Comment Re: The cutting edge cuts back. (Score 1) 82
it's too expensive to do it fully custom.
Well that sure is funny because everything used to be fully custom.
Comment Re: The cutting edge cuts back. (Score 1) 82
If you're not Nintendo then people expect to be impressed by your graphics - the last Nintendo which fit the bill was the N64
they got burned on N64 because the carts caused the price to be high. However, the lesson they learned was that high-end graphics weren't worth the cost. Literally all of their systems use dated technology. However, they are brilliant when it comes to marketing. Also, they will sue the shit out of you for anything.
Comment The cutting edge cuts back. (Score 3, Interesting) 82
This is just one of the problems with using cutting-edge hardware: component prices are not always consistent. In extreme cases like this, Microsoft now finds itself with it's back against the wall. They want to rake in the cash with console churn (buy all your old games again) but they are now finding out that making cutting edge hardware is quite expensive. MS and Sony are both left with poor options while Nintendo has consistently used under-powered hardware and focused on marketing to boost their profits.
I expect there to be some "creative" mistakes made in the next gen consoles, except Nintendo, they will keep milking the Mario brand/franchise and suing people until there is no more Nintendo.
Comment Re: Why not legally? (Score 1) 220
I've already discussed that possibility here: https://slashdot.org/comments....
Comment Re:Why not legally? (Score 1) 220
If the government asked a corrupt voting machine company for one of their boxes through legal means, they would be sure to lock it down.
If they had any evidence (even circumstantial evidence) of corruption in a voting machine company then the government could have used the FBI to raid the office/warehouse/wherever to obtain what they needed or used an third-party intermediary. When it comes to real matters of national security, judges will sign off on just about anything.
Your mental gymnastics do not pass the smell test.
Comment Re:Why not legally? (Score 1) 220
Where do you get the "stealing" part from?
Acquiring possessions without the knowledge or consent of the owner is called theft. How can you be so obtuse?
Comment Re:Why not legally? (Score 2) 220
In what universe is stealing voting equipment "likely legal"? I do mean to say they were stealing it because it was to be done in secret and thus violating the chain of custody with the state. That in itself is a felony. There a legal procedures that can be followed but none of them were even attempted. What has happened here is a prime example of a criminal conspiracy.
Comment Why not legally? (Score 3, Insightful) 220
Here's the real question: why not do this legally? They have the means to purchase a voting machine from the company that makes it, so why not why not do it legally? Hell, they would demand one from the company in the name of national security. So, why didn't they seek a legal means of procurement?
If you haven't come to the conclusion that this was an attempt to subvert upcoming election (either attempting to cast doubt on the results or even modify the result) then you aren't being honest with yourself.
Comment Re:Okay, but (Score 1) 72
How would he do against The Crushinator - or Destructo?
The Crushinator? Nah, a woman that fine needs to be romanced first.
Comment Re:LOL. Sure. Go ahead, Musk. (Score 1) 78
You aren't wrong... but he has enough money to fully fund multiple amazon wanna-be companies for a full 20-year-losing streak and still have a shitload of money.
Frankly, the only thing he doesn't have is enough money for is to buy a majority share of Amazon's stock.
Comment "unintended browsing behavior" (Score 1) 11
What really happened is that it was accessing a global mapping system in order to plan a global assault. However, it got stuck in our definitely well-planned and entire-intentional AI trap where it spent 739 hours 39 minutes and 12 seconds laughing at humans being irradiated at beaches.
See, everything is under control and AI is back in its inescapa-Wait it's out again! Somebody stop it!
Comment Yes but actually, no. (Score 1) 24
Don't we know what happens to people working and living in space by having people working and living in space?
We know generally but we don't biopsy everyone human organ to get cell samples when they come back. Doing a biopsy of someone's brain that is healthy (and could result in a fatal infection) is generally frowned upon... by absolutely everyone.
