These days, the majority of the CMOS contents cannot be (easily) decoded without access to the source code. The meaning and placement of bitfields varies between different builds of the code.
Only the legacy information (e.g. the number of serial ports, floppy drives) has a known, fixed location.
Anything usefull they could get from CMOS would already be known by the OS.
Just think how much fun this will be for those with no front-mounted USB ports; reaching behind the computer case, trying to plug a DVD into the back while not to scratching it.
Yes - I know - extension cables, but not everyone has them.
... or the constant stream of it on the kids channels worries me more... at the moment.
At six years old, my daughter is still innocent of the pressures of modern life, but her expectations are constantly raised by the idealised worlds she finds in the ads.
At the moment technology is just a great learning tool that she adopts as naturally as a pencil. And she still loves to go outside and play.
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These days, the majority of the CMOS contents cannot be (easily) decoded without access to the source code. The meaning and placement of bitfields varies between different builds of the code. Only the legacy information (e.g. the number of serial ports, floppy drives) has a known, fixed location. Anything usefull they could get from CMOS would already be known by the OS.
Ah! But the OP's original search was for fluffy kitten porn, which linked him to a phishing site.
Answer: just put up a site where the public submit their own photos (after registration) to see which celeb they look like :-)
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Just think how much fun this will be for those with no front-mounted USB ports; reaching behind the computer case, trying to plug a DVD into the back while not to scratching it. Yes - I know - extension cables, but not everyone has them.
... or the constant stream of it on the kids channels worries me more ... at the moment.
At six years old, my daughter is still innocent of the pressures of modern life, but her expectations are constantly raised by the idealised worlds she finds in the ads.
At the moment technology is just a great learning tool that she adopts as naturally as a pencil. And she still loves to go outside and play.
I'm still waiting for the first review that says a particular card gives warmer colors or cleaner pictures.