You'd think they'd create a java application to present their site compressed with their methodology.
Heck, even Sun ponied up with a streaming video on demand java applet for their CEO speeches, just to illustrate there weren't performance issues involved.
Yes, I was thinking about that. I can think of two interpretations:
Practically Random - Functionally random
Practically Random - Nearly random
Big difference, but there are so many other nits to pick, why start here?
They'd better pony up with some more details and/or expert testimony, or they'll be labelled as cranks, even if they DO eventually come up with something.
...Worf told us that something happened to change their appearance that "we don't like to talk about".
What about the data carried in the Klingon's DNA? Mission successful, but if it causes an unpredictable mutation (and if THAT is for some reason horribly contagious) they could have a changed appearance.
And Picard told us that the war with the Klingons was sparked by a botched first contact with them. But that contact didn't seem to be botched.
Plot supposition (Paramount, you heard it here). The genetic data (mentioned above) causes the mutation, and the Klingons suspect Humans of a bio-engineered attack. They retaliate, and a small war ensues.
War is eventually resolved, when the Klingons realize it was their own data-smuggling that caused it (=shame, =reluctance to talk about it). Humanity, because they were wrongly accused and suffered great losses, doesn't trust Klingons for a few hundred years.
For example, one of the new powers that Ashcroft has called for is that when a surveillance warrant is granted, it be tied to the individual rather than a specific phone, which seems totally reasonable to me.
Though I initially agreed, now I'm not so sure.
If the warrant follows the person, then you have to have the ability to intercept all devices, all communiques. For example, if the suspect calls from a home phone, you must be able to monitor all calls on the phone, but discard the data that doesn't involve the suspect (something I believe they already have to do).
Did we gain anything? Yes, no new warrant is needed when the suspect moves to another device.
Did we lose anything? Perhaps. All communication devices must be intercept-capable. CALEA already requires this for some devices.
On balance, it looks like decent removal of overhead from the police, with little additional civil-rights implications.
What you are looking for are Hamfests, where Amateur Radio enthusiasts come to swap gear. Most are also interested in computer gear, so it gets swapped as well.
Diagnostic equipment (scopes, probes, signal generators, etc.) is abundant.
Now I'm an Asimov fan from WAY back, but please permit me to remind us of something:
All the robot stories that I can recall involve how the laws didn't work. ie: How they performed as written, but totally failed to meet the intent behind them.
So where is the nude picture of the guy? I'm curious to see if they modelled the anatomy, or winged it.
I think that they wouldn't need to for males, because typical male clothing doesn't reveal that amount of detail, but someday there will be male CG actors in Speedo's, and then it will have to be right.
The difference between these render farms and other distributed projects is the complexity and cost of the client application. To be useful, the render farms have to run copies of 3D animation software that can cost up to USD$15,000 per seat.
Actually, 3DS lets you run as many render engines as you want. It's only the GUI you must run one of per license. It's all the same software, and talks with itself nicely over networks.
Only way I would ever see it succeeding is if computer manufactures start putting a distributed processing program deep inside their computers hidden from user =>.
This won't work.
Sub-second IP changes would mean the server (read "router") will have to log the chain of IPs for a short while, in order to route (NAT) return traffic properly. So compromise the router, security gone. I, for one, don't trust that.
Second, as a website, simply do traffic analysis on your logs. Most sites have referrer turned on, they'll know if you click two consecutive links on their site (or enough of the time to reveal your uniqueness).
This is (weak) information hiding, not security.
Where do they get these people?
NPR had a story yesterday on home schooling in Western Canada (http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/me/20010418.me.11.ram ). This sounds like something right up his son's alley.
Some quick web searchs produced the following:
http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/dpi/dlsis/onlinevir.htm l
Which may be a good starting point.
IANAL
If the use of DeCSS is deemed illegal, then any use of it in a derivative work would seem to also be illegal. I doubt DMCA would shield you, as the functioning of the product leads to a "reasonable suspicion" that decryption is taking place. At that point they don't have to reverse engineer it, just sue you to reveal how it works. Much easier.
I believe that by piracy, he means the association (being created in the mind of the public) of software & media pirates with Open Source.
Napster (I understand it's not Open Source, but it tends to get lumped in), Samba, reverse-engineering other products to make Linux interoperate - these all have been presented by the media as "pirate" activities.
So I think he's saying "guilt by association," which is another hurdle Open Source advocates to overcome on their way to common acceptance.
This excerpt from "Pocket Calculator" is more likely referring to late-70's/early 80's Japanese calculators with tones associated with the numeric keys (I had a Casio one with clocks & alarms as well). You could press equals and it would "play" the displayed results.
At the very beginning of that trend, some calculators supplied a "special key" that would generate a random 8-digit number and play it.
