The TSA claimed it was not possible to store the images. They lied.
It isn't even an accidental lie either - their own procurement specifications require the ability to store and transmit copies in real time. Seems like the only thing keeping the machines doing from what the TSA said they "cannot" do is the flip of a switch. Why should we believe they aren't flipping that switch whenever they feel like it? After all they lied about the machines' capabilities, it ain't no big stretch of the imagination to expect them to lie about using that switch.
Don't worry. They can only throw that switch if authorized by Jack Bauer.
For added bonus points, until they fix this, just bring a day school class to these locations, run them through the scanner, and accuse the "Guard" of pedophilia.
Tell me about it, but its frustrating to get into the hardware end of things.
I recently had a small auxiliary Fridge suddenly die. Its still getting lights, but the main appliance fuse blew.
Opening things up, it looks like one or two of the Capacitors went.
The good news: the circuit board seems to have lots of space.
The bad news: I've never soldered anything in my life (let alone de-soldered to remove the bad caps first). On the other hand, I'd rather spend 20$ in parts compared to 450$ to replace the fridge.:/
To have it serviced is going to be at least $200-$300 in their time, assuming they even replace capacitors instead of merely saying "we can't get a replacement board".
Good thing I have a friend who is into hardware to walk through it with me though, otherwise I might not have much choice.
The radioactive cloud went northwest to Scandinavia first and then southward to Central Europe.
Then it swerved left and settled over France, first diminishing the intelligence of local elected officials (which went undetected), before finally being fermented into a new "glow in the dark" cheese.
Happy to have finally found a home, the Radioactive Cloud settled down and while currently still unattached, hopes to one day have little "Containment Leaks".
There are photos of people on motorcycles without helmets, cars stopped in crosswalks, drivers on cellphones, drivers in the middle of illegal turns and improperly parked vehicles.
I can't even imagine seeing all that!
Hmmm, and here I saw all of that on the way to work this morning.
1) You've got a good grasp on things. When the market is bad, if you can't get a job, its a good time to go to school and increase knowledge for when the market is better. After dropping out of college and working for 10 years, when the market bit the dust, I went back to school and finished my CS degree. Came out a little before you, and have been working since.
2) Where you work is as important as what you do. A smaller start-up might not have the same job security as a large business, but might be more flexible on time, responsibilities, etc. They also have more need of generalists than larger companies.
3) If you love programming, but hate your bosses, become your own boss. The up-side, you can structure things as you want to. The down-side, you need to figure out how to put money on the table, it can be even worse job security than a Small Business.
I'm not an expert in international law, but I think they could try him in Slovenia on charges relevant there (what illegal actions he took there) and then hand him off to Spain, rinse/repeat and onward to USA. No double jeopardy if the crimes are committed are new in each country (and not sure how each of these countries weighs double jeopardy in light of extradition after trial..)
Anyone with more info - please enlighten us.
Cool Something to plan for when I get near retirement age:
1) Create Botnet, but only deploy in tropical, "civilized", countries. 2) Get caught once I can no longer afford to maintain my standard of living. 3) Tour the world on the Government's Dime seeing lots of interesting places (out the window of my transport vehicle). 4) Get released after 10-20 years and write best seller/movie deal to finance post-incarceration lifestyle.
My wife will be so thrilled that I've become involved in Retirement Planning!
"The writer of the Mariposa Botnet has been arrested through international effort. The FBI said this arrest and the arrests of three alleged operators in February were the result of a two-year joint investigation into the Mariposa Botnet, which may have infected as many as eight million to 12 million computers around the world."
In related news, a grass roots campaign has started on the net calling for his release.
Current estimates are that anywhere from 8 to 12 million people around the world are current calling for his release, writing petitions to their local government, and spamming on-line petition sites hoping to bring attention to this issue.
