Use a login system that makes everyone fill in their name and telephone number when they first attempt to connect to the 'Net from the shop. When the name and tel are submitted, the script gets the IP address, connects it to a MAC address and puts it in a database.
From there, have all traffic in or out be logged. The traffic won't be that high, really. Set up a spare box with a Dual-Layer DVD burner and a nice sized hard drive to hold the logs. Burn stuff off any time you have the 9.5 GB (or however big DLDVDs are). I highly doubt you'll burn off more than one CD a week unless you get some serious traffic.
If things come back to you in a lawsuit (be it a subpoena or even someone looking for evidence), you've got your logs. If someone falsifed information, they've committed a crime of a different kind - one for which you can't be responsible.
Wait, did I just describe a simplified version of NoCatAuth?
Recently, a modification known as "Hot Coffee" was released on the Internet that allowed a user to access illicit material in the video game "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas."
The developer, Rockstar Games, had left this material in the game but had made it totally inaccessible to the player in any way through the game. The modification permits the player to access a brief sex scene (using in-game player models, not a movie) that would otherwise never appear in the game.
Pushed by Sen. Hillary Clinton, the Entertainment Software Ratings Board announced July 21 its plans to change San Andreas' rating to AO, or Adults Only (18 plus). Rockstar promised to ship a version of the game without the illicit content and cease sales of the version with the content. Retailers such as Wal-Mart and Best Buy have ceased sales and even Gamestop has stopped selling it.
The largest outcry from parents was, "Why are video game companies selling games with such graphic violence and sex to my children?"
My question, then, as well as the millions of other gamers, to the parents is this: Why are you letting your children buy a game that has such content?
Most of the children who have the game more than likely received it as a gift from a parent, so I should then rephrase my question.
Why are they buying games for their children that deal with such themes as drug use, graphic violence, murder and sex?
The massive parental push to get this game off the shelves simply proves that parents of today's children are not willing to monitor their children's use of television, computers and video games. Instead, they rely on such wonderful technology to baby-sit their children.
The Cylons were created by Man. They Rebelled. They Evolved. They Look and Feel Human. Some are programmed to think they are Human. There are many copies. And they have a Plan.
Hey, the moon IS made of-
*by the time this message is posted, 500 other geeks will have beat me to the end of that sentence and have already posted what everyone is going to find out within 30 seconds of looking at the site*
Surely the code contains proprietary software that IBM doesn't want to open source, but that doesn't mean that they can't open up the rest. Part of the magic of open source is that people will write the necessary software to fill those gaps.
However, I can't see IBM releasing the source until after December 23rd. It's not until that point that OS/2 becomes immediately unprofitable. If IBM holds up its promise to support OS/2 through 2006, then the source will hit the ground running and be able to get help from its parents while the teachers begin to take over, thus the transition from closed to open goes well and is supported by the original developers, even if only for a year.
Either that article is heavily biased or ATOM 1.0 completely demolishes everything that RSS is/was/used to be. I wish that the article would have at least showed one or two points where RSS is better, but it appears that there isn't any such points.
Unforunately, he probably can't change ISPs because he's using Adelphia - a cable provider. Thanks to a recent supr. court decision, he won't be ever able to change providers unless he goes DSL or Satellite.
It sucks to have to pay more, but you could always find a webhost with cheap plans.
but that doesn't mean the user meant to grant access
Ignorance is no excuse for the law.
User A = wardriver
User B = inept technology-loving consumer
B wants wireless access, so he sets up a wireless access point. He uses the out-of-the-box configuration, including the default hostname, ssid, and control panel password, i.e. no encryption, no MAC filtering, no protections at all.
A drives up looking for points. His computer sends out the DHCP_REQUEST. B's router responds with a DHCP_OFFER and A's computer accepts it.
B authorized it because he set up his router to give IPs to any computer that asks for it. Did B know that he was doing this? No, but it doesn't matter. B's ignorance of reading the instructions granted A permission to use B's network.
Finding someone's key doesn't permit you to enter a house, but being handed a key by the owner infers that you are permitted to enter at will.
My only qualms about this lawsuit have to do with AMD's wonderful pricing. We all know that lawsuits take time and, most of all, money. AMD can sue Intel all it wants, but they cannot pass on the price of the lawsuit to their customers, lest its prices be raised nearer to that of its sworn enemy.
