"Lie" doesn't imply maliciousness, it implies knowledge. It means they KNOWINGLY stated something that is false, as opposed to simply stating it in erroneous belief or assumption.
I don't buy the whole "disconnect" between the techs and marketing. Too often marketing fosters the disconnect to give them plausible deniability.
Besides, the Terms of Service were written by the lawyers, not the marketers, and it is their job to make sure it is correct.
The only thing at issue here is that Dropbox LIED about the service they provided. Whether or not you personally believe anyone needs that level of protection is irrelevant. They said they offered it and LIED.
21 or so, each 20 MHz wide, depending on your country. The 2.4 GHz channels are only 5 MHz wide, so already without overlap or using multiple channels we're talking 4x the bandwidth.
802.11a/n has the option of 40 MHz channels, if your bandwidth is clear. REAL nice for streaming video.
The last two laptops I bought came with 802.11 b/g/n mini-PCI cards. They were the first thing I replaced, putting in 802.11 A/b/g/n cards.
The spacious, speedy 5 GHz spectrum smokes the pathetic 2.4 GHz for things like streaming video playback. Those 3 non-overlapping channels in 802.11 b/g/n are SO useful...out on the farm. Get into a suburb or city and you get stomped on.
Two decades is nothing. If you don't think the Chinese can deal with a little economic pain, you need to read up on "the Great Leap Forward". Death toll estimates range from 16 to 46 MILLION people from that little project. Compared to that, some economic squeezing is nothing.
Look at where China was in 1950, 1970, 1990 and where it is today, and tell me you feel comfortable with them being "two decades away" from anything.
Fortunately, thanks to the scientific miracle of Viagra, we no longer have to worry about water fluoridation and the sapping of our precious bodily fluids!
I must confess, you have an astonishingly good idea there, Doctor.
Encryption only really works if you do it right, every time. Screw up only once, and you could leave enough crumbs to compromise it all.
He's been holed up in that place for 6 years now, with no one even coming close. Time for him to get comfortable and slipshod. The odds of him not slipping up at all during that time are slim.
Maybe it is all encrypted, or maybe there are enough clues left around to provide some real, useful information.
Besides, the real question isn't what is on there. It is who in the various governments and industry are quaking in their boots thinking THEY may be on a list identifying them as supporters.
Yeah, but it is so much more satisfying to rip off that damned key with a pair of pliers.:-)
I have no trouble believing the story of the tech. I remember using that trick on MCSEs who thought they knew computers and Sun servers were just like the WinTel ones...
...because if we aren't willing to take the innocent ones, why should they?
Because they are citizens of those countries. We try to give them BACK, first.
Yes, it is his fault because he made a big deal about this during the campaign. He was either too IGNORANT of the process, or just didn't care and was saying anything to get elected.
My vote is "both".
Of course, this is no different than 99% of other politicians.
It all makes sense when you pick one up. With those monsters seen in the movies, you get one swing and they can see it coming days away. An opponent with a nice, short rapier or extended dagger can poke holes in an opponent very quickly.
And pre-penicillin, a few small holes would *eventually* be fatal even if it was immediate.
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"Lie" doesn't imply maliciousness, it implies knowledge. It means they KNOWINGLY stated something that is false, as opposed to simply stating it in erroneous belief or assumption.
I don't buy the whole "disconnect" between the techs and marketing. Too often marketing fosters the disconnect to give them plausible deniability.
Besides, the Terms of Service were written by the lawyers, not the marketers, and it is their job to make sure it is correct.
The only thing at issue here is that Dropbox LIED about the service they provided. Whether or not you personally believe anyone needs that level of protection is irrelevant. They said they offered it and LIED.
Well, if we just focus on "non-random noise", any patterns we find would be a big hint towards life -- as a form we know or not.
We're just looking for "signal". Wow!
21 or so, each 20 MHz wide, depending on your country. The 2.4 GHz channels are only 5 MHz wide, so already without overlap or using multiple channels we're talking 4x the bandwidth.