Hehe, I remember the contrast from Undergrad days:
Stats 121, the professor handed out 3 5-point "extra credit" assignments that we had to do using either SPSS or SAS (so we would become familiar with the programs), and the points were applied to the next test. Turned out I had spent 3-4 years working with SAS. Took ~5-10 minutes per assignment, for some VERY easy extra credit.
Contrast that with the Programing 121 course given by the tenured professor from heck (with publications and research grants). My transcript was late so my credit for the class hadn't got there yet, and I figured it would be an easy way to get up to speed on C++ (the last time I had taken it the course was taught in Pascal:) ). Turned out to be a good refresher but a painful course. Out of the 50 people who started the class the first day, 12-15 were there the last day trying to get at least a passing grade (I finished with an A, as did at least one other person, but I had been programming for ~15-20 years at that point, so it was pretty straightforward).
The way he structured the class, I even got to skip the final once I got the A and there was certainly a sense of accomplishment, but he really made you work for it!:D
and just wait till the Army gets their Solar Powered Laser Rifles!
The Armed Forces new overall recruiting motto is going to be "Bringing Clean Renewable Technologies to the Countries Most in Need" I mean, its practically Humanitarian.;)
I recently bought an iPhone, and I have fairly large hands, and when I talk I hold the phone in my right hand. As such, I cannot talk without a case, for fear of dropping the call. Also, I'm on an ATT family plan so my options were iPhone or terrible other ATT phone.
Ah, so returning the phone isn't an option, and this is just AT&T-hate (entirely justifiable), rather than Apple-hate specifically.
That only holds true if everyone buys Motorola, despite HTC phones being usable for longer.
I'd expect that recently, what with this "economy thing" people would be looking for products that lasted LONGER, not SHORTER.
The short life-spans only make sense during a market's early rapid growth period. At this point the market is much more mature. One SmartPhone SHOULD be the same as another (for the vast majority of people who want one).
If people start rewarding longer life-cycle, then HTC should have better profits over the long haul than Motorola.
Lesson: Start telling everyone that HTC phones can last longer than Motorola phones, because HTC phones are "User Upgradable", while Motorola phones lock you in and force you to upgrade early.
I would like to take this moment to give a shout out to T-Mobile, which actually offers a bring your own phone plan for less than the subsidize your phone plan.
True. Also my experience has been that they are one of the FEW U.S. carriers NOT to cripple their phones from the get-go (Bluetooth File Transfers to/from the phone, no extra software needed to offload your pictures/audio/video).
I'd imagine that the T-mobile Android phones should be nice and "open", but I recently got an iPhone through work, so for now all my T-mobile number is doing is forwarding calls.:D
This is what can be done when you don't shut out your customers - I am an HTC purchaser for life now.
Except you did not purchase a single phone from them for the last 4 years.
Not that I am supporting what Motorola did.
I've seen this comment from a few people so I have to ask:
Since when should the manufacturer decide how often I need to replace their product? How often to you buy a new computer or TV? I'm sure Dell/Sony/Samsung/Toshiba would be happy if you bought a new one each year, but for most people that is way overkill.
When you DO chose/need to buy a new "X", do you give any consideration to "brand loyalty" when making your purchase?
Personally my Desktop is coming up on 5 years old. My television is about 4 years old. When I look to replace them I'm probably going to look at ASUS and Samsung because they made a quality product that worked well.
That's the sort of reward a good company should get. When you choose to replace their product, you WANT to give them more business, instead of just jumping ship with a thankful sigh.
uddenly, Motorola is facing hundreds of small claims suits. They're still likely to settle them all out of court for the cost of the phone, but perhaps the next time they make a phone someone in the initial design meeting says "Ya know, the fuse function really seemed to piss off a lot of people, people who are now likely buying phones from our competitors. Maybe we shouldn't take that route again."
No.
They are likely to petition to have all these Small Claims rolled up into a Class Action suit (or some intrepid lawyer will, hoping to cash in on money they will make by battling Motorola).
A judge is likely to grant the petition, and then Motorola can let their lawyers into the mix.