MMOGs will not capture the true casual gamer until monthly fees are replaced with hourly fees. A casual gamer is not going to pay $15/mo for an MMOG which that may not play for more than 10 hours in that month. If SOE or Blizzard were to adopt, say a $0.25/hr rate, casual gamers would be much more likely to play since they can play and pay at their own pace.
Ambrosia Software has a wonderful series called Escape Velocity. Escape Velocity Nova was the first one ported to Windows. It's wonderful because it saves every time you visit a planet (which is about every 1-2 minutes). It'll run on anything.
He's allowed to be ballsy on this issue: it's a direct competitor to a product that he pioneered.
If someone challenged Matthew Lesko (the crazy Riddler wannabe) on his government money techniques by publishing a summary of the contents of their new book, you can be sure as hell that Matthew Lesko is going to read that summary and evaluate it - afterall, he could integrate some ideas into his book since such material discovery and reporting is basically journalism. On the other hand, he could turn around and blast the newcomer for attempting to make people see greener pastures where there are none.
Bram has every right to comment on that paper in any way he sees fit, and I'm not quoting the USA First Amendment, either.
It is a pity that the average consumer still believes that a computer is like any other home appliance - it should last, unattended and with little regular maintenance, for years upon years. Computers are not like refrigerators or microwaves or dishwashers - they are a category of their own. They/do/ require regular upkeep via software and regular cleaning of the hardware. Unless you've got a case that has an Ionic Breeze built into it (I challenge thee, O gladiators of Slashdot), your computer gets dusty.
It won't be until computers are in the $100 price range that the average consumer thinks of them the way a lot of enthusiasts do: a tool with perqs.
Until that time, people like us can make money as Mr. Fix-its and computational handymen.
Then there is the other commonly heard phrase: "Well, you fixed it a week ago and it's broke again." To which I normally respond (at least to the people I call friends): "Have you used it since I fixed it?"
If there are any colleges/universities within driving distance, I'm sure there would be at least one student looking for an internship. While you remain the guy-in-charge of the Network Admin duties, you can pass everything you want to your able-bodied collegiate partner-in-crime. Some schools even pay the hosting company to have a student intern.
Linus seems to be intelligent enough to understand when to undertake certain tasks. Up to now, no one knew about the vulnerability. There hasn't been solid proof of exploit released in virus form yet. All this is, as of yet, is FUD. Linus doesn't want to reshape his priorities because of newfound FUD, and he's very smart in doing this.
I'm sure that if an exploit is found, someone will have a patch ready for the next kernel revision - that's the beauty and advantage of Linux.
I think perhaps one of the larger issues here is that the vast majority of people who download TV shows have already paid in order to see them, because they subscribe to dish or cable. Other stations - the local ones - are free anyways: most people can pick them up on antenna.
I don't understand how the MPAA could sue someone who has paid for their right to view the program. Arguably, the MPAA and its cohorts would prefer to peddle the DVD sets rather than have people simply download every episode for free. If people have already paid for the right to view the program by paying a dish/cable subscription fee, shouldn't they be allowed to view any network programming for which they have paid at any time?
As previously mentioned in other posts, how is this different from simply using a VCR or DVR? It's a more permanent medium, they might say. Well, so is DVR. Cassettes can copied with no more of an investment than an additional VCR. Thus, they could be considered permanent. How is this different?
I could still see lawsuits out of this. If someone downloads a show, gets caught, and doesn't pay for service, sue them until their arses bleed green. Conversely, for someone such as myself who pays US$45/month for cable, I should be able to download shows from the channels for which I pay all I want.
What's the age of consent in California? In Pennsylvania, if they had sex after she turned 16, they'd be in the clear, if I understand my age of consent laws correctly (85% sure).
I want to know what Hostway's demographic was on this survey. 2,500 people is not enough to be an adequate sample of Americans. There are currently 295,877,596 Americans according to POPclocks. A sample of 2,500 people, some of whom might not even be Americans, is about.000084494% of the American population.
Take this "survey" with a grain of salt, but put on your rain boots, it's going to be a FUDdy day for the media.
Likewise. I've had very few problems, and with their recent speed upgrade, it'll be a little better. I still don't like that their TOS/AUP specifically states that you cannot host "servers of any kind." All of my problems with my most recent web host would have not happened if I could just run the server myself. I don't get enough traffic to need 100 Mbps connections (although it's nice for that occasional large file).
If this deal does go through, I hope that what's left of Adelphia will lighten up a bit.
