To misquote My Chemical Romance, some of you people scare the living shit out of me. Poor, or non-existent grounding, generators in basements and the exhaust into a chimney, backfeeding the house from a dryer plug... It's like reading a script from the Red Green Show; the episode titled, "How many ways can you find to kill yourself, or others, with a generator?"
A former workplace was just beginning to computerize, back in 1985, and there was a long time employee that was terrified of using a computer. She was convinced that she would do something wrong, break the machine, and would get fired for it. Nobody, not even management, could convince her that this was not going to happen. She would sit in front of the terminal, and begin to shake so hard she could not type. Sadly, all their records were being computerized and paper records were going away, so she quit.
At another job, we had some keyboard with a red cover on one of the buttons. I don't remember which one, but I think it was on the 10-key pad. I was explaining to an inter-department transfer that there was nothing she could type that would hurt the computer. "Except, this button", I said, and pointed to the red keycap. Eyes wide, she asked, "What does that do?" I made an explosion noise, and mimed a mushroom cloud. It was funny, but it cost me a lot of time to calm her down and get her to trust me again.
Agreed. When our receptionist got hacked, and was doing call transfers to "9", AT&T picked up on
the outbound calls as unusual and called us. They shut down the calls and canceled the charges. We own our switch, and there was none of this silly dance that MTS is doing.
I would like that too. I do what I can, and what I can afford to do, to reduce my footprint. However, I remember the climatologist at The Weather Channel saying that AMS should pull the credentials of anyone that did not agree with global warming. That is not the argument of someone interested in The Truth, but someone that is interested in Being In Control Of Other People's Lives. Piss on that noise.
With those repeaters in place, you'd still need someone on each end to receive the packet then route it to the next appropriate tube for further transmission.
Interesting. We would have routors instead of routers.
Doesn't this kinda depend? Just because you found something else while looking for your actual thought doesn't mean you have to IGNORE it. If you came looking for credit card fraud and found, say, illegal hacking activity, should they just ignore it? If you go into a house looking for marijuana and you find people being tortured, do you have to go back to the station, get a warrant for looking into that, and then come back?
Torture? You mean actively pulling toenails out, or something? No, that would not require a new warrant. It is a crime in progress. They would arrest you. It might be difficult to prosecute you, but they would arrest you.
However, just because you have a glass of wine on the table when they come in on a drug warrant does not mean the police can knock all the walls out of your basement looking for Fortunato.
What they need for this computer search is a disk that runs the kiddy porn search, another disk that runs the identity theft search, etc. Then, they can run the disk that the warrant specifies. It's not a question of ignoring things. If you find something outside of your warrant, it is not admissible. If I look in your kitchen window and see your hydroponic pot operation, and I go get a warrant that says I can search your kitchen, and I get back to your house and the hydrofarm is gone, I can not look for it outside of the kitchen. Courts have ruled that even if I walked past it in the front room, because the warrant said kitchen, it is not admissible.
IANAL, IANAPO, but almost everyone else in the family is one or the other.
If it was . . . what could they do? It seems like if he's not touching of modifying their equipment, that there's not a lot that they could do if he's on his own property. It's not even a case of "intellectual property" or anything like DirecTV can claim against satellite "theives".
Two things. They could take the rig down, as it would most likely need to be in their easement to work, and I think most judges would understand how a transformer (pole pig, not robot) works. Should be a slam-dunk for theft of service.
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Why is this story a big deal? The same thing is true of Howard the Duck, and Jar-Jar Binks.
To misquote My Chemical Romance, some of you people scare the living shit out of me. Poor, or non-existent grounding, generators in basements and the exhaust into a chimney, backfeeding the house from a dryer plug... It's like reading a script from the Red Green Show; the episode titled, "How many ways can you find to kill yourself, or others, with a generator?"
Don't be a prick, Larry. We are all tired of that story.
A former workplace was just beginning to computerize, back in 1985, and there was a long time employee that was terrified of using a computer. She was convinced that she would do something wrong, break the machine, and would get fired for it. Nobody, not even management, could convince her that this was not going to happen. She would sit in front of the terminal, and begin to shake so hard she could not type. Sadly, all their records were being computerized and paper records were going away, so she quit.
