I dunno how long they'll keep the "No Cash" part. It IS (as you said) legal tender and cannot be removed as an option of payment.
Some guy tried to pay for a brand new car with a bag of cash at a local dealership. The dealer REFUSED to accept it, because he thought it was stolen money. They potential buyer showed a bank slip and everything, saying he withdrew it from his account that morning. The dealer refused to sell, so the buyer deposited the money back in his bank and called the Secret Service [I guess they take care of money-related stuff like this]. $10k fine for the dealer; the guy proved it was HIS money, so there was nothing even remotely fishy about it. So in NYS, cash MUST be accepted, and since cash is federal property and federally regulated, I'd say its the law in every state.
Anyone who lives near Schenectady NY, it was the Fucillo dealer next to Mohawk Commons/Mall.
...until someone cracks it. They did the same thing with DVD's and thanks to DeCSS, movies these days are barely considered encrypted. Then we're gonna enter a whole new era of non-backwards compatibility, frivolously lawsuits, and more angry customers.
I woulda thought that the core DNS servers.... the ones that keep the internet going, would have made the list. Without them, everyone would have to resort to numbers (which a lot of us here can do, but not the general public). Ya figure they do massive amounts of work, replying to millions of requests per minute, keep the internet going [which is critical to most developed nations economies]... yet didn't receive any attention here:(
I'm all for NASA with the Voyager probe... but in all reality, its a satellite that we barely keep in contact with, thats ~40 years old.
I can't see it at all and I'm logged in. It doesn't show up under search results either. All the "If you're against 'Fuck Islam' join here" groups are there. I think Facebook has a few ops that read/. and responded before this got widespread attention.
I just got done posting that on Wikipedia. One of the admins belives a number CAN be trademarked and protected under the law. I'm glad someone ELSE remembers that whole fiasco with Intel in the courts; funniest was when the judge reportedly said "If I do a math problem and the answer is 386... do I owe you a royalty fee?". Ahhhh the good ol days when the law was simpler, and on your side.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't filling the 'bubble' with superheated plasma effectively melt the spacecraft as well? We currently make the magnetic bubble by projecting magnetism inwards (with the equipment on the outside). But projecting it outwards and then filling it with plasma, the spacecraft will be in contact with plasma. Seems like more thought is needed.
Thats so funny I can't stop laughing!
I'd love to see them name him something like "Tom Jackson" since they can't use Jack Thompson without getting character defamation suits. Of course.... it is a common name.
Back when the Pentium was state of the art machinery, I brought our computer (we only had one cause they were kinda pricey) to CompUSA to get some RAM added. We were called the next day to pick it up, and for a while, I was kinda impressed how they didn't break the warrenty seal sticker on the side of the case (It didn't dawn on me they might have spare stickers). Got it home, powered it up... no change in the RAM size, but it didn't stop them from charging my credit card.
I brought it back and asked them to explain what they charged me for. Guy behind the counter looks at my bill and says "We added 64Mb of RAM". The case still had the ORIGINAL STICKER that said 64Mb of RAM inside. That schmuck had the audacity to tell me I was running my PC for weeks with NO RAM, and I paid them to put in 64Mb of their RAM. I had them open it up and show me where their RAM was. As soon as the side of the case came off, the first thing my eyes locked on to was my dusty RAM chips... I wanted to see him explain how/why they put in dirty RAM in my box. I told them to either give me my money back, or put the RAM in since I already paid for it (receipt was in my hand). Guy goes in back, comes out 5 minutes later with "We don't have the kinda RAM you need" (PC33 or whatever was the only kind back then) and refunded my cash.... no apology.... no admission of guilt.
After that, I figured a PC is like a car... it's better to take care of it yourself, lest some monkeys fidget with stuff they don't understand. K-Mart went bankrupt for similar reasons... not being honest to customers.
Yeah, I'm kinda at a loss of words for once.
Gonna have to do one of those distributed-computing web projects, like SETI@home or that protein folding thingy.
Thats how far away your RFID equipped passport can be read.... almost 45 feet away from you. Someone can sit on the other end of a train station or airport terminal with a cup of coffee and a laptop, not drawing any suspicion and walk away after 10 minutes with a dozen new identities.
While many of you try the hammer option or the microwave, I can offer something better. Goto a retail store, in the electronics dept and put your passport on the deactivator panel while its active. When triggered, the thing sends out a VERY powerful EMP that'll zap credit cards, cell phones, MP3 players, and certainly RFID tags (It's made to deactivate the RFID tags in expensive/small electronics). No scorch marks, no circular impressions, just a dead chip.