Flash forward 5-10 years before the results actually matter (although it always possible Motorola MAY learn from this before then).
The BIOS password is not to protect the drive, but rather to keep people from fiddling with the boot order and inserting their own Boot media to try and subvert (or rewrite), the system.
Can't we just teach it to download Pr0n and watch as it consumes all its resources? (see? the internet isn't a disgusting pile of filth, its a "first line of defense" against the rising A.I. menace!)
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Don't worry. They can only throw that switch if authorized by Jack Bauer.
+1 insightful.
For added bonus points, until they fix this, just bring a day school class to these locations, run them through the scanner, and accuse the "Guard" of pedophilia.
True. I love when I'm flying and the Flight Attendant announces to stow all electronic devices, and turn anything "with an off switch" off.
I watch all the people with e-book readers and laptops groan while I pull out my paperback. Uninterrupted reading pleasure during the trip.
Thanks very much for the tip, that should make it much easier. :)
Now I just need to find the replacement caps (I took down the uF and V measurements from the outside, but Radio Shack didn't have any matches. :(
Tell me about it, but its frustrating to get into the hardware end of things.
I recently had a small auxiliary Fridge suddenly die. Its still getting lights, but the main appliance fuse blew.
Opening things up, it looks like one or two of the Capacitors went.
The good news: the circuit board seems to have lots of space.
The bad news: I've never soldered anything in my life (let alone de-soldered to remove the bad caps first). On the other hand, I'd rather spend 20$ in parts compared to 450$ to replace the fridge. :/
To have it serviced is going to be at least $200-$300 in their time, assuming they even replace capacitors instead of merely saying "we can't get a replacement board".
Good thing I have a friend who is into hardware to walk through it with me though, otherwise I might not have much choice.
Thanks for the link.
Great read from WSJ about the growing problem of Boars invading cities in Germany, even if the article is 2 years old.
(really, a good "related read")
Then it swerved left and settled over France, first diminishing the intelligence of local elected officials (which went undetected), before finally being fermented into a new "glow in the dark" cheese.
Happy to have finally found a home, the Radioactive Cloud settled down and while currently still unattached, hopes to one day have little "Containment Leaks".
(sorry all, I think I'm in a giddy mood today)
Boarzilla!
Hmmm, and here I saw all of that on the way to work this morning.
Two things.
1) You've got a good grasp on things. When the market is bad, if you can't get a job, its a good time to go to school and increase knowledge for when the market is better. After dropping out of college and working for 10 years, when the market bit the dust, I went back to school and finished my CS degree. Came out a little before you, and have been working since.
2) Where you work is as important as what you do. A smaller start-up might not have the same job security as a large business, but might be more flexible on time, responsibilities, etc. They also have more need of generalists than larger companies.
3) If you love programming, but hate your bosses, become your own boss. The up-side, you can structure things as you want to. The down-side, you need to figure out how to put money on the table, it can be even worse job security than a Small Business.
Its about time we started work on moving technology into the 25th century and beyond.
After the "Heisenberg Compensator" I suggest we try to move forward on injectors.Dilythium
Cool Something to plan for when I get near retirement age:
1) Create Botnet, but only deploy in tropical, "civilized", countries.
2) Get caught once I can no longer afford to maintain my standard of living.
3) Tour the world on the Government's Dime seeing lots of interesting places (out the window of my transport vehicle).
4) Get released after 10-20 years and write best seller/movie deal to finance post-incarceration lifestyle.
My wife will be so thrilled that I've become involved in Retirement Planning!
In related news, a grass roots campaign has started on the net calling for his release.
Current estimates are that anywhere from 8 to 12 million people around the world are current calling for his release, writing petitions to their local government, and spamming on-line petition sites hoping to bring attention to this issue.
Has ASCAP properly paid Apple and Steve Jobs for the Reality Altering Field they are attempting to deploy?
Could be worse. One company I know of decides reviews and bonuses based entirely on Bell Curves.
