This is NOT an uncommon scam by law enforcement. It's generally done if there either HAS been difficulty capturing a suspect or it is BELIEVED that there will be difficulty. Local police will sometimes hold "contests" with wanted subjects as the "winners". It's actually kinda funny when a guy comes in thinking he's won concert tickets and he's arrested for an outstanding warrant, then STILL asks if he really gets the tickets. (I've witnessed this very thing)
This is the problem with the criminal mentality (unfortunatley it sometimes affects us geeks as well). I have worked in law-enforcement in the past and there is something that people who break the law really should understand. Just because they haven't come for you, doesn't mean they don't know. Generally, law enforcement (usually with organized crime or the white-collar variety) will track a suspect for a while, gathering evidence. You'd be amazed at the truckload of intelligence data amassed during a large narcotics investigation. (I never worked computer crimes).
The point is, why bust the guy after the first "penetration" so he gets probation? If you feel he's a threat, then you wait, let him continue to add to the charges, then pop him and put him away for a long stretch. They probably "had him" long before they busted him.
note: anyone cracking US government networks, either has an agenda or is incredibly self-destructive.
I don't know about British Navy, but it's a RARE occasion when a US Naval vessel is not ready to "rock-n-roll".
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Myself and my roommate spend a significant amount of time playing Operation Flashpoint online and I gotta say : Me at 30 and my roommate at 27 are sometimes the youngsters.
Also, more often than not, the older gamers are much more fun simply due to maturity. It's always more enjoyable to play with someone who understands concepts like: strategy, tactics, and TEAMWORK.
"We have to compete with free software, on value, but in a smart way. We cannot price at zero, so we need to justify our posture and pricing. Linux isn't going to go away--our job is to provide a better product in the marketplace."
I believe this is exactly why competition exists. It's a shame that MS seems to think this is some "new" concept.
I admit I don't know a whole lot about USB, but have you looked into powered USB hubs? I don't think this would overcome the signal problem, but it would fix the power problem.
more and more we are seeing serious backlash against the DMCA and at least, it seems, some companies are listening. I am a firm believer that us "10%ers" drive the tech industry. Possibly now, the "10%ers" are asserting real force on the market. It's nice to see a "grass-roots" movement be, at least somehat successful.
Personally, I have no more than "tinkered" with MACs. For the sake of argument, we can assume OSX is the BEST OS out there. There is still a problem - $$. I stick with the PC platform simply because I can pick, choose what pieces and parts I want in it. I have 4 computers in my home, if I bought MACs, the same $ value would be (maybe) 1 and a half computers. I would love to see MAC get in the game and port OSX to x86. It would be very entertaining to watch MAC and WIN go "toe-to-toe".
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Tony Blair certainly is Bush's Yes Man
Let us not forget, Mr. Blair was also Bill Clinton's Yes-Man.
This is NOT an uncommon scam by law enforcement. It's generally done if there either HAS been difficulty capturing a suspect or it is BELIEVED that there will be difficulty. Local police will sometimes hold "contests" with wanted subjects as the "winners". It's actually kinda funny when a guy comes in thinking he's won concert tickets and he's arrested for an outstanding warrant, then STILL asks if he really gets the tickets. (I've witnessed this very thing)
Just because they haven't come for you, doesn't mean they don't know.
Generally, law enforcement (usually with organized crime or the white-collar variety) will track a suspect for a while, gathering evidence. You'd be amazed at the truckload of intelligence data amassed during a large narcotics investigation. (I never worked computer crimes).
The point is, why bust the guy after the first "penetration" so he gets probation? If you feel he's a threat, then you wait, let him continue to add to the charges, then pop him and put him away for a long stretch. They probably "had him" long before they busted him.
note: anyone cracking US government networks, either has an agenda or is incredibly self-destructive.
They can't tell what the weather will be next week and we expect them to know what it will be in ten years?
I don't know about British Navy, but it's a RARE occasion when a US Naval vessel is not ready to "rock-n-roll".
Myself and my roommate spend a significant amount of time playing Operation Flashpoint online and I gotta say : Me at 30 and my roommate at 27 are sometimes the youngsters.
Also, more often than not, the older gamers are much more fun simply due to maturity. It's always more enjoyable to play with someone who understands concepts like: strategy, tactics, and TEAMWORK.
"We have to compete with free software, on value, but in a smart way. We cannot price at zero, so we need to justify our posture and pricing. Linux isn't going to go away--our job is to provide a better product in the marketplace."
I believe this is exactly why competition exists. It's a shame that MS seems to think this is some "new" concept.
If we really try, we can narrow it down even further:
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1. there are good-guys and bad-guys, um..and some space ships
that pretty much covers all of them.
I admit I don't know a whole lot about USB, but have you looked into powered USB hubs? I don't think this would overcome the signal problem, but it would fix the power problem.
more and more we are seeing serious backlash against the DMCA and at least, it seems, some companies are listening. I am a firm believer that us "10%ers" drive the tech industry. Possibly now, the "10%ers" are asserting real force on the market. It's nice to see a "grass-roots" movement be, at least somehat successful.
Personally, I have no more than "tinkered" with MACs. For the sake of argument, we can assume OSX is the BEST OS out there. There is still a problem - $$. I stick with the PC platform simply because I can pick, choose what pieces and parts I want in it. I have 4 computers in my home, if I bought MACs, the same $ value would be (maybe) 1 and a half computers. I would love to see MAC get in the game and port OSX to x86. It would be very entertaining to watch MAC and WIN go "toe-to-toe".