So, after reviewing the replies to this post and doing my own supplemental research, I've found that much of what I've said here is inaccurate. I apologize.
So, I've been adult enough to admit that I was wrong. I hope that the several people who replied with downright rude responses will be adult enough to apologize for that, as well.
First, shifting into neutral could result in the engine revving out of control. This is not only highly damaging, but also very dangerous as it can actually cause the engine to throw a piston if you're going at any speed of note.
Turning off the ignition is also a horrible idea because this results in no power going to important systems like power steering and anti-lock brakes.
The correct course of action is to turn the key to the accessory position. This keeps power going to important systems while also turning off the engine.
Until the signal plugs into my robotic central nervous system, there will always be an anlogue hole... my dilated pupil.
"Quick, get the MPAA and RIAA leadership on the line! I finally figured out how to fix that damn analog hole problem...and to think, The Three Stooges knew the answer all along!"
Which would automatically gather all of the RSS feeds into a single location we could then just subscribe to that one server and pick all the feeds we like...
Hang on, where have I heard of this before?
Yep, you have a point here. I don't get this RSS fever that's overwhelming the masses lately. It's not like RSS is particularly new in execution or concept.
Hey, everyone! Guess what? I just discovered this sweet technology. It's like the web, but there's no images...so it's much faster! It's called Gopher!
In a recent recruitment video that featured on GoogleBlog the nice lady says Google is all about "ambitious ideas, fast responses, big acheivements" but it seems to me they want to pump out new services as testaments to what the Googlers are capable of and show off their cool attitude..without actually producing a well polished and maintained product.
Am I the only person who thinks that Google's recruitment video is a bit creepy?
Personally, I'm more concerned with incidents like this that may not be appearing in news articles. I guess this could be "where there's smoke, there's fire"-style panic.
Whether or not this story is accurate, I think it serves as a reminder that corporations by nature don't have ethics.
For-profit corporations exist to generate profit. Every action a corporation takes is scrutinized to ensure that it works toward the goal of making profit. Actions that might appear to be based on ethics are still motivated by profit. For example, donations to good causes aren't done as a nicety; they're for generating good PR and tax write-offs.
Depending on what you have, my alma mater might be able to display some of it in their little media history collection. Unfortunately, your Geocities website didn't have a shot in hell against the Slashdot effect, so I can't tell what you have or find an e-mail address for contacting you directly.:)
Nintendo came out with a video game system based on a similar technology,...except it wasn't really similar at all. It worked with a display mounted in a big ol' plastic thing that looked similar to the sensor thingy that Spock used to peer into on Star Trek. The image wasn't projected onto your retinas. I'd say the closest analog is a really tiny TV that you sit really, really close to.
Yesterday, Diebold sent out a PR piece over BugTraq saying that "Diebold strongly refutes the existence of any 'back doors' or 'hidden codes' in its GEMS software" in response to a BugTraq post in August that announced the discovery of a backdoor in GEMS. The backdoor announcement wasn't substantiated with any technical details.
While this Slashdot aricle appears to reference a vulnerability rather than a backdoor, I just thought that some might find this to be an interesting related story.
information asymmetry [wikipedia.org] leads to all sorts of problems. That's why we need things like government mandated ingredient lists in the food we buy. The market functions much better when people know what they're buying.
"Information asymmetry"? I'll never understand why politicians and businesspeople need to come up with a euphamism for "lying".
Joe Sixpack doesn't have time to deal with encryption.
It might be more accurate to say "Joe Sixpack won't set aside the time to learn how to properly use the really complicated technology he buys".
I mean, really...if the huddled masses had their way, there'd be one really big red button on a computer that says "do what I want" on it. You and I both know it's not really that easy, although companies love to spend big bucks on marketing to try to convince people that it is that easy.
Slashdot Mirror
So, after reviewing the replies to this post and doing my own supplemental research, I've found that much of what I've said here is inaccurate. I apologize.
So, I've been adult enough to admit that I was wrong. I hope that the several people who replied with downright rude responses will be adult enough to apologize for that, as well.
No, no, NO. This is horrible advice.
First, shifting into neutral could result in the engine revving out of control. This is not only highly damaging, but also very dangerous as it can actually cause the engine to throw a piston if you're going at any speed of note.
Turning off the ignition is also a horrible idea because this results in no power going to important systems like power steering and anti-lock brakes.
The correct course of action is to turn the key to the accessory position. This keeps power going to important systems while also turning off the engine.
