I had a dream to make a computer using 74 series TTL, essentially transistor logic in small packages. I managed to get a full prototype working in Proteus from labcenter http://www.labcenter.com/index.cfm The same software also includes PCB layout tools. These files were then sent to beta layout PCB pool http://www.beta-layout.com/ When the PCBs arrived some soldering with all the components left me with a surprisingly heavy board that actually worked. http://www.wellytop.com/Fnagaton/DIYComputer.html
For Microsoft using their encryption is mandatory for all (released titles) game communication except the voice communication data which has to be in clear.
The Xbox and Xbox 360 use encryption implemented in the kernel as part of the Xbox Live matchmaking. There are many reasons for this but the main ones are security to help stop people altering the packets and cheating. This encryption is a requirement mandated by Microsoft before a title can be published. The encryption does mean the other consoles cannot decode those packets, unless a lot of effort is spent to reverse engineer the encryption and Xbox Live protocols. I have a feeling that if a publisher/developer did reverse engineer the Live encryption and protocols and used that to get Sony and Xbox consoles to join the same game then Microsoft would probably pull the plug on that title.
During development of titles I've had the Microsoft and Sony consoles happily joining the same games, but during development the encryption can be turned off. The PC build also had no problems joining the network session. This is because such titles tend to have the same network code and communicate the same data (before it gets encrypted).
As someone who interviews candidates for software engineer positions then what I find more valuable than a masters is finding someone with the demonstrated ability to do the job, enthusiasm and love of the subject. This is because, in my experience, a graduate who only took the course to earn more in the industry is not really going to understand the subject and not really going to perform as well as someone who is a "hobby programmer" who has discovered how to research their own solutions due to loving the subject. So if you really love the subject then opt for work experience, i.e. do the work you love. If you want to learn how to teach other people then a masters. You'll learn far more from three months work experience than you ever will during a two year masters course. The most important thing is to figure out what you want or love, is it the programming or is it the thought of being able to earn tons of cash? Because I know I could and have programmed for free because I love the subject. Which is what sets me apart from those who don't love the subject and turn up for interviews thinking they can get a highly paid job just because they passed an exam.
When the analogue signals are turned off this will allow a power increase for the digital signals which then reduces digital signal reception problems.
Indeed, I have also seen where CCTV has been used to spot a crime actually in progress and to dispatch police to arrest the criminal. The statement from Steven Swain is being misinterpreted. CCTV Does help detect crime and does help catch criminals, that is a fact that. In London for example the automatic systems regularly catch criminals who have recently stolen cars which. This is because when cars are reported stolen the CCTV systems will automatically flag the car for interception. Amazingly enough some car thieves forget this fact.
A passport is a very important document and it is sensible that people should have to provide documentation to help provide proof of who they are. Having an interview for adults wanting to apply for their first passport is a sensible step in providing that proof. The form of this interview is not an interrogation but is actually more like a chat to make sure the person who is physically sitting there is the person the documentation says they are. For example questions may be asked about their parents, place of birth, their salary, where they work, how long they've had their bank account and what bank, what car they own etc. All of these bits of information are potentially easy to find but for an impostor to learn all of the possible correct responses especially when the nature of the questions is randomised takes a lot of effort. I can certainly imagine that there are many question I could be asked that I find easy to know but an impostor would find it harder to remember all of them correctly.
The identification processes involved in researching a passport will already have noted these bits of information as part of the normal process of their background checks. For example the national insurance card number ( http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/nic/ynino.htm#b ) links a lot of information about tax from employment, where people live, pension contributions, what social security benefits they have. The driver's license will tell the passport office what cars people own and what cars they are insured to drive. The birth certificate says who their parents are, obviously.:)
The article doesn't make sense because it links a whole load of unrelated points and tries to link them together by providing unfounded comments. Someone getting a passport should have to prove their identity however it doesn't have much to do with bank records and tax records in the negative way the article implies with all of its hand waving about "People who refuse to give up...". It's actually more of a rant against the government rather than a coherent argument.
Secondly, there's no way to vote against a petition. You can only sign FOR it. What if I think the petition is stupid? There's no way for me to express that.
Why not "sign against" petitions?
Many people have suggested changes to the e-petitions service during this test phase, and a number of improvements have been made as a result.
One of the most popular proposals has been the creation of a 'sign against' mechanism, which would allow users to disagree with petitions. After much discussion, we have decided not to add this function.
The rationale is this: "e-petitions" is designed essentially as a modern equivalent of the traditional petitions presented at the door of No.10. It enables people to put their views to the Prime Minister. It is not intended to be a form of quasi-referendum or unrepresentative opinion poll (professional polls use special techniques to ensure balanced samples). With a "vote against" function, that is what it would effectively become.
It is of course possible to create a counter-petition to an existing campaign (as many people already have). This remains the best option if you disagree with a particular petition.
