Oh, and in the case of the person asking Slashdot, the laptop was stolen at gunpoint. Ask OJ Simpson how much more vigorously the police investigate cases where a gun was used.
Who knows, you might be killed by laptop thieves. The police sure would like evidence like a stolen laptop tracker in chasing down your killer. Hmmm.. Maybe the tracker should send emails to three of your best friends rather than just your account.
I also have to wonder what kind of priority is going to be given to recovering a stolen laptop with a value of under $2000
That's a jailable felony theft. If you've got any leads the cops think could help direct them to solving the case, they'll chase it. Cops' performance is measured by number of arrests, and felony arrests are weighted higher than traffic tickets.
So many of these laptops have digital cameras built into the display. Perhaps a good recovery technique would be to have your own login and a guest account. If anyone ever logs into the guest account (no pw required), then as soon as the desktop comes up, a photo could be snapped of the user and emailed to your account with the IP address, etc. If no internet access is available, it could save the photos to the HD, then the first time internet access is available, it could email all the photos. This would be helpful because it would likely contain photos of the actual thief checking out the laptop and then the customer who bought it and is currently in possession of the stolen equipment.
Paris pulled this stunt first, then a few weeks later, Britney did it while getting out of Paris' car. Do a google image search for 'paris hilton pussy' and you'll find the photos. Or check out this odd website.
Another method of killing bacteria in drinking water is to expose it to excessive ultraviolet light. You can do this by putting it in clear plastic bottles, then set the bottles on a mirror in the sun. A reflective tin roof will also work. After an hour or so, this method kills 98% of harmful bacteria. Bacteria has a tolerance of normal amounts of UV light, but the mirror doubles the exposure, which they are unable to survive.
I don't know if fecal matter in water would be cleaned by this method.
I don't sift through every page and Adblock everything.
Check into AdBlock Plus subscriptions. You won't have to sift through any pages. The ads will be blocked automagically. That's what this discussion is mostly about.
How about this: AdBlock Plus is modified to request the ads separate from the rendered HTML as a background process. Two options controllable by the user- display them at the foot of the HTML page or don't display the ads at all. The web pages would still display as quickly as if AdBlock were operating as it does now.
Here's the kicker to help web publishers: Another option within AdBlock could have the browser make background HTTP requests following the links presented by the ads. These http responses wouldn't be displayed- the data would be piped to/dev/null. It could also look at the returned html and request one or two links in that html so the advertisers get the sense that people followed the ad links and then looked around on their website. In order that the user's bandwidth isn't affected significantly, this function could have a user-controllable throttle of only 'clicking-through' on 1 out of X ads displayed.
If this were implemented as a default functionality in AdBlock Plus, web publishers would see a significant increase in click-through revenue. By altering user-agent, etc. it would be hard to defeat on the advertiser side of things.
for a top record producer to have never heard of someone that familiar to everyone else...that's just weird.
That's just ego-bashing. Simon Cowell is extremely small-potatoes compared to Rick Rubin. When an interviewer asks a big player about their thoughts on an up-and-comer who's currently getting a lot of attention, it's typical for the giant to say they haven't heard of the other guy.
Your ISP can absolutely block porn. Not just technically, but legally. They mostly don't because if they were to do so, then they would become more liable for the data that's transmitted via their service.
I say mostly because many ISPs are doing packet shaping in order to protect their bandwidth from torrent abuse, etc.
does it not also have to exist on the hard drive in some fashion also
Nope. The ram info can be anything that's taking place during the operation of software. For instance, the x,y coordinates of your mouse pointer. In the case of the TorrentSpy server, it would be inbound http requests and their source IP addresses. The TortrentSpy admins have apparently configured their HTTP server to not log these requests to files on the hard drive. The MPAA is trying another approach for gathering this information by court order. Good luck.
How many workplace comedies are they going to throw out on the airwaves? First there was the British version, then the yanks adopted it with their own cast and stories. Now AMC has an 'office' set in the early sixties called "Madmen." What does Adobe think they're going to bring to the table? Will Ferrell, perhaps? That, I think, is the only thing that could establish Adobe's Office as a competitor to the Steve Carell show.
