I agree search engines are so 1990. I rely exlusively on word of mouth to find websites. If Firefox would add a button to the toolbar that said 'Cool Sites', maybe with an icon of a pair of glasses, and have the button link to a webpage with links to the latest cool sites on the net, that would certainly be the end of Google and their 8 billion pages. Pah!
Because HP doesn't recreate the transistor everytime it releases a new product does not mean they do not innovate. Meaningful innovation includes using the best technologies, or most adopted technologies in the market, and improving and enhancing them to improve the customer's satisfaction. There isn't much point to spending millions of dollars to recreate the iPOD, when everyone wants an iPOD and there are already a slew of other competitors out there. So... license the iPOD, add the ability to print customized skins to the iPOD, bundle iTunes with new HP PCs and offer customers the opportunity to bundle an iPOD with their HP purchases or through their normal HP sales channel.
I don't know... that would make some pretty kick-ass wall art or something for the uber-rich and uber-geeky.
Guest: Oooh, what is the wonderful set of painting you have on your wall... they look so... digital.
Owner: Ah yes, this is my one of a kend, PIX source code. The shear beauty of this code is overwhelming, matched only by it's rarity. You'll see that these functions here are particularly elegant. I sit an meditate on it, and have found that my thinking has become resistant to many froms of logical fallacy.
In a recent addendum to the mi2g's analysis, Executive Chairman DK Matai says,
Any thinking computer professional will see that Microsoft's Longhorn Operating System has had 0 malicious security breaches over the past year. It is obscene to think that anyone with half a mind would not switch to such a secure platform. Our masterfully elaborate computer models lead us to undoubtably confirm that Microsoft's Longhorn Operating System will be the most secure Operating System until it is released, sometime in the later part of the great year 2015. At that time we believe it will experience a downward trend and will be replaced by BSD as the most securest of all Operatinginus Systamicuses around. This indisputable change will be due in large part to the unquestionable and horrifying death of the BSD platform. Indubitably.
Analysts figure larger companies such as Microsoft (MSFT) and IBM could simply make them part of their suites of software. - Championing a Wiki World
This is a real insight... Microsoft could easily combine Flexwiki w/ Windows SharePoint Services as an easy add-on or integrated web-part and crush some of these companies. Or, maybe one of their competitors will but the company and integrate the technology.
For every knowledgeable enthusiast, there are many more misinformed or incorrect speculators whose opinions usually spring from personal preference or a need to hear themselves talk.... b/c this is where all of the misinformed speculators hang out.
Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. Keyhole's technology and products are an excellent addition to our efforts to do that. We do not have any announced plans regarding how this technology will integrate with our current products and services. - Keyhole's website (emphasis added)
The key words are announced plans. Just because Google doesn't announce their plan doesn't mean they don't have one. And really, when you think about it is it that hard to see how much this acquisition makes sense...
Millions of Google users + Google's uber-elite talent pool + Billions of dollars + World Class search technology + Detailed satellite maps of the entire globe = Best searching and mapping software available
Why bother using RFID if it isn't to be able to read the thing at a distance? If you're going to have to take it out of the pouch to deliver the information, they might as well have to run a barcode scanner over it as well.
You had to ask... here's my formula.
1. Government requires RFID passports. 2. Create cheap tinfoil bag to block RFID signal. 3. Slashdotvertize. 4. Profit!
In late breaing news Google announces that it's Google Desktop Search tool not only provides outstanding local file search capabilities, but also relieves the burden on consumers of questioning whether all of your digital media is properly licensed. Google's search tool quickly identifies all digital media on your local machine and validates this data against a secure registry maintained by the RIAA/MPAA. If any unlicensed media is found Google Desktop Search will automatically protect consumers from legal action and financial liability by searching through Microsoft Money and Intuit Quicken files for a valid bank account. Electronic requests are sent to the consumers bank and funds are automatically transferred to the RIAA and MPAA to ensure the files are correctly licensed. Google only charges a $1 service charge per piece of media, a small price to pay for peace of mind.
An RIAA spokesperson noted that in some cases media is double or triple licensed using this system. She went on to explain that "the issue is being looked into", but in the interim to ensure that everyone is treated fairly an easy to use refund* system has been put into place. All that is required is that you send your name, address, social security number, daytime and evening phone numbers, bank account number, a sample of your hair, and a self addressed stamped envelope to
Quick-E Payment Processing 27/28, Phase II Udyog Viharl Gugoan - 122016 India
Please only send communicaiton if you have downloaded and installed the RIAA/MPAA enhanced version of Google Desktop Search, included the piece of your hair and the self addressed stamped envelop (with enough postage for the return trip from India) and have verifiable proof that the digital media you were charged for is properly licensed.
