It asks for it, but on the page previous to that it clearly says that neither SSN, nor birthdate is required. You can put it in if you want, or not, its not required. You can fill out the form without it and you won't be prompted.
Ok, apparently you didn't read the entire article then. Turn to page 130 and the last 2 paragraphs of the article.
Other things they're thinking of: Finger paints that fade from everything but a special paper. Vanishing hair dye Disappearing graffiti spray paint Toothpaste that turns a kids mouth pink until he's brushed for 30 seconds and soap that does the same A swiffer type mop that dyes where you've already mopped A wall paint that lets you test paint colors
Why would you want that? MPlayer already plays as many, if not more, formats than Windows Media Player and is available with your choice of non-horrible non-crazy-bloated frontends.
Don't want to bother with MPlayer's issues? Xine is available as a package included in most distributions and plays everything that MPlayer does, with the exception of really weird formats. I can't say I've found something that Xine won't play.
By your definition of security through obscurity, nearly every data security method is exactly that. Encryption keys are only useful if you OBSCURE them from the attacker. Usernames and passwords are only useful if they are OBSCURED.
The temp files, registry entiries, recent files lists, and other computer droppings would make it fairly easy to figure out which file and which sub-message.
This is implemenation error, not a flaw in the method. Again, proper implementation is key. If you re-read my description the "multiple messages" would need to be implemented using a form of deniable encryption wherein it is not know if, or how many, sub-messages exist.
Steganography is more useful when combined with encryption, and encryption is more useful when combined with steganography.
If properly implemented, simply knowing the algorithm is nearly useless. For example, if I embedded information in a picture in my ~/pics dir, I have thousands of pictures in there. Now lets say I embedded information in every single picture, most of it useless. Now take it a step further and implement a system for embeddeding multiple, encrypted, messages in each picture, where upon the message revealed depends on the key used.
Therefore, to access the information the user only needs to remember 2 things: The filename of the picture (username) and the encryption key (password).
However, to access the information, an attacker would not know either of these things (theoretically). Even if the attacker knew the algorithm for embedding the information they would still need to attack each file, not only attacking each key, but analyzing each message as it is revealed, deciding if the information revealed is relevant and deciding if the particular image they attacked might contain more information (thus needing to find more keys), or if they should move on to attacking the next image.
So knowing HOW something is implemented gives you nothing. Just like understanding the math behind a strong encryption algorithm will not instantly give you the encrypted data.
Or, spend some time writing your own letter (takes me all of 5 minutes). When I send mail to my rep, through house.gov, I automatically get this:
Dear Friend:
Thank you for contacting me on an issue of importance to you.
Please know that I value all letters my office receives. They allow me to better understand the concerns of the people I represent. Unfortunately, due the ease with which electronic mail, postcards and fax machines allow for the generation of "form" letters, some drafted by a third party, I no longer have the resources to respond to those communications. However, be assured that I review a copy of every form letter my office receives and I will continue to respond to letters sent by constituents who have written a personal correspondence.
Again, thank you for sharing your thoughts with me.
The iPod adapter was a complete after thought at BMW. BMW put in an AUX input, you can plug in anything to it if you really want.
The only thing that is different is that there is a module you can buy that allows you control the iPod through the stock headunit and steering wheel controls.
Really this can be done with any MP3 player that has a remote if you are willing to put in the time to figure out the signaling for your personal player. BMW's iBus (yes it's really called iBus, no it has nothing todo with Apple's iNaming scheme) is well documented and its easy to write software to read/write to it. I didn't have an MP3 player and I wanted more features than just MP3 ability, for example Wifi scanning controlled through the stock stereo buttons... so I built my own.
I think the more important question here is: Whats the best way to ask for a raise? I know a good amount of people believe they are underpaid, and a decent number actually feel they are overpaid.
That said, for those who have actually asked and recieved: What is the best way to approach your boss and ask for a raise?
Wow, I must say I agree with nothing in this article. I might not like DRM, but there's no way I would agree with an "Internet Tax" to pay artists. I don't agree with software patents either, but I can tell you that my code will continue to be licensed under the current GPL.
IBM holds piles of software patents, but most of us will agree that they've done much for the OSS community
My god I hope it does. You can't buy a house anywhere in Phoenix right now without spending an ungodly sum. Housing selling for $180k in 2000 are fetching well into the 400s now. Hopefully it pops soon, I want a house.