At another job, we had some keyboard with a red cover on one of the buttons. I don't remember which one, but I think it was on the 10-key pad. I was explaining to an inter-department transfer that there was nothing she could type that would hurt the computer. "Except, this button", I said, and pointed to the red keycap. Eyes wide, she asked, "What does that do?" I made an explosion noise, and mimed a mushroom cloud. It was funny, but it cost me a lot of time to calm her down and get her to trust me again.
Agreed. When our receptionist got hacked, and was doing call transfers to "9", AT&T picked up on the outbound calls as unusual and called us. They shut down the calls and canceled the charges. We own our switch, and there was none of this silly dance that MTS is doing.
Arrgh! I wanted imperial units!
Let's see... one hour, times 9, divided by 5, and subrtact 32. Or is it add 32? My head hurts.
I would like that too. I do what I can, and what I can afford to do, to reduce my footprint. However, I remember the climatologist at The Weather Channel saying that AMS should pull the credentials of anyone that did not agree with global warming. That is not the argument of someone interested in The Truth, but someone that is interested in Being In Control Of Other People's Lives. Piss on that noise.
Hell's bells, man, I'm still working out furlongs per fortnight.
Didn't we try this in Panama?
I convert all beer measurements into yards and half-yards.
Probably waiting to see that they didn't rip open the Earth's crust, causing a global disaster like an old Dr. Who episode (Jon Pertwee).
That sounds better when read in a William Conrad voice, like in Rocky and Bulwinkle.
Maybe he was mad because they wouldn't let him donate blood.
With those repeaters in place, you'd still need someone on each end to receive the packet then route it to the next appropriate tube for further transmission.
Interesting. We would have routors instead of routers.
small, round, red gemstones, and have, wait for it, Rubies on Rails!
Alright, Officer, I'll go quietly.
Everyone get back! I've got a Mini-Moog, and I'm not afraid to use it!
in the original Klingon.
...the "Pound Me In the USB Port" kennel.
Doesn't this kinda depend? Just because you found something else while looking for your actual thought doesn't mean you have to IGNORE it. If you came looking for credit card fraud and found, say, illegal hacking activity, should they just ignore it? If you go into a house looking for marijuana and you find people being tortured, do you have to go back to the station, get a warrant for looking into that, and then come back?
Torture? You mean actively pulling toenails out, or something? No, that would not require a new warrant. It is a crime in progress. They would arrest you. It might be difficult to prosecute you, but they would arrest you.
However, just because you have a glass of wine on the table when they come in on a drug warrant does not mean the police can knock all the walls out of your basement looking for Fortunato.
What they need for this computer search is a disk that runs the kiddy porn search, another disk that runs the identity theft search, etc. Then, they can run the disk that the warrant specifies. It's not a question of ignoring things. If you find something outside of your warrant, it is not admissible. If I look in your kitchen window and see your hydroponic pot operation, and I go get a warrant that says I can search your kitchen, and I get back to your house and the hydrofarm is gone, I can not look for it outside of the kitchen. Courts have ruled that even if I walked past it in the front room, because the warrant said kitchen, it is not admissible.
IANAL, IANAPO, but almost everyone else in the family is one or the other.
It's a Swatch with a sweep nano-second hand.
I do NOT want Calista Flockhart pouring hot grits anywhere.
your coal fired laptop is ready.
I don't want my zipper turning into a toaster either.
If it was . . . what could they do? It seems like if he's not touching of modifying their equipment, that there's not a lot that they could do if he's on his own property. It's not even a case of "intellectual property" or anything like DirecTV can claim against satellite "theives".
Two things. They could take the rig down, as it would most likely need to be in their easement to work, and I think most judges would understand how a transformer (pole pig, not robot) works. Should be a slam-dunk for theft of service.
"Make sure crotch is properly grounded."
And, the kid's toys will stop when you unplug the transmitter.
Some of these batteries should be labeled as "flashlight/camera use only."