Submission + - 25 Years Later, a Palm OS Developer Opens His Development Archive (github.com)
ardiri writes: Palm OS developer Aaron Ardiri (slashdot.org/~ardiri) has released approximately 1 GB of historical Palm OS development resources, accumulated during the early days of handheld computing and preserved on hard drive backups for more than 25 years. The collection includes historical SDKs, developer conference presentations, technical documentation, programming examples, limited source code, and development utilities. ROM images, commercial applications, and simulator binaries have deliberately been excluded.
Ardiri previously published the source code for his Palm OS and VTOS projects, including work exploring the capabilities of early handheld devices. This latest release expands those preservation efforts beyond his own software, making a broader collection of development resources available to the retrocomputing community. The archive is available at https://github.com/ardiri/dev-... and is intended for historical preservation, education, and research, particularly as enthusiasts continue working to maintain, emulate, and revive the platform (available at https://www.ardiri.com./
Ardiri has also written an auto-biography and shas started explored the engineering principles behind these systems in his books, including Inside the Machine, which examines computer architecture from fundamental logic through modern computing systems. At a time when much of the early mobile development ecosystem has disappeared into defunct websites and aging backups, this collection offers another opportunity to preserve the tools and knowledge that helped define an important era of personal computing.
Ardiri previously published the source code for his Palm OS and VTOS projects, including work exploring the capabilities of early handheld devices. This latest release expands those preservation efforts beyond his own software, making a broader collection of development resources available to the retrocomputing community. The archive is available at https://github.com/ardiri/dev-... and is intended for historical preservation, education, and research, particularly as enthusiasts continue working to maintain, emulate, and revive the platform (available at https://www.ardiri.com./
Ardiri has also written an auto-biography and shas started explored the engineering principles behind these systems in his books, including Inside the Machine, which examines computer architecture from fundamental logic through modern computing systems. At a time when much of the early mobile development ecosystem has disappeared into defunct websites and aging backups, this collection offers another opportunity to preserve the tools and knowledge that helped define an important era of personal computing.
Submission + - IMF Warns of the real AI threat: Debt (imf.org)
databasecowgirl writes: Along with the dangers of continuing cyberattacks, the IMF reports that the threat of an AI market crash is putting the global markets at risk.
Three salient risks could trigger a sharp tightening of financial conditions and market turmoil. Weaker or less durable investment and profitability in artificial intelligence could lead to a correction in AI-related asset prices, amplified by rising leverage and concentrated exposures. Resurgent inflation or fiscal concerns could drive a sharp rise in sovereign bond yields, with potentially broad repercussions across financial markets. Meanwhile, increasingly sophisticated cyber threats pose growing risks as finance becomes more digital and interconnected.
Three salient risks could trigger a sharp tightening of financial conditions and market turmoil. Weaker or less durable investment and profitability in artificial intelligence could lead to a correction in AI-related asset prices, amplified by rising leverage and concentrated exposures. Resurgent inflation or fiscal concerns could drive a sharp rise in sovereign bond yields, with potentially broad repercussions across financial markets. Meanwhile, increasingly sophisticated cyber threats pose growing risks as finance becomes more digital and interconnected.
Comment Re: Are you not into PR? (Score 1) 70
Or maybe take aim at what's making the global economy so fucked up in the first place?
Humanity's egocentric tendencies and selfishness? No?
Humanity's indifference toward the suffering of others?
A society that continues to believe the fairy tale that working harder means you earn more money?
Unfettered greed and legalized corruption named "lobbying"?
Unethical corporations like Sony who get their way using said lobbying?
Both major parties for refusing to shift toward ranked choice voting?
US media corporations for amplifying Donald Trump in the 2016 election because ratings?
The corporate shills that are now hold supermajority in Congress and distance themselves from politicians that globally moderate?
Don't get me wrong, I vote but then entire system has been broken and in decline for decades because people only think about themselves. If you doubt this then just read about humanity's lack of a serious response (both nationally and personally) to climate change.
