Yes, I get it. If the police track you in public, it's perfectly legal, but if John Q. Public does this and gets noticed, in some states it can be considered stalking. Moreover, what if I installed these license plate readers in a fleet of my own vehicles to build a tracking database of my own?
My question is this: Why should the police be granted a de facto exception to something that's clearly invasive? To catch criminals? While you said that a civilian following you in his car would be cause for concern, wouldn't you be similarly put off if the police were to do the same thing? With these license plate readers, the police are effectively tailing everyone, criminal or no.
Given a large enough time frame and good patrol routes, you could get a nice view into movement without needing to break any privacy laws (since it was collected in real time from the patrol cars themselves).
So, if I followed you in your car to get a "nice view into your movement," you wouldn't consider this an invasion of privacy?
I think it's the right thing to close this department, especially if it means making the department at UW a little bigger. Less duplication of resources, fewer incompetents admitted to CS programs in Washington state, and those who go to UW rather than Western will get a much better education.
Nothing positive will come of this -- eliminating a program will only decrease awareness and interest in computer science. Every individual in computer science, regardless of ability, makes some measurable contribution to the field. One less degree program means the talent pool will shrink and the impact of CS will shrink right along with it. Does all the talent and productivity come from the big name schools? I think not. Imagine what would happen if all but a few prestigious universities decided to give their CS programs the ax.
I was in China last month and set off the metal detector while leaving Shanghai. Indeed, I was treated to a patdown. I've also seen patdowns in European airports -- I've even had my bags searched after passing through screening in Sweden.
Once booted, a lot of hardware doesn't work and I have to install drivers for everything including silly things like CPU driver and various system bus drivers and sometimes even sound cards.
Good lord, when's the last time you installed Windows? 1995?
I just put together a new desktop machine, dual boot with Win 7 and Ubuntu. Upon install, Windows didn't detect my on-board ethernet as well as one of my two monitors. While both of these issues were resolved by manually installing drivers, it's rather difficult to find and download said drivers when I am unable to access the internet. Ubuntu, however, installed without any hassle.
Don't get me wrong, there are a ton of factors involved in the location and severity of a bone break, and it may well have been inevitable that your arm would break the same way when you injured yourself in a similar manner; *but* it's also arguable that the less elaborate and complete first treatment resulted in the bone healing weaker and more likely to rebreak.
As a kid, my wife broke her arm twice in the exact same place. The doctors told her that she would need metal plates and screws if she did it a third time, for the arm wouldn't heal properly without such a treatment. 25 years later, she still feels occasional pain in the area where the arm broke.
I've hacked several Android phones to provide USB host mode for attachment of keyboards and external monitors. When turned on and plugged into a powered hub, even in host mode, the phones recharge their batteries. I'm not sure if that's the case with this device, though.
We put virus protection on every platform so that whenever a document or program is introduced on the network it gets scanned. That way if it has malware in it, even Windows malware on a Linux/Mac system, it's caught early. Just because I first put the document on a Linux system doesn't mean it's going to stay on a Linux system.
It's like getting a flu shot -- you're not only protecting yourself from the flu, but others as well.
Absolutely not courts have ruled any search beyond what is viewable requires a warrant unless it relates to the crime in question. That is if you robbed a bank they can search for a gun. If your driving without a license they can't search anything.
So what you are saying is that the cops are flaunting this device about with the express intent of using it illegally (most of the time)?
Use of such a device on motorists would be a clear 4th amendment violation. Courts have ruled that police can only search for items that would relate/be evidence to the crime committed There is little chance your phone data is relavent to an illegal lane change.
I think the problem is if you get arrested, then the police have a right to search your person out of concern for their own safety (or something like this, I can't remember). I don't think this has been decided yet in the courts, but does such a search justified by physical safety allow the police to search the electronic contents of your phone?
Neither of the articles are clear about this, but from the picture, I assume that the "snooping" device actually has to be physically connected with the phone via USB. I hacked my Nexus One to enable USB host mode, which effectively disables client mode. Any connected device won't be able to mount my SD card or onboard storage.
