*winces* Yeah, I do. That's the scary thing. Can you imagine every CD / DVD the same way? I can't really imagine it could happen, with market forces and etc, but is a frightning thought. To me at least.
No no no. This seems to me to be a logical first step in locking a CD/DVD to one specific player. I've seen a quote somewhere (no source, arg!) about a media exec saying that if they could lock down a specific CD/DVD to a specific player, that they could increase profits by a large margin. The very concept of this seems wrong, as no media in existance has ever had this restriction. If a cd player breaks, you just get another. *sighs* If you could lock your media to a specific, individual player... *winces*
(Just got up and still half asleep, this post is not guaranteed to be free of spelling/grammitacal errors)
Okay, correct me if I'm wrong, but 512 bit crypto has been pretty easily breakable (depending on the type and alg ofc) for quite some time now hasn't it? At least for those with massive resources at their disposal? And afaik, even with new and better cryptosystems being created and used, longer messages are *still* easier to break than shorter ones. Known plaintext attacks and the like...
Not meaning to nitpick, if indeed I'm even correct, but I thought that a little more info might help for people that take this kindof thing seriously...
Wow, I'm not meaning this as a flame, but have some clue in what you're talking about before you post.
"Therapeutic" cloning creates a new human being, not "just cell cultures".
So cloning a kidney is wrong because you're making a "new human being"? Hrm, I wonder if my kidney were removed, if it'd be able to vote or if it'd have human rights. Just assuming that a clump of cells is "human" just because it comes from a human is just ridiculous.
To quibble over whether a particular human is a "person" or not is a religious/philosophical debate that really has no place in such a scientific/medical discussion.
Oh sure, they're required to use a DNC list, but once your name/number gets distributed to the wild, it's all over.
As a case in point, yesterday I received 10 phone calls between 11:45am and 12:45pm. One was from a friend, two were from sales/marketroids that hung up on me when I asked them to identify (politely) who they were and what company they were representing, and the other seven were those goddamn annoying automated systems, that hung up on connecting. While this is (slightly) heavier than normal for my residential line, how do you get DNC'd when you can't identify who's calling or just get hung up on? Caller ID is no good, %90 of all telemarketing/sales calls I get are "out of area" probably due to their switching system. I've asked our local telephone company if there was anything that could be done (repeatedly, still trying to find someone who knows what they're doing), and have been told in every instance that there's nothing they can do.
I'm not going to give up, if you don't complain / do something about your situation, it's never going to get any better, but in my experience, DNC lists and almost anything that requires you to opt-out is almost utterly useless. If anyone's interested, the FCC's factsheet that you were referencing on what little can be done about unsolicited phone calls / telemarketing can be found here.
And please, please, don't say that there's never a need to fill out personal information anywhere. The real world just doesn't work like that, although I lie on everything I possibly can.
Like it freakin' matters? Coffee is supposed to be hot. The hotter the better in my mind. Just don't let some clueless asshole spill it in your lap and sue ya though.;)
Gee, every click where? This is so that ISP's can't sell your browsing habits. Sure, read you isp contract, but I do that every time anyways.
I don't know how ISP's could "trick" you into clicking on something that would invalidate this. I'm sure there are ways, but I don't think I've ever gone to my ISP's web site in about 8 years of internet access so...
Gee, what are software piracy fines? $250,000 and 5 years in jail according to the BSA.
So assuming that the penalty for copying a mp3 is similar...that's 4 songs worth of penalties. OUCH!
Anyone have 4 copies of music files that you've downloaded, even if it's just to see if you want to buy the CD or plain just don't have the CD anymore?
And yes, I know assuming is bad, anyone know what the legal penalty maximums are per instance for this kindof thing?
I hate replying to myself, but mebbe that should've been "blockbuster". Hell if I know, the physics isn't that tough, and neither is the construction (comparitively). I do remember a nationally publicized bit years and years ago in which a highschool kid basically created a small "breeder" reactor. Nothing that would create a nuclear event I wouldn't think, but enough to scatter a descent amount of rads over a couple of blocks. Not healthy.
Actually, to build a single stage nuclear device in the range of a citybuster, it's not that tough. Getting the "material" to fuel it is really the only stumbling block. College kids have been spooking profs by doing it (sans "material" hopefully) every so often.
The multistage stuff... ah... now that's another basket of strudel.
Hrm, why is it that asking for advice is so naughty around here? Like *anything*, such advice should be taken with a grain (or bargeload, which ever you prefer) of salt, but isn't that what these forums are about? The exchange of information? I think it's pretty widely thought that you never learn if you don't ask questions, so why blast people that are only trying to find a helping hand or a guide to more information about a subject?