In December, the Onion ran a funny story about Democrat party suspicions that Karl Rove intentionally threw the midterm elections. The story fictitiously quotes Howard Dean:
"This decisive Democratic victory could very well be part of an unfathomably brilliant plan of Karl Rove's to position the Republicans for the 2016 elections, and probably beyond. History has shown that the man is an unstoppable evil genius. You can't underestimate him."
Funny, but perhaps it's true. In the run-up to the midterm elections, it seemed as though GW kept checking with Karl to see if the party was going to hold onto Congress. Karl kept telling him they were doing fine. To me, it looks like he was setting the party up for a fall to ensure his own job security. Karl only gets paid when there's a real fight to win for the Republicans.
Most of them have to drive on highways to get where they need to be for work and for food.
While you're saying this is the weakness of electric vehicles, leaders in oil-rich countries are saying this is why they can continue to manipulate America.
1. Car theft will probably shift to those vehicles with out-of-state plates that are not tracked by this system.
2. Carjacking will probably increase with victims either killed or kidnapped along with the vehicle to prevent report of car theft.
3. Motorcycles probably immune to this system as the plates are smaller and mounted in non-standard positions across models. Criminals shifting to two-wheeled transportation likely to help community improve traffic congestion, pollution, and fuel conservation.
Bruce should have asked him why "Toy Transformer Robots" are included on the Permitted / Banned items list, but the threat of actual Trasnformer robots are ignored by the TSA.
Haven't they seen the documentary currently playing at theaters across the nation?
So, while the iMac *line* of computers may have sold a lot of machines
To clarify my earlier statement, I was referring to the original iMac model as selling more units than any other model of computer. I have to jet, so I can't look up a reference to substantiate this claim, but I am very confident of this record.
I really think that it's absurd that Apple chose to make the battery non-user-replaceable. I mean, there's a reason every phone in the history of cell phones has let you replace the battery yourself, it just makes sense.
I know this is a real bitchy response. Sorry in advance.
I remember when the first iMac was released without serial ports or a floppy drive. It was USB and cdrom only. I remember one of those Kim Kommando AM radio guys predicting failure for the product based on the lack of a floppy disk drive alone, not to mention there wasn't even a USB printer available on the market for it. The iMac became the biggest selling computer model of all time.
Note the part that says she has to serve outside the US within the last 5 years? Well - guess what - the release occurred after that 5 year window.
When an agent's cover is blown, it's stupid to fully disclose the nature of the agent's work. Yeah, if I were a top CIA official and one of my operative's cover was blown, I'd say she hadn't worked outside the US within the last 5 years, too. I'd minimize her involvement in the agency to decrease the damage. The last thing I'd do is give a complete account of her responsibilities and activities.
I am 100% as enthused as you over the iPhone. I would buy one day-one if I were in a better financial situation.
I agree with your assertion that they have forced change on the cellphone industry. Random access voicemail is huge. I want an iPhone simply so I can listen to whichever voicemail message I want rather than having to painfully navigate voice menus that burn up my minutes. But don't think Apple is dictating EVERYTHING to AT&T. I'm not sure, but I think I read that ringtones are still a charge to add to the iPhone. Also, the data plan might be unlimited, but access to YouTube content is limited. Probably to protect bandwidth on the EDGE network. Apple also has to play nice with AT&T in terms of the applications allowed to run on the phone. It would be quite a poke in the eye if Apple allowed 3rd party IM and VOIP apps to circumvent the meat of AT&T's profit in these plans.
Well, I just wanted to say that Apple isn't fully turning the cellphone industry upside down. It's still a necessary compromise.
I mean sell the phone at the apple stores with out any service whatsoever, like you can with Motorola, Samsung, Nokia, etc, phones.
The iPhone's feature set isn't compatible with all the carriers. The iPhone is laying down a new standard that ATT / Cingular has adopted in order to be the exclusive carrier during the rollout. If the phone sells huge numbers, the other carriers will modify their infrastructure to support the new standard.
