Again, dedicated hardware would help with security, wouldn't it? Anecdotally, there seems to be a number of viruses and hacks that come in via video-player-software workarounds. I realize computer chips are not perfect, but if they designed the interface with the chip well, wouldn't this more effectively isolate the video component from other data that might be sensitive?
grose
Notice the difference in language, "up to 10 hours", and "less than 5 hours", when "up to" and "less than" could literally mean the same thing, but the connotation is different
lament
@grose I am not sure what you are trying to say. Could you be more verbose?
yuel1
@lament I think grose is trying to be witty and point out if t1 <= 10 and to t2 < 5 t1=t2 is possible.
grose
@lament @yuel1, actually I just meant to point out that he uses positive language for his ideal solution, and negative language for flash. It would be technically the same to say:
H.264 videos play for less than 10 hours, software videos play for less than 10 hours
or even
H.264 videos play for up to 10 hours, software videos play for up to 10 hours
but it's minor. I think the connotation of "up to" implies the quantity is closer to the upper bound. So it's mostly just a good use of subtlety in language
Again, dedicated hardware would help with security, wouldn't it? Anecdotally, there seems to be a number of viruses and hacks that come in via video-player-software workarounds. I realize computer chips are not perfect, but if they designed the interface with the chip well, wouldn't this more effectively isolate the video component from other data that might be sensitive?
Notice the difference in language, "up to 10 hours", and "less than 5 hours", when "up to" and "less than" could literally mean the same thing, but the connotation is different
@grose I am not sure what you are trying to say. Could you be more verbose?
@lament I think grose is trying to be witty and point out if t1 <= 10 and to t2 < 5 t1=t2 is possible.
@lament @yuel1, actually I just meant to point out that he uses positive language for his ideal solution, and negative language for flash. It would be technically the same to say:
H.264 videos play for less than 10 hours, software videos play for less than 10 hours or even H.264 videos play for up to 10 hours, software videos play for up to 10 hours
but it's minor. I think the connotation of "up to" implies the quantity is closer to the upper bound. So it's mostly just a good use of subtlety in language