>What laptop thief doesn't put tape over the webcam until wiping the drive? > It seems like every week I see a new thief caught by having his picture taken; blocking that would be the first thing I'd do.
The piece of grey matter between your ears that gives you this idea, is likely also stopping you from becoming a laptop thief.
So I can, for instance, sell an iPhone on Craigslist, cash deal, and then report it stolen?
My local cafe finds an iPhone, calls the numbers in it, holds it for a month, tries to sell it (hey, they're not a high-revenue operation) and finds that the owner has reported it "stolen" because they took the insurance upgrade from the carrier? Nice.
While you start out ok... carrier locking has some issues. Many carriers do it on their own phones (it may even be, that they want to prevent fraud on users parts), but a national database seems to be a serious "overstretch."
>are going to be thrown out before they ever see the judge.
Hmmm.... and whom exactly do you think it is, who "throws things out?" The Court Janitor perhaps? Which Cal school are you at? And why did this cop come to visit you?
>it seems to be a fundamental failing of many criminals in that they don't plan to not get caught. > Personally, I would never commit a crime without also planning not to get caught. >This basic failure is just too common... I don't get it.
If they were that bright, then they might, you know, have a job (or at least be stealing more valuable items). (Laptop= likely crime of opportunity.)
^^ WRT: >I actually had my business partner on the hunt and we tracked it down to 4th District Vancouver.... we connected directly with 4th District, >we got a call back from a detective who pulled the case. This happened on Friday. I had already submitted to Slashdot the night before.
(I don't think you can modify the original article)
(You'd better hope the thief isn't reading)
(Does the average laptop thief improve or lower/. quality)
2) We're at the start of a "double-dip" recession or worse; everyone at the Fed is screaming about "no investment;" interest rates have been lowered etc but experts say this will move only a few investors, in highly secure investments... ie, "what Bubble???", no one's taking high-risk investments.
I guess now that Taco's gone, article quality is going even *further* downhill.
Open source development is open source-- everyone benefits. In this case the "crowdsourced" product is proprietary and only benefits stream; unlike Google's product, o one else benefits from the CrowdWork.
As Hawking was told, for every equation you put into the book, you halve the readership. You miss the point. The OP adds an entire edifice of tools and disciples on top of the questions (most of which were added post-hoc); you don't need all of that, you can derive most of what is needed on the spot and it's probably better for you.
A bit over 25 years ago, I and ten other students derived E=mc(2) in a semester as frosh undergrads in Morley's old lab.
I had nothing more than pre-calc before the course. The threater major in the class, didn't have that much. We did have a great TA who made electronics for us (showing us how-- and who was more dedicated to us learning, than his own GPA), some darn good lasers, far better mirrors than M&M had access to, and of course, the fact that someone had done it before and could guide us though it nudging the way, but not giving away the secrets -- making us find them ourselves.
Hard work-- 20 hours a week, at least, not that hours mattered-- but everyone did it themselves. Half of us are now physics profs (not I!), but I don't thing any of us didn't come out, without being profoundly aware of what science was and what we could achieve.
Then again-- maybe the key, was being in Morley's lab.
That will *definitely* get your home raided. Believe me-- every time I'm *really* POed at someone, I attach a battery-powered AP with that SSID to the side of their house.
Would you if you had a 30% greater chance of surviving?
You use a ridiculously overextended example, but guess what? There are hospitals which are doing just what you're talking about-- using data analytics to determine success, instead of guesswork-- and they've found that it is remarkably more effective.
They, like Google, are not monitoring your comings and goings (etc etc), however. They're measuring data in aggregate and looking for better solutions. Give it up and rejoin reality, why don't you?
Harvest? I think you've been watching too much Stargate Atlantis.
Sure, any business wants to grow its customer base by "cannibalizing" its existing relations. Why not it they have a superior solution?