What is this new standard? Random-access voicemail. I don't have the money to buy this phone this week, but the new voicemail scheme ALONE is compelling enough for me to buy it if I had the cash. I absolutely hate navigating audio menus burning up my minutes trying to get to the 14th message out of 20. Being able to click on ten messages and delete them without dialing up is hugely attractive to me.
Making the phone compatible with every other carrier as you've suggested would have meant dumping this feature. It would have been too difficult to get all the telcos to change their VM systems to support this feature for an unproven single model of phone.
Reminds me of when the iMac came out and it ONLY supported USB. No serial ports. There were no scanners or printers available for it when it went on sale. Lots of pundits predicted failure for the colorful machine. Then it sold massive units and every peripheral vendor quickly ramped up production of USB devices to be compatible with the #1 selling computer model. Apple forced innovation onto the market in an area that had languished through adherence to legacy technology like serial and parallel.
Apple does have balls to 'do something different,' as you recommend. That's why the phone is only available through one service provider.
The Child Pornography Protection Act was passed in 1996 in America which banned any image that "is, or appears to be, of a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct." In Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition, the Supreme Court struck down the law. The justices wrote:In particular, it prohibits the visual depiction of teenagers engaged in sexual activity, a "fact of modern society and has been a theme in art and literature throughout the ages."
Are Oracle DBA positions still high-paying and in demand? I was thinking about getting OCP, but have been away from it a while and can't tell if it's worth pursuing. Can anyone provide some insight?
It's been many years since Matrix was released. Hype has long since died over that franchise. Especially with the help of its weak sequels. Pirates has all kinds of current advertising and marketing hype surrounding it. No surprise people bought more of that hi-def title.
Slashdot Mirror
Oh, and in the case of the person asking Slashdot, the laptop was stolen at gunpoint. Ask OJ Simpson how much more vigorously the police investigate cases where a gun was used.
Who knows, you might be killed by laptop thieves. The police sure would like evidence like a stolen laptop tracker in chasing down your killer. Hmmm.. Maybe the tracker should send emails to three of your best friends rather than just your account.
Seth
I also have to wonder what kind of priority is going to be given to recovering a stolen laptop with a value of under $2000
That's a jailable felony theft. If you've got any leads the cops think could help direct them to solving the case, they'll chase it. Cops' performance is measured by number of arrests, and felony arrests are weighted higher than traffic tickets.
So many of these laptops have digital cameras built into the display. Perhaps a good recovery technique would be to have your own login and a guest account. If anyone ever logs into the guest account (no pw required), then as soon as the desktop comes up, a photo could be snapped of the user and emailed to your account with the IP address, etc. If no internet access is available, it could save the photos to the HD, then the first time internet access is available, it could email all the photos. This would be helpful because it would likely contain photos of the actual thief checking out the laptop and then the customer who bought it and is currently in possession of the stolen equipment.
Seth
Paris pulled this stunt first, then a few weeks later, Britney did it while getting out of Paris' car. Do a google image search for 'paris hilton pussy' and you'll find the photos. Or check out this odd website.
Seth
Another method of killing bacteria in drinking water is to expose it to excessive ultraviolet light. You can do this by putting it in clear plastic bottles, then set the bottles on a mirror in the sun. A reflective tin roof will also work. After an hour or so, this method kills 98% of harmful bacteria. Bacteria has a tolerance of normal amounts of UV light, but the mirror doubles the exposure, which they are unable to survive.
I don't know if fecal matter in water would be cleaned by this method.
Water purification methods.
Seth
I don't sift through every page and Adblock everything.
Check into AdBlock Plus subscriptions. You won't have to sift through any pages. The ads will be blocked automagically. That's what this discussion is mostly about.
Seth
How about this: AdBlock Plus is modified to request the ads separate from the rendered HTML as a background process. Two options controllable by the user- display them at the foot of the HTML page or don't display the ads at all. The web pages would still display as quickly as if AdBlock were operating as it does now.