What's really amazing is that our team won this category in the same event 2 years ago with a massive 5.1 miles. We were bested 10x over by last years winner with something like 62 miles. And now this. Times they are a-changin.
You haven't even seen Google's Mr-Burns-like plans to turn day into night and force everyone to live by the bright white screen of google! You can see the shocking progress here as they begin thier sweep of the less populated parts of California!
For the simple reason that I do not feel like writing paragraphs upon paragraphs, I will not go into the vast number of incorrect assertions made in this post.
I would however suggest that you do not take any of this post as any sort of advice, legal or not, as it is entirely incorrect on many many points.
Writing a letter giving them a 30 day deadline is not legally binding. Both sides would have to agree to such a contract and there's no way they would agree to that.
Also, telling them over the phone to cease verbal contact has no meaning at all in most/all states. Request of that nature must be done in writing by mail.
Also, that letter will accomplish nothing as you never asked them to cease communication in it. The owner, original lender or not, is still fully entitled AND REQUIRED BY LAW to report the current status of the debt within a certain time period.
Oh look, I ended up writing a bunch anyway. To sum it all up, the advice in the above post is as phoney as my spelling of baloney. Don't take my word for it either, go look it up.
I agree that you should not pay the collections agency in most situations. It is usually better to pay the company that you actually owe money to. However there are many cases where you no longer owe the money to the original lender. You in fact owe it to the collection agency as they bought the bad debt from the original lender for pennies on the dollar.
On top of this, neither will get the far past due debt "nixed" from your credit report, it will still be on there and will still affect your credit score.
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For years NEC produced the Versa Daylite, it came with a trans reflective screen that was specifically designed for outdoor viewing
Oh yeah, thats just what we need. A whole bunch of cops that act like lawyers. That'll solve the problem.
It asks for it, but on the page previous to that it clearly says that neither SSN, nor birthdate is required. You can put it in if you want, or not, its not required. You can fill out the form without it and you won't be prompted.
From the site:
Your Social Security Number and Date of Birth are not required to process your request.
Wait, all this...and not a single Kari question?
IPA? To hell if I'm going to let you hijack India Pale Ale!
If you read TFA, he admits not working on the project at all for 8 years, after which he hired a dye chemist who solved the problem inside a year.
Ok, apparently you didn't read the entire article then. Turn to page 130 and the last 2 paragraphs of the article.
Other things they're thinking of:
Finger paints that fade from everything but a special paper.
Vanishing hair dye
Disappearing graffiti spray paint
Toothpaste that turns a kids mouth pink until he's brushed for 30 seconds and soap that does the same
A swiffer type mop that dyes where you've already mopped
A wall paint that lets you test paint colors
Why would you want that? MPlayer already plays as many, if not more, formats than Windows Media Player and is available with your choice of non-horrible non-crazy-bloated frontends.
Don't want to bother with MPlayer's issues? Xine is available as a package included in most distributions and plays everything that MPlayer does, with the exception of really weird formats. I can't say I've found something that Xine won't play.
I'm not sure he's old enough to get that particular grant yet
By your definition of security through obscurity, nearly every data security method is exactly that. Encryption keys are only useful if you OBSCURE them from the attacker. Usernames and passwords are only useful if they are OBSCURED.
The temp files, registry entiries, recent files lists, and other computer droppings would make it fairly easy to figure out which file and which sub-message.
This is implemenation error, not a flaw in the method. Again, proper implementation is key. If you re-read my description the "multiple messages" would need to be implemented using a form of deniable encryption wherein it is not know if, or how many, sub-messages exist.
Steganography is more useful when combined with encryption, and encryption is more useful when combined with steganography.
If properly implemented, simply knowing the algorithm is nearly useless. For example, if I embedded information in a picture in my ~/pics dir, I have thousands of pictures in there. Now lets say I embedded information in every single picture, most of it useless. Now take it a step further and implement a system for embeddeding multiple, encrypted, messages in each picture, where upon the message revealed depends on the key used.
Therefore, to access the information the user only needs to remember 2 things: The filename of the picture (username) and the encryption key (password).
