That's exactly what they're hoping for, tho -- auction fever. Same reason lots of stuff starts at "1 cent, no reserve". That will get tons more bids than the same item started at a fair price, and the final price will usually be higher, too.
Of course, having been bit a few times by minimum bids, most sellers now set shipping/handling at what they REALLY wanted to get for the item, to ensure that they get "paid" regardless.
Personally, I don't look at "reserve not met" auctions, since as you say I want to have SOME clue what the seller really thinks it is worth, and not have to piddlefuck around hunting for the reserve price (which in my observation, usually proves to be higher than the actual value of the item).
That's why I like Buy It Now. Tells me what the seller expects to get, and if I like the price, great; if not, I don't need to waste my time.
(Actually, I hate auctions.. I want the price to be the price, not have to guess at it nor have what I pay partly determined by other people's guessing at the price... which is what bidding really is: *guessing* what someone will pay in the end.)
How do you prove that you're the innocent victim of a zombie installer, vs. having surreptitiously zombied your own machine? the installer works the same way regardless, and ISTM it's not too difficult to determine and target your own IP address. (Or for that matter, for the gov't to do so.)
Point being, I'm wondering just how solid this evidence really would be in the eyes of the courts, with or without tech-savvy judges and lawyers.
What happens when zombied computers are used to email such threats? who gets the blame in that case? How do you distinguish the innocent zombied-user from the trojan or virus? Would being infected constitute defense? If so, how do you prove intent??
So many questions raised by this... I'm sure others can think of many more.
Researchers actively *avoid* inflicting needless pain and stress, because either will skew research results.
Likewise with livestock producers, insofar as is practical, because every ounce of flesh stressed off your animals is money out of your pocket at the sale ring.
That's hilarious. And a very good test, IMO, for discerning which persons can actually figure out how to *get the JOB done*, vs. those that have merely memorized one program's menus.
"And the Gatling gun wasn't anything new compared to the musket. Yet it certainly changed land warfare."
That's an excellent way to put it. Sometimes it's not what's done that counts, but rather the perspective and scale in which it's done.
Come to think of it, cops often make the inverse argument, such as "Manual rifle, one bullet. Automatic rifle, many bullets." So I guess it also matters which end of the gun/camera you're on, eh?
How long do you have to report a stolen item? is there some statute of limitations on that? if so, the data retention period should be that period, and no longer, unless the evidence has already been requested for an investigation (directly caused by the owner reporting the vehicle stolen).
One of the several reasons why I don't have a cell phone (tho mainly so people can't annoy me by calling me every damned place I go).
But I can see the day coming when landlines are the rarity, and difficult or impossible to get, leaving you with no choice, if you want a phone it'll be a cell phone or nothing.
Now that it's been brought to my attention, I realise that the local (Antelope Valley) redlight cameras are not at the busiest intersections, but at the intersections that are gang hangouts. Hmmm...
Am eyeing a used one... it's really tempting:) even tho my only justification would be ISA-slot-on-P4-for-future-use-when-ISA-is-impossib le-to-find (that's all one word). I have a couple unused P4-3GHz machines as it is (one free, one built entirely from salvage)... my everyday box is a lowly P3-550!
If I friended everyone here that I talk to regularly, I'd have a list 1000+ long! So I just use it to keep track of a very few individuals for specific purposes, and regard all my fans as reciprocal friends. So consider yourself friended.:)
Ah, that's good -- beats doing an RMA where you *know* you're getting another of the same model, however unsatisfactory it may be...
I've never particularly liked Seagates myself -- for the most part they're durable enough (if they live past infancy, they usually go forever), but they run hot, are fairly noisy, and are noticeably slower than comparable drives (small cache? dunno for sure) despite equivalent specs.
Seagates, or Maxtors in Seagate clothing? You describe a typical Maxtor death -- sudden and with no warning. And remember who now owns Maxtor. (I've personally seen Maxtors rebadged as Seagates, just as Seagate did with Conner HDs when they absorbed Conner, some years back.)
