I am fascinated that after the property is confiscated by the police, RIAA/MPAA investigators report to the station to sign complaints and assume custody of the evidence.
I thought the evidence had to be secured by the police until the criminal phase was completed. You know, Evidence?
One of the benefits of getting beta access to new software is that third party developers can get an early idea what they will have to do to be compatible with the real stuff when it arrives. Some of us consider it valuable to have access to the early versions to get a wider window of opportunity.
If a neighbor uses peer to peer services for a while, your internet connection can be swamped with requests from all over the world looking for the neighbor's computer. Even if you subsequently secure the AP, the spurious traffic can go on for months afterwards, spoiling your internet service for quite some time. I used to have an open AP and let my neighbor use it. I told him no KAZAA. He did it anyway, and it killed my DSL for almost a year. It is just not worth the risk. Especially if you have fixed IP numbers. If you don't, then pity the poor person who gets your number next and its the p2p target.
If you sold me a car with a stated MPG, and it usually got that amount, ok.
If you sold me a car, and it dumped gas and got terrible MPG if I happened
to drive to the whorehouse, because you don't like the idea, that would be unfair.
When you pay for premium internet service, you expect best effort throughput.
The best your ISP can do, of course limited by the best your target server can do.
On the other hand, slowing down email might not bother me as much as it would
bother the power spammers.
The FB-DIMM is less efficient than other kinds if you have more than 8-cores, but the Mac Pro tops out at eight right now. The FB-DIMM is slightly more expensive, but you only have to buy so much of it. Later when there are cheaper alternatives for machines with more than 8 cores, we can make that decision then. Yes the Macs are PCs, just no IBM-PCs or IBM Clones.
The Mac Pro is a great machine for use when you have serious needs, both for power, and maintainability. The slide in hard drives, the slide out memory cards, all make for easy maintenance. If I was responsible for a workgroup of expensive engineers and downtime was a bad thing, the Mac Pro would be a no brainer. I have one and I have never been happier with any machine I have owned. I have upgraded almost every aspect of it, and I only have to spend several minutes with the side panel open for any operation. That is one beautiful hardware design. I am so tired of digging through a forest of cables in the average machine, and finding that one came loose after the cover is back on. The coolest feature in my mind is the slide in hard drives (no cables) which make for easy switching of boot drives and data drives. If yo just want to get on with your engineering and stop messing with the hardware, Mac Pro is my answer.
I am amazed that this issue is so hard to understand. Government document should be in a readable format. Maybe not ODF, PDF would do as well, maybe better. But government documents being in Microsoft only formats is an obvious BAD THING. You should not have to purchase expensive or platform dependant software to view government documents. The continued trouble convincing people of this is final proof of the existance of EVIL, in my mind. Of course when the averaage word processor can output PDF files (a slam dunk onm the Mac), it will be less of a problem.
Perpetual motion, recreational drugs, and the skyhook were topics of conversation in the sixties. People willing to invest real money in this idea either ahve too much money, or shouldn't be investing without a competant financial advisor to discuss risk factors. If this tchnique was viable, I would expect people who already have a space station to be motivated more than some startup. I read a while back about their idea to switch to ad hoc wireless relays (lighter than air) and I filed it with the meteor burst communication materials from ealier people.
I just invested in the future by obtaining an 8-core Mac Pro w/16GB of ram. As far as I could tell, it is the most highly engineered multicore development platform on the market today. I think parallel processing is a topic whose time has come. I don't mind putting that kind of hardware behind Mac OS X, but IMHO it would be nutty to invest in that level of hardware to run a Microsoft OS. Over the last few decades, I have been constantly impressed at Microsoft's ability to use up any additional computing power provided by the processor manufacturers. IMHO Intel provided hardware support starting in 80286 to write advanced protected operating systems, and Microsoft ignored Intel's efforts for many years by utilizing only a fraction of the capability for advanced operating systems that would have been possible if Microsoft had read the system writer's guide and used some imagination.
While the DNS definition is defined in RFCs. Paul's BIND implementation, as well as various commercially hardened versions he has worked on over the years are part of the glue we depend on to hold the Internet together. His code runs in more Unix/Linux systems than you can imagine today. I am a Real Vixie fanboi. The DNS paradigm sits on top of the address resolution paradigm and has added the flexibility we have need to grow the Internet over the last several decades. My hat is off to Paul.
I subscribe to premium channels, so in addition to the free movies, I have a large selection of premium on demand movies that I receive without additional charge. While there are "pay per view, on demand" movies available, I don't often order them as there are enough gratis premiums available to keep me entertained. That is a very good question though:-) I think letting HBO, Showtime, Starz, Cinemax users get non-pay-per-view access to H/S/S/C on demand programming is a nice benefit for siging up for the premium channels. This all contributes to my overall happiness with Comcast. My high speed Internet access is superb (8Gb/2Gb)+power boost, the dual receiver HD DVR hardware seems reliable, and support is good. I am much happier than I was with Dish Network.
