Why is Microsoft losing people like this? This guy certainly sounds talented. And lets not forget Peter Moore who left MS Gaming division for EA. And yet they want to buy Yahoo for its talent!
I got this from somewhere. p2pnet I think.
What if the bad guys win?
Going to the movies is not what it used to be. Security at the
studio-owned theatres is heavy, it's not a trip to be taken lightly.
But if you want to see the film everyone is talking about without
waiting a year for the home release, you have little choice. When you
enter the lobby the first thing you see are long ranks of tiny,
thumbprint activated lockers. This is where you must leave all of your
electronics, your personal server and peripherals, even your watch,
and you had better not be wearing smart spectacles or contacts. As you
enter the security zone you're scanned for anything you may have
forgotten. Cochlea and optical implants must be capable of responding
with a coded RF identification signal to indicate their systems are
secure and cannot record. People with older models, or models
implanted abroad where such interrogation is illegal, are turned away.
Perhaps they would like to see one of the older releases? Once through
the scanner you must submit to a biometric ID test - this is where the
known bloggers, hackers and spoilers are ejected. Finally there is the
non-disclosure agreement to be signed - these days most moviegoers
choose to sign via the MPAAs annual subscription, just trying to take
some of the hassle out of visiting the cinema. Finally you get to see
the film. In the auditorium the audience is constantly scanned by an
AI looking for suspicious activity, so don't rummage in your pockets
for too long. It's strange that all this effort to protect the movie
industry has done so little to improve the movies.
You don't really own your home computer, or even the data you keep on
it. Oh, you paid for it, just like you paid for the fibre-optic
Internet connection that it can't function without, but now it squats
under your TV using your electricity and does more work for the
content industry than for you. The nightly security patches it
downloads for itself don't secure your computer against attackers,
they secure the system and software against you. TV-on-demand seemed
like a dream come true when you first opted in and upgraded all your
hardware, but the slowly encroaching charges are becoming a
disincentive to turn on at all. Sometimes the last episode of a series
makes up 50% of the cost of the whole season.
The Internet is not what it used to be. It's expanded, naturally, the
technology giving everyone mobile PCs with vast ad-hoc networking
capabilities, it's faster, more efficient, and more available, but
it's also more restrictive. Since the ISPs were made responsible for
the content they deliver their filtering has become neurotic.
Anti-terror, piracy, plagiarism and libel filters search every request
and response for signs of illegal activity, always erring on the side
of caution. Wikipedia's index has been decimated. Popular blogs like
Boing Boing now have more lawyers involved than contributors (the
one's that have survived that is). Even if you managed to get
something illegal through the filters your operating system's
regularly updated self-check mechanisms would eventually root it out,
or report you to the authorities, usually both.
These days it seems like every time you turn on one of your gadgets
you have to fight with its DRM to get it to do what you want. The home
movie of your daughter opening her birthday presents is ruined by a
patch of grey fog that shifts with every movement of the camera,
tracking sluggishly to keep the TV screen in the background obscured.
From the codes embedded in TV's update pattern your camera had decided
the show was not licensed for this form of reproduction and blocked
it. You wish you had thought to turn it off at the time, but squinting
into the camera's tiny screen it hadn't looked so bad.
Even once recorded, your own media is not safe. Everything is stored
on your home PC, trapped in the solid-state drive's proprietary filing
system. Once there, the only reasonable way to transfer it is to
another trusted drive from the same vendor - the DRM won't recognise
any other brand of
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You need to use a laser.
And Sharks. Dont forget the Sharks.
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I just flew half way round it in one day Maybe THAT is causing the mass distribution on Earth:-).
Seriously though, I know how small the earth is on a cosmic scale. You dont need to provide any pictures/quotes to prove it. But we are comparing the Earth with the 3 Gorges dam. Which one do you think is more massive? (Hint: it starts with "E" and ends with "arth")
Only about 0.036% of the planet's total water supply is found in lakes and rivers. Imagine! And this is just 1 dam. The total mass of the Earth is 5.9736×10^24 kg, which is just too massive compared to the dam.
Seagate does not support Linux, Western Digital implements DRM, Maxtor crashes every time you sneeze. What are the alternate options? I know Hitachi is good, but 1.5x-2x expensive, and I don't know much about Samsung.
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Why is Microsoft losing people like this? This guy certainly sounds talented. And lets not forget Peter Moore who left MS Gaming division for EA. And yet they want to buy Yahoo for its talent!
And Netcraft confirms it.
ONCE AND FOR ALL.
You are trying to criticize Windows. Cancel or Allow?
When fired, the Point-of-view ray causes the target to experience the point of view of the wielder.
Read the first line
I got this from somewhere. p2pnet I think.
