1: Try and sound interesting in your Hobbies / Interests section, you'll just come across as a twat. Be honest. And DON'T mention Stanley Kubrick. Everyone does that! >>>>>
This only applies in Europe. American résumés are considerably different (something both Americans & Europeans need to keep in mind when reading web-based tips!) -- we do NOT put anything about our hobbies on our résumés (nor should we include pictures of ourselves, for that matter; there are anti-discrimination laws to think about). Also, some professions prefer to see porfolios of prior work (it's not a bad thing to have, even for coders...) -- basically, you have to know what the employer you're going after expects, then give it to them.
Actually, there are lots of factors to consider. If you're at a university right now, check with them--they should have a department called "Career Services" or something like that. USE IT! They've helped me a LOT; I wouldn't have half as many job leads right now if not for them...
1) What's with the qjkx? It reminds me of the subjects in spam...
2) The law, last time I read it, only allowed them to go after OVERSEAS (e.g. non-US) based file-sharing. It also required them to notify the government of their intent to DoS whoever.
3) Since it's a US law, it's not binding on whoever it's used against (theoretically... note that there are exceptions like DeCSS author & Dmitry). If they do any real damage, you might well try suing them in your country, if they do business there. Remember: they [hopefully] haven't got any extra leeway with your government [yet?]... They may well be CRIMINALS in your country (since you must, as the law was written last I knew, NOT be based in the US). I'm not sure what the US Gov't can do to protect multi-national corporations from lawsuits in other countries. Hopefully, the gov't just won't buy this--last I knew, they weren't buying this crap, but who knows? P.S. elections are coming up--this would be a GOOD time to yell at your congressperson.
4) No part of it says that the service has to take this lying down. They can blacklist them (or whatever). I doubt that the RIAA is clever enough to stop people who are determined enough to continue. Just so long as those who are attacked don't do anything illegal (in their jurisdiction) they can do whatever they want. How about finding ways to "reflect" the attacks back at the attacker? That's always fun:] It's their own fault if they get DoS'd offline, then, not yours.
5) It might not be a terrible thing if they actually went through with this stupid plan. Just be sure to publicize the result (and embarass the congresspeople involved in passing this thing).
You realize that, assuming they were spies, they almost certainly used a one-time pad, right? As in flammable little books of numbers which were used on very short messages, and used only once. Unless the spy made a mistake, those aren't crackable, though it'd sure be interesting if someone found one where they slipped up...:]
Actually, upon rereading the actual article, it seems more likely that this device is a liability, not any added security...
I mean, if all I have to do is fly a bunch of times to get a little less security attention... I'm sure that it doesn't take much thought to see why that could be bad, given well-funded terrorists.:[
I knew I should've just put out the DNFTT sign, instead...
I have no qualms about giving up some privacy for real security--something that will stop hijackers & such. I do have qualms if the measures are ineffective wastes of money capable of doing little more than reassuring us with a false sense of security, however.
I'm not sure how these mitigate any potential threats to the airport. I want *real* security to stop terrorists, not another gizmo to reassure people. Honestly, if they just want that, they should go the route of the fake security cameras & not waste so much money... I didn't think airports had that much to waste nowadays...
Until someone can give me a good reason as to why this will make the airport more secure (do we even HAVE retinal scans of likely terrorists???) I'd like to keep my privacy, please.
Therefore this release should be called "Big Hairy Animal/Illusionist" to keep everyone happy.
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But that would get confusing, especially since we've been talking about Ballmer & MS so much today...
I wish, but why would they believe these folks any more than the first astronauts? You can't say that it's because any reasonable person would, though, or you're begging the question...
I wonder if I could copyright the digits of pi in binary? Apparently, every finite sequence of bits will appear in pi *somewhere* so, I'll have copyrighted everything digital (or that could be digital) that isn't already copyrighted (since it's contained in pi & I can't override someone else's copyright)
OTOH, copyrights would be obsolete 50 years after my death & I hope that you can't just "re-copyright" things after that, so...
Spamming is a business that will continue to exist as long as its profitable. >>>>>>>>>>>>
The only problem is that that may be for a long time to come. You see, some of the brighter spammers now realize that you can't really make any money off spamming; at least, not directly. Instead, they become 'internet marketers' or somesuch and offer to 'market' your products... via spam. So they get payed whether or not it works & the company who foolishly hired them gets a bad reputation.
So, make that "spam will continue as long as people are dumb enough to give money to spammers"...
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1: Try and sound interesting in your Hobbies / Interests section, you'll just come across as a twat. Be honest. And DON'T mention Stanley Kubrick. Everyone does that!
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This only applies in Europe. American résumés are considerably different (something both Americans & Europeans need to keep in mind when reading web-based tips!) -- we do NOT put anything about our hobbies on our résumés (nor should we include pictures of ourselves, for that matter; there are anti-discrimination laws to think about). Also, some professions prefer to see porfolios of prior work (it's not a bad thing to have, even for coders...) -- basically, you have to know what the employer you're going after expects, then give it to them.
Actually, there are lots of factors to consider. If you're at a university right now, check with them--they should have a department called "Career Services" or something like that. USE IT! They've helped me a LOT; I wouldn't have half as many job leads right now if not for them...
