your stats. emphasizes noise. although my bike only lets out a scream under full accel (which can only be for a max of 3 seconds to legal speed.) It is a common perception by motorcycle riders that loud pipes save lives. Since I live in AZ where motorcycles are a year around ordeal, I get out of the worst (but still a monthly never saw you, pulled out.) But their is no doubt, in my experience, that this is true. And if I ever move back to Illinois (or any semi-annual motorcycle local) I will be un-corking my pipe, sorry that we all have to suffer for the in-attentiveness of a few, but that's my life choice. I will say I get really annoyed by some of the flashing headlights on bikes now, they are not a replacement for a loud pipe either.
their is no way to tell what information is still stored only in the original, that could be lost. Sure the pure science can't be lost, but to be able to verify timelines, genetic lines for example may be (who handled it and when). Who would have imagined 100 years ago what DNA could do, so many stories that could be told in so much more depth were lost to us. Who knows what future science could still learn, about the times when these were published, if they are properly stored. perhaps they will find a tag that explains the inspiration was environment... However in this case, I agree, nothing will be lost to the current generation by never seeing the original articles. And heck the publicity of these items selling for big bucks may make them desirable to a museum increasing viewer ship. But I don't agree burning the originals would be upsetting, and something would be lost.
if I am given the choice, save 10% (2-3MPG) Highway only, or be able to get into a 4' shorter space without damage (and see the back of my car). I would currently give up the MPG. Looking at that car even, nothing heavy could go above the rear wheel (or it would be rollover prone), so I suspect it is a goofy shaped luggage storage. so you got 50% of the car length dedicated more or less to aero-dynamics??? Perfect for a 2 person people mover moving into spots designed for big cars, not practical (in my opinion) for what most drive today. (not worth it either, if enough switched to small cars, so we could double # of parking spots, without the aero.)
I saw this coming, and went out and finally bought that new big monster diesel truck (2006) to replace my old Toyota. Seriously was able to pick up a brand new 20 MPG Truck that carry 5 adults in comfort, and tows, and carry our motorcycles cheaper to pack our motorcycles in the truck, than drive them, as long as we have the same destination (20 MPG * 5 adults = 100 MPG moto.) for less than a decent car (under $20,000.) Obviously the days of buying new dirt cheap TON carrying trucks is over. I don't see how, outside citys, and California that used prices will drop that drastically. Some of us country folk still need our trucks! I car pool, works nice I can ride my bicycle down to our car pool location (when it's not my turn) since we all drive trucks, throw the bike in the back. (Yes I have heard of bike carriers, but too much hassle at 5 am.)
whats the difference between saving a ripped movie for streaming later, and watching the stream live from netflix? (hint shipping or availability.) Netflix doesn't seam to care about rippers (I mean they seam to like them as customers) As long as the subscription is up kept, isn't that pretty much the same as if me and a few (hundred) neighbors have a large collection of dvd's and share with each other? Start making money from that library, then the story changes. Except for the shipping time/charges any movie in my ripped library, netflix would have that one at my home tomorrow to watch. so ripping for personal use seams to only hurt the post office.
but the only advantage of having them all to hand at the same time is if you want to watch them a second time.
Several others:
1) TV shows on DVD don't like to watch a whole season in the same week.
2) still takes some time from request to door, don't feal like a chick flick when it shows, you got the back list.
3) traveling, my eee pc can't play dvd's, too risky to lose them to carry with, besides uses 3* more power spinning the dvd on battery vs SSD (10gb = 5 movies)...
4) why make NF re-ship if I want to watch again in a couple years.
5) convenience, DVD's are a relative pain, with linktheater etc I got a list to click from, they start playing, no previews, no fiddling with settings (dr divx cuts off the bars, upscaled just right everytime.)
probably just a poor choice of words on your part. I am certain their is no form of communication that is more or less legally binding than another. As long as both parties understand and agree, (barring some other deception) in the US you have a contract. Verbal contracts are legally binding, but don't leave good evidence if disputed. What I think you mean is that if the veracity of a document is brought into question, that a scanned+printed document is not going to hold much weight in most courts.
why people insist DRM is an unattainable notion. It must be all those faulty software DRM schemes
exactly, because every DRM out their has either been broken, or is not in mass use anymore. hardware DRM works, if 1)your distributing hardware (Not a software CD), or 2) using it for hosting software DRM with real-time updates (IE for games played online at servers you control.)