I got this from somewhere. p2pnet I think. What if the bad guys win? Going to the movies is not what it used to be. Security at the studio-owned theatres is heavy, it's not a trip to be taken lightly. But if you want to see the film everyone is talking about without waiting a year for the home release, you have little choice. When you enter the lobby the first thing you see are long ranks of tiny, thumbprint activated lockers. This is where you must leave all of your electronics, your personal server and peripherals, even your watch, and you had better not be wearing smart spectacles or contacts. As you enter the security zone you're scanned for anything you may have forgotten. Cochlea and optical implants must be capable of responding with a coded RF identification signal to indicate their systems are secure and cannot record. People with older models, or models implanted abroad where such interrogation is illegal, are turned away. Perhaps they would like to see one of the older releases? Once through the scanner you must submit to a biometric ID test - this is where the known bloggers, hackers and spoilers are ejected. Finally there is the non-disclosure agreement to be signed - these days most moviegoers choose to sign via the MPAAs annual subscription, just trying to take some of the hassle out of visiting the cinema. Finally you get to see the film. In the auditorium the audience is constantly scanned by an AI looking for suspicious activity, so don't rummage in your pockets for too long. It's strange that all this effort to protect the movie industry has done so little to improve the movies. You don't really own your home computer, or even the data you keep on it. Oh, you paid for it, just like you paid for the fibre-optic Internet connection that it can't function without, but now it squats under your TV using your electricity and does more work for the content industry than for you. The nightly security patches it downloads for itself don't secure your computer against attackers, they secure the system and software against you. TV-on-demand seemed like a dream come true when you first opted in and upgraded all your hardware, but the slowly encroaching charges are becoming a disincentive to turn on at all. Sometimes the last episode of a series makes up 50% of the cost of the whole season. The Internet is not what it used to be. It's expanded, naturally, the technology giving everyone mobile PCs with vast ad-hoc networking capabilities, it's faster, more efficient, and more available, but it's also more restrictive. Since the ISPs were made responsible for the content they deliver their filtering has become neurotic. Anti-terror, piracy, plagiarism and libel filters search every request and response for signs of illegal activity, always erring on the side of caution. Wikipedia's index has been decimated. Popular blogs like Boing Boing now have more lawyers involved than contributors (the one's that have survived that is). Even if you managed to get something illegal through the filters your operating system's regularly updated self-check mechanisms would eventually root it out, or report you to the authorities, usually both. These days it seems like every time you turn on one of your gadgets you have to fight with its DRM to get it to do what you want. The home movie of your daughter opening her birthday presents is ruined by a patch of grey fog that shifts with every movement of the camera, tracking sluggishly to keep the TV screen in the background obscured. From the codes embedded in TV's update pattern your camera had decided the show was not licensed for this form of reproduction and blocked it. You wish you had thought to turn it off at the time, but squinting into the camera's tiny screen it hadn't looked so bad. Even once recorded, your own media is not safe. Everything is stored on your home PC, trapped in the solid-state drive's proprietary filing system. Once there, the only reasonable way to transfer it is to another trusted drive from the same vendor - the DRM won't recognise any other brand of
You need to use a laser.
And Sharks. Dont forget the Sharks.
Is it nano scale car, or is it a Nano Car? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nano_car
In the Land of Redmond where the Shadows lie.
My ear was primed and my mouth was primed, so I could handle the sound system without problems.
So thats how you lip read, huh?
Ouvrez la porte de compartiment de cosse, HAL.
Je suis désolé Dave, j'aie peur que je ne peux pas faire cela.
Xp bashing is so 2002. We all bash Vista now. Didn't you get the memo?
Haven't you heard? Vinyl records are making a comeback.
And what provider will you choose? If you have a choice, then consider yourself lucky. Where I live, Comcast is a monopoly.
>A little off topic point about Comcast pricing scheme. An Internet only connection costs $58 whereas Internet+Cable tv costs $35. How weird is that?
I ended up taking Internet+Cable even though I dont have a TV.
The words "Manhattan" and "Project" comes to mind.
I predict 640 comments.
. Just exactly how is some hick with his pick-up truck supposed to enrich that material into something that can be used in a bomb?
Using a swiss army knife and some duct tape?
Hold the right alt key and type 156 using the number pad. If you use a laptop, press alt, then the function button, then 156. Do not use the number keys above the alphabets. See http://www.asciitable.com/ for more characters.
Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A
The Monolith cleans up the rock regularly. Thats why there is no dust on them.
Seriously though, wouldn't the solar winds have any role in this.
They are messing with your mind.
iRack and iRan have been copyrighted by Apple.
The iRack is falling apart.
So many posts advocating marriage to a Librarian. So many posts asking what a wife is. And all of them have been modded +5 funny.
I just flew half way round it in one day :-).
Maybe THAT is causing the mass distribution on Earth
Seriously though, I know how small the earth is on a cosmic scale. You dont need to provide any pictures/quotes to prove it. But we are comparing the Earth with the 3 Gorges dam. Which one do you think is more massive? (Hint: it starts with "E" and ends with "arth")
Only about 0.036% of the planet's total water supply is found in lakes and rivers. Imagine! And this is just 1 dam. The total mass of the Earth is 5.9736×10^24 kg, which is just too massive compared to the dam.
Seagate does not support Linux, Western Digital implements DRM, Maxtor crashes every time you sneeze. What are the alternate options? I know Hitachi is good, but 1.5x-2x expensive, and I don't know much about Samsung.