If we had serious tort reform in this country where the losing party had to pay the legal expenses of the winner, these kinds of stupid lawsuits would never be filed in the first place...
Oh that sounds great. I'm going to become a civil lawyer now. All I have to do is charge $5k/hr if I win, and the plaintiff will have to pay my fees! What a deal. If I lose I can drop my rates to something more reasonable, like $500/hr.
Lookout RedHat! If you lose your case against SCO, you'll be paying their legal fees as well. Oh, and you'd better start upping your donations to the EFF, or pray they don't lose any of their cases.
Reform indeed.
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Actually, to defeat the speed governor and increase acceleration, all you have to do is place an "R-Type" sticker in a conspicuous location. The hard part of doing this on a Segway is finding a conspicuous location. The wheels would work, but spinning makes the sticker less effective.
Dear God, showering together with a bunch of men?? The inhumanity.. The last time I heard of something like that was, um.. high school. Hell the gym I go to doesn't even have individual showers. A few dick jokes hardly a traumatic experience make. I'm fairly certain that there are no civil rights guaranteeing you freedom from being the butt of someone's joke. Sure, guards could be more polite but what do you expect, it's jail.
One day your testes will drop and you'll realize that cooties aren't such a bad thing after all. Or maybe they are, but you won't care. Or so I'm told.
Once I saw your post I recognized them immediately. Of course, growing up, we always called them by their common name -- sea monkeys. In Soviet Russia, do monkey sea monkey.
You can't put someone away for what the might do, only what they have done, or were in the process of doing.
Actually, you can.. consipracy to committ ________. The crime has to be severe, but just planning it can get you put behind bars. But for the most part, you're right.
College isn't just about furthering knowledge, it's about influencing and molding society as well. From fraternities, to "student" credit cards, to sports, it's all about societal integration, be it business, social, or competitive -- none of which is exclusive of any other.
Aside from that, there's always been an effort on the part of many universities to make school (appear to be) more affordable. Dorm rooms, meal plans, student IDs which can be swiped in a vending machine, cable, internet access, and healthcare are all examples of services which do not directly provide education or advance human knowledge.
In support of your position, it is likewise highly unlikely that a doctor would stop lifesaving efforts to begin a process that in and of itself has a rather low success rate (organ transplantation). It's just a tradeoff, and not as if a few minutes of CPR would change the viability of your organs, except for that grey matter which you probably wouldn't want to be in a compromised state anyway.
If an object is moving away from me at near-light speed, and I am moving away from it at near-light speed, the combined velocities would total near-2x light, correct? In this case I would never see the object again unless one or both of us slowed down so that we were moving at a combined velocity of 186k mi/sec, or if we hit the edge of the universe and bounced back toward the center again. Stupid universe walls.
AFAIK, a "unique" challenge is sent to each machine on the network. I'm not sure how often (if ever) these challenges change, but I can demonstrate that they are not the same for two different machines. The way I understand it, the challenge is used to compute the hash. So no two machines would ever return the same hash for any given password. Therefore, it is impossible to exploit this in the method you describe unless you can gain physical access to the client machine of which you sniffed the hash. (And if you can gain physical access, there are much better methods than sniffing). If you're actually trying to elevate your privelage level on a remote machine, it's not quite that simple. Not necessarily hard, but just not vulnerable to the method you describe.
An alternatative to physical access might be to knock the target computer off the network, spoof a MAC address, and try to assume the identity of your target. This may (or may not) present you with the same challenge code that was sent to the target machine. Again, I'm not sure of the details of how the challenge is chosen, but it's not a case of "one hash fits all."
I don't know about you, but I like sex with a warm body better than one-handed typing. I played EQ for 3 yrs, with/played totaling over 2 years (albeit playing 2 chars at once for quite a while) and didn't get laid once during that time. Developed some tremendous forearm strength and dexterity though. But I can never get those years back, and the friendships I thought I made in-game are now hollow without the game as a foundation.
There's nothing inherently wrong with immersing in an MMORPG, and I would never condemn or ridicule someone for doing so. However, as I look back on my life so far, if I had things to do over again, I would choose to have never played as the first thing to change. Not that I didn't have fun playing, or that I haven't done things with far graver consequences, or experienced periods of extreme melancholy, but everything else in my life has helped me become a better person (imho), or make better decisions in the future, or at least know what to expect when I made the "wrong" decision again. The only thing EQ taught me was not to let anybody in RL know that I played.
Too bad we spend 9 months trying to get out and the rest of our lives trying to get back in. Think I'll go watch "Attack of the 50 Foot Woman" again. Drool.
