An USB GPS means no Pulse Per Second (actually 1000ms). The PPS fires an interrupt on the serial port, which should result in an interrupt every 1000ms accurate within 100us.
The lack of PPS will result in a ntpd with lots of jitter, my experience is about +/- 150ms but this depends heavily on actual USB usage and the GPS device itself. This is unsuitable for a low stratum ntpserver IMHO, so don't use it as the only timesource if you want to participate in the pool unless you advertise it as some high stratum source (I would guess 5-10).
So for 3 phones you have to pay: $40: 1st phone (smart one) $30: 2nd phone (basic!) $30: 3rd phone (basic?) $50: 1GB ===+ $150 for 1GB shared data or $50/month for 333MB if shared evenly. WTF is Verizon thinking!
In other news I read Lenovo becoming an access provide: http://news.lenovo.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=1602 In NL the prices would be 2GB for 35EUR/month or 5GB for 50EUR/month. I thought that these prices were to expensive already.
Nope, most run linux over here (TV, settopbox, routers, WAPs, DECT basestation, mobile phone). Maybe the washer, microwave or SIP phone are running a *BSD.
If you keep the salt secret, the client is required to send a plaintext password to the server to have it hashed. If the salt is public (sent to the client), the client can do the hashing locally and avoid ever sending the plaintext password to the server (which might be compromized). So my guess for a fairly secure login/authentication scheme (IANACE):
client: Hi I'm foo@bar, give me a nonce and my salt. server: Here is you nonce with a salt. client: sents hash(hash(secret+salt)+nonce) server: compares hash(hash(secret+salt)+nonce)==hash(DB[user][passwd]+nonce)
It keeps the password secret even from the server, the nonce prevents replay attacks. Login could even be done over an unencrypted connection. Could be wrapped with another nonce to prevent sending foo@bar as plaintext.
The weakest point is sending the newly created saltedhash to the server at account creation as the saltedhash is essentially the password. Add a little PKI to increase safety.
"Is the link you providing link to a metalic look wedge shaped object? Are the feet the same sizes? are the ratios the same? Does the lid and base tapper the same way?"
So change 1 thing and the patent doesn't apply, what is stopping other manifacturers from chaning the angle by a tenth of a degree or putting the feet a fraction to the edge to avoid infringing the patent. Are you telling me the design patent only applies to the _exact_ _same_ design.
Take a look at the patent, only the solid grey lines are important. That means only the bottom of the device and the lid are covert by the design patent. The ac-100 has the same lid design IMHO, the edge of the ac-100 is a but thicker/less sharp.
"Hmmmm, reminds me of the phrase, "Just recompile the kernel". Hey hairyfeet, is this starting to remind you of something?"
So writing a script to do some text transformation equals to recompiling a kernel! It's about creating small tools to make your live/work easier, you are a strange sort of contractor if you are not willing to mold stuff to your needs (unless your clients are paying by the hour).
But whatever you think or experience as a problem, get used to it and adapt since ipv4 will run out of space eventually. Stick to the ipv4-in-ipv6 for internal use and just learn the new tricks for connecting to the outside world.
"Thank you. Now imagine its 3AM, you haven't had ANY coffee yet, and they are screaming at you that parts of the network aren't working. Quick, could you look at a whole pile of IPV6 numbers in a list and spot which ones don't conform? Bet most can't because our brains just don't process hexadecimal nearly as well as it does numbers. But if they gave you that same list in IPV4 octets you'd spot the 194. numbers in less than 3 seconds."
You do know you don't have to use "random" ipv6 addresses? Use usefull patterns/prefixes if you are afraid you'll miss the tree your are looking for in your forest. Or write a script to convert hex to octets if that helps you. But be sure to use a fixed font, that helps a lot with hex.
"What planet do you live on where you can read hex as fluently as numbers?"
Earth, hex is numbers + 6 extra letters [a-f]. Reading them takes less knowledge then reading this message (contains even more different characters). For example the first 3 parts of my ipv6 address: two zero zero one colon six one zero colon seven dee three (2001:610:7d3) It's not like I'm converting them to decimal or something. What you see is what you get.
