Did take pictures, but I'm not sure about the search aspect. I'll take that up with the police when the time comes (soon). My name is on the lease, but I would love to find a way to limit the scope of any searching/seizing done. I'd prefer not to have all of my electronics shuffled through and held while the courts grind away, and I know the other two (innocent) roomies feel that way too.
(By the way, we *do* rather plan on finding a new house-mate, whether it be by his moving out or ours.)
But of course. I'm not taking this as real legal advice; but I still thought everyone could perhaps give me pointers before I got a chance to talk with a legal expert. Don't worry, I'll be sure to let those who care know what happens.
I have talked with a lawyer friend, and he is unfamiliar with criminal law but he cited numerous precedents in civil law. I'm pretty confident in the course of action to be taken, but it won't be pretty...
Added a picture of the front of the unit to my page.
To answer your question, the clock just didn't look right. I'm not paranoid, but apparently at least curious enough to look closely.
The clock/radio/camera had been displaced in the bathroom by a larger/better mini-stereo a week or two ago. This past weekend, it was put back up on the shelf and plugged in. That was the source of my initial curiosity.
What got me really thinking was the lack of a tuning indicator. Actually, I was trying to figure out if the holes lit up with LEDs to show approximate tuning or what, and how the tuning of the radio worked. I peeled back the sticker on the front, and noticed the 3/4"-or-so lens assembly behind the leftmost hole.
It appears the tuning indicator was one of the casualties of the conversion to a camera, though the radio itself still works fine. In the pictures, you'll also note that the space for the back-up 9V battery is taken by the transmitter. Otherwise, the clock is still as fully functional as the day it rolled off the Sony production line.
I posted that because it was the quickest way to make people understand what I was talking about. It was late and I had work in the morning. Story subissions are lame without links, and I didn't exactly feel in the mood to start building a web site around my discovery. Here's my little makeshift page with a few more details on the insides of the bastard.
(Yes, I'm the story submitter. Yes, I'm jumping on the humor train.)
He's one of those WinXP guys with virus/worm infestations only dreamed of by Linux geeks. I suppose if he only gets women electronically, it seems fitting that his deseases come that way too.
Okay, I'm more sure in my legal rights and responsibility now that I've talked with a lawyer.. I'm the guy who submitted the question. Want pictures of the camera taken apart to see what's inside? Here you go. Okay, hopefully that will be proof enough.
Anyhow, it's quite likely he (if he's been recording) has video of at least one female under the age of eighteen. That's one of the things I'm worried about, actually. I want him to get due punishment, but I'm not out to ruin the guy.
As an addendum, specific disadvantages of that drive-by-wire setup: 1) Where's the foot heater? 2) Where's the speedo/tach/other instrumentation? This needs to be BIG and PROMINENT to be useful. 3) You know the Europeans love a stick shift. This design precludes that. 4) Where do I put CDs? (I presume the sound system is controlled from the driver's console) 5) Actual headrests are a good idea for limiting neck injuries in accidents. 6) It's a bench seat without the sole advantage - no third passenger. 7) The steering structure becomes much more fragile. 8) Road Head becomes more an exercise in fexibility.
Biggest change? Most of that [linked-to] vehicle is style and form before function. The steering wheel is in the same place as current cars, save a support structure positioned in a way that is more annoying and obtrusive than the steering column it replaces. Everything else that makes the car look "futuristic" is simply styling that could be done in current, production vehicles. Do you know why it's not? It looks like a reject prop from Star Trek: TOS.
I don't dispute what RSA charges for these (having never purchased them, I don't know.) But they were giving them out like candy a few years ago. I personally received two evaluation kits with two keys each for free a few years back, just by asking. I doubt they'd throw $200 at a person like me, who had marginal decision-making power at a small operation, and was rather up-front about it.
Why was this modded up? Yes, in the spontaneous reboots people are talking about, a BSOD still occurs. The thing is, XP defaults to doing a riny memory dump, and redaults to rebooting the machine as soon as the dump is finished. Many CRT displays don't even have a chance to re-sync on the lower blue-screen resolution before the computer reboots. So, to many users, it appears to be a spontaneous reboot with no interstitial blue screen.
Is there a little stream or pond nearby? Any other source of standing water? That's what you really need to get rid of. If they don't have standing water (which could be in anything from five-gallon buckets to old tires) they can't breed.
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Did take pictures, but I'm not sure about the search aspect. I'll take that up with the police when the time comes (soon). My name is on the lease, but I would love to find a way to limit the scope of any searching/seizing done. I'd prefer not to have all of my electronics shuffled through and held while the courts grind away, and I know the other two (innocent) roomies feel that way too.
(By the way, we *do* rather plan on finding a new house-mate, whether it be by his moving out or ours.)
Unfortunately, I'm in Illinois.
MY lawyer-friend says it should be covered by civil law, if nothing else.
