The entertainment industry thought ahead and purchased themselves the DMCA to prevent this.
The drug industry is also trying to legislate profit, but if that fails, I wonder if they'll ever take the radical step to somehow region-code drugs. It would be easier to deny countries with a predominant race (add lactose) or poor infrastructure (require constant refrigeration and have a 1-week shelf life), but the real profit centers have diverse populations and good infrastructure.
81% is just the amount that is automatically blocked... I'm sure some of that remaining 19% is spam that still gets through. (especially when you consider that there's probably a good percentage of people who don't turn on the optional extra spam filtering and just live with it)
The way the friend wired the stereo wouldn't get you more power in the room; you get double the power to your device, but you also use double the outlets.
But, if you were to go back to the breaker box and rewire your outlets there, you'd get double the voltage at each outlet.. the amperage won't go down (unless you plan on rewiring the wires in the wall and replacing the sockets), so you'll have double the power.
True, countries that use 220v can get away with thinner wires to deliver the same amount of power.
You can double the amount of power that you can use in your room by simply switching to 220 volts. It doesn't require a transformer to do this; just wire your outlets the same way a 220v dryer is wired.
A friend had a dorm mate that had brought a 220v stereo from overseas... they found that half the room was on one 110v circuit and that the other half was on another. So, they connected the stereo to the "hot"s of each circuit, and they had 220 volts total. Or something close enough.
Ok, it's not to code at all and is dangerous because some appliances (like lamps and toasters) will have electrified enclosures. But, it would work as long as no appliances touched each other, you, your dog, or a real ground.
huh... I was basing my thoughts on the '87 integra (floor, under passenger seat) and the '89 325i (above the glovebox). Kinda limited experience, but i thought it was a reasonable sample.
Good point... but this is known and controllable noise - if there's a problem, they can find it and fix it before it leaves the factory.
In ten years, I expect to be able to run my 200 GHz* laptop in the front seat - I don't think many car manufacturers can afford to get one of those to test.
Total side thought: this car has independent ignition coils (I just replaced two on monday, argh) located right next to each cylinder... I wonder if this helps with the electrical emissions.
(*realistic if moore's law continues to hold. Ten years ago the 60 MHz Pentium came out.)
I'll second it. My bmw (2003 330i) had a sticker on the windshield, and another on the computer (engine compartment, on firewall in front of driver).
But, go ahead and visit a dealer. That should be pretty hard to fake;-)
The reason for the sticker is that they don't want to be resposible for interference-testing every possible combination. I didn't heed the warning, and I found that when I kept my cell phone stashed away in the compartment under the radio, the radio would randomly turn off about every 45 minutes. Now, I keep it in the cup holder, and the radio is fine.
I also suspect that interference is the reason they moved the computer into the engine area - they used to keep them in the passenger area, where the temperature is controlled (and not searingly hot), but that provides less shielding.
True story: In the mid 70's in Egypt, the u.s. ambassador was using a souped-up car that had been confiscated form a drug dealer as his official car. It was perfect for the job: bulletproof, had hidden sirens and lights, plus a megaphone and tear gas for crowd control (and being free was something the government liked, too). One day a critical fuse blew and they were trapped, just like the Thai ministers... it took a lot of energy to break through the bulletproof glass, but they eventually got him out.
Solution to the problem? A fire ax became standard equipment in the back seat of that car.
I never got to see the car, but I always imagined it as totally pimp-rific.
Sounds like a neat system. If you want a beta tester for it, just post your address and the dates & times you leave your laptop all alone in your house, and I'll see what I can do!
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A suggestion for their servermask product: COVER UP ERRORS THAT GIVE AWAY INFORMATION. Seriously, if they think that headers are going to give away a lot of info, then forced errors will, too. But, there is boatload of other techniques (including passive techniques) that get around their security-throught-obscurity program.
Close, but not quite. The apple II didn't use VRAM; it used standard DRAM as part of the memory map (at either 0x400-7FF default, or 0x800-0xBFF page two).
This was part of the beauty of woz's design... processor and video accesses were interleaved at a 1:1 ratio, so when the video system scanned through memory to draw to the screen, it also refreshed the dram. (You didn't need to access all the memory to refresh it, just through a certain number of low-order bits). The IBM PC required a timer and a dma controller to handle its refreshes, adding extra hardware.
