I know I am not the only one wondering when the borg thumbnail for google glass will be created. For God sake, I've had to stare at an assimilated Bill Gates thumbnail for years. Just saying...
My mother and father were programmers, so they came up with many creative uses of the C64. In his free time, my father would program math-based games to teach us multiplication tables and would allow us to play chess. Mom was the only one to get copies of games for us to play. In general, I have many warm memories of sitting in front of the tv playing games on the ol' C64 with my siblings. I also remember solving boring math problems. In all, I played plenty of games and excelled in math enough to obtain a PhD. I have admit the C64 played a big part in that.
I know nothing about TRS-80, but I'm sure my childhood would have played out the same way. As a professional, I understand the technical differences between the hardware, but still...
Sounds like you are doing it wrong. Contact a local contractor for an estimate or to simply chat about your options since you are a DIY kinda guy. Just realize the solution will not be cheap (time and/or money wise).
I totally agree. And there are other things to consider as well. My doctor regularly lectures me on the relationship between sleep, blood pressure, and obesity.
But I have been using computers since I was a child. I learned very early on that some programs loaded quickly, which other programs took longer to load. Again, simple programs load more quickly than more complex programs (even on an i7 rig). So, what is the issue again?
At some point the bad guys will stop carrying their cell phones, so the only people left to tract are citizens. First Skype/Google, then blackberry, and now this. Does India even have or even enforce privacy laws?
Not sure where you are from, but in the USA our courts treat digital content as property. Also, unauthorized access to password protected content falls under the same umbrella. I am unfamiliar with the laws covering digital content and password protected services in the UK, but I imagine the laws are either (1) more restrictive or (2) the courts have taken it upon themselves to issue warrants regardless of the laws on the books.
The problem is that opting out of the radiation dosing machines means opting into the government authorized groping line. And if you don't like that option, you are either kicked out of the airport (if you are a politician) or arrested for not cooperating with the TSA (for everyone else).
But at least all of these TSA measures have caught tons of terrorists right. *checks the Terrorists Caught By The TSA counter* *sees it reading zero* Oh, wait... Never mind.
Buddy, believe me, I know what you mean. I few months back I requested my pat-down before realizing I had *cough* morning wood. Lets just say that was the most uncomfortable/entertaining pat-down for the spectators standing in line for their x-ray scans. Poor me. Poor TSA agent...
TSA must have gotten their marching orders recently. They have been pretty strict about pushing as many people through those radiation machines as possible for that last couple of months. Prior, you could pony up to the metal detectors without much hassle. Now, you are told to stand in the long imaging line. And this is the case at several airports I travel through.
You know, you can still decline to go though the scanners. In recent months I have traveled through many busy airports. I watched as TSA agents push people (including myself) x-ray 'branding' line. No matter how busy (or how light) the travel loads have been, I have and always will opted out. Until they pass federal rules suggesting we no long have the right to opt out, I will be standing safely outside of the range of any body scanner for the foreseeable future.
In this country it's still legal not to do something if you feel uncomfortable. Get a pat down and move on with your travel day...
Knowledge is power. Say I have some strange men move in next door. I notice they are receiving deliveries of fertilizer, barrels fuel, and related items. I guess this could be farming equipment, but since I living in the suburbs maybe they are building a bomb. Good think I read an article about the Oklahoma city incident online. Also, consider the case where I notice that the snow is melting off someone's roof. Maybe they love running their heat on full blast during the winter...or maybe they are growing marijuana. I know this because I read online. Last, lets say I notice a foul smell coming from the neighbor's house. I mean, a terrible smell, like a cat pissed everywhere. If I had a child who love to play in the yard, I'd be happy to know that maybe my neighbors have a meth lab brewing next door. I'd be happy to know I read online that the fumes are not only toxic and deadly to children. Get the point? Knowledge is power.
Guess they were sacrificed in the name of global business interests. When I was a child my father taught me that America was a great country because censorship (in most forms) was completely absent from the the public mind. Hell, I remember reading about the days when leaflets were dropped by American bombers. We shoved our norm of "Freedom of Speech" in everyone faces. We laughed in the face of Communism and censorship. Those were the days...
