While I do agree that the people creating the devices that send the emails should be a little more cautious, and I think it is nice that this guy came forward with the information, it seems a little odd that he would have let this go on for 5 years!
Having played WoW and experienced this very problem of having to spend *way* too much time to get anywhere, I know exactly the feeling. But of course Blizzard is not looking to make Azeroth fair, they are looking to make it popular. Just as the fast food industries did when they started up, it is not about what is best for the customer, it is about what is easiest to sell to the customer. It will only be when the customers starting wanting to live healther that change will come about.
Personally, I'm looking forward to Dungeons and Dragons Online. From the sounds of it (i.e. Having to complete quests to level, rather than grinding) they will be creating an environment that doesn't cater to the guy sitting in his underwear all week doing PvP or tribute runs.
So if I understand this article correctly, when the technology grows enough, you could attach this to someone and question them, and you might get what they're really thinking. It could go beyond lie detecting, and actually pull out the truth (or what that person thinks is the truth).
So if I understand this article correctly, when the technology grows enough, you could attach this to someone and question them, and you might get what they're really thinking. It could go beyond lie detecting, and actually pull out the truth (or what that person thinks is the truth).
As soon as Carly Fiorina outsources her own position overseas to someone just as well educated, but cheaper, then I'll be willing to view overseas outsourcing in a different light.
"The more you use technology the easier it is to track you". If someone has a problem with this, or is surprised, they can easily go back to cash under the mattress, snail mail, stop using a social insurance number, and live cave so the satellites can't see you.
Personally, I will be thanking Big Brother as paramedics find me clutching my chest in a ditch after having a heart attack during a walk in a park.
Several Canadian lawyers have commented to the media that this does indeed give us almost blanket permission. The way it works is that if I borrow a CD from you, I can do whatever I like to it (such as make a copy for myself). This idea then gets applied to the files people share via Kazaa, etc. I'm just borrowing your files (and while doing so I make a copy for myself). Of course, it does not allow you to start distributing to other people.
This is the cost of living in a socialistic country. We get free health care, but we end up paying higher prices for CDs, and now Internet taxes. You know that stupid rumour that always comes around about an Internet Tax...it probably gets started up here by the CRTC (Canada's Righteous Telecommunication Censors).
Even if this finally becomes acceptable to people, which I seriously doubt, other payment types are not going to go away no matter how prolific this gets. Just look at the all the other payment options. Cash and other valuables have always stayed around. Cheques, Credit Cards, Debit Cards are all extremely prolific, but everyone still has cash. No self respecting politician will ever outlaw cash, because they don't want their kick-backs being traced. In war zones, if you want to get past the Gestapo at the checkpoint, you don't bribe them with a Visa. You give them the ring off your finger, or the gold watch off your wrist.
But I don't think this technology will take hold for the simple fact that people don't want to have something done to their bodies that isn't necessary...okay so this *will* be a big hit in Beverly Hills, but besides that.
Yes, this type of weapon would make an initial invasion much safer, by taking out air defense systems and communications. But using Iraq as a very real example, the initial invasion isn't the problem for the U.S. nowadays. Of course they can clobber almost any country's military on the planet. That really isn't the big problem.
The largest number of casualties has come from the extended stay in Iraq, because the remaining resistance is using guns and home made explosives. Guns aren't going to be affected by e-bombs and neither will the bombs until they are assembled. (Bombs might actually go off if hit by one of these e-bomb pulses.)
This guy seems to think that being a wind bag is enough work-equity to claim an asteroid. He keeps going on about how things worked in the past, but ends up missing the point completely.
Why do people in the Americas have property as we know it today? Go back 500 years. You have native American tribes that claim land and defend it against other tribes. Then you have the British, Spanish, French move in and either purchase the land from the tribes, or take it from them by force and then defend it from other invaders. (Mind you, I'm not saying what they did was right.) Then you have the future Americans get together and say 'piss off' to the British, and they defend the land against the British. Now we're at the point where the government owns anything within the perimeter they defend. The government and individuals then sell that land as they sees fit.
