imho, if you put information on the internet, accessible in any way without the user having to provide identification or anything... then you are basically giving away your information. You can't keep people from doing whatever they want with the information. It is just like movies and music: if you can access it/view it/listen to it in the real world, then it can be copied, indexed, sorted, etc.
No law is going to keep people from getting the information they want, esp when it comes to the internet.
Yes, I have one also, and guarantee there is no better keyboard... take it apart one day and you'll see why; It has independent switches for each key! None of this grid connection nonsense with membranes. Key combos using any number of keys can be done on the keyboard. All other keyboards glitz after holding down several keys at once...
I used to collect keyboards. I have seen quite a number of them, inside and out. I collected about 30 or 40 of them, and then dissassembled all of them. I trashed all but two of them. The one was cool looking... the other is the one I use: an original Omni Key / 101 keyboard by Northgate Computer Systems. These are the best keyboards. These use independent ?solenoid? switches for every single key. You can press down any combination of keys, and the computer will recognize the combo. Modern keyboards glitz after you hold down about 5 keys. Some 3 key combos won't even work. If you play games a lot, you would know this... Why anyone would use a modern keyboard is beyond my comprehension.
If you have no secrets, people who do will be happy to give you theirs... just because you didn't do it won't help you prove that the system was faked by someone with your info.
As far as I am aware, there is no database that contains my fingerprints, which is something I am quite happy about. Fingerprints are EASILY fakable. I'd like it to be more difficult for the bad guys to frame me.
As long as the checking of an iris requires the use of a computer, who cares! Anything digital can always be faked. If it ever became an issue, I am sure digital glasses that can fake iris scans will be out not long after. Plus, there will always be the elite, out to destroy such things... j/k
Never will I provide such information. I am happy with the fact that I could vanish, and nobody would ever be able to find me again; because my appearance could easily be changed...
I for one can't believe that one... virii aren't that easy to get rid of. They'll just have to be closer linked to legit software now. There is no such thing as 'untrickable' verification. If you intercept the data at the right point, it can be messed up. This just means virii writers will have to embed software to defeat palladium in everything.
A lot of people would get very upset if everything had to be microsoft certified. There are plenty of people who would never allow such a thing to happen, so there is nothing to worry about.
I want certain people to get my cool information on my computer. Not some random losers who happen to trip on my computer 10 years after I'm dead and my pc has been screwed by people who knew nothing about me.
I wouldn'y say it quite like that, but I pretty much concur that one doesn't care about a lot of that stuff when one has moved on from this world...
I should like to have stuff happen when I die... there is some stuff I simply would never want published till after I'm dead.
Whatever electronic technology you are talking about, if it is reprogrammable, and it is connected to others systems, it is potentially dangerous. If someone happens to figure out how to gain system level code access to these machines, they can reprogram to do whatever the heck they want.
The real danger is from virii. Say you play the game for 3 hours. During that 3 hours, a virii could infect your system, and use spare cpu power to do who knows what. Anyone interested in being arrested because a hacker used their xbox or ps2 to try and break into a government server?
Ok; point taken. All I am really trying to say is that is seems, from my point of view, that as far as US porn sites go, children are pretty well protected from porn. Most of what they can easily get access to isn't really anything they would really have any interest in looking at. I am happy about this fact, and I think it is a result of a 'pseudo-censorship'. It is true that nobody is really censoring anything; none the less, the attitude of US sites has a lot less 'offensive' content than a lot of foreign sites seem to have. Maybe I am wrong on this; after all, I don't spend my time surfing porn sites in an attempt to figure out the easiest way to access content I have no interest in getting to.
No... I understand perfectly. Said providers of content only do so because they are forced to do so. I seriously doubt if they would require verification if they didn't have to.
If I seem confused, it is because I am purposefully attempting to get people to think outside the deliniated box.
Censorship is very much alive and well in the US. Maybe it doesn't go by shutting down the content. It goes by restricting access to it. Most of the adult sites out there with 'bad' content cannot be accessed with a credit card check. At least, when it comes to sites written in english.
It seems to be that if you surf sites written in say, Dutch, that there is no such age checks. The same content is available without having to jump through hoops.
So tell me, if there is no censorship in the US, why do I have to prove I'm of legal age? Seems intrusive to me.
