Switching to WPA has been on my list of things to do for a while. I'm pretty sure all my devices are compliant too. Maybe I'll do that this week.
In other words, I have been choosing to ignore the consequences.:) Not that WPA can't be cracked, but it takes longer than the 5 minutes some tools can crack a WEP connection.
I have changed my settings but right now the default is to Auto for the channels. So when I look to find which is "least used" it doesn't even matter. There are too many on every channel.
Also, knowing the Admin password for the router isn't going to do me any good without knowing the WEP key. Also, the FiOS guy walked me through the changing of the Admin password just to make sure that everyone changes theirs. Pretty smart by them I guess.
I don't really have an issue with Internet but I should be able to stream a DVD quality movie from my iMac (Wifi) to my PS3 (Wifi) over UPNP without it being choppy even if it is just 802.11G. It goes fine from my iMac to my Xbox on Ethernet. My guesses right now is that's all because of interference.
Wow, yea. That's a huge frustration of mine. I'm in an apartment building and our only internet option is Verizon FiOs and they give you a Wifi Router that you use with your service... So EVERYONE is using the same device using the same frequencies. I've had worse experiences with Wifi before, but it is really frustrating at times. When I browse nearby access points the list is out of control.
Hard wiring is not really an option here either. Oh well. At least I got my Xbox plugged in.
And you still didn't get any of the points I said...
You can't know if something is hostile until you go there and you wouldn't get anywhere if you just assumed that everything else in the universe was hostile. Heck, if the explorers centuries ago shared your mentality we'd still be sitting in caves!
As far as the dog goes... I never said they don't communicate. They are trying to communicate because they can either SEE or HEAR you. There is a stimulus and a response. Do you see dogs barking into radios to try and communicate with unknown beings? Nope. Maybe you could teach one to do that but he'd only be barking because it's making a weird noise or because he expects a treat.
The 10k lightyears away bit I hadn't thought of, haha.
Your last two comparissons are a little flawed though. It's more akin to trying to read blogs from people in another country. If you're saying worst part of my city, you're under the assumption that I already know it's a bad place to be and that those I'd run into would be hostile. With extraterrestrial intelligent life, we do not know if they would be hostile. Also, we do not know that we would ever be able to have real-time communication even at light-speed, much less visit each other. I see no reason to be afraid.
A dog barking is far different than someone seeking others like them in space. There is a level of abstraction you have to be able to take to presume the possibility of something in the unknown. A dogs bark is a response to a stimulus.
Why are they "likely" to be more intelligent than us? I see there no reason that is likely.
Also, I believe range of the universe is a variable in the Drake equation, so I'm not sure if it's misguided.
About them possibly being hostile... is that any reason to be Xenophobic? Also, it'd be obvious that we are sentient if we attempted to make contact... Isn't that a behavior that only a sentient being would exhibit? Reaching out into the unknown in hopes of a response back?
Haha, yea. I realize that. I think people are smarter than keeping a weapon just tucked into their pants, but to anyone watching they don't know how well anyone is going to be patted down. Just the fact that they are stopping people is good because it just lets people know they are taking extra care to check people out. Some people more than others I guess.
I don't think you're arguing with me, but just to be clear:
I do think the system right now works, but it can always work better. I firmly believe that things can always be made to work better.
That holds true for terrorist too. They can always come up with better and better ways to hide things. The thing is there is very little they can do about people getting nervous about their impending death as they prepair to blow themselves up. It's a great place to try and pick out people from the crowd and we're doing a damn good job, but there is always room for improvement.
I think there are very few seasoned veterans of suicide bombing...
Also, I believe this is meant to be used to ASSIST actual people at checkpoints. It can't hurt to have an additional system help pick out suspicious people. Humans can only look at one person at a time as they walk by but the machine can keep a close eye on EVERYONE. What about people that try to get by the humans at the checkpoint and are worked up and nervous but then take a deep breath and regain their composure when they get close to the TSA employees? With a computer they'll be able to monitor and pick out those people well before they even get to the Xray machine and mark them for screening.