But please explain why reading them would be harder compared to ipv4 octets? What are you trying to do that makes your head hurt reading them? The only "hard thing" about ipv6 addresses is converting one to it's reverse ipv6.arpa counterpart, but there is app for that (host).
"But they should have made IPV6 backwards compatible and just used numbers instead of hex. We humans just don't think in hex"
Q: So what is your ipv6 adress A: what format would you like: decimal: 11579208 92373161 95423570 98500868 79078532 69984665 64056403 94575840 07913129 639936 (added some spaces to pass the lame filter) hex: ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff octets: 255.255.255.255.255.255.255.255.255.255.255.255.255.255.255.255
You don't have to think that much about ipv6 addresses, netmask got a bit simpeler. And the hex notation are small grouped numbers just like you propose.
You are missing the point, the cellphone (without voice remember) is a SIP client to his PBX over either wifi (at home) or 3G (outside). It will ring at the same time other extensions in the house are ringing (if so configured).
4k should be enough to contain most information a paramedic might need (alergies, medication), esp. if that info is app generated (shortcodes, compression). There is absolutly no need to upload al this to an external party to have it downloaded again in an emergency, in effect adding a couple points of failure.
So here you have a piece of software posing as A but having hidden feature B. Somehow the reviewer missed a flashlight app creating a server socket to receive connections, something a piece of malware might do (though opening a connection to a botnet is easier and less conspicuous) and a flashlight app has no purpose for. That really makes me doubt how Apple certifies apps, surely they can get an overview of all API calls of an application!
But since this app was not really evil and was removed after the real purpose got known I guess you will just ignore this example (and it happened so long ago ofcourse, this problem has been fixed by Apple for sure).
I'm guessing ofcourse, but in my favour are: -it's either propietary satnav from the car manufacturer build into the dashboard -it's an easy to spot standalone GPS device in the middle of the windscreen (blocking lots of the viewport (IMHO))
I rarely noticed people using phones, they might be positioned somewhere I can't see them though. BTW I'm always on my bike (BMW 1200GS) riding in the middle of my lane, I have a good view into cars.
"Many drivers rely heavily on satellite navigation for precise directions, and mapping errors can be extremely dangerous, particularly in the case of one-way streets."
I see people using these commercial quality navigation units every day and still they take stupid actions like driving into a oneway street and making last second turns (right... left, NO RIGHT swerving all over the road) while spending more time looking at their statnav than on the road. Turn by turn navigation is dangerous by itself when used blindly no matter what maps are being used, they induce a near total lack of anticipation of traffic.
"I am quite certain however that even in The Netherlands it is NOT legal to download the latest Hollywood blockbuster from an American DVD rip before it is even released on DVD on this side of the pond, even though you won't go to jail for it."
You are wrong, this is just one of the wrongs in your post: -if it is legally obtainable _you_ can make a copy. The reason unreleased stuff isn't covered by copyright[*] is the fact that a work has to first be released by the rightful owner to be covered by copyright. -_YOU_ can make a copy, a third party making a copy is someone making a copy available (distributing), which is against copyright. -if you own a cd/dvd you are not allowed to break encryption (but only if it is an effective scheme), part of EUCD. -there are no restrictions to the source being copied, there is no distinction for an illegal source (p2p) of legal source (tv broadcasts).
Please actually read the damned thing before making such comments.
*: %s/copyright/auteursrecht/g copyright is the wrong name for the law, it is not about the right to copy but summation of rights of the owner of its works. It also describes situations that aren't infringements on the owners rights (such as making copies for striclt personal use or education).
You are wrong, the exception is computer programs. You need a valid license to duplicate computer programs:
"Artikel 45n
De artikelen 16b en 16c zijn niet van toepassing op werken
als bedoeld in artikel 10, eerste lid, onder 12."
This article negates 16b and 16c which grant a right to duplicate for cases like (but not limited to) study and personal use: "Artikel 16b
1.
