Even if I did build my evil master "weather" satellite station, the Dept. of Homeland Security would prevent me from launching my evil master "weather" satellite.
Even if I build my evil master "weather" satellite station the Department of Homeland Security would not let met launch my evil master "weather" satellite (wink, wink, nudge, nudge) into orbit.
If Micro$oft incorporates DRM into the proprietary file format they are under no legal obligation to document the format according to the antitrust settlement.
If there is no documentation then any reverse engineering of the file format would be at least a violation of the EULA.
In the worst case, since reverse engineering the format would allow a person access to a copy protected data set, this would be a violation of the DMCA.
Did any of us really thing that B.G. hadn't thought this whole thing out years ago? He may be the scourge of the industry but he's not an idiot. B.G. doesn't do anything on the spur of the moment he plans everything.
And would you run a VBA macro written by somebody you didn't know on a Microsoft Windows/Microsoft Office platform?
Also, this stinking macro would pop up a "security" dialog box each time the user opened word unless it was signed my Micro$oft. Do you really think any amount of money could get Micro$oft to sign this macro?
So such a macro might work for a few "techno-geeks" who could read, write, and understand the code. But for the other 90+% of the world this macro wouldn't be run.
1) Release CD of Music, Software, etc. 2) Place in computer and run program 3) Program reads BIOS, Hardware config, Windows GUI, etc. 4) Program writes this data to CD-R portion 5) Use CD on a different machine -- whoops data doesn't match calling "Piracy Police"
The RIAA has announced that it demands that Sony change this screen image to more accurately reflect what MP3s represent to the music industry. That REP OFF must be changed to RIP OFF.
America can spy on foreign nationals. If foreign nationals spy on Americans then all we need is for the Pentagon, CIA, NSA, TIA, et al to have a "friendly" relationship with a foreign country and to "cooperate" in "ongoing" "terrorist" investigations.
VOILA TIA gets info on American Citizens --- indirectly.
You could call this RAIN (Redundant Array of Internet Nodes)!!!
But I kind of like sticking with RAID since this is exactly what the Feds will do to every person who participates in the scheme and sends you to federal "pound you in the ass" prison.
This is just the next evolutionary change in P2P. Encrypting data and exchanging the encryption key so that only those "in the know" can exchange files and the *AA groups don't know what you are trading.
In the "Pefect Example of Talking Out of Both Sides Of Your Mouth" Department:
This is posted on the home page: Note that DIBS is a backup system not a file sharing system like Napster, Gnutella, Kazaa, etc. In fact, DIBS encrypts all data transmissions so that the peers you trade files with can not access your data.[emphasis mine]
This is posted on the documentation page: Make sure you give your gpg public key to any peers you want to trade files with.[emphasis mine]
The C&D letter was saying "Don't use our logo". It even said they could not allow this web page "in its current form". The letter never said this is proprietary and confidential information. It said stop using our logo and our trademark.
Who wants to bet the SSID will be hard coded and it probably won't support WEP (and if it does support WEP the key will be hard coded) beceause most l^Husers won't be able to figure out how to make this work.
So all I need is a laptop with an 802.11b card and a couple of people in my neigborhood with HBO and an penchant for "The Sopranos"!!!!
which translates into "Sonic Blue will find the cheapest no-name Taiwanese made 802.11b card, place a proprietary adapter on it and charge you $200 bucks additional!!!"
From the Sonic Blue web page: SONICblue reserves the right to automatically add, modify, or disable any features in the operating software when your ReplayTV 5000 connects to our server.
Translated: We will sell you this box with a list of features you want but once the *AA gets congress to pass favorable laws, wins a court battle, or becomes a major shareholder in our business we will promptly castrate your box without sending you one penny in refund.
Find a local technical school (i.e. DeVry) and offer your services. Most are in need of instructors. You can usually teach 1 or 2 courses in an area you are familiar with and make $2-$4K per term for only 8-10 hours per week of work.
This not only benefits your wallet, but it also improves your professional skills (which is a great bonus if your employer gives you flack about moonlighting).
Rember when the phone system was only a simple person-to-person communication system?
