A couple ACs correctly pointed out that I made a mistake, the posting comes from a person in New Mexico, but talks about the Eastern District of Michigan. Oops!
A good example is the end of I, Robot, where the machines control the economy (and therefore all of society (echoes of the US gov?)) for the good of humanity. Another example is the Foundation series, where the Second Foundation is helping guide events so that the First Foundation will eventually grow to be a society where the populace will accept the Second Foundation as leaders.
Well, remember that his books also state that the ruling class is not the right way to go. The robot series ends with Robots and Empire, which states that humanity living without robots is healthier (this is where the Zeroth law comes in, which you obliquely refer to in your last paragraph). The Foundation series ends with Foundation's Edge and Foundation and Earth where the true solution is Galaxia, without the overlords of the First or Second Foundations (a "living death", in the words of Gaia). There is also reference to The End of Eternity, where the overlords of Eternity are brought to an end, since they do more harm than good, preventing humanity from reaching its full potential.
I found a paper dated April 15, 1993. It looks like the judges were (are?) highly restricted in what they are allowed to ask -- basically, they have to stick to a couple predefined topics, and only ask questions that would be asked had they assumed the other participant in the conversation were human. Also, the human participants (called confederates) are also simply talking normally, and are not specifically trying to convince the judges that they are human. Basically, this is not the true Turing Test we all know and love.
Drugs and prostitution. On one trip, my father and I were returning together (he looks like a hippie) and were specifically asked if we were offered (or used, etc.) drugs while there. Our answer was yes, we were offered (as an aside, I think it was meth), but we didn't accept. The officer gave us a funny look -- I don't think he expected us to tell the truth.
It is basically the friends/foes system, but not well thought out. She describes a default hiding of comments unless you specifically say posters are friends (through lots of clicks), as opposed to the current system of default showing of comments unless you specifically say posters are friends and hide posts not from friends. In sum, it's the current system with a different default and a sucky UI.
I think the bottom line is, if you act shady they'll look at your stuff, if you're just getting your business done then you're fine.
Except for the fact that "act shady" can mean " be a white male returning alone from Laos. They searched my luggage every time. When returning with my (Lao) wife, we were passed through with out a luggage search. Though it is true, I have never seen a laptop search, ever, but I have been told to wake my laptop up from sleep before boarding in SFO.
My father and I (white males, myself 20 and my father looking like a hippie) returned from Laos separately from the rest of my family, and got our luggage pretty thoroughly searched (+1 to parent for correctness). After I got married to a Lao woman and came back from Laos later, we were pretty much waved through.
Don't want trouble? Mail it! That's how we have dealt with things.
It will have "massive implications"? Yeah right. This is likely to cost quite a bit, and it is going to be far cheaper to have other systems, from boiling the water, to stationary filters, to sterilizing and sealing a well. From what I have seen in Laos (a developing country), the urban population buys bottled water, and the rural population either does nothing, boils water, or the village pitches in to install a sealed well with a hand pump. The later costs on the order of $100-$150 start to finish. Or I suppose you could buy a bicycle to filter water.
However, I must note that the people developing this did not claim "massive implications". Here is a quote from the article:
In its present configuration it is not a feasible solution for most developing communities due to production costs and durability. But in fairness to the IDEO team, they have stated that, "In its current state, the Aquaduct is a prototype aimed squarely at demonstrating a concept and raising awareness around the issues of clean water in developing countries. The Aquaduct team plans to continue the concept's development into an economically and technologically viable solution that addresses challenges such as cost, suitable purification technologies, and the logistics of addressing an issue that [affects] billions."
I especially like the quote near the end of the article (bold mine):
Perhaps more importantly, both numbers are seemingly decades old, gaining a patina of currency and credibility by virtue of having been laundered through a relay race of respectable sources, even as their origin recedes into the mists. That's especially significant, because these numbers are always invoked as proof that the piracy problem is still dire--that everything we've done to step up international enforcement of intellectual property laws has been in vain. But of course, if you simply recycle the same numbers from 15 and 20 years ago--remember that IACC's 2005 publications still cite that 1995 congressional testimony, from which it seems safe to infer that they have no more recent source--then it will necessarily seem as though no ground has been gained.