$40 for 5 gigs?? Is charging by the byte becoming standard practice in the states? I probably download at least 5 gigs a week, so that would be $190/mo. Cheaper to lease a T1.
The vote is made by representatives of the people, who rely on the military to advise them on situations. Hence Bush and other military leaders telling us "weapons of mass destruction" etc. to have congress agree to go to war.
Advisors are still only advisors. Just because your financial advisor recommends you invent in Enron doesn't make the losses any less yours when you lose your investment.
If the aircraft carrier wasn't designed for war and destruction then what was it made for. If the thing is never used it will be a "waste" of money, so of course it promotes war.
That's like saying that crime exists to prove that police aren't a waste of money. It's the same rationale that anti-gun people use: If there were no guns, there would be less violence. People are violent by nature. Everyone loves peace when it means they won't be the victim, but there's someone else out there we'd all like to pummel. In this case, America is the country lots of other people would like to pummel, so we carry a big stick.
Just because a threat appears of a different nature doesn't mean you should let your guard down in another area. Terrorism may be present-day America's version of the nuclear paranoia of the 50s, but it doesn't mean that nuclear war is no longer a possibility. What short attention spans we have.
No admin in his right mind would remove definitions from his virus checking software simply because it's been a "long time" since the virus was active. Likewise, we must remain vigilant and ready to defend ourselves against traditional threats while adapting to new and emerging vulnerabilities.
Aside from that, perception of capability can at times be more of a deterrant than actual capability, especially if perceived capabilities exceed actual. For example, I'm 6'2", somewhat well built, but I fight like Corky Romano. Nobody else knows that I fight like Corky, so most people back down from a physical confrontation with me. It's just human nature. You assess the situation as best you can, and plan accordingly. A more stinging example would be airport security. Unfortunately, most security I've seen is even more inept. The basic weakness is social engineering. As long as people are in charge of security, they will remain its greatest weakness.
That's standard Navy practise actually.. It's so bad on our ship they had to implement highschool style sex-ed where newbies carry around babies that cry and record how well they're attended to.
*When conflict breaks out, it makes port in a non-involved country.
Our ship went to Oz in the middle of Operation Enduring Freedom.
*Equiped with a double compliment of distress beacons and emergency signal flares.
Well actually, we don't have enough life rafts to save the entire crew were we to sink. There's a rotation set up so that, should everyone survive a sinking, X number of people take turns floating (hopefully) in the water while the others rest in the rafts.
*Flight deck lined with astroturf.
Our flight deck is lined with nonskid, which is debatably the same thing. Surely invented by the same evil genius.
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Bet it handles like a Ferarri now too.
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Okay, you're flaming a guy for describing what is the most reasonable use of chips that were designed to be hidden. Granted, he adds a heavy dose of paranoia, but that doesn't negate the substance of the issue. The idea that these chips would be reused is nonsense. Unless they plan on training cashiers in 2M (Micro/Miniature) work, it's not feasible to remove these things manually in bulk. Not to mention storage between uses. Most people fumble loose change, and you expect them to have the dexterity to manipulate objects smaller than a period with bare hands? And, oh yeah, they were designed to be hidden. If you saw where they hide them, you could remove them yourself, which defeats the purpose. Inventory control is synonymous with theft prevention, meaning they don't want you to know where the chip is. Hell, if I were a manufacturer, I would embed them in buttons or the soles of the shoes, or a similar location which would require destruction of the object in order to remove the RFID. If you read the article, as you lambasted the poor sap to whom you replied for not doing, you would have noticed the part about cost efficiency. That's where he mentions that a cost of 5 cents per chip would make it economical to place it in any object valued at over a dollar. Why is this important? Because there are no plans for resuse.
Your second point is equally obtuse. UPCs 101 - The U in UPC stands for universal. Meaning no two objects have the same number. I don't mean that two bottles of Hienz 57 have different numbers, but the 57 sauce has a different number than A1. Understand? Good, then you will appreciate that RFID will probably work in a similar manner, where each product has a unique ID, or block of IDs which is, ahem, universal. In case you've missed where I'm going with this, anybody who bothers to scan the object, or has access to a readily available database would know the product ID. Coupled with the fact that your "one foot" radius can, with current technology, be stretched to 5-6 feet with a powerful transciever. It's not outside the realm of reason to believe that this range could be stretched to several hundred feet, or farther, in the future.
Did I mention that the chips were designed to be hidden? I can't believe somebody actually modded you up.
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If we had serious tort reform in this country where the losing party had to pay the legal expenses of the winner, these kinds of stupid lawsuits would never be filed in the first place...