1. In came the telemarketers
2. Next came legislation restriction the time of calls
3. Then came Caller-ID (for a fee) to allow you to know who was calling before you answered
4. Then came Caller-ID block (per use or permanently on your line for a fee) to allow you to block your Caller-ID information.
5. Then came Anonymous Call Block (for a fee) so that anonymous telemarketers could not call your number.
Let's recap:
1. The phone company charges you and the telemarketer for person-to-person communication.
2. The phone company sells your phone number to telemarketers.
3. The phone company sells you and the telemarketer a method to identify who is calling before you answer.
4. The phone company sells you and the telemarketer a method of hiding who you are.
5. The phone company sells you and the telemarketer a method to block calls that are blocked.
6. We have to spend our tax dollars to compile a list of numbers that telemarketers can't call.
Am I the only one who sees a problem with this system? Isn't this like creating a war and then selling arms to both sides?
All you have to do is record these tones on the outgoing message of your answering machine. Then never answer a call before your answering machine picks up -- unless you of course you recognize the number on your caller id box.
Does anybody else see the potential for abuse here.
The two options are that
Retailers (Amazon.Com) will keep a database of e-mail addresses and physical addresses with or without your permission this can be used to coordinate your visits to multiple retailers.
A morally flexible person who knows your e-mail address but not your physical address sends you a forged e-mail that perfectly mimics a retailer's (Amazon.Com) gift notification e-mail but sends the reply to an unscrupulus individual. WOOOOTTTTT!!!! This individual will now have your physical address and can really harass you.
God forbid anything be done to prevent these types of idiotic security holes but allow a fsking winpopup message to be sent over the internet and people are storming the streets.
Those who have received from Lindows.com the binaries for any GPL'd software can also find the source code available for download in their my.lindows.com account.
You have to pay Lindows for a license before you get the source code. Doesn't this violate the GPL?
You may not... iii) provide, lease, lend, use for timesharing or service bureau purposes or otherwise use or allow others to use LindowsOS to or for the benefit of Third Parties
So if I install Lindows on my laptop, I'm not allowed to lend my laptop to a friend who needs to make a presentation, take a class, etc?
scare your friends and neighbors with your 1337 (1pher skeelz. Better yet, when you're finished get your Masters Degree in Math and really scare the hell out of them -- that's what I'm doing.
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Even if I did build my evil master "weather" satellite station, the Dept. of Homeland Security would prevent me from launching my evil master "weather" satellite.
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If Micro$oft incorporates DRM into the proprietary file format they are under no legal obligation to document the format according to the antitrust settlement.
If there is no documentation then any reverse engineering of the file format would be at least a violation of the EULA.
In the worst case, since reverse engineering the format would allow a person access to a copy protected data set, this would be a violation of the DMCA.
Did any of us really thing that B.G. hadn't thought this whole thing out years ago? He may be the scourge of the industry but he's not an idiot. B.G. doesn't do anything on the spur of the moment he plans everything.
Also, this stinking macro would pop up a "security" dialog box each time the user opened word unless it was signed my Micro$oft. Do you really think any amount of money could get Micro$oft to sign this macro?
So such a macro might work for a few "techno-geeks" who could read, write, and understand the code. But for the other 90+% of the world this macro wouldn't be run.
1) Release CD of Music, Software, etc.
2) Place in computer and run program
3) Program reads BIOS, Hardware config, Windows GUI, etc.
4) Program writes this data to CD-R portion
5) Use CD on a different machine -- whoops data doesn't match calling "Piracy Police"
The RIAA has announced that it demands that Sony change this screen image to more accurately reflect what MP3s represent to the music industry. That REP OFF must be changed to RIP OFF.
America can spy on foreign nationals. If foreign nationals spy on Americans then all we need is for the Pentagon, CIA, NSA, TIA, et al to have a "friendly" relationship with a foreign country and to "cooperate" in "ongoing" "terrorist" investigations.
VOILA TIA gets info on American Citizens --- indirectly.
Redundant Internet Archival Administration (RIAA)
Multiple Peer Access Archive (MPAA)
Duplicate Media Copy Archive (DMCA)
You could call this RAIN (Redundant Array of Internet Nodes)!!!
