Well, this would be quite hard to notice if used for you. Police/Military would probably need to get permission to use it, but that wont stop all the kids and pervert adults.
I have some same kind of experiences too. I live in 16th floor and theres huge window out of the living room. It's a nice view out, but theres other tall building nearly too and you can nicely see inside each other apartments.
Being the comfortable guy that I am, I do however like to spend my time naked while at home (and while posting to slashdot too). They do not need a device to see me; one of the curtains is broken, so theres nothing I can do about it.
Now now everyone, watch your language or he will get Slashdot taken down too! You're underestimating this geniuses power. I, for one, think he's going to rule the world one day.
Well they dont really fail. Sure, someone finds a way around it. But it gets harder to get the homebrew working again. I updated to 4.0 before and didn't know you couldn't get all the homebrew working again. I tried to downgrade a few times, but it failed always (and I followed the guides closely). Then I just forgot about it and didn't try again.
So in that case they won. And I'm pretty computer knowledgeable person myself, it would be even worse for someone who isn't.
I'm actually more surprised all the time how the antivirus vendors go more the way that scareware does. Good example is Symantec and their Norton product (I feel sorry for the guy..)
I haven't had an antivirus product on my machine for years because I know how to use to the internet. But there was a case when I though I've made a mistake - so I got myself an antivirus scanner just to make sure.
Unluckily for me, it happened to be Symantec's. For this day I've still tried to get it off my system, with no luck. Every week it popups during night, scans all of my harddrives and tells me I have to buy their product to protect myself - just like every scareware product. And it only detected some *tracking cookies*.
With all their publicity stunts, bloatware and other shit it's getting on everyones nerves. Everyone here on slashdot know what they think of symantec. This is more or less the same issue.
Atleast theres still good vendors like ESET with Nod32 and Kaspersky around. I wont touch Symantec even with a stick again.
This seems like a very interesting idea. Most of the internet is outside the US? Does that mean most web servers are outside the US? Or most internet users? or what? citation?
I dont think that as so far possibility. If you've ever visited or learned an another language, you'd see how large local internet they have too. USA does count for many sites that people from other countries use, but in total count its probably 10% of the websites.
Of course it's harder to see for people in USA since the websites are in other language. But both China and Russia have more people than US does.
While he went a big aggressive with the saying, he does have a good point. I still dont undersant why ICANN is fully-usa company and has control over all of the internet, while it spawns over all of the countries.
Good job for moderators to put this as -1 flamebait - He has a point and I completely agree with it. Like someones summary says, there's no -1 disagree mod point and flamebait/troll is not an alternative for it.
You do understand that US as a nation haven't been going for long in historical scale? Most of what US has been based on now we're developed in europe before england shipped there (and robbed the land from native americans).
So if you're gonna come up with the "US developed it and it shouldn't be used elsewhere", atleast think about where US tech has come from.
This is only a good thing. ICANN with it's power has been too US based for long time already, while internet is global.
As an EU citizen I'm happy and even surprised to see this happening - US actually caring about other people too and giving some control to people elsewhere.
To begin with Internet was a distributed system that couldn't be taken down at one point.
This has been the common thing in many European countries for many years already. You're only allowed to talk in car if you're wearing a hands-free device to talk.
Even more as speaking on a phone, SMS'ing is just stupid. You're not only putting your concentration it, but changing your view from the street to the phone screen. Sound's like a great idea.
Might not be that hard actually. Just practice not to respond to anything with movements or anything. Hospital staff cant feel your pulse and declare you death. If you go on with your plan, I do however suggest that you take care of NOT to get into cremation and that you have someone to actually dig you back from the grave too:)
Or even more so, how do machines or the nurses/doctors see you're still living if you're temporary unconscious (maybe a few too many beers?) and your pulse is zero. Then they'll declare you dead and dig you to graveyard. Nice place to wake up after a night of partying.
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Nice pencil you have if it lasts 16 years.
Well, this would be quite hard to notice if used for you. Police/Military would probably need to get permission to use it, but that wont stop all the kids and pervert adults.
I would think that many of the early hacker culture geeks sneaked out a lot at night - for phone phreaking, to find computer parts etc.
I have some same kind of experiences too. I live in 16th floor and theres huge window out of the living room. It's a nice view out, but theres other tall building nearly too and you can nicely see inside each other apartments.
Being the comfortable guy that I am, I do however like to spend my time naked while at home (and while posting to slashdot too). They do not need a device to see me; one of the curtains is broken, so theres nothing I can do about it.
wanting to determine what's going on inside a building.
Now when teens want to sneak out at night, they can easily see thru walls if their parents are sleeping!
