I'm currently patenting a "method for storing graphical data of single or multiple close-proximity persons engaged in or about to engage in or have just engaged in acts of a nature which may appear or are lewd and / or unhygenic."
This is the sort of news which I would think the Government would suppress, as it undermines the validity of the card.
Not only does it make the card next to useless for performing any more than basic "You look like the guy on here, so you're that guy" driving-license-type identification, but it also gives "reasonable doubt" to the whole ID card technology.
Now all we need is someone to get these details onto the National ID Database (when constructed, if Labour stay in, which I sincerely hope they don't) and have a perfectly valid ID card manufacturing scheme. That, or we need to start living in Gattaca.
Actually, I'd make quick cursory check of my valuable property to make sure nothing was taken, then change the locks on my door for something I can't forget to lock (spring-bolt lock instead of deadbolt, for instance). That way the default is set to "locked" instead of "unlocked."
If the guy left a card to contact him, I'd probably send him some cash to buy a couple of beers with. After all, he could have stolen all my stuff, not left a note, and left no sign of forced entry (preventing me from claiming on my insurance).
Sometimes being a good citizen is the worst thing to do. There's a reason why you don't hear of many "good samaritans" any more.
Worse than that, isn't this just a big repository of valid identities, ripe for abuse by fraudsters?
"Hi, my buddies and I would like to pool the information we have to check to see if we're on your list. My name is Mr Adams, and my friends names are: Taylor, Brown, Davis, Evans, Wilson, Thomas, Johnson, Roberts, Robinson, Thompson, Wright, Walker, White, Edwards, Hughes, Green, Hall, Harris, Lucas, and Price. Take your time, we want you to be thorough."
Poor analogy; A loss of physical goods is a clear indication of theft. Even an instance of an unauthorised transaction on your bank statement would be enough to identify an instance of "identity theft." You'd make a very good RIAA lawyer with that skill at spin.
Which is why most sensible car manufacturers make cars which fit within a reasonable spec, and those manufacturers who don't make cars for people who don't use parking spaces, and more than likely don't even drive themselves. You make your product compatible with the lowest common denominator, or you lose on a large proprtion of the market. Why do you think there's so much more driver, software, and hardware support for Microsoft in general?
Picture VW Polo next to Rolls Royce Phantom. Polo will fit nicely out the front of your local 7-11 / Tesco store; Good luck getting the Phantom in anything smaller than the Disabled spaces.
The software used a low-level assembly language and was controlled using... numbers entered into a square-shaped, numeric-only keyboard called a Display and Keyboard Unit
I'm inclined to agree with the parent. This sounds just like the input methods of a Ti-86 calculator...
1. Expect a lot of people to pay ~$50 for a game before it's developed.
2. Give these people absolutely no guarantee that the game will ever be produced or that it will be anything like what it was originally billed to be.
3. ???
4. PROFIT! 5. Realise that 4. was short term, and you've lost the investment base you had. 6. Realise that your reputation as a skilled and inventive game developer has been smeared all over the internet, with major game publishers (keen to see if the model works) seeing that you're now hated by the gaming community. 7. Realise you've killed your employment prospects for ever working in mainstream games development. 8. Get McDonalds application form.
£10 gets you a copy of the game, £30 gets you a copy of the game and a vote in feature requests, £50 gets you two votes, £100 gets you direct access to the feature list to make suggestions yourself (without requiring votes to appear in a shortlist), etc. with a bracket for those who will get ROI in form of dividend based on performance.
A 30 page dissertation from http://www.bestdissertation.com/prices.html is $550, possibly more to the original author. Along with family photos and facebook entries, making contact for a cash exchange might be on the mind of some criminals.
Having used (and being a current user of) the program, your suggestion implies that he has the netbook in his posession.
If it is stolen, it is no longer in his posession. Note that this is not Netbook "Piracy" where the original is left with the owner and a duplicate is taken instead.
Slashdot Mirror
Well, I demand that Mitch Bainwol eats my dick.
Not inane enough for you? Let's try pocket protector manufacturers that went broke.
Wasn't that a "What was your favourite..." Slashdot poll recently?
I'm currently patenting a "method for storing graphical data of single or multiple close-proximity persons engaged in or about to engage in or have just engaged in acts of a nature which may appear or are lewd and / or unhygenic."
I'm going to make BILLIONS!
This is the sort of news which I would think the Government would suppress, as it undermines the validity of the card.
Not only does it make the card next to useless for performing any more than basic "You look like the guy on here, so you're that guy" driving-license-type identification, but it also gives "reasonable doubt" to the whole ID card technology.
