Now that the FBI basically rejected AniSec's claims and Adrian Chen put on a pink tutu with a shoe on top of his head (Source: Link), AntiSec can now respond to the FBI's denied claims. I just threw some popcorn in the microwave.....
Agreed. There was a time (read: over a decade ago) I was naive to their practices towards customers and loved their products, but as the curtains pull away and shed light on how they treat their customers, I can no longer support them by buying their products (as I'm sure alot of/.'ers do now). And until the mainstream people are more informed and decide to not buy Sony products too, Sony will constantly be in control-freak mode. No amount of hacking, exploiting, copying, data-breaching, etc., is going to change the companies mission to stop piracy and home-brewing. Until some company creates another game system that welcomes home brewers and indie game developers, Sony will continue down this path....
This is what happens when you live in a reactive society. All it does is give the authorities an excuse expand their power and the illusion that you'll somehow feel safer
I was thinking the same thing. Don't get me wrong, it's a step better than taking TSA's word for it, but I can see this turning into a "confidential" study and TSA stating this study will not be publicly availabe due to "national security" reasons UNLESS it states that the machines are safe, which therefore would be made available to the public. My bet is that this study will never make it to the public....
You beat me to the punch on that statement. I literally was thinking that when read the article.
It's because Google doesn't put enough money into Congress's pockets. That's why the entertainment industry is getting away with ridiculous laws, why the telecomm industry is sitting pretty nicely with no new competition, why the cable industry is allowed to have regional monopolies...
But unfortunately, I hate to see the day the tech industry decides to fight fire with fire. Sure consumers will win in the short term, but what happens when the tech industry gets so deep in Congress's pockets? Think privacy invasion, ToS, and EULAs are bad now?! As much as I would like to see Google dump huge amounts of money into Congress, I really don't think it would be the best way to go for consumers.
I mean visually displaying those timers on the lights themselves. So people can better guess as to when to slow down or if they are within range to make it through the yellow. The city I use to go to college at just recently started to put visual timers on crosswalks. I thought it was great idea. A flashing "Don't Walk" sign is not going to stop people from making an attempt to cross a street, they don't know how much time is left, but a flashing "Don't Walk" sign with say a couple of seconds left on the timer, the majority of people will second guess about crossing that street so they can avoid being in the middle of the road when the lights turn green.
If you're coming up on a light that is already yellow, you should be stopping, not thinking "Hey, I can squeeze that yellow."
But that's the problem, most people are not going to stop, they are going to think "I can squeeze that yellow". It's a fact of life and is the reason why we need to change the system. Red light cameras don't change that system, they only punish those who "misjudge" that imaginary line.
Don't get me wrong, I instinctly know all the lines for the lights I do my work commute on. The only problem is that outside my daily commute, it's a guessing game and not really a good way to judge a yellow light. Hence, the visual countdown timers within the yellows (and greens), so people don't have to learn or know those lines.
Start putting timers on the yellow and green lights. I've been saying this ever since I starting to see cities put timers for crosswalks. Timers on traffic lights will help people know when that sucker is going to turn red. I run yellows all the time because some seem to last forever, while others flash for a brief second then its red. If I'm coming up on a light, with only 2 seconds left on a yellow, I'm more likely to slow down and stop for the red.
....is why we need a political system overhaul.
The current system we have now is starting to show it's age in keeping up with the Information Age. As a start, we should loosen up the age restrictions on some of these political seats. Another one would be requiring some type of education in a professional field in order to get a higher seat. What about a rating system for our Representatives or Senators based on official public voting. Fall below a certain percentage, and see ya! Heck I'd vote alot more if I knew I could affect a Congressman's position to stay or go...
I mean I'm not asking for a over night extreme makeover, but small changes like this could go a long way to implementing better laws to keep up with this age.
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Now that the FBI basically rejected AniSec's claims and Adrian Chen put on a pink tutu with a shoe on top of his head (Source: Link), AntiSec can now respond to the FBI's denied claims. I just threw some popcorn in the microwave.....
