Whereas if it has appeared in a "left wing" paper it would be gospel, eh? Though Murdock is a jerk, he is not a fool. Considering the nature of British libel laws the story is unlikely to be false.
> I've worked in sales for a cell company and you know honestly, it was > difficult getting some (not ALL) of the elderly customers to understand > what exactly they were wanting to sign up for.
How tedious of those old fogies to actually want to understand what they are contracting for! Much easier to deal with young suckers who will sign anything at all without reading it, isn't it?
> How do you create a market for a product, and make money of a product that > has a huge initial creative investment, but then no manufacturing cost, and > is in infinite supply?
Quit thinking of it as a product. The business of selling copies is obsolete.
Won't work. A former coworker had a convertible which always left unlocked (and with nothing valuable inside). The stupid little buggers slashed the top anyway, without checking the doors first. Then they stole his used $9.95 cassete player, damaging the dash despite the fact that it wasn't screwed in.
> Don't need the hydraulic jack. Depends on the aircraft and it hasn't been > thoroughly debunked because it can be done, was done by DB Cooper. See > http://www.crimelibrary.com/criminal_mind/scams/DB _Cooper/index.html . > With a parachute he leaped from the back tail-fan door.
That "door" was a hydraulically-operated rear boarding ramp. So you could say that he _did_ use a hydraulic jack.
Please read Title 17. The DMCA does not give anyone the right to shut anything down. It provides a "safe haven" for providers who act promptly to remove infringing material. Absent the DMCA copyright owners could still send "takedown notices". However, they could still sue providers even they promptly complied.
>...a soundcard and a radio tuned in between channels and collects atmospheric > noise.
Depends on what you are using the random numbers for. An opponent could transmit known patterns on that frequency, or the vagaries of radio propagation could replace the noise with a station.
> Sounds much simpler...
Simpler is a noise diode and a comparator. Sticking the americurium to the diode might up its output a bit.
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Whereas if it has appeared in a "left wing" paper it would be gospel, eh? Though Murdock is a jerk, he is not a fool. Considering the nature of British libel laws the story is unlikely to be false.
> Current companies today have to find some way to protect themselves...
They might try not behaving like fools.
> I wonder if the trend towards consumer naivete is universal when one gets
> elderly.
You're pretty naive. Get to know some "elderly" people. You might learn something.
> I've worked in sales for a cell company and you know honestly, it was
> difficult getting some (not ALL) of the elderly customers to understand
> what exactly they were wanting to sign up for.
How tedious of those old fogies to actually want to understand what they are contracting for! Much easier to deal with young suckers who will sign anything at all without reading it, isn't it?
> The company should be smacked down accordingly.
They were smacked down. They got some very bad publicity. If they want to go on being fools they should be allowed to do so.
> I love how we IMMEDIATELY scream discrimination... when this is actually in
> place to protect them.
It was in place (I expect it is already gone) because the managers are fools.
> This stores policy is ahead of its time, but you can guarantee that now no
> other stores will attempt something similar.
Excellent.
> That paper trail you should be building, IMHO, is going to end up as exhibit
> A-Z if the company has an info leak.
Sure. So what? He'd be deposed anyway, and it doesn't sound like he'd lie for his bosses.
> Additionally, hire a penetration tester (bonded and insured, unless (s)he's a
> buddy of yours) without telling your bosses.
And get fired and prosecuted. Tell the bosses you want to hire a pen-tester. If they refuse, document it.
> How do you create a market for a product, and make money of a product that
> has a huge initial creative investment, but then no manufacturing cost, and
> is in infinite supply?
Quit thinking of it as a product. The business of selling copies is obsolete.
Or, to put it simply, they are an advertising agency.
So when are you and ESR going to introduce your new distribution?
Won't work. A former coworker had a convertible which always left unlocked (and with nothing valuable inside). The stupid little buggers slashed the top anyway, without checking the doors first. Then they stole his used $9.95 cassete player, damaging the dash despite the fact that it wasn't screwed in.
> Yes, but what happens when a remote exploit allows the code to be modified in
> memory? How often do you reboot your router?
You could set up a cron job to reboot it every night (or better yet rig an external timer to reboot it).
> But experienced admins would also use professional equipment; and it's
> impossible to run apps on IOS etc...
You consider OpenBSD amateur? "Professional" is not a synonym for "closed source".
> But for experienced sysadmins, a "fat router" is quite useful, especially at
> home where you want to keep your electricity bill unter control.
Experienced admins should know better than to run services on a router.
> I'd guess you'd need the reciept...
...how else are they to know that you're the one who bought the cassette or
You don't need anything.
>
> that you didn't buy it after you were charged?
You've got it backwards. They are the ones who have to do the proving.
> What is proof of music ownership?
Copyright registration in your name.
> Don't need the hydraulic jack. Depends on the aircraft and it hasn't beenB _Cooper/index.html .
> thoroughly debunked because it can be done, was done by DB Cooper. See
> http://www.crimelibrary.com/criminal_mind/scams/D
> With a parachute he leaped from the back tail-fan door.
That "door" was a hydraulically-operated rear boarding ramp. So you could say that he _did_ use a hydraulic jack.
A new career at the advanced age of 30? Heavens, no! You're only a few years away from the nursing home! Enjoy your golden years while you can!
Please read Title 17. The DMCA does not give anyone the right to shut anything down. It provides a "safe haven" for providers who act promptly to remove infringing material. Absent the DMCA copyright owners could still send "takedown notices". However, they could still sue providers even they promptly complied.
> But is radioactive decay really random...
Yes.
He didn't build any sort of reactor.
> I forget what. The net effect was that his adventure with smoke detectors
> required a NEST team to come in and clean up.
It got such a team. Whether it required one is another question entirely.
> ...a soundcard and a radio tuned in between channels and collects atmospheric
...safer.
> noise.
Depends on what you are using the random numbers for. An opponent could transmit known patterns on that frequency, or the vagaries of radio propagation could replace the noise with a station.
> Sounds much simpler...
Simpler is a noise diode and a comparator. Sticking the americurium to the diode might up its output a bit.
>
There is no significant risk.
...or are they just slow?
The site was not "shut down by the DMCA". It was shut down by copyright law.