Score: -5 Offtopic, but it really bothers me when someone tries to stand in the way of someone else who is only trying to learn or better oneself.
If you actually *read* the articles, dig into things a bit more, what they're talking about using images in quite different ways. Different benefits, different drawbacks. There *is* some bias on some issues here, just like anywhere, but just by checking his history, it seems that the bias is mostly his. If you're gonna mod things people, can we please at least make relatively informed decisions?
Hey, it might not be all that cutting edge, but the technology involved may be interesting. The tech should matter more than the date imho.
If something like this could be adapted to help clean up some of the world's auto and industrial trades, it'd be worth an extra grand or so on an auto, especially if various governments mandated it.
Whether the mandating idea is wise or not is another topic, just my humble opinion. *grin*
rofl, you're kidding right? Although you don't see this type of cheap copy protection anymore, I've very easily "hacked" (rolls eyes) many game CD's just by changing a few lines of some config file so I didn't have to insert the damned CD every time I played. I've done this probably to well over 20-30 games. Just make sure all the configs are looking for info on your "c:" drive instead of "d:" or higher. Piece of cake.
Ah, that's your problem, you don't know about the other RPM switches. -i is install, -U is upgrade, -F is freshen, it's all good. *grin*
If you're gonna re-configure every damned part of the system, yeah, mebbe slackware is cool. But as of RH 7.1, it's simple to pick what you want installed, how you want it installed, configuration is a snap, package management is easy.
RH doesn't "try to configure everything for you and mess it up in the proccess" (paraphrase) very often, and if it is, chances are you're the one that's causing the malf. Get outta X and configure it from the command line. Easy.
Wow, I'm not sure what's going on here, but I use Redhat and I've *never* had a problem with 4 totally diff hardware setups unless I inadvertantly caused 'em myself.
Also, I haven't really played around with many other flavours of linux, but what's wrong with the/etc setup? There's a few files there, but if you actually look at 'em, about %95 of the files are apparent as to what part of the system your dealing with, etc. (hard to articulate right now, I'm horribly tired. lol)
Hrm, and while I'm fairly new to linux, once I figured out that that version of gcc was a bit off, I simply worked around it and I've had everyting compiling fine. (not counting people that can't package stuff right, one or two out there *grin*)
And really... I don't know why people gripe about RPM, it's got options from hell that can confuse newbies, but once you figure out the difference between -i -U and -F, you're basically on easy street. *shrug*
I learned off of RedHat, I can go "under the hood" on about 90% of the system without much effort and could do the rest with a little time and reading. If you don't have 5 hours every night to read and experiment with your system just to get something working, RedHat is the way to go.
Sigh, yeah, winblows won't let you spoof easily, but it's possible. It's *always* possible. People will find a way to do it, pack it in a cool little 'sploit with lots of 3133t writing, and anyone who wants one will have access to it anyway.
Wow, a troll with a sid of 162...
Besides, I *like* my smokes and booze. I know it's unhealthy, I'd have to be a moron in today's society to not know. So what's your point?
Mine is that it's *my* body, it's *my* choice.
The "not my fault" syndrome of today, to me, is a sign that I don't like to see. I think we're already just a bit too coddled and protected from the uncertainties of life. They're all around us, but American society seems like we always try to place blame on anyone but ourselves. Think and reason for yourself. Of course things are becoming more and more specialized these days, you can't be expected to know everything. But being protected from *everything* just helps to undermine said skills. (thinking and reasoning) (imho anyway, and yes, I was *way* overprotected as a child, just personal experience talking)
(also, no raving about second hand smoke plz, I don't smoke in my apartment because my two roommates don't, and I'll always eschew sitting in the smoking section if there's a non-smoker in the group unless they really don't care.)
Gah, it's caffine and taurine that are being investigated, at least read the article. Obviously you don't wanna load up on craploads of dehydrating substances when you've been working out or are drinking heavily. Jeez, get a clue.
I *LIKE* my right to drink caffinated beverages, even though it may get me wired and give me a headache if I quit drinking it. (cause I drink *way* too much stuff with caffine in it really...)
BUT, that's *MY* choice, I don't want the government banning everything that may prove dangerous to me. That's damn near everything...crossing the street, driving my car, hell, even going outside.:P
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Maybe to you, but I can easily disguish the difference between 128 and 192kbs, and usually the diff from 192kbs to 256kbs. :P
*winces* Yeah, I do. That's the scary thing. Can you imagine every CD / DVD the same way? I can't really imagine it could happen, with market forces and etc, but is a frightning thought. To me at least.
