HOTZ: The truth is because our family has T-Mobile. We have a T-Mobile family plan. And if I wanted AT&T, I'd have to pay for it. So, I could either decide to pay for AT&T or just work to unlock the iPhone. So.... humm... it's always about the money!
The bid for his auctions has passed 25 million dollars.
Some folks are probably messing around the auction.
But bidders' profiles are not the scam type, some even have 100-499 positive qualifications and 5+ yeas inside ebay.
Will the ebay record o 4,9 million dollars be surpassed or have scammers become more sophisticated?
then reactivating the phone takes a very short amount of time. As TFA explains, most of the time spent for the mod is adding wires - once that's done the rest is a simple download procedure.
Simple, Yeah right, try telling that to the average joe.
And rumor has it that apple is releasing in some near future updates that will extend iPhone's fucntionalities a lot. I mean things like copy and paste.
Also, you will get no youtube! You could try to find the certificate files that have been posted online, but it's just a matter of time they get revoked by Apple, since there are tens of thousands using them probably. I mean, who wouldn't revoke a certificate that's supposed to be used by one phone only and shows up like that?
I'm not telling people not to do it, I'm just stating the facts so nobody gets deceived by some commercial hack.
By the way, I wasn't talking about geohot's hack, my comment was more intended to the commercial guys.
You call going on national TV with all the details and a big shit-eating grin plastered on his iFace, smart? "Hey, Mom!! Look at me!! I just pissed off two major north american companies and screwed the warranty on that new phone you bought me!!! And sold it on eBay for more than 4 grants!!!!"
Everything works fine, with 2 exceptions:
1) Visual voice mail: that's an ATT specific functionality, you won't get it in any other carrier up to the moment.
2) Youtube: In order to work, youtube needs a set of certificates/keys that are generated during the legitimate activation process and nobody could crack that yet. Some folks have posted their own certificates/keys online. You could use then to make your own youtube work. It might get tricky though.
Also you might be required to change EDGE setting to your carrier's.
The main problem actually is the activation, you still ave to do it. Also, you'll need to re-hack the activation every time you restore your phone. And since all updates will demand a full restoration of hacked phones, that means that every time you update your phone you will be required to hack it again. Let's just hope all hack don't stop working all of a sudden after a possible fix from some Apple update.:)
You still have to go through the activation process. There are tons of methods to bypass it though.
Those thinking it's just to unlock the iPhone and get worry free should be aware.
If you have a non-ATT iPhone, You'll still need to re-activate it after every software update from Apple.
That's because iTunes checks your phone for consistency and hacked phones don't pass this test. iTunes will demand a full restoration of the hacked iPhone that creates the need for re-activation.
It's not that difficult to crack the activation process, but if you are not tech savvy you may get into trouble.
After every software update, Apple may change things in iPhone's OS which includes the activation process.
So all activation hacks may stop working overnight. Of course the iPhone hack community will eventually modify the hacks so they adapt to the changes, but keeping track of all of that might be hard for the technological challenged.
Colbert's Deposition: Jugde: Overruled! Let the witness answer the question. Colbert: Nation, there's no problem about people adoring me on youtube. That's only natural.
I've always wondered how Stephen Colbert would behave in real life.
From TFA:
Then twelve year old "SG" made a surprisingly well-written literary statement about the $100 laptop" on Freedom to Tinker:
My expectations for this computer were, I must admit, not very high. But it completely took me by surprise.
It was cleverly designed, imaginative, straightforward, easy to understand (I was given no instructions on how to use it. It was just, "Here. Figure it out yourself."), useful and simple, entertaining, dependable, really a "stick to the basics" kind of computer.
It's the perfect laptop for the job. Great for first time users, it sets the mood by offering a bunch of entertaining and easy games and a camera. Damn! I've gotta work harder on my posts from now on!
give everything away for free?" Free Software does NOT mean free as in free beer! Damn... I thought that was covered already!
And everything is about the business model. We need companies to survive, we need their services.
The Open Source community advocates one type of business model that is closely related to freedom.