Oh that sounds great. I'm going to become a civil lawyer now. All I have to do is charge $5k/hr if I win, and the plaintiff will have to pay my fees! What a deal. If I lose I can drop my rates to something more reasonable, like $500/hr.
Lookout RedHat! If you lose your case against SCO, you'll be paying their legal fees as well. Oh, and you'd better start upping your donations to the EFF, or pray they don't lose any of their cases.
Reform indeed.
Nice to see the sarcasm hasn't eluded you.
Actually, to defeat the speed governor and increase acceleration, all you have to do is place an "R-Type" sticker in a conspicuous location. The hard part of doing this on a Segway is finding a conspicuous location. The wheels would work, but spinning makes the sticker less effective.
Good thing kids can't afford Klipsch's. Now where'd my hearing horn go?
Dear God, showering together with a bunch of men?? The inhumanity.. The last time I heard of something like that was, um.. high school. Hell the gym I go to doesn't even have individual showers. A few dick jokes hardly a traumatic experience make. I'm fairly certain that there are no civil rights guaranteeing you freedom from being the butt of someone's joke. Sure, guards could be more polite but what do you expect, it's jail.
One day your testes will drop and you'll realize that cooties aren't such a bad thing after all. Or maybe they are, but you won't care. Or so I'm told.
I, for one, welcome our new diamond producing masters.
Once I saw your post I recognized them immediately. Of course, growing up, we always called them by their common name -- sea monkeys. In Soviet Russia, do monkey sea monkey.
is, of course, flavxx0rs. But you knew that.
You can't put someone away for what the might do, only what they have done, or were in the process of doing.
Actually, you can.. consipracy to committ ________. The crime has to be severe, but just planning it can get you put behind bars. But for the most part, you're right.
College isn't just about furthering knowledge, it's about influencing and molding society as well. From fraternities, to "student" credit cards, to sports, it's all about societal integration, be it business, social, or competitive -- none of which is exclusive of any other.
Aside from that, there's always been an effort on the part of many universities to make school (appear to be) more affordable. Dorm rooms, meal plans, student IDs which can be swiped in a vending machine, cable, internet access, and healthcare are all examples of services which do not directly provide education or advance human knowledge.
So, in conclusion, it's just you.
1. Patent teleportation ... ... == File a lawsuit.
2. Wait X number of years
3.
4. Profit!!!
In support of your position, it is likewise highly unlikely that a doctor would stop lifesaving efforts to begin a process that in and of itself has a rather low success rate (organ transplantation). It's just a tradeoff, and not as if a few minutes of CPR would change the viability of your organs, except for that grey matter which you probably wouldn't want to be in a compromised state anyway.
If an object is moving away from me at near-light speed, and I am moving away from it at near-light speed, the combined velocities would total near-2x light, correct? In this case I would never see the object again unless one or both of us slowed down so that we were moving at a combined velocity of 186k mi/sec, or if we hit the edge of the universe and bounced back toward the center again. Stupid universe walls.
AFAIK, a "unique" challenge is sent to each machine on the network. I'm not sure how often (if ever) these challenges change, but I can demonstrate that they are not the same for two different machines. The way I understand it, the challenge is used to compute the hash. So no two machines would ever return the same hash for any given password. Therefore, it is impossible to exploit this in the method you describe unless you can gain physical access to the client machine of which you sniffed the hash. (And if you can gain physical access, there are much better methods than sniffing). If you're actually trying to elevate your privelage level on a remote machine, it's not quite that simple. Not necessarily hard, but just not vulnerable to the method you describe.
An alternatative to physical access might be to knock the target computer off the network, spoof a MAC address, and try to assume the identity of your target. This may (or may not) present you with the same challenge code that was sent to the target machine. Again, I'm not sure of the details of how the challenge is chosen, but it's not a case of "one hash fits all."
What's your IP again?
I don't know about you, but I like sex with a warm body better than one-handed typing. I played EQ for 3 yrs, with /played totaling over 2 years (albeit playing 2 chars at once for quite a while) and didn't get laid once during that time. Developed some tremendous forearm strength and dexterity though. But I can never get those years back, and the friendships I thought I made in-game are now hollow without the game as a foundation.
There's nothing inherently wrong with immersing in an MMORPG, and I would never condemn or ridicule someone for doing so. However, as I look back on my life so far, if I had things to do over again, I would choose to have never played as the first thing to change. Not that I didn't have fun playing, or that I haven't done things with far graver consequences, or experienced periods of extreme melancholy, but everything else in my life has helped me become a better person (imho), or make better decisions in the future, or at least know what to expect when I made the "wrong" decision again. The only thing EQ taught me was not to let anybody in RL know that I played.
