Yeah, and that's why haven't listened to commercial radio in years.
Their problems, if any, come from being huge jackasses and have nothing to do with XM/Sirius.
I mean, I know four people with sat-radio, the equipment to get ClearChannel's stations comes standard with every goddamn car - how much more of a potential audience do you need?
I'm wouldn't be too worried about the privacy problem, really- I'm one of those guys who carries his camera with him all the time and trust me, if I don't want you to know I'm taking your picture you won't.
You have to take some responsibility for your own privacy - if you don't want someone to take a picture of you making out then take it to a bedroom (and lock the door.)
Privacy in regards to photography is kind of like computer security: if someone really wants to violate your privacy they'll manage to somehow. Obviously the product described makes that easier, but it doesn't change the fundamental nature of the game; you have to limit your exposure to damage. Basically, only do things you would be embarrassed about having the world shown with people you trust not to do said showing.
As long as you're not a celebrity and you're not doing anything exciting, the chances that someone is going to bother to post your photo on the web are very low. If it does get posted for whatever reason, the chances of someone recognizing you are likely even lower. And if a damaging photo does get taken/posted? Well, that's what lawyers and boyfriends are for.
My personal policy has always been to show the photo to subject and delete it if requested - but I've only had someone ask twice in well over 10K photos. If I find something really racy at home I'll contact whoever's in it again to see what they want done with it [most people just want copies:)] or just toss it in locked archives if I can't get ahold of them. Almost none of my photos get posted to the public Web anyway.
On the other hand, something like this would be a godsend for me and my close friends, there have been so many times something interesting has happened and I couldn't get it framed up in time it makes me want to scream. A friend of mine once drove his motorcycle into his pool, for instance- camera was in the house. Would have made an awesome photo or vid to show the kids when I'm old and grey.
The thing isn't macro support as such, but compatibility with MSOffice macros & damage inflicted by them... kind of like Outlook- Thunderbird, etc may have the same capabilities, but no one writes virii for those clients.
I don't use office software of any flavor, so like I said.. clueless.
I did some work (for free) a while back for a non-profit out here, and I'm not joking when I say every single fucking document had some kind of macro virus (I don't use Office so I'm clueless) embedded in it... not to mention 2 years worth of floppies and 7 or 8 home machines I had people bring in, which were in similar states...
I'm sure macro support is really nice for people who do a lot of shit in Office, but for the market OpenOffice seems to be targeting (basic & poor users) it lacking MSOffice macro support is a fucking godsend to IT people everywhere.
I think the idea is they don't _have_ to sue anyone: they can remotely disable pirated software, and even with that bypassed they can blacklist anything produced by a (supposedly) pirate machine.
I think this is one of the most genuinely dangerous pieces of tech ever - the way I'm reading it it could stifle independent content (or software) production in a big way - and I don't think it's too much of an exaggeration to say that this would rip the spine out of the net- the whole point is that content is more from a person/consumer to other people/consumers, instead of from Corp X to consumers (like TV, radio... you name it.)
"Without security in hardware on a PC, there is definite limits to how secure of systems you can build on top of it."
Guess what? There are definite limits _with_ the hardware too.
"It is well designed, does not remove any privledges from the owner"
Bullshit. If I want to run unsigned code/reverse engineer for compatibility/etc, I should be able to - and if you think TC _isn't_ going to be used to take away user rights I have a nice bridge to sell you.
I fully support this idea, just to see a bunch of economists crying like little bitches.
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I don't know about you, but I wanted to be an astronaut when I was a kid. (Then I wanted to be an astrophysicist. Now I'm in EECS. Life's a bitch.)
I'm sure space travel will become (by necessity if nothing else) more common in a few hundred years - but I'll be dead.
As manned space travel becomes more common the likelyhood that Joe Average might be able to 'go up' increases - so I'd guess the reason for a push for manned missions has nothing to do with science or pride, but that deep inside, we all want to be astronauts.
Rational? No. Truly useful? Not yet. Fulfilling? Fuck yes.
Yes, but what about when someone else downloads it secondhand? These networks are supposed to *spread* files.
This *is* a trojan: it masks malicious (whatever the ends) intent with a friendly face, and it probably is illegal.
Remember what your mommies told you, kids: two wrongs don't make a right. Piracy is bad, but the RIAA/etc's tactics are just as bad or worse... and so is this.
The point of Karate - or any martial art - would be in part *to* give him coordination.
Speaking as a former "gifted" kid, and someone who started taking martial arts young, there's nothing like knocking the shit out of the school bully to give a kid some confidence.
A lot depends on age, as well... hell, a kid like that in high school, I'd say find a cool kid his own age and throw him into your average high school summer party. Losing a few inhibitions can do a lot for a person.
