They don't have a government, they have a religion. Ambition? Maybe... if your goal in life is to blow your guts all over a shopping center and take a few "infidels" with you. Follow through? You can't, you're dead... you just blew pieces of yourself all over the afore mentioned shopping center.
In general, I agree with you despite the above sarcasm. But, anything that keeps the religious fanatics among us from acquiring bigger/more lethal means of killing us poor infidels can't be all bad. Changing their fucked-up world view can't hurt either.
Exactly. Leave it up to the researchers to decide what's safe and ethical to release and what's not. It would take a 500 page federal manual to set the rules for every case... even then it wouldn't work, and no one would read it, so we're back to sqare one. If the feds don't trust their researchers, they shouldn't fund them.
I agree. Identifying a threat is one thing; publishing ways to exploit it is another. Much like revealing security problems with an OS or program... is it better to let everyone know that there is a problem but give no details, let everyone know that there is a problem and give the kiddies some big hints on how to exploit it, or play dumb? I don't think that any one of those scenarios is the right answer, and I don't think that the government is going to come up with a solution that will fit all cases. Of course, intelligence has never trusted scientists anyway (sometimes with good reason). It'll be interesting to see how this one plays out. I don't think that anyone is going to be standing in line to take the blame when something bad happens on a farm and people die... something that could have been prevented if the farmer knew what to look for.
You can build the laser HEAD for roughly $100, if you get a really good deal on the lenses. After that you need to rent a tank of CO2 laser mixed gas (~$150), buy a power supply (or build one, in which case the price depends on what components you have on hand). You also need a pump that can draw a very high vaccuum to pull the gas out of the tube (I got mine free from a petroleum lab; they were getting rid of it because the manometer containes a LOT of mercury). Buying one would be expensive.You're also going to need a good quality HeNe laser (and associated power supply) to align the thing so it'll lase when you're done. Water pumps and a radiator for the cooling system will also be needed. I think you could build a 25W continuous 100W pulsed laser for less than $1000 if you shopped around, had some components on hand, got lucky finding others, and have LOTS of experience with high voltage (the power supply to run one of these things will definately kill you if you screw up). Not a small project, but doable.
Actually, I've never seen a 3D modeling program that didn't expect a three-button mouse (I'm an engineer, not an artist BTW, although many 3D programs use the same engines). I don't think making some "shortcut" functions (zoom, rotate, pan, etc) work with the middle mouse button is bad design, it works very well for me; but even that were the case it's still an industry standard.
I don't do programming or networking for a day job, but I do work on the side. There seems to be enough work here (small/midsize city) to keep me busy. Not a lot of companies looking for 9-5 people, that's for sure, but there IS a lot of contract work. The problems are going to be worse in areas where there is a high concentration of techies (and out of work techies) though.
I agree. I work at home if it's something I'm really interested in, but I would not want management to know that. First, they would expect me to do it from then on, and second they would think that I was an asskisser. If you want to move into management and don't mind being an asskisser, go ahead and tell them that you worked at home on a project. Otherwise keep the two as seperate as possible, and make sure that management knows that, even if sometimes you get really into a project. I've seen a few coworkers get screwed this way.
Tough call, if you're doing a productivity study. I can strain my wrist or make my neck sore. My head weighs more than my hand, so it would seem more productive calorie-wise to use virtual desktops and just twitch my wrist. Then again, with a 360 degree monitor maybe I could sue for whiplash when the network crapped out. Hmmm....
Infrared still counts as wireless, and I still think that was either a clueless writer or a typo. Although wormholes between boxes might let them bend the rules a bit... the DO have a large budget:)
No no no, you missed the point. No wire or wireless connection, that's the magic here. They're not connected, but data gets transferred by the genie on the chip. Either bad writing on someone's part, or THEY REALLY CAN SEE YOU THROUGH THE MONITOR! *looking for tinfoil hat*
Zimbabwe is an excellent example of what you're talking about. They could grow plenty of food until their current "big man" decided to run all of the farmers out of the country and "redistribute" the farms to his relatives. Somehow I don't think a shipment of computers to Zimbabwe would help, but Ecuador might be another story. Many "third world" countries aren't as backward as Americans think. They already know how to grow food; a computer literate population wouldn't hurt anything. Sounds like a reasonable idea to me.
Exactly... remember the "NSA" key? Now, as a private citizen I'm honestly not that worried about things like that, but if were making IT decisions for a COUNTRY (other than the U.S., I guess) something like that would be factored in.
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Smart? Who knows... Ethical? Depends on whose rules you're playing by. Does it make the point? Duh. Not-smart is running an unpatched, default version of ANY operating system, windows included. Unfortunatly, most computer users/owners are morons... have a field day, script kiddies.
No, if you are a budding doctor evil or a guy who cares about his privacy, they only have one site to look at... proxy servers, anyone? How hard is it to find those? Now look at the CDC's latest in obfuscation for those in repressed nations... Tick Tock big brother, someone is watching YOU:)
No, no, no... they only need to dig up ONE christian who can turn water into wine. Let's at least be fair about it. Maybe the Jedi could use Uri Geller as an example...
