Example: I used to receive emails from them (via "Paramount Communications"). One day I started getting anti-gay-marriage emails (also via Paramount Communications) which I had never signed up for. I clicked the link and unsubscribed from those. Mysteriously, that seems to mean I unsubscribed from the C4L list. I fail to see how stopping gay marriage is a liberty-enhancing goal.
Constituents have different weapons than lobbyists. If enough voters in your district contact you saying they're strongly opposed to a bill, the campaign money may not be worth the sacrifice.
.... and has nothing to do with power consumption.
Really? My external monitor at work defaulted to "Energy Smart Mode" (until I turned it off) which means "Dynamic dimming activated". I wouldn't say it has nothing to do with power consumption.
Abuse how? They know what they're getting into. They received the phones with the express condition of the monitoring. And it requires the parents' consent as well as the children's.
"But Americans tend to believe that patent lawsuits are about copying—and they believe there's a whole lot of copying going on. These beliefs persist, even though most defendants aren't copying—and aren't even accused of copying—and often have never heard of the patent-holder or his alleged inventions."
According to your Snopes link he claims that hardcore pornography is obscenity and he will have obscenity laws used against it. That sounds like a ban to me.
It shouldn't matter, as long as you're sending them only scans and not printouts. A scan or photograph could not be reasonably considered a counterfeit bill as long as it's not printed. The title and article misleadingly say "copied" bills, but the actual campaign says to send scans and photographs.
if you have an alcohol level of say 0.08 or what ever the limit is where you are, you have been drinking and you are drunk period.
.08 BAC is not drunk, regardless of your "period". It is above the legal limit for driving, but it is not drunk. How intoxicated you are does not vary by the jurisdiction's local laws.
Let us further put this in perspective.
Interpol finds 25 drones,who, while a microscopic part of a greater good, were too dumb to cover their tracks. Interpol pats itself on the back for generating headlines cheaply through ineffective, but showy action.
Oh, of course. Kind of like FBI arrests Homegrown Terrorist who tentatively decided to blow stuff up because the FBI contacted him, convinced him it was a good idea, provided him with fake explosives, and came up with the plan.
What will happen if my Electronic Passport fails at a port-of-entry?
The chip in the passport is just one of the many security features of the new passport. If the chip fails, the passport remains a valid travel document until its expiration date. You will continue to be processed by the port-of-entry officer as if you had a passport without a chip.
Basic Access Control (BAC). BAC protects the communication channel between the chip and the reader by encrypting transmitted information. Before data can be read from a chip, the reader needs to provide a key which is derived from the Machine Readable Zone [Mrz]: the date of birth, the date of expiry and the document number. If BAC is used, an attacker cannot (easily) eavesdrop transferred information without knowing the correct key. Using BAC is optional.
Passive Authentication (PA). PA prevents modification of passport chip data. The chip contains a file (SOD) that stores hash values of all files stored in the chip (picture, finger print, etc.) and a digital signature of these hashes. The digital signature is made using a document signing key which itself is signed by a country signing key. If a file in the chip (e.g. the picture) is changed, this can be detected since the hash value is incorrect. Readers need access to all used public country keys to check whether the digital signature is generated by a trusted country. Using PA is mandatory.
Active Authentication (AA). AA prevents cloning of passport chips. The chip contains a private key that cannot be read or copied, but its existence can easily be proven. Using AA is optional.
Somewhat true. A 2D barcode is certainly an effective data storage method. Several modern passports (like Brazil and Mexico and Iraq) do actually use 2D barcodes. Many even have encrypted data.
But they are not all cross-referenced with each other, and are not likely to be in the future. The USA would probably not allow Iran to hit its databases to download passport photos (or vice versa). And if you want to make a fake passport you can copy a barcode, but you can't easily copy a protected chip.
There are 2 interests competing in this situation. One is you, wanting to avoid trouble. The other is the government, wanting to know you are who you claim to be. Paper doesn't have a challenge-and-response system. The government wants secure documents establishing you are actually the owner of the passport, and that the something-you-have is genuine, and they make all the rules.
You need to read the MRZ (machine-readable section of the page with the photo) of the passport as the key to unlock the encryption of the chip. You can't get that with it closed (unless you already know the owner's name, birth date, passport number, etc.).
For some reason my girlfriend started getting advertisements and coupons for baby stuff for a while after her sister (in another state) had a baby. Perhaps we tripped some uninformed algorithm with gift purchases, but we gave the free formula to her sister and those have all stopped eventually. The biggest pain was the Highlights subscription we never signed up for, which eventually went to collections (for $25!) after we ignored it.
It also meant you had no excuse if the solution required one of the more arcane differential equation or integrals solutions from the tables in the back of the book.
Slashdot Mirror
When you're sitting in stopped traffic due to an accident, there's not much harm in texting.
Example: I used to receive emails from them (via "Paramount Communications"). One day I started getting anti-gay-marriage emails (also via Paramount Communications) which I had never signed up for. I clicked the link and unsubscribed from those. Mysteriously, that seems to mean I unsubscribed from the C4L list. I fail to see how stopping gay marriage is a liberty-enhancing goal.
This is his son, Rand. He's not as old.
Constituents have different weapons than lobbyists. If enough voters in your district contact you saying they're strongly opposed to a bill, the campaign money may not be worth the sacrifice.
I contacted my congressman to express my opposition. Anyone else?