Where this really matters is for mobile phone and tablet platforms, where people expect days of use without a recharge. Moreover, on mobile devices, the display and radio dominate power consumption especially when using a web browser.
i only have the Apple Al wired desktop keyboard without the number pad(which i should have bough 3 of...) and use it on linux
I've had the same Apple keyboard on Linux as well, and it's been the best keyboard I've ever had. I have an older Intel MacBook, and indeed the keyboard is the same, except the keys are slightly farther apart which leads to typing errors when I use it. I've also got a Lenovo ThinkPad for work and can't stand the long travel distance as well as the noise. With the Apple keyboard, I feel like my fingers just fly over the keys as opposed to chunking each finger down.
Get a business laptop if you want something that is any good.
While I agree with this, there are some drawbacks. My Lenovo ThinkPad came with a dial-up modem, a giant gaping PC card slot, VGA-only video output, and a bunch of other "legacy" outputs. While the computer is now a few years old, all that stuff went out with the Stone Age -- you don't find all that crap on a mainstream consumer laptop. That said, the laptop has excellent build quality and barely has a scratch on it, despite plenty of travel, and still runs as well as it did the day I got it.
The part I don't get is how Android, Chrome and Chrome OS is "scorching the earth for 250 miles around Google"
I think the argument is that Android and Chrome are used as diversions to force competitors like Microsoft to fight on multiple fronts. If Google was just search, competitors need only improve their search engines. With a mobile OS, webmail, and browser, there are many more things competitors have to fight against.
Up until a couple years ago, we had to affix a sticker to the windshield indicating we'd paid our county property taxes
It's even worse now -- instead of using checkpoints, they come to you. In Portsmouth, VA, they outsourced the property tax enforcement to contractors driving around with a license plate reader. When they find someone's car in a lot that hasn't paid their taxes, they boot it.
I second WiFi only as well. I've used an ADP 1 (G1) and Nexus One for development purposes with no voice or data plan. I'm not sure why anyone would want a data plan just for development. I've even done some work on a location-based app extending the Maps API and even though I don't have WiFi everywhere I go, I can still collect a GPS and sensor trace to use with the emulator.
The author's only claim to being a geologist is a college degree in Geology he earned in the 60s. For the last 50 years, this guy's been a novelist. So where's the research that says that California is _due_ for an earthquake _because_ of the other massive quakes along the Ring of Fire?
Exactly. Half the commenters above say something about California being "due" for an earthquake, which is a regression fallacy. Furthermore, is there really any evidence that the earthquakes described in TFA have any dependent relationship at all?
Really? All kinds of kick-ass program names and acronyms in the Military's arsenal of weapon nomenclature, and the best you could do was..."Individual Gunshot Detector".
Every once in awhile, I get a trollish and insulting comment on my blog. Usually, the commenter leaves the name field anonymous but leaves a valid email address as an invitation for me to take the bait and respond. A quick google search of the email often reveals other trollish comments posted by the same user elsewhere on the internet, and usually they slip up at least once and leave their name. From there, it's pretty easy to find out more personal information.
Android is shipping on bargain-basement $99 and under phones nowadays.
Sounds like the inkjet printer business model. Printers are nearly free, but the cost of ink is insane. It almost sounds like the same thing is happening with smartphones. Providers are lowering the cost of the phones but increasing the cost of the plans.
It would be as if your car would not start if the seat belt was not done up.
All new cars in the US are mandated to have a sensor that detects if the driver's seatbelt is buckled while the car is running. If the car is running and the seatbelt is unbuckled, an alarm sounds and lights flash in the dashboard. While this isn't quite as harsh as shutting off the engine if the seatbelt wasn't buckled, it's extremely annoying and incentivizes you to buckle your belt, even when in neutral with the parking brake on.