Here's the kicker to help web publishers: Another option within AdBlock could have the browser make background HTTP requests following the links presented by the ads. These http responses wouldn't be displayed- the data would be piped to
If this were implemented as a default functionality in AdBlock Plus, web publishers would see a significant increase in click-through revenue. By altering user-agent, etc. it would be hard to defeat on the advertiser side of things.
Seth
Scientology has 10 million members including high-profile followers such as Tom Cruise and John Travolta.
Don't forget
Beck
Jenna Elfman
Leah Remini (King of Queens, Old School)
Jason Lee
Juliette Lewis
and a bunch of others...
Seth
for a top record producer to have never heard of someone that familiar to everyone else...that's just weird.
That's just ego-bashing. Simon Cowell is extremely small-potatoes compared to Rick Rubin. When an interviewer asks a big player about their thoughts on an up-and-comer who's currently getting a lot of attention, it's typical for the giant to say they haven't heard of the other guy.
Seth
my ISP can block me from p0rn
Your ISP can absolutely block porn. Not just technically, but legally. They mostly don't because if they were to do so, then they would become more liable for the data that's transmitted via their service.
I say mostly because many ISPs are doing packet shaping in order to protect their bandwidth from torrent abuse, etc.
Seth
does it not also have to exist on the hard drive in some fashion also
Nope. The ram info can be anything that's taking place during the operation of software. For instance, the x,y coordinates of your mouse pointer. In the case of the TorrentSpy server, it would be inbound http requests and their source IP addresses. The TortrentSpy admins have apparently configured their HTTP server to not log these requests to files on the hard drive. The MPAA is trying another approach for gathering this information by court order. Good luck.
Seth
How many workplace comedies are they going to throw out on the airwaves? First there was the British version, then the yanks adopted it with their own cast and stories. Now AMC has an 'office' set in the early sixties called "Madmen." What does Adobe think they're going to bring to the table? Will Ferrell, perhaps? That, I think, is the only thing that could establish Adobe's Office as a competitor to the Steve Carell show.
Seth
In December, the Onion ran a funny story about Democrat party suspicions that Karl Rove intentionally threw the midterm elections. The story fictitiously quotes Howard Dean:
Funny, but perhaps it's true. In the run-up to the midterm elections, it seemed as though GW kept checking with Karl to see if the party was going to hold onto Congress. Karl kept telling him they were doing fine. To me, it looks like he was setting the party up for a fall to ensure his own job security. Karl only gets paid when there's a real fight to win for the Republicans.
Seth
As it turns out, there are NASCAR-style brakes, steering, and suspension components...
Piloting an experimental vehicle with this kind of power / weight ratio @ 200mph requires some pretty serious steering and braking equipment.
Seth
Most of them have to drive on highways to get where they need to be for work and for food.
While you're saying this is the weakness of electric vehicles, leaders in oil-rich countries are saying this is why they can continue to manipulate America.
Solutions:
- Smart Growth
- Light Rail
- Renewable Energy Development
SethUnintended Consequences:
1. Car theft will probably shift to those vehicles with out-of-state plates that are not tracked by this system.
2. Carjacking will probably increase with victims either killed or kidnapped along with the vehicle to prevent report of car theft.
3. Motorcycles probably immune to this system as the plates are smaller and mounted in non-standard positions across models. Criminals shifting to two-wheeled transportation likely to help community improve traffic congestion, pollution, and fuel conservation.
Seth
Bruce should have asked him why "Toy Transformer Robots" are included on the Permitted / Banned items list, but the threat of actual Trasnformer robots are ignored by the TSA.
Haven't they seen the documentary currently playing at theaters across the nation?
Seth
Last time I checked you weren't required to have a picture of Bush in your house and bow to it...
If you attend a Bush political rally wearing a shirt that reads, "Protect our civil liberties," then you get ejected. Seth
So, while the iMac *line* of computers may have sold a lot of machines
To clarify my earlier statement, I was referring to the original iMac model as selling more units than any other model of computer. I have to jet, so I can't look up a reference to substantiate this claim, but I am very confident of this record.
Seth
I really think that it's absurd that Apple chose to make the battery non-user-replaceable. I mean, there's a reason every phone in the history of cell phones has let you replace the battery yourself, it just makes sense.