One of the many things I've learned while working in retail =)
I've been researching this for one of my masters classes (I know, I'm a student, but hear me out) and I came across 2 ways of non-destructively stopping the tag. The first is simply blocking the tag with another tag, so that when the RFID reader goes to energize the tag, it gets a garbled response that even error-correcting software can't figure out. The second is to broadcast a kill-code to the tag. The kill code closes the circuit to a specified part of the chip, effectively overwriting the memory. This is the equivalent of removing the CMOS password on a motherboard, close the circuit, and when energized.... game over.
The best thing to do would (yes) throw it in the microwave for 3-5 seconds [so as not to melt the plastic or the magnetic strip] and then go on using it with the RFID feature disabled. Personally, after all the research I've done on the security of RFID... I doubt the encryption is strong enough to block a dedicated reader. Hell, remember when they said WEP on 802.11b was unbreakable? I'll stick with my small-hometown bank, since they likely won't upgrade for some time.
Forgive me for being someone who looks ahead, not behind. I welcome new ideas without rigid reactions, and care about the welfare of the people (health, school, jobs, rights and liberties). Since thats the definition of a liberal, I'm proud to be a liberal.
Back in the day, Conservatives were called Tories.
XP is the standard for now, and with the success of Vista up in the air, XP will be the standard for a long, looong time. It's everywhere, and since most people don't have a real reason to upgrade to Vista (other then the 'pretty icons') you'll be left out in the cold when it comes to business.
Remember, Microsoft said Windows ME was the "wave of the future"... and look how that turned out.
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They'd rather blame P2P usage then admit to their shareholders they didn't do the math properly when making the rates for customers.
I'm sure the residents of Minnesota are thrilled where their tax dollars are going.
What ever happened to the P4P idea from before? That sounded like it solved the "bandwidth problem" before this talk of pay by the Mb came around. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proactive_network_Provider_Participation_for_P2P
I notice you didn't put in WHERE you are. If you're in New York looking for/at a tech school, look elsewhere. You've been warned.
I was just thinking that.
Wasn't there another movie similar to what they're proposing? Something about genetically engineering cockroach's to stop a plague.
I dunno how long they'll keep the "No Cash" part. It IS (as you said) legal tender and cannot be removed as an option of payment. Some guy tried to pay for a brand new car with a bag of cash at a local dealership. The dealer REFUSED to accept it, because he thought it was stolen money. They potential buyer showed a bank slip and everything, saying he withdrew it from his account that morning. The dealer refused to sell, so the buyer deposited the money back in his bank and called the Secret Service [I guess they take care of money-related stuff like this]. $10k fine for the dealer; the guy proved it was HIS money, so there was nothing even remotely fishy about it. So in NYS, cash MUST be accepted, and since cash is federal property and federally regulated, I'd say its the law in every state. Anyone who lives near Schenectady NY, it was the Fucillo dealer next to Mohawk Commons/Mall.
...until someone cracks it. They did the same thing with DVD's and thanks to DeCSS, movies these days are barely considered encrypted. Then we're gonna enter a whole new era of non-backwards compatibility, frivolously lawsuits, and more angry customers.
I woulda thought that the core DNS servers.... the ones that keep the internet going, would have made the list. Without them, everyone would have to resort to numbers (which a lot of us here can do, but not the general public). Ya figure they do massive amounts of work, replying to millions of requests per minute, keep the internet going [which is critical to most developed nations economies]... yet didn't receive any attention here :(
I'm all for NASA with the Voyager probe... but in all reality, its a satellite that we barely keep in contact with, thats ~40 years old.
I can't see it at all and I'm logged in. It doesn't show up under search results either. All the "If you're against 'Fuck Islam' join here" groups are there. I think Facebook has a few ops that read /. and responded before this got widespread attention.
Silly user, only companies can use DMCA's. The little people just have to accept it as a way of life.
I just got done posting that on Wikipedia. One of the admins belives a number CAN be trademarked and protected under the law. I'm glad someone ELSE remembers that whole fiasco with Intel in the courts; funniest was when the judge reportedly said "If I do a math problem and the answer is 386... do I owe you a royalty fee?". Ahhhh the good ol days when the law was simpler, and on your side.
Translation? Anyone?
Correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't filling the 'bubble' with superheated plasma effectively melt the spacecraft as well? We currently make the magnetic bubble by projecting magnetism inwards (with the equipment on the outside). But projecting it outwards and then filling it with plasma, the spacecraft will be in contact with plasma. Seems like more thought is needed.
Same here... "from my cold, dead hands!"
Thats so funny I can't stop laughing! I'd love to see them name him something like "Tom Jackson" since they can't use Jack Thompson without getting character defamation suits. Of course.... it is a common name.
Firmware hack coming in 3....2....
Back when the Pentium was state of the art machinery, I brought our computer (we only had one cause they were kinda pricey) to CompUSA to get some RAM added. We were called the next day to pick it up, and for a while, I was kinda impressed how they didn't break the warrenty seal sticker on the side of the case (It didn't dawn on me they might have spare stickers). Got it home, powered it up... no change in the RAM size, but it didn't stop them from charging my credit card. I brought it back and asked them to explain what they charged me for. Guy behind the counter looks at my bill and says "We added 64Mb of RAM". The case still had the ORIGINAL STICKER that said 64Mb of RAM inside. That schmuck had the audacity to tell me I was running my PC for weeks with NO RAM, and I paid them to put in 64Mb of their RAM. I had them open it up and show me where their RAM was. As soon as the side of the case came off, the first thing my eyes locked on to was my dusty RAM chips... I wanted to see him explain how/why they put in dirty RAM in my box. I told them to either give me my money back, or put the RAM in since I already paid for it (receipt was in my hand). Guy goes in back, comes out 5 minutes later with "We don't have the kinda RAM you need" (PC33 or whatever was the only kind back then) and refunded my cash.... no apology.... no admission of guilt. After that, I figured a PC is like a car... it's better to take care of it yourself, lest some monkeys fidget with stuff they don't understand. K-Mart went bankrupt for similar reasons... not being honest to customers.
Yeah, I'm kinda at a loss of words for once. Gonna have to do one of those distributed-computing web projects, like SETI@home or that protein folding thingy.
Thats how far away your RFID equipped passport can be read.... almost 45 feet away from you. Someone can sit on the other end of a train station or airport terminal with a cup of coffee and a laptop, not drawing any suspicion and walk away after 10 minutes with a dozen new identities. While many of you try the hammer option or the microwave, I can offer something better. Goto a retail store, in the electronics dept and put your passport on the deactivator panel while its active. When triggered, the thing sends out a VERY powerful EMP that'll zap credit cards, cell phones, MP3 players, and certainly RFID tags (It's made to deactivate the RFID tags in expensive/small electronics). No scorch marks, no circular impressions, just a dead chip. One of the many things I've learned while working in retail =)
Oh yeah, hitting it with a hammer might be good enough to break the tiny metal circuitry in there as well.
I've been researching this for one of my masters classes (I know, I'm a student, but hear me out) and I came across 2 ways of non-destructively stopping the tag. The first is simply blocking the tag with another tag, so that when the RFID reader goes to energize the tag, it gets a garbled response that even error-correcting software can't figure out. The second is to broadcast a kill-code to the tag. The kill code closes the circuit to a specified part of the chip, effectively overwriting the memory. This is the equivalent of removing the CMOS password on a motherboard, close the circuit, and when energized.... game over. The best thing to do would (yes) throw it in the microwave for 3-5 seconds [so as not to melt the plastic or the magnetic strip] and then go on using it with the RFID feature disabled. Personally, after all the research I've done on the security of RFID... I doubt the encryption is strong enough to block a dedicated reader. Hell, remember when they said WEP on 802.11b was unbreakable? I'll stick with my small-hometown bank, since they likely won't upgrade for some time.
Forgive me for being someone who looks ahead, not behind. I welcome new ideas without rigid reactions, and care about the welfare of the people (health, school, jobs, rights and liberties). Since thats the definition of a liberal, I'm proud to be a liberal. Back in the day, Conservatives were called Tories.
XP is the standard for now, and with the success of Vista up in the air, XP will be the standard for a long, looong time. It's everywhere, and since most people don't have a real reason to upgrade to Vista (other then the 'pretty icons') you'll be left out in the cold when it comes to business.
Remember, Microsoft said Windows ME was the "wave of the future"... and look how that turned out.
I thought H3 was supposed to come out when the PS3 did. They had plenty of time to work on it. Pity, I really like the story behind the game :(