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Yes, I get it. If the police track you in public, it's perfectly legal, but if John Q. Public does this and gets noticed, in some states it can be considered stalking. Moreover, what if I installed these license plate readers in a fleet of my own vehicles to build a tracking database of my own?
My question is this: Why should the police be granted a de facto exception to something that's clearly invasive? To catch criminals? While you said that a civilian following you in his car would be cause for concern, wouldn't you be similarly put off if the police were to do the same thing? With these license plate readers, the police are effectively tailing everyone, criminal or no.
No. I'm on a public road, There is no privacy surrounding my movements in public.
It would be creepy, and you would need to explain yourself to the police.
A bit of a contradiction, eh?
Given a large enough time frame and good patrol routes, you could get a nice view into movement without needing to break any privacy laws (since it was collected in real time from the patrol cars themselves).
So, if I followed you in your car to get a "nice view into your movement," you wouldn't consider this an invasion of privacy?
I think it's the right thing to close this department, especially if it means making the department at UW a little bigger. Less duplication of resources, fewer incompetents admitted to CS programs in Washington state, and those who go to UW rather than Western will get a much better education.
Nothing positive will come of this -- eliminating a program will only decrease awareness and interest in computer science. Every individual in computer science, regardless of ability, makes some measurable contribution to the field. One less degree program means the talent pool will shrink and the impact of CS will shrink right along with it. Does all the talent and productivity come from the big name schools? I think not. Imagine what would happen if all but a few prestigious universities decided to give their CS programs the ax.
I was in China last month and set off the metal detector while leaving Shanghai. Indeed, I was treated to a patdown. I've also seen patdowns in European airports -- I've even had my bags searched after passing through screening in Sweden.
Good lord, when's the last time you installed Windows? 1995?
I just put together a new desktop machine, dual boot with Win 7 and Ubuntu. Upon install, Windows didn't detect my on-board ethernet as well as one of my two monitors. While both of these issues were resolved by manually installing drivers, it's rather difficult to find and download said drivers when I am unable to access the internet. Ubuntu, however, installed without any hassle.
Don't get me wrong, there are a ton of factors involved in the location and severity of a bone break, and it may well have been inevitable that your arm would break the same way when you injured yourself in a similar manner; *but* it's also arguable that the less elaborate and complete first treatment resulted in the bone healing weaker and more likely to rebreak.
As a kid, my wife broke her arm twice in the exact same place. The doctors told her that she would need metal plates and screws if she did it a third time, for the arm wouldn't heal properly without such a treatment. 25 years later, she still feels occasional pain in the area where the arm broke.
I've hacked several Android phones to provide USB host mode for attachment of keyboards and external monitors. When turned on and plugged into a powered hub, even in host mode, the phones recharge their batteries. I'm not sure if that's the case with this device, though.
We put virus protection on every platform so that whenever a document or program is introduced on the network it gets scanned. That way if it has malware in it, even Windows malware on a Linux/Mac system, it's caught early. Just because I first put the document on a Linux system doesn't mean it's going to stay on a Linux system.
It's like getting a flu shot -- you're not only protecting yourself from the flu, but others as well.
Absolutely not courts have ruled any search beyond what is viewable requires a warrant unless it relates to the crime in question. That is if you robbed a bank they can search for a gun. If your driving without a license they can't search anything.
So what you are saying is that the cops are flaunting this device about with the express intent of using it illegally (most of the time)?
Use of such a device on motorists would be a clear 4th amendment violation. Courts have ruled that police can only search for items that would relate/be evidence to the crime committed There is little chance your phone data is relavent to an illegal lane change.
I think the problem is if you get arrested, then the police have a right to search your person out of concern for their own safety (or something like this, I can't remember). I don't think this has been decided yet in the courts, but does such a search justified by physical safety allow the police to search the electronic contents of your phone?
Neither of the articles are clear about this, but from the picture, I assume that the "snooping" device actually has to be physically connected with the phone via USB. I hacked my Nexus One to enable USB host mode, which effectively disables client mode. Any connected device won't be able to mount my SD card or onboard storage.