In this case, many aspects of the industry which used to be "in house" are now best done by a specialized entity. The simple fact is that your one "IT guy" (or ten "IT guys") can't do it all, and can't deliver an effective UI and user experience, as well as a group of 500 working with corporations across the world.
Much less integrate that solution with other things -- "Apps."
This is very similar to how much a GP can offer, versus a a hospital with hundreds of doctors each specializing and working together, as well as working with others across the world. In comparison, the GP can't compete-- in fact, he or she is close to incompetent. In no single field, can he or she deliver the level of competence of a specialist, in any way, and if s/he tries, what she delivers will be sub-par.
As far as "harvesting," again, why not? Google's integrated solutions are simply light-years ahead of the rest. You get it all, you get a suite which models best practices, you get a suite which works anywhere there's internet and which preserves your data from your own worst tendencies ("hard drive crash," anyone?)
You just need to read the rest of this thread to understand what's really involved in really running a mailserver. It ain't easy.
Combined with this, Google Apps offer a great deal more in terms of "functionality." Combined with this, if I have to take a last minute flight to Kalamazoo in an hour, I don't have to think about where my data is-- I just go, it's there.
As for "when it rains," well (a) backup and (b) when's the last time it rained on Google's beaches? I heard 10,000 got sprinkled on last February.
The previous "why" poster has it right. It's like you're complaining about success. You are never going to do it 50 percent as well as Google. -- don't try. Rolling your own is an academic exercise. Zimbra is ok-- if you can live in the 90s. Google is it. Just backup your data.
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>What laptop thief doesn't put tape over the webcam until wiping the drive?
> It seems like every week I see a new thief caught by having his picture taken; blocking that would be the first thing I'd do.
The piece of grey matter between your ears that gives you this idea, is likely also stopping you from becoming a laptop thief.
Hmmm.
So I can, for instance, sell an iPhone on Craigslist, cash deal, and then report it stolen?
My local cafe finds an iPhone, calls the numbers in it, holds it for a month, tries to sell it (hey, they're not a high-revenue operation) and finds that the owner has reported it "stolen" because they took the insurance upgrade from the carrier? Nice.
While you start out ok... carrier locking has some issues. Many carriers do it on their own phones (it may even be, that they want to prevent fraud on users parts), but a national database seems to be a serious "overstretch."
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>are going to be thrown out before they ever see the judge.
Hmmm.... and whom exactly do you think it is, who "throws things out?" The Court Janitor perhaps? Which Cal school are you at? And why did this cop come to visit you?
Your "cop" is a legal expert on admissibility, right? (I'd have called him a moron to his face).
Either cite applicable law down to the statue, or stop blowing smoke.
>it seems to be a fundamental failing of many criminals in that they don't plan to not get caught.
> Personally, I would never commit a crime without also planning not to get caught.
>This basic failure is just too common... I don't get it.
If they were that bright, then they might, you know, have a job (or at least be stealing more valuable items). (Laptop= likely crime of opportunity.)
That's http://preyproject.com/ !
> I believe it also lets you remotely lock the computer.
Because, of course, you want the thief to turn it off, wipe the drive and never give you any more location data, ever.
Sure, you got your laptop back and broke some bloke's legs, but now you're serving seven years for felony aggravated assault and battery. Nice.
^^ WRT: ... we connected directly with 4th District,
>I actually had my business partner on the hunt and we tracked it down to 4th District Vancouver.
>we got a call back from a detective who pulled the case. This happened on Friday. I had already submitted to Slashdot the night before.
(I don't think you can modify the original article)
(You'd better hope the thief isn't reading)
(Does the average laptop thief improve or lower /. quality)
(Good Luck!)
Unremarkable:
1) GroupOn is crap, was going to fail away.
2) We're at the start of a "double-dip" recession or worse; everyone at the Fed is screaming about "no investment;" interest rates have been lowered etc but experts say this will move only a few investors, in highly secure investments... ie, "what Bubble???", no one's taking high-risk investments.
I guess now that Taco's gone, article quality is going even *further* downhill.