But I kind of like sticking with RAID since this is exactly what the Feds will do to every person who participates in the scheme and sends you to federal "pound you in the ass" prison.
This is just the next evolutionary change in P2P. Encrypting data and exchanging the encryption key so that only those "in the know" can exchange files and the *AA groups don't know what you are trading.
In the "Pefect Example of Talking Out of Both Sides Of Your Mouth" Department:
This is posted on the home page:
Note that DIBS is a backup system not a file sharing system like Napster, Gnutella, Kazaa, etc. In fact, DIBS encrypts all data transmissions so that the peers you trade files with can not access your data.[emphasis mine]
This is posted on the documentation page:
Make sure you give your gpg public key to any peers you want to trade files with.[emphasis mine]
There are lots of other PCI database sites:
PCI SIG Official PCI Vendor ID Database Search Engine
Linux PCI Device ID Repository
Craig's PCI Pages
Ralf Brown (old)
So all I need is a laptop with an 802.11b card and a couple of people in my neigborhood with HBO and an penchant for "The Sopranos"!!!!
which translates into "Sonic Blue will find the cheapest no-name Taiwanese made 802.11b card, place a proprietary adapter on it and charge you $200 bucks additional!!!"
SONICblue reserves the right to automatically add, modify, or disable any features in the operating software when your ReplayTV 5000 connects to our server.
Translated:
We will sell you this box with a list of features you want but once the *AA gets congress to pass favorable laws, wins a court battle, or becomes a major shareholder in our business we will promptly castrate your box without sending you one penny in refund.
This not only benefits your wallet, but it also improves your professional skills (which is a great bonus if your employer gives you flack about moonlighting).
1. In came the telemarketers
2. Next came legislation restriction the time of calls
3. Then came Caller-ID (for a fee) to allow you to know who was calling before you answered
4. Then came Caller-ID block (per use or permanently on your line for a fee) to allow you to block your Caller-ID information.
5. Then came Anonymous Call Block (for a fee) so that anonymous telemarketers could not call your number.
Let's recap:
1. The phone company charges you and the telemarketer for person-to-person communication.
2. The phone company sells your phone number to telemarketers.
3. The phone company sells you and the telemarketer a method to identify who is calling before you answer.
4. The phone company sells you and the telemarketer a method of hiding who you are.
5. The phone company sells you and the telemarketer a method to block calls that are blocked.
6. We have to spend our tax dollars to compile a list of numbers that telemarketers can't call.
Am I the only one who sees a problem with this system? Isn't this like creating a war and then selling arms to both sides?
Here are the tones you need are here (http://home.attbi.com/~dakine/sound/tones.wav)
All you have to do is record these tones on the outgoing message of your answering machine. Then never answer a call before your answering machine picks up -- unless you of course you recognize the number on your caller id box.
Make Movies
The two options are that
Retailers (Amazon.Com) will keep a database of e-mail addresses and physical addresses with or without your permission this can be used to coordinate your visits to multiple retailers.
A morally flexible person who knows your e-mail address but not your physical address sends you a forged e-mail that perfectly mimics a retailer's (Amazon.Com) gift notification e-mail but sends the reply to an unscrupulus individual. WOOOOTTTTT!!!! This individual will now have your physical address and can really harass you.
God forbid anything be done to prevent these types of idiotic security holes but allow a fsking winpopup message to be sent over the internet and people are storming the streets.
Lindows is competing with Windows. Have you seen new windows applications?
I'm sitting at my desktop and every window (IE, Word, Outlook, Mozilla, Opera) and each one has a differnt set of "widgets"
Looks to me like Lindows is doing exactly what Windows is doing. Windows has 95% of the market. When in Rome do as the Romans.
You have to pay Lindows for a license before you get the source code. Doesn't this violate the GPL?
You may not ... iii) provide, lease, lend, use for timesharing or service bureau purposes or otherwise use or allow others to use LindowsOS to or for the benefit of Third Parties
So if I install Lindows on my laptop, I'm not allowed to lend my laptop to a friend who needs to make a presentation, take a class, etc?
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scare your friends and neighbors with your 1337 (1pher skeelz. Better yet, when you're finished get your Masters Degree in Math and really scare the hell out of them -- that's what I'm doing.