In some places it is illegal to connect to and use the network, which is stupid if if the WAP is open. The SSID, IP and MAC is all public and don't tell anybody much of anything.
I totally agree that if there is no attempt made to prevent access then there should be no issue with connecting to it. That would be like "OMG this web page is private you're not allowed to view it" although it's not password protected and has been indexed by Google.
The SSID doesn't have to be public. If the network is encrypted, the SSID could still be public while the IP wouldn't be. The MAC does give some information, e.g. vendor information. Some network scanning tools will make a guess what what the device is based on this.
Personally I am liking Google less and less, and even though I know that the quote in the summary isn't the actual quote, and I really have nothing to hide (that I am aware of), I still find Google's position to be somewhat disturbing.
I totally see the point of keeping track of all the wifi MAC addresses out there. This could be used for positioning in devices that don't have GPS. It's probably a lot more accurate than cell tower triangulation, and could be done from almost any laptop/PDA/smartphone. I'm sure there will be other uses for it too.
I jest but the idea is that you can't claim I agreed to broadcast information I didn't knew I was broadcasting, and that's exactly what Google apologetics want to claim.
Should have RTFM before turning the access point on then.
Car analogy:
It's kind of like driving an automatic car with overdrive turned off, and wondering why your gas mileage sucks when you could just have read the manual and worked it out yourself.
If you're not sure that you fully understand it, don't get upset if it's doing something you didn't expect when you didn't RTFM.
How about nothing is executable until you explicitly change the permissions, and nothing on removable media is executable. That way there is no accidental running of any programs.
Autorun should have been killed when Windows 95 was still around. It's such an obvious security risk.
Having not read the article, I just assumed "Layer 8" was an extension to the OSI 7 Layer Model describing the dumb piece of meat sitting between the chair and keyboard.
Apple most certainly doesn't have a monopoly on the smartphone market. I don't think this question is open. Nokia's market share is approximately twice as large as Apple's. Plenty of other websites back up this claim too. Interestingly Palm and RIM have been growing in that market, while Apple has been shrinking (if these reports are to be believed).
Some people are just unadventurous or don't know where to find interesting foods. I've had everything you've mentioned there locally here in California (except the haggis, which I had in Scotland).
I'm actually not fond of root beer either... i guess its taste does resemble the pink mouthwash that some dentists use.
If you think the fish ice cream is weird, you should try a meat cocktail (as in the alcoholic type served at a bar)...
I want to be able to do text messaging, home & work email, surf the web with a decent browser, use iTunes and iTunes Remote, and use maps/GPS. That is all.
I had a Blackberry before the iPhone and wished I could do what I wanted to do with it. I imagine I'd be thinking the same with a lot of other smartphones.
You can read about it here. Best mouse I've used so far. No moving parts that can pick up dust. That ended up being the problem with my MightyMouse and various other mice with scroll wheels etc in the past.
What does it matter if the entire population drives or doesn't drive?
Being in a situation where nobody drives or nobody needs to drive is a viable solution to cutting the amount of deaths resulting from road traffic accidents.
I believe that works differently in different English speaking countries. In the language's country of origin, the last punctuation make can go outside the quotes... and that's a semicolon, not a comma.
My bank is 2,500 miles away. And I don't see the problem with having $1,300 in cash... it's not like you can't take it home with you and leave it there for when you need it.
Someone just walked right into my room and stole it.
I only have one room mate and I trust her 100%, so that's not something I would worry about.
I have a check book somewhere... I think it's at the bottom of a drawer in my office room. I grew up in Europe after they'd stopped using them, and now I'm in a country where I'm surprised to see people still using them.
Because: - nobody likes to wait for startup and miss the first minutes of their favorite show (convenience)
Keep it on (standby).
- complicated to use (for non slashdotters)
My mom/dad/brother/non-tecchie room mate knows how to use VLC and MPlayer, and Youtube.
- cooling a pc is noisy, ruining the movie expirience (quality)
Choose one that makes no noise. My Mac Mini is pretty quiet.
- most computers don't fit into the normal TV settup (design)
Mine fits in as well as my XBox 360 does along side my stereo equipment (doesn't really fit but could look worse)
- a full pc is overkill in almost any case (cost)
Agreed. Apple TV or equivalent would be better suited.
- system updates / blue screen of death / kernel panic
I have an uptime of over a year. No kernel panics. If all you're doing is playing music and video, not plugging in random hardware or fiddling with settings, you're unlikely to have these problems.
- MAFIAA
???
If you just want to watch TV on your pc instead of using it as a full replacement, well you can allways buy a card / usb device for that.
I don't even want to watch TV on my TV. I have it for using with the computer and XBox, because buying a monitor that's bigger than 50" was kind of expensive. More so than an 1080p TV when I was shopping for it.
