Obviously, whether we'll need 100 IPs per person is pretty debatable. Ever, let alone soon.
However, right now, I'd like to have five IPs. My provider charges me $5/month/IP. I realize, that's just my provider trying to milk me, but I'd *love* for IPv6 to be rolled out right now. It would make a million things so much easier.
I'm a leech on Kazaa, BitTorrent, Gnutella. I can't share, because of NAT. Think about how many users out there are slowing down P2P systems (including legal ones like Steam), that would be contributing if it weren't for NAT.
Actually grabbing every packet being sent to a client (and not through it) and also decrypting it would be difficult. However. A few months ago,/. had a story on some FBI report on wiretaps. They explained that out of all the wiretaps they did one year, 40 of them were obscured by encryption. In *none* of those cases, did the encryption get in the way of them getting the messages, and they didn't have to decrypt anything.
If the feds are tracking you, they'll do it by putting a microphone in your desklamp by your phone, and a bug in your computer keyboard. PGP doesn't help as much when you're on camera.
You know, your posts wouldn't stink a mile away if you took that bullshit out of your sig. With that kind of warning, people will write you off before they've finished reading your post.
It's possible to read off of burned paper. You could burn it, and then mash it into little bits. I'm sure that would be effective. At some point, though, you've got to turn the paper into little bits.
Also, frequently, people get "hi-fi" VCRs with 8 reader heads. Of course, they split the signal across all eight heads, so any improvement is purely imagined. Real hi-fi geeks have already made the move to systems with 32 gold plated reader fractal reader heads with separate decoders and power supplies.
Ok, that's the stupidest thing I've heard all week.
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I get what you're saying, but code doesn't really "rot" in the same way that living cells do. I believe that if there are any intact cells they'd be lucky, but you don't need an intact cell to extract a DNA sample.
They had a pretty hard time with the neanderthal femur they found a while back. I think with something this old, you'd need many, many decent DNA samples, and do serious statistical analysis to figure out which copies were most right.
You said that you still felt it was morally wrong, but you still did it, because otherwise you *may* lose. That's a rationalization. How can you say "Cheating is wrong. If I don't cheat I may get a B in this class. Everyone else is cheating. Therefore, I will cheat, and it is somehow ok."
Or am I missing something?
Ok, I see where you're coming from, now, but I don't think that was my thought process exactly. Most importantly, I didn't argue that it was somehow ok. Also, I didn't mean to imply that my reasoning was, "Everyone else is cheating, so I should too."
As I recall, it was, "Crap. I *know* which author used that argument. Ah, fuckit." And then I looked it up. In retrospect, I lament that honest people may have gotten lower grades than me (even though it wasn't a curved class)(even though it is highly unlikely that many honest people got lower grades than me).
Right. So you write your warhol worm using the MS Windows exploits revealed today. Make it so they communicate with each other p2p, and whenever you feel like it, give them the signal to freeze every cisco device they can find.
You might be able to cripple big chunks of the internet every time you do it, and it's probably be a long time before all the zombies got fixed. Anybody out there run a webserver? How many Nimda/Code Red requests did you get today? Nimda wasn't even a very smart worm.
And if the devil herself gives 10 billion to AIDS research does that makes her less of a devil?
1) Yes, good point. That would make the devil less evil in my eyes. 2) There are many other reasons why this is perfectly acceptable. That's just the one that popped into mind.
Or, if you don't have strings installed, just google for it.
Iduno what else they've used, but they're legally entitled to use any portion they like, and many people surmise that they may have used quite a bit. Given that the copyright notice is no longer required, the world may never know.
What we do know for certain is that it puts a lot of money in the pockets of a convicted monopolist, which isn't helpful to anyone (other than said monopolist).
And, you know, AIDS patients. It's also helpful to them.
I'm glad you found something to be angry about today. Dunno what you would have done otherwise.
All the little 'cool' features like built in PDF to the OS (most people in the pc world probably don't give a shit about this)
Bad example. That feature makes all the PC users at my office go a warm wet one. It's the only thing that ever turned their heads for a brief second to even notice macs.
Morally, cheating is cheating. Do what you will, rationalize it how you like. I'll take my B and know that I have some small degree of integrity, thanks much.
You go ahead and get your A. I won't really be mad at you, but you'll know that you cheated, and I will to. And that really makes the difference.
I agree completely. I'd still prefer a system in which we all get grades that reflect our understanding of the subject material.
I have also seen teachers try to forbid their students from using the internet in a research project.
This brand of stupidity exists independant of computer technology. I've had professors give take home exams that were:
1) Closed book, and 2) To be completed in 1 hour, honor system.
That's the teacher's way of saying, "Honest people deserve lower grades in this course." Situations such as those are the only ones in which I've ever cheated in school. I don't consider it to be any morally different from cheating on an in-class test, but I certainly didn't hesitate to open up my text book and find the answers.
Anyway. I realize this has nothing to do with technology, but there you are.
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Obviously, whether we'll need 100 IPs per person is pretty debatable. Ever, let alone soon.
However, right now, I'd like to have five IPs. My provider charges me $5/month/IP. I realize, that's just my provider trying to milk me, but I'd *love* for IPv6 to be rolled out right now. It would make a million things so much easier.
I'm a leech on Kazaa, BitTorrent, Gnutella. I can't share, because of NAT. Think about how many users out there are slowing down P2P systems (including legal ones like Steam), that would be contributing if it weren't for NAT.
