Just think, this system could be used to remotely disable every car that was installed with the device.
Law enforcement agencies could use it to locate and disable a crooks car. (and every car in the vicinity) But then again, who doesn't want an all powerful law enforcement agency?
Imagine the chaos that could result if control of the satellites/computer system fell into the wrong hands. All cars could be suddenly turned off and the nation's economy would be basically shut down. Or if you wanted to create some major carnage, simply shut off half the cars and watch the still moving cars collide into the disabled ones. Sounds like fun to me. Can't wait to get one installed in my car.
You were not supposed to identify with or in any way like the Buggers.
Actually, the impression that I got during the denouement of the book was that there was a sympathy and understanding with the buggers. To me this is evident when Ender reaches the end of the computer simulation. At this point he seems to have a very strong connection with the buggers. One must also remember that in order to truly understand someone/something (as Ender did in the final battle with Buggers) you must identify with them and understand their viewpoint on life.
But hey, I could be wrong, it's been quite a while since I've read it.
The gist of the DMCA seems to directly contradict current US trade secret laws.
Once the knowledge protected by a trade secret becomes public (by legal or even illegal means) it is no longer a trade secret. This fact has been verified by a respected patent lawyer with a JD. Therefore, the only way that a trade secret remains intact is by it truly remaining secret. If by any means (including reverse engineering) it becomes public knowledge, then the trade secret ceases to exist.
Simply introducing a handicap feature wouldn't stop any of the cheating. People would simply modify the code so that their handicap gave them more of an advantage than normal.
"More than 25 percent of the sites were blocked, crashed during the transaction or under construction."
Did it ever occur to anyone that it seems like at least 25% of all web sites are under construction? If so then probably about 25% of all sites with e-commerce would be under construction and therefore qualify as having bad transactions.
Also did the sites actually crash during the transaction? It seems much more likely that either the browser or OS crashed. (especially if they're running IE on Windoze)
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Neither of the experimental mail boxes received any spam at all. All they received was the initial letter from Everyone.Net telling about the Aibo contest.
I'm quite surprised that the one I posted on/. didn't get any spam from robots that trawl the web for addresses.
Cheers to Everyone.Net for being ethical and not spamming. Looks like Jon Frisby gets to keep his reputation (and karma rating).
From the World News Tonight article: "...the members of L0pht see what they do as neither good nor bad." ""We feel we're actually making a difference," says one L0pht member."
Is it just me or do those two phrases seem to contradict each other?
Your New Year's resolution: Finish your current project on time and under budget. What you will actually do: Toy with the rough edges of how much time you can spend on Slashdot while just barely meeting project deadlines.
But wasting ^H^H^H^H^H^H^H spending time on/. is my current project.:P
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Yeah, that was a kind of stupid move. I'll create a new e-mail account and register it on the site both as a participant and as a friend.
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I created a hotmail account and used it to register for the contest. So far I haven't received any spam on the account, but I'll be sure to post an update in a couple of days. In the mean time, feel free to register or list the following hotmail account as a friend for the Aibo contest: everyonenettest@hotmail.com
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Law enforcement agencies could use it to locate and disable a crooks car. (and every car in the vicinity) But then again, who doesn't want an all powerful law enforcement agency?
Imagine the chaos that could result if control of the satellites/computer system fell into the wrong hands. All cars could be suddenly turned off and the nation's economy would be basically shut down. Or if you wanted to create some major carnage, simply shut off half the cars and watch the still moving cars collide into the disabled ones. Sounds like fun to me. Can't wait to get one installed in my car.
Actually, the impression that I got during the denouement of the book was that there was a sympathy and understanding with the buggers. To me this is evident when Ender reaches the end of the computer simulation. At this point he seems to have a very strong connection with the buggers.
One must also remember that in order to truly understand someone/something (as Ender did in the final battle with Buggers) you must identify with them and understand their viewpoint on life.
But hey, I could be wrong, it's been quite a while since I've read it.
http://www.2600.com/mindex.html
This post has been certified Y2K complacent.
Once the knowledge protected by a trade secret becomes public (by legal or even illegal means) it is no longer a trade secret. This fact has been verified by a respected patent lawyer with a JD. Therefore, the only way that a trade secret remains intact is by it truly remaining secret. If by any means (including reverse engineering) it becomes public knowledge, then the trade secret ceases to exist.
For a good primer on current US intellectual property laws, head over to my old EE professor's web site at:
http://www.ece.utexas.edu/~kort um/ee302/lecture/IP/
The PDF version of the lecture is available at:
http://www.ece.utexas.edu/~k ortum/ee302/lecture/IP.pdf
This lecture was recently written by a patent lawyer, so I would definitely assume that it is timely and accurate.
Simply introducing a handicap feature wouldn't stop any of the cheating. People would simply modify the code so that their handicap gave them more of an advantage than normal.
Did it ever occur to anyone that it seems like at least 25% of all web sites are under construction? If so then probably about 25% of all sites with e-commerce would be under construction and therefore qualify as having bad transactions.
Also did the sites actually crash during the transaction? It seems much more likely that either the browser or OS crashed. (especially if they're running IE on Windoze)
I'm quite surprised that the one I posted on /. didn't get any spam from robots that trawl the web for addresses.
Cheers to Everyone.Net for being ethical and not spamming. Looks like Jon Frisby gets to keep his reputation (and karma rating).
"...the members of L0pht see what they do as neither good nor bad."
""We feel we're actually making a difference," says one L0pht member."
Is it just me or do those two phrases seem to contradict each other?
What you will actually do: Toy with the rough edges of how much time you can spend on Slashdot while just barely meeting project deadlines.
But wasting ^H^H^H^H^H^H^H spending time on /. is my current project. :P
Yeah, that was a kind of stupid move. I'll create a new e-mail account and register it on the site both as a participant and as a friend.
I created a hotmail account and used it to register for the contest. So far I haven't received any spam on the account, but I'll be sure to post an update in a couple of days. In the mean time, feel free to register or list the following hotmail account as a friend for the Aibo contest: everyonenettest@hotmail.com