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  1. Why is this a problem but not VoIP on IETF Mulls Standard For Multimedia Messaging · · Score: 1

    Why would having voice chat be a big problem? Shouldn't we be worried that Cisco and everyone else is rolling out IP phones?

  2. core value? on Divining the Future of Internet Law · · Score: 3, Insightful

    So what are the core values of the internet? Where are they written? Did he mean to say Microsoft and Disney will become the most important allies in Defining the core values of the Internet. This I can believe

  3. What about a flock of birds on Orbiting Lasers for Hydrogen Power · · Score: 1

    What happens when birds fly under this thing? Wait! We could put one at every KFC and a funnel on the roof...

  4. Didn't all the terrorists have valid ID on Driver's Licenses to Become National ID Cards · · Score: 1

    Otherwsie how did they get on the planes. This is an example of a law with tremendous possibility for abuse and it wouldn't have stopped anything.

  5. Smallest and cheapest Ethernet to real world on Small Embedded Computer with 802.11 for RC Car? · · Score: 1

    Here is the cheapest and easiest to use ethernet enabled micro. $49 qty (1)gets you 256k flash program memory, 128k ram and 22Mhz clock speed. You could plug this into an 802.11 base station. Go here to control an Etch-A-Sketch that is on the web using one of these.

  6. 24 volts across pins 7 and 8 on Gibson Guitars and Ethernet · · Score: 1

    It looks like all they are keeping from "ethernet" is the plugs. If you read the spec they have added 24 volts on pins 7 and 8 limited to 500 mA. Unless you are sure your switch/hub can handle that I wouldn't plug it in. They also say that the MaGic application layer that rides on top of the physical and link layer needs the full 100 Mbs, so no adding a guitar to an existing LAN. Not much here really.

  7. Encryption is the only thing to worry about on Analysis of New Internet Wiretap Laws · · Score: 1

    As long as we are allowed to have strong encryption your web browsing can still be private. All you need to do is go through a proxy server that many other people go through. As long as your connection with the proxy server is encrypted all the feds will see is one connection to it.

  8. Bye, bye war on drugs on Net Taps Without Warrants? · · Score: 4, Interesting
    Hello constant state of war. "We have to take these actions but only until we win the war."

    "1984", author George Orwell, 1949, ISBN 0-679-41739-7

    Winston could not definitely remember a time when his country had not been at war...war had literally been continuous, though strictly speaking it had not always been the same war. The enemy of the moment always represented absolute evil.
  9. Cheap Ethernet microcontrollers on Sony Axes eVilla, Offers Refund · · Score: 1

    Cheap, small, low power microcontrollers with ethernet jacks are coming out that will put many things on the web The Rabbit semiconductor RCM 2100 is one example. Check out this motorized Etch-A-Sketch The $50 (qty 1) board is serving the web page and controlling the stepper motors

  10. Mecedes has done this for years on AMD To Hide MHz Rating From Consumers · · Score: 1
    It's like talking about engines in terms of liters. Higher numbers are not always better than lower numbers.

    The model number of a Mercedes is the engine displacement. A 500 SEL is a 5 liter engine. Merceded trusts the judgement of the consumer, AMD is obfuscating and treating their customers with contempt plain and simple
  11. Ma Bell built the network on Letting The Market Choose Decent Broadband · · Score: 1

    Ma Bell struck the original agreement with the government in the 30's They gave access to everyhouse in the country, but they were the only one's who were allowed to do it; no "cherry picking" of dense concentrations of businesses by competitors. So those profitable segments subsidised the unprofitable ones. We had universal, expensive coverage; anyone remember how expensive long distance phone calls were in the late 60's early 70's? The question is do we want a regulated monopoly were everyone everywhere can get high speed connections, or is it free choice and pay for what you use? I live less than a mile from a major city CO so I don't want to subsidize high speed access to your lakefront mansion

  12. Verizon DSL on Code Red III · · Score: 1

    I talked to the Verizon support center and they told me port 80 into their network will be blocked until the code red worm dies down, probably 2-3 weeks, but that is not a commitment. I then asked to be released from my year long contract I signed to get a free DSL modem and web cam since they broke their contract (no changes in service without 7 weeks notice) and they said no, cancellation charges would still apply. Anyone starting a class action suit?

  13. You can get the device they used for US$139 on Legal Challenge to FBI's Keystroke Sniffing · · Score: 3

    The device they probably used is available commercially at Keyghost When was the last time you checked how your keyboard is plugged in?

  14. Safeway club card benefits with no privacy loss on Casinos Hit the Data Jackpot · · Score: 2

    I saw a friend of mine at the local Safeway swipe her savings club card as I was walking in. When I got to the checkout I noticed a sign beside the card reader, "Forgot your savings club card? Just type on your phone number" Well I don't have a card but I do know Susan's phone number. I entered it and it worked like a charm. It works three ways: I get my $.50 off on oranges, Susan gets more "points," and Safeways's data gets corrupted ...Wow that is the second time in an hour she bought a case of beer...