Yes, thats right, even if everyone is meeting their goals, someone MUST get an EXCELLENT and someone MUST have a NEEDS IMPROVEMENT.
Its ridiculous and undermining to employee morale, but the higher ups don't seem to notice or care.
Hehe, I remember the contrast from Undergrad days:
Stats 121, the professor handed out 3 5-point "extra credit" assignments that we had to do using either SPSS or SAS (so we would become familiar with the programs), and the points were applied to the next test. Turned out I had spent 3-4 years working with SAS. Took ~5-10 minutes per assignment, for some VERY easy extra credit.
Contrast that with the Programing 121 course given by the tenured professor from heck (with publications and research grants). My transcript was late so my credit for the class hadn't got there yet, and I figured it would be an easy way to get up to speed on C++ (the last time I had taken it the course was taught in Pascal :) ). Turned out to be a good refresher but a painful course. Out of the 50 people who started the class the first day, 12-15 were there the last day trying to get at least a passing grade (I finished with an A, as did at least one other person, but I had been programming for ~15-20 years at that point, so it was pretty straightforward).
The way he structured the class, I even got to skip the final once I got the A and there was certainly a sense of accomplishment, but he really made you work for it! :D
Brings new meaning to the term "Fog of War".
Yessiree,
and just wait till the Army gets their Solar Powered Laser Rifles!
The Armed Forces new overall recruiting motto is going to be "Bringing Clean Renewable Technologies to the Countries Most in Need" I mean, its practically Humanitarian. ;)
Ah, so returning the phone isn't an option, and this is just AT&T-hate (entirely justifiable), rather than Apple-hate specifically.
That only holds true if everyone buys Motorola, despite HTC phones being usable for longer.
I'd expect that recently, what with this "economy thing" people would be looking for products that lasted LONGER, not SHORTER.
The short life-spans only make sense during a market's early rapid growth period. At this point the market is much more mature.
One SmartPhone SHOULD be the same as another (for the vast majority of people who want one).
If people start rewarding longer life-cycle, then HTC should have better profits over the long haul than Motorola.
Lesson: Start telling everyone that HTC phones can last longer than Motorola phones, because HTC phones are "User Upgradable", while Motorola phones lock you in and force you to upgrade early.
True. Also my experience has been that they are one of the FEW U.S. carriers NOT to cripple their phones from the get-go (Bluetooth File Transfers to/from the phone, no extra software needed to offload your pictures/audio/video).
I'd imagine that the T-mobile Android phones should be nice and "open", but I recently got an iPhone through work, so for now all my T-mobile number is doing is forwarding calls. :D
I've seen this comment from a few people so I have to ask:
Since when should the manufacturer decide how often I need to replace their product?
How often to you buy a new computer or TV? I'm sure Dell/Sony/Samsung/Toshiba would be happy if you bought a new one each year, but for most people that is way overkill.
When you DO chose/need to buy a new "X", do you give any consideration to "brand loyalty" when making your purchase?
Personally my Desktop is coming up on 5 years old. My television is about 4 years old.
When I look to replace them I'm probably going to look at ASUS and Samsung because they made a quality product that worked well.
That's the sort of reward a good company should get. When you choose to replace their product, you WANT to give them more business, instead of just jumping ship with a thankful sigh.
No.
They are likely to petition to have all these Small Claims rolled up into a Class Action suit (or some intrepid lawyer will, hoping to cash in on money they will make by battling Motorola).
A judge is likely to grant the petition, and then Motorola can let their lawyers into the mix.
Flash forward 5-10 years before the results actually matter (although it always possible Motorola MAY learn from this before then).
The BIOS password is not to protect the drive, but rather to keep people from fiddling with the boot order and inserting their own Boot media to try and subvert (or rewrite), the system.
Can't we just teach it to download Pr0n and watch as it consumes all its resources? (see? the internet isn't a disgusting pile of filth, its a "first line of defense" against the rising A.I. menace!)