I can see how two computers could communicate through ultra sonic frequencies. But what I don't understand is how a computer can become infected just by being within audio range of an already infected computer. I mean, what causes the clean computer to start listening in the first place? Is there something in the "clean" bios we should be concerned about? Should I get out my wire clippers and permanently disable the microphone on all my computers? Is this something we should blame on the NSA? Or is it the aliens?
Back in the old days they were called knock-offs. I still recall all the lame b-rate barbarian movies that came out in the years following Conan The Barbarian. Now these clowns have figured out a way to fudge their numbers in excel to get the mindless bean counters to approve their lame productions.
What made Star Wars so great? (I'm talking about the original, 1976 version that was simply named Star Wars..) The explosions, lightsabers, costumes and effects? Sure, they added to the magic, but all the polish in the world would have meant nothing if there hadn't been a story. Why is Game of Thrones or Walking Dead so popular? Zombies? No, again it is having a good story. All the number crunching in the world can't replace a skilled storyteller. Hollywood should push the bean counters to the back office and out of the creative process, otherwise people will stop buying tickets and overpriced popcorn. (Besides, Netflix is cheaper and you can smoke a 'j' while enjoying House of Cards.)
Yeah, because the constitution only applies to houses(?). That idea that the fourth amendment doesn't apply to digital privacy is about as ridiculous as someone saying freedom of press only applies to materials produced on a printing press. (Uh-oh, I hope no one gets any ideas.)
A good example would be Netflix streaming. That service costs less than dinner at a fast food restaurant. It isn't worth my hard drive space to try and pirate it.
We could ALL reject DRM and allow those media distribution companies that insist on it to wither and die.
I like my idea better. Lets all vote with our wallets.
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The "secrets" are what make it BS. Rossi needs to reveal what he's doing or he's nothing more than an illusionist putting on a show. (Might as well take the act to Vegas.) If it can't be independently reproduced, then it can't be considered valid. That's a basic rule of scientific research. Take out that requirement and you might as well be sacrificing goats on a full moon.
Technically, this is claiming to be an atomic reaction, so it isn't free. And our understanding of quantum mechanics could be wrong and need adjusting. But this Rossi guy is keeping too many "secrets" for anyone to independently verify his work, making his device nothing more than smoke and mirrors.
The devil is always in the details, isn't it? All those little "secrets" add up to the difference between reproducibility and an elaborate hoax. Until he reveals all, it is nothing more than a hoax.
The number 1 question has to be answered.. is it reproducible? No? You won't reveal ALL the details of your tests? OK. A good magician never reveals his tricks, but good scientist leaves nothing out of his published research. So far Rossi is a showing himself to be a good illusionist.
The problem is that no one besides Rossi has built and tested their own device. If it can't be reproduced independently with full disclosure of all technology involved, it can't be considered anything more than a hoax. So far we only have Rossi's tests and data and are expected to take the guy's word on it.
Whatever. I wish they had gone to a rolling release, that way I wouldn't have to reinstall every 6 months to be up to date. Their upgrade process is flaky at best, and I've seen a lot of them since the days of Flatulent(breezy) Badger. I just switched to Arch because I want a rolling release and I want to be notified of major changes that break services I spent hours configuring. (Not having to dig into dev blogs and forums, but somewhere in an obvious place as part of a release or patch. Arch puts it on their front page.) The dislike of Unity wasn't a deal breaker (I can load a different GUI) but it certainly didn't help.
This nonsense of hating success is silly. I love Android and you certainly can't question its success. Its just an ad hominem attack on people who voice their reasons for disliking Ubuntu. Geek creds be damned, if I don't like where a distro has gone I'll say so.
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That would imply some human rights would need to be honored. I imagine he would be indefinitely detained.
It's nice to know that no matter what you do the big spy agencies out there will always have a back door into your phone.
I can see how two computers could communicate through ultra sonic frequencies. But what I don't understand is how a computer can become infected just by being within audio range of an already infected computer. I mean, what causes the clean computer to start listening in the first place? Is there something in the "clean" bios we should be concerned about? Should I get out my wire clippers and permanently disable the microphone on all my computers? Is this something we should blame on the NSA? Or is it the aliens?
