Another method of fighting web crawlers looking for addresses to spam is http://www.monkeys.com/wpoison/. This uses a combination of things to help prevent web based harvesting.
First, you put the e-mail addresses on their own page. You then modify (or create) a robots.txt file to tell the legitimate crawlers not to look at that page. Then, you put a "hidden" link on that page that links to the wpoison page. If anyone is rude enough to go there, it basically creates a randomish link (that actually goes back to itself) and a randomish e-mail address. The web crawler thinks that it has hit the motherlode and harvests away.
They get tons of e-mail addresses that don't go anywhere, plus they wasted a ton of time/resources.
So, might this be a good case to test out the constitutionality? I really wish that it had been someone who at least lived in the US so they wouldn't feel so isolated, but this might be the case that gets the DMCA either neutered or removed entirely.
Or, he'll only be the first of many to get screwed under this deplorable law.
BTW, am I the only one (or only American) who thinks that the British male host was better than the US guy?
No, you're not the only American who thinks the British host is way better. Not only does he make cool sounds (he has to mimic any motor he hears) but his jokes are much better.
And just because it's called Junkyard Wars over here doesn't mean that we don't get the "UK with UK guys." I think I've seen about 3 seasons' worth (or are we in the middle of the 3rd season?) and there has only been 1 season with US guys.
This was also featured on an adult targetted show, such as Beyond 2000 or NextStep. And the time frame was about the same (12 to 15 years ago). However, I can't seem to find any reference to this story on google or altavista.
Does this remind anyone else of the "product placement" they did in the movie "The Truman Show?"
For those who don't remember or didn't see the movie, they had to have the actors & actresses hock products because there were no commerical breaks in the "show." It was All Truman, All the Time, so they had to make their money by getting the people who were cast to talk about products and use taglines (confused the heck out of Truman at least once).
With people able to fast forward through commercials, we may see more of this. The difference being that with digital insertion, they can change what the product is at any time, for any place. A metropolitan area might get an ad for Starbucks, whereas a small rural town might get an ad for some local coffeeshop where there is no Starbucks.
You are missing the whole point in your post -- probably due to not reading the whole article
I would bet it is more likely a lack of understanding. Most people aren't network engineers. The concept of backup routes is probably lost on people (even geeks) who just want to get their work done, surf the web, or play their games.
That does not, however, mean that they aren't missing the point.
SmartHome (www.smarthome.com) has a lot of really great automation and home network equipment. They have everything from your basic X10 light switches to automatic pet doors and feeders to whole-house stereo equipment. They also have literature that can help you get started.
Oh, maybe not. I had assumed that using a "thermal diode" meant that it really just made sure things didn't get too hot. As I read the article, it may not. It may actually try to determine thermal output, not just current temp...hmmm...doesn't sound like a self-preservation thing for the chip, anymore...
Well, if you are actually successful at disipating the heat, then the diode won't get tripped and your speed won't throttle back. However, if you have a crappy fan or a fan failure, your chip won't turn into a useless hunk of plastic, silicon, and metal. It'll just slow down. Better to have a slower computer until you can fix the problem than to completely burn it out.
I just hope there's some way of alerting the OS (or BIOS, or something) that you've had a heat related speed change. Otherwise, you might not realize that things are screwed.
At my job, I've either coded with another person looking over my shoulder or been the one looking over someone else's shoulder. Sometimes, it does make for better code or for less compile errors. However, I've rarely found it to be more than twice as good--which is what it would have to be to replace two independent programmers.
Nah, you don't have to watch the game. Do what I do every year: tape it! You're not worried about spoiling the outcome, are you? Usually, I just fast forward through the game and watch the commercials at my leisure. This year, I'll watch for the occasional special effects instant replay. I suspect they'll make a big deal about it and have some flashy borders around it, so I'll be able to spot it.
Actually, I think Pillsbury would have a better case if they included the name "Pillsbury." However, if the contest were called the "cookie company fuck off," they'd be okay.
