Sure. It's like the Popular Science covers of the 1960s "Flying cars tomorrow! Pick your model today!" DARPA has a tendency of predicting innovations correctly, mainly because they are the ones innovating.
All of the 8800's pixel pipelines are programmable, instead of being fixed to a certain function. When that starts getting heavily exploited, then you should see a big jump in performance.
That's somewhat different. A Word doc is much more trusted by Word than transmissions to an ISP are. I admit I'm wrong, but your example is irrelevant. I did like this though: http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=230709&cid=187 23977
I am personally against the current form of net neutrality. I think that government intervetion is almost always bad. The ONLY regulations that should be passed:
1. All backbone providers must allow other providers to connect to them on a naked pipe. 2. All providers must use standard protocols*. 3. Providers may only throttle data/bandwidth based on protocol, not orgin/destination.
*I'd leave defining "standard" up to ICAAN, with these additional rules: 1. The protocol must be open - anyone can see how it works and get specs for it. 2. Usage or modification of the protocol must not be restricted by patents or copyright.
I believe anything more is harmful to the free market.
Hey, my local ISP said they are currently deploying it, and plan to "flip the switch" in a couple months. In preparation, I have modified my trusty WRT54G with IPv6, and am currently tunneling through Earthlink Research's borker.
As for software dev's not supporting it, I guarantee game developers will eat it up when it has been reasonable deployed, as NAT is the bane of multiplayer games.
But if they did create a "virus-proof" OS, they would market it as such and people would then upgrade to it. That might create a long-term problem, but they don't always seem to think long-term.
But it isn't something to waste time talking about, because computers are used by fallible humans, and therefore cannot be virus-proof.
Why do people buy products from these people again? Because (overall) it just works, and has incredibly good hardware support.
It also is aesthetically pleasing. While there has been lots of effort put into making things like KDE look good, the individual shiny buttons and bars don't agree with a universal theme. Windows development is centralized, so the everything fits together visually.
I personally prefer the look of Windows XP to any OS (note I haven't used Vista), just because the gradients, buttons, and esp the fonts all fit together smoothly.
Well, it would be great if they put a datacenter out here in Idaho. There's gobs of cheap sagebrush land, and ultra-cheap power from the dams on the Snake. (Our residential power is one of the 3 cheapest in the nation last I know, at about 6 cents.) The tech industry is decent, with Micron HQ and a large HP plant, and plenty of smaller outfits.
A properly configured and firewalled XP Pro machine that isn't used for email or downloading anything will sit for a long, long time.
I do not download from untrusted sources, use a Kaspersky-based anti-virus, a hardware firewall and Windows Defender, and I have never had a virus on my XP Pro machine (I manually check logs and the registry to be sure.)
I think most of the Windows "security holes" people complain about stem from porn downloads and shady websites (esp on admin accounts), where malware is to be expected, but people think they shouldn't have problems anyway.
Aspartame is one of the sweetest substances known, and so there is only a tiny amount in foods. It's true that everything can be a poison in a high enough dose, but aspartame's "high enough" is very low.
Most people don't know that there's a motor in virtually every mouse ever made. They were put in there for future haptic-response initiatives from Microsoft and its third-party application partners, but have yet to be put to good use--until now. I sent you a message. I'd call that a tip-off. There are no motors in my mice; I've taken them apart before. Also, the writers thumbnail pic has Ulanoff with black eyes and missing a tooth!
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I've used Whois data several times. It's esp. handy when the site is down, but you need to contact the webmaster.
All of the 8800's pixel pipelines are programmable, instead of being fixed to a certain function. When that starts getting heavily exploited, then you should see a big jump in performance.
Wal-Mart? They are also a member of a gay activists group. By trying to please everyone, they will please no one.
Mod parent up!!
Want reform? Just charge $.50 to "try out" a domain. That would make it much less cost effective to domain spam, and it would also make a money trail.
That's somewhat different. A Word doc is much more trusted by Word than transmissions to an ISP are.7 23977
I admit I'm wrong, but your example is irrelevant. I did like this though: http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=230709&cid=18
I am personally against the current form of net neutrality. I think that government intervetion is almost always bad. The ONLY regulations that should be passed:
1. All backbone providers must allow other providers to connect to them on a naked pipe.
2. All providers must use standard protocols*.
3. Providers may only throttle data/bandwidth based on protocol, not orgin/destination.
*I'd leave defining "standard" up to ICAAN, with these additional rules:
1. The protocol must be open - anyone can see how it works and get specs for it.
2. Usage or modification of the protocol must not be restricted by patents or copyright.
I believe anything more is harmful to the free market.
Exactly. It's expected than any app will crash if you feed it malicious junk.
I really like Facing the Giants, which had a budget of $1m.
In fact, Kruschev changed directions so radically that he built the Berlin Wall and had would-be crossers shot!
Please pardon my asking, but does that have to do with anything I said? I'm genuinely confused.
Hey, my local ISP said they are currently deploying it, and plan to "flip the switch" in a couple months. In preparation, I have modified my trusty WRT54G with IPv6, and am currently tunneling through Earthlink Research's borker.
As for software dev's not supporting it, I guarantee game developers will eat it up when it has been reasonable deployed, as NAT is the bane of multiplayer games.
No, because it isn't a free market. It's monopolized by a handful of backbone providers who are frequently supported by your taxes.
But if they did create a "virus-proof" OS, they would market it as such and people would then upgrade to it. That might create a long-term problem, but they don't always seem to think long-term.
But it isn't something to waste time talking about, because computers are used by fallible humans, and therefore cannot be virus-proof.
That's just plain hooey. MS could simply force validation, as they are doing with Vista. It's just that patches provided a good excuse.
It also is aesthetically pleasing. While there has been lots of effort put into making things like KDE look good, the individual shiny buttons and bars don't agree with a universal theme. Windows development is centralized, so the everything fits together visually.
I personally prefer the look of Windows XP to any OS (note I haven't used Vista), just because the gradients, buttons, and esp the fonts all fit together smoothly.
Well, it would be great if they put a datacenter out here in Idaho. There's gobs of cheap sagebrush land, and ultra-cheap power from the dams on the Snake. (Our residential power is one of the 3 cheapest in the nation last I know, at about 6 cents.) The tech industry is decent, with Micron HQ and a large HP plant, and plenty of smaller outfits.
A properly configured and firewalled XP Pro machine that isn't used for email or downloading anything will sit for a long, long time.
I do not download from untrusted sources, use a Kaspersky-based anti-virus, a hardware firewall and Windows Defender, and I have never had a virus on my XP Pro machine (I manually check logs and the registry to be sure.)
I think most of the Windows "security holes" people complain about stem from porn downloads and shady websites (esp on admin accounts), where malware is to be expected, but people think they shouldn't have problems anyway.
Were you there as a tourist or a naturalized citizen? Tourists in Soviet countries thought things there were great too.
What about Brownback? He seems good.
Aspartame is one of the sweetest substances known, and so there is only a tiny amount in foods. It's true that everything can be a poison in a high enough dose, but aspartame's "high enough" is very low.
"History is bunk." -Henry Ford
Yeah, I bet a drive doesn't draw much more power than the drive itself.