Open source development is open source-- everyone benefits. In this case the "crowdsourced" product is proprietary and only benefits stream; unlike Google's product, o one else benefits from the CrowdWork.
As Hawking was told, for every equation you put into the book, you halve the readership. You miss the point. The OP adds an entire edifice of tools and disciples on top of the questions (most of which were added post-hoc); you don't need all of that, you can derive most of what is needed on the spot and it's probably better for you.
I don't think so... :)
Have you derived E=mc(2) yourself, from experimentation ?
See my comment, below. :P You need Lin Algebra, basic Diff QEqs, basic calculus, and a *little little* bit of EM & Waves. That's all.
A bit over 25 years ago, I and ten other students derived E=mc(2) in a semester as frosh undergrads in Morley's old lab.
I had nothing more than pre-calc before the course. The threater major in the class, didn't have that much. We did have a great TA who made electronics for us (showing us how-- and who was more dedicated to us learning, than his own GPA), some darn good lasers, far better mirrors than M&M had access to, and of course, the fact that someone had done it before and could guide us though it nudging the way, but not giving away the secrets -- making us find them ourselves.
Hard work-- 20 hours a week, at least, not that hours mattered-- but everyone did it themselves. Half of us are now physics profs (not I!), but I don't thing any of us didn't come out, without being profoundly aware of what science was and what we could achieve.
Then again-- maybe the key, was being in Morley's lab.
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Yeah-- give us the MAC :)
What kinda hood you live in :P ?
That will *definitely* get your home raided. Believe me-- every time I'm *really* POed at someone, I attach a battery-powered AP with that SSID to the side of their house.
While they're at it, can they look over a few remaining photos from Prague in '68? The Stazi didn't manage to track down and shoot *everyone* there.
I guess that's why you're a fluffed nut. :p
Would you if you had a 30% greater chance of surviving?
You use a ridiculously overextended example, but guess what? There are hospitals which are doing just what you're talking about-- using data analytics to determine success, instead of guesswork-- and they've found that it is remarkably more effective.
They, like Google, are not monitoring your comings and goings (etc etc), however. They're measuring data in aggregate and looking for better solutions. Give it up and rejoin reality, why don't you?
Harvest? I think you've been watching too much Stargate Atlantis.
Sure, any business wants to grow its customer base by "cannibalizing" its existing relations. Why not it they have a superior solution?
In this case, many aspects of the industry which used to be "in house" are now best done by a specialized entity. The simple fact is that your one "IT guy" (or ten "IT guys") can't do it all, and can't deliver an effective UI and user experience, as well as a group of 500 working with corporations across the world.
Much less integrate that solution with other things -- "Apps."
This is very similar to how much a GP can offer, versus a a hospital with hundreds of doctors each specializing and working together, as well as working with others across the world. In comparison, the GP can't compete-- in fact, he or she is close to incompetent. In no single field, can he or she deliver the level of competence of a specialist, in any way, and if s/he tries, what she delivers will be sub-par.
As far as "harvesting," again, why not? Google's integrated solutions are simply light-years ahead of the rest. You get it all, you get a suite which models best practices, you get a suite which works anywhere there's internet and which preserves your data from your own worst tendencies ("hard drive crash," anyone?)
What's not to like?
Cute, but stupid (if not a troll).
You just need to read the rest of this thread to understand what's really involved in really running a mailserver. It ain't easy.
Combined with this, Google Apps offer a great deal more in terms of "functionality." Combined with this, if I have to take a last minute flight to Kalamazoo in an hour, I don't have to think about where my data is-- I just go, it's there.
As for "when it rains," well (a) backup and (b) when's the last time it rained on Google's beaches? I heard 10,000 got sprinkled on last February.
The previous "why" poster has it right. It's like you're complaining about success. You are never going to do it 50 percent as well as Google. -- don't try. Rolling your own is an academic exercise. Zimbra is ok-- if you can live in the 90s. Google is it. Just backup your data.