I can't remember the name of the virus- but there was a Word Macro virus that my university had the hardest time getting rid of- it was on all the computers in the lab. Wahoo virus- or something like that.
Can't remember the exact phrase- (think it was "Wahoo") - it would randomly insert the word "Wahoo" in documents created on infected computers. I don't think it actually activated until you clicked "print" - so if you wern't checking what you printed off you wouldn't know that the paper you turned into the professor was riddled with randomly placed "Wahoo"s
Yet, here I am on the East Coast and I don't hear California radio stations.
After a certain distance they lose potency to still cause problems. "Eric" on the bus was unlikely to be able to block people more than a few meter from himself. He was a nuisance to those on the bus - not to those a city block over.
If your jamming does not cause disruptions outside your property then there is no foul.
We're talking about blocking on private property- if the jammer extended beyond that- that would violate the rules I set out.
A cinema need not install a high power device to wipe out the town- just enough to cover the area they wish to cover. Should be simple with a low power device located centrally in their property. If it extends beyond their property that's a problem.
It shouldn't be illegal to own a jammer- or to use one. It should be illegal to operate without the permission of the owner of the property you are on (or that is affected).
If I run a cinema or entertainment venue- I should be allowed to block cell phone signals. If on my private property I want to block cell signals on my private proerty I should be allowed.
The problem is when such devices are used in public- or on private property of someone who did not give you permission. Yes, people talking loudly in public places is annoying- but everyone should be allowed to communicate in public places.
The guy who hasn't bathed in a week is annoying. The goth- folk look annoying. The redneck muffin-top girl showing her flabby belly to the world is annoying. The couple making out on the sidewalk are annoying The college girls talking too loud- squealing and being obnoxious are annoying.
Everyone is annoying at some point in their life out in public. Deal with it. YOU, mr signal blocker have no doubt been rude or annoying. By blocking the loud talker on the bus- you may be blocking the daddy on a business trip trying to call his little girl to wish her luck on her recital he is unable to make. He may be blocking someone calling their wife who unexpectedly went into labour three months early while he was out of town. He may be blocking the executive who has to make an important call now.
You do not have the right to not be annoyed by rude people in public- you do not have the right to interfere with their speach or disrupt others pursuit of happiness and possibly work.
No, that isn't quickly. Should the need for the people to ever need to overthrow a corrupt government, the internet may be important means for the people to communicate- government can't just close the internet without severe problems.... and yes the end of democracy could happen here in the US. (A depression and/or war could lead to martial law from which we wouldn't emerge. Democracy should never be thought of as eternal.) Personally I would see the right to be anonymous online to be much more important for freedom in this day and age than the right to bare arms.
If you think I'm sympathetitc to the individual- you're wrong. I'm not. They hurt a lot of people and caused a lot of damage. For the Lulz.
I'm sympathetic to the idea that I am glad it is still possible for civilians to be anonymous and be able to look in on some government activities without being immediately caught. It's scary that civilians can do this- it would be even scarier if they couldn't.
Law enforcement knows that there is a potential for them too to be targeted- and that has to give them the willies before allowing corruption... at least to a degree.
This should be interesting to follow. They may have cut off the head of LulzSec but is this going to be like a hydra? Certainly there are already other "LulzSec wannabes" out-there following in Sabu's wake.
I have split feelings about this. Lulzsec didn't do anything to directly harm my interests- although, theoretically they could have at any time- yet having rogue groups like LS was a threat to all people in one way or another. On the other hand- a world with no LulzSec would be a threat to us too. When governments can quickly lock down groups like this- government has too much power.
It is probably just and right that Sabu go to jail- but it's also good they couldn't catch him too quickly... if you understand what I mean.
I have 5 people in my family depending on my paycheque. I'm looking at other careers- haven't completely given up- but I'm not changing careers to drop the lifestyle they are used to. (not going to sacrifice them for me). If I were single with no kids- absolutely- I'd change careers - even if it meant starting lower rung on the pay-scale again in a heart-beat.
It's quite common in the UK for people to discriminate against gingers. Especially against men. Women don't have that problem so much- but to be a red-headed man in the UK is quite a stigma.
Fortunately- my dad didn't inherit the red-headed gene that almost everyone in my extended family seems to have- so it wasn't passed on to me (I grew up in the UK). I avoided that stigma as a kid.
