well, you can log the calls and record any audio that you can. Then turn it over to the local police and also submit a copy to the FBI or US Secret Service. After that, change your phone number and go on with life. ALso, file a written complaint with your phone carrier and copy that to the relevant authorities. Now, I haven't been a target myself, but I know several people that have. They took the above actions and started having some peace and quiet in their lives afterward.
Welcome to the United Soviet Socialist States of America. But wait! There's more.. FOr just a little extra safety, we will require a 2 way TV in all housing tuned to the same channel with big brother watching.
These guys surely must be kidding! I use VLC on my macbook and also on Linux. Its the only player thats entirely accessible for the blind. So what are these guys going to do? sue the entire BLC using public? I wish them luck with that!
a long time ago (in practically my other life before blindness) I used to work security. I would get infuriated when others would do similar silliness while on duty. about all I could do was document and report the problem. at that point, it would become my bosses problem.
*THIS* is precisely why we need to reform copyright laws. I figure it this way: if a song is worth only $1.00 on itunes, the record companies can only sue for that sum on individual counts. thats means that they would only be able to sue for a small fortune (say $10 million in the largest cases). this would certainly reduce the incentive form them to file such ridiculous claims.
I remember when he originally posted that video. about all I could do was/facedesk multiple times. I couldn't believe how someone of his obvious intelligence could be so incredibly stupid (not about the video or even posting it, but the fact that he actually endangered lives by his actions). It is people like him who give governments cause to intrude into our lives as much as they do.
who is whipping themselves into an "idiot's frenzy" here? I expressed some concern and also pointed out how far private org's and the government will go.
anyway, I am expressing a concern here. I am not a programmer and I don't even have a PS3. I am only curious. does that make it a crime? there are some who would have you believe that it would.
hmmm, out of curiosity, I listened to the videos produced by GeoHot. doesn't matter that I was only curious as to what he was doing. I wouldn't be able to implement what he was doing anyway as I don't have a PS3 or the eyesight to use it. . so? does this mean the FBI might coming knocking on my door to ask questions or that sony might sue me just because I "viewed" the materials? IMHO, intellectual curiosity should not be considered a crime (which is what Sony and the government are trying to do).
well, I wish Sony all the best of luck. Once information of this type gets out on the web, its nearly impossible to remove. The problem Sony has that "reverse engineering" isn't exactly illegal. Now, they have tried this before and look where it got them: case thrown out of court because the expert witness torpedoed their case.
They might have a case for copyright infringement but with as many copies as are floating around out there, its going to start costing them more than its worth to pursue all the possible litigants.
Perhaps Sony should open source their software and get a lot of "free help" improving it. That would not only earn them increased profits, but also loads better in Public Relations credibility.
it seems that truth is being lost in all the noise from both sides here. I can't trust media matters as much as I can't trust glenn beck. both are extremist in their views and each has their own take on the "truth".
At this point, it no longer matters which sect or religion it is committing this. its still an attack upon reason. most of the devout fail to realize that *if* god really wanted us to worship him without reason, he would not have given us the ability *to* reason to begin with.
Faith can be a powerful thing. it can also be self destructive without a little temperance from reason.
so, I posit this: *if* god created the heavens and the earth, does it not stand to reason that he also built all those system to evolve and grow beyond their former limits? Something interesting to think about.
If history has taught us one thing it is this: those who seek control always play on ignorance. the roman catholic church of the 4th and 15th centuries knew this and it looks like their modern successors are trying to do it to us again.
I think Frederick Nietzsche sums it up best: "Any species that seeks destructive behavior for its own ends does not deserve to survive".
I happen to be a blind t-mobile customer here in the US. I can see a very good reason that t-mobile would do this. Their infrastructure was not designed for such high loads being placed on it. these loads may cause service problems for anyone else on that cell node. also, bandwidth is not exactly cheap anywhere you go.
As a blind customer with a smartphone, I have no need to download videos. podcasts (audio only) are far smaller and can be transferred from my mac at home to my phone easily. with 32 GB available on my micro SD card, I can store as much media as I will need. Thus I am not using Bandwidth to transfer these on t-mobile's network and thus am not limiting another user's ability to use the service.