most popular HD PPV are re-broadcast over internet feeds in near real time, sounds like your not using the the right application.
my experience says a mod chip cost about the same as a single game (but can be a pain to install) But are usually just a temporary "first crack" that a work around is usually found(except for the online game play)
I've come across plenty of projects on Sourceforge that look promising but haven't been maintained for years
because you (apperently) read his words, and agreed with them without thinking for yourself. What I see in (your observations) is a unmaintained promising sourceforge project that is a start and a seed, that if that same project had been started by a company like microsoft, it would be patented so that you can't start on it, let alone pickup where the last person was. You definitely wouldn't have what you got now, thats a seed for a idea, and a acknowledgment that you are not the only one interested in it.
even without patents, if that same sourceforge project was closed source, it would be alongside my unfinished projects (setting on a cd/floppy inside the vault of a company that will never pick it up, since none of the original programmers are within reach, since they only logged our internal email addresses, that none of us can access/update.)
If you had instead noted that, you know of a project to develop a complete version of that (life saving) product, that had its funding pulled solely because they couldn't receive patent protection, to move forward, because of a existing sourceforge stub, then we could talk about a observation of a failed Open source project.
I don't know them bastards at paypal cost me $50 that had I used a credit card I would still have in my pocket (changed their policys after I opened the account, but who reads those updates.) So if they were bending some rules to get back what was rightfully theirs in the first place...
crime is still, well, criminal.
in my book (wrong != crime != criminal). A criminal is one who is guilty of a crime, that involves getting caught (to me.) of course you can be wrong without breaking a law, and break a law without being wrong (since many laws require "mens rea" so even breaking a law is not always a crime or a criminal act)
I do have my conspiracy theory:
If Obama can't get 2026 delegates with the help of the super delegates, then Hillary can walk into the convention with the power to cause massive turmoil at the convention, if she wants. I think their is no way she would be the VP choice without someway to twist Obama's arm. IF Obama is short of 2026, then he may allow her to choose some of his cabinet, or VP position in exchange for her delegates, to avoid a ugly convention. I also think all of this is highly unlikely, and she will cave for much less soon.
then that needs to be in writing before he accepts the job
Exactly, their are many trade offs for those contract types of work. IE would he have been willing at the time to take $50k pay + a profit percentage, and Guarantee his availability at a moments notice? I am not a big believer in giving a cut of profit to someone who isn't taking a big risk up-front. Hollywood actors are taking a risk, ie when they get associated with a movie that is a flop, or labeled as bad acting, their career is permanently harmed (not un-repairable though.) And they likely end up taking a lower pay for a bigger cut of something they believe in. IE if he didn't need the incentive pay to make the product great, then no-one probably apparently felt he was a critical team member they couldn't afford otherwise.
Want to know what people really think of companies/products/people etc. look at these blackboards
Newsflash, unmoderated people will say stuff just to get a rise, and see the response. I would prefer (if I was a marketer) the digg style, where you can try out arguments on all style of people, then check their later posts to see if it worked.
I now see they meant "first standalone netflix device". This doesn't require another PC to be actively turned on (though you still must have a PC or network appliance to use netflix, to select the movies.)
I already purchased and have been using the D-Link DGP1200 bought at walmart for $180 to do the exact same thing.
Unlike the Roku, you can watch any content on your PC, and even get to the Netflix site to choose the movie you want to watch (if you have a bookmark to get their) It is even technically HD quality (though the stream from netflix isn't.)
yes, but which is more likely on a daily basis. When a internal employee attacks and is found, in most company's he gets no more chances to be a ass. When a external attack is found, one of his computers is blocked, a new IP address is all thats needed for him to try again... At my work their about 10 people with the ability to do this intentionally, of course the more likely is that they got infected from the internet, but if that was blocked, how did that happen again? of those 10 people at my company with the ability, at least 9 of them would be allowed to serve any of their content on the CA server anyway.
I actually don't know that being dishonest to a customs officer is a felony, but a search did find a single case where this was the only law broken, and they were prosecuted. That case was later dismissed, more because it was believed the liar's culture was one of, always tell the authorities what you think they want to hear, and therefore their "intent" to break the law wasn't present. Without any other charges to bring against them...
google search also showed the Supreme court did rule that federal crimes committed on a vessel with ties to the U.S., regardless of the location is prosecutable inside the U.S. I suspect this would cover this situation as well. Seams they also ruled violating our civil liberty's is not a federal crime, so while not being "allowed" in the US, doesn't mean they can't admit evidence gained from such acts occurring outside the US.