So a claim has never been about what you say. When there is no government, as is the case in space, it's all about what you buy from someone else or what you can take by force. In the end, it all comes down to force. So until this guy flies out there to Eros and starts fending off invaders, NASA or anyone else can park whatever it wants on Eros.
The pin number is okay, but what if the mail is intercepted? What I would prefer to see is a link to the Canadian Federal government's digital certificate setup that was talked about in a previous slashdot article Or better yet, a combination of the digital certificate and the PIN number, to help protect confidentiality of the votes.
I guess you didn't actually watch the trailer. As trailers go, it's probably tamer than most Walt Disney trailers. I was actually very disappointed. All you see are partial shots of a Predator and partial shots of an Alien, and some sounds from the creatures in the background.
I was kinda hoping to see an Alien bursting out a Predator's chest, or seeing a Predator wrestling with an Alien. Personally, I think the Alien will win. I just hope it will actually be a worth while movie to see (relative to other sci-fi horror movies).
Even as I typed up my comments, I what thinking the very same thing. But I believe whistleblowing is a different matter. When whistleblowing is done properly, the police or some other official, professional authority is involved. The irony is the whistleblower will still get fired 95% of the time. Also, whistleblowing is generally done when something illegal or unethical has occured. I don't think that applies in this case.
I certainly agree that M$ better have Macs around to test M$ software, and for any other purposes. (I'm sure they'll use at least one as voodoo dolls).
An employee takes a photo on company property and then, without consent, posts it on his personal web page? He's lucky if losing his job is all that happens to him.
It isn't that I don't feel sorry for the guy, but being a student of best security practices, I know that you don't go posting pictures without permission. The most basic reason is if there were something in that picture that could help out a thief, it would be a breach of physical security.
In this case, I think the breach regards corporate strategy. Obviously, the Mac's are a superior system in many ways. (The fact they don't crash every 24 hours is a good start). So I'm sure Microsoft wants to examine them thoroughly. But to advertise this fact to the world is a breach of corporate security. Microsoft could easily slap this guy with a corporate espionage charge, and based on the number of lawyers they have, I'm sure they would win.
There is a difference between freedom of speech and the duty of every employee to protect company workings.
Consumer advocates have warned that consumers will have to buy new DVD players if they want to play programs that have been recorded on machines that recognize the digital flag. But agency officials stressed that that always happens when new technology hits the market.
This paragraph got me thinking about the idea of a law to make software manufacturers liable for creating faulty software.
Since this "new technology" is not new, but just a patch to the existing DVD technology, it could make DVD manufacturer's liable for creating a product with security faults. I like the symmetry.
I'm getting a little tired of having a wallet 2 inches thick. But nowadays I think a lot of us are faced with that. Every company wants to have their own shiny little card, whether it is a credit card, debit card, rewards card, members card, or whatever.
Now of course, it is possible to "go commando" and only have a wallet with a limited number of cards. Maybe a debit card and two credit cards. (You need at least two credit cards in case you run into a place that doesn't take Visa, or doesn't take Mastercard.) But wait, you'll also need your driver's license. Don't forget your health card. Of course, if you happen to stop by Chapters to buy a book you probably want your membership card handy so you can get the discount...it goes on and on.
I wonder why this isn't already in North America? Could it be that the companies here are just as loathed as those anywhere else, about sharing data? Or is it because consumers haven't pushed for it because of some Big Brother fear?
I wouldn't immediately think it is the "Big Brother" issue, since all the different types of cards can allow you to be tracked anyways. But there still seems to be a reluctance to go that final step and put everything together.
I think the biggest reason is company vanity. Every company wants its logo separate and visible, even in your wallet.
Until then, I guess I just have to keep going to the chiropractor to adjust my back, due to my Costanza wallet
Yes, I did read the article, fully, before responding. The title was just a joke. However, just because it is a polymer does not mean it is a bulletproof delivery system. I would hate to think you have such blind trust in a new system.
