I've actually used this mouse and it does have optical scanners in the thing that can detect whether a real finger is there or not. The guy who was showing it off said it detects heat and scans a couple layers deep within the finger to get past oil and dirt. Unfortunately I couldn't pull any more specs out of the guy and he seemed to be totally lost when I started talking about a possiblity to integrate this with PGP. Oh, well.
The thing requires three samples before it will take and an image of your fingerprint does appear on the screen if that means anything.
You're right in stating that both browsers have been putting proprietary crap in each of their browsers, but the reason IE is getting flamed is the very fact that their newest release doesn't support ALL of the standards that are in place. You would think that with all of their resources they could produce a standards compliant browser (they did in the Mac version for 5.5, why can't they do it for the Windows version).
I guarantee you that when the new Netscape is finally released (hoping and praying it comes out before 2001) it will get the same roasting as IE if it doesn't support all the established standards.
Even more interesting is that Microsoft could have beaten Netscape to the punch and delivered a fully compliant browser, make all the developers happy, and look golden in front of the press. Unfortunately, MS continues their path of arrogance and stupidity.
They're webbugs designed to keep track of people through a site. Looking through the source I decided to see where that tracking number is used elsewhere.
The number is associated with the banner ad. I'm real curious as to what is going on here. I don't see the number being submitted directly to the advertiser but I'm curious as to why this number is associated with the ad like that.
Take a look at Hacking Exposed by Stuart McClure, Joel Scambray and George Kurtz. It is similar to the Maximum Security books but is a little more descriptive about how an attack takes place.
a gladiator match in the Coliseum between the editors of Slashdot and Caesar Gates.;^)
Bravo, an excellent statement emmett!
Troll Homepage - Sign of the Apocalypse
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Then I saw in the right hand of him who sat on Slashdot the code with writing on many files and sealed with tar and gzip. And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming in a loud voice, "Who is worthy to break the seals and execute the code?".... Then one of the elders said to me, "Do not weep! See HotGrits.com of the tribe of Trolls, the scourge of Slashdot has triumphed. They have run the code and its many files.
The people who open these are the same people who ran the Elf Bowling game a few months ago.
How do you know that the game came from Nordstrom's (I believe that was the company) when the damn thing isn't even signed with a legitimate certificate. It is attachments like these that ease people's minds into thinking that only good can come from opening foreign attachments.
The next time I see garbage like this without a legit certificate I'm giving them a piece of my mind.
but, why is there a state sales tax in the first place?
Couldn't all the states simply reduce state sales tax to 0% and bump up other taxes to cover that loss of income (business and income). I realize some states don't have a state income tax, but I think it's high time they joined the majority.
If my logic is flawed please correct me. It seems to me that this would solve the problem.
Any technology attempts to achieve a specific goal (e.g. Internet - faster more reliable communications), but brings with it a number of unexpected side effects (e.g. Internet - breaking apart old business models, etc.).
What do you feel is AI's ultimate goal, and what unexpected side effects do you feel may be a result from the wide spread use of this technology?
Hmmm, that gives me an idea. An AI slashbot comment poster. It's been done with IRC and newsgroups, why not Slashdot? (Oooh, you could even use the moderator points as conditioning weights).
Now trolls make sense to me. They're really AI slashbots in disguise slowly learning to send intelligent posts.;^)
Then again with the way servers have been going done where I work, you probably wouldn't know the difference.
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Excellent suggestion, I'll have to start injecting dummy data into the system right away.
Falsifying registration forms is pretty easy, but how should one act when confronted with someone directly who is seeking personal information about you in a formal way. Example, Radio Shack employees will enter all sorts of information about you into their system when purchasing for the first time from their store (address, phone number, etc.).
Should we falsify as much data as we can get away with (clearly they know my sex), tell them to bug off, or give it to them straight. This seems more like a Miss Manners question, but a legitimate one.
So will the plot of the movie be similar to the game where the main characters spend 40+ hours leveling up and searching continent after continent for the mythical 'Purple People Eater' so that they can obtain the one spell/weapon/item that will actually keep them alive when they encounter the main villain?
If so count me in! I mean, it just won't feel like a Final Fantasy movie if it doesn't have these elements.
Well, I feel a little better knowing that I'm not the only one who has problems getting libc and glibc upgrades to work as they should on an already existing system. (I got frustrated enough to jump to a new distro).
Upgrading major components is one of the biggest problems in working with linux. I just love spending hours of my time resolving package dependencies to the point of frustration (note the sarcasm here). The documentation is of *some* help but there isn't enough in the major-component-upgrade area.
What would be nice is an upgrade utility that sits on top of the package manager that can take care of the upgrade dependencies for the user. And if it can go out on the internet to grab these new files it would save people a lot of time. Sorry, off topic.
A list of 'what IS NOT available' might spur people to write the documentation on it more than empty holes. The empty holes suggest that the documentation will be filled in later by the same person who did the documentation. What we really need is a list of items that need documentation submission by the community so that the 'holes' can be filled in.
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I've actually used this mouse and it does have optical scanners in the thing that can detect whether a real finger is there or not. The guy who was showing it off said it detects heat and scans a couple layers deep within the finger to get past oil and dirt. Unfortunately I couldn't pull any more specs out of the guy and he seemed to be totally lost when I started talking about a possiblity to integrate this with PGP. Oh, well.
The thing requires three samples before it will take and an image of your fingerprint does appear on the screen if that means anything.