Then swap laptops with a co-worker 1) without them knowing the password 2) make sure he takes the secured data through security after you, here's why:
Then they'd have to ask you to...
that is where the ultimate question comes, if you can access the data, and it is their, then are you willing to commit a felony (lie to a federal agent) to protect the privacy of that data. (most likely my company's data.) Thats clearly a big NO for myself. IE if I true crypt a partition, I know it will be (within all reason) safe from "offline attack" like a imaged drive. So if the agent doesn't ask, and just snoops or copies this is not helpful to them. If the agent simply asks, do you have any encrypted data, and show me all of it. Assuming your not willing to commit a felony (granted a nearly impossible felony to prove), the you have limited options not really helped by true-crypt, over just a encrypted file. IE you can either say No, in a nice way like, "I have to talk to my company lawyer for permission" or give it up.
swapping laptops helps the second person the most, cause their not telling a lie when they state either, "not that I know of" or "it's my company's equipment not mine, I cannot access anything more than..." Since the guy with the password is "in the clear" since challenges to him have to fall under the full US constitution. If the guy with the password is standing behind you, well...
The article did make me wonder, seams like 80% of the functionality here would be covered by a Vespa stuck inside a normal small plane. driving home to park/repair, and the bad weather recovery (always put the vespa in a rental, and come back another day for the plane, the non ultra wealthy, this is doable quite often for the price.)
saying 'oh no officer, i drove here'
same thing that stops a sport bike rider from driving 200MPH then slowing to 50, and saying I was always driving 50. IE if you did it, and you came out safe, and no one saw, then why should I care?
You might look into hot air balloon rides for photography, every seat has a view (well no seats, but ever passenger). Never spent time in San Fran to know about their, but I have been in balloons quite often. Their very stable platforms, obviously you don't get is much freedom in choosing direction (generally you can choose by you altitude a couple different directions to travel) but those I were around would charge about half this amount for a flight ($100 to add you onto a planed flight, or $250 to charter, with a minimum of 4 from their site, NO idea about California pricing though)
FYI above 50' (IE anytime but takeoff and landing) I have never heard of a balloon passenger area having anything but a very gradual affect from ground disturbances (exception of unusual mountain aided winds, etc.) I know small planes have a huge jump, but their is not likely to be any photography hangups in a blimp or balloon, assuming they are not trying to make time in a blimp under propel.
now below 50',(balloon) any kind of wind, etc makes for a real exciting landing. But those 6-8 person balloons (I have never flown in one of them) used for these site seeing type flights are no where near as exciting as the 2-3 person ones I have always been in (I have crewed for the 6 person balloons, just never flown.) Those large balloons have always just stuck whenever I have seen them land.
If guns kept people safer we'd be allowed to carry them on commercial flights.
You are allowed to, if you have undergone the proper training, and background check (IE on/off duty air-marshals, etc.) if airbags/helmets/shoulder belts/child seats/carbon monoxide detectors, etc, etc must all be useless. (ok air bags are the only one of these strictly banned.)
clearly a properly trained person is not only safer, but everyone around them is safer having a concealed weapon (despite all the FUD surrounding the misconception that their weapon firing would tear apart a airliner.)
the reason that CCTV footage doesn't help solve crimes is because no-one ever looks at it.
A better quote would be "doesn't solve crimes unless most everyone looks at them." (speaking for US) giving a name, address, and photo doesn't usually solve mugging types of crimes, unless the crock is in cuffs their isn't always time to look for them. The article suggests the images will be put on the internet, which may work as long as the public remains interested enough to look, then do something when they see the suspect (IE solving crime through a strong local community.) Otherwise a increase in conviction rates is the best I would hope for. Now that would be a interesting stat.
Gives us legitimate telemarketing companies a bad name.
Then get to complaining to the DMA, if you want any consumers to take any telemarketer serious then get them to stop defending the right to continue bad practices. And get them to start requesting laws, and enforcement to clean up the industry, instead of the opposite.
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your stats. emphasizes noise. although my bike only lets out a scream under full accel (which can only be for a max of 3 seconds to legal speed.) It is a common perception by motorcycle riders that loud pipes save lives. Since I live in AZ where motorcycles are a year around ordeal, I get out of the worst (but still a monthly never saw you, pulled out.) But their is no doubt, in my experience, that this is true. And if I ever move back to Illinois (or any semi-annual motorcycle local) I will be un-corking my pipe, sorry that we all have to suffer for the in-attentiveness of a few, but that's my life choice.