I wonder if those redheads with really thick hair might have something different enough going on to where their pain receptors are not as sensitive.
Redheads with thick hair are typically vain brunettes that dyed their hair red. Studies have shown Brunettes have more hair per inch than blondes- and redheads have the least.
Interesting.. I'm not red-head but I have the same situation too... I have a high pain-threshold- but things like pain killers/novocain, etc, are typically uneffective on me unless in high dosages.
When I get a migraine I just "work-through-them" found out it's a waste of time taking my migraine medicine. I do try to turn off any bright lights though- that seems to help... sucks if I'm programming at the time because the monitors don't dim enough.
I'm curious how one can be a "partial" redhead. It doesn't count if you dyed your hair.
Only way I can see you being a partial redhead is if you're a chimera. Now that would be pretty cool if your hair grew in coloured patches like a tortoiseshell cat. That would be awesome!
I have lots of gingers in my family- would never consider myself "partial" red-head though. Presumably the pain-tolerance gene is close on the same chromosome as the red-hair gene- and if you don't have red hair- you don't have the gene most likely.
When I was a kid learning to program, 5, 6, 7... I started teaching myself how to program so I could write my own games. Before I became a teenager I was pretty good at it- although on more basic computers than we have today. Not tried writing games on a PC.
The few other kids I knew that programmed- they had the same motivation that I did.
I don't think any kids learn to program for the sake of learning to program. It was a fun hobby- but with all the easy to get free or cheap games- it isn't worth it for me now.
Getting off topic but...
Wish I hadn't learnt to program as a kid to be honest... I wouldn't have taken computer classes to get easy As to boost my GPA in college. I wouldn't have been tempted to switch to computer science "because I could" my senior year. I wouldn't be stuck in a dead-end programming job now as an adult.... when your hobbies become your work- they're not so fun anymore.
There is a name for the paradox, although it escapes me- where people who view themselves as competant at a skillset are often less skilled than those who see themselves is needing improvement at the same skillset.
And yes, it has been scientifically backed up- that people who view themselves as incompetant are usually more skilled than those that think they are. I'll have to see if I can find a link for you.
The problem with traditional Chinese medicine is that it is not been proven with sample groups, double-blind tests, and quantitative measurements.
I dare say that there are some real gems hidden from the west amidst what is considered nonsense by many. The problem is, that there is also a lot of nonsense. Most of the traditional approaches probably stemmed from one person noticing a "healing" from one product- and thus- telling others.
This healing could have been coincidental- or something specific to that individual. For example if someone having trouble sleeping switched from drinking coffee at night to decaf green tea they could say tea had magic qualities to make people sleep (when really it is because they stopped drinking coffee). Drinking tea therefore wouldn't help other people.
A lot of the percieved benefits may just be placebo effect. Western medicine on the other hand has gone through rigorous scientific study.
I won't say Chinese medicine is nonsense- only that it is based on traditional remedies- some of which might be correct and some of which might be nonsense.
Oh- and most good "Western" doctors would have told you to get more exercise and eat right before putting you on medicine for cholesterol.
No elections- just a random drawing of qualified people. (what qualifies would need to be defined- it could be volunteers- or citizens as a whole).
The idea is- instead of just the viewpoints of specific parties or majority viewpoints- all views will get represented. None of the corruption of lobbyists- or elections being rigged by he who has the most money to spend on advertising.
No worries about pandering to the electorate. The government is populated by a legitimate cross-section of the population. The population are not expected to be experts in government- but they, as government should listen to the experts and decide.
It is fairer- and more equal than democracy. Yes, this way occasionally some crazy people who could never win an election may get into the legislative houses... and that may sound bad- but really- the crazies do make up a certain % of the population- sane rational people would still make up the majority.
Slashdot Mirror
Woooooosh! :)
I can't remember the name of the virus- but there was a Word Macro virus that my university had the hardest time getting rid of- it was on all the computers in the lab. Wahoo virus- or something like that.
Can't remember the exact phrase- (think it was "Wahoo") - it would randomly insert the word "Wahoo" in documents created on infected computers. I don't think it actually activated until you clicked "print" - so if you wern't checking what you printed off you wouldn't know that the paper you turned into the professor was riddled with randomly placed "Wahoo"s
Virus writers USED to have a sense of humor.