No no no. This seems to me to be a logical first step in locking a CD/DVD to one specific player. I've seen a quote somewhere (no source, arg!) about a media exec saying that if they could lock down a specific CD/DVD to a specific player, that they could increase profits by a large margin. The very concept of this seems wrong, as no media in existance has ever had this restriction. If a cd player breaks, you just get another. *sighs*
If you could lock your media to a specific, individual player... *winces*
(Just got up and still half asleep, this post is not guaranteed to be free of spelling/grammitacal errors)
Okay, correct me if I'm wrong, but 512 bit crypto has been pretty easily breakable (depending on the type and alg ofc) for quite some time now hasn't it? At least for those with massive resources at their disposal? And afaik, even with new and better cryptosystems being created and used, longer messages are *still* easier to break than shorter ones. Known plaintext attacks and the like...
Not meaning to nitpick, if indeed I'm even correct, but I thought that a little more info might help for people that take this kindof thing seriously...
Ug, who in their right mind uses telnet anymore? Even a few big 10 colleges are getting it right and blocking telnet logins in preferance to ssh.
Wow, I'm not meaning this as a flame, but have some clue in what you're talking about before you post.
"Therapeutic" cloning creates a new human being, not "just cell cultures".
So cloning a kidney is wrong because you're making a "new human being"? Hrm, I wonder if my kidney were removed, if it'd be able to vote or if it'd have human rights. Just assuming that a clump of cells is "human" just because it comes from a human is just ridiculous.
To quibble over whether a particular human is a "person" or not is a religious/philosophical debate that really has no place in such a scientific/medical discussion.
Quite right, but try to remember that yourself.
Ah....now I see, trolled again...
Oh sure, they're required to use a DNC list, but once your name/number gets distributed to the wild, it's all over.
As a case in point, yesterday I received 10 phone calls between 11:45am and 12:45pm. One was from a friend, two were from sales/marketroids that hung up on me when I asked them to identify (politely) who they were and what company they were representing, and the other seven were those goddamn annoying automated systems, that hung up on connecting. While this is (slightly) heavier than normal for my residential line, how do you get DNC'd when you can't identify who's calling or just get hung up on? Caller ID is no good, %90 of all telemarketing/sales calls I get are "out of area" probably due to their switching system. I've asked our local telephone company if there was anything that could be done (repeatedly, still trying to find someone who knows what they're doing), and have been told in every instance that there's nothing they can do.
I'm not going to give up, if you don't complain / do something about your situation, it's never going to get any better, but in my experience, DNC lists and almost anything that requires you to opt-out is almost utterly useless. If anyone's interested, the FCC's factsheet that you were referencing on what little can be done about unsolicited phone calls / telemarketing can be found here.
And please, please, don't say that there's never a need to fill out personal information anywhere. The real world just doesn't work like that, although I lie on everything I possibly can.
Like it freakin' matters? Coffee is supposed to be hot. The hotter the better in my mind. Just don't let some clueless asshole spill it in your lap and sue ya though. ;)
Gee, every click where? This is so that ISP's can't sell your browsing habits. Sure, read you isp contract, but I do that every time anyways.
I don't know how ISP's could "trick" you into clicking on something that would invalidate this. I'm sure there are ways, but I don't think I've ever gone to my ISP's web site in about 8 years of internet access so...
Gee, what are software piracy fines? $250,000 and 5 years in jail according to the BSA.
So assuming that the penalty for copying a mp3 is similar...that's 4 songs worth of penalties. OUCH!
Anyone have 4 copies of music files that you've downloaded, even if it's just to see if you want to buy the CD or plain just don't have the CD anymore?
And yes, I know assuming is bad, anyone know what the legal penalty maximums are per instance for this kindof thing?
I hate replying to myself, but mebbe that should've been "blockbuster". Hell if I know, the physics isn't that tough, and neither is the construction (comparitively). I do remember a nationally publicized bit years and years ago in which a highschool kid basically created a small "breeder" reactor. Nothing that would create a nuclear event I wouldn't think, but enough to scatter a descent amount of rads over a couple of blocks. Not healthy.
Disclaimer:IANAP
Actually, to build a single stage nuclear device in the range of a citybuster, it's not that tough. Getting the "material" to fuel it is really the only stumbling block.
... now that's another basket of strudel.
College kids have been spooking profs by doing it (sans "material" hopefully) every so often.
The multistage stuff... ah
heh, offtopic as hell I suppose, but I agree with ya %100 on that on that last part.
Even if the humans are willing? *You're* going to decide that for them? So much for people having control over their own life.
Preach on!!! :P
Hrm, why is it that asking for advice is so naughty around here? Like *anything*, such advice should be taken with a grain (or bargeload, which ever you prefer) of salt, but isn't that what these forums are about? The exchange of information? I think it's pretty widely thought that you never learn if you don't ask questions, so why blast people that are only trying to find a helping hand or a guide to more information about a subject?