Maybe you are right... Maybe I just think I like Comcast on Demand. I watch it and I am entertained and I smile. I guess if I wanted to work harder at it, I could put my glasses on and squint. I own Bluray equipment and disks if I must assure myself how small hd pixels are, and an upconverting dvd player for watching legacy dvds.
Not all On Demand shows I watch are HD, but I enjoy the ability to choose from a large menu of available selections any hour of the day or night.
I don't see what you are talking about. I have Comcast high speed internet and HD. The on demand quality is great and in fact works well with my Sling Box Pro. "On Demand" is a fantastic service. What is more fun than a DVR? Video on demand.:-)
You are most kind to take the time to explain this so well. I understand now why it is so bad. It makes it harder to make a living. Now that I understand. Anything that distorts the game like this make irk the players and the provider. Pseudo-virtual spam is the stray that breaks the camel's back as well. The final insult. And as in the real world, it tends to work which makes me sad/crazy. Can I assume that there is a way to export virtual gold from the game to the real world and in doing so drain financial energy from the game?
I am not knowledgeable about WoW. Please explain what virtual gold is and why it is a problem. Are people making their own, or cloning it, or stealing it, or what? I don't understand the basic issue... Thanks
I can't stop laughing and cheering as I continue to watch American culture self-implode under the weight of its own arrogance and greed. Almost every decade, American has reinvented itself in a major way (the '70s, the '80s, and the '90s all had their own movements that cut across film, music, television, and even the slower-moving world of books). This decade I've been waiting for the 'Big New American Thing' and here it is, it's DRM. Watching the slow suffocation that comes from not realising that you owe your audience everything and they actually owe you nothing. I want this. I celebrate it. I've been hoping it accelerates and my hopes just always seem to be one-upped by reality. Sayonara people! The era of American cultural hegemony is coming to a close, and I'm havin' a party!
Our country has it's share of problems. The country however is made up of a stream of people, being born, living, and dying. People also come and go from other places. As I grew old enough to recognize what was going on around me, I made my own conclusions, and decided to live a less materialistic life. I am a Buddhist, and I strive every day for spritual understanding. I own very little beyond the urn containing my late wife.
My problem with you is that you "Laugh and Cheer" at the misfortune of others, without contributing to the solution. That is why I requested your posting be marked troll. It was mean, petty, and childish. You don't have to like our culture. The reason I think you are a troll is because you haven't provided any insight regarding the article, just spouted off.
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I am fascinated that after the property is confiscated by the police, RIAA/MPAA investigators report to the station to sign complaints and assume custody of the evidence. I thought the evidence had to be secured by the police until the criminal phase was completed. You know, Evidence?
One of the benefits of getting beta access to new software is that third party developers can get an early idea what they will have to do to be compatible with the real stuff when it arrives. Some of us consider it valuable to have access to the early versions to get a wider window of opportunity.
If a neighbor uses peer to peer services for a while, your internet connection can be swamped with requests from all over the world looking for the neighbor's computer. Even if you subsequently secure the AP, the spurious traffic can go on for months afterwards, spoiling your internet service for quite some time. I used to have an open AP and let my neighbor use it. I told him no KAZAA. He did it anyway, and it killed my DSL for almost a year. It is just not worth the risk. Especially if you have fixed IP numbers. If you don't, then pity the poor person who gets your number next and its the p2p target.
If you sold me a car with a stated MPG, and it usually got that amount, ok. If you sold me a car, and it dumped gas and got terrible MPG if I happened to drive to the whorehouse, because you don't like the idea, that would be unfair. When you pay for premium internet service, you expect best effort throughput. The best your ISP can do, of course limited by the best your target server can do. On the other hand, slowing down email might not bother me as much as it would bother the power spammers.
The FB-DIMM is less efficient than other kinds if you have more than 8-cores, but the Mac Pro tops out at eight right now. The FB-DIMM is slightly more expensive, but you only have to buy so much of it. Later when there are cheaper alternatives for machines with more than 8 cores, we can make that decision then. Yes the Macs are PCs, just no IBM-PCs or IBM Clones.
The Mac Pro is a great machine for use when you have serious needs, both for power, and maintainability. The slide in hard drives, the slide out memory cards, all make for easy maintenance. If I was responsible for a workgroup of expensive engineers and downtime was a bad thing, the Mac Pro would be a no brainer. I have one and I have never been happier with any machine I have owned. I have upgraded almost every aspect of it, and I only have to spend several minutes with the side panel open for any operation. That is one beautiful hardware design. I am so tired of digging through a forest of cables in the average machine, and finding that one came loose after the cover is back on. The coolest feature in my mind is the slide in hard drives (no cables) which make for easy switching of boot drives and data drives. If yo just want to get on with your engineering and stop messing with the hardware, Mac Pro is my answer.
