They should not have been using public IP addresses that were not allocated to them. They should be using the 192.168.0.0/16, 10.0.0.0/8 or 172.16.0.0/12 ranges which are specifically allocated for private network use.
Sorry, but while the plug that goes into the mains socket may be grounded (there are often such plugs which have a *plastic* earth pin), it does not mean the plug that goes from the cable into the power supply is. I have here a Dell laptop power supply, and the plug from the mains lead to the supply is only two-pin, hence not grounded.
Not true. The ATM where I work runs Windows NT 4. I know this because it kept crashing, and you could see the NT desktop on its monitor. Also, the replacement unit from NCR was left in our store (the ATM is run by the store company's banking division) for several days, poorly packaged, and it was simply a regular PC in a steel case. What was to stop me fiddling with it?
Well that store must have seriously shite software. I work for a UK supermarket - on our system if too many digits are entered, an error message "Too many digits" (surprise!) is simply displayed and the code rejected.
For several (at least 5) years, this has been the case in the UK - violent video games are rated in the same way that movies are, and as such there are 15 and 18 ratings which mean it's illegal to sell/hire out such material to persons below that age, with fines in the order of £1000s to retailers that break those laws - they're enforced as strictly as liquor laws are. As to whether it works is another question; many parents and older friends/brothers etc. would willingly purchase them on younger peoples' behalf.
I'd have to agree. I've built many a system without any of that fancy ESD protection - it's over hyped and over expensive to make $$$ for the manufacturers!
Having worked part-time in a major UK supermarket for four years (I started when I was 16), I can tell you that I agree. There is no real way for the store to tell how much the till is out by due to me, as several people will use it each day. And in all that time working there, no-one has ever been sacked for stealing from the tills! Maybe it's just the area I live in, and the people that are able to get a job there - they are stricter than most stores at hiring.
Surely the fact that the CD is mounted vertically is an issue here? Most CD drives are horizontal-loading, which means that the gravitational forces are spread across the area of the disc. In this experiment, with the disc mounted vertically, there would also be gravitational forces to consider. Not being a mechanical expert I can't be sure of this, but it seems likely to be an important factor.
I'm actually going to take Amazon's side on this one. Maybe instead of thinking about their own bank balances for a minutes, the Authors Guild should show a bit more concern for the environment, which is far more important in the long run. They should be satisfied that people are willing to buy their books at all; if they are after money there are far more profitable business opportunities out there.
From my interpretation of this, it would be illegal in the UK under the Computer Misuse Act 1990, which states:
3(1) A person is guilty of an offence if... 3(2) For the purposes of subsection 3(1)b above the requisite intent is an intent to cause a modification of the contents of any computer and by so doing a) to impair the operation of any computer ... c) to impair the operation of any such program or the reliability of any such data. 3(3) The intent need not be directed at a) any particular computer b) any particular program or data or a program or data of any particular kind or ...
Surely this counts as "to impair the operation of the computer" if it changes the appearance of the browser window?
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They should not have been using public IP addresses that were not allocated to them. They should be using the 192.168.0.0/16, 10.0.0.0/8 or 172.16.0.0/12 ranges which are specifically allocated for private network use.
I think you mean.... the death of the web itself.
Were this to cause less use of condoms, surely there would be increased spreading of sexually transmitted diseases such as HIV, hepatitis, etc?
No method of contraception other than condoms protects against this.
You needed that as a reason to make backups of important data?
Did you miss this bit of that page?
"Own initiative reports are drafted by individual MEPs and are not proposals for EU laws."
And thus you are spamming the people whose email addresses have been forged, well done.
Sorry, but while the plug that goes into the mains socket may be grounded (there are often such plugs which have a *plastic* earth pin), it does not mean the plug that goes from the cable into the power supply is. I have here a Dell laptop power supply, and the plug from the mains lead to the supply is only two-pin, hence not grounded.
You're missing the simple fact that most phones don't offer this facility.
The UK is within the EU. Thus, the EU Human Rights convention also applies.
Umm, it's certainly no cheaper than CD albums in UK supermarkets...
Not true. The ATM where I work runs Windows NT 4. I know this because it kept crashing, and you could see the NT desktop on its monitor. Also, the replacement unit from NCR was left in our store (the ATM is run by the store company's banking division) for several days, poorly packaged, and it was simply a regular PC in a steel case. What was to stop me fiddling with it?
Well that store must have seriously shite software. I work for a UK supermarket - on our system if too many digits are entered, an error message "Too many digits" (surprise!) is simply displayed and the code rejected.
What's wrong with being gay? Get a brain.
Umm, OpenOffice *can* read DOC files just fine without any conversion. The same goes for Excel documents.
Are we sure Manticore is not a genetic engineering project?
For several (at least 5) years, this has been the case in the UK - violent video games are rated in the same way that movies are, and as such there are 15 and 18 ratings which mean it's illegal to sell/hire out such material to persons below that age, with fines in the order of £1000s to retailers that break those laws - they're enforced as strictly as liquor laws are. As to whether it works is another question; many parents and older friends/brothers etc. would willingly purchase them on younger peoples' behalf.
If you were smart enough to read properly, you would know that it is the OpenOffice users' mail server that would do the conversion - automatically.
I'd have to agree. I've built many a system without any of that fancy ESD protection - it's over hyped and over expensive to make $$$ for the manufacturers!
Having worked part-time in a major UK supermarket for four years (I started when I was 16), I can tell you that I agree. There is no real way for the store to tell how much the till is out by due to me, as several people will use it each day. And in all that time working there, no-one has ever been sacked for stealing from the tills! Maybe it's just the area I live in, and the people that are able to get a job there - they are stricter than most stores at hiring.
According to NetBSD's page, it uses an SH3!
Alex.
Surely the fact that the CD is mounted vertically is an issue here? Most CD drives are horizontal-loading, which means that the gravitational forces are spread across the area of the disc. In this experiment, with the disc mounted vertically, there would also be gravitational forces to consider. Not being a mechanical expert I can't be sure of this, but it seems likely to be an important factor.
I'm actually going to take Amazon's side on this one. Maybe instead of thinking about their own bank balances for a minutes, the Authors Guild should show a bit more concern for the environment, which is far more important in the long run. They should be satisfied that people are willing to buy their books at all; if they are after money there are far more profitable business opportunities out there.
Surely this counts as "to impair the operation of the computer" if it changes the appearance of the browser window?
Except of course in most stores you can't get the actual disc until you've paid for it!
Umm, I think you'll find that this is being done as an R&D project by an image analysis/recognition company, not just as a hobby.