Sounds like it can't hurt. It's not like if the machine gives a false positive they throw you in jail. They just use a wand or pat you down. Heck, I was patted down the last two times I went through security and it barely took a minute.
Haha, exactly! Really? No need? Yea, sure. there is no need for extensive screening if you do not care about safety. Sure. You're absolutely right. You don't NEED to live. The rest of us will get by just fine.
The fact that there are still attempts for people to bring explosives and other weapons on airplanes and the fact that some do make it on should be reason that we need to have screening. The fact that there have been no actual deaths is just testement to the fact that the screening is WORKING.
Also, don't you think that if someone was willing to kill people using an airplane and it was so successful that, if given the chance, they would do it again in a heartbeat?
Agreed. If I buy a BlueRay and would like to play it on a Display Port, I'll rip it and remove the DRM and then play it on whatever display I damn-well please.
And I don't think it is. Having read the part of the suit where it mentions what exactly was released by Netflix and how they claim Netflix "should have been aware" that this would result in users being identified is a bit far fetched.
From what I read I think Netflix did a sufficient job of protecting privacy. At least done to the best of the companies knowledge.
There happened to be someone out there smarter though. Someone who figured out a way to ID people given this very obscure information. I'd say it's akin to someone hacking into a system and obtaining personal information. They took measures to prevent it but if someone was really going after you it has been shown that some information can be gathered about the users.
I guess I just don't feel like Netflix is at fault here and that they should not be liable for this sort of thing. Law suits are already getting out of hand here.
That's Parent's point... She should expect that this info would get out... She's MORE likely to be outed by pursuing this suit than just letting things be.
Exactly what I was going to post! This is crazy. Also, I'd really like to know how someone drew the conclusion that she was a Closet Lesbian from her movie rentals AND that someone randomly picked her out of the huge database AND then took the time to find out who she was and then took the time to notify all her friends... All this for the interest of being malicious towards a stranger they will probably never see...
Also, after reading the article it seems like they HAVEN'T released Birthdays and Zip Codes but that this is only planned for the second iteration. They only had unique ids for users and ratings... The privacy was breached by people datamining other resources. From what I gathered... the people got the identities of people by matching ratings with IMDB ratings... Which in that case I don't think Netflix really provides any more information about someone than they have already made public via IMDB.
You do realize that people are writing the history of those people on singles chart as it is... This is a poor example of "changing" history. It would feel good if you did though, haha.
First, I don't have any problem with software being patched after release as long as support is there for released software.
What pisses me off is when developers leave their software buggy after a couple patches and then just release a new game for you to buy instead. (See EA Games) I don't expect software to be bug free at release but I do expect most of the bugs to be fixed shortly and there to be continued support as bugs show up. If you buy any other product and it breaks (IE, you find a bug) they fix it.
Also, any "known bugs" on release should be documented. Put it on the box with an address for Known Issues. Then if you are thinking of buying the software you can judge if it's worth it yet or not. Check back and when you find that the bugs you can't deal with are gone, you buy it.
Listen... I'm not arguing that MJ should be illegal. I even said that it's stupid and a waste of tax money to pursue. Please cite different examples. My post is in regard to the blanket statement made by the parent about the "police state" that is the USA.
Everyone has one vote. I was saying you can't have the right to infringe on others rights to Life, Liberty or their pursuit of happiness.
I am not a big socialist believer and I disagree with many taxes. There are some that I do believe are good, but I do not approve of many.
Also, the idea of gang rape is way out of line and the OPPOSITE of what I said... They do not have the right, by any means, to infringe on the woman's right NOT to be raped.
Did you read my entire post or just one line? I say this because I share many of your same beliefs that you cite.
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How about with a PS3, iPhone, or Blackberry? I'm assuming it's doable on a Linux desktop :D
You sneaky sum-bitch!
I like the way you think. If only everyone in my apartment didn't know we all had the same router, haha.
And that got modded Informative? Haha. Only on slashdot...
Switching to WPA has been on my list of things to do for a while. I'm pretty sure all my devices are compliant too. Maybe I'll do that this week.
:) Not that WPA can't be cracked, but it takes longer than the 5 minutes some tools can crack a WEP connection.
In other words, I have been choosing to ignore the consequences.