Please expect 6-8 months before recieving a response. All requests for the status of an inquiry should use the method listed above.
* - The term "refund" specifically means a credit will be provided equal to the amount that was charged for already licsensed media. This credit may be applied to any purchase of media from the American Top 40 charts or movies on VHS that made less than $15 million at the box office. Purchases must be made within 60 days of the issuance of the credit. The credit is only redeemable at Sam Goody locations in Kansas and Wyoming. The credit is non-transferrable. Internet purchases are prohibited. A valid RFID enabled passport will be required for authentication.
Most of the concern seems to be around unauthorized person reading the RFID chip. According to this article blocking RFID chips is very easy to do if you have physical posession of the chip. Just wrap it in tinfoil. It would seem that someone would make a bag/box/pouch that would store your passport and protect it from being read w/o authorization. When you were in an area that required that you show your passport, the airport for example, you would just take the passport out of the bag. Sounds like a $19.95 solution to me.
I guess if you took your passport out at the hotel or some other place like that you could be "vulnerable". Maybe this solution from RSA woul help?
It does seem like the solution here is not to say "no RFIDs in the passports", but actually to ensure that there is a way to easily control when the tag is read. And there seem to be several solutions available.
Slashdot Mirror
Gentoo and BSD. They'll follow them down the path to oblivion. RIP Gentoo, BSD, and EA. So long and good riddance.
We's speakz good English out heyre in da sticks. Ya'll shuld come on out and sit fer a spel.
Since I'm from a small backwoods town I can make jokes like this... the rest of you are insensitive clods.
I agree search engines are so 1990. I rely exlusively on word of mouth to find websites. If Firefox would add a button to the toolbar that said 'Cool Sites', maybe with an icon of a pair of glasses, and have the button link to a webpage with links to the latest cool sites on the net, that would certainly be the end of Google and their 8 billion pages. Pah!
I'm sorry... what is the problem here?
Now they've degenerated into yet another money-hungry company who're afraid to tread new grounds or create something from scratch.
Perhaps you should try reading more...
ProCurve Networking by HP Launches Gigabit Switch Series that Offers Intelligence at the Network Edge
HP Introduces a Powerful, All-Digital Printing Solution for the Label Market
HP Makes Storage Networking Simple and Affordable for Growing Small and Mid-size Business Market
HP's New High-end Storage System Scales to Twice the Capacity of the Competition Without Disruption
HP Introduces Fall Lineup of Digital Photography, Music, TV, Home Projection and Entertainment Offerings in Time for Back-to-school and Holiday Shopping
HP Labs
Because HP doesn't recreate the transistor everytime it releases a new product does not mean they do not innovate. Meaningful innovation includes using the best technologies, or most adopted technologies in the market, and improving and enhancing them to improve the customer's satisfaction. There isn't much point to spending millions of dollars to recreate the iPOD, when everyone wants an iPOD and there are already a slew of other competitors out there. So... license the iPOD, add the ability to print customized skins to the iPOD, bundle iTunes with new HP PCs and offer customers the opportunity to bundle an iPOD with their HP purchases or through their normal HP sales channel.
You insenstive dolt...
'bull etinad vance' is latin...
move along now, nothing to see here.
I don't know... that would make some pretty kick-ass wall art or something for the uber-rich and uber-geeky.
Guest: Oooh, what is the wonderful set of painting you have on your wall... they look so... digital.
Owner: Ah yes, this is my one of a kend, PIX source code. The shear beauty of this code is overwhelming, matched only by it's rarity. You'll see that these functions here are particularly elegant. I sit an meditate on it, and have found that my thinking has become resistant to many froms of logical fallacy.
scientists doing math,
slashdotters aimless wrath,
comments from stupid jerks,
and TWINS!
Gentoo has the ebuild information here
And if your a hardcore BSD person... check out this page about Asterisk on BSD
Hum... much like the senior citizens... Gentoo and BSD may serve a purpose.
In a recent addendum to the mi2g's analysis, Executive Chairman DK Matai says,
Any thinking computer professional will see that Microsoft's Longhorn Operating System has had 0 malicious security breaches over the past year. It is obscene to think that anyone with half a mind would not switch to such a secure platform. Our masterfully elaborate computer models lead us to undoubtably confirm that Microsoft's Longhorn Operating System will be the most secure Operating System until it is released, sometime in the later part of the great year 2015. At that time we believe it will experience a downward trend and will be replaced by BSD as the most securest of all Operatinginus Systamicuses around. This indisputable change will be due in large part to the unquestionable and horrifying death of the BSD platform. Indubitably.
Everyone repeat after me... Correlation does not prove causality... correlation does not prove causality.