Anti-handgun. They've got more rifles (per capita, obviously) than we do, right?
Actually grabbing every packet being sent to a client (and not through it) and also decrypting it would be difficult. However. A few months ago, /. had a story on some FBI report on wiretaps. They explained that out of all the wiretaps they did one year, 40 of them were obscured by encryption. In *none* of those cases, did the encryption get in the way of them getting the messages, and they didn't have to decrypt anything.
If the feds are tracking you, they'll do it by putting a microphone in your desklamp by your phone, and a bug in your computer keyboard. PGP doesn't help as much when you're on camera.
You know, your posts wouldn't stink a mile away if you took that bullshit out of your sig. With that kind of warning, people will write you off before they've finished reading your post.
Or the movie "Gattaca"
It's possible to read off of burned paper. You could burn it, and then mash it into little bits. I'm sure that would be effective. At some point, though, you've got to turn the paper into little bits.
Also, frequently, people get "hi-fi" VCRs with 8 reader heads. Of course, they split the signal across all eight heads, so any improvement is purely imagined. Real hi-fi geeks have already made the move to systems with 32 gold plated reader fractal reader heads with separate decoders and power supplies.
(Did I do ok?)
You can solve this problem by labeling your lunch "Meat Experiment."
Similarly, you can label your beverage "Fluid Excretion Experiment."
No, it's funny. I should have given you the benefit of the doubt.
Ok, that's the stupidest thing I've heard all week.
I get what you're saying, but code doesn't really "rot" in the same way that living cells do. I believe that if there are any intact cells they'd be lucky, but you don't need an intact cell to extract a DNA sample.
They had a pretty hard time with the neanderthal femur they found a while back. I think with something this old, you'd need many, many decent DNA samples, and do serious statistical analysis to figure out which copies were most right.
Then again, I could just read the article...
Right. But then it wouldn't be cash. It would be an investment. And the dude said Apple had 4 billion in cash.
Usually it's pretty hard to actually get the prime interest rate by putting your money in a savings account.
Um, according to this page, *nothing* is making a nice interest *anywhere* right now. The prime interest rate is 4.00%. That's kindof low.
You said that you still felt it was morally wrong, but you still did it, because otherwise you *may* lose. That's a rationalization. How can you say "Cheating is wrong. If I don't cheat I may get a B in this class. Everyone else is cheating. Therefore, I will cheat, and it is somehow ok."
Or am I missing something?
Ok, I see where you're coming from, now, but I don't think that was my thought process exactly. Most importantly, I didn't argue that it was somehow ok. Also, I didn't mean to imply that my reasoning was, "Everyone else is cheating, so I should too."
As I recall, it was, "Crap. I *know* which author used that argument. Ah, fuckit." And then I looked it up. In retrospect, I lament that honest people may have gotten lower grades than me (even though it wasn't a curved class)(even though it is highly unlikely that many honest people got lower grades than me).
Right. So you write your warhol worm using the MS Windows exploits revealed today. Make it so they communicate with each other p2p, and whenever you feel like it, give them the signal to freeze every cisco device they can find.
You might be able to cripple big chunks of the internet every time you do it, and it's probably be a long time before all the zombies got fixed. Anybody out there run a webserver? How many Nimda/Code Red requests did you get today? Nimda wasn't even a very smart worm.
And if the devil herself gives 10 billion to AIDS research does that makes her less of a devil?
1) Yes, good point. That would make the devil less evil in my eyes.
2) There are many other reasons why this is perfectly acceptable. That's just the one that popped into mind.
Try "strings ftp.exe"
Or, if you don't have strings installed, just google for it.
Iduno what else they've used, but they're legally entitled to use any portion they like, and many people surmise that they may have used quite a bit. Given that the copyright notice is no longer required, the world may never know.
What we do know for certain is that it puts a lot of money in the pockets of a convicted monopolist, which isn't helpful to anyone (other than said monopolist).
And, you know, AIDS patients. It's also helpful to them.
I'm glad you found something to be angry about today. Dunno what you would have done otherwise.
SOUPS? Like, Newton SOUPS? What kind of SOUPS are you talking about?
All the little 'cool' features like built in PDF to the OS (most people in the pc world probably don't give a shit about this)
Bad example. That feature makes all the PC users at my office go a warm wet one. It's the only thing that ever turned their heads for a brief second to even notice macs.
You'll have to explain that comment for it to mean anything to me. Dunno if you care, but... what did I rationalize? Where did my morals change?
Morally, cheating is cheating. Do what you will, rationalize it how you like. I'll take my B and know that I have some small degree of integrity, thanks much.
You go ahead and get your A. I won't really be mad at you, but you'll know that you cheated, and I will to. And that really makes the difference.
I agree completely. I'd still prefer a system in which we all get grades that reflect our understanding of the subject material.
Huh. That's odd. My notebook cost $1.50, and I bet schools can get them even cheaper in bulk.
I have also seen teachers try to forbid their students from using the internet in a research project.
This brand of stupidity exists independant of computer technology. I've had professors give take home exams that were:
1) Closed book, and
2) To be completed in 1 hour, honor system.
That's the teacher's way of saying, "Honest people deserve lower grades in this course." Situations such as those are the only ones in which I've ever cheated in school. I don't consider it to be any morally different from cheating on an in-class test, but I certainly didn't hesitate to open up my text book and find the answers.
Anyway. I realize this has nothing to do with technology, but there you are.