Of course this community is going to praise anyone who gets closer to such a model and recriminates anyone that falls apart.
According to the company's official blog, the storage can be used across several Google products, including photo site Picasa; Gmail, a Google email application; and Google Docs & Spreadsheets, Google's office applications.
Does this mean that if I run out of space on my Gmail account I can simply buy out some extra space in the form of this new Google's online storage service and use it to increase my Gmail account's capacity?
And Jesus answered and said to them:
"Take heed that no one deceives you. For many will come in My name, saying, "I am the Christ," and will deceive many. And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass,"
(Mathew 24: 4-6)
From TFA:
"The iPhone browser interface is a success not because it's intuitive, but because the interface is discoverable at a level almost below conscious thought." WTF????
Last time I've checked "discoverable at a level almost below conscious thought" is the very definition of intuitive.
I understand your frustration, but in the world of electronic voting, everything that can be tampered with and go undetected is considered insecure. That's basically every computer system I've seen so far. Also, don't forget DoS like attacks, because not being able to vote is also a threat to democracy. In fact, we can keep adding threats and more threats.
I really don't think you could simply spare two days and use bash or any language to solve the problem.
But I do agree with something that is implicit in your comment. People love to spread FUD about electronic voting. Even though I agree it is a real danger, people are much more concerned about getting everybody afraid of the technology than actually proposing a viable path. It is so easy to show something doesn't work. Meanwhile, we are stuck with paper trail as the only secure (?) option.
People might not like ads the way they are right now, but ads are a vital part of the economy. Google is actually doing a great job in making ads more bearable. I agree that ads may be pretty annoying sometimes, but the information they bring is actually a necessity.
For instance, before buying a new phone (or other tech gadget) I try to dig as much info about it as possible. I try to search for reviews and I tent to put my trust in reviewers that have a clear track of honesty on their statements. Then I talk to my friends and share my findings and they share theirs.
This is a kind of advertisement and it is really useful. The problem is that I have to do it myself, a self advertisement, because advertisement technology still sucks badly. Advertisements don't need to be lies, they have to spread the word, just that. And the closest to the truth they are, more society will benefit from them.
The job Google has done so far IMHO has made this kind of good advertisements closer to possible. Differently from spammers that just push crap at you, Google tries to deliver what you really need to know, and hopefully you'll buy something from its customers. That's Google's business. And I think if anyone thinks a bit about it, it'll be clear that this is indeed a necessity.
People aren't fed up with pervasive advertisement, they are fed up with dumb advertisement. Let Google make it smarter.
At least they are being honest about using those systems on people now.
I'd rather be dead certain someone is watching my every step than keep this eternal doubt about whether or not governments really use this on regular people. Do they really? Come on!
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I give up making jokes... nobody ever gets me! :P
The bid for his auctions has passed 25 million dollars. Some folks are probably messing around the auction. But bidders' profiles are not the scam type, some even have 100-499 positive qualifications and 5+ yeas inside ebay. Will the ebay record o 4,9 million dollars be surpassed or have scammers become more sophisticated?
then reactivating the phone takes a very short amount of time. As TFA explains, most of the time spent for the mod is adding wires - once that's done the rest is a simple download procedure. Simple, Yeah right, try telling that to the average joe. And rumor has it that apple is releasing in some near future updates that will extend iPhone's fucntionalities a lot. I mean things like copy and paste. Also, you will get no youtube! You could try to find the certificate files that have been posted online, but it's just a matter of time they get revoked by Apple, since there are tens of thousands using them probably. I mean, who wouldn't revoke a certificate that's supposed to be used by one phone only and shows up like that? I'm not telling people not to do it, I'm just stating the facts so nobody gets deceived by some commercial hack. By the way, I wasn't talking about geohot's hack, my comment was more intended to the commercial guys.
that it's got slashdotted?