.... and has nothing to do with power consumption.
Really? My external monitor at work defaulted to "Energy Smart Mode" (until I turned it off) which means "Dynamic dimming activated". I wouldn't say it has nothing to do with power consumption.
Abuse how? They know what they're getting into. They received the phones with the express condition of the monitoring. And it requires the parents' consent as well as the children's.
Almost nobody copies patents. It's a common misconception, and is usually not even alleged in patent cases.
http://thepriorart.typepad.com/the_prior_art/2009/02/copying-in-patent-law.html
"But Americans tend to believe that patent lawsuits are about copying—and they believe there's a whole lot of copying going on. These beliefs persist, even though most defendants aren't copying—and aren't even accused of copying—and often have never heard of the patent-holder or his alleged inventions."
According to your Snopes link he claims that hardcore pornography is obscenity and he will have obscenity laws used against it. That sounds like a ban to me.
Do you not read Slashdot? http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/02/19/1746256/Employer-Demands-Facebook-Login-From-Job-Applicants
It shouldn't matter, as long as you're sending them only scans and not printouts. A scan or photograph could not be reasonably considered a counterfeit bill as long as it's not printed. The title and article misleadingly say "copied" bills, but the actual campaign says to send scans and photographs.
But perhaps you're using some metric other then price, quality, efficiency or environmental impact.
Maybe he wants to use them in his easy-bake oven.
if you have an alcohol level of say 0.08 or what ever the limit is where you are, you have been drinking and you are drunk period.
.08 BAC is not drunk, regardless of your "period". It is above the legal limit for driving, but it is not drunk. How intoxicated you are does not vary by the jurisdiction's local laws.
From what I recall, those broadcast journalists didn't even cover the bills. I'm sure they would greatly prefer the internet doing the same.
Let us further put this in perspective. Interpol finds 25 drones,who, while a microscopic part of a greater good, were too dumb to cover their tracks. Interpol pats itself on the back for generating headlines cheaply through ineffective, but showy action.
Oh, of course. Kind of like
FBI arrests Homegrown Terrorist who tentatively decided to blow stuff up because the FBI contacted him, convinced him it was a good idea, provided him with fake explosives, and came up with the plan.
Not excluding the US, according to the state department: http://travel.state.gov/passport/passport_2788.html#Fourteen
What will happen if my Electronic Passport fails at a port-of-entry?
The chip in the passport is just one of the many security features of the new passport. If the chip fails, the passport remains a valid travel document until its expiration date. You will continue to be processed by the port-of-entry officer as if you had a passport without a chip.
Biometric passports are not simply RFID. Here's the handy Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biometric_passport#Data_protection See the BAC, EAC, and AA sections. Information on the USA passport can be found here: http://travel.state.gov/passport/passport_2788.html#Twelve
Basic Access Control (BAC). BAC protects the communication channel between the chip and the reader by encrypting transmitted information. Before data can be read from a chip, the reader needs to provide a key which is derived from the Machine Readable Zone [Mrz]: the date of birth, the date of expiry and the document number. If BAC is used, an attacker cannot (easily) eavesdrop transferred information without knowing the correct key. Using BAC is optional.
Passive Authentication (PA). PA prevents modification of passport chip data. The chip contains a file (SOD) that stores hash values of all files stored in the chip (picture, finger print, etc.) and a digital signature of these hashes. The digital signature is made using a document signing key which itself is signed by a country signing key. If a file in the chip (e.g. the picture) is changed, this can be detected since the hash value is incorrect. Readers need access to all used public country keys to check whether the digital signature is generated by a trusted country. Using PA is mandatory.
Active Authentication (AA). AA prevents cloning of passport chips. The chip contains a private key that cannot be read or copied, but its existence can easily be proven. Using AA is optional.
Somewhat true. A 2D barcode is certainly an effective data storage method. Several modern passports (like Brazil and Mexico and Iraq) do actually use 2D barcodes. Many even have encrypted data.
But they are not all cross-referenced with each other, and are not likely to be in the future. The USA would probably not allow Iran to hit its databases to download passport photos (or vice versa). And if you want to make a fake passport you can copy a barcode, but you can't easily copy a protected chip.
There are 2 interests competing in this situation. One is you, wanting to avoid trouble. The other is the government, wanting to know you are who you claim to be. Paper doesn't have a challenge-and-response system. The government wants secure documents establishing you are actually the owner of the passport, and that the something-you-have is genuine, and they make all the rules.
You need to read the MRZ (machine-readable section of the page with the photo) of the passport as the key to unlock the encryption of the chip. You can't get that with it closed (unless you already know the owner's name, birth date, passport number, etc.).
For some reason my girlfriend started getting advertisements and coupons for baby stuff for a while after her sister (in another state) had a baby. Perhaps we tripped some uninformed algorithm with gift purchases, but we gave the free formula to her sister and those have all stopped eventually. The biggest pain was the Highlights subscription we never signed up for, which eventually went to collections (for $25!) after we ignored it.
As I said in November: The crime is (apparently) that they failed to provide sufficient and consistent information for everyone to ignore.
Both are positively correlated with time! Obviously time is to blame, and if we can stop it, we will stop both problems.
I'm fairly certain several types of doctor can discriminate against patients by sex.
It also meant you had no excuse if the solution required one of the more arcane differential equation or integrals solutions from the tables in the back of the book.
Ah yes, good old sinh and cosh