You have a really low user ID, so I find your comment very odd. You know that/. has already been around several years with the same typos and other problems...and it keeps marching on. They're not just starting out like Technocrat.net; they're established. Obviously, many people (including you) are taking them at least somewhat seriously, or they wouldn't be here. Slashdot's goal isn't to become the next CNN - it's to provide a forum for people to talk about tech-related news.
I believe, as someone pointed out in yet another/. discussion on this issue (and probably during this one, but I'm not bothering to check) that no one will ever actually implement the technology you want, because the liability costs will be outrageously high. It would take special liability exemptions from the government to make it happen, and the transition period would be hell for both groups of cars.
Second, the GP was talking about using an armored truck to move the tapes around. My point (which apparently went over your head) was simply that armored trucks have been robbed, too, and they aren't 100% secure. It's not a matter of money (although I think spending money to hire an armored truck to move backup tapes is stupidly insane) - the point is that it's still not totally secure.
Third, the tinfoil hat-types claim the NSA has broken most encryption schemes already. Even if they haven't broken AES 2048 today, how do you know someone won't tomorrow? You'd probably then suggest all the tapes be re-encrypted, but that opens up even more risk vectors: they have to be moved again, more machines involved, and more operators.
Yeah, it would be nice if there was one standard. Supposedly they are working toward that goal (and I get the feeling from both companies that the competition is friendly rather than nasty), but unfortunately they have designs that seem similar to the end user but are quite different underneath the hood.
One hardware standard would mean you could switch back and forth more easily, though, so maybe they don't want that. Activation fees only go so far in deterring someone from switching without discouraging new signees.
Am I the only one that feels that the show "American Idol" actually flaunts the power the music industry has? And it summarizes everyting that's wrong with the music industry?
Then again, I guess there has always been "American Bandstand"-type shows and this is just the newest incarnation. Still, I don't think winning on American Bandstand gauranteed you a record contract, if it was even a competition at all.
I happen to be in Buckhannon, WV, and I only barely have service. The only way I got a reliable 1-bar signal was to go outside, so I turned the phone off entirely.
This is the first time I've had this problem with Verizon, though.
I saw a sign in town for another service provider that said, "What good are the minutes if you don't have service?" I guess they're aware of the problem Verizon has here and ready to take advantage!
Erm, look closely: don't the roofs of the White House and nearby buildings look rather plain to you? There are no air conditioners, stairwells, or anything.
Electicity is one of the most expensive ways to heat, unless you live off-grid.
I have a 1-bedroom condo in Alexandria, Virginia, and my electric heating bill (heating only) was around $140 last month. Oh, and I turn the heat off in the bedroom when I'm not using it during the day. (I know usually that's not a smart thing to do, but in my case it's cheaper to turn the heater off.)
Since I don't know what Banner is, I'm going to say that we didn't have it. The University of Georgia is separate from Georgia Tech and the University of West Georgia.:)
It's quite possible it's been put in since I graduated in 1999.
What's the big deal? When you change providers, you return the old box and get one from the new company. I don't see why being tied to your current provider is a problem; it's not like you have to buy their box. Just pay the service fee ($10/month) and box rental (currently $3, I think - not much more than the digital cable box would be).
I don't use the DVR as long-term storage of shows (mine contains shows that are a few weeks old at most), but if you do I could see not wanting a cable company's box.
The TiVo fanboys will soon flame you to death about how the Tivos interface is far better than any other interface ever, including the nipple.
Personally, I have Cox's DVR and it's "good enough". Certainly it's not the best out there, but it works well enough and gets the job done - and I've had it for about 2 years now.
When I was a teaching assistant at the University of Georgia, we were given the SS# of every student in our class. I never once used them, and I would've strongly preferred not to have them at all. Also, we were never given anything saying, "Hey, this information is confidential and should be treated with care." (I know that's obvious to you and I, but it's not obvious to everyone.)
The only reason I could see for us having SS# was that without them we were relying on names to be unique within a given class of 30 people - a problem I didn't run into in 2 years of being a TA. But a simple unique student ID would serve that purpose as well - and the last few digits of that could be read aloud without any risk to distinguish the two students on the first day of class.
For basic stats classes (STAT 200, later 2000), we also had them fill out their SS#s on the scantron forms.
I don't own any MP3 player, but I've considered getting a Shuffle for ice skating. It'd be perfect - tiny and lightweight; start playing at the beginning of the session and turn it off at the end. I'd only load it with songs that I want to hear anyway, so there's no problem with having to control it while it's playing. I'd just go with the flow.:)
However, I haven't decided what to buy yet, so I'll look at the N200, too.
My experience on the web with my cell phone (LG VX6000, I think - the model number isn't on it, but it's a popular camera phone Verizon offers) has been horrible. Pages that check out fine in the validators give useless error messages (so I don't even know what caused the problem), and pages longer than a couple screenfuls choke it.
There's a lot of potential, and I'd love to use it, but it's so bad I've taken to calling it the "Worthless Wireless Web". Presumably other phones work better than this.
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It's a test so we can weed out those that didn't read the article.
Of course, I didn't read the arti
You have a really low user ID, so I find your comment very odd. You know that /. has already been around several years with the same typos and other problems...and it keeps marching on. They're not just starting out like Technocrat.net; they're established. Obviously, many people (including you) are taking them at least somewhat seriously, or they wouldn't be here. Slashdot's goal isn't to become the next CNN - it's to provide a forum for people to talk about tech-related news.