In other words, those standing to benefit are perpetuating the reuse of old numbers so to get ever more beneficial measures passed. Nice to see it stated, but I can't see anyone with clout (e.g. members of congress/their aides) actually reading this.
Thank you for this analysis. I agree that they really should have been clearer on this. The files imply no rights (they explicitly say "all rights reserved"), and having to dig through the other documentation to see otherwise is stupid.
Actually, Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace, generally known as Ada Lovelace, born Augusta Ada Byron, wrote for Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine.
It appears to be a device that is able to authenticate someone. Googling gets me:
TOKENEER is a proof-of-concept system being used to prototype new Identification and
Authentication (I&A) concepts.
...
The TOKENEER system uses a nested approach to authentication based upon the premise that the
trust can be distributed throughout a system to allow for untrusted components to operate. It also
utilizes a trusted token to provide authentication information to service access points.
It looks like that a company (Praxis) was able to create part of a security software product (Tokeneer) while following development process for developing security software, in partnership with another company (AdaCore) which provided the tools, and it was funded by NSA. Then it was put out as a press release. The source code is available for free (as in beer) but is not free (as in speech). This was extracted from one of the source files:
-- Tokeneer ID Station Core Software
--
-- Copyright (2003) United States Government, as represented
-- by the Director, National Security Agency. All rights reserved.
--
-- This material was originally developed by Praxis High Integrity
-- Systems Ltd. under contract to the National Security Agency.
Though, the funny thing was that I thought the US government was not able to hold copyright.
Slashdot Mirror
I had to look this up. But then, I am American, and everyone knows we don't know anything about any other country. :-P
+5 informative
Thanks.
+5 funny
I really need help, don't I? Or maybe I could be like Simpson instead?
+5 informative
A couple ACs correctly pointed out that I made a mistake, the posting comes from a person in New Mexico, but talks about the Eastern District of Michigan. Oops!
New Mexico, actually:
http://www.texasbar.com/saywhat/weblog/2007/02/may-1996-all-purpose-brief-in.html
A good example is the end of I, Robot, where the machines control the economy (and therefore all of society (echoes of the US gov?)) for the good of humanity. Another example is the Foundation series, where the Second Foundation is helping guide events so that the First Foundation will eventually grow to be a society where the populace will accept the Second Foundation as leaders.
Well, remember that his books also state that the ruling class is not the right way to go. The robot series ends with Robots and Empire, which states that humanity living without robots is healthier (this is where the Zeroth law comes in, which you obliquely refer to in your last paragraph). The Foundation series ends with Foundation's Edge and Foundation and Earth where the true solution is Galaxia, without the overlords of the First or Second Foundations (a "living death", in the words of Gaia). There is also reference to The End of Eternity, where the overlords of Eternity are brought to an end, since they do more harm than good, preventing humanity from reaching its full potential.
In sum, I would say you overgeneralized.
Has Google Redefined Beta? Really, what does beta mean anymore when talking about Google products?
I found a paper dated April 15, 1993. It looks like the judges were (are?) highly restricted in what they are allowed to ask -- basically, they have to stick to a couple predefined topics, and only ask questions that would be asked had they assumed the other participant in the conversation were human. Also, the human participants (called confederates) are also simply talking normally, and are not specifically trying to convince the judges that they are human. Basically, this is not the true Turing Test we all know and love.
Drugs and prostitution. On one trip, my father and I were returning together (he looks like a hippie) and were specifically asked if we were offered (or used, etc.) drugs while there. Our answer was yes, we were offered (as an aside, I think it was meth), but we didn't accept. The officer gave us a funny look -- I don't think he expected us to tell the truth.
I don't even understand the second suggestion.