Well, you were wrong. The 'D' stands for analog. The person who coined the name was an idiot who couldn't spell.
Are those the black CDs that are read by a vibrating needle?
Yet, here I am on the East Coast and I don't hear California radio stations.
After a certain distance they lose potency to still cause problems. "Eric" on the bus was unlikely to be able to block people more than a few meter from himself. He was a nuisance to those on the bus - not to those a city block over.
If your jamming does not cause disruptions outside your property then there is no foul.
We're talking about blocking on private property- if the jammer extended beyond that- that would violate the rules I set out.
A cinema need not install a high power device to wipe out the town- just enough to cover the area they wish to cover. Should be simple with a low power device located centrally in their property. If it extends beyond their property that's a problem.
Seems a simple enough concept to me.
All the people whose private data they released.
It shouldn't be illegal to own a jammer- or to use one. It should be illegal to operate without the permission of the owner of the property you are on (or that is affected).
If I run a cinema or entertainment venue- I should be allowed to block cell phone signals. If on my private property I want to block cell signals on my private proerty I should be allowed.
The problem is when such devices are used in public- or on private property of someone who did not give you permission. Yes, people talking loudly in public places is annoying- but everyone should be allowed to communicate in public places.
The guy who hasn't bathed in a week is annoying.
The goth- folk look annoying.
The redneck muffin-top girl showing her flabby belly to the world is annoying.
The couple making out on the sidewalk are annoying
The college girls talking too loud- squealing and being obnoxious are annoying.
Everyone is annoying at some point in their life out in public. Deal with it. YOU, mr signal blocker have no doubt been rude or annoying. By blocking the loud talker on the bus- you may be blocking the daddy on a business trip trying to call his little girl to wish her luck on her recital he is unable to make. He may be blocking someone calling their wife who unexpectedly went into labour three months early while he was out of town. He may be blocking the executive who has to make an important call now.
You do not have the right to not be annoyed by rude people in public- you do not have the right to interfere with their speach or disrupt others pursuit of happiness and possibly work.
No, that isn't quickly. Should the need for the people to ever need to overthrow a corrupt government, the internet may be important means for the people to communicate- government can't just close the internet without severe problems. ... and yes the end of democracy could happen here in the US. (A depression and/or war could lead to martial law from which we wouldn't emerge. Democracy should never be thought of as eternal.) Personally I would see the right to be anonymous online to be much more important for freedom in this day and age than the right to bare arms.
If you think I'm sympathetitc to the individual- you're wrong. I'm not. They hurt a lot of people and caused a lot of damage. For the Lulz.
I'm sympathetic to the idea that I am glad it is still possible for civilians to be anonymous and be able to look in on some government activities without being immediately caught. It's scary that civilians can do this- it would be even scarier if they couldn't.
Law enforcement knows that there is a potential for them too to be targeted- and that has to give them the willies before allowing corruption... at least to a degree.
And that is what I am sympathetic towards.
This should be interesting to follow. They may have cut off the head of LulzSec but is this going to be like a hydra?
Certainly there are already other "LulzSec wannabes" out-there following in Sabu's wake.
I have split feelings about this. Lulzsec didn't do anything to directly harm my interests- although, theoretically they could have at any time- yet having rogue groups like LS was a threat to all people in one way or another. On the other hand- a world with no LulzSec would be a threat to us too. When governments can quickly lock down groups like this- government has too much power.
It is probably just and right that Sabu go to jail- but it's also good they couldn't catch him too quickly... if you understand what I mean.
No, it's money.
I have 5 people in my family depending on my paycheque. I'm looking at other careers- haven't completely given up- but I'm not changing careers to drop the lifestyle they are used to. (not going to sacrifice them for me). If I were single with no kids- absolutely- I'd change careers - even if it meant starting lower rung on the pay-scale again in a heart-beat.
It's quite common in the UK for people to discriminate against gingers. Especially against men. Women don't have that problem so much- but to be a red-headed man in the UK is quite a stigma.
Fortunately- my dad didn't inherit the red-headed gene that almost everyone in my extended family seems to have- so it wasn't passed on to me (I grew up in the UK). I avoided that stigma as a kid.