Everything works fine, with 2 exceptions: 1) Visual voice mail: that's an ATT specific functionality, you won't get it in any other carrier up to the moment. 2) Youtube: In order to work, youtube needs a set of certificates/keys that are generated during the legitimate activation process and nobody could crack that yet. Some folks have posted their own certificates/keys online. You could use then to make your own youtube work. It might get tricky though. Also you might be required to change EDGE setting to your carrier's. The main problem actually is the activation, you still ave to do it. Also, you'll need to re-hack the activation every time you restore your phone. And since all updates will demand a full restoration of hacked phones, that means that every time you update your phone you will be required to hack it again. Let's just hope all hack don't stop working all of a sudden after a possible fix from some Apple update. :)
You still have to go through the activation process. There are tons of methods to bypass it though. Those thinking it's just to unlock the iPhone and get worry free should be aware. If you have a non-ATT iPhone, You'll still need to re-activate it after every software update from Apple. That's because iTunes checks your phone for consistency and hacked phones don't pass this test. iTunes will demand a full restoration of the hacked iPhone that creates the need for re-activation. It's not that difficult to crack the activation process, but if you are not tech savvy you may get into trouble. After every software update, Apple may change things in iPhone's OS which includes the activation process. So all activation hacks may stop working overnight. Of course the iPhone hack community will eventually modify the hacks so they adapt to the changes, but keeping track of all of that might be hard for the technological challenged.
Colbert's Deposition:
Jugde: Overruled! Let the witness answer the question.
Colbert: Nation, there's no problem about people adoring me on youtube. That's only natural.
I've always wondered how Stephen Colbert would behave in real life.
Dude! I should start reading ALL posts before posting! I've just posted the same joke! hahaha :P
Well, at least it is funny! :)
... and shouldn't any copyright violations be for a lot less, since only 10% was copied? Better yet... Doesn't 10% fall into fair use?And Jesus answered and said to them: "Take heed that no one deceives you. For many will come in My name, saying, "I am the Christ," and will deceive many. And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass," (Mathew 24: 4-6)
I understand your frustration, but in the world of electronic voting, everything that can be tampered with and go undetected is considered insecure. That's basically every computer system I've seen so far. Also, don't forget DoS like attacks, because not being able to vote is also a threat to democracy. In fact, we can keep adding threats and more threats. I really don't think you could simply spare two days and use bash or any language to solve the problem. But I do agree with something that is implicit in your comment. People love to spread FUD about electronic voting. Even though I agree it is a real danger, people are much more concerned about getting everybody afraid of the technology than actually proposing a viable path. It is so easy to show something doesn't work. Meanwhile, we are stuck with paper trail as the only secure (?) option.
People might not like ads the way they are right now, but ads are a vital part of the economy. Google is actually doing a great job in making ads more bearable. I agree that ads may be pretty annoying sometimes, but the information they bring is actually a necessity. For instance, before buying a new phone (or other tech gadget) I try to dig as much info about it as possible. I try to search for reviews and I tent to put my trust in reviewers that have a clear track of honesty on their statements. Then I talk to my friends and share my findings and they share theirs. This is a kind of advertisement and it is really useful. The problem is that I have to do it myself, a self advertisement, because advertisement technology still sucks badly. Advertisements don't need to be lies, they have to spread the word, just that. And the closest to the truth they are, more society will benefit from them. The job Google has done so far IMHO has made this kind of good advertisements closer to possible. Differently from spammers that just push crap at you, Google tries to deliver what you really need to know, and hopefully you'll buy something from its customers. That's Google's business. And I think if anyone thinks a bit about it, it'll be clear that this is indeed a necessity. People aren't fed up with pervasive advertisement, they are fed up with dumb advertisement. Let Google make it smarter.
Well, these problems aren't exactly new. Take a look at this report by Matt Bishop dated Feb/2006: "Security Analysis of the Diebold AccuBasic Interpreter" http://www.eecs.berkeley.edu/~daw/papers/accubasic .pdf
At least they are being honest about using those systems on people now. I'd rather be dead certain someone is watching my every step than keep this eternal doubt about whether or not governments really use this on regular people. Do they really? Come on!
Similar stories were previously discussed here in /.
http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/0 1/1849257
http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/06/2 9/1950219
Interesting stuff!
These new discoveries will certainly change the way we handle death.