Anyway, though, show a kid with some smarts something he wants that he can only get through social activity, give him a few clues as to how to get started and I'm sure he'll pick a few things up (again, age - later on, sex is a big motivator.)
...No. I'm not particularly gifted mechanically, but I can think of several machine shops where I could get parts fabricated off the top of my head. In contrast, to fix a security flaw in say, NT4, you'd have to do some pretty serious hacking - and selling such a patch would probably be illegal, though I'm not certain.
I'm not saying Microsoft should be obligated to fix bugs in it's old operating systems, but there's a large difference between an engine, where you can pop the hood and swap a new alternator, headgasket, whatever, in, and closed-source software, where you're totally dependent on the developer.
Imagine if every time you had a problem with your 300ZX you were forced to go to a Nissan dealer, and when they get low on spare parts they made you buy a new 350Z-- and being an independent mechanic was illegal...
The point is that USUALLY, if a you need a part for a car and can't get one from the maker, you can have it machined, whereas if you can't get updates for a closed source product USUALLY you're screwed and have to upgrade entirely or switch to a new product.
I'd like to see a link for the Jay Leno thing anyway, that sounds odd.
Maybe it's just me, but I actually do like to have whole albums. While there's something to be said for per-song distribution, especially for artists who have already reached a wide audience, there are a lot of albums out there that just demand to be listened to all the way through (Radiohead, Zeppelin, etc.)
Even outside of those kinds of albums, there's something to be said for leaning back, turning the volume up and listening to a good rock record.
Music to me is something mystical, and though I have all of my CDs ripped to my hard drive, and usually listen to them off of that, I own many of my favorite records on vinyl. The sound quality may not be as good, but there's something about putting on a record, closing your eyes and just listening that no digital format will ever be able to replace.
That said, it can be hard to get any form of physical copy of a indy band's recording if they're not local to you, and if it was setup the right way I'd definately go for a way to check out bands from other areas. A couple things would be needed:
1. Hiqh quality (320kbps/VBR?), in the format of the customers choice. Ogg, MP3, whatever.
2. Fast speeds - no brainer.
3. Unlimited redownloads. If I lose a hard drive, I shouldn't have to pay again.
As far as "extras" go, it might be nice but personally it wouldn't make or break my decision to purchase something- it's one of those things that you can only really get with a physical copy... half the fun of owning an indy album for many is being able to say you were there in the beginning, and you just can't get that with a burned CD/printed CD covers, no matter how high quality.
Your target market is really people who live far enough away that getting a physical copy would be a hassle... people who can get a CD can usually go see a show, and that's a better way to check out a band.
I'm biased, I suppose... most of my friends are music freaks too. But among that group of people, I think buying habits are generally the same as mine.
The same theory is behind spyware, and look how well that works. . Hell, Wal-Mart screws up giving me my change, do I really want my personal buying habits in their hands?
I spend enough time keeping things designed to gather my personal information off my computers, I'd rather not have to use an RFID equivilant of Spybot to keep Sears from looking over my shoulder.
If stores want to do that kind of thing it should be completely opt-in, and something that comes with every purchase is decidedly not. As a theory RFID inventory tracking, etc, is great, but I don't think it's mere paranoia to be a little doubtful that corps will use them ONLY for those purposes.
I can think of a few pieces of software that did pretty much no damage, and yet were labeled as virii because they were spread without user's consent/knowledge.
As far as covert installation and spreading: A lot of spyware takes this route. I can think of many, many instances where spyware was installed with a program without any notification of the user, and I have a hard time thinking of any spyware-ridden product that came right out and said it contained such.
In terms of function I've seen spyware that by any other name would be a trojan. Browsers hijacked, unwanted popups, hosed registries, etc etc. I've run into far more instances of Windows installations being hosed because of spyware than virii- most people have a virus scanner installed, or at least know of them; it's pretty rare to find an average user who's even heard of AdAware/Spybot/etc.
It's the bane of modern [windows] computing. In the past month I've removed 3 viruses from user's computers (one major infection), and many thousands of instances of spyware programs/scripts. The average per user's computer is around five hundred, and believe me, it's a noticable difference in performance before and afterwards.
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>>Just imagine it, Intelligent life such as ourselve would have evolved much longer ago. Along the evolutionary path all the higher-level thinking species that aren't fit for a rigorous lifstyle wouldn't have been killed. >>
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Yeah, and that's why haven't listened to commercial radio in years.
Their problems, if any, come from being huge jackasses and have nothing to do with XM/Sirius.
I mean, I know four people with sat-radio, the equipment to get ClearChannel's stations comes standard with every goddamn car - how much more of a potential audience do you need?
They're *all* jumping on the bandwagon to some level.
http://www.againsttcpa.com/tcpa-members.html
I'm wouldn't be too worried about the privacy problem, really- I'm one of those guys who carries his camera with him all the time and trust me, if I don't want you to know I'm taking your picture you won't.
