What do you mean make them illegal they are illegal in most states (Well in NY at least) technically anything that obscures your plate is illegal.
Infact if the cop really needs(wants) to give you a ticket for something, mud covered plates work, and even some of those rings that go around the plate(like the ones dealers put on) can be considered obstucting the plate. (Many of those covers actually make it impossible to read the state name off of the plate)
Umm.. and how is that passive? Painting your car with absorbant paint is passive, actually broadcasting as signal, especially in response to a signal you recieve is VERY active..
It's very possible to deter you with a firearm w/o pointing it at you, much less loading it. Ever hear someone prime a pump shotgun? It's an almost universal sound these days.
And that is his point! He (the grandparent poster) said
... unless I think you are a violent wacko who is going to shoot me with it?
And the fear caused by the sound of shotgun is becuase that sound procedes it being fired! Yes the sound alone can have a Pavlovian effect, but only becuase of random reinforcement of the consequences of that sound.
But many sites have clauses that say you may recieve mail from them and their partners. So all one of those websites needs to do is claim that they are partners with bob's spam-o-rama and you're basically screwed.
A requirement that people opt-in for the spam, or pre-existing relationship or explicit request.
Where do most spamers get their addresses? Are they harvested? Or are they from all those zillions of sites that require your email address to use(which they then sell)?
If it's the latter I would imagine that it's technically not unsolicited email then and your proposed bill would do nothing.
If we can't call it spyware, how about: "user profiling, targeted adware" It means the same thing, slightly longer, but entirely valid based on their own claims.
Not really.. Here Though it is the frequency used by microwave ovens. Which makes me really wonder how healthy cordless phones (2.4GHz at least) can be. The power is very low, but all the means is you are slow cooking.
Light dimmers? What sort of radiation is emmitted by a reostat? Unless this is some sort of high tech dimmer that feels the need to ramp the 60Hz (or maybe 50 depending on the country) up to a few hundred kilohertz, just to convert it back again.
Ummm.. So the chances of getting hit by something magically go up after 20 years? I do agree with you general point, that it would be helpful if we could do something if we are going to get hit.
However, I'm too lazy to find proof, but I doubt that we have telescopes dedicated to just looking for asteroids aimed at the planet. I would hope that the asteroid tracking is just a side benifit of some other program looking up at the heavens.
If, however, we do have equipment and people dedicated to just looking to see if things are going to hit us, that is a waste of money. ("Yup, we were right. We got missed again! Give us more grants!")
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But what would happen when they start putting RFID tags in the pringles cans?
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Personally, I would like to know the answers to most of those before I lent anyone considerable sums of money. Would you want to loan $100,000 for a house to someone who makes $12,000/year, owes the IRS $50,000 , been convicted of racketeering 6 times, has 18 maxed out credit cards, or declared bancrupcy 5 times in the past 15 years?
On a slightly more realistic topic, what about criminals getting their hands on such a list? Or driving around with a reader and compiling one themselves? Would take some of the guess work out of home robbery.
I dunno, lots of people have been mentioning the same things. I just think verisign massively underestimated the load on their servers and has been subject to a world wide slashdotting.
Ummm.. what are you talking about? "GPS is publicly available information..."
What does that mean in this context? They're not just sitting there with a handheld reciver getting a signal from the sats. They actually placed a GPS reciever ON the guy's car. This is a step past putting a bumper beeper on the car and following him from a distance with it(which requires a warrent AFAIK). This enabled them to let him drive for a few days, and then they could retrive the device and download all his trips.
Mind you, I think this is a very good use of technology, as long as it is regulated by warrents(as was decided).
Umm.. what saftey directions? I've never noticed anything that comes with Windows telling you to "keep up to date with software updates".(And things stored in disused lavatories marked "Beware of Leopard" don't count.) And those books are just that kind of hidden information. Computer owners shouldn't be expected to read "How To Get Out Of DLL Hell", any more than motorcycle owners should be expected to read "Zen and the Art of Motocycle Maintance"
Considering Windows Update comes disabled by default from Dell, Gateway, et al., how are users supposed to know there is maintanace they have to preform?