I don't know for sure, but I suspect the audio in that song sampled just such a calculator.
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Well, all the terrorists will be taking the bus...
Actually, forcing them onto mass-transit might NOT be a good idea.
You'd think they'd create a java application to present their site compressed with their methodology.
Heck, even Sun ponied up with a streaming video on demand java applet for their CEO speeches, just to illustrate there weren't performance issues involved.
Yes, I was thinking about that. I can think of two interpretations:
Practically Random - Functionally random
Practically Random - Nearly random
Big difference, but there are so many other nits to pick, why start here?
They'd better pony up with some more details and/or expert testimony, or they'll be labelled as cranks, even if they DO eventually come up with something.
And everyone laughed when they saw the retro computing style in Max Headroom. Just didn't recognize the genius...
It is not clear from the releases if the kerberized versions are also vulnerable.
What about the data carried in the Klingon's DNA? Mission successful, but if it causes an unpredictable mutation (and if THAT is for some reason horribly contagious) they could have a changed appearance.
And Picard told us that the war with the Klingons was sparked by a botched first contact with them. But that contact didn't seem to be botched.
Plot supposition (Paramount, you heard it here). The genetic data (mentioned above) causes the mutation, and the Klingons suspect Humans of a bio-engineered attack. They retaliate, and a small war ensues.
War is eventually resolved, when the Klingons realize it was their own data-smuggling that caused it (=shame, =reluctance to talk about it). Humanity, because they were wrongly accused and suffered great losses, doesn't trust Klingons for a few hundred years.
Did I just blow season one?
Though I initially agreed, now I'm not so sure. If the warrant follows the person, then you have to have the ability to intercept all devices, all communiques. For example, if the suspect calls from a home phone, you must be able to monitor all calls on the phone, but discard the data that doesn't involve the suspect (something I believe they already have to do).
Did we gain anything? Yes, no new warrant is needed when the suspect moves to another device.
Did we lose anything? Perhaps. All communication devices must be intercept-capable. CALEA already requires this for some devices.
On balance, it looks like decent removal of overhead from the police, with little additional civil-rights implications.
Has the EFF or ACLU discussed this point?
Diagnostic equipment (scopes, probes, signal generators, etc.) is abundant.
A good place to look for one in the U.S. is the American Radio Relay League website.
I do precisely that now, with a Pilot, modem sync cable and pocket telnet. Great for working on headless Suns.
All the robot stories that I can recall involve how the laws didn't work. ie: How they performed as written, but totally failed to meet the intent behind them.
Sure... Now all we need is about a billion dollars in gold bullion to back it up, and we're in business. Someone get me a corporate AmEx.
I think that they wouldn't need to for males, because typical male clothing doesn't reveal that amount of detail, but someday there will be male CG actors in Speedo's, and then it will have to be right.
Actually, 3DS lets you run as many render engines as you want. It's only the GUI you must run one of per license. It's all the same software, and talks with itself nicely over networks.
Ahh, you are, of course, referring to Juno.
This won't work. Sub-second IP changes would mean the server (read "router") will have to log the chain of IPs for a short while, in order to route (NAT) return traffic properly. So compromise the router, security gone. I, for one, don't trust that. Second, as a website, simply do traffic analysis on your logs. Most sites have referrer turned on, they'll know if you click two consecutive links on their site (or enough of the time to reveal your uniqueness). This is (weak) information hiding, not security. Where do they get these people?
Some quick web searchs produced the following:m l
Which may be a good starting point.
http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/dpi/dlsis/onlinevir.ht
Search terms: virtual schools, home schooling
IANAL If the use of DeCSS is deemed illegal, then any use of it in a derivative work would seem to also be illegal. I doubt DMCA would shield you, as the functioning of the product leads to a "reasonable suspicion" that decryption is taking place. At that point they don't have to reverse engineer it, just sue you to reveal how it works. Much easier.
Sure they do, now. But not that long ago, you would be labelled a heretic and burned.
Not entirely different from CoS responses these days.
Religion is opium for the masses. Marx, I believe.
I believe the phrase you are looking for is "Everything not mandatory is forbidden."
I think the latest "Make Money Fast" 'net scheme appears to be to open up a web museum on the subject and start charging...
All right, and where do standard jet engines take THEIR air from? Coach?
Napster (I understand it's not Open Source, but it tends to get lumped in), Samba, reverse-engineering other products to make Linux interoperate - these all have been presented by the media as "pirate" activities.
So I think he's saying "guilt by association," which is another hurdle Open Source advocates to overcome on their way to common acceptance.
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You would probably end our civilization, though.
"We can't rewind, we've gone too far." - Buggles
At the very beginning of that trend, some calculators supplied a "special key" that would generate a random 8-digit number and play it.
I don't know for sure, but I suspect the audio in that song sampled just such a calculator.