This is exactly the same form of FUD we've all come to hate, it's just based on law rather than technology this time. There is no way a kernel patch can violate the DMCA for the simple fact that the Linux kernel doesn't enforce any type of copy protection.
There are enough problems with the DMCA that we don't need to make things up. If stories like this become commonplace, then lawmakers will soon ignore anyone who opposes the DMCA because they'll automatically assume they're acting on FUD and not the facts.
Please, PLEASE make an update to this article stating it's just FUD. PLEASE!
To polish these Nigirian guys off, tell them that you saw a story about your wife's murder on TV, and that they have read your e-mail on the computer you left behind. They know you're headed to Holland, and they consider the Nigerian an accomplis.
The main problem is that there is no mathematical representation of how the eye will perceive a particular color. This is more of a psychology question than a math question.
You may have better luck with a fuzzy logic solution in which you rate which how well certain combinations work. But, even still, this will change from person to person.
As a side note, when I go to the optomitrist he shows me two images: one with red lettering on a green background, the other with green lettering on a red background. He then asks me which one appears clearer, and it's obviuosly one or the other. Then he flips a lens, asks the question again, and now its clearly the opposite of what it just was.
So I think you'll find the problem is much, much more difficult than you expected.
All it requires is line of sight to your computer, and anyone can control it. No special hardware required, someone just has to buy the same keyboard as you have.
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What do they plan to do about the fact that Mars has a very weak magnetic field, which is why it lost its atmosphere to begin with?
Without creating a large magnetic field to shield mars from the solar wind, any terraformation will only be temporary.
You can use a GPS receiver which has a serial port and use that. But that's kind of an expensive clock.
Does anybody know of one of the Shortwave clocks (that use WWV) that output the time?
It remembers the codes used for both independently. Each remote will identify itself as part of the code.
This is exactly the same form of FUD we've all come to hate, it's just based on law rather than technology this time. There is no way a kernel patch can violate the DMCA for the simple fact that the Linux kernel doesn't enforce any type of copy protection.
There are enough problems with the DMCA that we don't need to make things up. If stories like this become commonplace, then lawmakers will soon ignore anyone who opposes the DMCA because they'll automatically assume they're acting on FUD and not the facts.
Please, PLEASE make an update to this article stating it's just FUD. PLEASE!
To polish these Nigirian guys off, tell them that you saw a story about your wife's murder on TV, and that they have read your e-mail on the computer you left behind. They know you're headed to Holland, and they consider the Nigerian an accomplis.
The main problem is that there is no mathematical representation of how the eye will perceive a particular color. This is more of a psychology question than a math question.
You may have better luck with a fuzzy logic solution in which you rate which how well certain combinations work. But, even still, this will change from person to person.
As a side note, when I go to the optomitrist he shows me two images: one with red lettering on a green background, the other with green lettering on a red background. He then asks me which one appears clearer, and it's obviuosly one or the other. Then he flips a lens, asks the question again, and now its clearly the opposite of what it just was.
So I think you'll find the problem is much, much more difficult than you expected.
All it requires is line of sight to your computer, and anyone can control it. No special hardware required, someone just has to buy the same keyboard as you have.