In this country, any man could stand on a street corner and say what is on his mind. The soapbox on the street is no different from 140 character blurbs shouted out online, but for whatever reason 'people' (i.e. companies and governments) seem to think otherwise. You give an inch, and they'll take a foot. You give a foot, and apparently you end up with companies giving up to foreign regimes like prom girls. Moreover, you have our own legislatures supporting legislation like SOPA and PIPA. I'm guessing the next laws that are passed will form some brand of domestic secret police that's out to stop online piracy, and oh yeah, track down individuals who make defaming comments that "hurt the feelings" of some regime or foreign leader with less than a primary school education. We'll get our act together once our extradition treaties start being used to ship expats away to their country of origin for their ideas and comments said here.
At this rate the very idea of freedom of speech will be gone within our generation.
I know it's a small part of their business, but how will this decision affect a rental company like RedBox. The other day I noticed they rented out titles like Skyrim and Call of Duty. Moreover, what about companies like Gamefly, whose entire business model is based on the ability to share titles? Along with regular customers, I imagine these companies will not go down without a fight.
What would you have us do? Sit on our hands? Or rather, are you really one of those people that believe diplomacy can solve any problem? The world is a very unstable place, and as a result both norms and governments fall short of the great ideas we have in the west: "liberty" and "freedom." When you have random tribes who have been vying for power for hundreds of years, sometimes it takes a dictator to consolidate power to sustain peace. Take a look at an European or Chinese history book and you'll see what I mean. This is not excuse to support a dictator who brutally murders and cracks down upon their citizens, but it's better than the alternative: Somalia. Last, I'm sure many people are grateful to have US/UN troops stationed in their countries to not only impose order, but also to stabilize their economies. Stop focusing on the one or two bad apples and think about the larger picture...
Slashdot is a good forum to ask this type of question. I'm sure you'll find a few individuals who work securing financial systems, but you are probably better off having a one on one with someone with some real experience. Data security methodology will likely be a hot topic this year among management and security researchers, so you should check for conferences in your area, or budget some time to take a weekend or too off. I doubt a book will teach you everything (often year old information), so I strongly recommend you seek someone out for a short course or walk through. Also, be sure to sign up for a security list serve so you get the most up-to-date content and questions being asked.
Having the math/algorithms to locate planets within a "habitable" zone gives us the ability to locate planets which could support life. Nobody could predict in 1911 the level of technological progress we see today in 2011, so it may be the case that in 2111 we may very well have the technology to embark on a mission to another planet. Thinking more conservatively, the discovery of earth-like planets may encourage policymakers to increase funding in space programs (i.e., NASA and private firms). As we have read before, there can be significant payoffs from this type of investment.
It seems to me that this would be an excellent 'internship' opportunity for a young engineer. Internships typically do not pay well (38K seems pretty fair to me) and whoever is hired to work on the system would learn how to reverse-engineer, document, and maintain a complex system. After a year or so of working on the system that individual could walk to any tech company working on high-tech handicap access technology or make a killing. Furthermore, I'm sure there are plenty of young researchers would would enjoy learning from one of the greatest minds of the 20th century.
I think the point of this patent is that they can observe your food consumption habits. While I am a thin man, I know people with better eating habits who still nevertheless struggle with their weight. The point of the patent is to discriminate between individuals who good eating habits vs. individuals poor eating habits.
Like most of us here, if someone was eavesdropping in on my communications they would not learn much. I've messed around with PGP in the past but quit using it after I thought about how silly it was to encrypt things like my grocery list. I pitty the poor NSA analyst who after several long months of breaking my key simply learns that I had run out of milk and tampons. Going back to reality, I have found it necessary in the past to go through the trouble encrypting my instant messaging traffic. If most people are like me, my messaging behavior is significantly less formal and I would be very embarrassed if some of these discussions surfaces. Fortunately, most standard messaging software uses built in encryption or have plugins. I think encrypting email traffic is generally a good thing, but unless you work for a company where serious consequences for information disclosures I do not suspect PGP as a standard will ever catch on.
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I know I am not the only one wondering when the borg thumbnail for google glass will be created. For God sake, I've had to stare at an assimilated Bill Gates thumbnail for years. Just saying...
