Somehow, the world's ATM banking systems have managed to get by with a bare minimum of fraud for more than 20 years by relying upon only four-digit codes. So what do the banking geeks grasp about password management?
Possibly because most ATM networks require hardware (the ATM card) and the password (PIN)?
No, it's not uncrackable, but it's a damn site better than password alone.
Soup kitchens, while feeding the hungry, are generally funded through churches, or government grants. Either way, the kitchen is not losing money. It may not make any, but it doesn't lose any. Volunteers help run it.
At the same time, it helps to create entitlement thinking among those that receive benefits. The same thing happens, on a much larger scale, with welfare recipients. Basically, they begin to feel entitled to the benefits, and don't feel any obligation to give back to the system that's supporting them.
>> Today, the tree's home is a closely guarded secret. No roads lead to the area. Even scientists studying them are blindfolded as they are flown by helicopter to the site.
So why does it take ten scans to "unlock" Excitebike?
The game comes on 5 cards, with two dotcode stripes on each card. You have to scan all ten stripes to play the game.
If the game was already in the reader, then they wouldn't have to use ten stripes from one game, and 3 for another.
In addition to that, what about the stuff that doesn't exist yet, like the Pokemon character data? Now, granted, they could have a store of data that contains years worth of releases, but now were talking about much more storage, and putting out that info into the hands of many people who can figure out how to get at the data without the cards. That is, if you are correct and the data is already in the reader...
So why does it take ten scans to "unlock" Excitebike?
The game comes on 5 cards, with two dotcode stripes on each card. You have to scan all ten stripes to play the game.
If the game was already in the reader, then they wouldn't have to use ten stripes from one game, and 3 for another.
In addition to that, what about the stuff that doesn't exist yet, like the Pokemon character data? Now, granted, they could have a store of data that contains years worth of releases, but now were talking about much more storage, and putting out that info into the hands of many people who can figure out how to get at the data without the cards. That is, if you are correct and the data is already in the reader...
Imagine a Pokemon card with a thin (3mm or so) stripe of dots up one or more sides. The Pokemon cards he has have dots on one side and one end, you swipe both sets of dots to insert the monster in your Pokemon game.
He has another game, Excitebike, that uses both long edges of 5 cards to hold the game. Scan all ten dot strips, and play the game.
Fun or not, you'll still get yourself killed, and you give a bad name to ALL motorcyclists.
I'm a motorcyclist as well. However, you will rarely see me going faster than the flow of traffic. Yes, that means that sometimes I'm exceeding the speed limit. But I'm not weaving in and out of traffic, and blowing by people like they're standing still.
It only take ONE car that doesn't see you to turn you into hamburger.
Show me where in this definition of "moral" from Merriam Webster says ANYTHING about church, god, or any other deity.
Main Entry: 1moral Pronunciation: 'mor-&l, 'mär- Function: adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin moralis, from mor-, mos custom Date: 14th century 1 a : of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behavior : ETHICAL b : expressing or teaching a conception of right behavior c : conforming to a standard of right behavior d : sanctioned by or operative on one's conscience or ethical judgment e : capable of right and wrong action 2 : probable though not proved : VIRTUAL 3 : having the effects of such on the mind, confidence, or will - morally/-&-lE/ adverb
Lest you think I didn't look, here's "morality":
Main Entry: morality Pronunciation: m&-'ra-l&-tE, mo- Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural -ties Date: 14th century 1 a : a moral discourse, statement, or lesson b : a literary or other imaginative work teaching a moral lesson 2 a : a doctrine or system of moral conduct b plural : particular moral principles or rules of conduct 3 : conformity to ideals of right human conduct 4 : moral conduct : VIRTUE
Obviously you're not from Eastern Europe. Or Vietnam. Or North Korea. Cuba... I could go on.
In North America (where I assume you are from), communism is more of a fashion statement than a way of life. I strongly recommend you travel to any post-communist country, and walk the back roads there to see the scars.
Um, Communism != Socialism.
The Countries you talk about were Socialist, not Communist. To be truely Communist, they could not have a "leader". If they have a "leader", then they aren't Communist, but Socialist.
Communism is the idea where everyone is equal and no one has anything. Socialism is where the government owns everything, and supposedly, the people own the government.
"And some of the most atrociously bad "customer-service" to ever come down the pike"
Speaking of bad CS...
Our local paper published one of Fry's ads with the line, "Home of Slow, Impatient, Hard to find service" in place of their regular, "Home of Fast Friendly, Convenient Service" above the Fry's logo.
To top that off, it wasn't an insert. This was on the ad that ran on the back page of the sports section.
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I would really, really like to understand what you are saying, but your grammer and spelling make it impossible to comprehend what you mean.
Possibly because most ATM networks require hardware (the ATM card) and the password (PIN)?
No, it's not uncrackable, but it's a damn site better than password alone.
Interesting that Washington County (home of Beaverton) is the home to the most Intel employees in the world.
Soup kitchens, while feeding the hungry, are generally funded through churches, or government grants. Either way, the kitchen is not losing money. It may not make any, but it doesn't lose any. Volunteers help run it.
At the same time, it helps to create entitlement thinking among those that receive benefits. The same thing happens, on a much larger scale, with welfare recipients. Basically, they begin to feel entitled to the benefits, and don't feel any obligation to give back to the system that's supporting them.
I'm taking donations toward the purchase of this...
Please send them to my paypal account.
Thank you for your support.
>> Today, the tree's home is a closely guarded secret. No roads lead to the area. Even scientists studying them are blindfolded as they are flown by helicopter to the site.
Is the pilot blindfolded?
You know, there are some valid reasons for owning a small SUV, like the Pathfinder, or a Ford Explorer.