I have changed my settings but right now the default is to Auto for the channels. So when I look to find which is "least used" it doesn't even matter. There are too many on every channel.
Also, knowing the Admin password for the router isn't going to do me any good without knowing the WEP key. Also, the FiOS guy walked me through the changing of the Admin password just to make sure that everyone changes theirs. Pretty smart by them I guess.
I don't really have an issue with Internet but I should be able to stream a DVD quality movie from my iMac (Wifi) to my PS3 (Wifi) over UPNP without it being choppy even if it is just 802.11G. It goes fine from my iMac to my Xbox on Ethernet. My guesses right now is that's all because of interference.
Haha, and at a 10mbps minimum speed that should be plenty!
Wow, yea. That's a huge frustration of mine. I'm in an apartment building and our only internet option is Verizon FiOs and they give you a Wifi Router that you use with your service... So EVERYONE is using the same device using the same frequencies. I've had worse experiences with Wifi before, but it is really frustrating at times. When I browse nearby access points the list is out of control.
Hard wiring is not really an option here either. Oh well. At least I got my Xbox plugged in.
Is it just me or did this post seem like sarcasm?
I really hope so.
And you still didn't get any of the points I said...
You can't know if something is hostile until you go there and you wouldn't get anywhere if you just assumed that everything else in the universe was hostile. Heck, if the explorers centuries ago shared your mentality we'd still be sitting in caves!
As far as the dog goes... I never said they don't communicate. They are trying to communicate because they can either SEE or HEAR you. There is a stimulus and a response. Do you see dogs barking into radios to try and communicate with unknown beings? Nope. Maybe you could teach one to do that but he'd only be barking because it's making a weird noise or because he expects a treat.
The 10k lightyears away bit I hadn't thought of, haha.
Your last two comparissons are a little flawed though. It's more akin to trying to read blogs from people in another country. If you're saying worst part of my city, you're under the assumption that I already know it's a bad place to be and that those I'd run into would be hostile. With extraterrestrial intelligent life, we do not know if they would be hostile. Also, we do not know that we would ever be able to have real-time communication even at light-speed, much less visit each other. I see no reason to be afraid.
A dog barking is far different than someone seeking others like them in space. There is a level of abstraction you have to be able to take to presume the possibility of something in the unknown. A dogs bark is a response to a stimulus.
Why are they "likely" to be more intelligent than us? I see there no reason that is likely.
Also, I believe range of the universe is a variable in the Drake equation, so I'm not sure if it's misguided.
About them possibly being hostile... is that any reason to be Xenophobic? Also, it'd be obvious that we are sentient if we attempted to make contact... Isn't that a behavior that only a sentient being would exhibit? Reaching out into the unknown in hopes of a response back?
Haha, yea. I realize that. I think people are smarter than keeping a weapon just tucked into their pants, but to anyone watching they don't know how well anyone is going to be patted down. Just the fact that they are stopping people is good because it just lets people know they are taking extra care to check people out. Some people more than others I guess.
I don't think you're arguing with me, but just to be clear:
I do think the system right now works, but it can always work better. I firmly believe that things can always be made to work better.
That holds true for terrorist too. They can always come up with better and better ways to hide things. The thing is there is very little they can do about people getting nervous about their impending death as they prepair to blow themselves up. It's a great place to try and pick out people from the crowd and we're doing a damn good job, but there is always room for improvement.
I think there are very few seasoned veterans of suicide bombing...
Also, I believe this is meant to be used to ASSIST actual people at checkpoints. It can't hurt to have an additional system help pick out suspicious people. Humans can only look at one person at a time as they walk by but the machine can keep a close eye on EVERYONE. What about people that try to get by the humans at the checkpoint and are worked up and nervous but then take a deep breath and regain their composure when they get close to the TSA employees? With a computer they'll be able to monitor and pick out those people well before they even get to the Xray machine and mark them for screening.
Sounds like it can't hurt. It's not like if the machine gives a false positive they throw you in jail. They just use a wand or pat you down. Heck, I was patted down the last two times I went through security and it barely took a minute.
