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Comment Re:You beat me to it. (Score 1) 252

While you are right the reason QNX is a good solution isn't really that it's small and reliable, the reason is network transparency and composability.

With QNX (or a similar system design) one could make every device at home a part of one common system where e.g. one could play a game via a smartphone, a TV or a tablet while actually running on a gaming machine/console. One could start a process like video compression and it would transparently be done on the fastest device. It would also (with some extra support) be possible to move tasks between devices in such a way that one could transfer a snapshot to ones smartphone before leaving the house - so one can continue running it while disconnected. When later coming home the task could again be transferred to another device with more performance.

The big problem with such a system is that it's hard to secure.

Comment Re:News at 11.. (Score 2) 719

The thing is that most "crackers" are very skilled and as much hackers as those who don't do illegal things.
If one person with a certain level of skills choose to apply those skills on illegal stuff they still have those skills.
A math genius using math to swindle people is still a math genius.
A soldier using his training to murder people still have military training.

Comment Re:implicit tone (Score 2) 217

Like that of promoting the IBM PC compatible from a limited market to be the industrial standard architecture (by making sure they could sell MSDOS to anyone that wanted it)?
Or like that of "forcing" hardware manufacturers to improve their products (by helping to design and standardize misc. enhancements to the ISA)?

Most things aren't black and white unless one is bipolar...

Comment Re:I'd expect Fawkes masks to start making stateme (Score 1) 218

Small town (~15k population):
I pay $14 for 100Mbps up/down via fiber.
Relatives in the same town also have fiber, from a different ISP, (even using a different fiber network(!)) for about the same price.

IIRC there are actually 3 different fiber lines used to connect this small place.

Comment Re:Best idea ever! (Score 1) 130

Spoken like a true pedophile. Given that you are talking about "sexual partner" of children I think it's safe to say that you either transitioned to rape or is likely to do so soon.
Try to get some help before you ruin the life of innocent children, while most pedophiles can't be helped there are those that actually can learn to control their sadistic urges.

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