I can't give my reasons really, but I am sure the house-mate purchased the camera, and I am certain he had it in place on purpose.
But of course. I'm not taking this as real legal advice; but I still thought everyone could perhaps give me pointers before I got a chance to talk with a legal expert. Don't worry, I'll be sure to let those who care know what happens.
I have talked with a lawyer friend, and he is unfamiliar with criminal law but he cited numerous precedents in civil law. I'm pretty confident in the course of action to be taken, but it won't be pretty...
Added a picture of the front of the unit to my page.
To answer your question, the clock just didn't look right. I'm not paranoid, but apparently at least curious enough to look closely.
The clock/radio/camera had been displaced in the bathroom by a larger/better mini-stereo a week or two ago. This past weekend, it was put back up on the shelf and plugged in. That was the source of my initial curiosity.
What got me really thinking was the lack of a tuning indicator. Actually, I was trying to figure out if the holes lit up with LEDs to show approximate tuning or what, and how the tuning of the radio worked. I peeled back the sticker on the front, and noticed the 3/4"-or-so lens assembly behind the leftmost hole.
It appears the tuning indicator was one of the casualties of the conversion to a camera, though the radio itself still works fine. In the pictures, you'll also note that the space for the back-up 9V battery is taken by the transmitter. Otherwise, the clock is still as fully functional as the day it rolled off the Sony production line.
Check SkinnyWhiteGeekBoyAss.com, that's what category I'd fall under...
I posted that because it was the quickest way to make people understand what I was talking about. It was late and I had work in the morning. Story subissions are lame without links, and I didn't exactly feel in the mood to start building a web site around my discovery. Here's my little makeshift page with a few more details on the insides of the bastard.
(Yes, I'm the story submitter. Yes, I'm jumping on the humor train.)
He's one of those WinXP guys with virus/worm infestations only dreamed of by Linux geeks. I suppose if he only gets women electronically, it seems fitting that his deseases come that way too.
Okay, I'm more sure in my legal rights and responsibility now that I've talked with a lawyer.. I'm the guy who submitted the question. Want pictures of the camera taken apart to see what's inside? Here you go. Okay, hopefully that will be proof enough.
Anyhow, it's quite likely he (if he's been recording) has video of at least one female under the age of eighteen. That's one of the things I'm worried about, actually. I want him to get due punishment, but I'm not out to ruin the guy.
Been there, tried that, doesn't always work.
Don't you mean HILL?
Or does your understanding of English allow you to freely substitute vowels in acronyms?
Cellulose acetate is, IIRC, quite flammable in and of itself.
As an addendum, specific disadvantages of that drive-by-wire setup:
1) Where's the foot heater?
2) Where's the speedo/tach/other instrumentation? This needs to be BIG and PROMINENT to be useful.
3) You know the Europeans love a stick shift. This design precludes that.
4) Where do I put CDs? (I presume the sound system is controlled from the driver's console)
5) Actual headrests are a good idea for limiting neck injuries in accidents.
6) It's a bench seat without the sole advantage - no third passenger.
7) The steering structure becomes much more fragile.
8) Road Head becomes more an exercise in fexibility.
Biggest change? Most of that [linked-to] vehicle is style and form before function. The steering wheel is in the same place as current cars, save a support structure positioned in a way that is more annoying and obtrusive than the steering column it replaces. Everything else that makes the car look "futuristic" is simply styling that could be done in current, production vehicles. Do you know why it's not? It looks like a reject prop from Star Trek: TOS.
The final 2.0 release just happened, hence the fanfare.
Interestingly, the site listed in the DMCA complaint that Google links you to is right in the middle of the results - so did it get blocked or not?
Often times unrecoverable errors manifest in glitchy video.
So, in all reality, it did not change your life, but prevented further change.
I don't dispute what RSA charges for these (having never purchased them, I don't know.) But they were giving them out like candy a few years ago. I personally received two evaluation kits with two keys each for free a few years back, just by asking. I doubt they'd throw $200 at a person like me, who had marginal decision-making power at a small operation, and was rather up-front about it.
It's like a live-action Scotland Yard!
That's why I don't go outside any more.
Why was this modded up? Yes, in the spontaneous reboots people are talking about, a BSOD still occurs. The thing is, XP defaults to doing a riny memory dump, and redaults to rebooting the machine as soon as the dump is finished. Many CRT displays don't even have a chance to re-sync on the lower blue-screen resolution before the computer reboots. So, to many users, it appears to be a spontaneous reboot with no interstitial blue screen.
owners of modded XBox's tend not to buy games.
;)
They do tend to rent them though. Well, once at least.
I'm not sure I trust Mythbusters, because what I've seen has been less-than-scientific testing of the varying hypotheses.
Not the OP, but...
Is there a little stream or pond nearby? Any other source of standing water? That's what you really need to get rid of. If they don't have standing water (which could be in anything from five-gallon buckets to old tires) they can't breed.