However, to access the information, an attacker would not know either of these things (theoretically). Even if the attacker knew the algorithm for embedding the information they would still need to attack each file, not only attacking each key, but analyzing each message as it is revealed, deciding if the information revealed is relevant and deciding if the particular image they attacked might contain more information (thus needing to find more keys), or if they should move on to attacking the next image.
So knowing HOW something is implemented gives you nothing. Just like understanding the math behind a strong encryption algorithm will not instantly give you the encrypted data.
Oh man, quality stuff there. I knew there was a reason I still read slashdot.
Or, spend some time writing your own letter (takes me all of 5 minutes). When I send mail to my rep, through house.gov, I automatically get this:
Dear Friend:
Thank you for contacting me on an issue of importance to you.
Please know that I value all letters my office receives. They allow me to better understand the concerns of the people I represent. Unfortunately, due the ease with which electronic mail, postcards and fax machines allow for the generation of "form" letters, some drafted by a third party, I no longer have the resources to respond to those communications. However, be assured that I review a copy of every form letter my office receives and I will continue to respond to letters sent by constituents who have written a personal correspondence.
Again, thank you for sharing your thoughts with me.
Sincerely,
ED PASTOR
Member of Congress
The iPod adapter was a complete after thought at BMW. BMW put in an AUX input, you can plug in anything to it if you really want.
The only thing that is different is that there is a module you can buy that allows you control the iPod through the stock headunit and steering wheel controls.
Really this can be done with any MP3 player that has a remote if you are willing to put in the time to figure out the signaling for your personal player. BMW's iBus (yes it's really called iBus, no it has nothing todo with Apple's iNaming scheme) is well documented and its easy to write software to read/write to it. I didn't have an MP3 player and I wanted more features than just MP3 ability, for example Wifi scanning controlled through the stock stereo buttons... so I built my own.
I think the more important question here is:
Whats the best way to ask for a raise? I know a good amount of people believe they are underpaid, and a decent number actually feel they are overpaid.
That said, for those who have actually asked and recieved: What is the best way to approach your boss and ask for a raise?
Wow, I must say I agree with nothing in this article. I might not like DRM, but there's no way I would agree with an "Internet Tax" to pay artists. I don't agree with software patents either, but I can tell you that my code will continue to be licensed under the current GPL.
IBM holds piles of software patents, but most of us will agree that they've done much for the OSS community
Whats your IP?
Yeah, but you don't get karma points for being funny. Sometimes I see a comment so funny it deserves karma. Thus it gets an "Insightful"
My god I hope it does. You can't buy a house anywhere in Phoenix right now without spending an ungodly sum. Housing selling for $180k in 2000 are fetching well into the 400s now. Hopefully it pops soon, I want a house.
What's really amazing is that our team won this category in the same event 2 years ago with a massive 5.1 miles. We were bested 10x over by last years winner with something like 62 miles. And now this. Times they are a-changin.
You haven't even seen Google's Mr-Burns-like plans to turn day into night and force everyone to live by the bright white screen of google! You can see the shocking progress here as they begin thier sweep of the less populated parts of California!
For the simple reason that I do not feel like writing paragraphs upon paragraphs, I will not go into the vast number of incorrect assertions made in this post.
I would however suggest that you do not take any of this post as any sort of advice, legal or not, as it is entirely incorrect on many many points.
Writing a letter giving them a 30 day deadline is not legally binding. Both sides would have to agree to such a contract and there's no way they would agree to that.
Also, telling them over the phone to cease verbal contact has no meaning at all in most/all states. Request of that nature must be done in writing by mail.
Also, that letter will accomplish nothing as you never asked them to cease communication in it. The owner, original lender or not, is still fully entitled AND REQUIRED BY LAW to report the current status of the debt within a certain time period.
Oh look, I ended up writing a bunch anyway. To sum it all up, the advice in the above post is as phoney as my spelling of baloney. Don't take my word for it either, go look it up.
Wow, thats some impressive misinformation.
I agree that you should not pay the collections agency in most situations. It is usually better to pay the company that you actually owe money to. However there are many cases where you no longer owe the money to the original lender. You in fact owe it to the collection agency as they bought the bad debt from the original lender for pennies on the dollar.
On top of this, neither will get the far past due debt "nixed" from your credit report, it will still be on there and will still affect your credit score.
You know that graffiti has been art for a long time right?