Where this really matters is for mobile phone and tablet platforms, where people expect days of use without a recharge. Moreover, on mobile devices, the display and radio dominate power consumption especially when using a web browser.
i only have the Apple Al wired desktop keyboard without the number pad(which i should have bough 3 of...) and use it on linux
I've had the same Apple keyboard on Linux as well, and it's been the best keyboard I've ever had. I have an older Intel MacBook, and indeed the keyboard is the same, except the keys are slightly farther apart which leads to typing errors when I use it. I've also got a Lenovo ThinkPad for work and can't stand the long travel distance as well as the noise. With the Apple keyboard, I feel like my fingers just fly over the keys as opposed to chunking each finger down.
Get a business laptop if you want something that is any good.
While I agree with this, there are some drawbacks. My Lenovo ThinkPad came with a dial-up modem, a giant gaping PC card slot, VGA-only video output, and a bunch of other "legacy" outputs. While the computer is now a few years old, all that stuff went out with the Stone Age -- you don't find all that crap on a mainstream consumer laptop. That said, the laptop has excellent build quality and barely has a scratch on it, despite plenty of travel, and still runs as well as it did the day I got it.
The part I don't get is how Android, Chrome and Chrome OS is "scorching the earth for 250 miles around Google"
I think the argument is that Android and Chrome are used as diversions to force competitors like Microsoft to fight on multiple fronts. If Google was just search, competitors need only improve their search engines. With a mobile OS, webmail, and browser, there are many more things competitors have to fight against.
Up until a couple years ago, we had to affix a sticker to the windshield indicating we'd paid our county property taxes
It's even worse now -- instead of using checkpoints, they come to you. In Portsmouth, VA, they outsourced the property tax enforcement to contractors driving around with a license plate reader. When they find someone's car in a lot that hasn't paid their taxes, they boot it.
I second WiFi only as well. I've used an ADP 1 (G1) and Nexus One for development purposes with no voice or data plan. I'm not sure why anyone would want a data plan just for development. I've even done some work on a location-based app extending the Maps API and even though I don't have WiFi everywhere I go, I can still collect a GPS and sensor trace to use with the emulator.
When was the last time a huge merger like this _wasn't_ approved?
The author's only claim to being a geologist is a college degree in Geology he earned in the 60s. For the last 50 years, this guy's been a novelist. So where's the research that says that California is _due_ for an earthquake _because_ of the other massive quakes along the Ring of Fire?
Exactly. Half the commenters above say something about California being "due" for an earthquake, which is a regression fallacy. Furthermore, is there really any evidence that the earthquakes described in TFA have any dependent relationship at all?
Really? All kinds of kick-ass program names and acronyms in the Military's arsenal of weapon nomenclature, and the best you could do was..."Individual Gunshot Detector".
It's about as good as one of the research papers that inspired it: "Sensor Network-Based Countersniper System"
Every once in awhile, I get a trollish and insulting comment on my blog. Usually, the commenter leaves the name field anonymous but leaves a valid email address as an invitation for me to take the bait and respond. A quick google search of the email often reveals other trollish comments posted by the same user elsewhere on the internet, and usually they slip up at least once and leave their name. From there, it's pretty easy to find out more personal information.
Android is shipping on bargain-basement $99 and under phones nowadays.
Sounds like the inkjet printer business model. Printers are nearly free, but the cost of ink is insane. It almost sounds like the same thing is happening with smartphones. Providers are lowering the cost of the phones but increasing the cost of the plans.
It would be as if your car would not start if the seat belt was not done up.
All new cars in the US are mandated to have a sensor that detects if the driver's seatbelt is buckled while the car is running. If the car is running and the seatbelt is unbuckled, an alarm sounds and lights flash in the dashboard. While this isn't quite as harsh as shutting off the engine if the seatbelt wasn't buckled, it's extremely annoying and incentivizes you to buckle your belt, even when in neutral with the parking brake on.