I am amazed that this issue is so hard to understand. Government document should be in a readable format. Maybe not ODF, PDF would do as well, maybe better. But government documents being in Microsoft only formats is an obvious BAD THING. You should not have to purchase expensive or platform dependant software to view government documents. The continued trouble convincing people of this is final proof of the existance of EVIL, in my mind. Of course when the averaage word processor can output PDF files (a slam dunk onm the Mac), it will be less of a problem.
Perpetual motion, recreational drugs, and the skyhook were topics of conversation in the sixties. People willing to invest real money in this idea either ahve too much money, or shouldn't be investing without a competant financial advisor to discuss risk factors. If this tchnique was viable, I would expect people who already have a space station to be motivated more than some startup. I read a while back about their idea to switch to ad hoc wireless relays (lighter than air) and I filed it with the meteor burst communication materials from ealier people.
The chair throws you.
I just invested in the future by obtaining an 8-core Mac Pro w/16GB of ram. As far as I could tell, it is the most highly engineered multicore development platform on the market today. I think parallel processing is a topic whose time has come. I don't mind putting that kind of hardware behind Mac OS X, but IMHO it would be nutty to invest in that level of hardware to run a Microsoft OS. Over the last few decades, I have been constantly impressed at Microsoft's ability to use up any additional computing power provided by the processor manufacturers. IMHO Intel provided hardware support starting in 80286 to write advanced protected operating systems, and Microsoft ignored Intel's efforts for many years by utilizing only a fraction of the capability for advanced operating systems that would have been possible if Microsoft had read the system writer's guide and used some imagination.
While the DNS definition is defined in RFCs. Paul's BIND implementation, as well as various commercially hardened versions he has worked on over the years are part of the glue we depend on to hold the Internet together. His code runs in more Unix/Linux systems than you can imagine today. I am a Real Vixie fanboi. The DNS paradigm sits on top of the address resolution paradigm and has added the flexibility we have need to grow the Internet over the last several decades. My hat is off to Paul.
I have been waiting for this card to hit the table. Its kind of like playing hearts and waiting for the big hearts and queen of spades to go by...
I wish more organizations would get out there and experience life after Microsoft...
Wow, I had to stop and giggle for minutes about this. A lot of postings on slashdot are marginally funny, but this one goes down in history IMO.
I subscribe to premium channels, so in addition to the free movies, I have a large selection of premium on demand movies that I receive without additional charge. While there are "pay per view, on demand" movies available, I don't often order them as there are enough gratis premiums available to keep me entertained. That is a very good question though :-) I think letting HBO, Showtime, Starz, Cinemax users get non-pay-per-view access to H/S/S/C on demand programming is a nice benefit for siging up for the premium channels. This all contributes to my overall happiness with Comcast. My high speed Internet access is superb (8Gb/2Gb)+power boost, the dual receiver HD DVR hardware seems reliable, and support is good. I am much happier than I was with Dish Network.
Not all On Demand shows I watch are HD, but I enjoy the ability to choose from a large menu of available selections any hour of the day or night.
IBM wanted to make that clear so their first machine (personal) was the IBM-PC. Later when there were clones, we just started calling them PCs.
I don't see what you are talking about. I have Comcast high speed internet and HD. The on demand quality is great and in fact works well with my Sling Box Pro. "On Demand" is a fantastic service. What is more fun than a DVR? Video on demand. :-)
It was my understanding IIRC that the NSA altered the firmware of a batch of printers headed that way. A very clever idea if you ask me. :-)
You are most kind to take the time to explain this so well. I understand now why it is so bad. It makes it harder to make a living. Now that I understand. Anything that distorts the game like this make irk the players and the provider. Pseudo-virtual spam is the stray that breaks the camel's back as well. The final insult. And as in the real world, it tends to work which makes me sad/crazy. Can I assume that there is a way to export virtual gold from the game to the real world and in doing so drain financial energy from the game?
I am not knowledgeable about WoW. Please explain what virtual gold is and why it is a problem. Are people making their own, or cloning it, or stealing it, or what? I don't understand the basic issue... Thanks
I have used of ton of these in my life. You are probably safe to loose the cads, but you might want to digitize them first.
Nothing there to make your position interesting. Claiming an EE as an AC doesn't and shouldn't get you much in the way of credibility.
I have a fine Buddhist sense of humor, but your remarks didn't seem to appeal to it.
Our country has it's share of problems. The country however is made up of a stream of people, being born, living, and dying. People also come and go from other places. As I grew old enough to recognize what was going on around me, I made my own conclusions, and decided to live a less materialistic life. I am a Buddhist, and I strive every day for spritual understanding. I own very little beyond the urn containing my late wife.
My problem with you is that you "Laugh and Cheer" at the misfortune of others, without contributing to the solution. That is why I requested your posting be marked troll. It was mean, petty, and childish. You don't have to like our culture. The reason I think you are a troll is because you haven't provided any insight regarding the article, just spouted off.