What if every once in a while one of these has a problem with the polymer degrading too fast due to a manufacturing problem? "Oh, so sorry you had an overdose resulting in your death. We'll give you your money back"
I'm sure someone has already thought of this, but why don't they count both the e-votes and the receipts at the same time. I'm a little skeptical about these machines but they will eventually be used, no matter how much we might not want them.
I think it would be useful to have a transition period of 10 years or so, that would be used for the software to become more stable, and to help instill the trust in the system. People would cast their e-vote, get the receipt, verify it is correct and put the receipt in an old fashion ballot box. After the polls close, the e-votes are shown and the receipts are tallied. Then the discrepancies are examined and if there are any problems, the receipts are used for the final count instead.
But seriously, this could be an interesting breakthrough provided the technology is stable. Having a delivery problem could be deadly.
While it would be beneficial to chronically ill people that would otherwise be forced to take pills for the rest of their lives, I think they need to improve on the 140 day dose limit. Depending on the invasiveness of the procedure, having to do it every 4 to 5 months could be though of as annoying. I think if they could get it up to a year, it would be much easier to except.
And the next drug tested for this delivery system should be...Viagra!
While the article may be correct that this is the first time a plane has been powered by laser light, there was the SHARP project that flew a plane powered by a microwave beam. It was fitted with a special microwave receiver that converted the beam directly to DC current. This project was envisioned to be used for communication platforms too. I wonder which version would be more energy efficient?
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While I do agree that the people creating the devices that send the emails should be a little more cautious, and I think it is nice that this guy came forward with the information, it seems a little odd that he would have let this go on for 5 years!
Personally, I'm looking forward to Dungeons and Dragons Online. From the sounds of it (i.e. Having to complete quests to level, rather than grinding) they will be creating an environment that doesn't cater to the guy sitting in his underwear all week doing PvP or tribute runs.
Get as many people together as you can, with laser pointers and a hydrogen filled balloon.
So if I understand this article correctly, when the technology grows enough, you could attach this to someone and question them, and you might get what they're really thinking. It could go beyond lie detecting, and actually pull out the truth (or what that person thinks is the truth).
So if I understand this article correctly, when the technology grows enough, you could attach this to someone and question them, and you might get what they're really thinking. It could go beyond lie detecting, and actually pull out the truth (or what that person thinks is the truth).
I thought the same thing, too. Maybe they're thinking of those guys that can't seem to remember their anniversary?
As soon as Carly Fiorina outsources her own position overseas to someone just as well educated, but cheaper, then I'll be willing to view overseas outsourcing in a different light.
Personally, I will be thanking Big Brother as paramedics find me clutching my chest in a ditch after having a heart attack during a walk in a park.
This is the cost of living in a socialistic country. We get free health care, but we end up paying higher prices for CDs, and now Internet taxes. You know that stupid rumour that always comes around about an Internet Tax...it probably gets started up here by the CRTC (Canada's Righteous Telecommunication Censors).
But I don't think this technology will take hold for the simple fact that people don't want to have something done to their bodies that isn't necessary...okay so this *will* be a big hit in Beverly Hills, but besides that.
The largest number of casualties has come from the extended stay in Iraq, because the remaining resistance is using guns and home made explosives. Guns aren't going to be affected by e-bombs and neither will the bombs until they are assembled. (Bombs might actually go off if hit by one of these e-bomb pulses.)
Why do people in the Americas have property as we know it today? Go back 500 years. You have native American tribes that claim land and defend it against other tribes. Then you have the British, Spanish, French move in and either purchase the land from the tribes, or take it from them by force and then defend it from other invaders. (Mind you, I'm not saying what they did was right.) Then you have the future Americans get together and say 'piss off' to the British, and they defend the land against the British. Now we're at the point where the government owns anything within the perimeter they defend. The government and individuals then sell that land as they sees fit.
So a claim has never been about what you say. When there is no government, as is the case in space, it's all about what you buy from someone else or what you can take by force. In the end, it all comes down to force. So until this guy flies out there to Eros and starts fending off invaders, NASA or anyone else can park whatever it wants on Eros.