I read that FAQ bit just after I read this petition http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/animaltesting/ which is something I disagree with and wanted to vote against it. So instead of staying quiet I created a petition with exactly the opposite position http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/animalresearch/
Now the petition I created has nearly twice as many votes for it and it's not been going for nearly as long as the orginal petition. So it looks like this kind of system is working quite well really.
No, losing the ID card is less of a problem than losing the various bits of paper based documentation because the card is easier to cancel and replace. For example having my birth certificate stolen is worse than losing my ID card.
Tony Blair did not close the petition. The petition had an ending date of five days ago and that date didn't change.
Anyway, I see the ID card scheme is a good idea and I will gladly use it because it means I will not need to carry around so much paper proof of my identity for when I need to prove it to open bank accounts, get a mortgage etc. Not needing my most sensitive and important paper based ID easily to hand also means I can store it in a more secure location. If my ID card does get stolen it will be easier to cancel and to replace than if I lost my paper based ID. All these things I see as helping to reduce ID fraud and that is a big positive in my book.
I always spell the piece of paper that detail payment instructions to the bank as "cheque" not "check". For example: "American Express Travelers Cheques"
Why on earth would any intelligent, well-motivated and talented hacker want to work for Yahoo/Google/IBM/Sun/whoever WITHOUT getting a salary from them?
Because there are some programmers, like me, who code because it is a hobby and do code regardless of being paid. The challenge of producing good code is often enough reward. Making money from a hobby is a happy bonus.
And in breaking news, French telephone directories are only allowed to have one company entry per page to not fall foul of a new law covering adverts...
The test is not particularly valid because in the video the person quite clearly clicks "Yes" to running scripts on the page even after there are errors. I have to ask myself what kind of person blindly clicks on yes and I come up with the answer "the person who gets software installed on their machine". Also the machine is not patched, which also makes the test less than meaningful.
The "test" is basically the same as saying "Hi I know that this lock is vulnerable to this method of being opened and I will now prove it is not secure by using an old lock with that vulnerability."
If I was in a really pedantic mood I could use a nice old copy of any other operating system with known and patched security problems and demonstrate how vulnerable they were in the past as well. Lets see, maybe I could make a website dedicated to the old known Irix user able to set root password to nothing exploit.
Also "Today the Half Life 2 Beta leaked across the world onto the internet via IRC channels. The release by "anon" shows it's obvious that the hackers who managed to sucessfully steal source code of the game itself also stole the game itself and who knows what else." from http://www.neowin.net/
I think an opt out list is the way to go but it would have to require a lot of international agreements. I know an opt out list is controversial idea but here is my reasoning. First off it is necessary to look at the alternative. This is that you have to prove that you have no previous business arrangement with the company/person sending you the junk email. This is time consuming and is not guaranteed to work in a lot of cases. However if you consider that in you sign up to an opt out list that signifies that you DO NOT want any spam email then the case is easier to prove if you ever receive spam from a company/person. In this case you can take the spam, show you are on the list and easily prove you have opted out of any spam. This same opt out method works well in the UK for advertising phone calls. Basically any company that wants to phone you up to sell you something has to check your number is not on the list. If a company calls you up to sell you something and you are registered then the company gets a fine. This service is free and backed by law. I know people say that they want to automatically be opted out of all spam however this allows a tenuous point to be stretched for the reason explained above. From a proof point of view it is much easier to point to something that says you are definitely opted out. With the register to opt out method the onus is on the company to check and not on you to prove. However the legislation needs to take in to account where the company is based. Not where the email is being sent from. If America agrees to this legislation and requires businesses to check before having spam being sent out then this will stop a lot of the spam email. Importantly the legislation needs to target the company even if they use a third party company to distribute the emails.
No one realised that all these screen grabs are all a parody on a theme? There isn't such a bad bootleg Asian version going around. Although now these grabs have been done I expect someone will enter comic captions to the version that is available.
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I had a dream to make a computer using 74 series TTL, essentially transistor logic in small packages. I managed to get a full prototype working in Proteus from labcenter http://www.labcenter.com/index.cfm The same software also includes PCB layout tools. These files were then sent to beta layout PCB pool http://www.beta-layout.com/ When the PCBs arrived some soldering with all the components left me with a surprisingly heavy board that actually worked. http://www.wellytop.com/Fnagaton/DIYComputer.html
zrun zork
Ahhhh memories. :)
UK store Asda, while owned by Wal-Mart, had been using online shopping for years.
For Microsoft using their encryption is mandatory for all (released titles) game communication except the voice communication data which has to be in clear.
The Xbox and Xbox 360 use encryption implemented in the kernel as part of the Xbox Live matchmaking. There are many reasons for this but the main ones are security to help stop people altering the packets and cheating. This encryption is a requirement mandated by Microsoft before a title can be published. The encryption does mean the other consoles cannot decode those packets, unless a lot of effort is spent to reverse engineer the encryption and Xbox Live protocols. I have a feeling that if a publisher/developer did reverse engineer the Live encryption and protocols and used that to get Sony and Xbox consoles to join the same game then Microsoft would probably pull the plug on that title.