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Use a login system that makes everyone fill in their name and telephone number when they first attempt to connect to the 'Net from the shop. When the name and tel are submitted, the script gets the IP address, connects it to a MAC address and puts it in a database.
From there, have all traffic in or out be logged. The traffic won't be that high, really. Set up a spare box with a Dual-Layer DVD burner and a nice sized hard drive to hold the logs. Burn stuff off any time you have the 9.5 GB (or however big DLDVDs are). I highly doubt you'll burn off more than one CD a week unless you get some serious traffic.
If things come back to you in a lawsuit (be it a subpoena or even someone looking for evidence), you've got your logs. If someone falsifed information, they've committed a crime of a different kind - one for which you can't be responsible.
Wait, did I just describe a simplified version of NoCatAuth?
from http://ncnewsonline.com/story.asp?id=11722 (reg. required):
Editor, The News:
Recently, a modification known as "Hot Coffee" was released on the Internet that allowed a user to access illicit material in the video game "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas."
The developer, Rockstar Games, had left this material in the game but had made it totally inaccessible to the player in any way through the game. The modification permits the player to access a brief sex scene (using in-game player models, not a movie) that would otherwise never appear in the game.
Pushed by Sen. Hillary Clinton, the Entertainment Software Ratings Board announced July 21 its plans to change San Andreas' rating to AO, or Adults Only (18 plus). Rockstar promised to ship a version of the game without the illicit content and cease sales of the version with the content. Retailers such as Wal-Mart and Best Buy have ceased sales and even Gamestop has stopped selling it.
The largest outcry from parents was, "Why are video game companies selling games with such graphic violence and sex to my children?"
My question, then, as well as the millions of other gamers, to the parents is this: Why are you letting your children buy a game that has such content?
Most of the children who have the game more than likely received it as a gift from a parent, so I should then rephrase my question.
Why are they buying games for their children that deal with such themes as drug use, graphic violence, murder and sex?
The massive parental push to get this game off the shelves simply proves that parents of today's children are not willing to monitor their children's use of television, computers and video games. Instead, they rely on such wonderful technology to baby-sit their children.
The Cylons were created by Man.
They Rebelled.
They Evolved.
They Look and Feel Human.
Some are programmed to think they are Human.
There are many copies.
And they have a Plan.
If the browser is really the only new feature, why doesn't someone just port a decent browser to the PSP?
Hey, the moon IS made of- *by the time this message is posted, 500 other geeks will have beat me to the end of that sentence and have already posted what everyone is going to find out within 30 seconds of looking at the site*
Surely the code contains proprietary software that IBM doesn't want to open source, but that doesn't mean that they can't open up the rest. Part of the magic of open source is that people will write the necessary software to fill those gaps.
However, I can't see IBM releasing the source until after December 23rd. It's not until that point that OS/2 becomes immediately unprofitable. If IBM holds up its promise to support OS/2 through 2006, then the source will hit the ground running and be able to get help from its parents while the teachers begin to take over, thus the transition from closed to open goes well and is supported by the original developers, even if only for a year.
What hath Gabe wrought?
/.'s Lameness filter blocks morse code)
(for future reference of ya'll,
Either that article is heavily biased or ATOM 1.0 completely demolishes everything that RSS is/was/used to be. I wish that the article would have at least showed one or two points where RSS is better, but it appears that there isn't any such points.
This story hadn't even been live for 5 minutes and we'd already brought down the majority of the sites in the story.
Good job, people. We're getting good at this game.
I was going to link to the story on Mirrordot, but it appears that even Mirrordot couldn't get 'em fast enough...
torrentcasting!
Customize a podcasting feed and augment Azureus or something to handle it. Neat!
Unforunately, he probably can't change ISPs because he's using Adelphia - a cable provider. Thanks to a recent supr. court decision, he won't be ever able to change providers unless he goes DSL or Satellite.
It sucks to have to pay more, but you could always find a webhost with cheap plans.
My only qualms about this lawsuit have to do with AMD's wonderful pricing. We all know that lawsuits take time and, most of all, money. AMD can sue Intel all it wants, but they cannot pass on the price of the lawsuit to their customers, lest its prices be raised nearer to that of its sworn enemy.
MMOGs will not capture the true casual gamer until monthly fees are replaced with hourly fees. A casual gamer is not going to pay $15/mo for an MMOG which that may not play for more than 10 hours in that month. If SOE or Blizzard were to adopt, say a $0.25/hr rate, casual gamers would be much more likely to play since they can play and pay at their own pace.