Frankly, its common sense. if you want to view a video on your phone, get it via broadband and watch it offline. it will cost you a lot less and save the rest of us from having to pay higher fees for your hoggishness.
this guy was't a "haockavist", he was nothing more than a script kiddie or a "bot herder" Also, I'd really like to see his credentials as an IT security expert. I find it rather amusing that he was caught so fast (it usually takes out government months to find someone like this).
so, there are three primary possibilities here: 1. he was incredibly stupid and bragged to everyone about it 2. our government suffenly got a lot smarter 3. this is a diversion (unlikely).
in any case, it appears out government views the wikileaks scandal as more of a first amendment issue than anything else (note that the wikileaks founder is only wanted on a sex charge).
I really know what this kid is going through. back in 1995, I was declared deceased, only I didn't find out until I went in 15 days later to fill a prescription. At that point, I found out that my insurance had been canceled, and that the medication I needed would not be filled. This was apparently only the tip of the iceberg. within 2 weeks, my bank account was closed, my credit terminated and my SSI gone. it took me three months and a lot of pressure from the local news media before social security owned up to the mistake. it was a further year before I could get a bank account (the credit reporting databases kept reporting me as deceased).
here's the real kicker: I happen to be blind.
sooo, imagine the hellish nightmare this kid was going through. it is comparable to what I went through 15 years ago.
well, yet another example of companies and individuals trying to maximize their profit margins, usually at the expense of safety. it used to be that such materials were transported only by U.S.N.R.C. couriers. I guess that some manufacturers figured they'd save a few dollars in shipping. now we have a possible radiation hazard loose on the general public. at least they haven't started with dangerous biologics yet (or have they?).
well, it looks like its on to the stat supreme court. I am not sure about the money issues, but getting a conviction for malicious prosecution would definitely work in the favor of others who are currently being victimized for much the same thing. here is hoping that you win. I find the lower courts ruling that the evidence gathered was insufficient to be way out of line with known rules of law and logic. anyway, good luck in getting this matter resolved.
the author of that comic did something outside the box and it profited him greatly. now if the music and movie industries would realize the same market and offer their wares for a lot less, they would sell more, alienate a lot less and still profit.
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well, you can log the calls and record any audio that you can. Then turn it over to the local police and also submit a copy to the FBI or US Secret Service. After that, change your phone number and go on with life. ALso, file a written complaint with your phone carrier and copy that to the relevant authorities. Now, I haven't been a target myself, but I know several people that have. They took the above actions and started having some peace and quiet in their lives afterward.
Welcome to the United Soviet Socialist States of America. But wait! There's more.. FOr just a little extra safety, we will require a 2 way TV in all housing tuned to the same channel with big brother watching.
These guys surely must be kidding! I use VLC on my macbook and also on Linux. Its the only player thats entirely accessible for the blind. So what are these guys going to do? sue the entire BLC using public? I wish them luck with that!
a long time ago (in practically my other life before blindness) I used to work security. I would get infuriated when others would do similar silliness while on duty. about all I could do was document and report the problem. at that point, it would become my bosses problem.
*THIS* is precisely why we need to reform copyright laws. I figure it this way: if a song is worth only $1.00 on itunes, the record companies can only sue for that sum on individual counts. thats means that they would only be able to sue for a small fortune (say $10 million in the largest cases). this would certainly reduce the incentive form them to file such ridiculous claims.
I remember when he originally posted that video. about all I could do was /facedesk multiple times. I couldn't believe how someone of his obvious intelligence could be so incredibly stupid (not about the video or even posting it, but the fact that he actually endangered lives by his actions). It is people like him who give governments cause to intrude into our lives as much as they do.
who is whipping themselves into an "idiot's frenzy" here? I expressed some concern and also pointed out how far private org's and the government will go.
anyway, I am expressing a concern here. I am not a programmer and I don't even have a PS3. I am only curious. does that make it a crime? there are some who would have you believe that it would.
hmmm, out of curiosity, I listened to the videos produced by GeoHot. doesn't matter that I was only curious as to what he was doing. I wouldn't be able to implement what he was doing anyway as I don't have a PS3 or the eyesight to use it. . so? does this mean the FBI might coming knocking on my door to ask questions or that sony might sue me just because I "viewed" the materials? IMHO, intellectual curiosity should not be considered a crime (which is what Sony and the government are trying to do).
*GROAN*GROAN* that was a baaaaaaad joke man!
well, I wish Sony all the best of luck. Once information of this type gets out on the web, its nearly impossible to remove. The problem Sony has that "reverse engineering" isn't exactly illegal. Now, they have tried this before and look where it got them: case thrown out of court because the expert witness torpedoed their case.
They might have a case for copyright infringement but with as many copies as are floating around out there, its going to start costing them more than its worth to pursue all the possible litigants.