And, to continue the grumpy old man tradition... my PC-4 had 544 bytes standard, and I bought the 1K expansion module. It had a display on the screen that showed the number of bytes remaining.
Actually, the strings of batteries in the satellites I worked on (lots of small sats) were isolated with diodes. We had about 4 strings of batteries, so if one failed, we'd still have 3/4 power. The diodes would have to fail for a string to take down the whole satellite. More importantly, different strings in the solar cells were also diode-isolated -- they are particularily vulnerable to iron-bearing micrometeorites.
Well, there's two levels of trust. First, you have to trust all employees of Ritz (what you said). Second, you have to trust anyone who buys your recycled camera (what I'm worried about).
While both trust relationships are with strangers, I don't think that most people would think that the second level might exist (it never existed in the film world). Hopefully it doesn't.
True, and the scalability of this seems better than DVDs. But I was just responding to Dan's post that said that the density in itself was amazing - it's good, but leading-edge.
I wonder if ananova meant cm^2 instead of cm^3 - in that case it would be an amazing density.
Technically, yep, there is a non-zero draw. But transistors can provide such high isolation that the self-drainage current of the battery is higher than the leakage through the circuit, so it doesn't matter.
The "off" current was below what my meter could read.
My guess is that the circuit is fairly simple - the main power transistor is probably controlled by a logical OR of "momentary button" and "processor want to stay on". (This means, of course, that the processor must signal "wants to stay on" before you release the momentary button). This way, the processor gets to decide when to turn off, so you won't get the memory in a fubar'ed state.
A DVD has a volume of 13.56 cm^3, and stores up to 17 GB (2 sides, each dual layered). That yields a density of 1.25 GB/cm^3, and I was being generous by including the hole in the volume measurement. Surely they can do better.
Also, seeing as this hasn't come out yet, it will compete with other future products, like blueray, which weighs in at 23.3 GB/side and 3.4 GB/cm^3.
I have a thrid reason for the hack: I wanted to verify that whether it is possible to read the previous owner's pictures from the camera. I hope they did the erase correctly, but considering that this camera's firmware was originally written for a camera where the owner didn't need to return the camera after developing, they may be doing a simple table-of-contents erase rather than actually erasing all the pictures.
Summary: I did it mostly for fun, but also to make sure joe's pictures are kept private.
Yep. The hardware handles everything picture-data-related. It even generates the "JFIF" header that ends up in the beginning of each shot. Even the USB transfer is handled by the hardware. Even with all this hardware acceleration, there is a 2-second delay after taking a picture.
I'm not that surprised, but the reporter was fed an outright lie. The camera stores pictures in flash using the Smart Media format - something I'm sure is recogonizable by many computers reading flash memory cards. I wrote a program to de-smart-media-ize an image and convert it to a iso image -- when I mounted the image, my mac automatically launched iPhoto and showed me the pictures!
But, I got ahead of my self. The pictures aren't stored in raw format; they are in JPEG, complete with the header and everything.
I'm still working on the erase, but people tell me that the standard gphoto command to erase all the pictures works fine. I guess they were talking about the little button on the back.
I guess you haven't heard of the Lexmark vs. SCC case -- it' precisely what you said. One of the many sad points in the judge's order upholding the preliminary injunction is that the DMCA only exempted software -- that since the replacement toner cartridge microcontrollers that SCC sold were hardware, they weren't exempt. Argh. The eff has an excellent rebuttal on their page, and brings in a lot of copyright law precedent that the judge didn't bother to research.
Actually, there is no encryption, but there is an "effective access control measure" in the form of a secret hash. It doesn't matter that it is lame (you don't need to use it to get at your pictures), it's still an attempt. In fact, the workarounds that are just standard usb commands were easier to find than this hash function.
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The entertainment industry thought ahead and purchased themselves the DMCA to prevent this.
The drug industry is also trying to legislate profit, but if that fails, I wonder if they'll ever take the radical step to somehow region-code drugs. It would be easier to deny countries with a predominant race (add lactose) or poor infrastructure (require constant refrigeration and have a 1-week shelf life), but the real profit centers have diverse populations and good infrastructure.