I wonder if those redheads with really thick hair might have something different enough going on to where their pain receptors are not as sensitive.
Redheads with thick hair are typically vain brunettes that dyed their hair red. Studies have shown Brunettes have more hair per inch than blondes- and redheads have the least.
Interesting.. I'm not red-head but I have the same situation too... I have a high pain-threshold- but things like pain killers/novocain, etc, are typically uneffective on me unless in high dosages.
When I get a migraine I just "work-through-them" found out it's a waste of time taking my migraine medicine. I do try to turn off any bright lights though- that seems to help... sucks if I'm programming at the time because the monitors don't dim enough.
I'm curious how one can be a "partial" redhead. It doesn't count if you dyed your hair.
Only way I can see you being a partial redhead is if you're a chimera. Now that would be pretty cool if your hair grew in coloured patches like a tortoiseshell cat. That would be awesome!
I have lots of gingers in my family- would never consider myself "partial" red-head though. Presumably the pain-tolerance gene is close on the same chromosome as the red-hair gene- and if you don't have red hair- you don't have the gene most likely.
When I was a kid learning to program, 5, 6, 7... I started teaching myself how to program so I could write my own games. Before I became a teenager I was pretty good at it- although on more basic computers than we have today. Not tried writing games on a PC.
The few other kids I knew that programmed- they had the same motivation that I did.
I don't think any kids learn to program for the sake of learning to program. It was a fun hobby- but with all the easy to get free or cheap games- it isn't worth it for me now.
Getting off topic but...
Wish I hadn't learnt to program as a kid to be honest... I wouldn't have taken computer classes to get easy As to boost my GPA in college. I wouldn't have been tempted to switch to computer science "because I could" my senior year. I wouldn't be stuck in a dead-end programming job now as an adult. ... when your hobbies become your work- they're not so fun anymore.
Here ya go:
Dunning Kruger effect
Actually; kind of.
There is a name for the paradox, although it escapes me- where people who view themselves as competant at a skillset are often less skilled than those who see themselves is needing improvement at the same skillset.
And yes, it has been scientifically backed up- that people who view themselves as incompetant are usually more skilled than those that think they are. I'll have to see if I can find a link for you.
Finally- I'll be able to buy Washington Post subscriptions using my bitcoins.
Passengers also have been shown to increase accident rates.
Ban passengers too!
The problem with traditional Chinese medicine is that it is not been proven with sample groups, double-blind tests, and quantitative measurements.
I dare say that there are some real gems hidden from the west amidst what is considered nonsense by many. The problem is, that there is also a lot of nonsense. Most of the traditional approaches probably stemmed from one person noticing a "healing" from one product- and thus- telling others.
This healing could have been coincidental- or something specific to that individual. For example if someone having trouble sleeping switched from drinking coffee at night to decaf green tea they could say tea had magic qualities to make people sleep (when really it is because they stopped drinking coffee). Drinking tea therefore wouldn't help other people.
A lot of the percieved benefits may just be placebo effect. Western medicine on the other hand has gone through rigorous scientific study.
I won't say Chinese medicine is nonsense- only that it is based on traditional remedies- some of which might be correct and some of which might be nonsense.
Oh- and most good "Western" doctors would have told you to get more exercise and eat right before putting you on medicine for cholesterol.
If God didn't want us driving a manual transmission car whilst texting on a smartphone he wouldn't have given us knees.
The legislative body is chosen by lot.
No elections- just a random drawing of qualified people. (what qualifies would need to be defined- it could be volunteers- or citizens as a whole).
The idea is- instead of just the viewpoints of specific parties or majority viewpoints- all views will get represented. None of the corruption of lobbyists- or elections being rigged by he who has the most money to spend on advertising.
No worries about pandering to the electorate. The government is populated by a legitimate cross-section of the population. The population are not expected to be experts in government- but they, as government should listen to the experts and decide.
It is fairer- and more equal than democracy. Yes, this way occasionally some crazy people who could never win an election may get into the legislative houses... and that may sound bad- but really- the crazies do make up a certain % of the population- sane rational people would still make up the majority.
Siri, how close is the nearest hospital? Is it too far to walk there with one leg broken from a car accident?