This reminds me of Carl Sagan suing (and wining) against someone (I'm sure someone else will remember who--I think it was Apple) called their release "Sagan." So, they changed the name "Butthead Astronomer." Carl Sagan sued again, but lost.
I'm so glad I'm not the only one who thinks that the only real way to get the message across is monetarily. If we don't give them money, it won't even be in their best interests to continue.
You think DIVX died in spite of lots of people liking the idea?:-)
I think the best use of the neural net would be for speach recognition. How much would you really want your "house" to "learn?" I have some lights on X-10 and they work quite nicely on a very specific set of rules. The porch should go on when it's dark. The living room should go on when it's dark and there are people in the room (or I specifically ask for it to be on). The fan is on when I want it on.
What could a neural net do that you would want it to learn? If I want the lights on every time I go into a room, that's easy enough with the standard, binary logic. Do I want it to start thinking that I only want that when I'm not wearing a jacket?
I suspect the the only thing that wouldn't be "definte" would be trying to determine what I said. Maybe I mumbled and traditional software would choke. Maybe I'm eating. Maybe I don't want it to respond to other people.
Think about Star Trek: how does the computer know that when the crew member says "Computer" they're actually talking to the computer? Perhaps the neural net could detect the difference between the user talking to the system rather than about the system.
There's a lot of anti-ritalin sentiment. I think that's very misdirected. If you want to complain about anything, complain about all the doctors who prescribed it when they shouldn't have.
I was fortunate enough to have my doctor prescribe it for me. There are cases where it is approprate. Where some people either learned less or just speculate that they would have learned less, I learned more. I stopped screwing around in class and actually started paying attention and learning.
Many years later, I tried not taking it. I wasn't quite ready; I had to wait another 6 months. After that, I was fine. I went from a troublemaker to a geek in the span of about a year.:-)
And, we'll have yet another way of determining which window should have the focus. I, for one, would love to be able to just look at the window to make it active.
I don't think that's what they mean. Now, it may be that they are trying to mislead us by claiming that they want to "do extras" on the DVD, but if they're on the up and up, I could see that it would take some time.
I just watched all the "White Rabbit" scenes from The Matrix and that's pretty much an "extra" in the sense that they're trying to convey. Behind the scenes special effects need editing, too. If this is truly the reason for the delay, I say they can take their time.
Actually, I disagree. I don't think it has to do with whether the kids understand what their doing. They're aware of what they're doing and that it's fiction. However, they are still getting "trained," in a sense, and can apply this "training" however they want/can.
A stable person who plays quake might start walking around corners a little farther away so they aren't surprised by a person walking the other way. An unstable person might learn that you have to aim a little ahead of your target when shooting people.
The game isn't going to make a person stable or unstable, they're like that already. How they use it determines if they make the evening news.
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Even the meteors are getting downsized...
First, you put the e-mail addresses on their own page. You then modify (or create) a robots.txt file to tell the legitimate crawlers not to look at that page. Then, you put a "hidden" link on that page that links to the wpoison page. If anyone is rude enough to go there, it basically creates a randomish link (that actually goes back to itself) and a randomish e-mail address. The web crawler thinks that it has hit the motherlode and harvests away.
They get tons of e-mail addresses that don't go anywhere, plus they wasted a ton of time/resources.
Or, he'll only be the first of many to get screwed under this deplorable law.
No, you're not the only American who thinks the British host is way better. Not only does he make cool sounds (he has to mimic any motor he hears) but his jokes are much better.
And just because it's called Junkyard Wars over here doesn't mean that we don't get the "UK with UK guys." I think I've seen about 3 seasons' worth (or are we in the middle of the 3rd season?) and there has only been 1 season with US guys.
This was also featured on an adult targetted show, such as Beyond 2000 or NextStep. And the time frame was about the same (12 to 15 years ago). However, I can't seem to find any reference to this story on google or altavista.
For those who don't remember or didn't see the movie, they had to have the actors & actresses hock products because there were no commerical breaks in the "show." It was All Truman, All the Time, so they had to make their money by getting the people who were cast to talk about products and use taglines (confused the heck out of Truman at least once).