> First. There is NO WAY that I want a UNIQUE identifier linking me w/ANY purchase.
You mean, like your credit card number?
I had to read that twice, until I saw that you said to READ "Hackers" not to WATCH it... There's a BIG differece... :]
1) What's with the qjkx? It reminds me of the subjects in spam...
... They may well be CRIMINALS in your country (since you must, as the law was written last I knew, NOT be based in the US). I'm not sure what the US Gov't can do to protect multi-national corporations from lawsuits in other countries. Hopefully, the gov't just won't buy this--last I knew, they weren't buying this crap, but who knows? P.S. elections are coming up--this would be a GOOD time to yell at your congressperson.
:] It's their own fault if they get DoS'd offline, then, not yours.
2) The law, last time I read it, only allowed them to go after OVERSEAS (e.g. non-US) based file-sharing. It also required them to notify the government of their intent to DoS whoever.
3) Since it's a US law, it's not binding on whoever it's used against (theoretically... note that there are exceptions like DeCSS author & Dmitry). If they do any real damage, you might well try suing them in your country, if they do business there. Remember: they [hopefully] haven't got any extra leeway with your government [yet?]
4) No part of it says that the service has to take this lying down. They can blacklist them (or whatever). I doubt that the RIAA is clever enough to stop people who are determined enough to continue. Just so long as those who are attacked don't do anything illegal (in their jurisdiction) they can do whatever they want. How about finding ways to "reflect" the attacks back at the attacker? That's always fun
5) It might not be a terrible thing if they actually went through with this stupid plan. Just be sure to publicize the result (and embarass the congresspeople involved in passing this thing).
You realize that, assuming they were spies, they almost certainly used a one-time pad, right? As in flammable little books of numbers which were used on very short messages, and used only once. Unless the spy made a mistake, those aren't crackable, though it'd sure be interesting if someone found one where they slipped up... :]
Actually, upon rereading the actual article, it seems more likely that this device is a liability, not any added security...
:[
I mean, if all I have to do is fly a bunch of times to get a little less security attention... I'm sure that it doesn't take much thought to see why that could be bad, given well-funded terrorists.
I knew I should've just put out the DNFTT sign, instead...
I have no qualms about giving up some privacy for real security--something that will stop hijackers & such. I do have qualms if the measures are ineffective wastes of money capable of doing little more than reassuring us with a false sense of security, however.
I'm not sure how these mitigate any potential threats to the airport. I want *real* security to stop terrorists, not another gizmo to reassure people. Honestly, if they just want that, they should go the route of the fake security cameras & not waste so much money... I didn't think airports had that much to waste nowadays...
Until someone can give me a good reason as to why this will make the airport more secure (do we even HAVE retinal scans of likely terrorists???) I'd like to keep my privacy, please.
How could you miss the more obvious one? :]
"Dude! Where's my airship?"
Therefore this release should be called "Big Hairy Animal/Illusionist" to keep everyone happy. >>>>> But that would get confusing, especially since we've been talking about Ballmer & MS so much today...
I wish, but why would they believe these folks any more than the first astronauts? You can't say that it's because any reasonable person would, though, or you're begging the question...
B. their beliefs are that if you hear the "higher level" teachings before you are ready, you will become sick and die.
:]
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Fortunately for us, I've never heard of anyone who died from laughing to death...
I wonder if I could copyright the digits of pi in binary? Apparently, every finite sequence of bits will appear in pi *somewhere* so, I'll have copyrighted everything digital (or that could be digital) that isn't already copyrighted (since it's contained in pi & I can't override someone else's copyright)
OTOH, copyrights would be obsolete 50 years after my death & I hope that you can't just "re-copyright" things after that, so...
Actually, they do. Unfortunately, it only works if you happen to be a sweedish chef... :]
Bork!
Just go :!q yourself ;p
Even worse, imagine getting calls all the time that say: "I send you this call in order to have your advice..."
Even the RIAA may come to appreciate technology like this after they're blacklisted everywhere...
I hereby claim prior art on a Water Cooled webserver to overcome the slashdot effect!
:]
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Don't you have to provide a working example, first?
Good luck...
Am I the only one who thought it was a typo at first and read it as 'DUNG'? :]
You took your tinfoil hat off??? :]
Isn't doing about what they're doing now how they got into trouble in the first place?
The identity theft lobbyists must be mighty powerful.
:]
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That, or they're impersonating those who are...
Those abuses might happen in Russia, but that would never happen in the United States. ... just ask Dmitry ...
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Spamming is a business that will continue to exist as long as its profitable.
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The only problem is that that may be for a long time to come. You see, some of the brighter spammers now realize that you can't really make any money off spamming; at least, not directly. Instead, they become 'internet marketers' or somesuch and offer to 'market' your products... via spam. So they get payed whether or not it works & the company who foolishly hired them gets a bad reputation.
So, make that "spam will continue as long as people are dumb enough to give money to spammers"
No one will ever even imagine a beowulf cluster of these Palladium PCs!! Damn!
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Yes we can--sounds like the Big Brother Digital Security Network, to me...
I'm just waiting for
9) ????
10) Meme dies out.
Then again, AYBABTU has survived for how long now...