You're right in stating that both browsers have been putting proprietary crap in each of their browsers, but the reason IE is getting flamed is the very fact that their newest release doesn't support ALL of the standards that are in place. You would think that with all of their resources they could produce a standards compliant browser (they did in the Mac version for 5.5, why can't they do it for the Windows version).
I guarantee you that when the new Netscape is finally released (hoping and praying it comes out before 2001) it will get the same roasting as IE if it doesn't support all the established standards.
Even more interesting is that Microsoft could have beaten Netscape to the punch and delivered a fully compliant browser, make all the developers happy, and look golden in front of the press. Unfortunately, MS continues their path of arrogance and stupidity.
They're webbugs designed to keep track of people through a site. Looking through the source I decided to see where that tracking number is used elsewhere.
? article,apcc0017en"><IMG SRC="http://images.slashdot.org/banner/apcc0017en. gif?5642376112" WIDTH=468 HEIGHT=60 ALT="Click Here!"></A><BR>
Why looky...
<A HREF="http://images.slashdot.org/cgi-bin/adlog.pl
The number is associated with the banner ad. I'm real curious as to what is going on here. I don't see the number being submitted directly to the advertiser but I'm curious as to why this number is associated with the ad like that.
Take a look at Hacking Exposed by Stuart McClure, Joel Scambray and George Kurtz. It is similar to the Maximum Security books but is a little more descriptive about how an attack takes place.
On that same note, I'd hate to see Katz get a hold of Mage: The Ascension and read about the Technocracy and Virtual Adepts.
Your post may have warped his fragile, little mind.I'm not sure what is scarier...
The fact that someone thinks like me, or the fact that someone took the time to draw that up.
Thanks for the Twighlight Zone event of my day.
a gladiator match in the Coliseum between the editors of Slashdot and Caesar Gates. ;^)
Bravo, an excellent statement emmett!
Then I saw in the right hand of him who sat on Slashdot the code with writing on many files and sealed with tar and gzip. And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming in a loud voice, "Who is worthy to break the seals and execute the code?" .... Then one of the elders said to me, "Do not weep! See HotGrits.com of the tribe of Trolls, the scourge of Slashdot has triumphed. They have run the code and its many files.
The people who open these are the same people who ran the Elf Bowling game a few months ago.
How do you know that the game came from Nordstrom's (I believe that was the company) when the damn thing isn't even signed with a legitimate certificate. It is attachments like these that ease people's minds into thinking that only good can come from opening foreign attachments.
The next time I see garbage like this without a legit certificate I'm giving them a piece of my mind.
What if you put the laptop in a briefcase that had electromagnetic shielding? Could a system like that be defeated by such a briefcase?
For those too lazy to search for it. Slashdot article on Quantum Encryption
The Casio (product specs) gets about 6 hours of battery life.
The Compaq (product specs) gets about 12 hours (*cough*-bullshit-*cough).
The HP (product specs) gets about 8 hours.
Not even close to 3 months of battery life on my Palm Pro. Oh, yeah and it fulfills all my mobile needs. =8^p
but, why is there a state sales tax in the first place?
Couldn't all the states simply reduce state sales tax to 0% and bump up other taxes to cover that loss of income (business and income). I realize some states don't have a state income tax, but I think it's high time they joined the majority.
If my logic is flawed please correct me. It seems to me that this would solve the problem.
Any technology attempts to achieve a specific goal (e.g. Internet - faster more reliable communications), but brings with it a number of unexpected side effects (e.g. Internet - breaking apart old business models, etc.).
What do you feel is AI's ultimate goal, and what unexpected side effects do you feel may be a result from the wide spread use of this technology?
Hmmm, that gives me an idea. An AI slashbot comment poster. It's been done with IRC and newsgroups, why not Slashdot? (Oooh, you could even use the moderator points as conditioning weights).
Now trolls make sense to me. They're really AI slashbots in disguise slowly learning to send intelligent posts. ;^)
Or better yet, on a work day.
Then again with the way servers have been going done where I work, you probably wouldn't know the difference.
Excellent suggestion, I'll have to start injecting dummy data into the system right away.
Falsifying registration forms is pretty easy, but how should one act when confronted with someone directly who is seeking personal information about you in a formal way. Example, Radio Shack employees will enter all sorts of information about you into their system when purchasing for the first time from their store (address, phone number, etc.).
Should we falsify as much data as we can get away with (clearly they know my sex), tell them to bug off, or give it to them straight. This seems more like a Miss Manners question, but a legitimate one.
So will the plot of the movie be similar to the game where the main characters spend 40+ hours leveling up and searching continent after continent for the mythical 'Purple People Eater' so that they can obtain the one spell/weapon/item that will actually keep them alive when they encounter the main villain?
If so count me in! I mean, it just won't feel like a Final Fantasy movie if it doesn't have these elements.
Well, I feel a little better knowing that I'm not the only one who has problems getting libc and glibc upgrades to work as they should on an already existing system. (I got frustrated enough to jump to a new distro).
Upgrading major components is one of the biggest problems in working with linux. I just love spending hours of my time resolving package dependencies to the point of frustration (note the sarcasm here). The documentation is of *some* help but there isn't enough in the major-component-upgrade area.
What would be nice is an upgrade utility that sits on top of the package manager that can take care of the upgrade dependencies for the user. And if it can go out on the internet to grab these new files it would save people a lot of time. Sorry, off topic.
A list of 'what IS NOT available' might spur people to write the documentation on it more than empty holes. The empty holes suggest that the documentation will be filled in later by the same person who did the documentation. What we really need is a list of items that need documentation submission by the community so that the 'holes' can be filled in.