I'd be very interested in hearing Slashdot's views on the matter, especially some advice from those in the know about the legal matters - whether there would be any restrictions (exports, perhaps?) or whether it would be simply plain illegal to develop!"
What a wonderful idea! I know that whenever I'm planning on doing something that mightpossibly get me charged with aiding and abetting terrorism the first place I'd check for legal advice is Slashdot.
As many things in life, we (the public) could easily stop this if there was a public outcry against it. However most people either don't know the risks or don't care. People won't boycott stores that use RFID tags, they'll just complan here on slashdot.
Great idea....for thieves!
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The Universal Card
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So I can grab any card I get my hands on for even a second (as a waiter or working at a gas station for example), run it through this toy and it saves the mag strip info to its internal memory. After getting several hundred (or when I max out the devices memory) I and my friends can then go on a HUGE shopping spree using stolen credit cards. Conveniently, as soon as I think the credit card companies might realize the first number is being used by an unauthorized person, I just switch to the next one. Sign me up! *sigh*
Why we don't have rocket planes
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The Future of Flight
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Strangely enough we've been seeing similar claims for the last 50 years. Even back in the 50's, magazines such as Popular Science were informing us that "soon" we'd have rocket planes that will take us anywhere in the world in X hours (where X is very small).
Why don't we have them yet then?
Cost. Most people want to fly as cheaply as possible and aren't willing to spend an extra grand in exchange for shaving three hours off their travel time.
In addition, unlike the 50's, business people no longer need to travel everywhere to cut deals. With the advent of email, teleconferening, etc. they don't have to.
Something we geeks need to remember is that just because we can invent a cool new technology doesn't mean there will be any drive to bring it to market.
Damianio
Streaming audio in my car
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The problem is that the 25 mile long ethernet cable running to my car gets tangled too easy.
Actually this is a real technique. It's called "Rubber Hose Cryptography". A few hours beating someone with a rubber hose can be considerably more effective at cracking keys than a supercomputer.
Fortunately for you the Gateway Tablet PC isn't really made by Gateway anyway. You can get the same machine without the rebranding cheaper from the actual manufacturer. Check them out at Motion Computing
Am I the only person who read this as "International Space Station Discovers A Remote Hole In Sendmail"? All the way from orbit is pretty remote I tell you..
Office 2003 Beta screenshots are frontpage news? I think that there is an unhealthy obsession here with anything at all to do with Microsoft. Can you imagine the editors approving "WordPerfect Office 2003 Beta Screenshots" as an article? Me neither.
Actually the assumption that you get only one "operation" per neuron fired is probably not correct. Realize that the brain is not a digital computer and is considerably more flexible that a microchip.
For those seriously considering carrying a sidearm in Nevada, I'd highly suggest checking out www.packing.org for information about obtaining a permit to legally carry.
Stay safe.
Damiano
Definitly check out this site. It has real rates posted by real people. Not what the IT managers want you to think the going rate is. Definitely an eye opener. Plus there's a great bbs for consultants.
Slashdot Mirror
Umm... Tux doesn't *need* Windows.
What a wonderful idea! I know that whenever I'm planning on doing something that mightpossibly get me charged with aiding and abetting terrorism the first place I'd check for legal advice is Slashdot.
As many things in life, we (the public) could easily stop this if there was a public outcry against it. However most people either don't know the risks or don't care. People won't boycott stores that use RFID tags, they'll just complan here on slashdot.
So I can grab any card I get my hands on for even a second (as a waiter or working at a gas station for example), run it through this toy and it saves the mag strip info to its internal memory. After getting several hundred (or when I max out the devices memory) I and my friends can then go on a HUGE shopping spree using stolen credit cards. Conveniently, as soon as I think the credit card companies might realize the first number is being used by an unauthorized person, I just switch to the next one. Sign me up! *sigh*
Strangely enough we've been seeing similar claims for the last 50 years. Even back in the 50's, magazines such as Popular Science were informing us that "soon" we'd have rocket planes that will take us anywhere in the world in X hours (where X is very small).
Why don't we have them yet then?
Cost. Most people want to fly as cheaply as possible and aren't willing to spend an extra grand in exchange for shaving three hours off their travel time.
In addition, unlike the 50's, business people no longer need to travel everywhere to cut deals. With the advent of email, teleconferening, etc. they don't have to.
Something we geeks need to remember is that just because we can invent a cool new technology doesn't mean there will be any drive to bring it to market.
Damianio
The problem is that the 25 mile long ethernet cable running to my car gets tangled too easy.
Actually this is a real technique. It's called "Rubber Hose Cryptography". A few hours beating someone with a rubber hose can be considerably more effective at cracking keys than a supercomputer.
Damiano
"What do you think? Is it true philanthropy or just another tactic to assimilate everyone into the MS collective?"
Umm... Is this a trick question?
Damiano
Fortunately for you the Gateway Tablet PC isn't really made by Gateway anyway. You can get the same machine without the rebranding cheaper from the actual manufacturer. Check them out at Motion Computing
Damiano
Am I the only person who read this as "International Space Station Discovers A Remote Hole In Sendmail"? All the way from orbit is pretty remote I tell you..
Damiano
Just remember that it's better to have stored and lost than to have never have stored at all.
Damiano
Office 2003 Beta screenshots are frontpage news? I think that there is an unhealthy obsession here with anything at all to do with Microsoft. Can you imagine the editors approving "WordPerfect Office 2003 Beta Screenshots" as an article? Me neither.
Damiano
Actually the assumption that you get only one "operation" per neuron fired is probably not correct. Realize that the brain is not a digital computer and is considerably more flexible that a microchip.
Damiano
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For those seriously considering carrying a sidearm in Nevada, I'd highly suggest checking out www.packing.org for information about obtaining a permit to legally carry. Stay safe. Damiano
For those insterested, here's a link to a more technical article on Hydrogen Fuel Cells:
a nd _fuel_cells/hydrogen_and_fuel_cells.html
http://www.altenergy.org/2/renewables/hydrogen_
Definitly check out this site. It has real rates posted by real people. Not what the IT managers want you to think the going rate is. Definitely an eye opener. Plus there's a great bbs for consultants.