Score: -5 Offtopic, but it really bothers me when someone tries to stand in the way of someone else who is only trying to learn or better oneself.
Argh, who modded this guy up?
If you actually *read* the articles, dig into things a bit more, what they're talking about using images in quite different ways. Different benefits, different drawbacks. There *is* some bias on some issues here, just like anywhere, but just by checking his history, it seems that the bias is mostly his. If you're gonna mod things people, can we please at least make relatively informed decisions?
Score for this post: Offtopic -2, Flamebait, -3
Looks like it's got a 4 year limit at least...
m p/~c107bhnj7n:e89010:
This looks like the right text...
Or, for the link wary... http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?c107:1:./te
Hrm, hate to disagree, but it's exactly that kindof prevalent attitude that's caused such bloat among so many applications today. :/
Hey, it might not be all that cutting edge, but the technology involved may be interesting. The tech should matter more than the date imho.
If something like this could be adapted to help clean up some of the world's auto and industrial trades, it'd be worth an extra grand or so on an auto, especially if various governments mandated it.
Whether the mandating idea is wise or not is another topic, just my humble opinion. *grin*
rofl, you're kidding right? Although you don't see this type of cheap copy protection anymore, I've very easily "hacked" (rolls eyes) many game CD's just by changing a few lines of some config file so I didn't have to insert the damned CD every time I played. I've done this probably to well over 20-30 games. Just make sure all the configs are looking for info on your "c:" drive instead of "d:" or higher. Piece of cake.
Ah, that's your problem, you don't know about the other RPM switches. -i is install, -U is upgrade, -F is freshen, it's all good. *grin*
If you're gonna re-configure every damned part of the system, yeah, mebbe slackware is cool. But as of RH 7.1, it's simple to pick what you want installed, how you want it installed, configuration is a snap, package management is easy.
RH doesn't "try to configure everything for you and mess it up in the proccess" (paraphrase) very often, and if it is, chances are you're the one that's causing the malf. Get outta X and configure it from the command line. Easy.
Wow, I'm not sure what's going on here, but I use Redhat and I've *never* had a problem with 4 totally diff hardware setups unless I inadvertantly caused 'em myself.
/etc setup? There's a few files there, but if you actually look at 'em, about %95 of the files are apparent as to what part of the system your dealing with, etc. (hard to articulate right now, I'm horribly tired. lol)
Also, I haven't really played around with many other flavours of linux, but what's wrong with the
Hrm, and while I'm fairly new to linux, once I figured out that that version of gcc was a bit off, I simply worked around it and I've had everyting compiling fine. (not counting people that can't package stuff right, one or two out there *grin*)
And really... I don't know why people gripe about RPM, it's got options from hell that can confuse newbies, but once you figure out the difference between -i -U and -F, you're basically on easy street. *shrug*
I learned off of RedHat, I can go "under the hood" on about 90% of the system without much effort and could do the rest with a little time and reading. If you don't have 5 hours every night to read and experiment with your system just to get something working, RedHat is the way to go.
Sigh, yeah, winblows won't let you spoof easily, but it's possible. It's *always* possible. People will find a way to do it, pack it in a cool little 'sploit with lots of 3133t writing, and anyone who wants one will have access to it anyway.
How is this tough for some people to understand?
Wow, a troll with a sid of 162...
Besides, I *like* my smokes and booze. I know it's unhealthy, I'd have to be a moron in today's society to not know. So what's your point?
Mine is that it's *my* body, it's *my* choice.
The "not my fault" syndrome of today, to me, is a sign that I don't like to see. I think we're already just a bit too coddled and protected from the uncertainties of life. They're all around us, but American society seems like we always try to place blame on anyone but ourselves. Think and reason for yourself. Of course things are becoming more and more specialized these days, you can't be expected to know everything. But being protected from *everything* just helps to undermine said skills. (thinking and reasoning) (imho anyway, and yes, I was *way* overprotected as a child, just personal experience talking) (also, no raving about second hand smoke plz, I don't smoke in my apartment because my two roommates don't, and I'll always eschew sitting in the smoking section if there's a non-smoker in the group unless they really don't care.)
Gah, it's caffine and taurine that are being investigated, at least read the article. Obviously you don't wanna load up on craploads of dehydrating substances when you've been working out or are drinking heavily. Jeez, get a clue. I *LIKE* my right to drink caffinated beverages, even though it may get me wired and give me a headache if I quit drinking it. (cause I drink *way* too much stuff with caffine in it really...) BUT, that's *MY* choice, I don't want the government banning everything that may prove dangerous to me. That's damn near everything...crossing the street, driving my car, hell, even going outside. :P