:)] or just toss it in locked archives if I can't get ahold of them. Almost none of my photos get posted to the public Web anyway.
You have to take some responsibility for your own privacy - if you don't want someone to take a picture of you making out then take it to a bedroom (and lock the door.)
Privacy in regards to photography is kind of like computer security: if someone really wants to violate your privacy they'll manage to somehow. Obviously the product described makes that easier, but it doesn't change the fundamental nature of the game; you have to limit your exposure to damage. Basically, only do things you would be embarrassed about having the world shown with people you trust not to do said showing.
As long as you're not a celebrity and you're not doing anything exciting, the chances that someone is going to bother to post your photo on the web are very low. If it does get posted for whatever reason, the chances of someone recognizing you are likely even lower. And if a damaging photo does get taken/posted? Well, that's what lawyers and boyfriends are for.
My personal policy has always been to show the photo to subject and delete it if requested - but I've only had someone ask twice in well over 10K photos. If I find something really racy at home I'll contact whoever's in it again to see what they want done with it [most people just want copies
On the other hand, something like this would be a godsend for me and my close friends, there have been so many times something interesting has happened and I couldn't get it framed up in time it makes me want to scream. A friend of mine once drove his motorcycle into his pool, for instance- camera was in the house. Would have made an awesome photo or vid to show the kids when I'm old and grey.
The other 4990 files were all horse pr0n. Damn Kazaa!
Quick, someone build one and run out to their server... I think we need a mirror.
Gotta... keep... going... ISO... almost... finished...
Nothing to do with the war- has to do with the US's liberal use of trade sanctions vs countries that don't agree with/cave in to us.
Rep. Goodlatte - I hope you really like the taste of feet.
The thing isn't macro support as such, but compatibility with MSOffice macros & damage inflicted by them... kind of like Outlook- Thunderbird, etc may have the same capabilities, but no one writes virii for those clients.
I don't use office software of any flavor, so like I said.. clueless.
I did some work (for free) a while back for a non-profit out here, and I'm not joking when I say every single fucking document had some kind of macro virus (I don't use Office so I'm clueless) embedded in it... not to mention 2 years worth of floppies and 7 or 8 home machines I had people bring in, which were in similar states...
I'm sure macro support is really nice for people who do a lot of shit in Office, but for the market OpenOffice seems to be targeting (basic & poor users) it lacking MSOffice macro support is a fucking godsend to IT people everywhere.
I think the idea is they don't _have_ to sue anyone: they can remotely disable pirated software, and even with that bypassed they can blacklist anything produced by a (supposedly) pirate machine.
I think this is one of the most genuinely dangerous pieces of tech ever - the way I'm reading it it could stifle independent content (or software) production in a big way - and I don't think it's too much of an exaggeration to say that this would rip the spine out of the net- the whole point is that content is more from a person/consumer to other people/consumers, instead of from Corp X to consumers (like TV, radio... you name it.)
"Without security in hardware on a PC, there is definite limits to how secure of systems you can build on top of it."
Guess what? There are definite limits _with_ the hardware too.
"It is well designed, does not remove any privledges from the owner"
Bullshit. If I want to run unsigned code/reverse engineer for compatibility/etc, I should be able to - and if you think TC _isn't_ going to be used to take away user rights I have a nice bridge to sell you.
"does not lower privacy"
Jesus, do you run a cattle ranch or something?
I fully support this idea, just to see a bunch of economists crying like little bitches.
I don't know about you, but I wanted to be an astronaut when I was a kid. (Then I wanted to be an astrophysicist. Now I'm in EECS. Life's a bitch.)
I'm sure space travel will become (by necessity if nothing else) more common in a few hundred years - but I'll be dead.
As manned space travel becomes more common the likelyhood that Joe Average might be able to 'go up' increases - so I'd guess the reason for a push for manned missions has nothing to do with science or pride, but that deep inside, we all want to be astronauts.
Rational? No. Truly useful? Not yet. Fulfilling? Fuck yes.
Yes, but what about when someone else downloads it secondhand? These networks are supposed to *spread* files.
This *is* a trojan: it masks malicious (whatever the ends) intent with a friendly face, and it probably is illegal.
Remember what your mommies told you, kids: two wrongs don't make a right. Piracy is bad, but the RIAA/etc's tactics are just as bad or worse... and so is this.
The question is, can you overclock Dr. Robotnik?
The point of Karate - or any martial art - would be in part *to* give him coordination.
Speaking as a former "gifted" kid, and someone who started taking martial arts young, there's nothing like knocking the shit out of the school bully to give a kid some confidence.
