It seems to me that the number of incidences where this could possibly be an issue is astronomically slim. Need picture of key, need to know where the key goes, and need the method of duplicating key with picture accurately enough to be of use.
This wouldn't work for picking someone at random.
However, if you wanted the keys to a specific place, it sounds like it would be entirely feasible to do a little targeted surveillance and get your key.
Still, demonstrating that you can do it means someone will find a reason to do it.
I'm 33 years old, I love video games, I like the Beatles, I play Rock Band/Guitar Hero, and there's several million people who are just like me. I think they'll be fine on sales.
I think until they completely saturate the market for these games, they'll be fine.
These music games seem hugely popular, and my (utterly non-gamer) GF is totally hooked on them. We have GH3, GH4, GH:Aerosmith, Rock Band. We have friends who have all of them as well, and know a lot of people totally hooked on them.
I'm pretty sure that Beatles tracks on a Rock Band edition would do just fine.
When I hear stories about bands debuting songs inside of music games, it's hard not to think that the popularity of these things has reached a point where they're a significant enough factor that the music labels are really taking notice of it.
aybe they are trying to cater to a new market. Afterall, isn't it the dads who afford these 60-100$+ video games? They should be able to get some enjoyment out of it as well...... So yeah, I think this is a great move, they are going to get a whole new market interested in the game.
I don't have numbers to support this, but I'm pretty sure a lot of adults are already the ones playing Guitar Hero and Rock Band. I know a lot of people in their 40s who are huge fans of the game.
I think the whole music-game thing has gone well outside the "traditional gamer" market.
I'd be curious to know how many middle-aged people are rocking out to these games.
Yes, 1000 years is a long time to wait, but we've already got projects going on with that kind of time frame.
Ummmm... what would those be??
Human engineering has never had a project on the go which has a timeline of 1000 years. At least, we haven't finished any.
We have architectural and archeological things well over 1000 years old, but I'm not yet convinced we have the capacity to maintain any pursuit for 1000 years and keep any sort of coherent focus. By a thousand years it would be myth or forgotten about.
It's not like we can point to all of those other 1000 year projects that have been on the go. Cheers
Alternatively, they may be trying to convince the world that they DO have a quantum computer.
Or, maybe they're saying "if we had a quantum computer, what would we do with it? And would it be worth having one in the first place?".
You know, I'm all for a little good fun and some paranoia, but at some point, the tin-foil hat mentality here on Slashdot does get a little into the realm of the absurd.:-P
Consider the equation calculating the surface area of a real cow in 3 dimensions; including the hair. You can come back in a few years when you're finished figuring out how to do that. As for the rest of us we will continue working with the spherical cows and finish the thermodynamics lesson.
As much as we understand why spherical cows makes for some nice, simplified assumptions.
It's still kind of bizarre to read about some of these things -- speherical ducks and cows have been funny for just slightly less time than we've had them as placeholders in equations. The layperson finds them self with a big "WTF".
It's one of those things by the time people doing astronomical research are done, they've gone through half a dozen "simplifying" steps that seem to largely reduce calculations to the level of "thumb and squint". Which, I guess when you're working on a universal scale is fairly useful.
Why must people with no idea on a particular subject always be in charge of the budgets around a particular subject?
Why, for the same reason we need phone sanitizers... So we can have some good satire.
Sadly, deciding budget allocations and the like seems to be where we put people when we've ran out of places to put them to keep them out of trouble. Especially, I'm told, in the Army!:-P
Yeah, but in space you'd have to design an entire device for collection so you don't have spooge floating around the space station. That'd likely foul up some equipment somewhere.
I'm pretty sure the logistics of a micro-gravity wank in an enclosed space with sensitive equipment is far more challenging than simply giving the astronauts porn.:-P
"At present, if it's intended to travel on the ground with wheels, at what point (other than the completely arbitrary one you've given) does it stop being a car??"
Is this [jimsrepair...actors.com] a car? It has wheels and travels on the ground.
*laugh* We're getting into a discussion of philosophy here.
What is a table? What defines table? If I make the table 30 feet high is it still a table? What if I turn it on its side? What if it's only two inches wide but 5 miles long? What if it had 5 legs? How about a chair? What specific characteristics can we point to about chair that define it exaclusively as chair, and how do we know at what point we've ceased to be chair??