Infact, here's an idea: computers(i.e. those bought from Dell, Gateway...) should come with a maintance schedule, just like cars do. It should list things that should be done at regular intervals, and even the steps needed to preform them. That way, the users who are comfortable with it can preform the task themselves, while those who aren't so inclined can have someone else do it.
This would not necessarily elimiate all the problems, but if people are actually give a list of things that need to be done at certain time intervals, they might actually do them. (Think cars, if they didn't have maintance schedules most people wouldn't what has to be done or when it should be done.)
Ok, they want to redirect sleshdot.org to their seach page. What about goobledegook.slashdot.org (assuming that slashdot didn't have *.slashdot.org in the DNS tables). Would they redirect that? Could they rightly do so?
Obviously all the people contracted with the RIAA, et al. Personally, while I feel sorry for anyone who is getting screwed that badly, they have noone to blame but themselves. That however is not a reason to download music instead of buying it. I am really sick of people using this as an excuse to justify their illegal copying. At least come up with a valid reason (i.e. you are a cheap bastard) if you are going to insist on downloading music.
(Note: this isn't aimed at the parent post, just in general)
LP's have a lot of media for them. And the players are getting harder and harder to find. VCR's are on the decline as well. CD's will be replace by new technology. Just like everything else.
Why? What if you never have any need to parallel park? Do you really need to have that skill?
Personally, I think there are more important skills to emphasize in driving. Like proper signaling. Learning not to tailgate. Knowing that a few snowflakes does not mean you need to go half the limit.
Ya parallel parking is important if you live in an area that has it. But other basic driving skills that are lacking are more important.
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What do you mean make them illegal they are illegal in most states (Well in NY at least) technically anything that obscures your plate is illegal.
Infact if the cop really needs(wants) to give you a ticket for something, mud covered plates work, and even some of those rings that go around the plate(like the ones dealers put on) can be considered obstucting the plate. (Many of those covers actually make it impossible to read the state name off of the plate)
Umm.. and how is that passive? Painting your car with absorbant paint is passive, actually broadcasting as signal, especially in response to a signal you recieve is VERY active..
And that is his point! He (the grandparent poster) said And the fear caused by the sound of shotgun is becuase that sound procedes it being fired! Yes the sound alone can have a Pavlovian effect, but only becuase of random reinforcement of the consequences of that sound.
But many sites have clauses that say you may recieve mail from them and their partners. So all one of those websites needs to do is claim that they are partners with bob's spam-o-rama and you're basically screwed.
Are they harvested?
Or are they from all those zillions of sites that require your email address to use(which they then sell)?
If it's the latter I would imagine that it's technically not unsolicited email then and your proposed bill would do nothing.
If we can't call it spyware, how about:
"user profiling, targeted adware"
It means the same thing, slightly longer, but entirely valid based on their own claims.
Not really.. Here Though it is the frequency used by microwave ovens. Which makes me really wonder how healthy cordless phones (2.4GHz at least) can be. The power is very low, but all the means is you are slow cooking.
Light dimmers? What sort of radiation is emmitted by a reostat? Unless this is some sort of high tech dimmer that feels the need to ramp the 60Hz (or maybe 50 depending on the country) up to a few hundred kilohertz, just to convert it back again.
Well, ok. 5mb *10000 people = 50gigabit. Now where did that plentiful bandwith go?
Ummm.. So the chances of getting hit by something magically go up after 20 years? I do agree with you general point, that it would be helpful if we could do something if we are going to get hit.
However, I'm too lazy to find proof, but I doubt that we have telescopes dedicated to just looking for asteroids aimed at the planet. I would hope that the asteroid tracking is just a side benifit of some other program looking up at the heavens.