A lot depends on age, as well... hell, a kid like that in high school, I'd say find a cool kid his own age and throw him into your average high school summer party. Losing a few inhibitions can do a lot for a person.
Anyway, though, show a kid with some smarts something he wants that he can only get through social activity, give him a few clues as to how to get started and I'm sure he'll pick a few things up (again, age - later on, sex is a big motivator.)
I, for one, welcome a beowulf cluster of our new mini-ITX overlords in Soviet Russia.
I think it was mauve. ...Yes, I am pathetic. And I have a photographic memory.
...No. I'm not particularly gifted mechanically, but I can think of several machine shops where I could get parts fabricated off the top of my head. In contrast, to fix a security flaw in say, NT4, you'd have to do some pretty serious hacking - and selling such a patch would probably be illegal, though I'm not certain.
I'm not saying Microsoft should be obligated to fix bugs in it's old operating systems, but there's a large difference between an engine, where you can pop the hood and swap a new alternator, headgasket, whatever, in, and closed-source software, where you're totally dependent on the developer.
Imagine if every time you had a problem with your 300ZX you were forced to go to a Nissan dealer, and when they get low on spare parts they made you buy a new 350Z-- and being an independent mechanic was illegal...
The point is that USUALLY, if a you need a part for a car and can't get one from the maker, you can have it machined, whereas if you can't get updates for a closed source product USUALLY you're screwed and have to upgrade entirely or switch to a new product.
I'd like to see a link for the Jay Leno thing anyway, that sounds odd.
You could fabricate a new top/machine parts/etc for a car. Not so for a closed source software product (or at least, it would be much harder.)
Maybe it's just me, but I actually do like to have whole albums. While there's something to be said for per-song distribution, especially for artists who have already reached a wide audience, there are a lot of albums out there that just demand to be listened to all the way through (Radiohead, Zeppelin, etc.)
Even outside of those kinds of albums, there's something to be said for leaning back, turning the volume up and listening to a good rock record.
Music to me is something mystical, and though I have all of my CDs ripped to my hard drive, and usually listen to them off of that, I own many of my favorite records on vinyl. The sound quality may not be as good, but there's something about putting on a record, closing your eyes and just listening that no digital format will ever be able to replace.
That said, it can be hard to get any form of physical copy of a indy band's recording if they're not local to you, and if it was setup the right way I'd definately go for a way to check out bands from other areas. A couple things would be needed:
1. Hiqh quality (320kbps/VBR?), in the format of the customers choice. Ogg, MP3, whatever.
2. Fast speeds - no brainer.
3. Unlimited redownloads. If I lose a hard drive, I shouldn't have to pay again.
As far as "extras" go, it might be nice but personally it wouldn't make or break my decision to purchase something- it's one of those things that you can only really get with a physical copy... half the fun of owning an indy album for many is being able to say you were there in the beginning, and you just can't get that with a burned CD/printed CD covers, no matter how high quality.
Your target market is really people who live far enough away that getting a physical copy would be a hassle... people who can get a CD can usually go see a show, and that's a better way to check out a band.
I'm biased, I suppose... most of my friends are music freaks too. But among that group of people, I think buying habits are generally the same as mine.
The same theory is behind spyware, and look how well that works. . Hell, Wal-Mart screws up giving me my change, do I really want my personal buying habits in their hands?
I spend enough time keeping things designed to gather my personal information off my computers, I'd rather not have to use an RFID equivilant of Spybot to keep Sears from looking over my shoulder.
If stores want to do that kind of thing it should be completely opt-in, and something that comes with every purchase is decidedly not. As a theory RFID inventory tracking, etc, is great, but I don't think it's mere paranoia to be a little doubtful that corps will use them ONLY for those purposes.
I can think of a few pieces of software that did pretty much no damage, and yet were labeled as virii because they were spread without user's consent/knowledge.
As far as covert installation and spreading: A lot of spyware takes this route. I can think of many, many instances where spyware was installed with a program without any notification of the user, and I have a hard time thinking of any spyware-ridden product that came right out and said it contained such.
In terms of function I've seen spyware that by any other name would be a trojan. Browsers hijacked, unwanted popups, hosed registries, etc etc. I've run into far more instances of Windows installations being hosed because of spyware than virii- most people have a virus scanner installed, or at least know of them; it's pretty rare to find an average user who's even heard of AdAware/Spybot/etc.
It's the bane of modern [windows] computing. In the past month I've removed 3 viruses from user's computers (one major infection), and many thousands of instances of spyware programs/scripts. The average per user's computer is around five hundred, and believe me, it's a noticable difference in performance before and afterwards.
>>Just imagine it, Intelligent life such as ourselve would have evolved much longer ago. Along the evolutionary path all the higher-level thinking species that aren't fit for a rigorous lifstyle wouldn't have been killed. >>
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