Similarly, at what exact point does a car stop becoming a car and become a lawn-tractor? Is it because it's green? Because it has a mower attachment? Because its function is different from that of a car? Because we think of it differently? Because you sit upright and unenclosed?
See, philosophers have been grappling with this problem for a few thousand years. They don't really have good answers either.
My point was... other than some arbitrary restrictions which people in this thread seem to be applying, at what point does our rocket-powered, land-traversing projectile cease to be a car?? Is your distinction arbitrary or objective?
I suspect in this case, someone has already given a 'reasonable' written definition for what counts as car. But, in general, I have no friggin' idea at what point this "rocket car" would realistically stop being a "car". Nor do I really know if your lawn tractor would, or would not, be a 'car'.
A jet that just happens to not take off (or so they hope) is not a "car". I personally set the limit of car speeds as those achieved by a combustion engine, and even then, the top drag cars are held to the earth by giant down-force-generating wings.
Same goes for Formula 1 cars -- if it weren't for wings which push down, they'd take flight.
At what point does it stop being a car? Why stop at internal combustion? What about electric cars? Mr Fusion???
It's not like there isn't a category of jet powered cars at drag strips. They're still classed as cars. At present, if it's intended to travel on the ground with wheels, at what point (other than the completely arbitrary one you've given) does it stop being a car??
Yeah but that's easy: the "rules" are by their nature restrictive. The DRM will indeed be invisible when you only buy songs via the approved website, only access them with the approved software, and only play them on the approved devices. Oh, and one of the rules is that you are not allowed to complain when the authentication servers are decommissioned and you have to re-buy your entire media collection.
*shrug* You know, I understand the whole lament about all of this stuff. I really do.
You know how I get around all of this?? I buy CDs and rip them to DRM-free MP3s that I can use on any device I choose to. Thereafter, I make the 'rules' on where it can be used.
My media collection consists of several hundred CDs, and several hundred DVDs.
If you're going to buy music, buy the CD and then set your own damned rules. If you were never going to buy the music in the first place, then I figure you can get over whining about the DRM on the songs.
I could get excited about The Phantom Menace all over again!
Think of all the potential disappointment which could await you in life if you could re-experience the let down of that movie new every week or so!!
We could erase all memory of Uwe Boll and his movies and let you experience the suck all over again.
I figure the absolute best use for it is to make kids fall for "pull my finger" more often. Send 'em to bed, scramble their brains, wake 'em up in the morning, bam -- hit 'em when they don't expect it!!:-P
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But, "cracker" and "whitey" are still OK, right? ;-)
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*laugh* To a lot of us, there can be no "if" in that statement.
Knuth is just right. Anything else is sacrilege. ;-)
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This wouldn't work for picking someone at random.
However, if you wanted the keys to a specific place, it sounds like it would be entirely feasible to do a little targeted surveillance and get your key.
Still, demonstrating that you can do it means someone will find a reason to do it.
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Or, worse ... an accountant. ;-)
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I think until they completely saturate the market for these games, they'll be fine.
These music games seem hugely popular, and my (utterly non-gamer) GF is totally hooked on them. We have GH3, GH4, GH:Aerosmith, Rock Band. We have friends who have all of them as well, and know a lot of people totally hooked on them.
I'm pretty sure that Beatles tracks on a Rock Band edition would do just fine.
When I hear stories about bands debuting songs inside of music games, it's hard not to think that the popularity of these things has reached a point where they're a significant enough factor that the music labels are really taking notice of it.
Cheers
I don't have numbers to support this, but I'm pretty sure a lot of adults are already the ones playing Guitar Hero and Rock Band. I know a lot of people in their 40s who are huge fans of the game.
I think the whole music-game thing has gone well outside the "traditional gamer" market.
I'd be curious to know how many middle-aged people are rocking out to these games.
Cheers
Ummm, this is Slashdot -- that's already implied. :-P
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Ummmm ... what would those be??
Human engineering has never had a project on the go which has a timeline of 1000 years. At least, we haven't finished any.
We have architectural and archeological things well over 1000 years old, but I'm not yet convinced we have the capacity to maintain any pursuit for 1000 years and keep any sort of coherent focus. By a thousand years it would be myth or forgotten about.
It's not like we can point to all of those other 1000 year projects that have been on the go.
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Why is the DoJ talking in fiscal years? Has law become a profit center lately? :-P
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Or, maybe they're saying "if we had a quantum computer, what would we do with it? And would it be worth having one in the first place?".