And friends, somewhere in Utah enshrined in some hard drive, is a study in black and white of my metadata.
Wouldn't Woz's phone also include an open case design, some empty chip sockets and an expansion bus? You know, in case someone wanted to experiment. :)
ALL our rights should be viewed as human rights and not just a legal technicality. (Yes, even the rights of the accused)
Dogs and cats living together in harmony. It surely is a sign of the end of times. :)
So what does that say about something as structurally flawed as the NT kernel?
Back in the old days they were called knock-offs. I still recall all the lame b-rate barbarian movies that came out in the years following Conan The Barbarian. Now these clowns have figured out a way to fudge their numbers in excel to get the mindless bean counters to approve their lame productions.
What made Star Wars so great? (I'm talking about the original, 1976 version that was simply named Star Wars..) The explosions, lightsabers, costumes and effects? Sure, they added to the magic, but all the polish in the world would have meant nothing if there hadn't been a story. Why is Game of Thrones or Walking Dead so popular? Zombies? No, again it is having a good story. All the number crunching in the world can't replace a skilled storyteller. Hollywood should push the bean counters to the back office and out of the creative process, otherwise people will stop buying tickets and overpriced popcorn. (Besides, Netflix is cheaper and you can smoke a 'j' while enjoying House of Cards.)
I'm wondering how many other slobs rushed out to check their paypal accounts to see if something like that had happened to them. :)
Yeah, because the constitution only applies to houses(?). That idea that the fourth amendment doesn't apply to digital privacy is about as ridiculous as someone saying freedom of press only applies to materials produced on a printing press. (Uh-oh, I hope no one gets any ideas.)
A good example would be Netflix streaming. That service costs less than dinner at a fast food restaurant. It isn't worth my hard drive space to try and pirate it.
We could ALL reject DRM and allow those media distribution companies that insist on it to wither and die. I like my idea better. Lets all vote with our wallets.
Again, without independent testing, this is nothing more than an elaborate hoax. But a good illusionist never reveals their secrets, do they? ;)
Throw down your e-meters! Embrace your body thetans as they are gift from our great Lord Xenu! Soon we shall liberate him from his deep prison. Join the Xenu Liberation Front and take your place in the new Galactic Empire!
The "secrets" are what make it BS. Rossi needs to reveal what he's doing or he's nothing more than an illusionist putting on a show. (Might as well take the act to Vegas.) If it can't be independently reproduced, then it can't be considered valid. That's a basic rule of scientific research. Take out that requirement and you might as well be sacrificing goats on a full moon.
Technically, this is claiming to be an atomic reaction, so it isn't free. And our understanding of quantum mechanics could be wrong and need adjusting. But this Rossi guy is keeping too many "secrets" for anyone to independently verify his work, making his device nothing more than smoke and mirrors.
The devil is always in the details, isn't it? All those little "secrets" add up to the difference between reproducibility and an elaborate hoax. Until he reveals all, it is nothing more than a hoax.
The number 1 question has to be answered.. is it reproducible? No? You won't reveal ALL the details of your tests? OK. A good magician never reveals his tricks, but good scientist leaves nothing out of his published research. So far Rossi is a showing himself to be a good illusionist.
The problem is that no one besides Rossi has built and tested their own device. If it can't be reproduced independently with full disclosure of all technology involved, it can't be considered anything more than a hoax. So far we only have Rossi's tests and data and are expected to take the guy's word on it.
That would make for a freakin' awesome aviary.
Yes. You are their property and will be monitored at all times.
Whatever. I wish they had gone to a rolling release, that way I wouldn't have to reinstall every 6 months to be up to date. Their upgrade process is flaky at best, and I've seen a lot of them since the days of Flatulent(breezy) Badger. I just switched to Arch because I want a rolling release and I want to be notified of major changes that break services I spent hours configuring. (Not having to dig into dev blogs and forums, but somewhere in an obvious place as part of a release or patch. Arch puts it on their front page.) The dislike of Unity wasn't a deal breaker (I can load a different GUI) but it certainly didn't help. This nonsense of hating success is silly. I love Android and you certainly can't question its success. Its just an ad hominem attack on people who voice their reasons for disliking Ubuntu. Geek creds be damned, if I don't like where a distro has gone I'll say so.