With people able to fast forward through commercials, we may see more of this. The difference being that with digital insertion, they can change what the product is at any time, for any place. A metropolitan area might get an ad for Starbucks, whereas a small rural town might get an ad for some local coffeeshop where there is no Starbucks.
I would bet it is more likely a lack of understanding. Most people aren't network engineers. The concept of backup routes is probably lost on people (even geeks) who just want to get their work done, surf the web, or play their games.
That does not, however, mean that they aren't missing the point.
SmartHome (www.smarthome.com) has a lot of really great automation and home network equipment. They have everything from your basic X10 light switches to automatic pet doors and feeders to whole-house stereo equipment. They also have literature that can help you get started.
Okay, last post. Intel's stuff indicates that it really is a thermal sensor, not a power consuption sensor. I stand by my first post. :-)
Oh, maybe not. I had assumed that using a "thermal diode" meant that it really just made sure things didn't get too hot. As I read the article, it may not. It may actually try to determine thermal output, not just current temp...hmmm...doesn't sound like a self-preservation thing for the chip, anymore...
I just hope there's some way of alerting the OS (or BIOS, or something) that you've had a heat related speed change. Otherwise, you might not realize that things are screwed.
At my job, I've either coded with another person looking over my shoulder or been the one looking over someone else's shoulder. Sometimes, it does make for better code or for less compile errors. However, I've rarely found it to be more than twice as good--which is what it would have to be to replace two independent programmers.
Are you thinking of Borneo? Try looking at Day They Parachuted Cats on Borneo, a book from a while ago (and is currently out of print).
Nah, you don't have to watch the game. Do what I do every year: tape it! You're not worried about spoiling the outcome, are you? Usually, I just fast forward through the game and watch the commercials at my leisure. This year, I'll watch for the occasional special effects instant replay. I suspect they'll make a big deal about it and have some flashy borders around it, so I'll be able to spot it.
This reminds me of Carl Sagan suing (and wining) against someone (I'm sure someone else will remember who--I think it was Apple) called their release "Sagan." So, they changed the name "Butthead Astronomer." Carl Sagan sued again, but lost.
You think DIVX died in spite of lots of people liking the idea? :-)
At this past DefCon, one vendor said that their shirts came in several sizes: Medium, Large, Extra Large, Double Extra Large, and Unix SysAdmin.
What could a neural net do that you would want it to learn? If I want the lights on every time I go into a room, that's easy enough with the standard, binary logic. Do I want it to start thinking that I only want that when I'm not wearing a jacket?
I suspect the the only thing that wouldn't be "definte" would be trying to determine what I said. Maybe I mumbled and traditional software would choke. Maybe I'm eating. Maybe I don't want it to respond to other people.
Think about Star Trek: how does the computer know that when the crew member says "Computer" they're actually talking to the computer? Perhaps the neural net could detect the difference between the user talking to the system rather than about the system.
I was fortunate enough to have my doctor prescribe it for me. There are cases where it is approprate. Where some people either learned less or just speculate that they would have learned less, I learned more. I stopped screwing around in class and actually started paying attention and learning.
Many years later, I tried not taking it. I wasn't quite ready; I had to wait another 6 months. After that, I was fine. I went from a troublemaker to a geek in the span of about a year. :-)
And, we'll have yet another way of determining which window should have the focus. I, for one, would love to be able to just look at the window to make it active.
I just watched all the "White Rabbit" scenes from The Matrix and that's pretty much an "extra" in the sense that they're trying to convey. Behind the scenes special effects need editing, too. If this is truly the reason for the delay, I say they can take their time.
Actually, that's UTC. It is a French acronym.
I didn't realize that the United States' no-holds-barred attitude about the Christmas season had spread that far...
A stable person who plays quake might start walking around corners a little farther away so they aren't surprised by a person walking the other way. An unstable person might learn that you have to aim a little ahead of your target when shooting people.
The game isn't going to make a person stable or unstable, they're like that already. How they use it determines if they make the evening news.