The D stands for Distributed. There are probably many nodes. The USAF's DCGS (DCGS-AF) implementation has about half a dozen nodes with unclassified locations, plus a number of classified sites and mobile stations that are able to connect to the network. I would suspect that the Army system is very similar, and I wouldn't be surprised if Langley and/or Fort Meade are integrated into the system.
I'm thinking that the ThinkPad (I love mine) will become the business machine while the IdeaPad will become the home laptop and boast the hardware that people look for at home (eg for gaming, multimedia, etc).
More generally though -- and I speak as someone who's competed at the national level and served on my sport's national board of directors -- everyone (including the IOC) knows that there's no way to stop anyone from doping if they're sufficiently careful and sufficiently clever. But...CLEVERNESS BUYS YOU NOTHING!
(1) At the time of my posting, "Employees" was "Taxpayer", which was incorrect. This was changed well after my posting.
(2) Even with this information, it's not like you can just log into the IRS system and change tax data. You can look at a lot of information, which is where the problem is.
I don't get what you are trying to say...the title implies that the IRS is giving away information relating to taxpayers. That is not happening (at least in this study).
No taxpayer information was given out...just the IRS employee's user name and password for the internal IRS system (through which someone could potentially gain access to taxpayer information).
EXIF is only half of the answer. The other half lies in sensor noise patterns. I'm too lazy to dig up and link to some research right now, but look for papers on the identification of digital cameras based on sensor noise patterns.
With the (more) widespread use of event processing (http://www.complexevents.com/) technology, you can create custom RSS filtering that is far more expressive than any filtering currently in place. The more information you provide in the RSS feed, the more I can apply these technologies to Slashdot's firehose.:)
You know, Resource Description Framework, Web Ontology Language, RDFa for putting RDF right into (X)HTML pages, the semantic wiki for expressing relationships and not just knowledge, Friend of a Friend (FOAF).
I'm more into software than hardware, but isn't there some kind of controller that is aware of what hardware is attached to it? All Microsoft needs to do is determine which components were modified. If the person installed a device that can read and copy CDs/DVDs, ban the Xbox. If they just installed a larger HDD and have all of the correct software (which would presumably include something that can check for pirated games), then the system would be installed. All hardware that you put into the Xbox would just have to be hacked to communicate with the controller as to what it is.
And, the standard policy of policing online games to ban people known to be hacking/cheating could be maintained. So if someone did hack an "illegal" device to read as legal, then Microsoft could just catch them playing the game online and ban them.
What I'm saying is that unlike software (including music), you don't buy a license to use/listen to it. You buy the physical hardware and you can do whatever you want to it. Now, if you do something that is enabling you to cheat in the game (and breaking the software license), then I don't see why Microsoft shouldn't ban you and the console. However, if you mod it in a way that does not affect gameplay, why should you be banned?
I attend one of these universities. I don't think I should name which one, but I like their anti-piracy policy.
The university does not monitor student activity. If the RIAA or MPAA determines that a student's activities are possibly illegal, they must formally request the information from my university. Following this, the university will begin an internal investigation to ensure that wrong-doing was going on. If it was, only then will anything be turned over.
It's not the job of a university to police its students. The job of the university is to educate.
Even then, there's a difference between a work of fiction and a threat. You would have to understand the references made in the work to know if it is a threat or a work of fiction.
Doesn't it depend on the license that Google released their improvements under? If the license that Google uses allows for commercial distribution, then it could be sold.
At one point, I went out looking for a DVORAK keyboard, starting at my local computer shop and expanding to office supply stores and even Wal*Mart, just to see if anyone had one and if not, how much it would be to order one. After prices over $200, I checked online and found the cheapest, most basic, DVORAK keyboard at about $100 + shipping and taxes.
I know I could get a cheap QWERTY and rearrange the keys. But (at least from the pictures I've seen), wouldn't be a true DVORAK layout. If I could cheaply obtain or emulate a DVORAK layout, I would try it. But right now, I have a laptop, so I would only use it when I'm at my desk and I would need to purchase one first. The idea of switching back and forth day after day and the cost just doesn't help...
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The D stands for Distributed. There are probably many nodes. The USAF's DCGS (DCGS-AF) implementation has about half a dozen nodes with unclassified locations, plus a number of classified sites and mobile stations that are able to connect to the network. I would suspect that the Army system is very similar, and I wouldn't be surprised if Langley and/or Fort Meade are integrated into the system.