I carry a family, go camping, and occasionally pull a trailer with my Explorer. I guarantee you that I can't do some of these things in a Geo Metro.
What good is 45 mpg if you have to make four round trips to get your stuff there, that you can do in one with an Explorer?
And you know this for a fact, how?
If that is the case, why have 5 cards (10 stripes) for excitebike?
If that is the case, how will they do things like pokemon characters that don't exist yet?
So why does it take ten scans to "unlock" Excitebike?
The game comes on 5 cards, with two dotcode stripes on each card. You have to scan all ten stripes to play the game.
If the game was already in the reader, then they wouldn't have to use ten stripes from one game, and 3 for another.
In addition to that, what about the stuff that doesn't exist yet, like the Pokemon character data? Now, granted, they could have a store of data that contains years worth of releases, but now were talking about much more storage, and putting out that info into the hands of many people who can figure out how to get at the data without the cards. That is, if you are correct and the data is already in the reader...
It's a paper card, like a playing card.
So why does it take ten scans to "unlock" Excitebike?
The game comes on 5 cards, with two dotcode stripes on each card. You have to scan all ten stripes to play the game.
If the game was already in the reader, then they wouldn't have to use ten stripes from one game, and 3 for another.
In addition to that, what about the stuff that doesn't exist yet, like the Pokemon character data? Now, granted, they could have a store of data that contains years worth of releases, but now were talking about much more storage, and putting out that info into the hands of many people who can figure out how to get at the data without the cards. That is, if you are correct and the data is already in the reader...
A friend showed his to me today.
Imagine a Pokemon card with a thin (3mm or so) stripe of dots up one or more sides. The Pokemon cards he has have dots on one side and one end, you swipe both sets of dots to insert the monster in your Pokemon game.
He has another game, Excitebike, that uses both long edges of 5 cards to hold the game. Scan all ten dot strips, and play the game.
No mention of this on any MIT website I've looked at...
Cesium? Come on...
Uses "Tripwire" as a name for a GUI?
"Hollywood style"?
Looks like someone took some computer terms, sprinkled heavily with jargon and made something up.
I would think that only if the caller was a known "terrorist" and the ISP knew they weren't supposed to get on the 'net.
That's the protection given for aiding. If you know they will commit the crime, then don't help.
>> it's not like we have separate murder laws for guns vs knives...
Except that in some jurisdictions, there ARE different murder laws for guns and knives.
So you have about 500 addresses that can get hit.
That would mean you are 500 times as likely to be targetted as my single IP address.
Or am I missing something?
So, we're seeing about 5 - 700 hits, on a single IP.
Could it be that these sites that are reporting thousands of hits per day have more than one IP?
The thing doesn't care about domain names.
Consequently, I only show hits on my default domain in apache.
BTW, the site I'm tracking on is http://www.dimstar.net/redalert.html
Thanks for the info.
I've got a page that tracks the hits on my site.
700+ total.
What I want to know is why am I seeing just a fraction of the traffic others are reposting.
(I'm not complaining...)
Fun or not, you'll still get yourself killed, and you give a bad name to ALL motorcyclists.
I'm a motorcyclist as well. However, you will rarely see me going faster than the flow of traffic. Yes, that means that sometimes I'm exceeding the speed limit. But I'm not weaving in and out of traffic, and blowing by people like they're standing still.
It only take ONE car that doesn't see you to turn you into hamburger.
Airneil
You said:
/-&-lE/ adverb
There is no morality without God
To which, I rely:
Show me where in this definition of "moral" from Merriam Webster says ANYTHING about church, god, or any other deity.
Main Entry: 1moral
Pronunciation: 'mor-&l, 'mär-
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin moralis, from mor-, mos custom
Date: 14th century
1 a : of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behavior : ETHICAL b : expressing or teaching a conception of right behavior c : conforming to a standard of right behavior d : sanctioned by or operative on one's conscience or ethical judgment e : capable of right and wrong action
2 : probable though not proved : VIRTUAL
3 : having the effects of such on the mind, confidence, or will
- morally
Lest you think I didn't look, here's "morality":
Main Entry: morality
Pronunciation: m&-'ra-l&-tE, mo-
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -ties
Date: 14th century
1 a : a moral discourse, statement, or lesson b : a literary or other imaginative work teaching a moral lesson
2 a : a doctrine or system of moral conduct b plural : particular moral principles or rules of conduct
3 : conformity to ideals of right human conduct
4 : moral conduct : VIRTUE
Um, Communism != Socialism.
The Countries you talk about were Socialist, not Communist. To be truely Communist, they could not have a "leader". If they have a "leader", then they aren't Communist, but Socialist.
Communism is the idea where everyone is equal and no one has anything. Socialism is where the government owns everything, and supposedly, the people own the government.
>> It's a bad precedant to set.
Obviously, you haven't been paying attention.
1> Owning a gun is not illegal. (Unless you've been convicted of a felony, then you can't own a handgun)
2> Using a gun is not illegal.
3> Using a gun to commit a crime is illegal, and causes the posession (use) of the gun to commit illegal.
That precedent was set many years ago, and has stood the test of many courts.
I dunno, I agree with the president of the tri-lams in "Revenge of the nerds".
"Jocks think about sports. Nerds (read: geeks) think about sex."
There are many ways around the "pitfalls" you site. I've had my share of sex, and can honestly say I only have two kids, both of which were planned.
"And some of the most atrociously bad "customer-service" to ever come down the pike"
Speaking of bad CS...
Our local paper published one of Fry's ads with the line, "Home of Slow, Impatient, Hard to find service" in place of their regular, "Home of Fast Friendly, Convenient Service" above the Fry's logo.
To top that off, it wasn't an insert. This was on the ad that ran on the back page of the sports section.
Airneil