An interesting idea, but not practical -- this would be the equiv. of carrying around a card with your password printed in plaintext on it, and using software to read it and authenticate you.
It would work, but anyone who sees the card knows the password. In your system, it wouldn't be possible for a human to see and interpret the barcode, but all they'd need is a camera, scanner, barcode reader, anything to capture the data on the card, and they'd have access to your system.
Interesting walking around the house finding things to scan, but is there a way i can _use_ these numbers? What about a big database of codes and the item they relate to. Does any such db exist? (Other than the radio shack list of products from their book) Is it possible to make a database to work for any barcode from anywhere? (or do different types use the same codes for different items?)
Defendants, on the other hand, are adherents of a movement that believes that information should be available without charge to anyone clever enough to break into the computer systems or data storage media in which it is located.
I don't even need to mention this, but this is obviously not even close the the truth. This is about playing movies you own, etc, etc, while the above statement makes it looks like these people want to have legal right to break into other people's systems.
"The expiration date appears in the WHOIS database so that the registrant may be able to verify how long they have locked in there domain name registration."
*sigh*...this is just another example of nsi acting irresponsibly without regard to the public they are (should be) serving.
Back when I used them, I found that changing an IP for a name server was much harder than it should be (their systems will respond months later, sometimes never, even when simply responding that there has been an error in the 'automated' processing). Trying to find a phone number to call was quite hellish, and it took much searching through their site (cleverly designed not to let people find their number easily). Oh, yes, and it wasn't an 800 number either. Calling it, I'm immediatly put on hold for 45 minutes, only to talk to someone who claims 'I cannot help you, please call this number....'). I ask to speak to the supervisor, and here's what I find amazing -- he refuses! I ask him for his name - he refuses again, this time claiming he already told it to me!
auto-negotiation is a system setup for a network interface card to automatically link to a hub/switch/router/whatever based on the fastest possible compatible mode. IE: A 10/100 NIC links to a 10/100 switch at 100 megabit, as this is the fastest, and full duplex, as they both should support it, while a 10/100 nic will link to a 10bT hub at 10 megabit, half duplex.
Assuming the links are the same speed once established (and if they're not, these are seriously flawed benchmarks!), auto-negotiation won't help/hurt the servers in the testing.
Very interesting project inteed, but what exactly is the huge advantage of having the processes distributed across the network? What's wrong with one process that does such scanning?
I am looking into the possibility of using such hardware to link to another residential location, only about 1/2 mile away, but neither location has a big tower to put an antenna on, and there are probably trees in the way.
As you clearly have some experience doing this, perhaps you could suggest a way to accomplish this? I'm sure others who have similar situations would also be interested in any information you can provide.
How does ATA/100 compare with SCSI in speed? Reliability? Price? Always nice to see better standards, but is this just a better part of a lesser standard? I've never been a big fan of IDE...
Of course, this is still great for the cheaper alternative.
So do black holes then have a measurable volume and mass? I'd heard their volume shrinks to nothing as their mass continues to grow, bringing their density to infinity, although I'm certainly not a quantum-physicist. Anyone?
No, you are completely correct here. If you made a bit-for-bit copy of a DVD, it would work fine in any player, and would never have had to be decrypted to do so.
Are they trying to take away your ability to play the DVD you paid for? YES.... they are.... Do your personal rights outweigh the corporate profits? Let's hope the courts think so...
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How about a portable device that can read data from a ps/2 port? With a built in interpreter to decode the data from the cuecat...
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In theory, such a device could be about the size of a calculator.
Any smart hardware hackers out there? I'm sure there are
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An interesting idea, but not practical -- this would be the equiv. of carrying around a card with your password printed in plaintext on it, and using software to read it and authenticate you.
It would work, but anyone who sees the card knows the password. In your system, it wouldn't be possible for a human to see and interpret the barcode, but all they'd need is a camera, scanner, barcode reader, anything to capture the data on the card, and they'd have access to your system.
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Interesting walking around the house finding things to scan, but is there a way i can _use_ these numbers? What about a big database of codes and the item they relate to. Does any such db exist? (Other than the radio shack list of products from their book) Is it possible to make a database to work for any barcode from anywhere? (or do different types use the same codes for different items?)
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Don't you mean dumbed-down? ;)
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Defendants, on the other hand, are adherents of a movement that believes that information should be available without charge to anyone clever enough to break into the computer systems or data storage media in which it is located.
I don't even need to mention this, but this is obviously not even close the the truth. This is about playing movies you own, etc, etc, while the above statement makes it looks like these people want to have legal right to break into other people's systems.
Pathetic! This is all pathetic! *sigh*
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"The expiration date appears in the WHOIS database so that the registrant may be able to verify how long they have locked in there domain name registration."
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*sigh*...this is just another example of nsi acting irresponsibly without regard to the public they are (should be) serving.
Back when I used them, I found that changing an IP for a name server was much harder than it should be (their systems will respond months later, sometimes never, even when simply responding that there has been an error in the 'automated' processing). Trying to find a phone number to call was quite hellish, and it took much searching through their site (cleverly designed not to let people find their number easily). Oh, yes, and it wasn't an 800 number either. Calling it, I'm immediatly put on hold for 45 minutes, only to talk to someone who claims 'I cannot help you, please call this number....'). I ask to speak to the supervisor, and here's what I find amazing -- he refuses! I ask him for his name - he refuses again, this time claiming he already told it to me!
Amazing...just...amazing....
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auto-negotiation is a system setup for a network interface card to automatically link to a hub/switch/router/whatever based on the fastest possible compatible mode. IE: A 10/100 NIC links to a 10/100 switch at 100 megabit, as this is the fastest, and full duplex, as they both should support it, while a 10/100 nic will link to a 10bT hub at 10 megabit, half duplex.
Assuming the links are the same speed once established (and if they're not, these are seriously flawed benchmarks!), auto-negotiation won't help/hurt the servers in the testing.
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Very interesting project inteed, but what exactly is the huge advantage of having the processes distributed across the network? What's wrong with one process that does such scanning?
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I am looking into the possibility of using such hardware to link to another residential location, only about 1/2 mile away, but neither location has a big tower to put an antenna on, and there are probably trees in the way.
As you clearly have some experience doing this, perhaps you could suggest a way to accomplish this? I'm sure others who have similar situations would also be interested in any information you can provide.
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How does ATA/100 compare with SCSI in speed? Reliability? Price? Always nice to see better standards, but is this just a better part of a lesser standard? I've never been a big fan of IDE...
Of course, this is still great for the cheaper alternative.
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So do black holes then have a measurable volume and mass? I'd heard their volume shrinks to nothing as their mass continues to grow, bringing their density to infinity, although I'm certainly not a quantum-physicist.
Anyone?
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Are they trying to take away your ability to play the DVD you paid for? YES .... they are ....
Do your personal rights outweigh the corporate profits? Let's hope the courts think so...
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