The pin number is okay, but what if the mail is intercepted? What I would prefer to see is a link to the Canadian Federal government's digital certificate setup that was talked about in a previous slashdot article Or better yet, a combination of the digital certificate and the PIN number, to help protect confidentiality of the votes.
I was kinda hoping to see an Alien bursting out a Predator's chest, or seeing a Predator wrestling with an Alien. Personally, I think the Alien will win. I just hope it will actually be a worth while movie to see (relative to other sci-fi horror movies).
I certainly agree that M$ better have Macs around to test M$ software, and for any other purposes. (I'm sure they'll use at least one as voodoo dolls).
Quite true. Context is everything. If he said that was his back porch nobody would have cared.
It isn't that I don't feel sorry for the guy, but being a student of best security practices, I know that you don't go posting pictures without permission. The most basic reason is if there were something in that picture that could help out a thief, it would be a breach of physical security.
In this case, I think the breach regards corporate strategy. Obviously, the Mac's are a superior system in many ways. (The fact they don't crash every 24 hours is a good start). So I'm sure Microsoft wants to examine them thoroughly. But to advertise this fact to the world is a breach of corporate security. Microsoft could easily slap this guy with a corporate espionage charge, and based on the number of lawyers they have, I'm sure they would win.
There is a difference between freedom of speech and the duty of every employee to protect company workings.
This paragraph got me thinking about the idea of a law to make software manufacturers liable for creating faulty software.
Since this "new technology" is not new, but just a patch to the existing DVD technology, it could make DVD manufacturer's liable for creating a product with security faults. I like the symmetry.
Now of course, it is possible to "go commando" and only have a wallet with a limited number of cards. Maybe a debit card and two credit cards. (You need at least two credit cards in case you run into a place that doesn't take Visa, or doesn't take Mastercard.) But wait, you'll also need your driver's license. Don't forget your health card. Of course, if you happen to stop by Chapters to buy a book you probably want your membership card handy so you can get the discount...it goes on and on.
I wonder why this isn't already in North America? Could it be that the companies here are just as loathed as those anywhere else, about sharing data? Or is it because consumers haven't pushed for it because of some Big Brother fear?
I wouldn't immediately think it is the "Big Brother" issue, since all the different types of cards can allow you to be tracked anyways. But there still seems to be a reluctance to go that final step and put everything together.
I think the biggest reason is company vanity. Every company wants its logo separate and visible, even in your wallet.
Until then, I guess I just have to keep going to the chiropractor to adjust my back, due to my Costanza wallet
Polymers aren't foolproof. A slight manufacturing fault and this could cause a massive overdose.
What if every once in a while one of these has a problem with the polymer degrading too fast due to a manufacturing problem? "Oh, so sorry you had an overdose resulting in your death. We'll give you your money back"
I think it would be useful to have a transition period of 10 years or so, that would be used for the software to become more stable, and to help instill the trust in the system. People would cast their e-vote, get the receipt, verify it is correct and put the receipt in an old fashion ballot box. After the polls close, the e-votes are shown and the receipts are tallied. Then the discrepancies are examined and if there are any problems, the receipts are used for the final count instead.
But seriously, this could be an interesting breakthrough provided the technology is stable. Having a delivery problem could be deadly. While it would be beneficial to chronically ill people that would otherwise be forced to take pills for the rest of their lives, I think they need to improve on the 140 day dose limit. Depending on the invasiveness of the procedure, having to do it every 4 to 5 months could be though of as annoying. I think if they could get it up to a year, it would be much easier to except. And the next drug tested for this delivery system should be...Viagra!
Psycho Hose Beast?
While the article may be correct that this is the first time a plane has been powered by laser light, there was the SHARP project that flew a plane powered by a microwave beam. It was fitted with a special microwave receiver that converted the beam directly to DC current. This project was envisioned to be used for communication platforms too. I wonder which version would be more energy efficient?