Yeah, but I LIKE redhat... I paid for 6.2 (about $50, IIRC). Oohh... now I see. I've been brainwashsed... that friend that gave those disks way back in college wasn't a friend after all... or what? This article is pure FUD. I use redhat linux because a) I'm used to it b) it works and c) because I haven't had time to experiment lately. Is there something better? I don't know. Have I thought about trying Debian or Gentoo? Yes. Will I get time in the next month, being realistic? No. Not to say that I won't eventually, but calling redhat the MS of linux is bullshit. I'm used to it, it works, and it runs just fine so I'm not in a big hurry to swap the servers. Do I feel locked in? NO.
Yeah, and the FBI has a file on me. They have a file on you, most likely. Before you accuse me of having a tinfoil hat, think abouth this: the FBI just bought EVERYONE'S credit report. So now you have an FBI file if you have a credit history with the "big three" U.S. credit agencies. Hey, that might come in handy someday. Personally, I don't like the way all this is heading.
I don't think I've ever been spammed by Orbitz, but thier popup ads suck ass. What's up with "click on the bunny" with the assorted annoying sound effects? Either they think that I'm a moron, or the only way they have left to attract business is to ANNOY you into remembering them. If it's the latter, they've succeeded. Now I'm reminded never to use their annoying fucking service.
If DeCSS is a problem, then your users must be running linux and trying to rip DVDs. Most users I know aren't trying to do either... The drive probably comes with software that handles DeCSS, as long as they're running windows. I don't see why it's significantly more complicated than a normal CD-R.
I've been holding out for lack of a standard... so I'm seriously considering buying one of these things. That is assuming that one of the two standards it supports will win out, and that a third "compromise" standard doesn't wind up ruling the roost. However, if it's good for a year or two (and at the rate this "standard" is being hashed out that looks reasonable) it might be worth the money.
No, you'd somehow have to peirce the outer plate to get a discharge... I wonder if this will have any side effects on electronics, though? Also, would anyone inside be able to hear after a round hit? Even if it didn't penetrate, it would be like being trapped in a gong... which is still better than being dead, though.
I agree... if the marketing droids in my company tried something like that, and my boss didn't try to stand up to them, I'd see more problems ahead than dry-cleaning bills. Companies do stupid shit like this when they're so desperate for ideas that when a marketing droid spews out some crap like this at a meeting it actually gets implemented. Not good.
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They don't have a government, they have a religion. Ambition? Maybe... if your goal in life is to blow your guts all over a shopping center and take a few "infidels" with you. Follow through? You can't, you're dead... you just blew pieces of yourself all over the afore mentioned shopping center. In general, I agree with you despite the above sarcasm. But, anything that keeps the religious fanatics among us from acquiring bigger/more lethal means of killing us poor infidels can't be all bad. Changing their fucked-up world view can't hurt either.
Exactly. Leave it up to the researchers to decide what's safe and ethical to release and what's not. It would take a 500 page federal manual to set the rules for every case... even then it wouldn't work, and no one would read it, so we're back to sqare one. If the feds don't trust their researchers, they shouldn't fund them.
I agree. Identifying a threat is one thing; publishing ways to exploit it is another. Much like revealing security problems with an OS or program... is it better to let everyone know that there is a problem but give no details, let everyone know that there is a problem and give the kiddies some big hints on how to exploit it, or play dumb? I don't think that any one of those scenarios is the right answer, and I don't think that the government is going to come up with a solution that will fit all cases. Of course, intelligence has never trusted scientists anyway (sometimes with good reason). It'll be interesting to see how this one plays out. I don't think that anyone is going to be standing in line to take the blame when something bad happens on a farm and people die... something that could have been prevented if the farmer knew what to look for.
You can build the laser HEAD for roughly $100, if you get a really good deal on the lenses. After that you need to rent a tank of CO2 laser mixed gas (~$150), buy a power supply (or build one, in which case the price depends on what components you have on hand). You also need a pump that can draw a very high vaccuum to pull the gas out of the tube (I got mine free from a petroleum lab; they were getting rid of it because the manometer containes a LOT of mercury). Buying one would be expensive.You're also going to need a good quality HeNe laser (and associated power supply) to align the thing so it'll lase when you're done. Water pumps and a radiator for the cooling system will also be needed. I think you could build a 25W continuous 100W pulsed laser for less than $1000 if you shopped around, had some components on hand, got lucky finding others, and have LOTS of experience with high voltage (the power supply to run one of these things will definately kill you if you screw up). Not a small project, but doable.
Check the Register for more info on drives (Hitachi, I think) dying by the thousands. Supposedly these duds only shipped in Europe, but I'm not sure.
Actually, I've never seen a 3D modeling program that didn't expect a three-button mouse (I'm an engineer, not an artist BTW, although many 3D programs use the same engines). I don't think making some "shortcut" functions (zoom, rotate, pan, etc) work with the middle mouse button is bad design, it works very well for me; but even that were the case it's still an industry standard.