There is no reason to Include the cost of a TV card in a computer when most people own a sepparate TV, especially when you already require two different devices. After all computers and TVs are most often used in different locations.
Note: I am aware that you can remove the first three points by raising the cost.
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I totally agree that if there is no attempt made to prevent access then there should be no issue with connecting to it. That would be like "OMG this web page is private you're not allowed to view it" although it's not password protected and has been indexed by Google.
The SSID doesn't have to be public. If the network is encrypted, the SSID could still be public while the IP wouldn't be. The MAC does give some information, e.g. vendor information. Some network scanning tools will make a guess what what the device is based on this.
I totally see the point of keeping track of all the wifi MAC addresses out there. This could be used for positioning in devices that don't have GPS. It's probably a lot more accurate than cell tower triangulation, and could be done from almost any laptop/PDA/smartphone. I'm sure there will be other uses for it too.
Should have RTFM before turning the access point on then.
Car analogy:
It's kind of like driving an automatic car with overdrive turned off, and wondering why your gas mileage sucks when you could just have read the manual and worked it out yourself.
If you're not sure that you fully understand it, don't get upset if it's doing something you didn't expect when you didn't RTFM.
I guess that's what you get after making a shitload of money from TV. I just have a tiny apartment.
How about nothing is executable until you explicitly change the permissions, and nothing on removable media is executable. That way there is no accidental running of any programs.
Autorun should have been killed when Windows 95 was still around. It's such an obvious security risk.
Having not read the article, I just assumed "Layer 8" was an extension to the OSI 7 Layer Model describing the dumb piece of meat sitting between the chair and keyboard.
Apple most certainly doesn't have a monopoly on the smartphone market. I don't think this question is open. Nokia's market share is approximately twice as large as Apple's. Plenty of other websites back up this claim too. Interestingly Palm and RIM have been growing in that market, while Apple has been shrinking (if these reports are to be believed).
The 90s called and it wants its cell phone back.
Actually I think the 90s was the last time I had a cell phone with no calendar.
We did that. Now where's my Linux version of USB Detect please?
Wasn't that QNX?
Some people are just unadventurous or don't know where to find interesting foods. I've had everything you've mentioned there locally here in California (except the haggis, which I had in Scotland).
I'm actually not fond of root beer either... i guess its taste does resemble the pink mouthwash that some dentists use.
If you think the fish ice cream is weird, you should try a meat cocktail (as in the alcoholic type served at a bar)...
I want to be able to do text messaging, home & work email, surf the web with a decent browser, use iTunes and iTunes Remote, and use maps/GPS. That is all.
I had a Blackberry before the iPhone and wished I could do what I wanted to do with it. I imagine I'd be thinking the same with a lot of other smartphones.
Yeah... it made me think of the Windows logo.
And equally easily solved in the automatic transmission ones by putting it into neutral.
How do you hold the cheeseburger then? I thought that's what the left hand was for.
You can read about it here. Best mouse I've used so far. No moving parts that can pick up dust. That ended up being the problem with my MightyMouse and various other mice with scroll wheels etc in the past.
What does it matter if the entire population drives or doesn't drive?
Being in a situation where nobody drives or nobody needs to drive is a viable solution to cutting the amount of deaths resulting from road traffic accidents.
The crater looks like a pac-dot that he's about to eat.
And what's with all the questions for headlines recently?
Do stop.
I believe that works differently in different English speaking countries. In the language's country of origin, the last punctuation make can go outside the quotes... and that's a semicolon, not a comma.
He accidentally the whole word
The Browser Ballet, featuring Waltz of the HTML rendering engine in D minor. Who wouldn't think it was a good idea ;-)
I don't think that word means what you think it means.
My bank is 2,500 miles away. And I don't see the problem with having $1,300 in cash... it's not like you can't take it home with you and leave it there for when you need it.
I only have one room mate and I trust her 100%, so that's not something I would worry about.
I have a check book somewhere... I think it's at the bottom of a drawer in my office room. I grew up in Europe after they'd stopped using them, and now I'm in a country where I'm surprised to see people still using them.
That just reminded me of xkcd explained over and over and over again.
Keep it on (standby).
My mom/dad/brother/non-tecchie room mate knows how to use VLC and MPlayer, and Youtube.
Choose one that makes no noise. My Mac Mini is pretty quiet.
Mine fits in as well as my XBox 360 does along side my stereo equipment (doesn't really fit but could look worse)
Agreed. Apple TV or equivalent would be better suited.
I have an uptime of over a year. No kernel panics. If all you're doing is playing music and video, not plugging in random hardware or fiddling with settings, you're unlikely to have these problems.
???
I don't even want to watch TV on my TV. I have it for using with the computer and XBox, because buying a monitor that's bigger than 50" was kind of expensive. More so than an 1080p TV when I was shopping for it.