Go go gadget Mirapoint Message Server.
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Why not submit a link to the original article, rather than a link to your blog, which consists only of a link to the original article?
Otherwise, people might assume this is a shameless attempt to draw traffic to your site.
I'll have you know that webloggers can be both shameless AND greedy at the same time, you insensitive clod!
Until the signal plugs into my robotic central nervous system, there will always be an anlogue hole... my dilated pupil.
"Quick, get the MPAA and RIAA leadership on the line! I finally figured out how to fix that damn analog hole problem...and to think, The Three Stooges knew the answer all along!"
Which would automatically gather all of the RSS feeds into a single location we could then just subscribe to that one server and pick all the feeds we like...
Hang on, where have I heard of this before?
Yep, you have a point here. I don't get this RSS fever that's overwhelming the masses lately. It's not like RSS is particularly new in execution or concept.
Hey, everyone! Guess what? I just discovered this sweet technology. It's like the web, but there's no images...so it's much faster! It's called Gopher!
In a recent recruitment video that featured on GoogleBlog the nice lady says Google is all about "ambitious ideas, fast responses, big acheivements" but it seems to me they want to pump out new services as testaments to what the Googlers are capable of and show off their cool attitude..without actually producing a well polished and maintained product.
Am I the only person who thinks that Google's recruitment video is a bit creepy?
When did Slashdot start posting messages from stock pumpers?
Personally, I'm more concerned with incidents like this that may not be appearing in news articles. I guess this could be "where there's smoke, there's fire"-style panic.
Is anyone familliar with similar incidents?
or they made an instant blog module where you could populate a blog entry with a screen shot and information about the show your watching.
An experimental attempt to coin a term:
BlogVo?
BliVo?
Internet Droppings?
Whether or not this story is accurate, I think it serves as a reminder that corporations by nature don't have ethics.
For-profit corporations exist to generate profit. Every action a corporation takes is scrutinized to ensure that it works toward the goal of making profit. Actions that might appear to be based on ethics are still motivated by profit. For example, donations to good causes aren't done as a nicety; they're for generating good PR and tax write-offs.
Corporate customers will not by the cheapest storage they can find and prefer reliability.
Riiiight. What company is this, again? Is it in BizarroTown, BizarroCountry?
Depending on what you have, my alma mater might be able to display some of it in their little media history collection. Unfortunately, your Geocities website didn't have a shot in hell against the Slashdot effect, so I can't tell what you have or find an e-mail address for contacting you directly. :)
For those with broadband.
Of course freedom isn't free. Duh. It's got a hefty fuckin' fee; freedom costs a buck oh-five.
Why in the heck is the word "Web" in SkyWeb?
"Ha ha! We will put the word 'web' in our product's name! It has a computer! From the future!"
Nintendo came out with a video game system based on a similar technology, ...except it wasn't really similar at all. It worked with a display mounted in a big ol' plastic thing that looked similar to the sensor thingy that Spock used to peer into on Star Trek. The image wasn't projected onto your retinas. I'd say the closest analog is a really tiny TV that you sit really, really close to.
People just like to say "meme" I think. Sounds deep.
If by "people" you mean "lots of blogging weenies", then yes.
"Now serving NO Adware and NO ActiveX pop-ups!"
So...is anyone *really* surprised after that?
The backdoor was also covered on Slashdot here:
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http://politics.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/
Yesterday, Diebold sent out a PR piece over BugTraq saying that "Diebold strongly refutes the existence of any 'back doors' or 'hidden codes' in its GEMS software" in response to a BugTraq post in August that announced the discovery of a backdoor in GEMS. The backdoor announcement wasn't substantiated with any technical details.
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While this Slashdot aricle appears to reference a vulnerability rather than a backdoor, I just thought that some might find this to be an interesting related story.
Here it is from the horse's mouth:
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/375954/200
Citations, please?
information asymmetry [wikipedia.org] leads to all sorts of problems. That's why we need things like government mandated ingredient lists in the food we buy. The market functions much better when people know what they're buying.
"Information asymmetry"? I'll never understand why politicians and businesspeople need to come up with a euphamism for "lying".
Joe Sixpack doesn't have time to deal with encryption.
It might be more accurate to say "Joe Sixpack won't set aside the time to learn how to properly use the really complicated technology he buys".
I mean, really...if the huddled masses had their way, there'd be one really big red button on a computer that says "do what I want" on it. You and I both know it's not really that easy, although companies love to spend big bucks on marketing to try to convince people that it is that easy.