My mother and father were programmers, so they came up with many creative uses of the C64. In his free time, my father would program math-based games to teach us multiplication tables and would allow us to play chess. Mom was the only one to get copies of games for us to play. In general, I have many warm memories of sitting in front of the tv playing games on the ol' C64 with my siblings. I also remember solving boring math problems. In all, I played plenty of games and excelled in math enough to obtain a PhD. I have admit the C64 played a big part in that. I know nothing about TRS-80, but I'm sure my childhood would have played out the same way. As a professional, I understand the technical differences between the hardware, but still...
Sounds like you are doing it wrong. Contact a local contractor for an estimate or to simply chat about your options since you are a DIY kinda guy. Just realize the solution will not be cheap (time and/or money wise).
Our fast moving robotic overlords! Kinda scary to think about the military applications...
I totally agree. And there are other things to consider as well. My doctor regularly lectures me on the relationship between sleep, blood pressure, and obesity.
Very true. I guess this is what happens when you post before you RTA. Of course, the folks around here would say that's typical Slashdot behavior...
But I have been using computers since I was a child. I learned very early on that some programs loaded quickly, which other programs took longer to load. Again, simple programs load more quickly than more complex programs (even on an i7 rig). So, what is the issue again?
At some point the bad guys will stop carrying their cell phones, so the only people left to tract are citizens. First Skype/Google, then blackberry, and now this. Does India even have or even enforce privacy laws?
Australia is not in the UK.
I appologize. I blame my US education for my ignorance of geography.
Not sure where you are from, but in the USA our courts treat digital content as property. Also, unauthorized access to password protected content falls under the same umbrella. I am unfamiliar with the laws covering digital content and password protected services in the UK, but I imagine the laws are either (1) more restrictive or (2) the courts have taken it upon themselves to issue warrants regardless of the laws on the books.
I'm guessing every enlisted sniper will be begging his commander for one of these. Especially this guy.
Very scary.
The problem is that opting out of the radiation dosing machines means opting into the government authorized groping line. And if you don't like that option, you are either kicked out of the airport (if you are a politician) or arrested for not cooperating with the TSA (for everyone else).
But at least all of these TSA measures have caught tons of terrorists right. *checks the Terrorists Caught By The TSA counter* *sees it reading zero* Oh, wait... Never mind.
Buddy, believe me, I know what you mean. I few months back I requested my pat-down before realizing I had *cough* morning wood. Lets just say that was the most uncomfortable/entertaining pat-down for the spectators standing in line for their x-ray scans. Poor me. Poor TSA agent...
Moral to the story: Still radiation free.
TSA must have gotten their marching orders recently. They have been pretty strict about pushing as many people through those radiation machines as possible for that last couple of months. Prior, you could pony up to the metal detectors without much hassle. Now, you are told to stand in the long imaging line. And this is the case at several airports I travel through.
You know, you can still decline to go though the scanners. In recent months I have traveled through many busy airports. I watched as TSA agents push people (including myself) x-ray 'branding' line. No matter how busy (or how light) the travel loads have been, I have and always will opted out. Until they pass federal rules suggesting we no long have the right to opt out, I will be standing safely outside of the range of any body scanner for the foreseeable future.
In this country it's still legal not to do something if you feel uncomfortable. Get a pat down and move on with your travel day...
MOM! I NEED MORE CODE RED AND PIZZA BAGEL BITES!
Knowledge is power. Say I have some strange men move in next door. I notice they are receiving deliveries of fertilizer, barrels fuel, and related items. I guess this could be farming equipment, but since I living in the suburbs maybe they are building a bomb. Good think I read an article about the Oklahoma city incident online. Also, consider the case where I notice that the snow is melting off someone's roof. Maybe they love running their heat on full blast during the winter...or maybe they are growing marijuana. I know this because I read online. Last, lets say I notice a foul smell coming from the neighbor's house. I mean, a terrible smell, like a cat pissed everywhere. If I had a child who love to play in the yard, I'd be happy to know that maybe my neighbors have a meth lab brewing next door. I'd be happy to know I read online that the fumes are not only toxic and deadly to children. Get the point? Knowledge is power.
Where are you?
Guess they were sacrificed in the name of global business interests. When I was a child my father taught me that America was a great country because censorship (in most forms) was completely absent from the the public mind. Hell, I remember reading about the days when leaflets were dropped by American bombers. We shoved our norm of "Freedom of Speech" in everyone faces. We laughed in the face of Communism and censorship. Those were the days...