I don't do programming or networking for a day job, but I do work on the side. There seems to be enough work here (small/midsize city) to keep me busy. Not a lot of companies looking for 9-5 people, that's for sure, but there IS a lot of contract work. The problems are going to be worse in areas where there is a high concentration of techies (and out of work techies) though.
I agree. I work at home if it's something I'm really interested in, but I would not want management to know that. First, they would expect me to do it from then on, and second they would think that I was an asskisser. If you want to move into management and don't mind being an asskisser, go ahead and tell them that you worked at home on a project. Otherwise keep the two as seperate as possible, and make sure that management knows that, even if sometimes you get really into a project. I've seen a few coworkers get screwed this way.
Tough call, if you're doing a productivity study. I can strain my wrist or make my neck sore. My head weighs more than my hand, so it would seem more productive calorie-wise to use virtual desktops and just twitch my wrist. Then again, with a 360 degree monitor maybe I could sue for whiplash when the network crapped out. Hmmm....
I move mice all the time. Of course, it requires a PS2 to USB adaptor in my case, which makes it a little more challenging.
Infrared still counts as wireless, and I still think that was either a clueless writer or a typo. Although wormholes between boxes might let them bend the rules a bit... the DO have a large budget :)
No no no, you missed the point. No wire or wireless connection, that's the magic here. They're not connected, but data gets transferred by the genie on the chip. Either bad writing on someone's part, or THEY REALLY CAN SEE YOU THROUGH THE MONITOR! *looking for tinfoil hat*
Zimbabwe is an excellent example of what you're talking about. They could grow plenty of food until their current "big man" decided to run all of the farmers out of the country and "redistribute" the farms to his relatives. Somehow I don't think a shipment of computers to Zimbabwe would help, but Ecuador might be another story. Many "third world" countries aren't as backward as Americans think. They already know how to grow food; a computer literate population wouldn't hurt anything. Sounds like a reasonable idea to me.
Nah, servers are similar... you just have more manual to read :)
Exactly... remember the "NSA" key? Now, as a private citizen I'm honestly not that worried about things like that, but if were making IT decisions for a COUNTRY (other than the U.S., I guess) something like that would be factored in.
Smart? Who knows... Ethical? Depends on whose rules you're playing by. Does it make the point? Duh. Not-smart is running an unpatched, default version of ANY operating system, windows included. Unfortunatly, most computer users/owners are morons... have a field day, script kiddies.
No, if you are a budding doctor evil or a guy who cares about his privacy, they only have one site to look at... proxy servers, anyone? How hard is it to find those? Now look at the CDC's latest in obfuscation for those in repressed nations... Tick Tock big brother, someone is watching YOU :)
No, no, no... they only need to dig up ONE christian who can turn water into wine. Let's at least be fair about it. Maybe the Jedi could use Uri Geller as an example...
Yeah, but I LIKE redhat... I paid for 6.2 (about $50, IIRC). Oohh... now I see. I've been brainwashsed... that friend that gave those disks way back in college wasn't a friend after all... or what? This article is pure FUD. I use redhat linux because a) I'm used to it b) it works and c) because I haven't had time to experiment lately. Is there something better? I don't know. Have I thought about trying Debian or Gentoo? Yes. Will I get time in the next month, being realistic? No. Not to say that I won't eventually, but calling redhat the MS of linux is bullshit. I'm used to it, it works, and it runs just fine so I'm not in a big hurry to swap the servers. Do I feel locked in? NO.
Yeah, and the FBI has a file on me. They have a file on you, most likely. Before you accuse me of having a tinfoil hat, think abouth this: the FBI just bought EVERYONE'S credit report. So now you have an FBI file if you have a credit history with the "big three" U.S. credit agencies. Hey, that might come in handy someday. Personally, I don't like the way all this is heading.
I don't think I've ever been spammed by Orbitz, but thier popup ads suck ass. What's up with "click on the bunny" with the assorted annoying sound effects? Either they think that I'm a moron, or the only way they have left to attract business is to ANNOY you into remembering them. If it's the latter, they've succeeded. Now I'm reminded never to use their annoying fucking service.
If DeCSS is a problem, then your users must be running linux and trying to rip DVDs. Most users I know aren't trying to do either... The drive probably comes with software that handles DeCSS, as long as they're running windows. I don't see why it's significantly more complicated than a normal CD-R.
I've been holding out for lack of a standard... so I'm seriously considering buying one of these things. That is assuming that one of the two standards it supports will win out, and that a third "compromise" standard doesn't wind up ruling the roost. However, if it's good for a year or two (and at the rate this "standard" is being hashed out that looks reasonable) it might be worth the money.
No, you'd somehow have to peirce the outer plate to get a discharge... I wonder if this will have any side effects on electronics, though? Also, would anyone inside be able to hear after a round hit? Even if it didn't penetrate, it would be like being trapped in a gong... which is still better than being dead, though.
I agree... if the marketing droids in my company tried something like that, and my boss didn't try to stand up to them, I'd see more problems ahead than dry-cleaning bills. Companies do stupid shit like this when they're so desperate for ideas that when a marketing droid spews out some crap like this at a meeting it actually gets implemented. Not good.