Personally, I could care less whether I can access porn without restrictions or not, but I mention is because of the ridiculous measures in use as an attempt to restrict it.
So not true. The whole, 'not effective beyond distance x' is nonsense. Maybe the rest of you can't tell the different between an object projecting a distance of 10ft vt 30ft, but I certain can; and no, I do not mean by way of focus etc. I mean purely by stereo-vision.
I will admit that pure binocular stereo is unconvincing... the main reason I think it doesn't work so well is because it requires a fixed focus regardless of projected depth.
Some people can adapt to fixed focus while still converging the images correctly, but most cannot. There is also the issue of light latency. Our eyes can easily detect microsecond differences in light to eye timing... which is why you can get 3d effect by putting a dark lense over one eye and spinning a single view on a regular monitor around in a circle...
Honestly, it is all a waste of time. More serious optics analysis and light projection techniques need to be considered.
As others have commented, this technology seems like nothing any better than what is already out there. Who really cares? Why is this relevant news? Show me some serious attempt at real 3D vision any day.
I considered collecting keys when I worked for various computer stores... never did, but I thought about it. My bosses had lists of various keys they used though.
What about the Win95b and Win95c keys? Those are different...
M$ says you should return the product to where you purchased it. If they refuse to take it back, you are supposed to report the people who sold it to you. If that doesn't work, you are to call 1-800-RU-LEGIT.(a M$ number)
Somehow, if I knew I accidentally ended up with an illegal version, I doubt I would be calling M$ about it.
There is a simple solution to such a cyclic cycle. Create a program which copies the newest version of Windows from PC to PC, like a virus. If people get infected by it, would they complain?? (assuming it was a decent new version)
In such case, M$ would be forced to use a scheme which cannot be cracked, or else they would join with the FBI to lock up hackers worldwide.
Wouldn't an easy solution be to install version of XP clean on a PC, without putting any drivers on it, register it, etc. and then copy the registry out? Replace registry on another version???
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imho, if you put information on the internet, accessible in any way without the user having to provide identification or anything... then you are basically giving away your information. You can't keep people from doing whatever they want with the information. It is just like movies and music: if you can access it/view it/listen to it in the real world, then it can be copied, indexed, sorted, etc. No law is going to keep people from getting the information they want, esp when it comes to the internet.
I still have the leftover parts from my old IBM around somewhere. That steel plate is one cool chunk of metal! :-D
Yes, I have one also, and guarantee there is no better keyboard... take it apart one day and you'll see why; It has independent switches for each key! None of this grid connection nonsense with membranes. Key combos using any number of keys can be done on the keyboard. All other keyboards glitz after holding down several keys at once...
I used to collect keyboards. I have seen quite a number of them, inside and out. I collected about 30 or 40 of them, and then dissassembled all of them. I trashed all but two of them. The one was cool looking... the other is the one I use: an original Omni Key / 101 keyboard by Northgate Computer Systems. These are the best keyboards. These use independent ?solenoid? switches for every single key. You can press down any combination of keys, and the computer will recognize the combo. Modern keyboards glitz after you hold down about 5 keys. Some 3 key combos won't even work. If you play games a lot, you would know this... Why anyone would use a modern keyboard is beyond my comprehension.
Obviously, everyone should buy an xbox, because it'll make m$ go broke the more they sell without people buying games! ;)
If you have no secrets, people who do will be happy to give you theirs... just because you didn't do it won't help you prove that the system was faked by someone with your info.
As far as I am aware, there is no database that contains my fingerprints, which is something I am quite happy about. Fingerprints are EASILY fakable. I'd like it to be more difficult for the bad guys to frame me.
As long as the checking of an iris requires the use of a computer, who cares! Anything digital can always be faked. If it ever became an issue, I am sure digital glasses that can fake iris scans will be out not long after. Plus, there will always be the elite, out to destroy such things... j/k
Never will I provide such information. I am happy with the fact that I could vanish, and nobody would ever be able to find me again; because my appearance could easily be changed...
I for one can't believe that one... virii aren't that easy to get rid of. They'll just have to be closer linked to legit software now. There is no such thing as 'untrickable' verification. If you intercept the data at the right point, it can be messed up. This just means virii writers will have to embed software to defeat palladium in everything.