I believe, as someone pointed out in yet another /. discussion on this issue (and probably during this one, but I'm not bothering to check) that no one will ever actually implement the technology you want, because the liability costs will be outrageously high. It would take special liability exemptions from the government to make it happen, and the transition period would be hell for both groups of cars.
I've said it before and I'll say it again:
I like driving.
First, are you sure they didn't?
Second, the GP was talking about using an armored truck to move the tapes around. My point (which apparently went over your head) was simply that armored trucks have been robbed, too, and they aren't 100% secure. It's not a matter of money (although I think spending money to hire an armored truck to move backup tapes is stupidly insane) - the point is that it's still not totally secure.
Third, the tinfoil hat-types claim the NSA has broken most encryption schemes already. Even if they haven't broken AES 2048 today, how do you know someone won't tomorrow? You'd probably then suggest all the tapes be re-encrypted, but that opens up even more risk vectors: they have to be moved again, more machines involved, and more operators.
Yes, and no one has EVER stolen anything from an armored truck...
Nothing is 100%.
I just hate it when people say "You have to agree". No, I don't. I can believe whatever I like.
I'm not disagreeing with you by any means. Just thinking about possible reasons they are different. :)
Yeah, it would be nice if there was one standard. Supposedly they are working toward that goal (and I get the feeling from both companies that the competition is friendly rather than nasty), but unfortunately they have designs that seem similar to the end user but are quite different underneath the hood.
One hardware standard would mean you could switch back and forth more easily, though, so maybe they don't want that. Activation fees only go so far in deterring someone from switching without discouraging new signees.
I prefer competition. It keeps both of them working at being good. We've seen what can happen when one company has a monopoly.
Am I the only one that feels that the show "American Idol" actually flaunts the power the music industry has? And it summarizes everyting that's wrong with the music industry?
Then again, I guess there has always been "American Bandstand"-type shows and this is just the newest incarnation. Still, I don't think winning on American Bandstand gauranteed you a record contract, if it was even a competition at all.
I happen to be in Buckhannon, WV, and I only barely have service. The only way I got a reliable 1-bar signal was to go outside, so I turned the phone off entirely.
This is the first time I've had this problem with Verizon, though.
I saw a sign in town for another service provider that said, "What good are the minutes if you don't have service?" I guess they're aware of the problem Verizon has here and ready to take advantage!
Erm, look closely: don't the roofs of the White House and nearby buildings look rather plain to you? There are no air conditioners, stairwells, or anything.
Electicity is one of the most expensive ways to heat, unless you live off-grid.
I have a 1-bedroom condo in Alexandria, Virginia, and my electric heating bill (heating only) was around $140 last month. Oh, and I turn the heat off in the bedroom when I'm not using it during the day. (I know usually that's not a smart thing to do, but in my case it's cheaper to turn the heater off.)
Since I don't know what Banner is, I'm going to say that we didn't have it. The University of Georgia is separate from Georgia Tech and the University of West Georgia. :)
It's quite possible it's been put in since I graduated in 1999.
What's the big deal? When you change providers, you return the old box and get one from the new company. I don't see why being tied to your current provider is a problem; it's not like you have to buy their box. Just pay the service fee ($10/month) and box rental (currently $3, I think - not much more than the digital cable box would be).
I don't use the DVR as long-term storage of shows (mine contains shows that are a few weeks old at most), but if you do I could see not wanting a cable company's box.
The TiVo fanboys will soon flame you to death about how the Tivos interface is far better than any other interface ever, including the nipple.
Personally, I have Cox's DVR and it's "good enough". Certainly it's not the best out there, but it works well enough and gets the job done - and I've had it for about 2 years now.
When I was a teaching assistant at the University of Georgia, we were given the SS# of every student in our class. I never once used them, and I would've strongly preferred not to have them at all. Also, we were never given anything saying, "Hey, this information is confidential and should be treated with care." (I know that's obvious to you and I, but it's not obvious to everyone.)
The only reason I could see for us having SS# was that without them we were relying on names to be unique within a given class of 30 people - a problem I didn't run into in 2 years of being a TA. But a simple unique student ID would serve that purpose as well - and the last few digits of that could be read aloud without any risk to distinguish the two students on the first day of class.
For basic stats classes (STAT 200, later 2000), we also had them fill out their SS#s on the scantron forms.
Front page news, no less.
Must be a slow news day in Seattle...
Patrick has always kept up with KDE releases in Slackware.
The Muvo Micro N200 is also bigger and heavier than the Shuffle. The N200 is also a bit more expensive for the same memory size.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/03/24/review_cr
I don't own any MP3 player, but I've considered getting a Shuffle for ice skating. It'd be perfect - tiny and lightweight; start playing at the beginning of the session and turn it off at the end. I'd only load it with songs that I want to hear anyway, so there's no problem with having to control it while it's playing. I'd just go with the flow.
However, I haven't decided what to buy yet, so I'll look at the N200, too.
lol
:)
After all that work, did you find the message?
The reactions were great. I was careful to be watching the listener if she was about to tell them her job.
Yet you post on Slashdot.org.
My experience on the web with my cell phone (LG VX6000, I think - the model number isn't on it, but it's a popular camera phone Verizon offers) has been horrible. Pages that check out fine in the validators give useless error messages (so I don't even know what caused the problem), and pages longer than a couple screenfuls choke it.
There's a lot of potential, and I'd love to use it, but it's so bad I've taken to calling it the "Worthless Wireless Web". Presumably other phones work better than this.
I told you, I have too much time on my hands!