81% is just the amount that is automatically blocked... I'm sure some of that remaining 19% is spam that still gets through. (especially when you consider that there's probably a good percentage of people who don't turn on the optional extra spam filtering and just live with it)
I guess I confused the ways of implementing it...
The way the friend wired the stereo wouldn't get you more power in the room; you get double the power to your device, but you also use double the outlets.
But, if you were to go back to the breaker box and rewire your outlets there, you'd get double the voltage at each outlet.. the amperage won't go down (unless you plan on rewiring the wires in the wall and replacing the sockets), so you'll have double the power.
True, countries that use 220v can get away with thinner wires to deliver the same amount of power.
You can double the amount of power that you can use in your room by simply switching to 220 volts. It doesn't require a transformer to do this; just wire your outlets the same way a 220v dryer is wired.
A friend had a dorm mate that had brought a 220v stereo from overseas... they found that half the room was on one 110v circuit and that the other half was on another. So, they connected the stereo to the "hot"s of each circuit, and they had 220 volts total. Or something close enough.
Ok, it's not to code at all and is dangerous because some appliances (like lamps and toasters) will have electrified enclosures. But, it would work as long as no appliances touched each other, you, your dog, or a real ground.
zoocube ads will excrete poo?
ducatti world leaks oil?
I don't even want to know what liquid they'll use to promote Iggy's Reckin Balls!
huh... I was basing my thoughts on the '87 integra (floor, under passenger seat) and the '89 325i (above the glovebox). Kinda limited experience, but i thought it was a reasonable sample.
Good point... but this is known and controllable noise - if there's a problem, they can find it and fix it before it leaves the factory.
In ten years, I expect to be able to run my 200 GHz* laptop in the front seat - I don't think many car manufacturers can afford to get one of those to test.
Total side thought: this car has independent ignition coils (I just replaced two on monday, argh) located right next to each cylinder... I wonder if this helps with the electrical emissions.
(*realistic if moore's law continues to hold. Ten years ago the 60 MHz Pentium came out.)
I'll second it. My bmw (2003 330i) had a sticker on the windshield, and another on the computer (engine compartment, on firewall in front of driver).
;-)
But, go ahead and visit a dealer. That should be pretty hard to fake
The reason for the sticker is that they don't want to be resposible for interference-testing every possible combination. I didn't heed the warning, and I found that when I kept my cell phone stashed away in the compartment under the radio, the radio would randomly turn off about every 45 minutes. Now, I keep it in the cup holder, and the radio is fine.
I also suspect that interference is the reason they moved the computer into the engine area - they used to keep them in the passenger area, where the temperature is controlled (and not searingly hot), but that provides less shielding.
True story: In the mid 70's in Egypt, the u.s. ambassador was using a souped-up car that had been confiscated form a drug dealer as his official car. It was perfect for the job: bulletproof, had hidden sirens and lights, plus a megaphone and tear gas for crowd control (and being free was something the government liked, too). One day a critical fuse blew and they were trapped, just like the Thai ministers... it took a lot of energy to break through the bulletproof glass, but they eventually got him out.
Solution to the problem? A fire ax became standard equipment in the back seat of that car.
I never got to see the car, but I always imagined it as totally pimp-rific.
Sounds like a neat system. If you want a beta tester for it, just post your address and the dates & times you leave your laptop all alone in your house, and I'll see what I can do!
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Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC Drivers error '80040e57'
[Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][SQL Server]String or binary data would be truncated.
A suggestion for their servermask product: COVER UP ERRORS THAT GIVE AWAY INFORMATION. Seriously, if they think that headers are going to give away a lot of info, then forced errors will, too. But, there is boatload of other techniques (including passive techniques) that get around their security-throught-obscurity program.
Apart from the odd wierdo, most people get completely creeped out by this kind of thing.
That's describes circumcision pretty well, too... so I suggest we do the implantation shortly after birth. Problem will be solved in a generation.
(And NO, I'm not suggesting the two operations be done at the same time)
Close, but not quite. The apple II didn't use VRAM; it used standard DRAM as part of the memory map (at either 0x400-7FF default, or 0x800-0xBFF page two).
... processor and video accesses were interleaved at a 1:1 ratio, so when the video system scanned through memory to draw to the screen, it also refreshed the dram. (You didn't need to access all the memory to refresh it, just through a certain number of low-order bits). The IBM PC required a timer and a dma controller to handle its refreshes, adding extra hardware.
