UTPD officials say the current security system is adequate. "I think we've got a good system in place, and I think the apprehension of six individuals shows how the system works," Stalder said.
So, they caught the perps. That's fine for simple vandalism, but if they continue to hide behind "homeland security," I would demand that they actualy provide that level of security. Specifically, the system failed in three ways: - They don't know if all intrusions resulted in capture. I suspect not; it's the criminals that don't get caught that you need to worry about. - There is no proof that these kids didn't do any damage. They could have planted a dozen bombs set to go off in a year, and by that time they will have served their probation and fled the country. The tunnels allow unsupervised access to anyone, just for limitied periods of time. - In the era of disposable terrorists, the act has often been commited before their body parts can be arrested.
Sure, keeping the maps secret could make it more difficult for someone, but won't deter someone who's serious. These kids did it _for_fun_, and the lack of maps didn't deter them. I say release the maps, because this information could be valuable to people who live and work in the area. The poison you might find may have been placed there by the government and not 'terrorists'.
Yeah, you're probably right. I did read the article, and you can still be arcastic with* or without the facts. Since everything else seemed correct and backed up, I was counting on a not-too-distorted version of the facts he did present. I like roblimo's work and, as a result, I've got high expectations.
*example: "some of our industry leaders are working hand-in-hand with the European Parliament to help you get software patent legislation enacted" had a supporting sarcastic link
to suffer from willy-nilly software development by individuals who have not been screened, approved, and trained by corporate human resources professionals.
as far as I can tell, those are roblimo's words, not the words of any proposed legislation. Seems inflamatory to me (as evidenced the reaction you and I share) and smells like sensational journalism. I'd love to see a link to this in an actual proposal* or get some more info on it.
(*actually, I wouldn't like to see it in the proposal, but I would like to know if the article's claim is a fair representation of a proposed idea)
No, it's a loud blaring sound that echos throughout the building. Often times, the authorities are also automatically called, just in case you're not there.
It's a sophisticated wireless protocol using a chemical alarm designator carried by convective air currents to signal isotope-bearing detectors already pre-installed in most buildings.
I'm looking forward to only needing one memory card to store all the 5Mbit pictures that I'll take for the rest of my life.
It seems that a 1GB nano-tube based memory card should last the rest of your life. Of course, a silicon-based memory card to last the rest of your life would have to be much larger.
No, that was intentional - you're obviously not a filmmaker:-)
This video is perfect! It's got it all: - suspense (you know the web page will load, but when) - drama (why is the typing so slow?!) - conflict (will it be 0 or 9 for the mask? Surely Zero must win!) - scare value (lookout behind you! it got me, too) - Climax (just when you think it'll load, you realize that the [GO] button is an extra step) - A happy ending
and lastly - hidden bonus material (did you catch the CONTIKIJ messup at the start?)
How history repeats - the apple personal modem 1200 (other site) plugged into the wall also, and connected your computer to the outside world. Only this time, it's smaller, it's wireless, has audio out, and is 45,000 times faster.
I've got a coolpix 5400. I chose nikon for a digital camera because all my film equipment is nikon, and, more specifically, I can use my SB-25 -- it's a serious flash* and because it's about 150% of the size of the coolpix, it looks totally funny when mounted. But, it is bright (138 ft at 35mm setting, ISO100) and is less prone to redeye (because it's so far away from the lens), so I'm pleased with the combo.
My only complaint is that nikon doesn't do a good job of communicating with the flash, which is why I bought it (argh!). My n90 will tell the flash the zoom setting and it will adjust the light ouput angle accordingly; the 5400 is far more advanced, but the combo doesn't do that. I guess it's a marketing thing to sell newer flashes or pro cameras.
(*as serious as nikon gets; pros tend to use third-party flashes that are larger, don't overheat with constant use, and recycle faster)
It should, if the partition is smaller than the RAM you have. Otherwise, just the last x-megabytes of the disk will remain the cache, which is probably not what you want.
