You called to report suspected fraud, and your service provider's agents hung up on you? Man, I would switch providers that same day. Fuk them. You will need to change your number as well most likely to make sure the fraudster doesn't follow you to the new provider. I'd dump T-Mobile in a heartbeat with that kind of customer service. Since they are a GSM provider, all you'd have to do is unlock your phone, then you could use it on Cingular's network with a Cingular SIM.
In the US civil courts, anyone can sue anyone else for anything they dream up. Doesn't have to be factual, can easily be bogus and without merit. BUT the party on the receiving end then has to spend time and money defending themselves, even if they win. So, even if he consults a lawyer, even if he writes a spec then has someone else write a driver, even if he is 110% on the up and up legal, he can still get sued and have to spend his life savings defending himself. He may win, but end up bankrupt for his efforts. It's like SLAPP suits. Businesses sue you to shut you up. Unless he receives written permission from Alesis to release the thing, he stands the chance of being sued.
So, how does he get the driver or code onto circulation without having the spectre of a lawsuit hanging over his head? Release it anonymously, through some web site over in Russia or some other country that is beyond the reach of US law. If he covers his tracks well, there will be no proof or evidence that it came from him. Once it is released and a few guys download it, it will show up on web sites elsewhere, and by then it's too late, the horse is out of the barn. Alesis will have nobody to sue, they won't be able to tell where it came from.
It's sad to have to resort to tactics like this, but with the way the US legal system works, with Republican bias for large corporations, it's the only sure fire way to CYA.
Yeah right. Keep your mouth shut and toe the line or they'll rip your ass open with the cane at Chanji prison. Yeah, a real civilized place. No thanks.
I've always been a big fan of Nokia brand phones, they're very easy to unlock, and they work well. You simply remove the sim card, enter the unlock code on the keypad, the phone reboots and presto, it's unlocked. You then just put your sim card (or any sim card) back in, and the phone is back on the air, with whomever's sim is installed.
Getting the unlock codes for Nokia phones is very easy. You need to know the phones IMEI (serial number, usually on a sticker under the battery) and the service provider to whom the phone is initially locked. There are several web sites that will take that information and then give you the unlock codes for free. You can also download the unlock code generator and run it on your own PC, again, entering the IMEI and service provider info. Out comes the unlock code. It really couldn't be much easier, you can do it yourself in a couple minutes, you don't need to take the phone into any service shop, pay a fee or any nonsense like that.
I've unlocked both mine and my wife's phones, but we're still on the original network. When the contract expires, I'll shop for the best deal.
I additionally activated the "enhanced voice codec" via another secret code, and now the voice quality is better.
Non-compete clauses are not enforcable in California. Cali is a right to work state. You have a right to work anywhere in your chosen profession, and there is nothing a third party can do to prevent that. Oh sure, there are non-compete clauses all the time in Cali, but if taken to court, the employee will win. It will just cost you some lawyer money, which hopefully, your new employer would pony up.
Mind you, this only applies in California. I have no idea if non-competes are enforcable in other states. I would assume they are, in bass-ackwards republican red states like Texas.
I have seen the Saturn on display in Huntsville. Jeez what a monster. It's absolutely gigantic. They have a LOT of rockets on display there, all are standing up except for the Saturn, which is too friggin big, it's laying on it's side. The main engine nozzles are big enough to drive a Bus into.
I can't believe the RIAA is wasting time and money on yet another DRM wet dream. We have been down this road before, none of it works against the guy with a computer who is determined to make a copy. The DRM will be cracked within a few weeks. The crack/workaround will be posted on foreign web sites, out of the reach of DMCA. We will all download the crack, and continue to make DRM-free copies (for our own personal use, of course) to our heart's content. How are they going to overcome EAC, Nero, CloneCD, etc......?
This is silly.
Sheet mon, I have an 88 IROC Camaro with the 305 and it will hit 140. If that rice engine has 300 HP it's gotta move the car faster than 125 unless the gearing is too low.
In Singapore, it's the law to have your taxi or truck tattle on you if you're speeding. All taxis and delivery trucks have a little yellow light on the roof. When you go over the limit, the light starts flashing, and the seatbelt buzzer sounds inside the vehicle. It's common to see taxis and trucks over there driving down the highway with the little yellow light flashing.
