"Subpoenaed utility records showed that, from May 1991 to December 1991, the residences at 878 and 890 Rhododendron Drive used an abnormally high amount of electricity. Warrant Aff. 16-17. Electrical use at 890 Rhododendron Drive was high for approximately three to four months, then decreased for three months; electrical use at 878 Rhododendron Drive was consistently high. Id. at 17. In the experience of Agent Elliott, those figures were consistent with a staggered indoor marijuana grow operation: persons cultivating marijuana commonly start the plants in one location, then transfer them to another location, in order to facilitate a continuous supply of mature marijuana plants. Ibid. Based on his experience, Agent Elliott inferred that a marijuana grow operation began at Tova Shook's residence at 890 Rhododendron and was completed at petitioner's residence at 878 Rhododendron Drive. Ibid."
Thanks for clarifying that for me. Personally, I'm not familiar with marijuana growing techniques. Nor, in a pinch, could I distinguish between a male and female plant. I wouldn't know where to look.
I did learn here that commercial hemp operations could be devastating to marijuana production. I learned here that marijuana pollen does have forensic value to law enforcement. I learned here that in Spain, "the hemp pollen count is broadcast on the nightly TV news" as some people are allergic.
Hopefully, I will have learned from your most encouraging comment to contribute to Slashdot in a botanically-friendly fashion.
I believe the SC has often used the phrase "reasonable expectation" of privacy. For instance: Bong on the dashboard: not private. Body in the trunk: private. Shouting, "I'm going to keep stabbing you with this knife until you are both DEAD!" at the top of your lungs: not private. Quietly killing your ex-wife and her boyfriend such that only Kato Kaelin heard anything: private. Heat emissions: private, for the time being. Once the barrier of "reasonable expectation" is eroded, Heat emissions: not private.
I recall reading some time ago that in certain area, the pollen count for marijuana was extremely high. In this case, establishing that type of empirical evidence may be sufficient for a judge to sign a warrant.
If I also recall, part of this case originated with much higher than normal consumption of electrcity in the guys home. That information was not private.
I tried passing my 9th grade geometry class on the basis of testimonials. My teacher didn't accept testimonials as proofs.
"Quackwatch is part of the Skeptic Ring, an alliance of sites that examine claims about paranormal phenomena and fringe science from a skeptical point of view.
I believe it is prudent to make accomodation for any form of alien virus that would not survive the trek through space, since presumably, there are more of them.
SecurityFocus is a non-profit hobby site run by a handful of volunteers in their free time. Each staff member at SecurityFocus has a day job that takes a considerable amount of time, as well as other hobbies, and a social life (despite popular rumor). Over the last two years, the site has moved from a few random specialty pages to an archive of over seven gigs of diverse material and specialized content. With no corporate backing, no income, no 'guidance', no leash and no muzzle, SecurityFocus continued to move in a direction that values truth and bluntness over sugar coated words and fluff.
Decision
One of the most predominant sections of SecurityFocus has been the Microsoft vulnerabilites mirror. What began as a small collection of minor hacks soon turned into a near 24/7 chore of keeping it up to date. In the last month, we have experienced single days of mirroring over 100 vulnerabilities, over three times the total for 1995 and 1996 combined. With the rapid increase in hacking, there are times when it requires one of us to take mirrors for four or five hours straight to catch up. Add to that the scripts and utilities needed to keep the mirror updated, statistics generated, mail lists maintained, and the time required for basic functionality is immense. A "hobby" is supposed to be enjoyable. Maintaining the mirror is becoming a thankless chore.
During this time, we have struggled to keep up various other sections of SecurityFocus that have been a core part of the site. As the mirror grew and began to consume more resources, the other sections have found themselves on the backburner and rarely updated. In essence, what was once a hobby site run in spare time for fun has turned into a beleaguring second job. A job that comes with more headache, complaints, criticisms, slander and attacks than productive output or reward. In two years we have turned away countless computer security work that could have been fulfilled by a number of us. The abuse and ignorance we deal with from defacers and defacement victims is staggering, and some of that abuse spills over into actual attacks. SecurityFocus has been taken down more than once by massive denial of service attacks which have inconvenienced our generous upstream provider, hundreds of other colo customers, and thousands of dialup customers, making our job even more difficult.
