Comment Re:To-Do lists (Score 1) 314
bingo
Submission + - Microsoft: No Windows 8 ARM support for x86 apps (theregister.co.uk)
jcombel writes: It turns out Microsoft's app compatibility will be limited to one architecture or another. Yes, your Windows 8 will run you your ARM tablet, but your x86 Office 2003 will not.
In his explanation, Steven Sinofsky reasoned, “If we allow the world of x86 application support like that, or based on what we call desktop apps in our start yesterday, then there are real challenges in some of the value proposition for system on a chip," he said. "You know, will battery life be as good, for example? Well, those applications aren't written to be really great in the face of limited battery constraints, which is a value proposition of the Metro style apps.”
In his explanation, Steven Sinofsky reasoned, “If we allow the world of x86 application support like that, or based on what we call desktop apps in our start yesterday, then there are real challenges in some of the value proposition for system on a chip," he said. "You know, will battery life be as good, for example? Well, those applications aren't written to be really great in the face of limited battery constraints, which is a value proposition of the Metro style apps.”
Submission + - Sony confirms PS Vita battery life (expertreviews.co.uk)
jcombel writes: Sony has let slip a few more details regarding its upcoming PlayStation Portable successor the PlayStation Vita, and it's not good news for anyone who would like to use the device away from the home: it's going to have a mere five hour battery life.
Also mentioned is a new flavor of Sony MemoryStick that will cost double for the same capacity. Expensive, non-mobile, 'portable' gaming platform?
Also mentioned is a new flavor of Sony MemoryStick that will cost double for the same capacity. Expensive, non-mobile, 'portable' gaming platform?
Submission + - Bitcoin for dummies
An anonymous reader writes: Ever tried to explain the intricacies of Bitcoin to the uninitiated? Got a lot of blank looks when you tried to explain mining or Satoshis? This Bitcoin Cheat Sheet is probably just the thing you were looking for
Submission + - Qualcomm Goes Open Source With AllJoyn Project (thinq.co.uk)
Blacklaw writes: "It's unexpected from Qualcomm," Qualcomm Innovation Center president Rob Chandhok admits in an interview with thinq_ about the company's open source AllJoyn proximity-based networking platform project. "Like 'wait, is this a guy from Qualcomm that just said that?' In my mind there's two ways that you standardise something: one is you wind your way through a standards body, and you standardise the APIs, and you then have proprietary implementations. The other way is that you open-source it and it becomes a de facto standard, because it's useful."
The full interview has plenty of detail about Qualcomm's belief in the open source methodology, plus details of the AllJoyn project itself.
Comment Re:Infrastructure is long term. (Score 1) 359
bingo! dial-up was "fine," but without future-minded broadband infrastructure (as we know it today), we'd never have had services like netflix, last.fm, pandora, or skype.
if you build a road just for the number of cars that would travel it today, you'll have a road that is too small by the time that it is done.
Submission + - The new risk of inbreeding: sperm donors (msn.com)
concealment writes: "“We have more rules that go into place when you buy a used car than when you buy sperm,” said Debora L. Spar, president of Barnard College and author of “The Baby Business: How Money, Science, and Politics Drive the Commerce of Conception.” “It’s very clear that the dealer can’t sell you a lemon, and there’s information about the history of the car. There are no such rules in the fertility industry right now.”
Unlike other countries, including Britain, France and Sweden, there are no limits in the United States on how many children a sperm donor can father. There are only guidelines issued by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, a professional group that recommend restricting conceptions by individual donors to 25 births per population of 800,000."
Unlike other countries, including Britain, France and Sweden, there are no limits in the United States on how many children a sperm donor can father. There are only guidelines issued by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, a professional group that recommend restricting conceptions by individual donors to 25 births per population of 800,000."
Submission + - BMW working on laser headlamps (extremetech.com)
MrSeb writes: "LED headlamps are only just trickling onto the market — mostly on high-end cars — but now it seems a certain German automaker has plans for laser headlamps. “Laser light is the next logical step in car light development ... for series production within a few years in the BMW i8 plug-in hybrid,” says BMW. Lasers have the potential to be simultaneously more powerful, more efficient, and smaller than other headlamp types. Before you get too excited, though: the output of laser headlights will be modulated for safety so you can’t, for better or worse, come up close and bubble the paint of the car in front that won’t get out of the left-hand lane on the interstate."