If, however, we do have equipment and people dedicated to just looking to see if things are going to hit us, that is a waste of money. ("Yup, we were right. We got missed again! Give us more grants!")
But what would happen when they start putting RFID tags in the pringles cans?
Personally, I would like to know the answers to most of those before I lent anyone considerable sums of money. Would you want to loan $100,000 for a house to someone who makes $12,000/year, owes the IRS $50,000 , been convicted of racketeering 6 times, has 18 maxed out credit cards, or declared bancrupcy 5 times in the past 15 years?
If so, can I borrow $20,000?
Or, what about MRI?
On a slightly more realistic topic, what about criminals getting their hands on such a list? Or driving around with a reader and compiling one themselves? Would take some of the guess work out of home robbery.
15 minutes at 4x? Hmm.. I always thought that 1x was the speed required to play the movie....
No, he just drastically cut them and the proceeds to spend a pile of money.
Which is the better policy?
I dunno, lots of people have been mentioning the same things. I just think verisign massively underestimated the load on their servers and has been subject to a world wide slashdotting.
Serves them right.
Actually there were no vowels in the original Hebrew texts (in any of the words). As for the reason behind that....
Ummm.. what are you talking about? "GPS is publicly available information..."
What does that mean in this context? They're not just sitting there with a handheld reciver getting a signal from the sats. They actually placed a GPS reciever ON the guy's car.
This is a step past putting a bumper beeper on the car and following him from a distance with it(which requires a warrent AFAIK). This enabled them to let him drive for a few days, and then they could retrive the device and download all his trips.
Mind you, I think this is a very good use of technology, as long as it is regulated by warrents(as was decided).
Umm.. what saftey directions? I've never noticed anything that comes with Windows telling you to "keep up to date with software updates".(And things stored in disused lavatories marked "Beware of Leopard" don't count.) And those books are just that kind of hidden information. Computer owners shouldn't be expected to read "How To Get Out Of DLL Hell", any more than motorcycle owners should be expected to read "Zen and the Art of Motocycle Maintance"
Considering Windows Update comes disabled by default from Dell, Gateway, et al., how are users supposed to know there is maintanace they have to preform?
Infact, here's an idea: computers(i.e. those bought from Dell, Gateway...) should come with a maintance schedule, just like cars do. It should list things that should be done at regular intervals, and even the steps needed to preform them. That way, the users who are comfortable with it can preform the task themselves, while those who aren't so inclined can have someone else do it.
This would not necessarily elimiate all the problems, but if people are actually give a list of things that need to be done at certain time intervals, they might actually do them. (Think cars, if they didn't have maintance schedules most people wouldn't what has to be done or when it should be done.)
Ok, they want to redirect sleshdot.org to their seach page. What about goobledegook.slashdot.org (assuming that slashdot didn't have *.slashdot.org in the DNS tables).
Would they redirect that?
Could they rightly do so?
Obviously all the people contracted with the RIAA, et al. Personally, while I feel sorry for anyone who is getting screwed that badly, they have noone to blame but themselves.
That however is not a reason to download music instead of buying it. I am really sick of people using this as an excuse to justify their illegal copying. At least come up with a valid reason (i.e. you are a cheap bastard) if you are going to insist on downloading music.
(Note: this isn't aimed at the parent post, just in general)
How isn't it digital?
The signal is either on or off. Then again, maybe that was your (sarcastic) point....
LP's have a lot of media for them. And the players are getting harder and harder to find. VCR's are on the decline as well. CD's will be replace by new technology. Just like everything else.
Why? What if you never have any need to parallel park? Do you really need to have that skill?
Personally, I think there are more important skills to emphasize in driving. Like proper signaling. Learning not to tailgate. Knowing that a few snowflakes does not mean you need to go half the limit.
Ya parallel parking is important if you live in an area that has it. But other basic driving skills that are lacking are more important.