Or do you think scientists are so stupid that, after more than a hundred years of research, they would have overlooked a basic principle that a dyslexic cook can discover by himself? Umm... We need to be careful about that. We owe some pretty important physics to a dyslexic patent clerk. But, it's important to remember that a scientist is still a normal person. In the situation of a demonstration, they are just as easily deceived as a normal person - sometimes even more easily. Perpetual motion is an extraordinary claim, and requires extraordinary proof. In all cases it must be approached with great care and deliberation to avoid error.
Most scientists refuse to even consider that their sacred theories are not infallible and refuse to even look into the possibility. This is not the way of real science. I keep reading mention of these mythical 'most scientists' who are close-minded, stubborn, and obtuse. I wonder where in the world you find these people. When I was at university, most of the people in the physics department who were doing research seemed genuinely excited at the prospect of a 'sacred theory' being proven wrong. Similarly, video of physicists working at the Large Hadron Collider has them looking forward to proving theories wrong. So where are these 'most scientists'? No matter where I look, I can't seem to find them!
The big difference here, of course, is that the social security card is made of paper and very few americans carry them on their person. RealID would be super-duper-sci-fi-foolproof(meaning only moderately more difficult to forge), and people would have to carry it.
This makes me wonder - how long would it take to brute-force said kill and write passwords? 32 bits isn't that many. You may be able to sneak a rig into a movie theatre and use it to brute-force a few of the passwords, then nuke the ID number. It would make for a pretty entertaining prank.
Ho ho! It is to laugh! Have you tried getting a passport lately? The wait is on the order of six months. It's an enormous pain in the neck for something that in no way improves security at border crossings.
A note to the Department of Homeland Security: Terrorists can get passports too.
It should indeed wary. Weary means that they are tired of it. Wary means that they are cautious about it. Computer spellcheckers are not as effective as people think.
I have, in the past, worked at IBM. They've had Notes 8 running on Ubuntu internally for quite some time now. It wasn't ready for release, but it works very well.
That was always the crux of the matter - small storage. I remember when we finally made the switch to VHS, the quality wasn't as good, but it was grand being able to fit so much more on a single tape.
To a certain extent they already do. Mind, I'm not aware of them checking for copyright infringement - but they do check for illegal goods being shipped, particularly across borders.
There is the sobering realization that the individuals they intend upon screwing have a bloody big vat of tar and many feather pillows at their disposal.
An interesting point: People say that the GPL is viral. More to the point, *copyright* is viral. I am aware of a site that hosts certain public domain works, and the operator of said site has transferred these works to an electronic form. After doing so, he has in fact placed a copyright notice under his own name on these works! Whether his claim is appropriate or not, I cannot say. I do know that he personally appears to reside in Paraguay, which perhaps makes the legal question even of further complication. If one can do so little to a public domain work and thereafter assert a copyright, then there is clearly no other word for copyrights but viral!
BoingBoing was recently burned by such a point. BoingBoing blog posts are creative commons licensed, with a notice stating so. They quoted a particular sci-fi author in a blog post, said author misinterpreted the legalese and believed they were trying to put said quote under a creative commons license. This lead to a great deal of headache for everyone involved.
I have seen a lot of criticism of the old. If anything, this business has too much novelty. There needs to be a focus on making existing systems work better than they do. UNIX is over 30 years old. The reason it's still in use, is that it's built on solid design and still works well. If something newer worked better, UNIX wouldn't still have the foothold that it does. If anything, the number of people using variants of UNIX is growing.
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The big difference here, of course, is that the social security card is made of paper and very few americans carry them on their person. RealID would be super-duper-sci-fi-foolproof(meaning only moderately more difficult to forge), and people would have to carry it.
This makes me wonder - how long would it take to brute-force said kill and write passwords? 32 bits isn't that many. You may be able to sneak a rig into a movie theatre and use it to brute-force a few of the passwords, then nuke the ID number. It would make for a pretty entertaining prank.
Ho ho! It is to laugh! Have you tried getting a passport lately? The wait is on the order of six months. It's an enormous pain in the neck for something that in no way improves security at border crossings.
A note to the Department of Homeland Security: Terrorists can get passports too.
It should indeed wary. Weary means that they are tired of it. Wary means that they are cautious about it. Computer spellcheckers are not as effective as people think.
Mistakes do happen, and it is precisely because of these mistakes that engineering is as regulated as it is. When engineers make mistakes, people die.
What about introducing spelling and grammatical errors? This would be difficult for a computer to interpret, but doable for a human.
Sowing = planting.
Sewing = stitching
Snopes has long had obnoxious levels of advertising. The site really isn't usable without AdBlock.
I have, in the past, worked at IBM. They've had Notes 8 running on Ubuntu internally for quite some time now. It wasn't ready for release, but it works very well.
That was always the crux of the matter - small storage. I remember when we finally made the switch to VHS, the quality wasn't as good, but it was grand being able to fit so much more on a single tape.
Having viewed both Beta and VHS tapes while the format war was on, I can say with certainty that the picture on beta tapes was vastly superior.
Somebody hasn't looked up the references! There was a prior 6 month study with IIRC 15 participants. Linky: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/529176
There are kits to build a computer with a Z80? Do tell, where?
To a certain extent they already do. Mind, I'm not aware of them checking for copyright infringement - but they do check for illegal goods being shipped, particularly across borders.
There is the sobering realization that the individuals they intend upon screwing have a bloody big vat of tar and many feather pillows at their disposal.
Bear in mind: That certainly hasn't stopped outfits in the past from attempting to copyright encryption keys.
An interesting point: People say that the GPL is viral. More to the point, *copyright* is viral. I am aware of a site that hosts certain public domain works, and the operator of said site has transferred these works to an electronic form. After doing so, he has in fact placed a copyright notice under his own name on these works! Whether his claim is appropriate or not, I cannot say. I do know that he personally appears to reside in Paraguay, which perhaps makes the legal question even of further complication. If one can do so little to a public domain work and thereafter assert a copyright, then there is clearly no other word for copyrights but viral!
BoingBoing was recently burned by such a point. BoingBoing blog posts are creative commons licensed, with a notice stating so. They quoted a particular sci-fi author in a blog post, said author misinterpreted the legalese and believed they were trying to put said quote under a creative commons license. This lead to a great deal of headache for everyone involved.
You know, I just read your entire post with the voice of Rowan Atkinson as Blackadder in my head. Fit perfectly.
The last funny newspaper comic stopped printing years ago. It's a wasteland now.
I have seen a lot of criticism of the old. If anything, this business has too much novelty. There needs to be a focus on making existing systems work better than they do. UNIX is over 30 years old. The reason it's still in use, is that it's built on solid design and still works well. If something newer worked better, UNIX wouldn't still have the foothold that it does. If anything, the number of people using variants of UNIX is growing.
'useful automated stuff with procmail' is a bit of an understatement:) Procmail can do pure, unadulterated email magic.
And what of tvwm? This extends back into the eighties.