Haha, exactly! Really? No need? Yea, sure. there is no need for extensive screening if you do not care about safety. Sure. You're absolutely right. You don't NEED to live. The rest of us will get by just fine.
The fact that there are still attempts for people to bring explosives and other weapons on airplanes and the fact that some do make it on should be reason that we need to have screening. The fact that there have been no actual deaths is just testement to the fact that the screening is WORKING.
Also, don't you think that if someone was willing to kill people using an airplane and it was so successful that, if given the chance, they would do it again in a heartbeat?
Agreed. If I buy a BlueRay and would like to play it on a Display Port, I'll rip it and remove the DRM and then play it on whatever display I damn-well please.
Fair-Use FTW!
Or rebind it to backspace for the Colemak layout.
And I don't think it is. Having read the part of the suit where it mentions what exactly was released by Netflix and how they claim Netflix "should have been aware" that this would result in users being identified is a bit far fetched.
From what I read I think Netflix did a sufficient job of protecting privacy. At least done to the best of the companies knowledge.
There happened to be someone out there smarter though. Someone who figured out a way to ID people given this very obscure information. I'd say it's akin to someone hacking into a system and obtaining personal information. They took measures to prevent it but if someone was really going after you it has been shown that some information can be gathered about the users.
I guess I just don't feel like Netflix is at fault here and that they should not be liable for this sort of thing. Law suits are already getting out of hand here.
That's Parent's point... She should expect that this info would get out... She's MORE likely to be outed by pursuing this suit than just letting things be.
Exactly what I was going to post! This is crazy. Also, I'd really like to know how someone drew the conclusion that she was a Closet Lesbian from her movie rentals AND that someone randomly picked her out of the huge database AND then took the time to find out who she was and then took the time to notify all her friends... All this for the interest of being malicious towards a stranger they will probably never see...
Seems a little far-fetched.
Also, the summary is poorly written because it makes it seem like the Zipcodes and Birthdays have been released when they haven't. http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/threatlevel/2009/12/doe-v-netflix.pdf
http://it.slashdot.org/story/07/11/27/1334244/Anonymity-of-Netflix-Prize-Dataset-Broken Shows that it's possible, but it's not like anyone could draw a conclusion on Sexuality with any certainty by those means.
Also, after reading the article it seems like they HAVEN'T released Birthdays and Zip Codes but that this is only planned for the second iteration. They only had unique ids for users and ratings... The privacy was breached by people datamining other resources. From what I gathered... the people got the identities of people by matching ratings with IMDB ratings... Which in that case I don't think Netflix really provides any more information about someone than they have already made public via IMDB.
You do realize that people are writing the history of those people on singles chart as it is... This is a poor example of "changing" history. It would feel good if you did though, haha.
First, I don't have any problem with software being patched after release as long as support is there for released software.
What pisses me off is when developers leave their software buggy after a couple patches and then just release a new game for you to buy instead. (See EA Games) I don't expect software to be bug free at release but I do expect most of the bugs to be fixed shortly and there to be continued support as bugs show up. If you buy any other product and it breaks (IE, you find a bug) they fix it.
Also, any "known bugs" on release should be documented. Put it on the box with an address for Known Issues. Then if you are thinking of buying the software you can judge if it's worth it yet or not. Check back and when you find that the bugs you can't deal with are gone, you buy it.
Listen... I'm not arguing that MJ should be illegal. I even said that it's stupid and a waste of tax money to pursue. Please cite different examples. My post is in regard to the blanket statement made by the parent about the "police state" that is the USA.
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You described the opposite of what I'm saying.
Everyone has one vote. I was saying you can't have the right to infringe on others rights to Life, Liberty or their pursuit of happiness.
I am not a big socialist believer and I disagree with many taxes. There are some that I do believe are good, but I do not approve of many.
Also, the idea of gang rape is way out of line and the OPPOSITE of what I said... They do not have the right, by any means, to infringe on the woman's right NOT to be raped.
Did you read my entire post or just one line? I say this because I share many of your same beliefs that you cite.
And I'm the dipshit?... Assuming you read the other child post.
Let me clarify, selling seeds with the intent to grow Marijuana. There you happy?