As your attorney, I feel compelled to remind you that after fees and my bonus, the real number comes out to be $32.43. I'll have my secretary mail you a check.
I think I'll stick to the old manual lock and key thank you.
Which, as we all know, has remained undefeated for hundreds of centuries!
All locks are beatable. Even bank vaults are rated in "hours it takes a determined person to get in." The only requirement on Apple, Ford or whomever implements this is that it is *slightly* harder to beat than say, breaking a window.
Queue the "Paypal sucks" comments. (Actually, I may post a few myself.)
Here's a question for you solo programmers out there: What is the alternative? If you wanted to distribute a desktop app without striking your own deal with Visa, where would you go?
Meaning: before IP was invented, just a few hundred years ago, writers made no money. Which is, of course, absurd. IP is a scam, as much as religions or the war on drug.
...or the war against pluralization, which was an astounding failure up until that post!:)
This patent specifies a method for distributing the content on a torrent-like network, but the difference is that the enduser never downloads the complete file - only the parts necessary to fill the buffer and anything necessary to field fast-forward and rewind requests. What I don't understand is the more general problem in DRM: how do you "secure" a machine from a person who has physical access to it?
Actually, I think the implementation is a little different- you never download the entire file. You only download what you need to keep the buffer full. If you want to skip ahead (or back), the code finds the appropriate packets. Since they are all encrypted separately, the media is a little more modular.
a class in a system of classification determined by size, each class being a number of times (usually ten) greater or smaller than the one before : values might be compared by order of magnitude, a staple in making ballpark estimates.
Naturally, as an American, I am used to apologizing for my system of units, but in this case 10% (0.10 or 10^-1) appears to be an "order of magnitude." Or maybe you are referring to the union of superhero physicists. If that is the case, let me go ahead and "whoosh" myself. Ahhhhh... much better.
Which proves an important Slashdot axiom: If you think the parent post might be a "whoosh joke," first check to see if the University of Washington has already implemented it. If they have, then you know it is.
I have worked on a couple successful OSS projects; never led one but I learned a few things about their management.
First, there is always a "lead from the front" mentality which is to say that the project leaders are often responsible for a bulk of the code. They are the ultimate arbiter of contributions, design considerations, architecture, etc. In fact, this is one of the things that makes OSS successful - a dearth of PHB shot-callers (not that I am implying that you are necessarily one, but if, as you said, you weren't programming during those ten years in the software industry....)
If you are serious about setting up this project, take a month and really learn your language as well as the design considerations necessary to deploy the project. Talk to one of your programmers about your idea. If you are serious about open sourcing it, post the ACTUAL idea in the Ask Slashdot question. You'll get a half-dozen "Did you try (insert half-finished project here)?" posts or someone will say "Yeah, I do that all the time. I just use Excel." Or if it is a really good idea, someone will start a project, write all the code FOR you and let you (and us) use it for free without all the hassle of mailing lists, bug-tracking, etc.:)
If private investigator licenses were required to do what MediaSentry does, every user on Limewire and other illegal p2p networks would be required to have a license.
Incorrect. It would be required if they wanted to enter their information in a court of law. An investigator's license doesn't allow you to break the law, it only certifies that the investigators are reliable. (Cough, cough). In reality, it gives the courts something to revoke if you screw up.
I couldn't be happier with a SafeNet investigation. Let's all rally around our respective God or Gods and pray that these jerks get what they deserve.
Another objective story from the "we don't check usernames" department. Seriously guys, this is obviously a plant - note the lack of spelling and grammar mistakes! Also, this is the first time I have seen this story on Slashdot. Real news for nerds is submitted several times over a one week period, has some psuedoscience factoid that we can all slam and is tagged with "Ohnoitsroland."
Here's a better headline for the same story that we could sink our teeth into:
"McCain Campaign Uses Spider/Diff Against Obama... and checks his email with emacs on a PDP-11 BeOS port"
Your comment on antiquated power systems reminded me of an article I saw on the New York Times a couple of years ago. As a New Yorker (and an engineer) I was totally stupefied that anyone in Manhattan were still using DC power. (Data center trolls - I see you - I mean "DC off the grid" which no one would be crazy enough to hook straight into.) To make matters worse, most of the tunnels (we don't have telephone poles) are below sealevel and consequently, filled with water.
