Quoth odin53: But I would never base my buying decision for a product on whether the commercial for the product is annoying. What does that have to do with the product itself?
To me, and I can't speak for anyone else here, it has to do with the company's image of their customers. If an ad really insults my intelligence, why would I want to do business with a company that basically thinks I'm stupid (whether or not it's true:-)?
The Palm Grafiti system can be learned in about a day, using their little "Giraffe" game. The sigils are so close to the letter they represent, that you're only really learning about 4 letters (x, k, and v are the weird ones that spring to the top of my head). Taking a full month to learn something is a bit of a strech, especially when I would like to be using my new toy now rather than later.
What happens when you need to change the key, because the encryption scheme you've used has become trivial to brute force? Historically most encryption has proven vulnerable to brute force attacks given enough time an computing power. I would imagine cracking the key out of the concrete would have a large pain-in-the-ass factor. Just a thought; keys aren't always permanent.
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You're forgetting about negative G's, or "air time". These occur when you crest the top of a hill at speed. The negative G's pop you out of your seat for a split second, and basically makes you feel weightless. It's a cool sensation, and difficult to reproduce via a simulator.
Realizing you're not trying to stop the FBI, the poster has a valid point. Script kiddies are known to do stuff like this, and the precautions aren't out of line. Using WEP+VPN or WEP+SSH is pretty much the only way to make sure your network is safe, given that: 1. WEP keys can be easily and painlessly sniffed (AirSnort) 2. VPN or SSH keys cannot.
Using WEP by itself is pretty much asking for external abuse, and using nothing at all is akin to opening the front door and inviting the theif into your house for coffee. I know it sounds like a lot, but really it's not that bad. Wireless is inherently insecure, and the WEP+[x] combination is about the only way to secure it. Supposedly 802.11a is more secure, but I'll believe it when I see it.
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Latin rammer == Argentinian porn star?
3 CDs with 5 or more good songs:
Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles
The Trouble With Being Myself - Macy Gray
Not first to be released, the first to be simultaneously premeired on the net and in the theater.
You failed at failing me :(
So I succeeded?
Kudos to you for using it.
That thing would drive me bananas.
I'm sorry, I have to ask... :-)
Quoth odin53:
:-)?
But I would never base my buying decision for a product on whether the commercial for the product is annoying. What does that have to do with the product itself?
To me, and I can't speak for anyone else here, it has to do with the company's image of their customers. If an ad really insults my intelligence, why would I want to do business with a company that basically thinks I'm stupid (whether or not it's true
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And Katz said
Nothing you idiots!
Jon Katz is dead; he's locked in my basement! (ha, ha)
(with apologies to Eminem)
So don't use the iTMS.
Online porn "wait 'til you see what this does for online porn!"
:-)
Oh please please please mod me redundant!
Hear hear! Well spoken Bruce!
The Palm Grafiti system can be learned in about a day, using their little "Giraffe" game. The sigils are so close to the letter they represent, that you're only really learning about 4 letters (x, k, and v are the weird ones that spring to the top of my head). Taking a full month to learn something is a bit of a strech, especially when I would like to be using my new toy now rather than later.
Of course, convincing Mom and Pop to license Oracle for their recipe website might be a little difficult....
What happens when you need to change the key, because the encryption scheme you've used has become trivial to brute force? Historically most encryption has proven vulnerable to brute force attacks given enough time an computing power. I would imagine cracking the key out of the concrete would have a large pain-in-the-ass factor. Just a thought; keys aren't always permanent.
You're forgetting about negative G's, or "air time". These occur when you crest the top of a hill at speed. The negative G's pop you out of your seat for a split second, and basically makes you feel weightless. It's a cool sensation, and difficult to reproduce via a simulator.
My thoughts exactly. There's nothing like riding the real thing.
Show me a coaster that has a 6G turn...the general guideline is 5.....
"Penguin's Liberation Front...bah! We're the Penguin's Front of Judea!"
Or, $deity forbid, an EXTERNAL FLOPPY.
Very few people on Slashdot can get over their own ego enough to post as cogently and intelligently as this. Bravo.
He's saying you're not using an accurate enough measuring device.
Realizing you're not trying to stop the FBI, the poster has a valid point. Script kiddies are known to do stuff like this, and the precautions aren't out of line. Using WEP+VPN or WEP+SSH is pretty much the only way to make sure your network is safe, given that:
1. WEP keys can be easily and painlessly sniffed (AirSnort)
2. VPN or SSH keys cannot.
Using WEP by itself is pretty much asking for external abuse, and using nothing at all is akin to opening the front door and inviting the theif into your house for coffee. I know it sounds like a lot, but really it's not that bad. Wireless is inherently insecure, and the WEP+[x] combination is about the only way to secure it. Supposedly 802.11a is more secure, but I'll believe it when I see it.
Come on, a house built out of Lego Bricks is every Slashdotter's dream. Mmmmmm, customizable....
Damn, no "Groan" mod option. Oh well :-)
And Leon's getting LARGER!!!!!!!