Als inbreuk op het auteursrecht op een werk van letterkunde,
wetenschap of kunst wordt niet beschouwd de verveelvoudiging
welke beperkt blijft tot enkele exemplaren en welke uitsluitend
dient tot eigen oefening, studie of gebruik van de natuurlijke
persoon die zonder direct of indirect commercieel oogmerk de
verveelvoudiging vervaardigt of tot het verveelvoudigen
uitsluitend ten behoeve van zichzelf opdracht geeft."
Since computer programs are the works defined in "artikel 10, eerste lid, onder 12": "12.
computerprogramma's en het voorbereidend materiaal;"
I guess you are a minority, nobody I know buys stuff after downloading and why should I, dvds are a relic of the past (not in HD), blurays to restrictive. Sure stuff gets bought, but only things I can't get/find any other way.
"Not only is this a significant increase in packet overhead, but it is highly likely that some portion will identify a person. Yes, yes, I know there are lots of things the ISPs _can_ do to under IPv6 preserve anonymity. Most will not"
It isn't the job of the ISP do generate random ipv6 addresses, it is pu to the user: http://tools.ietf.org/rfc/rfc4941.txt (nearly 5 years old though)
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An USB GPS means no Pulse Per Second (actually 1000ms). The PPS fires an interrupt on the serial port, which should result in an interrupt every 1000ms accurate within 100us.
The lack of PPS will result in a ntpd with lots of jitter, my experience is about +/- 150ms but this depends heavily on actual USB usage and the GPS device itself. This is unsuitable for a low stratum ntpserver IMHO, so don't use it as the only timesource if you want to participate in the pool unless you advertise it as some high stratum source (I would guess 5-10).
So for 3 phones you have to pay:
$40: 1st phone (smart one)
$30: 2nd phone (basic!)
$30: 3rd phone (basic?)
$50: 1GB
===+
$150 for 1GB shared data or $50/month for 333MB if shared evenly. WTF is Verizon thinking!
In other news I read Lenovo becoming an access provide:
http://news.lenovo.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=1602
In NL the prices would be 2GB for 35EUR/month or 5GB for 50EUR/month.
I thought that these prices were to expensive already.
Nope, most run linux over here (TV, settopbox, routers, WAPs, DECT basestation, mobile phone). Maybe the washer, microwave or SIP phone are running a *BSD.
"Show me evidence of a glitchy driver causing a loud squealing noise, the wireless chipset to stop working, and horizontal lines on the display."
AAHHHHHHhhhhhhhhh, the memories, they are back after I tried so hard to forget the S3 Virge driver:
http://www.spinics.net/lists/xf-xpert/msg05481.html
Wireless chips that stop working, I have seen people complaining about some Intel and Broadcom chipsets, fairly recent. I used to have some kind of BCM (4328 IIRC) with ndiswrapper, occasionaly stopped working (once 1 a month or 2).
http://linux.bigresource.com/Ubuntu-Networking-Wireless-connection-stops-working-randomly--AWdGAzaK2.html
If you keep the salt secret, the client is required to send a plaintext password to the server to have it hashed. If the salt is public (sent to the client), the client can do the hashing locally and avoid ever sending the plaintext password to the server (which might be compromized). So my guess for a fairly secure login/authentication scheme (IANACE):
client: Hi I'm foo@bar, give me a nonce and my salt.
server: Here is you nonce with a salt.
client: sents hash(hash(secret+salt)+nonce)
server: compares hash(hash(secret+salt)+nonce)==hash(DB[user][passwd]+nonce)
It keeps the password secret even from the server, the nonce prevents replay attacks. Login could even be done over an unencrypted connection. Could be wrapped with another nonce to prevent sending foo@bar as plaintext.
The weakest point is sending the newly created saltedhash to the server at account creation as the saltedhash is essentially the password. Add a little PKI to increase safety.
You simply have the legislature more than the lobbiest are paying to get the content blocked.
"Is the link you providing link to a metalic look wedge shaped object? Are the feet the same sizes? are the ratios the same? Does the lid and base tapper the same way?"