I will say I get really annoyed by some of the flashing headlights on bikes now, they are not a replacement for a loud pipe either.
However in this case, I agree, nothing will be lost to the current generation by never seeing the original articles. And heck the publicity of these items selling for big bucks may make them desirable to a museum increasing viewer ship. But I don't agree burning the originals would be upsetting, and something would be lost.
if I am given the choice, save 10% (2-3MPG) Highway only, or be able to get into a 4' shorter space without damage (and see the back of my car). I would currently give up the MPG.
Looking at that car even, nothing heavy could go above the rear wheel (or it would be rollover prone), so I suspect it is a goofy shaped luggage storage. so you got 50% of the car length dedicated more or less to aero-dynamics???
Perfect for a 2 person people mover moving into spots designed for big cars, not practical (in my opinion) for what most drive today. (not worth it either, if enough switched to small cars, so we could double # of parking spots, without the aero.)
I saw this coming, and went out and finally bought that new big monster diesel truck (2006) to replace my old Toyota. Seriously was able to pick up a brand new 20 MPG Truck that carry 5 adults in comfort, and tows, and carry our motorcycles cheaper to pack our motorcycles in the truck, than drive them, as long as we have the same destination (20 MPG * 5 adults = 100 MPG moto.) for less than a decent car (under $20,000.)
Obviously the days of buying new dirt cheap TON carrying trucks is over. I don't see how, outside citys, and California that used prices will drop that drastically. Some of us country folk still need our trucks!
I car pool, works nice I can ride my bicycle down to our car pool location (when it's not my turn) since we all drive trucks, throw the bike in the back. (Yes I have heard of bike carriers, but too much hassle at 5 am.)
whats the difference between saving a ripped movie for streaming later, and watching the stream live from netflix? (hint shipping or availability.) Netflix doesn't seam to care about rippers (I mean they seam to like them as customers) As long as the subscription is up kept, isn't that pretty much the same as if me and a few (hundred) neighbors have a large collection of dvd's and share with each other? Start making money from that library, then the story changes.
Except for the shipping time/charges any movie in my ripped library, netflix would have that one at my home tomorrow to watch. so ripping for personal use seams to only hurt the post office.
probably just a poor choice of words on your part. I am certain their is no form of communication that is more or less legally binding than another. As long as both parties understand and agree, (barring some other deception) in the US you have a contract.
Verbal contracts are legally binding, but don't leave good evidence if disputed. What I think you mean is that if the veracity of a document is brought into question, that a scanned+printed document is not going to hold much weight in most courts.
hardware DRM works, if 1)your distributing hardware (Not a software CD), or 2) using it for hosting software DRM with real-time updates (IE for games played online at servers you control.)
most popular HD PPV are re-broadcast over internet feeds in near real time, sounds like your not using the the right application.
my experience says a mod chip cost about the same as a single game (but can be a pain to install) But are usually just a temporary "first crack" that a work around is usually found(except for the online game play)
even without patents, if that same sourceforge project was closed source, it would be alongside my unfinished projects (setting on a cd/floppy inside the vault of a company that will never pick it up, since none of the original programmers are within reach, since they only logged our internal email addresses, that none of us can access/update.)
If you had instead noted that, you know of a project to develop a complete version of that (life saving) product, that had its funding pulled solely because they couldn't receive patent protection, to move forward, because of a existing sourceforge stub, then we could talk about a observation of a failed Open source project.
I do have my conspiracy theory:
If Obama can't get 2026 delegates with the help of the super delegates, then Hillary can walk into the convention with the power to cause massive turmoil at the convention, if she wants. I think their is no way she would be the VP choice without someway to twist Obama's arm. IF Obama is short of 2026, then he may allow her to choose some of his cabinet, or VP position in exchange for her delegates, to avoid a ugly convention.
I also think all of this is highly unlikely, and she will cave for much less soon.
I now see they meant "first standalone netflix device". This doesn't require another PC to be actively turned on (though you still must have a PC or network appliance to use netflix, to select the movies.)
I already purchased and have been using the D-Link DGP1200 bought at walmart for $180 to do the exact same thing.