Now all we need is someone to get these details onto the National ID Database (when constructed, if Labour stay in, which I sincerely hope they don't) and have a perfectly valid ID card manufacturing scheme. That, or we need to start living in Gattaca.
Wow, that's a suitably impressive name. What's it for?
Transmission Law of Task of Beef Labeling Monitoring
They're saving that for US court, where it might just work.
Actually, I'd make quick cursory check of my valuable property to make sure nothing was taken, then change the locks on my door for something I can't forget to lock (spring-bolt lock instead of deadbolt, for instance). That way the default is set to "locked" instead of "unlocked."
If the guy left a card to contact him, I'd probably send him some cash to buy a couple of beers with. After all, he could have stolen all my stuff, not left a note, and left no sign of forced entry (preventing me from claiming on my insurance).
Sometimes being a good citizen is the worst thing to do. There's a reason why you don't hear of many "good samaritans" any more.
How about the other five listed here?I'm not running Linux, so I can't wipe your bottom for you. Maybe some research on your part would be useful?
Here, I'll save you some effort and GoogleThatForYou
Worse than that, isn't this just a big repository of valid identities, ripe for abuse by fraudsters?
"Hi, my buddies and I would like to pool the information we have to check to see if we're on your list. My name is Mr Adams, and my friends names are: Taylor, Brown, Davis, Evans, Wilson, Thomas, Johnson, Roberts, Robinson, Thompson, Wright, Walker, White, Edwards, Hughes, Green, Hall, Harris, Lucas, and Price. Take your time, we want you to be thorough."
Poor analogy; A loss of physical goods is a clear indication of theft. Even an instance of an unauthorised transaction on your bank statement would be enough to identify an instance of "identity theft." You'd make a very good RIAA lawyer with that skill at spin.
By the way, here is exactly what I think of "identify theft" as a concept Requires sound.
You must be an op in #linuxsupport.
It's a big leap forward in the war against windows.
Perhaps I should have included the reference to her writing raw hex too.
Seriously, what the hell? Are you the real AcidBurn?
Mod me DOOOOOOWN I didn't read the comment properly.
Apologies!
Which is why most sensible car manufacturers make cars which fit within a reasonable spec, and those manufacturers who don't make cars for people who don't use parking spaces, and more than likely don't even drive themselves. You make your product compatible with the lowest common denominator, or you lose on a large proprtion of the market. Why do you think there's so much more driver, software, and hardware support for Microsoft in general?
Picture VW Polo next to Rolls Royce Phantom. Polo will fit nicely out the front of your local 7-11 / Tesco store; Good luck getting the Phantom in anything smaller than the Disabled spaces.
And more importantly, how many Libraries of Congress can we fill if we buy 5.25" floppy disks full of The Internet?
Goth.
Biker.
Babe.
Are you sure you're in the right place?
The software used a low-level assembly language and was controlled using ... numbers entered into a square-shaped, numeric-only keyboard called a Display and Keyboard Unit
I'm inclined to agree with the parent. This sounds just like the input methods of a Ti-86 calculator...
1. Expect a lot of people to pay ~$50 for a game before it's developed.
2. Give these people absolutely no guarantee that the game will ever be produced or that it will be anything like what it was originally billed to be.
3. ???
4. PROFIT!
5. Realise that 4. was short term, and you've lost the investment base you had.
6. Realise that your reputation as a skilled and inventive game developer has been smeared all over the internet, with major game publishers (keen to see if the model works) seeing that you're now hated by the gaming community.
7. Realise you've killed your employment prospects for ever working in mainstream games development.
8. Get McDonalds application form.
So tier investments.
£10 gets you a copy of the game, £30 gets you a copy of the game and a vote in feature requests, £50 gets you two votes, £100 gets you direct access to the feature list to make suggestions yourself (without requiring votes to appear in a shortlist), etc. with a bracket for those who will get ROI in form of dividend based on performance.
A 30 page dissertation from http://www.bestdissertation.com/prices.html is $550, possibly more to the original author. Along with family photos and facebook entries, making contact for a cash exchange might be on the mind of some criminals.
Having used (and being a current user of) the program, your suggestion implies that he has the netbook in his posession.
If it is stolen, it is no longer in his posession. Note that this is not Netbook "Piracy" where the original is left with the owner and a duplicate is taken instead.
You've obviously not had a 4 year old play "Sandwich maker" with a laptop.
Wow, an AC fighting against himself.
:D
Get out more!
All I see is a Donate link and a Twitter feed. Is this application actually released?