So change 1 thing and the patent doesn't apply, what is stopping other manifacturers from chaning the angle by a tenth of a degree or putting the feet a fraction to the edge to avoid infringing the patent. Are you telling me the design patent only applies to the _exact_ _same_ design.
Take a look at the patent, only the solid grey lines are important. That means only the bottom of the device and the lid are covert by the design patent. The ac-100 has the same lid design IMHO, the edge of the ac-100 is a but thicker/less sharp.
Take the look at the filing date: Oct 2010. So prior art for a wedge design.
Toshiba AC-100 Android netbook:
http://uk.computers.toshiba-europe.com/innovation/jsp/SUPPORTSECTION/discontinuedProductPage.do?service=UK&PRODUCT_ID=1091301
Physical dimensions W x D x H : 262.0 x 189.8 x 14.0 (front) / 21.0 (rear) mm
weight : starting at 0.87 kg
Release date: aug 2010
"Hmmmm, reminds me of the phrase, "Just recompile the kernel". Hey hairyfeet, is this starting to remind you of something?"
So writing a script to do some text transformation equals to recompiling a kernel! It's about creating small tools to make your live/work easier, you are a strange sort of contractor if you are not willing to mold stuff to your needs (unless your clients are paying by the hour).
But whatever you think or experience as a problem, get used to it and adapt since ipv4 will run out of space eventually. Stick to the ipv4-in-ipv6 for internal use and just learn the new tricks for connecting to the outside world.
"Thank you. Now imagine its 3AM, you haven't had ANY coffee yet, and they are screaming at you that parts of the network aren't working. Quick, could you look at a whole pile of IPV6 numbers in a list and spot which ones don't conform? Bet most can't because our brains just don't process hexadecimal nearly as well as it does numbers. But if they gave you that same list in IPV4 octets you'd spot the 194. numbers in less than 3 seconds."
You do know you don't have to use "random" ipv6 addresses? Use usefull patterns/prefixes if you are afraid you'll miss the tree your are looking for in your forest. Or write a script to convert hex to octets if that helps you. But be sure to use a fixed font, that helps a lot with hex.
"What planet do you live on where you can read hex as fluently as numbers?"
Earth, hex is numbers + 6 extra letters [a-f]. Reading them takes less knowledge then reading this message (contains even more different characters). For example the first 3 parts of my ipv6 address:
two zero zero one colon six one zero colon seven dee three (2001:610:7d3)
It's not like I'm converting them to decimal or something. What you see is what you get.
But please explain why reading them would be harder compared to ipv4 octets? What are you trying to do that makes your head hurt reading them? The only "hard thing" about ipv6 addresses is converting one to it's reverse ipv6.arpa counterpart, but there is app for that (host).
"But they should have made IPV6 backwards compatible and just used numbers instead of hex. We humans just don't think in hex"
Q: So what is your ipv6 adress
A: what format would you like:
decimal: 11579208 92373161 95423570 98500868 79078532 69984665 64056403 94575840 07913129 639936
(added some spaces to pass the lame filter)
hex: ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff
octets: 255.255.255.255.255.255.255.255.255.255.255.255.255.255.255.255
You don't have to think that much about ipv6 addresses, netmask got a bit simpeler. And the hex notation are small grouped numbers just like you propose.
So what else about religions shouldn't be taken literaly?
You are missing the point, the cellphone (without voice remember) is a SIP client to his PBX over either wifi (at home) or 3G (outside). It will ring at the same time other extensions in the house are ringing (if so configured).
4k should be enough to contain most information a paramedic might need (alergies, medication), esp. if that info is app generated (shortcodes, compression). There is absolutly no need to upload al this to an external party to have it downloaded again in an emergency, in effect adding a couple points of failure.
Just put the info in to QR.
Define malware.