I know this is a real bitchy response. Sorry in advance.
I remember when the first iMac was released without serial ports or a floppy drive. It was USB and cdrom only. I remember one of those Kim Kommando AM radio guys predicting failure for the product based on the lack of a floppy disk drive alone, not to mention there wasn't even a USB printer available on the market for it. The iMac became the biggest selling computer model of all time.
Seth
Note the part that says she has to serve outside the US within the last 5 years? Well - guess what - the release occurred after that 5 year window.
When an agent's cover is blown, it's stupid to fully disclose the nature of the agent's work. Yeah, if I were a top CIA official and one of my operative's cover was blown, I'd say she hadn't worked outside the US within the last 5 years, too. I'd minimize her involvement in the agency to decrease the damage. The last thing I'd do is give a complete account of her responsibilities and activities.
Seth
I am 100% as enthused as you over the iPhone. I would buy one day-one if I were in a better financial situation.
I agree with your assertion that they have forced change on the cellphone industry. Random access voicemail is huge. I want an iPhone simply so I can listen to whichever voicemail message I want rather than having to painfully navigate voice menus that burn up my minutes. But don't think Apple is dictating EVERYTHING to AT&T. I'm not sure, but I think I read that ringtones are still a charge to add to the iPhone. Also, the data plan might be unlimited, but access to YouTube content is limited. Probably to protect bandwidth on the EDGE network. Apple also has to play nice with AT&T in terms of the applications allowed to run on the phone. It would be quite a poke in the eye if Apple allowed 3rd party IM and VOIP apps to circumvent the meat of AT&T's profit in these plans.
Well, I just wanted to say that Apple isn't fully turning the cellphone industry upside down. It's still a necessary compromise.
Seth
I mean sell the phone at the apple stores with out any service whatsoever, like you can with Motorola, Samsung, Nokia, etc, phones.
The iPhone's feature set isn't compatible with all the carriers. The iPhone is laying down a new standard that ATT / Cingular has adopted in order to be the exclusive carrier during the rollout. If the phone sells huge numbers, the other carriers will modify their infrastructure to support the new standard.
What is this new standard? Random-access voicemail. I don't have the money to buy this phone this week, but the new voicemail scheme ALONE is compelling enough for me to buy it if I had the cash. I absolutely hate navigating audio menus burning up my minutes trying to get to the 14th message out of 20. Being able to click on ten messages and delete them without dialing up is hugely attractive to me.
Making the phone compatible with every other carrier as you've suggested would have meant dumping this feature. It would have been too difficult to get all the telcos to change their VM systems to support this feature for an unproven single model of phone.
Reminds me of when the iMac came out and it ONLY supported USB. No serial ports. There were no scanners or printers available for it when it went on sale. Lots of pundits predicted failure for the colorful machine. Then it sold massive units and every peripheral vendor quickly ramped up production of USB devices to be compatible with the #1 selling computer model. Apple forced innovation onto the market in an area that had languished through adherence to legacy technology like serial and parallel.
Apple does have balls to 'do something different,' as you recommend. That's why the phone is only available through one service provider.
Seth
Also, if the model LOOKS under 18 and the image is distributed/created with the intention of it looking that way, that's probably illegal too.
In America, this is legal. In the UK, it's not.
The Child Pornography Protection Act was passed in 1996 in America which banned any image that "is, or appears to be, of a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct." In Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition, the Supreme Court struck down the law. The justices wrote: In particular, it prohibits the visual depiction of teenagers engaged in sexual activity, a "fact of modern society and has been a theme in art and literature throughout the ages."
Seth
Are Oracle DBA positions still high-paying and in demand? I was thinking about getting OCP, but have been away from it a while and can't tell if it's worth pursuing. Can anyone provide some insight?
Appreciatively,
Seth
It's been many years since Matrix was released. Hype has long since died over that franchise. Especially with the help of its weak sequels. Pirates has all kinds of current advertising and marketing hype surrounding it. No surprise people bought more of that hi-def title.
Seth