I've been saying this for a while now... Gentoo, like BSD, will travel down the road to oblivion.
Analysts figure larger companies such as Microsoft (MSFT) and IBM could simply make them part of their suites of software. - Championing a Wiki World
This is a real insight... Microsoft could easily combine Flexwiki w/ Windows SharePoint Services as an easy add-on or integrated web-part and crush some of these companies. Or, maybe one of their competitors will but the company and integrate the technology.
For every knowledgeable enthusiast, there are many more misinformed or incorrect speculators whose opinions usually spring from personal preference or a need to hear themselves talk. ... b/c this is where all of the misinformed speculators hang out.
I'm not going to be worried about this until the context adds are for hidden cameras, discount firearms, and defense attorneys.
Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. Keyhole's technology and products are an excellent addition to our efforts to do that. We do not have any announced plans regarding how this technology will integrate with our current products and services. - Keyhole's website (emphasis added)
The key words are announced plans. Just because Google doesn't announce their plan doesn't mean they don't have one. And really, when you think about it is it that hard to see how much this acquisition makes sense...
Millions of Google users +
Google's uber-elite talent pool +
Billions of dollars +
World Class search technology +
Detailed satellite maps of the entire globe =
Best searching and mapping software available
Apparently Linus does it for realtime.
And if we could harness the heat from this machine we could probably power most of the North Eastern United States.
Clearly the Hurd has gone the way of Gentoo and BSD; down the path to oblivion. Surely no one can doubt this now that Linus hath spoken.
Why bother using RFID if it isn't to be able to read the thing at a distance? If you're going to have to take it out of the pouch to deliver the information, they might as well have to run a barcode scanner over it as well.
You had to ask... here's my formula.
1. Government requires RFID passports.
2. Create cheap tinfoil bag to block RFID signal.
3. Slashdotvertize.
4. Profit!
In late breaing news Google announces that it's Google Desktop Search tool not only provides outstanding local file search capabilities, but also relieves the burden on consumers of questioning whether all of your digital media is properly licensed. Google's search tool quickly identifies all digital media on your local machine and validates this data against a secure registry maintained by the RIAA/MPAA. If any unlicensed media is found Google Desktop Search will automatically protect consumers from legal action and financial liability by searching through Microsoft Money and Intuit Quicken files for a valid bank account. Electronic requests are sent to the consumers bank and funds are automatically transferred to the RIAA and MPAA to ensure the files are correctly licensed. Google only charges a $1 service charge per piece of media, a small price to pay for peace of mind.
An RIAA spokesperson noted that in some cases media is double or triple licensed using this system. She went on to explain that "the issue is being looked into", but in the interim to ensure that everyone is treated fairly an easy to use refund* system has been put into place. All that is required is that you send your name, address, social security number, daytime and evening phone numbers, bank account number, a sample of your hair, and a self addressed stamped envelope to
Quick-E Payment Processing
27/28, Phase II
Udyog Viharl
Gugoan - 122016
India
Please only send communicaiton if you have downloaded and installed the RIAA/MPAA enhanced version of Google Desktop Search, included the piece of your hair and the self addressed stamped envelop (with enough postage for the return trip from India) and have verifiable proof that the digital media you were charged for is properly licensed.
Please expect 6-8 months before recieving a response. All requests for the status of an inquiry should use the method listed above.
* - The term "refund" specifically means a credit will be provided equal to the amount that was charged for already licsensed media. This credit may be applied to any purchase of media from the American Top 40 charts or movies on VHS that made less than $15 million at the box office. Purchases must be made within 60 days of the issuance of the credit. The credit is only redeemable at Sam Goody locations in Kansas and Wyoming. The credit is non-transferrable. Internet purchases are prohibited. A valid RFID enabled passport will be required for authentication.
Wrapping a tag in aluminum foil blocks the radio waves and prevents a tag from being identified. -
RFID Hack Could Allow Retail Fraud
Most of the concern seems to be around unauthorized person reading the RFID chip. According to this article blocking RFID chips is very easy to do if you have physical posession of the chip. Just wrap it in tinfoil. It would seem that someone would make a bag/box/pouch that would store your passport and protect it from being read w/o authorization. When you were in an area that required that you show your passport, the airport for example, you would just take the passport out of the bag. Sounds like a $19.95 solution to me.
I guess if you took your passport out at the hotel or some other place like that you could be "vulnerable". Maybe this solution from RSA woul help?
It does seem like the solution here is not to say "no RFIDs in the passports", but actually to ensure that there is a way to easily control when the tag is read. And there seem to be several solutions available.
they'll be no harder to forge than current passports
Well... technically by adding one additional measure of protection they do become harder to forge.
I agree, simple and easy to follow instructions here.
Google Desktop search kicks ass.