Too bad we spend 9 months trying to get out and the rest of our lives trying to get back in. Think I'll go watch "Attack of the 50 Foot Woman" again. Drool.
Here's one, and here's another.
$40 for 5 gigs?? Is charging by the byte becoming standard practice in the states? I probably download at least 5 gigs a week, so that would be $190/mo. Cheaper to lease a T1.
The vote is made by representatives of the people, who rely on the military to advise them on situations. Hence Bush and other military leaders telling us "weapons of mass destruction" etc. to have congress agree to go to war.
Advisors are still only advisors. Just because your financial advisor recommends you invent in Enron doesn't make the losses any less yours when you lose your investment.
If the aircraft carrier wasn't designed for war and destruction then what was it made for. If the thing is never used it will be a "waste" of money, so of course it promotes war.
That's like saying that crime exists to prove that police aren't a waste of money. It's the same rationale that anti-gun people use: If there were no guns, there would be less violence. People are violent by nature. Everyone loves peace when it means they won't be the victim, but there's someone else out there we'd all like to pummel. In this case, America is the country lots of other people would like to pummel, so we carry a big stick.
Just because a threat appears of a different nature doesn't mean you should let your guard down in another area. Terrorism may be present-day America's version of the nuclear paranoia of the 50s, but it doesn't mean that nuclear war is no longer a possibility. What short attention spans we have.
No admin in his right mind would remove definitions from his virus checking software simply because it's been a "long time" since the virus was active. Likewise, we must remain vigilant and ready to defend ourselves against traditional threats while adapting to new and emerging vulnerabilities.
Aside from that, perception of capability can at times be more of a deterrant than actual capability, especially if perceived capabilities exceed actual. For example, I'm 6'2", somewhat well built, but I fight like Corky Romano. Nobody else knows that I fight like Corky, so most people back down from a physical confrontation with me. It's just human nature. You assess the situation as best you can, and plan accordingly. A more stinging example would be airport security. Unfortunately, most security I've seen is even more inept. The basic weakness is social engineering. As long as people are in charge of security, they will remain its greatest weakness.
*All female crewmembers return to port preagnant.
That's standard Navy practise actually.. It's so bad on our ship they had to implement highschool style sex-ed where newbies carry around babies that cry and record how well they're attended to.
*When conflict breaks out, it makes port in a non-involved country.
Our ship went to Oz in the middle of Operation Enduring Freedom.
*Equiped with a double compliment of distress beacons and emergency signal flares.
Well actually, we don't have enough life rafts to save the entire crew were we to sink. There's a rotation set up so that, should everyone survive a sinking, X number of people take turns floating (hopefully) in the water while the others rest in the rafts.
*Flight deck lined with astroturf.
Our flight deck is lined with nonskid, which is debatably the same thing. Surely invented by the same evil genius.
Bet it handles like a Ferarri now too.
Okay, you're flaming a guy for describing what is the most reasonable use of chips that were designed to be hidden. Granted, he adds a heavy dose of paranoia, but that doesn't negate the substance of the issue. The idea that these chips would be reused is nonsense. Unless they plan on training cashiers in 2M (Micro/Miniature) work, it's not feasible to remove these things manually in bulk. Not to mention storage between uses. Most people fumble loose change, and you expect them to have the dexterity to manipulate objects smaller than a period with bare hands? And, oh yeah, they were designed to be hidden. If you saw where they hide them, you could remove them yourself, which defeats the purpose. Inventory control is synonymous with theft prevention, meaning they don't want you to know where the chip is. Hell, if I were a manufacturer, I would embed them in buttons or the soles of the shoes, or a similar location which would require destruction of the object in order to remove the RFID. If you read the article, as you lambasted the poor sap to whom you replied for not doing, you would have noticed the part about cost efficiency. That's where he mentions that a cost of 5 cents per chip would make it economical to place it in any object valued at over a dollar. Why is this important? Because there are no plans for resuse.
Your second point is equally obtuse. UPCs 101 - The U in UPC stands for universal. Meaning no two objects have the same number. I don't mean that two bottles of Hienz 57 have different numbers, but the 57 sauce has a different number than A1. Understand? Good, then you will appreciate that RFID will probably work in a similar manner, where each product has a unique ID, or block of IDs which is, ahem, universal. In case you've missed where I'm going with this, anybody who bothers to scan the object, or has access to a readily available database would know the product ID. Coupled with the fact that your "one foot" radius can, with current technology, be stretched to 5-6 feet with a powerful transciever. It's not outside the realm of reason to believe that this range could be stretched to several hundred feet, or farther, in the future.
Did I mention that the chips were designed to be hidden? I can't believe somebody actually modded you up.