Assuming that the files of interest are at the beginning, you should also include a "count=1000000" to transfer the first million 512-byte blocks (~512MB)
That may not be a good assumption, though. The only way to make sure it is would be to use a small partition. You could, of course, mount that partition where you needed it (/apps), but if you want to cache multiple directories (/bin/lib/etc) you'd need multiple partitions... that'll get messy.
The alternative is to do the file-based version; I wonder if a special program could pre-read files with minimum disk chatter. Or do a dd-like bulk read but skip unused blocks.
...exactly. The point is that's your own data you put there, so you're allowed to crack the encryption. It would only break the DMCA if its some sort of application that came pre-installed.
The adobe case you're mentioning was a tool that some stupid company sold to encrypt *other people's* data; i.e. it was a copyright holder who wasn't the person cracking the format. If you had licensed the lousy product, you could crack your own data without breaking the DMCA.... although the final extents of the dmca hasn't been fully tested in court yet.
So, you could get the same effect if you pre-load the caches when you boot. You should be able to dd if=xx of=/dev/null to load the data into cache if you can specifiy the data by disk location (faster) or cp -R xxx/dev/null if you have less memory and need to refer to specific files.
They actually haven't landed it yet. They noticed a problem with the the gear, so they've been in-air refueling with this kc-135A stratotanker until they figured out a way to deal with it. The current plan is to shut down the M52 and land it on a flatbed tractor tailer (remember it's 23' wide, so it is 4 lanes wide!!)
(please, don't reply if you think I'm serious with this comment, because someone will point out that they are completely different scales and will start worrying that that won't work)
the text of that page (that's ok you didn't read it... I asked you not to slashdot it:-) says:
In "four-eyeballs.htm" updated 3 April 04, the MapQuest-generated location of 22 Third Street NE [Ashcroft address], Washington DC is not quite correct. It's actually the 3rd (or 4th?) house down from A Street on Third Street, near the other end of the block.
In the new high resolution image a white spot can plainly be seen in the NE corner of the intersection just north of 22 Third Street NE. This is the mobile office (station wagon) used by private security guards that are semi-permanently stationed with a view of 22 Third Street NE.
The reputed resident appears to regularly inhabit this location. During non-working hours a number of black SUVs and sedans with low-profile police lighting can be found parked in the immediate area.
That's inconclusive, I know, but in that it's a residential neighborhood with constant surveilance I have not been comfortable lingering nearby to verify his presence firsthand.
Reason's cover didn't quite get ashcroft's house correctly. It should be this pic (or big 1800x1500 version). Not as scary when they know your work location and not your house.
(from this cryptome eyeball - it is a lot of data since it covers 4 places, please don't slashdot)
The flash is weak, but even worse: because it is so close to the lens, basically all the pictures it takes will have really bad redeye. Have you ever tried to correct redeye on a 1GB file?!! it isn't easy!
If you're 6 feet tall and we use the long dimension of the image (240k pixels), that's 7.62 microns per pixel. A typical cell is 10 microns, so we've got a pretty detailed picture of you.
Cryptome just linked to The Photographer's Rights (pdf, 147kB) - it's a good reference, but it basically says you can photograph anything visible from public property except national-security-restricted-places and places where people have secluded themselves to have an expectation of privacy (their bathroom).
We are never going to run out of water, presuming we manage to avoid bleeding it all off to space via global warming. Even if the water is dirty, you can always filter it. Perhaps at a great cost of power-- but you can filter it.
Just playing devil's advocate to your water argument, I tried to poke some holes. But then I realized that humans are 50-60% water, so as long as there are people, there will be a source of water that's at least 50% pure!
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UTPD officials say the current security system is adequate. "I think we've got a good system in place, and I think the apprehension of six individuals shows how the system works," Stalder said.
So, they caught the perps. That's fine for simple vandalism, but if they continue to hide behind "homeland security," I would demand that they actualy provide that level of security. Specifically, the system failed in three ways:
- They don't know if all intrusions resulted in capture. I suspect not; it's the criminals that don't get caught that you need to worry about.