In this country, any man could stand on a street corner and say what is on his mind. The soapbox on the street is no different from 140 character blurbs shouted out online, but for whatever reason 'people' (i.e. companies and governments) seem to think otherwise. You give an inch, and they'll take a foot. You give a foot, and apparently you end up with companies giving up to foreign regimes like prom girls. Moreover, you have our own legislatures supporting legislation like SOPA and PIPA. I'm guessing the next laws that are passed will form some brand of domestic secret police that's out to stop online piracy, and oh yeah, track down individuals who make defaming comments that "hurt the feelings" of some regime or foreign leader with less than a primary school education. We'll get our act together once our extradition treaties start being used to ship expats away to their country of origin for their ideas and comments said here.
At this rate the very idea of freedom of speech will be gone within our generation.
I know it's a small part of their business, but how will this decision affect a rental company like RedBox. The other day I noticed they rented out titles like Skyrim and Call of Duty. Moreover, what about companies like Gamefly, whose entire business model is based on the ability to share titles? Along with regular customers, I imagine these companies will not go down without a fight.
A quick google search turning up this sexy product. I have a feeling this will become a standard soon enough among the slashdot crowd.
what other type of "stones" they may be experimenting with... *shutters*
What would you have us do? Sit on our hands? Or rather, are you really one of those people that believe diplomacy can solve any problem? The world is a very unstable place, and as a result both norms and governments fall short of the great ideas we have in the west: "liberty" and "freedom." When you have random tribes who have been vying for power for hundreds of years, sometimes it takes a dictator to consolidate power to sustain peace. Take a look at an European or Chinese history book and you'll see what I mean. This is not excuse to support a dictator who brutally murders and cracks down upon their citizens, but it's better than the alternative: Somalia. Last, I'm sure many people are grateful to have US/UN troops stationed in their countries to not only impose order, but also to stabilize their economies. Stop focusing on the one or two bad apples and think about the larger picture...
Slashdot is a good forum to ask this type of question. I'm sure you'll find a few individuals who work securing financial systems, but you are probably better off having a one on one with someone with some real experience. Data security methodology will likely be a hot topic this year among management and security researchers, so you should check for conferences in your area, or budget some time to take a weekend or too off. I doubt a book will teach you everything (often year old information), so I strongly recommend you seek someone out for a short course or walk through. Also, be sure to sign up for a security list serve so you get the most up-to-date content and questions being asked.
Having the math/algorithms to locate planets within a "habitable" zone gives us the ability to locate planets which could support life. Nobody could predict in 1911 the level of technological progress we see today in 2011, so it may be the case that in 2111 we may very well have the technology to embark on a mission to another planet. Thinking more conservatively, the discovery of earth-like planets may encourage policymakers to increase funding in space programs (i.e., NASA and private firms). As we have read before, there can be significant payoffs from this type of investment.
It seems to me that this would be an excellent 'internship' opportunity for a young engineer. Internships typically do not pay well (38K seems pretty fair to me) and whoever is hired to work on the system would learn how to reverse-engineer, document, and maintain a complex system. After a year or so of working on the system that individual could walk to any tech company working on high-tech handicap access technology or make a killing. Furthermore, I'm sure there are plenty of young researchers would would enjoy learning from one of the greatest minds of the 20th century.
I think the point of this patent is that they can observe your food consumption habits. While I am a thin man, I know people with better eating habits who still nevertheless struggle with their weight. The point of the patent is to discriminate between individuals who good eating habits vs. individuals poor eating habits.
Like most of us here, if someone was eavesdropping in on my communications they would not learn much. I've messed around with PGP in the past but quit using it after I thought about how silly it was to encrypt things like my grocery list. I pitty the poor NSA analyst who after several long months of breaking my key simply learns that I had run out of milk and tampons. Going back to reality, I have found it necessary in the past to go through the trouble encrypting my instant messaging traffic. If most people are like me, my messaging behavior is significantly less formal and I would be very embarrassed if some of these discussions surfaces. Fortunately, most standard messaging software uses built in encryption or have plugins. I think encrypting email traffic is generally a good thing, but unless you work for a company where serious consequences for information disclosures I do not suspect PGP as a standard will ever catch on.