They should gain the trust of their users first if they really want to see things like this pick up steam IMO
"Ex-PATRIOT” – “Expatriation Prevention by Abolishing Tax-Related Incentives for Offshore Tenancy”
Holy smokes! I needed to catch my breath after saying that...
Agreed. There was a time (read: over a decade ago) I was naive to their practices towards customers and loved their products, but as the curtains pull away and shed light on how they treat their customers, I can no longer support them by buying their products (as I'm sure alot of /.'ers do now). And until the mainstream people are more informed and decide to not buy Sony products too, Sony will constantly be in control-freak mode. No amount of hacking, exploiting, copying, data-breaching, etc., is going to change the companies mission to stop piracy and home-brewing. Until some company creates another game system that welcomes home brewers and indie game developers, Sony will continue down this path....
This is what happens when you live in a reactive society. All it does is give the authorities an excuse expand their power and the illusion that you'll somehow feel safer
How independent if the TSA has to choose it?
I was thinking the same thing. Don't get me wrong, it's a step better than taking TSA's word for it, but I can see this turning into a "confidential" study and TSA stating this study will not be publicly availabe due to "national security" reasons UNLESS it states that the machines are safe, which therefore would be made available to the public. My bet is that this study will never make it to the public....
Your link is blacked out today you insensitive clod!
Lol that made my day ^_^
it just blows my mind
You beat me to the punch on that statement. I literally was thinking that when read the article.
It's because Google doesn't put enough money into Congress's pockets. That's why the entertainment industry is getting away with ridiculous laws, why the telecomm industry is sitting pretty nicely with no new competition, why the cable industry is allowed to have regional monopolies...
But unfortunately, I hate to see the day the tech industry decides to fight fire with fire. Sure consumers will win in the short term, but what happens when the tech industry gets so deep in Congress's pockets? Think privacy invasion, ToS, and EULAs are bad now?! As much as I would like to see Google dump huge amounts of money into Congress, I really don't think it would be the best way to go for consumers.
Most lights are timed.
I mean visually displaying those timers on the lights themselves. So people can better guess as to when to slow down or if they are within range to make it through the yellow. The city I use to go to college at just recently started to put visual timers on crosswalks. I thought it was great idea. A flashing "Don't Walk" sign is not going to stop people from making an attempt to cross a street, they don't know how much time is left, but a flashing "Don't Walk" sign with say a couple of seconds left on the timer, the majority of people will second guess about crossing that street so they can avoid being in the middle of the road when the lights turn green.
If you're coming up on a light that is already yellow, you should be stopping, not thinking "Hey, I can squeeze that yellow."
But that's the problem, most people are not going to stop, they are going to think "I can squeeze that yellow". It's a fact of life and is the reason why we need to change the system. Red light cameras don't change that system, they only punish those who "misjudge" that imaginary line.
Don't get me wrong, I instinctly know all the lines for the lights I do my work commute on. The only problem is that outside my daily commute, it's a guessing game and not really a good way to judge a yellow light. Hence, the visual countdown timers within the yellows (and greens), so people don't have to learn or know those lines.
Start putting timers on the yellow and green lights. I've been saying this ever since I starting to see cities put timers for crosswalks. Timers on traffic lights will help people know when that sucker is going to turn red. I run yellows all the time because some seem to last forever, while others flash for a brief second then its red. If I'm coming up on a light, with only 2 seconds left on a yellow, I'm more likely to slow down and stop for the red.
....is why we need a political system overhaul. The current system we have now is starting to show it's age in keeping up with the Information Age. As a start, we should loosen up the age restrictions on some of these political seats. Another one would be requiring some type of education in a professional field in order to get a higher seat. What about a rating system for our Representatives or Senators based on official public voting. Fall below a certain percentage, and see ya! Heck I'd vote alot more if I knew I could affect a Congressman's position to stay or go... I mean I'm not asking for a over night extreme makeover, but small changes like this could go a long way to implementing better laws to keep up with this age.
You sir/ma'am are the reason I just signed up for /. Thank you for putting me in tears.... X-D