You know, I'm all for a little good fun and some paranoia, but at some point, the tin-foil hat mentality here on Slashdot does get a little into the realm of the absurd. :-P
Cheers
As much as we understand why spherical cows makes for some nice, simplified assumptions.
It's still kind of bizarre to read about some of these things -- speherical ducks and cows have been funny for just slightly less time than we've had them as placeholders in equations. The layperson finds them self with a big "WTF".
It's one of those things by the time people doing astronomical research are done, they've gone through half a dozen "simplifying" steps that seem to largely reduce calculations to the level of "thumb and squint". Which, I guess when you're working on a universal scale is fairly useful.
Cheers
Why, for the same reason we need phone sanitizers ... So we can have some good satire.
Sadly, deciding budget allocations and the like seems to be where we put people when we've ran out of places to put them to keep them out of trouble. Especially, I'm told, in the Army! :-P
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No, just terrorism and border security.
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Sure, not even 4 weeks after I turn 39 they come out with this.
Now I have scientific proof that it's all down-hill from here. :-P
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Yeah, but in space you'd have to design an entire device for collection so you don't have spooge floating around the space station. That'd likely foul up some equipment somewhere.
I'm pretty sure the logistics of a micro-gravity wank in an enclosed space with sensitive equipment is far more challenging than simply giving the astronauts porn. :-P
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Actually, that was my point. :-P
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*laugh* We're getting into a discussion of philosophy here.
What is a table? What defines table? If I make the table 30 feet high is it still a table? What if I turn it on its side? What if it's only two inches wide but 5 miles long? What if it had 5 legs? How about a chair? What specific characteristics can we point to about chair that define it exaclusively as chair, and how do we know at what point we've ceased to be chair??
Similarly, at what exact point does a car stop becoming a car and become a lawn-tractor? Is it because it's green? Because it has a mower attachment? Because its function is different from that of a car? Because we think of it differently? Because you sit upright and unenclosed?
See, philosophers have been grappling with this problem for a few thousand years. They don't really have good answers either.
My point was ... other than some arbitrary restrictions which people in this thread seem to be applying, at what point does our rocket-powered, land-traversing projectile cease to be a car?? Is your distinction arbitrary or objective?
I suspect in this case, someone has already given a 'reasonable' written definition for what counts as car. But, in general, I have no friggin' idea at what point this "rocket car" would realistically stop being a "car". Nor do I really know if your lawn tractor would, or would not, be a 'car'.
Cheers
To the bug, once you reach the speed of "splat", any faster is irrelevant.
I figure anything past the first 60mph isn't going to really change anything. :-P
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Same goes for Formula 1 cars -- if it weren't for wings which push down, they'd take flight.
At what point does it stop being a car? Why stop at internal combustion? What about electric cars? Mr Fusion???
It's not like there isn't a category of jet powered cars at drag strips. They're still classed as cars. At present, if it's intended to travel on the ground with wheels, at what point (other than the completely arbitrary one you've given) does it stop being a car??
Cheers
No, I'm giving religion the benefit of the doubt.
However, your point that it might be misplaced is well taken. ;-)
Cheers
*shrug* You know, I understand the whole lament about all of this stuff. I really do.
You know how I get around all of this?? I buy CDs and rip them to DRM-free MP3s that I can use on any device I choose to. Thereafter, I make the 'rules' on where it can be used.
My media collection consists of several hundred CDs, and several hundred DVDs.
If you're going to buy music, buy the CD and then set your own damned rules. If you were never going to buy the music in the first place, then I figure you can get over whining about the DRM on the songs.
Cheers
I think they'll be happy if it's invisible to the people who have bought the content and are playing by their rules.
The ones who are sharing files on the internet .. they'd like to stop and have the DRM be anything but invisible.
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Taiwan has 7-11's? How sad. And here I though the rest of the world had been spared the blight of convenience stores. :-P
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Oh, I'm sorry, this is slash dot. Slash comma is down the hall on your left.
Stupid git. ;-P
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Think of all the potential disappointment which could await you in life if you could re-experience the let down of that movie new every week or so!!
We could erase all memory of Uwe Boll and his movies and let you experience the suck all over again.
I figure the absolute best use for it is to make kids fall for "pull my finger" more often. Send 'em to bed, scramble their brains, wake 'em up in the morning, bam -- hit 'em when they don't expect it!! :-P
Cheers