Now now everyone, watch your language or he will get Slashdot taken down too! You're underestimating this geniuses power. I, for one, think he's going to rule the world one day.
Well they dont really fail. Sure, someone finds a way around it. But it gets harder to get the homebrew working again. I updated to 4.0 before and didn't know you couldn't get all the homebrew working again. I tried to downgrade a few times, but it failed always (and I followed the guides closely). Then I just forgot about it and didn't try again.
So in that case they won. And I'm pretty computer knowledgeable person myself, it would be even worse for someone who isn't.
I'm always impressed by Havok. Whenever I pick up a game that uses it I always smile as I know I'm going to enjoy the physics if nothing else.
This is a bonehead move from nVidia as they've essentially just killed PhysX.
Or, they're strengthened PhysX position and on the way their gfx cards too. When company buys some technology, its never without a reason.
Actually Windows Mobile is lesser than three of the evils too, as far as openness goes.. All iPhone, Symbian and Palm are quite closed.
Havok is a better engine anyway.
But that's the problem with corporate buyings anyway. Even if its kinda wrong to stop supporting the other platforms, they have every right to do so.
I'm actually more surprised all the time how the antivirus vendors go more the way that scareware does. Good example is Symantec and their Norton product (I feel sorry for the guy..)
I haven't had an antivirus product on my machine for years because I know how to use to the internet. But there was a case when I though I've made a mistake - so I got myself an antivirus scanner just to make sure.
Unluckily for me, it happened to be Symantec's. For this day I've still tried to get it off my system, with no luck. Every week it popups during night, scans all of my harddrives and tells me I have to buy their product to protect myself - just like every scareware product. And it only detected some *tracking cookies*.
With all their publicity stunts, bloatware and other shit it's getting on everyones nerves. Everyone here on slashdot know what they think of symantec. This is more or less the same issue.
Atleast theres still good vendors like ESET with Nod32 and Kaspersky around. I wont touch Symantec even with a stick again.
If antivirus protectors could collect data from machines and users
This idea stopped being a good one here.
(the US has existed a lot longer than the EU has)
Quoted for funneh.
Maybe take history classes again?
This seems like a very interesting idea. Most of the internet is outside the US? Does that mean most web servers are outside the US? Or most internet users? or what? citation?
I dont think that as so far possibility. If you've ever visited or learned an another language, you'd see how large local internet they have too. USA does count for many sites that people from other countries use, but in total count its probably 10% of the websites.
Of course it's harder to see for people in USA since the websites are in other language. But both China and Russia have more people than US does.
While he went a big aggressive with the saying, he does have a good point. I still dont undersant why ICANN is fully-usa company and has control over all of the internet, while it spawns over all of the countries.
Good job for moderators to put this as -1 flamebait - He has a point and I completely agree with it. Like someones summary says, there's no -1 disagree mod point and flamebait/troll is not an alternative for it.
Yes, I'd rather see UN manage the internet than a single country (US). Then it would actually have opinions of other countries on it too.
You do understand that US as a nation haven't been going for long in historical scale? Most of what US has been based on now we're developed in europe before england shipped there (and robbed the land from native americans).
So if you're gonna come up with the "US developed it and it shouldn't be used elsewhere", atleast think about where US tech has come from.
This is only a good thing. ICANN with it's power has been too US based for long time already, while internet is global.
As an EU citizen I'm happy and even surprised to see this happening - US actually caring about other people too and giving some control to people elsewhere.
To begin with Internet was a distributed system that couldn't be taken down at one point.
I bet the insurance is a nice deal for the guy that got killed while someone felt like turning him/her view from the road to the phone screen to sms.
But atleast the guy got higher insurance premiums!
This has been the common thing in many European countries for many years already. You're only allowed to talk in car if you're wearing a hands-free device to talk.
Even more as speaking on a phone, SMS'ing is just stupid. You're not only putting your concentration it, but changing your view from the street to the phone screen. Sound's like a great idea.
Might not be that hard actually. Just practice not to respond to anything with movements or anything. Hospital staff cant feel your pulse and declare you death. If you go on with your plan, I do however suggest that you take care of NOT to get into cremation and that you have someone to actually dig you back from the grave too :)
Or even more so, how do machines or the nurses/doctors see you're still living if you're temporary unconscious (maybe a few too many beers?) and your pulse is zero. Then they'll declare you dead and dig you to graveyard. Nice place to wake up after a night of partying.
Maybe human body isn't required to have a pulse, but it might lead to some weird situations when first-aid personnel or other people try to help you.
Maybe they'll even declare you dead while you're just unconscious, because they nor the machines can feel your pulse.
What are the drawbacks?
That when there's a bug, it's a Blue Screen of Death you wont be booting back from.