Perhaps Sony should open source their software and get a lot of "free help" improving it. That would not only earn them increased profits, but also loads better in Public Relations credibility.
it seems that truth is being lost in all the noise from both sides here. I can't trust media matters as much as I can't trust glenn beck. both are extremist in their views and each has their own take on the "truth".
Hey! the sun is over 5 Billion years old. like us humans, it is bound to start showing its age.
At this point, it no longer matters which sect or religion it is committing this. its still an attack upon reason.
most of the devout fail to realize that *if* god really wanted us to worship him without reason, he would not have given us the ability *to* reason to begin with.
Faith can be a powerful thing. it can also be self destructive without a little temperance from reason.
so, I posit this: *if* god created the heavens and the earth, does it not stand to reason that he also built all those system to evolve and grow beyond their former limits? Something interesting to think about.
If history has taught us one thing it is this:
those who seek control always play on ignorance. the roman catholic church of the 4th and 15th centuries knew this and it looks like their modern successors are trying to do it to us again.
I think Frederick Nietzsche sums it up best: "Any species that seeks destructive behavior for its own ends does not deserve to survive".
I happen to be a blind t-mobile customer here in the US. I can see a very good reason that t-mobile would do this.
Their infrastructure was not designed for such high loads being placed on it. these loads may cause service problems
for anyone else on that cell node. also, bandwidth is not exactly cheap anywhere you go.
As a blind customer with a smartphone, I have no need to download videos. podcasts (audio only) are far smaller and can be transferred
from my mac at home to my phone easily. with 32 GB available on my micro SD card, I can store as much media as I will
need. Thus I am not using Bandwidth to transfer these on t-mobile's network and thus am not limiting another user's ability to use the service.
Frankly, its common sense. if you want to view a video on your phone, get it via broadband and watch it offline. it will cost you
a lot less and save the rest of us from having to pay higher fees for your hoggishness.
this guy was't a "haockavist", he was nothing more than a script kiddie or a "bot herder"
Also, I'd really like to see his credentials as an IT security expert. I find it rather amusing
that he was caught so fast (it usually takes out government months to find someone like this).
so, there are three primary possibilities here:
1. he was incredibly stupid and bragged to everyone about it
2. our government suffenly got a lot smarter
3. this is a diversion (unlikely).
in any case, it appears out government views the wikileaks scandal as more of a first amendment issue than anything else
(note that the wikileaks founder is only wanted on a sex charge).
I really know what this kid is going through. back in 1995, I was declared deceased, only I didn't find out until I went in 15 days later to fill a prescription.
At that point, I found out that my insurance had been canceled, and that the medication I needed would not be filled. This was apparently only the
tip of the iceberg. within 2 weeks, my bank account was closed, my credit terminated and my SSI gone. it took me three months and a lot
of pressure from the local news media before social security owned up to the mistake. it was a further year before I could get a bank account
(the credit reporting databases kept reporting me as deceased).
here's the real kicker: I happen to be blind.
sooo, imagine the hellish nightmare this kid was going through. it is comparable to what I went through 15 years ago.
well,
yet another example of companies and individuals trying to maximize their profit margins, usually at the expense of safety. it used to be that such materials were transported only by U.S.N.R.C. couriers. I guess that some manufacturers figured they'd save a few dollars in shipping. now we have a possible radiation hazard loose on the general public. at least they haven't started with dangerous biologics yet (or have they?).
well,
it looks like its on to the stat supreme court. I am not sure about the money issues, but getting a conviction for malicious prosecution would definitely work in the favor of others who are currently being victimized for much the same thing. here is hoping that you win. I find the lower courts ruling that the evidence gathered was insufficient to be way out of line with known rules of law and logic. anyway, good luck in getting this matter resolved.
hehehe yeah a slight mistype caused a "funny" comment to appear.
that is the problem with being blind, sometimes you miss the right key (still, its a long way across the kb from A to O).
please prove the logic and math underlying your claim. real numbers only please.
goes to show that there is no such thing as security. it also shows how easy it is to abuse any tool, no matter how foolproof its made.
GAH! thats brailled. damned fingers!
Billions? I think you exaggerate a bit, don't you?
As someone else pointed out in here, some comics just are worth holding in hand because they don't look as good on a monitor.
now if I could just get a broilled edition, then I'd be all set. :)
the author of that comic did something outside the box and it profited him greatly. now if the music and movie industries would realize the same market and offer their wares for a lot less, they would sell more, alienate a lot less and still profit.