player instead of relying on the PS3's hardware - blu-ray or not.
Myself, I have owned an HDTV for almost a year now and only receive about a dozen channels (HDNET, HD Discovery, HD HBO, Cinemax, Showtime, HD PBS, etc.) - through Digital Broadband Cable and broadcast. I also live downtown in a major metropolitan city. Had at least a dozens channels not been offered in my area, I would NOT have purchased an HDTV for a mere 3 broadcast HDTV channels (ABC, NBC, CBS).
If the PS3 does anything for the HDTV and HD movie market - it will encourage the purchase of a slew of reasonably priced HDTVs. But as far as being a deciding factor of Blu-Ray over HD-DVD, I really don't see it.
lolz.. thanks for the laugh
My company began doing this several years ago. The entire program is "voluntary", however if you do not participate - you miss out on substancial health insurance discounts on the monthly premiums. In other words - its best to participate from a financial standpoint. At first, many employees were outraged at the invasion of privacy. Participation involved a yearly physical performed on-site at your office by "trained" medical technicians. Blood samples are taken for the various tests which are to give each participant a "score" to follow the health of their lifestyle and body. Myself, I didn't have much problem with the program. I am very healthy, not over-weight, and 5 years smoke-free (still drinking like a fish but thats expected in the IT business). Unfortunately, other employees are not so lucky. The program penalizes you points for being over-weight, having poor cholesterol, having hyper-tension, being a smoker, alcoholic, and for various diseases. More and more companies will move to in-house health programs such as this to limit and/or curb employees who excessively claim against the company's insurance provider - due to illness, disease, or poor health. There's an upside to it encouraging emplyoees to be more active, and to eat healthier (small monetary bonus). However, the massive downside is (despite the company insisting they are not privy to the details of the health inspection) employees are graded according to health - which may or may not affect their longterm prospects at the company. This is like the first few steps, until we're all living in GATTACA.