This was part of the beauty of woz's design
And, to continue the grumpy old man tradition... my PC-4 had 544 bytes standard, and I bought the 1K expansion module. It had a display on the screen that showed the number of bytes remaining.
Actually, the strings of batteries in the satellites I worked on (lots of small sats) were isolated with diodes. We had about 4 strings of batteries, so if one failed, we'd still have 3/4 power. The diodes would have to fail for a string to take down the whole satellite. More importantly, different strings in the solar cells were also diode-isolated -- they are particularily vulnerable to iron-bearing micrometeorites.
Well, there's two levels of trust. First, you have to trust all employees of Ritz (what you said). Second, you have to trust anyone who buys your recycled camera (what I'm worried about).
While both trust relationships are with strangers, I don't think that most people would think that the second level might exist (it never existed in the film world). Hopefully it doesn't.
True, and the scalability of this seems better than DVDs. But I was just responding to Dan's post that said that the density in itself was amazing - it's good, but leading-edge.
I wonder if ananova meant cm^2 instead of cm^3 - in that case it would be an amazing density.
Technically, yep, there is a non-zero draw. But transistors can provide such high isolation that the self-drainage current of the battery is higher than the leakage through the circuit, so it doesn't matter.
The "off" current was below what my meter could read.
My guess is that the circuit is fairly simple - the main power transistor is probably controlled by a logical OR of "momentary button" and "processor want to stay on". (This means, of course, that the processor must signal "wants to stay on" before you release the momentary button). This way, the processor gets to decide when to turn off, so you won't get the memory in a fubar'ed state.
I've got a cuecat and an iopener!
A DVD has a volume of 13.56 cm^3, and stores up to 17 GB (2 sides, each dual layered). That yields a density of 1.25 GB/cm^3, and I was being generous by including the hole in the volume measurement. Surely they can do better.
Also, seeing as this hasn't come out yet, it will compete with other future products, like blueray, which weighs in at 23.3 GB/side and 3.4 GB/cm^3.
And the camera takes an ungodly ammount of power - something like 0.3A (=0.9W) when idle... and that's without the flash, which I'm sure is much more!
I have a thrid reason for the hack: I wanted to verify that whether it is possible to read the previous owner's pictures from the camera. I hope they did the erase correctly, but considering that this camera's firmware was originally written for a camera where the owner didn't need to return the camera after developing, they may be doing a simple table-of-contents erase rather than actually erasing all the pictures.
Summary: I did it mostly for fun, but also to make sure joe's pictures are kept private.
The pictures at terrainhost seem to be the worst. Cexx's camera looks much better and my camera is in the middle, quality-wise. Seems like poor quality control rather than poor design.
Yep. The hardware handles everything picture-data-related. It even generates the "JFIF" header that ends up in the beginning of each shot. Even the USB transfer is handled by the hardware. Even with all this hardware acceleration, there is a 2-second delay after taking a picture.
I'm not that surprised, but the reporter was fed an outright lie. The camera stores pictures in flash using the Smart Media format - something I'm sure is recogonizable by many computers reading flash memory cards. I wrote a program to de-smart-media-ize an image and convert it to a iso image -- when I mounted the image, my mac automatically launched iPhoto and showed me the pictures!
But, I got ahead of my self. The pictures aren't stored in raw format; they are in JPEG, complete with the header and everything.
I'm still working on the erase, but people tell me that the standard gphoto command to erase all the pictures works fine. I guess they were talking about the little button on the back.
I guess you haven't heard of the Lexmark vs. SCC case -- it' precisely what you said. One of the many sad points in the judge's order upholding the preliminary injunction is that the DMCA only exempted software -- that since the replacement toner cartridge microcontrollers that SCC sold were hardware, they weren't exempt. Argh. The eff has an excellent rebuttal on their page, and brings in a lot of copyright law precedent that the judge didn't bother to research.
Actually, there is no encryption, but there is an "effective access control measure" in the form of a secret hash. It doesn't matter that it is lame (you don't need to use it to get at your pictures), it's still an attempt. In fact, the workarounds that are just standard usb commands were easier to find than this hash function.