Submission + - 50 year-old crocodile captured in Phillipines (guardian.co.uk)
jcombel writes: A one-tonne crocodile which may be the biggest ever caught alive has been captured in the Philippines, and officials say they are now hunting for an even bigger beast.
Villagers and veteran hunters ensnared a 6.1-metre (20ft) saltwater crocodile over the weekend after a three-week hunt in Bunawan township in Agusan del Sur province, where terrified villagers have reported at least one deadly attack.
Villagers and veteran hunters ensnared a 6.1-metre (20ft) saltwater crocodile over the weekend after a three-week hunt in Bunawan township in Agusan del Sur province, where terrified villagers have reported at least one deadly attack.
Submission + - GoDaddy's New "Selective DNS Blackouts" Policy (rscott.org) 1
suraj.sun writes: Since the beginning of the Internet, DNS has always been a sacred service. Blocking any DNS packets was always used as a last resort, only after all other options were exhausted, for fear of the consequences of what might happen. When you block DNS, you effectively block the web, E-mail, FTP, IM... just about everything.
Less than a month after the new owners came on board, GoDaddy implemented a "Selective DNS Blackout" policy for all domains using their DNS hosting (roughly 32 million domains). With this policy, they are choosing to allow their DNS servers to be underprovisioned (meaning that their servers are unable to gracefully handle their normal load). To prevent slow DNS, which would generate complaints quickly, they decided to block 100% of packets from hand-picked DNS servers based on volume and visibility. This reduces load somewhat, while making it difficult for customers to pinpoint GoDaddy as the problem.
A GoDaddy employee (who prefers to remain anonymous) confirmed that they have a policy in place to block DNS queries, but their Advanced Technical Support Team refused to provide any details on the policy.
Original Story: http://rscott.org/dns/GoDaddy_Selective_DNS_Blackouts.htm
Update with Godaddy response: http://rscott.org/dns/GoDaddy_Selective_DNS_Blackouts_Update.htm
Less than a month after the new owners came on board, GoDaddy implemented a "Selective DNS Blackout" policy for all domains using their DNS hosting (roughly 32 million domains). With this policy, they are choosing to allow their DNS servers to be underprovisioned (meaning that their servers are unable to gracefully handle their normal load). To prevent slow DNS, which would generate complaints quickly, they decided to block 100% of packets from hand-picked DNS servers based on volume and visibility. This reduces load somewhat, while making it difficult for customers to pinpoint GoDaddy as the problem.
A GoDaddy employee (who prefers to remain anonymous) confirmed that they have a policy in place to block DNS queries, but their Advanced Technical Support Team refused to provide any details on the policy.
Original Story: http://rscott.org/dns/GoDaddy_Selective_DNS_Blackouts.htm
Update with Godaddy response: http://rscott.org/dns/GoDaddy_Selective_DNS_Blackouts_Update.htm
Comment Re:Awww (Score 1) 167
fastflip wasn't in flash.
anyway, i'll also miss fastflip.
Comment Re:citing out of date material is misleading. (Score 1) 473
i'll further clarify (i should have done so to begin with). it wasn't a matter of rights and protest. it was a matter of paying for it. the artwork in question wasn't owned by the city, it was leased; the city was paying for it.
taxpayers were able to enjoy the artwork as they pleased - even take photos. professionals who wanted to capitalize by taking photos paid the city for a permit, which helped the city pay for the cost of the park. professionals did not pay copyright royalties or licensing fees. this was a city revenue issue, not a copyright issue.
the restriction wasn't changed by brave, insightful protesters fighting for rights yadda yadda (there were none), it was changed by a new monetary policy.
Comment citing out of date material is misleading. (Score 1) 473
re: "Even in a country and a world where copyright can be claimed as an excuse to prevent you from taking a photo of a giant sculpture in a public, tax-paid park,"
that policy for Millennium Park was removed, permits are only required for filming crews 10 persons or larger.
Comment Re:Wait...what? Huh?? (Score 1) 145
really, the summary/approval assholes need not be kicked for this one. the articles are truly as clueless as the summary claims.
first poster suggested the articles are FUD, but that implies sinister intent (imo). i see this more as ignorance towards the company's policies.
Comment Re:It sounds cool, but... (Score 3, Informative) 137
FTA, there's a rad $35 model in development that will have more RAM by a hair, an extra USB, and ethernet. will probably get a few myself.