With that, and the announcement of a new Microsoft IPv6 web server, the Microsoft vulnerabilites mirror will no longer be maintained. We've served our time."
If we combine this with the Tivo patent reported yesterday, then we'd have something even the most rabid anti-patent Slashdotters could wrap their arms around. Now you record a show and watch it before it has actually begun.
If your favorite TV show aired early and nobody was there to watch it, did it actually air?
Here's an idea... What if people buy you things off an online registry but the merchant does not ship until you approve the purchase (or change the items selected)?
Yours is a pretty unenlightened comment. This book does not aim to teach crypto, it aims to teach the history of crypto over the past 50 years. If you wish to pour over algorithms, this is not your book. If you enjoy history, especially history that is relevant to your life, this is a book you will enjoy.
The key here is that the student did not use school time or resources and was punished. I think it is a good decision because it draws very clear boundaries between school life and non-school life.
The US Constitution does not have a codified guarantee to privacy. The "Right to Privacy" is a derived right, assumed from provisions in the Bill of Rights by Justice Brandeis. This makes it a lot less of a "right" than, say, the right to bear arms.
Even if the 7500 cards' fraudulent use was not a result of the Egghead hack, it is grossly irresponsible for egghead to store plaintext card numbers. There is very little reason to keep card numbers on file after settlement. I actually don't mind typing the 16 digits in for my added security and peace of mind. While the Slashdot editors should me taken to task for being misleading on this story, Egghead (and Amazon and you name it...) should not be excused for storing card numbers on file.
In many third-world shantytowns you might see tennis-net sized nets of discarded nylon stockings near the tops of hills. These are used for water collection and, presumabl, cost less that $450.
Does anybody else think that the term "coherent" could be substituted for "de-coherence free"? Aren't we making things a little bit more complicated than they should be or is this already so complicated that a little bit more can't hurt?
actually, the reason for the box is for netsol to check out your story, the reason you haven't seen sexacademy.edu is because Sex Academy is not a degree-granting, 4yr, accredited (3 criteria, people) institution. Ultimately, its up to the lowly csr to deny your application. in any case, it's netsol and they'll revoke the domain if they feel slighted or cheated. i tried to register a.edu for my daughter's day care: application, denied.
I believe one serious stumbling block would be the certifications necessary to transmit auth/settlement requests through the third party processors. The certification process is not cheap or fast.
X-Sender: toddh@mail.idsoftware.com
Fair point. The correction is in process on www.quake3arena.com, but we
can't change the readme file without a version number change.
tsh
At 01:41 PM 9/26/00 -0400, you wrote:
[...]
>With regards to the recent controversies regarding the beta point release
>(1.25), I believe that it would have been important to state the beta
>nature of the release off of the download page and in the readme file. The
>first indication I saw that this release was a public beta came from Graeme
>Devine's.plan stating that "I think we're going to call this a 'Public
>Beta'." I think it is fair to say that most users would expect to see
>critical information on a readme before seeking out a.plan. Perhaps its a
>lesson learned. As of today, though, the quake3arena.com site still does
>not list the release as a beta.
[...]
If your brother is standing next to you, does this violate the license? Or does the RIAA now provide wireless headphones receiving encrypted music? In that case, meybe they should partner with MiracleEar. Better yet, apply the same technology to filter out people who are not licensed to speak to you.
Calling this a Public Beta was clearly an afterthought. Otherwise, shouldn't that have been mentioned in the readme.
I'm not sure what the rush to get this out the door for the Win clients was. Most people weren't expecting mush from id until closer to the Team Arena laung, right?>
I think a better idea would have been to hold off on any release until the source & multi-platform builds were ALL ready. That way you don't have the Linux/Mac crowd upset for not releasing anything; the Win crowd upset for releasing an upgrade that screws with the mods in ways that the mod builders can't do anything about. Talk about not being able to see the forest from the trees!
Graeme Devine (Designer / Project Manager) says he "thought we'd never get this out the door!" (.plan). Maybe waiting would have been prudent. Also, "Because we've added so much I think we're going to call this a "Public Beta".": do you think or do you know? Which is it?
