*chortle* Kerry Thompson wrote: > http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/nat/nat158.html
> "National Semiconductor has developed a novel PC security coprocessor [snip...] > "We have recognised the need for increased "trust" in PC platforms. Harrr, this easily wins "ironic quote of the month", and it's only the first of March. If ever we needed proof that humans will be replaced by AI, it's this idea of Magic Integrity [tm], arising from paranoia induced in people with money by people that give them money. In related news, consumers cannot be "trusted" to watch films that studios have spent billions of dollars on for hype, placing the future of film-making innovation and creativity into economic jeopardy. To prevent such a Luddite future, home computers will, by law, include the ability to be remotely notified of a new film that has been hyped to death and stream it whilst automagically paying a fixed rate. To avoid the danger of circumvention, TPM monitors will prevent other programs from illegally accessing the display unit, and TPM speakers will ensure that the volume is set to its maximum. An ATX-TPM power supply ensures that the unit cannot be switched off for the duration of the film. "This is great news," remarked the movie industry. "Now we don't have to worry about people pirating crap films that nobody would have bought anyway. And consumers get to watch all the latest films, from their home!" -- "...not much (legal) material is out there that's full of graphics and in a consumer-friendly format to create the need for DSL." - Jack Valenti http://www.exmosis.net/ "Sometimes I use Google instead of pants."