Conversely, I've never had a W.D. die without giving me plenty of warning; and even after getting sick, they'll stagger along for quite some time before dying entirely.
That's actually one of the reasons this here rock-solid old P3 has not been retired, nor is it likely to be any time soon.
You can still buy its Tyan 1830S motherboard new -- for about half again more than it cost back-when. Evidently there's still demand for something with ISA slots.
Whether they've thought that far or not, you are right -- monitoring at the children's level will make it more "acceptable" when we eventually find ourselves with monitoring at ALL levels.
First it'll be to protect children from pr0n, then it'll be to protect teens from filesharing, then it'll be to protect adults from ID theft and terrorists. And by then the frog will be well and truly boiled.
As someone above said, parent your own damn kids, OR DON'T HAVE ANY.
OMG, terrorists! I forgot all about the terrorists!! won't someone please think of the children!!!! . . . . . . (I think I'll stuff the children in the lockers...)
But if out of a sample of 10,000, 5,000 were experiencing toothaches, and it just happened that those same 5,000 were reading slashdot, things would be more interesting.
Well, the conclusion is obvious. People who read slashdot never go to the dentist!!
[laughing] Yep.... I live about half a mile from a major high-tension corridor, but unless you're really looking for them, you just won't see the multiple rows of towers and wires against the background of desert scrub (they blend in almost perfectly). I've had people tell me how being this close to such towers instantly causes [insert symptom or disorder here]... whilst failing to have said symptoms/disorders themselves, having also failed to notice the high-tension corridor.:)
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That's exactly what they're hoping for, tho -- auction fever. Same reason lots of stuff starts at "1 cent, no reserve". That will get tons more bids than the same item started at a fair price, and the final price will usually be higher, too.
Of course, having been bit a few times by minimum bids, most sellers now set shipping/handling at what they REALLY wanted to get for the item, to ensure that they get "paid" regardless.
Personally, I don't look at "reserve not met" auctions, since as you say I want to have SOME clue what the seller really thinks it is worth, and not have to piddlefuck around hunting for the reserve price (which in my observation, usually proves to be higher than the actual value of the item).
That's why I like Buy It Now. Tells me what the seller expects to get, and if I like the price, great; if not, I don't need to waste my time.
(Actually, I hate auctions.. I want the price to be the price, not have to guess at it nor have what I pay partly determined by other people's guessing at the price... which is what bidding really is: *guessing* what someone will pay in the end.)
Good questions all. I've no doubt there are hackers out there who are good enough to disassemble and subvert such an app.
I'm reminded of this old jape:
"If the enemy is in range... SO ARE YOU!"
How do you prove that you're the innocent victim of a zombie installer, vs. having surreptitiously zombied your own machine? the installer works the same way regardless, and ISTM it's not too difficult to determine and target your own IP address. (Or for that matter, for the gov't to do so.)
Point being, I'm wondering just how solid this evidence really would be in the eyes of the courts, with or without tech-savvy judges and lawyers.
What happens when zombied computers are used to email such threats? who gets the blame in that case? How do you distinguish the innocent zombied-user from the trojan or virus? Would being infected constitute defense? If so, how do you prove intent??
So many questions raised by this... I'm sure others can think of many more.
Researchers actively *avoid* inflicting needless pain and stress, because either will skew research results.
Likewise with livestock producers, insofar as is practical, because every ounce of flesh stressed off your animals is money out of your pocket at the sale ring.
That's hilarious. And a very good test, IMO, for discerning which persons can actually figure out how to *get the JOB done*, vs. those that have merely memorized one program's menus.
"And the Gatling gun wasn't anything new compared to the musket. Yet it certainly changed land warfare."
That's an excellent way to put it. Sometimes it's not what's done that counts, but rather the perspective and scale in which it's done.
Come to think of it, cops often make the inverse argument, such as "Manual rifle, one bullet. Automatic rifle, many bullets." So I guess it also matters which end of the gun/camera you're on, eh?
How long do you have to report a stolen item? is there some statute of limitations on that? if so, the data retention period should be that period, and no longer, unless the evidence has already been requested for an investigation (directly caused by the owner reporting the vehicle stolen).