Ambrosia Software has a wonderful series called Escape Velocity. Escape Velocity Nova was the first one ported to Windows. It's wonderful because it saves every time you visit a planet (which is about every 1-2 minutes). It'll run on anything.
He's allowed to be ballsy on this issue: it's a direct competitor to a product that he pioneered.
If someone challenged Matthew Lesko (the crazy Riddler wannabe) on his government money techniques by publishing a summary of the contents of their new book, you can be sure as hell that Matthew Lesko is going to read that summary and evaluate it - afterall, he could integrate some ideas into his book since such material discovery and reporting is basically journalism. On the other hand, he could turn around and blast the newcomer for attempting to make people see greener pastures where there are none.
Bram has every right to comment on that paper in any way he sees fit, and I'm not quoting the USA First Amendment, either.
It is a pity that the average consumer still believes that a computer is like any other home appliance - it should last, unattended and with little regular maintenance, for years upon years. Computers are not like refrigerators or microwaves or dishwashers - they are a category of their own. They /do/ require regular upkeep via software and regular cleaning of the hardware. Unless you've got a case that has an Ionic Breeze built into it (I challenge thee, O gladiators of Slashdot), your computer gets dusty.
It won't be until computers are in the $100 price range that the average consumer thinks of them the way a lot of enthusiasts do: a tool with perqs.
Until that time, people like us can make money as Mr. Fix-its and computational handymen.
Then there is the other commonly heard phrase: "Well, you fixed it a week ago and it's broke again." To which I normally respond (at least to the people I call friends): "Have you used it since I fixed it?"
Computers don't break themselves. Users break computers.
If there are any colleges/universities within driving distance, I'm sure there would be at least one student looking for an internship. While you remain the guy-in-charge of the Network Admin duties, you can pass everything you want to your able-bodied collegiate partner-in-crime. Some schools even pay the hosting company to have a student intern.
Linus seems to be intelligent enough to understand when to undertake certain tasks. Up to now, no one knew about the vulnerability. There hasn't been solid proof of exploit released in virus form yet. All this is, as of yet, is FUD. Linus doesn't want to reshape his priorities because of newfound FUD, and he's very smart in doing this.
I'm sure that if an exploit is found, someone will have a patch ready for the next kernel revision - that's the beauty and advantage of Linux.
I think perhaps one of the larger issues here is that the vast majority of people who download TV shows have already paid in order to see them, because they subscribe to dish or cable. Other stations - the local ones - are free anyways: most people can pick them up on antenna.
I don't understand how the MPAA could sue someone who has paid for their right to view the program. Arguably, the MPAA and its cohorts would prefer to peddle the DVD sets rather than have people simply download every episode for free. If people have already paid for the right to view the program by paying a dish/cable subscription fee, shouldn't they be allowed to view any network programming for which they have paid at any time?
As previously mentioned in other posts, how is this different from simply using a VCR or DVR? It's a more permanent medium, they might say. Well, so is DVR. Cassettes can copied with no more of an investment than an additional VCR. Thus, they could be considered permanent. How is this different?
I could still see lawsuits out of this. If someone downloads a show, gets caught, and doesn't pay for service, sue them until their arses bleed green. Conversely, for someone such as myself who pays US$45/month for cable, I should be able to download shows from the channels for which I pay all I want.
What's the age of consent in California? In Pennsylvania, if they had sex after she turned 16, they'd be in the clear, if I understand my age of consent laws correctly (85% sure).
I want to know what Hostway's demographic was on this survey. 2,500 people is not enough to be an adequate sample of Americans. There are currently 295,877,596 Americans according to POPclocks. A sample of 2,500 people, some of whom might not even be Americans, is about .000084494% of the American population.
Take this "survey" with a grain of salt, but put on your rain boots, it's going to be a FUDdy day for the media.
Likewise. I've had very few problems, and with their recent speed upgrade, it'll be a little better. I still don't like that their TOS/AUP specifically states that you cannot host "servers of any kind." All of my problems with my most recent web host would have not happened if I could just run the server myself. I don't get enough traffic to need 100 Mbps connections (although it's nice for that occasional large file).
If this deal does go through, I hope that what's left of Adelphia will lighten up a bit.
One of the problem submitters/judges is my CS prof and advisor, John Bonomo from Westminster College in Pennsylvania. Go Titans!
I still contend that this series has something to do with sushi.