Well, I hadn't run thru single-player in a while. Guess this was the chance I was looking for?
I thought that the Microsoft Licensing Program was open enough such that even a small shop (say 10 people, or so) could accrue enough points for the licensing program. That's how I read their program, anyway.
Even if it wasn't a publicity stunt, what do you figure the operational costs are? Is it just the guy, am I buying the whole business, do I assume any payroll liabilities? Hardware: is that included in the cost or am I buying code? Do I have to run IIS? And just look at the neighbors here and here?
Slashdot Mirror
"Subpoenaed utility records showed that, from May 1991 to December 1991, the residences at 878 and 890 Rhododendron Drive used an abnormally high amount of electricity. Warrant Aff. 16-17. Electrical use at 890 Rhododendron Drive was high for approximately three to four months, then decreased for three months; electrical use at 878 Rhododendron Drive was consistently high. Id. at 17. In the experience of Agent Elliott, those figures were consistent with a staggered indoor marijuana grow operation: persons cultivating marijuana commonly start the plants in one location, then transfer them to another location, in order to facilitate a continuous supply of mature marijuana plants. Ibid. Based on his experience, Agent Elliott inferred that a marijuana grow operation began at Tova Shook's residence at 890 Rhododendron and was completed at petitioner's residence at 878 Rhododendron Drive. Ibid."
I did learn here that commercial hemp operations could be devastating to marijuana production. I learned here that marijuana pollen does have forensic value to law enforcement. I learned here that in Spain, "the hemp pollen count is broadcast on the nightly TV news" as some people are allergic.
Hopefully, I will have learned from your most encouraging comment to contribute to Slashdot in a botanically-friendly fashion.
I recall reading some time ago that in certain area, the pollen count for marijuana was extremely high. In this case, establishing that type of empirical evidence may be sufficient for a judge to sign a warrant.
If I also recall, part of this case originated with much higher than normal consumption of electrcity in the guys home. That information was not private.
"Quackwatch is part of the Skeptic Ring, an alliance of sites that examine claims about paranormal phenomena and fringe science from a skeptical point of view.
I believe it is prudent to make accomodation for any form of alien virus that would not survive the trek through space, since presumably, there are more of them.
SecurityFocus is a non-profit hobby site run by a handful of volunteers in their free time. Each staff member at SecurityFocus has a day job that takes a considerable amount of time, as well as other hobbies, and a social life (despite popular rumor). Over the last two years, the site has moved from a few random specialty pages to an archive of over seven gigs of diverse material and specialized content. With no corporate backing, no income, no 'guidance', no leash and no muzzle, SecurityFocus continued to move in a direction that values truth and bluntness over sugar coated words and fluff.
Decision
One of the most predominant sections of SecurityFocus has been the Microsoft vulnerabilites mirror. What began as a small collection of minor hacks soon turned into a near 24/7 chore of keeping it up to date. In the last month, we have experienced single days of mirroring over 100 vulnerabilities, over three times the total for 1995 and 1996 combined. With the rapid increase in hacking, there are times when it requires one of us to take mirrors for four or five hours straight to catch up. Add to that the scripts and utilities needed to keep the mirror updated, statistics generated, mail lists maintained, and the time required for basic functionality is immense. A "hobby" is supposed to be enjoyable. Maintaining the mirror is becoming a thankless chore.
During this time, we have struggled to keep up various other sections of SecurityFocus that have been a core part of the site. As the mirror grew and began to consume more resources, the other sections have found themselves on the backburner and rarely updated. In essence, what was once a hobby site run in spare time for fun has turned into a beleaguring second job. A job that comes with more headache, complaints, criticisms, slander and attacks than productive output or reward. In two years we have turned away countless computer security work that could have been fulfilled by a number of us. The abuse and ignorance we deal with from defacers and defacement victims is staggering, and some of that abuse spills over into actual attacks. SecurityFocus has been taken down more than once by massive denial of service attacks which have inconvenienced our generous upstream provider, hundreds of other colo customers, and thousands of dialup customers, making our job even more difficult.
With that, and the announcement of a new Microsoft IPv6 web server, the Microsoft vulnerabilites mirror will no longer be maintained. We've served our time."