- There is no proof that these kids didn't do any damage. They could have planted a dozen bombs set to go off in a year, and by that time they will have served their probation and fled the country. The tunnels allow unsupervised access to anyone, just for limitied periods of time.
- In the era of disposable terrorists, the act has often been commited before their body parts can be arrested.
Sure, keeping the maps secret could make it more difficult for someone, but won't deter someone who's serious. These kids did it _for_fun_, and the lack of maps didn't deter them. I say release the maps, because this information could be valuable to people who live and work in the area. The poison you might find may have been placed there by the government and not 'terrorists'.
Yeah, you're probably right. I did read the article, and you can still be arcastic with* or without the facts. Since everything else seemed correct and backed up, I was counting on a not-too-distorted version of the facts he did present. I like roblimo's work and, as a result, I've got high expectations.
*example: "some of our industry leaders are working hand-in-hand with the European Parliament to help you get software patent legislation enacted" had a supporting sarcastic link
to suffer from willy-nilly software development by individuals who have not been screened, approved, and trained by corporate human resources professionals.
as far as I can tell, those are roblimo's words, not the words of any proposed legislation. Seems inflamatory to me (as evidenced the reaction you and I share) and smells like sensational journalism. I'd love to see a link to this in an actual proposal* or get some more info on it.
(*actually, I wouldn't like to see it in the proposal, but I would like to know if the article's claim is a fair representation of a proposed idea)
No, it's a loud blaring sound that echos throughout the building. Often times, the authorities are also automatically called, just in case you're not there.
It's a sophisticated wireless protocol using a chemical alarm designator carried by convective air currents to signal isotope-bearing detectors already pre-installed in most buildings.
it's nice when people respond - thanks, hs.
:-)
Here's another article on buckyball toxicity in fish. It's not the nanotubes used in the memory, but another small carbon fuerene-esque structure.
But, the solution might be to take flash pictures of everything I eat or breathe.
I'm looking forward to only needing one memory card to store all the 5Mbit pictures that I'll take for the rest of my life.
It seems that a 1GB nano-tube based memory card should last the rest of your life. Of course, a silicon-based memory card to last the rest of your life would have to be much larger.
No, that was intentional - you're obviously not a filmmaker :-)
This video is perfect! It's got it all:
- suspense (you know the web page will load, but when)
- drama (why is the typing so slow?!)
- conflict (will it be 0 or 9 for the mask? Surely Zero must win!)
- scare value (lookout behind you! it got me, too)
- Climax (just when you think it'll load, you realize that the [GO] button is an extra step)
- A happy ending
and lastly
- hidden bonus material (did you catch the CONTIKIJ messup at the start?)
I'm sure it's just a total coincidence, but hamsters can provide 5.33 - 8 Hz.
math: 40-60 rpm, 8 cycles (16 magnets, alternating poles)/rev.
I hope they like your taste in music... ... at 3 AM
How history repeats - the apple personal modem 1200 (other site) plugged into the wall also, and connected your computer to the outside world. Only this time, it's smaller, it's wireless, has audio out, and is 45,000 times faster.
my 1000th post!
I've got a coolpix 5400. I chose nikon for a digital camera because all my film equipment is nikon, and, more specifically, I can use my SB-25 -- it's a serious flash* and because it's about 150% of the size of the coolpix, it looks totally funny when mounted. But, it is bright (138 ft at 35mm setting, ISO100) and is less prone to redeye (because it's so far away from the lens), so I'm pleased with the combo.
My only complaint is that nikon doesn't do a good job of communicating with the flash, which is why I bought it (argh!). My n90 will tell the flash the zoom setting and it will adjust the light ouput angle accordingly; the 5400 is far more advanced, but the combo doesn't do that. I guess it's a marketing thing to sell newer flashes or pro cameras.
(*as serious as nikon gets; pros tend to use third-party flashes that are larger, don't overheat with constant use, and recycle faster)
yeah. thanks!
It should, if the partition is smaller than the RAM you have. Otherwise, just the last x-megabytes of the disk will remain the cache, which is probably not what you want.