It is basically the friends/foes system, but not well thought out. She describes a default hiding of comments unless you specifically say posters are friends (through lots of clicks), as opposed to the current system of default showing of comments unless you specifically say posters are friends and hide posts not from friends. In sum, it's the current system with a different default and a sucky UI.
I think the bottom line is, if you act shady they'll look at your stuff, if you're just getting your business done then you're fine.
Except for the fact that "act shady" can mean " be a white male returning alone from Laos. They searched my luggage every time. When returning with my (Lao) wife, we were passed through with out a luggage search. Though it is true, I have never seen a laptop search, ever, but I have been told to wake my laptop up from sleep before boarding in SFO.
My father and I (white males, myself 20 and my father looking like a hippie) returned from Laos separately from the rest of my family, and got our luggage pretty thoroughly searched (+1 to parent for correctness). After I got married to a Lao woman and came back from Laos later, we were pretty much waved through.
Don't want trouble? Mail it! That's how we have dealt with things.
It will have "massive implications"? Yeah right. This is likely to cost quite a bit, and it is going to be far cheaper to have other systems, from boiling the water, to stationary filters, to sterilizing and sealing a well. From what I have seen in Laos (a developing country), the urban population buys bottled water, and the rural population either does nothing, boils water, or the village pitches in to install a sealed well with a hand pump. The later costs on the order of $100-$150 start to finish. Or I suppose you could buy a bicycle to filter water.
However, I must note that the people developing this did not claim "massive implications". Here is a quote from the article:
In its present configuration it is not a feasible solution for most developing communities due to production costs and durability. But in fairness to the IDEO team, they have stated that, "In its current state, the Aquaduct is a prototype aimed squarely at demonstrating a concept and raising awareness around the issues of clean water in developing countries. The Aquaduct team plans to continue the concept's development into an economically and technologically viable solution that addresses challenges such as cost, suitable purification technologies, and the logistics of addressing an issue that [affects] billions."
Perhaps more importantly, both numbers are seemingly decades old, gaining a patina of currency and credibility by virtue of having been laundered through a relay race of respectable sources, even as their origin recedes into the mists. That's especially significant, because these numbers are always invoked as proof that the piracy problem is still dire--that everything we've done to step up international enforcement of intellectual property laws has been in vain. But of course, if you simply recycle the same numbers from 15 and 20 years ago--remember that IACC's 2005 publications still cite that 1995 congressional testimony, from which it seems safe to infer that they have no more recent source--then it will necessarily seem as though no ground has been gained.
In other words, those standing to benefit are perpetuating the reuse of old numbers so to get ever more beneficial measures passed. Nice to see it stated, but I can't see anyone with clout (e.g. members of congress/their aides) actually reading this.
This is what, the third?
Fourth: The Academia Waltz, Bloom County, Outland, Opus.
http://db.tidbits.com/article/9796?print_version=1
Odd that the print version on the same site works.
Your phone is instant on? I have a RAZR V3 (hate it), and it takes a good 30 seconds to boot. That's longer than my two oldest computers.
I don't know -- there are those who would like to see kitten pr0n.
Microsoft agrees with you. However, the article writer is not so sure.
Thank you for this analysis. I agree that they really should have been clearer on this. The files imply no rights (they explicitly say "all rights reserved"), and having to dig through the other documentation to see otherwise is stupid.
Actually, Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace, generally known as Ada Lovelace, born Augusta Ada Byron, wrote for Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine.
TOKENEER is a proof-of-concept system being used to prototype new Identification and Authentication (I&A) concepts.
...
The TOKENEER system uses a nested approach to authentication based upon the premise that the trust can be distributed throughout a system to allow for untrusted components to operate. It also utilizes a trusted token to provide authentication information to service access points.
-- Tokeneer ID Station Core Software
--
-- Copyright (2003) United States Government, as represented
-- by the Director, National Security Agency. All rights reserved.
--
-- This material was originally developed by Praxis High Integrity
-- Systems Ltd. under contract to the National Security Agency.
Though, the funny thing was that I thought the US government was not able to hold copyright.