I once asked a Coned linesman about that. He say that some of the wiring in those tunnels is over a hundred years old. How do they keep them dry? By pumping N2 through the lines. So if you are ever downtown and you see a random LN2 tank on a street corner, you can say with relative assurity that it is feeding a power line. Lets hope superconductors can swim!
Our guy was popping cable locks with a screw driver. Of course, in the Bronx we have best thieves money can buy.:) Your first comment is spot on though.
I work at a very large medical school in the Bronx with real professionals and trust everyone who gets a badge. Thus it was strange when a rash of laptop thefts hit the complex that I work in. Each disappearance happened in broad daylight, oftentimes when a researcher had just stepped out to smoke a cigarette, go to the bathroom etc.
You would be amazed at how quickly a person's progressive attitude is changed when their laptop is stolen. The European researchers blamed the Chinese, the Chinese blamed the South Americans and the Americans (myself included).... blamed other Americans. In either case, morale in the entire place was shot. People were seen bringing their laptops into the bathroom (for non-masturbatory purposes!). No one trusted anyone else.
After almost a hundred thefts security stopped a guy in a Fed-Ex uniform with a bag full of laptops. He got past the checkpoint by claiming that his packages had to be signed in person by the noted party (warning bells? We have a loading dock and people to do that.). When the cops came, he confessed only to stealing the laptops in his bag and claimed that it was his first time. The laptop thefts stopped for a few weeks.... and then started back up!
In the end it turned out to be one of the security guards. No one would have caught him if he hadn't been storing hot laptops IN HIS LOCKER. So the moral of the story is that if someone wants to steal your unattended laptop, they will.
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"+4 Informative"? Really? What the Hell is wrong with you people?
"+4 Funny", sure.
"+4 Deadpan", ok, I'd go with it.
"+4 Is-This-Guy-My-Brother-In-Law?", absolutely.
It isn't informative guys. Look for the joke.
As your attorney, I feel compelled to remind you that after fees and my bonus, the real number comes out to be $32.43. I'll have my secretary mail you a check.
I think I'll stick to the old manual lock and key thank you.
Which, as we all know, has remained undefeated for hundreds of centuries! All locks are beatable. Even bank vaults are rated in "hours it takes a determined person to get in." The only requirement on Apple, Ford or whomever implements this is that it is *slightly* harder to beat than say, breaking a window.
Can you suggest ways to translate this contempt into software?
Release your product for Vista.
Queue the "Paypal sucks" comments. (Actually, I may post a few myself.)
Here's a question for you solo programmers out there: What is the alternative? If you wanted to distribute a desktop app without striking your own deal with Visa, where would you go?
Meaning: before IP was invented, just a few hundred years ago, writers made no money. Which is, of course, absurd. IP is a scam, as much as religions or the war on drug.
...or the war against pluralization, which was an astounding failure up until that post! :)
This patent specifies a method for distributing the content on a torrent-like network, but the difference is that the enduser never downloads the complete file - only the parts necessary to fill the buffer and anything necessary to field fast-forward and rewind requests. What I don't understand is the more general problem in DRM: how do you "secure" a machine from a person who has physical access to it?
Actually, I think the implementation is a little different- you never download the entire file. You only download what you need to keep the buffer full. If you want to skip ahead (or back), the code finds the appropriate packets. Since they are all encrypted separately, the media is a little more modular.
-Sean
Mod parent down. Ha ha ha. I jest!
"Come to New York. We have cured traffic problems forever."
Or as my Civil Procedure professor so eloquently put it: "DKI EVERYTHING POSSIBLE" (DKI = Deny Knowledge or Information for the NALs out there)
order of magnitude
noun
a class in a system of classification determined by size, each class being a number of times (usually ten) greater or smaller than the one before : values might be compared by order of magnitude, a staple in making ballpark estimates.
Naturally, as an American, I am used to apologizing for my system of units, but in this case 10% (0.10 or 10^-1) appears to be an "order of magnitude." Or maybe you are referring to the union of superhero physicists. If that is the case, let me go ahead and "whoosh" myself. Ahhhhh... much better.
WHOOSH!
Just answered my own question...