Unlike the Roku, you can watch any content on your PC, and even get to the Netflix site to choose the movie you want to watch (if you have a bookmark to get their) It is even technically HD quality (though the stream from netflix isn't.)
yes, but which is more likely on a daily basis. When a internal employee attacks and is found, in most company's he gets no more chances to be a ass. When a external attack is found, one of his computers is blocked, a new IP address is all thats needed for him to try again...
At my work their about 10 people with the ability to do this intentionally, of course the more likely is that they got infected from the internet, but if that was blocked, how did that happen again?
of those 10 people at my company with the ability, at least 9 of them would be allowed to serve any of their content on the CA server anyway.
I actually don't know that being dishonest to a customs officer is a felony, but a search did find a single case where this was the only law broken, and they were prosecuted. That case was later dismissed, more because it was believed the liar's culture was one of, always tell the authorities what you think they want to hear, and therefore their "intent" to break the law wasn't present. Without any other charges to bring against them...
google search also showed the Supreme court did rule that federal crimes committed on a vessel with ties to the U.S., regardless of the location is prosecutable inside the U.S. I suspect this would cover this situation as well.
Seams they also ruled violating our civil liberty's is not a federal crime, so while not being "allowed" in the US, doesn't mean they can't admit evidence gained from such acts occurring outside the US.
none of your personalities are planning to fly to Hawaii in July are they? If so, maybe I don't need a vacation that bad.
Thats clearly a big NO for myself.
IE if I true crypt a partition, I know it will be (within all reason) safe from "offline attack" like a imaged drive. So if the agent doesn't ask, and just snoops or copies this is not helpful to them. If the agent simply asks, do you have any encrypted data, and show me all of it. Assuming your not willing to commit a felony (granted a nearly impossible felony to prove), the you have limited options not really helped by true-crypt, over just a encrypted file. IE you can either say No, in a nice way like, "I have to talk to my company lawyer for permission" or give it up.
swapping laptops helps the second person the most, cause their not telling a lie when they state either, "not that I know of" or "it's my company's equipment not mine, I cannot access anything more than..." Since the guy with the password is "in the clear" since challenges to him have to fall under the full US constitution. If the guy with the password is standing behind you, well...
The article did make me wonder, seams like 80% of the functionality here would be covered by a Vespa stuck inside a normal small plane. driving home to park/repair, and the bad weather recovery (always put the vespa in a rental, and come back another day for the plane, the non ultra wealthy, this is doable quite often for the price.)
same thing that stops a sport bike rider from driving 200MPH then slowing to 50, and saying I was always driving 50. IE if you did it, and you came out safe, and no one saw, then why should I care?
You might look into hot air balloon rides for photography, every seat has a view (well no seats, but ever passenger). Never spent time in San Fran to know about their, but I have been in balloons quite often. Their very stable platforms, obviously you don't get is much freedom in choosing direction (generally you can choose by you altitude a couple different directions to travel) but those I were around would charge about half this amount for a flight ($100 to add you onto a planed flight, or $250 to charter, with a minimum of 4 from their site, NO idea about California pricing though)
FYI above 50' (IE anytime but takeoff and landing) I have never heard of a balloon passenger area having anything but a very gradual affect from ground disturbances (exception of unusual mountain aided winds, etc.) I know small planes have a huge jump, but their is not likely to be any photography hangups in a blimp or balloon, assuming they are not trying to make time in a blimp under propel.
now below 50',(balloon) any kind of wind, etc makes for a real exciting landing. But those 6-8 person balloons (I have never flown in one of them) used for these site seeing type flights are no where near as exciting as the 2-3 person ones I have always been in (I have crewed for the 6 person balloons, just never flown.) Those large balloons have always just stuck whenever I have seen them land.
You are allowed to, if you have undergone the proper training, and background check (IE on/off duty air-marshals, etc.)
if airbags/helmets/shoulder belts/child seats/carbon monoxide detectors, etc, etc must all be useless. (ok air bags are the only one of these strictly banned.)
clearly a properly trained person is not only safer, but everyone around them is safer having a concealed weapon (despite all the FUD surrounding the misconception that their weapon firing would tear apart a airliner.)
A better quote would be "doesn't solve crimes unless most everyone looks at them." (speaking for US) giving a name, address, and photo doesn't usually solve mugging types of crimes, unless the crock is in cuffs their isn't always time to look for them. The article suggests the images will be put on the internet, which may work as long as the public remains interested enough to look, then do something when they see the suspect (IE solving crime through a strong local community.)
Otherwise a increase in conviction rates is the best I would hope for. Now that would be a interesting stat.