/lib /etc) you'd need multiple partitions... that'll get messy.
Assuming that the files of interest are at the beginning, you should also include a "count=1000000" to transfer the first million 512-byte blocks (~512MB)
That may not be a good assumption, though. The only way to make sure it is would be to use a small partition. You could, of course, mount that partition where you needed it (/apps), but if you want to cache multiple directories (/bin
The alternative is to do the file-based version; I wonder if a special program could pre-read files with minimum disk chatter. Or do a dd-like bulk read but skip unused blocks.
...exactly. The point is that's your own data you put there, so you're allowed to crack the encryption. It would only break the DMCA if its some sort of application that came pre-installed.
... although the final extents of the dmca hasn't been fully tested in court yet.
The adobe case you're mentioning was a tool that some stupid company sold to encrypt *other people's* data; i.e. it was a copyright holder who wasn't the person cracking the format. If you had licensed the lousy product, you could crack your own data without breaking the DMCA.
So, you could get the same effect if you pre-load the caches when you boot. You should be able to dd if=xx of=/dev/null to load the data into cache if you can specifiy the data by disk location (faster) or cp -R xxx /dev/null if you have less memory and need to refer to specific files.
They actually haven't landed it yet. They noticed a problem with the the gear, so they've been in-air refueling with this kc-135A stratotanker until they figured out a way to deal with it. The current plan is to shut down the M52 and land it on a flatbed tractor tailer (remember it's 23' wide, so it is 4 lanes wide!!)
(please, don't reply if you think I'm serious with this comment, because someone will point out that they are completely different scales and will start worrying that that won't work)
the text of that page (that's ok you didn't read it... I asked you not to slashdot it :-) says:
In "four-eyeballs.htm" updated 3 April 04, the MapQuest-generated location of 22 Third Street NE [Ashcroft address], Washington DC is not quite correct. It's actually the 3rd (or 4th?) house down from A Street on Third Street, near the other end of the block.
In the new high resolution image a white spot can plainly be seen in the NE corner of the intersection just north of 22 Third Street NE. This is the mobile office (station wagon) used by private security guards that are semi-permanently stationed with a view of 22 Third Street NE.
The reputed resident appears to regularly inhabit this location. During non-working hours a number of black SUVs and sedans with low-profile police lighting can be found parked in the immediate area.
That's inconclusive, I know, but in that it's a residential neighborhood with constant surveilance I have not been comfortable lingering nearby to verify his presence firsthand.
Reason's cover didn't quite get ashcroft's house correctly. It should be this pic (or big 1800x1500 version). Not as scary when they know your work location and not your house.
(from this cryptome eyeball - it is a lot of data since it covers 4 places, please don't slashdot)
The flash is weak, but even worse: because it is so close to the lens, basically all the pictures it takes will have really bad redeye. Have you ever tried to correct redeye on a 1GB file?!! it isn't easy!
If you're 6 feet tall and we use the long dimension of the image (240k pixels), that's 7.62 microns per pixel. A typical cell is 10 microns, so we've got a pretty detailed picture of you.
All you need is a tiny crack between the curtains and a 2000mm lens.
Cryptome just linked to The Photographer's Rights (pdf, 147kB) - it's a good reference, but it basically says you can photograph anything visible from public property except national-security-restricted-places and places where people have secluded themselves to have an expectation of privacy (their bathroom).
We are never going to run out of water, presuming we manage to avoid bleeding it all off to space via global warming. Even if the water is dirty, you can always filter it. Perhaps at a great cost of power-- but you can filter it.
Just playing devil's advocate to your water argument, I tried to poke some holes. But then I realized that humans are 50-60% water, so as long as there are people, there will be a source of water that's at least 50% pure!
Mix that algae with vinger-producing algae, and then splice these into lettuce. You'll have a salad that dresses itself!
Error: cannot move file c:/system/startup-sound/brittney_mickey_mouse_duet .mp3 to directory c:/bin/circular. Operation not permitted by ABC/Disney.