One of the several reasons why I don't have a cell phone (tho mainly so people can't annoy me by calling me every damned place I go).
But I can see the day coming when landlines are the rarity, and difficult or impossible to get, leaving you with no choice, if you want a phone it'll be a cell phone or nothing.
And a related link from that page, http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/18/1886.asp
Now that it's been brought to my attention, I realise that the local (Antelope Valley) redlight cameras are not at the busiest intersections, but at the intersections that are gang hangouts. Hmmm...
"No, your department of motor vehicle regulations probably prohibit obscuring your license plate at any time."
;)
Yep, all those I know about have a specific regulation to that effect.
However, none of them say that I've got to stop and wash the mud off my plates after driving down my unpaved road.
That was modded funny, but it occurs to me to wonder about copyright, fair use, and "national security" issues regarding such screenshots.
I'm reminded of another that goes something like this:
"If you're not a liberal at 20, you have no heart. If you're not a conservative at 40, you have no brain."
"He was going to hit me, so I hit him back first."
-- Billy Martin
Am eyeing a used one ... it's really tempting :) even tho my only justification would be ISA-slot-on-P4-for-future-use-when-ISA-is-impossib le-to-find (that's all one word). I have a couple unused P4-3GHz machines as it is (one free, one built entirely from salvage) ... my everyday box is a lowly P3-550!
:)
:D
If I friended everyone here that I talk to regularly, I'd have a list 1000+ long! So I just use it to keep track of a very few individuals for specific purposes, and regard all my fans as reciprocal friends. So consider yourself friended.
BTW, love your tagline
Ah, that's good -- beats doing an RMA where you *know* you're getting another of the same model, however unsatisfactory it may be...
I've never particularly liked Seagates myself -- for the most part they're durable enough (if they live past infancy, they usually go forever), but they run hot, are fairly noisy, and are noticeably slower than comparable drives (small cache? dunno for sure) despite equivalent specs.
Your search got luckier than mine :) Thanks!
[cough*gasp*choke*] Well, that's better than the $340 I came up with somewhere else!
Seagates, or Maxtors in Seagate clothing? You describe a typical Maxtor death -- sudden and with no warning. And remember who now owns Maxtor. (I've personally seen Maxtors rebadged as Seagates, just as Seagate did with Conner HDs when they absorbed Conner, some years back.)
Conversely, I've never had a W.D. die without giving me plenty of warning; and even after getting sick, they'll stagger along for quite some time before dying entirely.
Oooh, thank you. A friend has some very high end audio ISA cards he uses for his work... and I've got a use for ISA myself.
Any idea what the price is on this critter? I don't see one offhand.
That's actually one of the reasons this here rock-solid old P3 has not been retired, nor is it likely to be any time soon.
You can still buy its Tyan 1830S motherboard new -- for about half again more than it cost back-when. Evidently there's still demand for something with ISA slots.
Whether they've thought that far or not, you are right -- monitoring at the children's level will make it more "acceptable" when we eventually find ourselves with monitoring at ALL levels.
First it'll be to protect children from pr0n, then it'll be to protect teens from filesharing, then it'll be to protect adults from ID theft and terrorists. And by then the frog will be well and truly boiled.
As someone above said, parent your own damn kids, OR DON'T HAVE ANY.
OMG, terrorists! I forgot all about the terrorists!! won't someone please think of the children!!!!
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(I think I'll stuff the children in the lockers...)
Well, the conclusion is obvious. People who read slashdot never go to the dentist!!
[laughing] Yep.... I live about half a mile from a major high-tension corridor, but unless you're really looking for them, you just won't see the multiple rows of towers and wires against the background of desert scrub (they blend in almost perfectly). I've had people tell me how being this close to such towers instantly causes [insert symptom or disorder here] ... whilst failing to have said symptoms/disorders themselves, having also failed to notice the high-tension corridor. :)
Assuming the signal is strong enough ... and water tends to block such signals.
My solution is a bit different. I'd post a sign saying "beware of undertow" and let natural selection do its job.