If your favorite TV show aired early and nobody was there to watch it, did it actually air?
Could you coat a military vehicle in this material for EM invisibility?
Prior art... you heard it hear first...
Yours is a pretty unenlightened comment. This book does not aim to teach crypto, it aims to teach the history of crypto over the past 50 years. If you wish to pour over algorithms, this is not your book. If you enjoy history, especially history that is relevant to your life, this is a book you will enjoy.
The key here is that the student did not use school time or resources and was punished. I think it is a good decision because it draws very clear boundaries between school life and non-school life.
Yeah... but I didn't see a key ring!
The US Constitution does not have a codified guarantee to privacy. The "Right to Privacy" is a derived right, assumed from provisions in the Bill of Rights by Justice Brandeis. This makes it a lot less of a "right" than, say, the right to bear arms.
Even if the 7500 cards' fraudulent use was not a result of the Egghead hack, it is grossly irresponsible for egghead to store plaintext card numbers. There is very little reason to keep card numbers on file after settlement. I actually don't mind typing the 16 digits in for my added security and peace of mind. While the Slashdot editors should me taken to task for being misleading on this story, Egghead (and Amazon and you name it...) should not be excused for storing card numbers on file.
In many third-world shantytowns you might see tennis-net sized nets of discarded nylon stockings near the tops of hills. These are used for water collection and, presumabl, cost less that $450.
Does anybody else think that the term "coherent" could be substituted for "de-coherence free"? Aren't we making things a little bit more complicated than they should be or is this already so complicated that a little bit more can't hurt?
actually, the reason for the box is for netsol to check out your story, the reason you haven't seen sexacademy.edu is because Sex Academy is not a degree-granting, 4yr, accredited (3 criteria, people) institution. Ultimately, its up to the lowly csr to deny your application. in any case, it's netsol and they'll revoke the domain if they feel slighted or cheated. i tried to register a .edu for my daughter's day care: application, denied.
I believe one serious stumbling block would be the certifications necessary to transmit auth/settlement requests through the third party processors. The certification process is not cheap or fast.
My e-mail to id's CEO:
.plan stating that "I think we're going to call this a 'Public
.plan. Perhaps its a
X-Sender: toddh@mail.idsoftware.com
Fair point. The correction is in process on www.quake3arena.com, but we
can't change the readme file without a version number change.
tsh
At 01:41 PM 9/26/00 -0400, you wrote:
[...]
>With regards to the recent controversies regarding the beta point release
>(1.25), I believe that it would have been important to state the beta
>nature of the release off of the download page and in the readme file. The
>first indication I saw that this release was a public beta came from Graeme
>Devine's
>Beta'." I think it is fair to say that most users would expect to see
>critical information on a readme before seeking out a
>lesson learned. As of today, though, the quake3arena.com site still does
>not list the release as a beta.
[...]
The problem is that it might require Andrew Dice Clay cookies. Slashdot would never approve.
If your brother is standing next to you, does this violate the license? Or does the RIAA now provide wireless headphones receiving encrypted music? In that case, meybe they should partner with MiracleEar. Better yet, apply the same technology to filter out people who are not licensed to speak to you.
I'm not sure what the rush to get this out the door for the Win clients was. Most people weren't expecting mush from id until closer to the Team Arena laung, right?>
I think a better idea would have been to hold off on any release until the source & multi-platform builds were ALL ready. That way you don't have the Linux/Mac crowd upset for not releasing anything; the Win crowd upset for releasing an upgrade that screws with the mods in ways that the mod builders can't do anything about. Talk about not being able to see the forest from the trees!
Graeme Devine (Designer / Project Manager) says he "thought we'd never get this out the door!" (.plan). Maybe waiting would have been prudent. Also, "Because we've added so much I think we're going to call this a "Public Beta".": do you think or do you know? Which is it?
Well, I hadn't run thru single-player in a while. Guess this was the chance I was looking for?
I thought that the Microsoft Licensing Program was open enough such that even a small shop (say 10 people, or so) could accrue enough points for the licensing program. That's how I read their program, anyway.
I thought time-shift recording had been upheld in court.
Better pass on this one.