From an Apple point of view apps with hidden features are malware, esp. if those features are locked down in iOS on telco request:
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/07/apple-approves-pulls-flashlight-app-with-hidden-tethering-mode/
So here you have a piece of software posing as A but having hidden feature B. Somehow the reviewer missed a flashlight app creating a server socket to receive connections, something a piece of malware might do (though opening a connection to a botnet is easier and less conspicuous) and a flashlight app has no purpose for. That really makes me doubt how Apple certifies apps, surely they can get an overview of all API calls of an application!
But since this app was not really evil and was removed after the real purpose got known I guess you will just ignore this example (and it happened so long ago ofcourse, this problem has been fixed by Apple for sure).
I'm guessing ofcourse, but in my favour are:
-it's either propietary satnav from the car manufacturer build into the dashboard
-it's an easy to spot standalone GPS device in the middle of the windscreen (blocking lots of the viewport (IMHO))
I rarely noticed people using phones, they might be positioned somewhere I can't see them though. BTW I'm always on my bike (BMW 1200GS) riding in the middle of my lane, I have a good view into cars.
"Many drivers rely heavily on satellite navigation for precise directions, and mapping errors can be extremely dangerous, particularly in the case of one-way streets."
I see people using these commercial quality navigation units every day and still they take stupid actions like driving into a oneway street and making last second turns (right... left, NO RIGHT swerving all over the road) while spending more time looking at their statnav than on the road. Turn by turn navigation is dangerous by itself when used blindly no matter what maps are being used, they induce a near total lack of anticipation of traffic.
Badges? We don't need no stinkin' badges!
"I am quite certain however that even in The Netherlands it is NOT legal to download the latest Hollywood blockbuster from an American DVD rip before it is even released on DVD on this side of the pond, even though you won't go to jail for it."
You are wrong, this is just one of the wrongs in your post:
-if it is legally obtainable _you_ can make a copy. The reason unreleased stuff isn't covered by copyright[*] is the fact that a work has to first be released by the rightful owner to be covered by copyright.
-_YOU_ can make a copy, a third party making a copy is someone making a copy available (distributing), which is against copyright.
-if you own a cd/dvd you are not allowed to break encryption (but only if it is an effective scheme), part of EUCD.
-there are no restrictions to the source being copied, there is no distinction for an illegal source (p2p) of legal source (tv broadcasts).
Please actually read the damned thing before making such comments.
*:
%s/copyright/auteursrecht/g
copyright is the wrong name for the law, it is not about the right to copy but summation of rights of the owner of its works. It also describes situations that aren't infringements on the owners rights (such as making copies for striclt personal use or education).
You are wrong, the exception is computer programs. You need a valid license to duplicate computer programs:
"Artikel 45n
De artikelen 16b en 16c zijn niet van toepassing op werken
als bedoeld in artikel 10, eerste lid, onder 12."
This article negates 16b and 16c which grant a right to duplicate for cases like (but not limited to) study and personal use:
"Artikel 16b
1.
Als inbreuk op het auteursrecht op een werk van letterkunde,
wetenschap of kunst wordt niet beschouwd de verveelvoudiging
welke beperkt blijft tot enkele exemplaren en welke uitsluitend
dient tot eigen oefening, studie of gebruik van de natuurlijke
persoon die zonder direct of indirect commercieel oogmerk de
verveelvoudiging vervaardigt of tot het verveelvoudigen
uitsluitend ten behoeve van zichzelf opdracht geeft."
Since computer programs are the works defined in "artikel 10, eerste lid, onder 12":
"12.
computerprogramma's en het voorbereidend materiaal;"
I guess you are a minority, nobody I know buys stuff after downloading and why should I, dvds are a relic of the past (not in HD), blurays to restrictive. Sure stuff gets bought, but only things I can't get/find any other way.
"Not only is this a significant increase in packet overhead, but it is highly likely that some portion will identify a person.
Yes, yes, I know there are lots of things the ISPs _can_ do to under IPv6 preserve anonymity. Most will not"
It isn't the job of the ISP do generate random ipv6 addresses, it is pu to the user:
http://tools.ietf.org/rfc/rfc4941.txt (nearly 5 years old though)