How long before there is something like that in the USA? I can see herr Ashcroft requiring black boxes with GPS and 2-way radios that send speeding, failure to stop or failure to signal info to the local police, and the ticket arrives in the mail. Patriot Act!!!
Just like with DRM and copy protection schemes, there will spring up a black market for black-box circumvention devices, which will then be crushed with aggressive DMCA like tactics.
Where's my bicycle?
If these OnStar hacks become popular, and if they disable the normal operation of the system, how long before Ashcroft and that Texas moron Dubya move to make these mods illegal under the Patriot act? It would prevent the FBI/CIA/NSA/DIA/IRS/Deputy Dawg from tracking your movements! Circumvention!!! Clearly only someone subversive would not want Ashcroft and his right wing gang from knowing where you are. Ashcroft has said that law abiding citizens have nothing to fear from the Patriot Act!!! And then there's all the DMCA issues that may arise!! Don't you just love our government?? God help us.
I signed up with Innercite for "unlimited" 384/128. Last time I checked, I was getting about 1.5M/256. No complaints or hassles, and I use a LOT of bandwidth. So far, in the 3 years I've had them, there has been only 2 outages.
I "know someone" who has used this same procedure to rip protected WMA files with Micro$oft's DRM from WMP9. The downloaded WMA files can only be played on a player with the proper licenses, but it also allows you to burn a colored-book copy that you can use to play the music on your home stereo, car, etc.... Well this burned copy has absolutely no protection, and can then easily be re-ripped and converted to MP3 or whatever. Sounds like a clear cut case of fair use to me, explicit permission to re-rip is not required.
This low a frequency radar (88 MHz, 800 MHz, 1800 MHz max.) would have very poor range and azimuth resolution. Go into a crowd, the crowd appears as a blob on the radar screen. There is no way to track an individual (with his cell phone turned off) in a crowded environment, too much clutter. Even cars close packed in heavy traffic could likely not be differentiated from one another.
Anti-personnel and intrusion detection radars typically operate in the millimeter bands in order to get decent resolution on a small target.
Much ado about nothing?
Does this now mean that RIAA and MPAA will sue to get TweakUI pulled from the net, and go after those who have installed it on their boxen? Clearly, TweakUI can be used to assist in the circumvention of their copy protection scheme. Will the/. ISP host also get a takedown notice?
Where does it end?
I would not be surprised, particularly now that Herr Himmler, er, I mean Ashcroft, is in office, to learn that the NSA has been tracking newsgroup postings all along, and compiling a list of who the Republicans like, and who they consider subversive (like Democrats, for example).
So, anybody want to bet when Dubya will have the night of the long knives?
Maybe not as far off as you think. Velocium is currently advertising a 93 - 95 GHz LNA and power amp MMIC set. The technology exists now. The only problem is the power amp MMIC sells for like $1500 each, so the price is still way beyond what would be acceptable for commercial/home usage. The company I work for makes products up to 80 GHz, so going to 90 is not that much of a stretch. The problem would be to get that total 70-95 bandwidth in one unit.
Whoa there Hoss! I don't want ANY form of "internet traffic cop" monitoring my internet activities or the traffic I send or receive. Shades of Carnivore. Sounds like the idea you are proposing isn't much different that Orwell's 1984 (Big Brother is watching) or the way the net is censored in totalitarian countries like Red China. All this just for the benefit of ONE special interest industry (MPAA, RIAA)?? Fuck that. The DMCA is bad enough, and now Senator Fritz Disney (D-MPAA) is trying to get something even worse passed. No way, Jack.
Isn't Rogan also one of those Republican party hacks who was very active in the House's prosecution of Clinton's impeachment? He was almost as abrasive as Bob Barr.
OK, so who is on the committee where Hillary testified? Let's flood the chairman with emails and faxes stating that we oppose the use of taxpayer money to support this special interest. Just like with the flood against Senator Disney's bill.
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LOL, this will never be enforced as long as BushCo is in office and the neocons control congress.
