Though at least access points won't have 'cisco' as the password. I wonder how many Cisco boxes are going to be attacked with 'sisco' as the password today?:-)
I read the article and I don't see any suggestion on the part of the inventors that they have produced a 'general purpose energy source'. </sarcasm> You have incorrectly attributed trivial value to this invention because you simply don't understand the significance or broad applications of such wireless devices. Just because you do not understand does not mean the article selection is inept!
I checked their About page and found the following statement:
Promoting a safe and legal online world
The Business Software Alliance (BSA) is the foremost organization dedicated to promoting a safe and legal online world.
We are the voice of the world's software, hardware and Internet sectors before governments and with consumers in the international marketplace. BSA members represent the fastest growing industries in the world.
BSA educates computer users on software copyrights and cyber security; advocates public policy that fosters innovation and expands trade opportunities; and fights software piracy.
Nothing in there suggests any legal authority. They are advocates not enforcers. Those letters strike me as very misleading. Anyone want to post a copy?
Because most of the people they should be talking to , i.e. constituents, also use this insecure system. In reality, most of the politicians I know use email aren't discussing state nuclear secrets or troop movements. If certain politicians are likely to leak sensitive information this way I would be far more concerned about what gets picked up from the far more insecure system - VoA (Voice over Air)
He wanted QM to be open source, which is why he developed it on a chalkboard. Other developers could simply 'rub out' parts of the code they didn't like and overwrite that area of storage.:-P
There's nothing wrong with the original patent when applied in context. However the applying it in the context of the Internet is incorrect. Why would you want to throw out the original patent anyway???
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A point about Arts & Culture usually carries more weight when you run it through spelling and grammar checks first.
The actual content of your posting is pretty biased and populism based anyway.
Though at least access points won't have 'cisco' as the password. I wonder how many Cisco boxes are going to be attacked with 'sisco' as the password today? :-)
The shame of it, people writing articles on a keyboard they are comfortable with on an OS they are comfortable with!
I read the article and I don't see any suggestion on the part of the inventors that they have produced a 'general purpose energy source'.
</sarcasm>
You have incorrectly attributed trivial value to this invention because you simply don't understand the significance or broad applications of such wireless devices. Just because you do not understand does not mean the article selection is inept!
You can read a copy of his 1962 paper at http://sloan.stanford.edu/mousesite/EngelbartPaper s/B5_F18_ConceptFrameworkInd.html
Yeah ... shame on those ba*ds for only providing access to a closed source technology now ...
I checked their About page and found the following statement:
Promoting a safe and legal online world
The Business Software Alliance (BSA) is the foremost organization dedicated to promoting a safe and legal online world.
We are the voice of the world's software, hardware and Internet sectors before governments and with consumers in the international marketplace. BSA members represent the fastest growing industries in the world.
BSA educates computer users on software copyrights and cyber security; advocates public policy that fosters innovation and expands trade opportunities; and fights software piracy.
Nothing in there suggests any legal authority. They are advocates not enforcers. Those letters strike me as very misleading. Anyone want to post a copy?
Because most of the people they should be talking to , i.e. constituents, also use this insecure system. In reality, most of the politicians I know use email aren't discussing state nuclear secrets or troop movements. If certain politicians are likely to leak sensitive information this way I would be far more concerned about what gets picked up from the far more insecure system - VoA (Voice over Air)
He wanted QM to be open source, which is why he developed it on a chalkboard. Other developers could simply 'rub out' parts of the code they didn't like and overwrite that area of storage. :-P
There's nothing wrong with the original patent when applied in context. However the applying it in the context of the Internet is incorrect. Why would you want to throw out the original patent anyway???