They wanted to blow up the earth and get the story statrted as quickly as possible, It's a movie thing. In a TV sitcom, you can spend the whole of the first episode just setting things up. In a movie you have about 7 minutes until the audience forms an opinion. The start was probably abridged for this reason.
But, I was disappointed by the vogon ships. They should have been yellow, and they should have had amber flashing lights on the roof. Bulldozer blades or digger shovels on them would have worked as well, and been totally pointless. This would have been a good thing.
How to determine the height of a building with a barometer. Sell the barometer. Buy equipment suitable for measuring the height of a building.
You're trying to solve the problem with the tools you have. This is not adequate. You need better tools. Talk to other people who run networks. Decide what you need to be able to do your job. Explain the problem to the higher ups. Ask for the right to do certain things to protect the network.
Not by much. High speed trains are getting faster and heavier (because of more safety features). Both of these increase the fuel required. Planes are getting lighter on a per passenger basis, and the engines are becoming more fuel efficient.
The effect is mitigated somewhat by renewable energy, but on the other hand, trains will often travel with empty seats. Planes will not.
Until thirty years from now, long after you've forgotten that some random gym two states away has your thumbprint on file. When your job or bank or something starts using thumbprints, and is actually super-secure about it, so you go ahead and use it there too... But surprise! It doesn't matter how securely the new place keeps them, because someone has already stolen it from the Nowheresville Bally.
And produce a fake thumb?
Any secure system will assume that a thumbprint is not protected. There are many ways to acquite the print for an individual. People leave copies all over the place. It will only work as a means of identification if its combined with a requirement for physical presence, where someone can see a thumb being used.
If the record industry were to press criminal charges, then I'd see your point. But then the police would be involved, and we can justifiably (albeit naively) assume that they want only to serve the public trust.
However, this is a civil matter. There's no reason to trust the word of lawyers involved. If it's that important to them then they can go through appropriate procedure. The university is obliged to take a fairly neutral stance.
We explained to the parents that 127.0.0.1 was the local PC's IP address and any attacks directed against this IP would actually be on the launching computer. We told them to go to a computer store and confirm what we were saying. We never heard back from the parents and the kid never returned to the class.
I can't believe that was the end of it. I'm sure most parents would get a little ticked off if someone tricked their kid like that.
France needs to reduce its minimum wage to 1 Euro a day, and compete for US call centre and production line coding work, and set up a few anti-US terror organisations.
Then Slashdot can have just one country to unite against.
And for that matter... We'll probably see shops banned from reselling legitimately purchased imported discs, since they'll still have DRM.
The movie studios will probably get their anti-piracy organisation to assist in busting these places. We can't have people offering cheaper discs after all.
Yes, but it may be illegal for Adobe to use the knowledge.
It probably wouldn't be, since the protected information is the photographers photos, but Nikon would probably have grounds to sue, and Adobe don't want to spend money defending this in a court when they can turn it into a big PR thing.
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Why did it matter though? That was hardly an essential scene.
A movie can't copy everything and still be under 4 or 5 hours long.
Why not? The book was almost a transcript of the 4 first 30 minute episodes of the radio play.
P.S. Adams wrote the script for this movie!
He wrote part of the script. Karey Kirkpatrick rewrote it.
They wanted to blow up the earth and get the story statrted as quickly as possible, It's a movie thing. In a TV sitcom, you can spend the whole of the first episode just setting things up. In a movie you have about 7 minutes until the audience forms an opinion. The start was probably abridged for this reason.
But, I was disappointed by the vogon ships. They should have been yellow, and they should have had amber flashing lights on the roof. Bulldozer blades or digger shovels on them would have worked as well, and been totally pointless. This would have been a good thing.
How to determine the height of a building with a barometer. Sell the barometer. Buy equipment suitable for measuring the height of a building.
You're trying to solve the problem with the tools you have. This is not adequate. You need better tools. Talk to other people who run networks. Decide what you need to be able to do your job. Explain the problem to the higher ups. Ask for the right to do certain things to protect the network.
Not by much. High speed trains are getting faster and heavier (because of more safety features). Both of these increase the fuel required. Planes are getting lighter on a per passenger basis, and the engines are becoming more fuel efficient.
The effect is mitigated somewhat by renewable energy, but on the other hand, trains will often travel with empty seats. Planes will not.
"their illegal were"? What's a were?
Until thirty years from now, long after you've forgotten that some random gym two states away has your thumbprint on file. When your job or bank or something starts using thumbprints, and is actually super-secure about it, so you go ahead and use it there too... But surprise! It doesn't matter how securely the new place keeps them, because someone has already stolen it from the Nowheresville Bally.
And produce a fake thumb?
Any secure system will assume that a thumbprint is not protected. There are many ways to acquite the print for an individual. People leave copies all over the place. It will only work as a means of identification if its combined with a requirement for physical presence, where someone can see a thumb being used.
Amusing that people are replying to you rather than to the main article.
How is the record industry going to press criminal charges?
I believe the procedure is to contact the police, and make a complaint.
Civil vs. criminal you fucking dumbass
There's no need to be such a fucking jerk, you stupid moron. What sort of a git feels the need to insult people for no good reason?
If the record industry were to press criminal charges, then I'd see your point. But then the police would be involved, and we can justifiably (albeit naively) assume that they want only to serve the public trust.
However, this is a civil matter. There's no reason to trust the word of lawyers involved. If it's that important to them then they can go through appropriate procedure. The university is obliged to take a fairly neutral stance.
Yeah, but how often are people logical when angry with someone?
Complained bitterly, and generally make a scene. Make a complaint with the school. That sort of thing. Or punch the instructor in the face.
It's rare that people take being proved wrong with good grace.
We explained to the parents that 127.0.0.1 was the local PC's IP address and any attacks directed against this IP would actually be on the launching computer. We told them to go to a computer store and confirm what we were saying. We never heard back from the parents and the kid never returned to the class.
I can't believe that was the end of it. I'm sure most parents would get a little ticked off if someone tricked their kid like that.
But have floatation devices ever saved lives in the event of a plane crash?
Speaking as a European taxpayer, European taxpayers often pay 100% of my ticket.
Whilst you can want that, there's no reason for you to get it.
Apple want money. There's no reason for us to give it to them. But we'd both be happier if I could get the music I want, and they could get my money.
Yeah. Isn't the guy a Kiwi?
That's not the point.
Firefly doesn't have sounds in space. It's part of the "look". The series uses music to add atmosphere instead. It works, so shouldn't be changed.
True.
Still seems like pretty shitty behaviour from Apple.
Well, Anonymous Coward does contribute a lot to this site. How do I donate to you without compromising your anonymity?
France needs to reduce its minimum wage to 1 Euro a day, and compete for US call centre and production line coding work, and set up a few anti-US terror organisations.
Then Slashdot can have just one country to unite against.
And for that matter... We'll probably see shops banned from reselling legitimately purchased imported discs, since they'll still have DRM.
The movie studios will probably get their anti-piracy organisation to assist in busting these places. We can't have people offering cheaper discs after all.
Yes, but it may be illegal for Adobe to use the knowledge.
It probably wouldn't be, since the protected information is the photographers photos, but Nikon would probably have grounds to sue, and Adobe don't want to spend money defending this in a court when they can turn it into a big PR thing.
Or am I being too cynical?
I think that was the telephone nukber at my old flat in islington.