You called to report suspected fraud, and your service provider's agents hung up on you? Man, I would switch providers that same day. Fuk them. You will need to change your number as well most likely to make sure the fraudster doesn't follow you to the new provider. I'd dump T-Mobile in a heartbeat with that kind of customer service. Since they are a GSM provider, all you'd have to do is unlock your phone, then you could use it on Cingular's network with a Cingular SIM.
In the US civil courts, anyone can sue anyone else for anything they dream up. Doesn't have to be factual, can easily be bogus and without merit. BUT the party on the receiving end then has to spend time and money defending themselves, even if they win. So, even if he consults a lawyer, even if he writes a spec then has someone else write a driver, even if he is 110% on the up and up legal, he can still get sued and have to spend his life savings defending himself. He may win, but end up bankrupt for his efforts. It's like SLAPP suits. Businesses sue you to shut you up. Unless he receives written permission from Alesis to release the thing, he stands the chance of being sued. So, how does he get the driver or code onto circulation without having the spectre of a lawsuit hanging over his head? Release it anonymously, through some web site over in Russia or some other country that is beyond the reach of US law. If he covers his tracks well, there will be no proof or evidence that it came from him. Once it is released and a few guys download it, it will show up on web sites elsewhere, and by then it's too late, the horse is out of the barn. Alesis will have nobody to sue, they won't be able to tell where it came from. It's sad to have to resort to tactics like this, but with the way the US legal system works, with Republican bias for large corporations, it's the only sure fire way to CYA.
Hey, I liked B5. I found it better and more interesting than Star Trek. Just IMO.
Yeah right. Keep your mouth shut and toe the line or they'll rip your ass open with the cane at Chanji prison. Yeah, a real civilized place. No thanks.
I've always been a big fan of Nokia brand phones, they're very easy to unlock, and they work well. You simply remove the sim card, enter the unlock code on the keypad, the phone reboots and presto, it's unlocked. You then just put your sim card (or any sim card) back in, and the phone is back on the air, with whomever's sim is installed. Getting the unlock codes for Nokia phones is very easy. You need to know the phones IMEI (serial number, usually on a sticker under the battery) and the service provider to whom the phone is initially locked. There are several web sites that will take that information and then give you the unlock codes for free. You can also download the unlock code generator and run it on your own PC, again, entering the IMEI and service provider info. Out comes the unlock code. It really couldn't be much easier, you can do it yourself in a couple minutes, you don't need to take the phone into any service shop, pay a fee or any nonsense like that. I've unlocked both mine and my wife's phones, but we're still on the original network. When the contract expires, I'll shop for the best deal. I additionally activated the "enhanced voice codec" via another secret code, and now the voice quality is better.
Non-compete clauses are not enforcable in California. Cali is a right to work state. You have a right to work anywhere in your chosen profession, and there is nothing a third party can do to prevent that. Oh sure, there are non-compete clauses all the time in Cali, but if taken to court, the employee will win. It will just cost you some lawyer money, which hopefully, your new employer would pony up. Mind you, this only applies in California. I have no idea if non-competes are enforcable in other states. I would assume they are, in bass-ackwards republican red states like Texas.
The fighters in Babylon 5 also conserved momentum and would spin and shoot sideways and backwards.
I really liked that series.
I have seen the Saturn on display in Huntsville. Jeez what a monster. It's absolutely gigantic. They have a LOT of rockets on display there, all are standing up except for the Saturn, which is too friggin big, it's laying on it's side. The main engine nozzles are big enough to drive a Bus into.
I can't believe the RIAA is wasting time and money on yet another DRM wet dream. We have been down this road before, none of it works against the guy with a computer who is determined to make a copy. The DRM will be cracked within a few weeks. The crack/workaround will be posted on foreign web sites, out of the reach of DMCA. We will all download the crack, and continue to make DRM-free copies (for our own personal use, of course) to our heart's content. How are they going to overcome EAC, Nero, CloneCD, etc......? This is silly.
If they are doing business in the USA, they probably do come under jurisdiction of the US court system. Consult your lawyer.
Sheet mon, I have an 88 IROC Camaro with the 305 and it will hit 140. If that rice engine has 300 HP it's gotta move the car faster than 125 unless the gearing is too low.