A lot of people would get very upset if everything had to be microsoft certified. There are plenty of people who would never allow such a thing to happen, so there is nothing to worry about.
I want certain people to get my cool information on my computer. Not some random losers who happen to trip on my computer 10 years after I'm dead and my pc has been screwed by people who knew nothing about me.
I wouldn'y say it quite like that, but I pretty much concur that one doesn't care about a lot of that stuff when one has moved on from this world... I should like to have stuff happen when I die... there is some stuff I simply would never want published till after I'm dead.
Whatever electronic technology you are talking about, if it is reprogrammable, and it is connected to others systems, it is potentially dangerous. If someone happens to figure out how to gain system level code access to these machines, they can reprogram to do whatever the heck they want. The real danger is from virii. Say you play the game for 3 hours. During that 3 hours, a virii could infect your system, and use spare cpu power to do who knows what. Anyone interested in being arrested because a hacker used their xbox or ps2 to try and break into a government server?
Ok; point taken. All I am really trying to say is that is seems, from my point of view, that as far as US porn sites go, children are pretty well protected from porn. Most of what they can easily get access to isn't really anything they would really have any interest in looking at. I am happy about this fact, and I think it is a result of a 'pseudo-censorship'. It is true that nobody is really censoring anything; none the less, the attitude of US sites has a lot less 'offensive' content than a lot of foreign sites seem to have. Maybe I am wrong on this; after all, I don't spend my time surfing porn sites in an attempt to figure out the easiest way to access content I have no interest in getting to.
No... I understand perfectly. Said providers of content only do so because they are forced to do so. I seriously doubt if they would require verification if they didn't have to. If I seem confused, it is because I am purposefully attempting to get people to think outside the deliniated box.
Censorship is very much alive and well in the US. Maybe it doesn't go by shutting down the content. It goes by restricting access to it. Most of the adult sites out there with 'bad' content cannot be accessed with a credit card check. At least, when it comes to sites written in english. It seems to be that if you surf sites written in say, Dutch, that there is no such age checks. The same content is available without having to jump through hoops. So tell me, if there is no censorship in the US, why do I have to prove I'm of legal age? Seems intrusive to me. Personally, I could care less whether I can access porn without restrictions or not, but I mention is because of the ridiculous measures in use as an attempt to restrict it.
So not true. The whole, 'not effective beyond distance x' is nonsense. Maybe the rest of you can't tell the different between an object projecting a distance of 10ft vt 30ft, but I certain can; and no, I do not mean by way of focus etc. I mean purely by stereo-vision. I will admit that pure binocular stereo is unconvincing... the main reason I think it doesn't work so well is because it requires a fixed focus regardless of projected depth. Some people can adapt to fixed focus while still converging the images correctly, but most cannot. There is also the issue of light latency. Our eyes can easily detect microsecond differences in light to eye timing... which is why you can get 3d effect by putting a dark lense over one eye and spinning a single view on a regular monitor around in a circle... Honestly, it is all a waste of time. More serious optics analysis and light projection techniques need to be considered.
filthy? whatever. It seems obvious to me also that it will be used for that, despite the fact I hate the porn industry and would rather ignore it.
As others have commented, this technology seems like nothing any better than what is already out there. Who really cares? Why is this relevant news? Show me some serious attempt at real 3D vision any day.
I considered collecting keys when I worked for various computer stores... never did, but I thought about it. My bosses had lists of various keys they used though. What about the Win95b and Win95c keys? Those are different...
M$ says you should return the product to where you purchased it. If they refuse to take it back, you are supposed to report the people who sold it to you. If that doesn't work, you are to call 1-800-RU-LEGIT.(a M$ number) Somehow, if I knew I accidentally ended up with an illegal version, I doubt I would be calling M$ about it.
There is a simple solution to such a cyclic cycle. Create a program which copies the newest version of Windows from PC to PC, like a virus. If people get infected by it, would they complain?? (assuming it was a decent new version) In such case, M$ would be forced to use a scheme which cannot be cracked, or else they would join with the FBI to lock up hackers worldwide.
Wouldn't an easy solution be to install version of XP clean on a PC, without putting any drivers on it, register it, etc. and then copy the registry out? Replace registry on another version???
I am doubly happy that I have the Academic version of XP... I can't stand those plastic boxes. The only way to open them is with a steak knife.