Which proves an important Slashdot axiom: If you think the parent post might be a "whoosh joke," first check to see if the University of Washington has already implemented it. If they have, then you know it is.
I have worked on a couple successful OSS projects; never led one but I learned a few things about their management.
First, there is always a "lead from the front" mentality which is to say that the project leaders are often responsible for a bulk of the code. They are the ultimate arbiter of contributions, design considerations, architecture, etc. In fact, this is one of the things that makes OSS successful - a dearth of PHB shot-callers (not that I am implying that you are necessarily one, but if, as you said, you weren't programming during those ten years in the software industry....)
If you are serious about setting up this project, take a month and really learn your language as well as the design considerations necessary to deploy the project. Talk to one of your programmers about your idea. If you are serious about open sourcing it, post the ACTUAL idea in the Ask Slashdot question. You'll get a half-dozen "Did you try (insert half-finished project here)?" posts or someone will say "Yeah, I do that all the time. I just use Excel." Or if it is a really good idea, someone will start a project, write all the code FOR you and let you (and us) use it for free without all the hassle of mailing lists, bug-tracking, etc. :)
Good luck!
~Sean
If private investigator licenses were required to do what MediaSentry does, every user on Limewire and other illegal p2p networks would be required to have a license.
Incorrect. It would be required if they wanted to enter their information in a court of law. An investigator's license doesn't allow you to break the law, it only certifies that the investigators are reliable. (Cough, cough). In reality, it gives the courts something to revoke if you screw up.
I couldn't be happier with a SafeNet investigation. Let's all rally around our respective God or Gods and pray that these jerks get what they deserve.
.... and both of those doctors are in my HMO.
Another objective story from the "we don't check usernames" department. Seriously guys, this is obviously a plant - note the lack of spelling and grammar mistakes! Also, this is the first time I have seen this story on Slashdot. Real news for nerds is submitted several times over a one week period, has some psuedoscience factoid that we can all slam and is tagged with "Ohnoitsroland."
Here's a better headline for the same story that we could sink our teeth into:
"McCain Campaign Uses Spider/Diff Against Obama... and checks his email with emacs on a PDP-11 BeOS port"
FLAME ON!
Your comment on antiquated power systems reminded me of an article I saw on the New York Times a couple of years ago. As a New Yorker (and an engineer) I was totally stupefied that anyone in Manhattan were still using DC power. (Data center trolls - I see you - I mean "DC off the grid" which no one would be crazy enough to hook straight into.) To make matters worse, most of the tunnels (we don't have telephone poles) are below sealevel and consequently, filled with water.
I once asked a Coned linesman about that. He say that some of the wiring in those tunnels is over a hundred years old. How do they keep them dry? By pumping N2 through the lines. So if you are ever downtown and you see a random LN2 tank on a street corner, you can say with relative assurity that it is feeding a power line. Lets hope superconductors can swim!
But are your thoughts random?
Depends on the seed.
He's on to us.
They were looking for an argument, but found insults instead. Stupid git.
Our guy was popping cable locks with a screw driver. Of course, in the Bronx we have best thieves money can buy. :) Your first comment is spot on though.
I work at a very large medical school in the Bronx with real professionals and trust everyone who gets a badge. Thus it was strange when a rash of laptop thefts hit the complex that I work in. Each disappearance happened in broad daylight, oftentimes when a researcher had just stepped out to smoke a cigarette, go to the bathroom etc.
You would be amazed at how quickly a person's progressive attitude is changed when their laptop is stolen. The European researchers blamed the Chinese, the Chinese blamed the South Americans and the Americans (myself included) .... blamed other Americans. In either case, morale in the entire place was shot. People were seen bringing their laptops into the bathroom (for non-masturbatory purposes!). No one trusted anyone else.
After almost a hundred thefts security stopped a guy in a Fed-Ex uniform with a bag full of laptops. He got past the checkpoint by claiming that his packages had to be signed in person by the noted party (warning bells? We have a loading dock and people to do that.). When the cops came, he confessed only to stealing the laptops in his bag and claimed that it was his first time. The laptop thefts stopped for a few weeks.... and then started back up!
In the end it turned out to be one of the security guards. No one would have caught him if he hadn't been storing hot laptops IN HIS LOCKER. So the moral of the story is that if someone wants to steal your unattended laptop, they will.