In Singapore, it's the law to have your taxi or truck tattle on you if you're speeding. All taxis and delivery trucks have a little yellow light on the roof. When you go over the limit, the light starts flashing, and the seatbelt buzzer sounds inside the vehicle. It's common to see taxis and trucks over there driving down the highway with the little yellow light flashing. How long before there is something like that in the USA? I can see herr Ashcroft requiring black boxes with GPS and 2-way radios that send speeding, failure to stop or failure to signal info to the local police, and the ticket arrives in the mail. Patriot Act!!! Just like with DRM and copy protection schemes, there will spring up a black market for black-box circumvention devices, which will then be crushed with aggressive DMCA like tactics. Where's my bicycle?
If these OnStar hacks become popular, and if they disable the normal operation of the system, how long before Ashcroft and that Texas moron Dubya move to make these mods illegal under the Patriot act? It would prevent the FBI/CIA/NSA/DIA/IRS/Deputy Dawg from tracking your movements! Circumvention!!! Clearly only someone subversive would not want Ashcroft and his right wing gang from knowing where you are. Ashcroft has said that law abiding citizens have nothing to fear from the Patriot Act!!! And then there's all the DMCA issues that may arise!! Don't you just love our government?? God help us.
I signed up with Innercite for "unlimited" 384/128. Last time I checked, I was getting about 1.5M/256. No complaints or hassles, and I use a LOT of bandwidth. So far, in the 3 years I've had them, there has been only 2 outages.
I "know someone" who has used this same procedure to rip protected WMA files with Micro$oft's DRM from WMP9. The downloaded WMA files can only be played on a player with the proper licenses, but it also allows you to burn a colored-book copy that you can use to play the music on your home stereo, car, etc.... Well this burned copy has absolutely no protection, and can then easily be re-ripped and converted to MP3 or whatever. Sounds like a clear cut case of fair use to me, explicit permission to re-rip is not required.
This low a frequency radar (88 MHz, 800 MHz, 1800 MHz max.) would have very poor range and azimuth resolution. Go into a crowd, the crowd appears as a blob on the radar screen. There is no way to track an individual (with his cell phone turned off) in a crowded environment, too much clutter. Even cars close packed in heavy traffic could likely not be differentiated from one another. Anti-personnel and intrusion detection radars typically operate in the millimeter bands in order to get decent resolution on a small target. Much ado about nothing?
Does this now mean that RIAA and MPAA will sue to get TweakUI pulled from the net, and go after those who have installed it on their boxen? Clearly, TweakUI can be used to assist in the circumvention of their copy protection scheme. Will the /. ISP host also get a takedown notice?
Where does it end?
I would not be surprised, particularly now that Herr Himmler, er, I mean Ashcroft, is in office, to learn that the NSA has been tracking newsgroup postings all along, and compiling a list of who the Republicans like, and who they consider subversive (like Democrats, for example). So, anybody want to bet when Dubya will have the night of the long knives?
If the guy can't or won't perform on assignments you give him, then fire his ass and hire someone who can and will do the work. It's real simple.
Maybe not as far off as you think. Velocium is currently advertising a 93 - 95 GHz LNA and power amp MMIC set. The technology exists now. The only problem is the power amp MMIC sells for like $1500 each, so the price is still way beyond what would be acceptable for commercial/home usage. The company I work for makes products up to 80 GHz, so going to 90 is not that much of a stretch. The problem would be to get that total 70-95 bandwidth in one unit.
Whoa there Hoss! I don't want ANY form of "internet traffic cop" monitoring my internet activities or the traffic I send or receive. Shades of Carnivore. Sounds like the idea you are proposing isn't much different that Orwell's 1984 (Big Brother is watching) or the way the net is censored in totalitarian countries like Red China. All this just for the benefit of ONE special interest industry (MPAA, RIAA)?? Fuck that. The DMCA is bad enough, and now Senator Fritz Disney (D-MPAA) is trying to get something even worse passed. No way, Jack.
Isn't Rogan also one of those Republican party hacks who was very active in the House's prosecution of Clinton's impeachment? He was almost as abrasive as Bob Barr.
OK, so who is on the committee where Hillary testified? Let's flood the chairman with emails and faxes stating that we oppose the use of taxpayer money to support this special interest. Just like with the flood against Senator Disney's bill.
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Does this mean Candid Camera is out of business?