802.11a/n has the option of 40 MHz channels, if your bandwidth is clear. REAL nice for streaming video.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_WLAN_channels
The last two laptops I bought came with 802.11 b/g/n mini-PCI cards. They were the first thing I replaced, putting in 802.11 A/b/g/n cards.
The spacious, speedy 5 GHz spectrum smokes the pathetic 2.4 GHz for things like streaming video playback. Those 3 non-overlapping channels in 802.11 b/g/n are SO useful...out on the farm. Get into a suburb or city and you get stomped on.
Get with the program Samsung.
Two decades is nothing. If you don't think the Chinese can deal with a little economic pain, you need to read up on "the Great Leap Forward". Death toll estimates range from 16 to 46 MILLION people from that little project. Compared to that, some economic squeezing is nothing.
Look at where China was in 1950, 1970, 1990 and where it is today, and tell me you feel comfortable with them being "two decades away" from anything.
Fortunately, thanks to the scientific miracle of Viagra, we no longer have to worry about water fluoridation and the sapping of our precious bodily fluids!
I must confess, you have an astonishingly good idea there, Doctor.
Yet another problem that can be solved by suitable applications of high explosives.
Try their "mobile" site. Just as fugly, but oriented for smaller screens.
http://idrudgereport.com/
There may be, however, several who were laid off after spending that much extra money on Cisco.
Hmm. Your ideas are intriguing to me and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.
Ah! I had totally forgotten about that beast. That was so long ago my memory of the 8-bit era is a bit pixelated.
16-bit 65000...is that like, 3000 less than the Motorola 68000? Did Apple get a discount, or just not use the extra transistors?
And if you were going for M68000-based machines, why not the Atari ST or Commodore Amiga? (Nothing like dredging up decades-old flame wars. :-)
Encryption only really works if you do it right, every time. Screw up only once, and you could leave enough crumbs to compromise it all.
He's been holed up in that place for 6 years now, with no one even coming close. Time for him to get comfortable and slipshod. The odds of him not slipping up at all during that time are slim.
Maybe it is all encrypted, or maybe there are enough clues left around to provide some real, useful information.
Besides, the real question isn't what is on there. It is who in the various governments and industry are quaking in their boots thinking THEY may be on a list identifying them as supporters.
Everything but the Recycle Bin, according to the judge way back when. At least he left them with something to carry the rest of their lawsuits in.
Yeah, but it is so much more satisfying to rip off that damned key with a pair of pliers. :-)
I have no trouble believing the story of the tech. I remember using that trick on MCSEs who thought they knew computers and Sun servers were just like the WinTel ones...
"How do you turn this damn thing on?" :-)
141 comments and no one mentions the old Sun equipment that had the !@#^ power button on the keyboard! Must be the young crowd posting.
Been there, done that. Reached over, bumped the keyboard and the SparcStation went "blink!" and off.
I've been to a couple lab environments where the upper-right key on every keyboard had been physically removed because this was such a stupid design.
That one would probably get you sued. I believe "Toys 'R' Us" claims *ALL* forms of 'R' Us and has sued over this before.
That was yesterday, but since you didn't post your phone number you missed out. Better luck next time!
...because if we aren't willing to take the innocent ones, why should they?
Because they are citizens of those countries. We try to give them BACK, first.
Yes, it is his fault because he made a big deal about this during the campaign. He was either too IGNORANT of the process, or just didn't care and was saying anything to get elected.
My vote is "both".
Of course, this is no different than 99% of other politicians.
No, no. The bourbon must be served neat, as opposed to on the rocks, diluted with water or with soda.
Where will we get our fix for People of Walmart?
If you're too fat for even the power chair carts at Walmart, you might be a redneck.
You sound like my fencing instructor. :-)
It all makes sense when you pick one up. With those monsters seen in the movies, you get one swing and they can see it coming days away. An opponent with a nice, short rapier or extended dagger can poke holes in an opponent very quickly.
And pre-penicillin, a few small holes would *eventually* be fatal even if it was immediate.
With efficiencies like that, they have a bright future in government.
Hmmm...trying to combine the theme from the original Batman (last story - about the superhero capes) with this one. +1 subtle humor.