Chelmsford, MA: http://n11.netalyzr.icsi.berkeley.edu/restore/id=4b65aebb-24402-a096f42c-4416-49d9-84c8/rd
TGB are the end of the left side, for me anyway. YHN start the right hand side.
They are gonna get me a black hole for my birthday!
If you analyzed the noise pattern of the image, any edits would be obvious - the noise pattern wouldn't exist over edited components.
I'm thinking that the ThinkPad (I love mine) will become the business machine while the IdeaPad will become the home laptop and boast the hardware that people look for at home (eg for gaming, multimedia, etc).
But cleverness buys you nothing.
(1) At the time of my posting, "Employees" was "Taxpayer", which was incorrect. This was changed well after my posting.
(2) Even with this information, it's not like you can just log into the IRS system and change tax data. You can look at a lot of information, which is where the problem is.
I don't get what you are trying to say...the title implies that the IRS is giving away information relating to taxpayers. That is not happening (at least in this study).
No taxpayer information was given out...just the IRS employee's user name and password for the internal IRS system (through which someone could potentially gain access to taxpayer information).
Each camera does indeed have its own signature. Also, there are similarities in signatures across a particular model of camera, as well.
EXIF is only half of the answer. The other half lies in sensor noise patterns. I'm too lazy to dig up and link to some research right now, but look for papers on the identification of digital cameras based on sensor noise patterns.
With the (more) widespread use of event processing (http://www.complexevents.com/) technology, you can create custom RSS filtering that is far more expressive than any filtering currently in place. The more information you provide in the RSS feed, the more I can apply these technologies to Slashdot's firehose. :)
You know, Resource Description Framework, Web Ontology Language, RDFa for putting RDF right into (X)HTML pages, the semantic wiki for expressing relationships and not just knowledge, Friend of a Friend (FOAF).
5 d262e.jpg. It's not his picture, but it's the same graph.
Following that, you have Web 4.0...
A coworker went to a conference where they had this: http://farm1.static.flickr.com/224/466336460_c976
If they manage to market this and people like it, then perhaps other companies will begin to do this. Competition always brings prices down.
I'm more into software than hardware, but isn't there some kind of controller that is aware of what hardware is attached to it? All Microsoft needs to do is determine which components were modified. If the person installed a device that can read and copy CDs/DVDs, ban the Xbox. If they just installed a larger HDD and have all of the correct software (which would presumably include something that can check for pirated games), then the system would be installed. All hardware that you put into the Xbox would just have to be hacked to communicate with the controller as to what it is.
And, the standard policy of policing online games to ban people known to be hacking/cheating could be maintained. So if someone did hack an "illegal" device to read as legal, then Microsoft could just catch them playing the game online and ban them.
What I'm saying is that unlike software (including music), you don't buy a license to use/listen to it. You buy the physical hardware and you can do whatever you want to it. Now, if you do something that is enabling you to cheat in the game (and breaking the software license), then I don't see why Microsoft shouldn't ban you and the console. However, if you mod it in a way that does not affect gameplay, why should you be banned?
I don't think altering your name and/or age and/or address is creative. But that could just be me.
I attend one of these universities. I don't think I should name which one, but I like their anti-piracy policy.
The university does not monitor student activity. If the RIAA or MPAA determines that a student's activities are possibly illegal, they must formally request the information from my university. Following this, the university will begin an internal investigation to ensure that wrong-doing was going on. If it was, only then will anything be turned over.
It's not the job of a university to police its students. The job of the university is to educate.
Even then, there's a difference between a work of fiction and a threat. You would have to understand the references made in the work to know if it is a threat or a work of fiction.
Doesn't it depend on the license that Google released their improvements under? If the license that Google uses allows for commercial distribution, then it could be sold.
...that the Bussard Collectors in Star Trek are named for? And is this technology the same concept?
At one point, I went out looking for a DVORAK keyboard, starting at my local computer shop and expanding to office supply stores and even Wal*Mart, just to see if anyone had one and if not, how much it would be to order one. After prices over $200, I checked online and found the cheapest, most basic, DVORAK keyboard at about $100 + shipping and taxes.
I know I could get a cheap QWERTY and rearrange the keys. But (at least from the pictures I've seen), wouldn't be a true DVORAK layout. If I could cheaply obtain or emulate a DVORAK layout, I would try it. But right now, I have a laptop, so I would only use it when I'm at my desk and I would need to purchase one first. The idea of switching back and forth day after day and the cost just doesn't help...
Companies are sponsoring gamers? To play a game? My question - WHY?