During development of titles I've had the Microsoft and Sony consoles happily joining the same games, but during development the encryption can be turned off. The PC build also had no problems joining the network session. This is because such titles tend to have the same network code and communicate the same data (before it gets encrypted).
As someone who interviews candidates for software engineer positions then what I find more valuable than a masters is finding someone with the demonstrated ability to do the job, enthusiasm and love of the subject. This is because, in my experience, a graduate who only took the course to earn more in the industry is not really going to understand the subject and not really going to perform as well as someone who is a "hobby programmer" who has discovered how to research their own solutions due to loving the subject. So if you really love the subject then opt for work experience, i.e. do the work you love. If you want to learn how to teach other people then a masters. You'll learn far more from three months work experience than you ever will during a two year masters course. The most important thing is to figure out what you want or love, is it the programming or is it the thought of being able to earn tons of cash? Because I know I could and have programmed for free because I love the subject. Which is what sets me apart from those who don't love the subject and turn up for interviews thinking they can get a highly paid job just because they passed an exam.
When the analogue signals are turned off this will allow a power increase for the digital signals which then reduces digital signal reception problems.
Indeed, I have also seen where CCTV has been used to spot a crime actually in progress and to dispatch police to arrest the criminal. The statement from Steven Swain is being misinterpreted.
CCTV Does help detect crime and does help catch criminals, that is a fact that. In London for example the automatic systems regularly catch criminals who have recently stolen cars which. This is because when cars are reported stolen the CCTV systems will automatically flag the car for interception. Amazingly enough some car thieves forget this fact.
A passport is a very important document and it is sensible that people should have to provide documentation to help provide proof of who they are. Having an interview for adults wanting to apply for their first passport is a sensible step in providing that proof. The form of this interview is not an interrogation but is actually more like a chat to make sure the person who is physically sitting there is the person the documentation says they are. For example questions may be asked about their parents, place of birth, their salary, where they work, how long they've had their bank account and what bank, what car they own etc. All of these bits of information are potentially easy to find but for an impostor to learn all of the possible correct responses especially when the nature of the questions is randomised takes a lot of effort. I can certainly imagine that there are many question I could be asked that I find easy to know but an impostor would find it harder to remember all of them correctly.
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The identification processes involved in researching a passport will already have noted these bits of information as part of the normal process of their background checks. For example the national insurance card number ( http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/nic/ynino.htm#b ) links a lot of information about tax from employment, where people live, pension contributions, what social security benefits they have. The driver's license will tell the passport office what cars people own and what cars they are insured to drive. The birth certificate says who their parents are, obviously.
The article doesn't make sense because it links a whole load of unrelated points and tries to link them together by providing unfounded comments. Someone getting a passport should have to prove their identity however it doesn't have much to do with bank records and tax records in the negative way the article implies with all of its hand waving about "People who refuse to give up...". It's actually more of a rant against the government rather than a coherent argument.
On the petition site that question is answered here. http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/faq
I read that FAQ bit just after I read this petition http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/animaltesting/ which is something I disagree with and wanted to vote against it. So instead of staying quiet I created a petition with exactly the opposite position http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/animalresearch/
Now the petition I created has nearly twice as many votes for it and it's not been going for nearly as long as the orginal petition. So it looks like this kind of system is working quite well really.
Biometric and a centralised database make it harder to forge.
No, losing the ID card is less of a problem than losing the various bits of paper based documentation because the card is easier to cancel and replace. For example having my birth certificate stolen is worse than losing my ID card.
Tony Blair did not close the petition. The petition had an ending date of five days ago and that date didn't change.
Anyway, I see the ID card scheme is a good idea and I will gladly use it because it means I will not need to carry around so much paper proof of my identity for when I need to prove it to open bank accounts, get a mortgage etc. Not needing my most sensitive and important paper based ID easily to hand also means I can store it in a more secure location. If my ID card does get stolen it will be easier to cancel and to replace than if I lost my paper based ID. All these things I see as helping to reduce ID fraud and that is a big positive in my book.
I'd like to know when this will happen so I can move my servers! :)
"What makes the location so important is that it is permanently lit"
;)
Even during a lunar eclipse?
I always spell the piece of paper that detail payment instructions to the bank as "cheque" not "check". For example: "American Express Travelers Cheques"
Why on earth would any intelligent, well-motivated and talented hacker want to work for Yahoo/Google/IBM/Sun/whoever WITHOUT getting a salary from them?
Because there are some programmers, like me, who code because it is a hobby and do code regardless of being paid. The challenge of producing good code is often enough reward. Making money from a hobby is a happy bonus.
And in breaking news, French telephone directories are only allowed to have one company entry per page to not fall foul of a new law covering adverts...
The test is not particularly valid because in the video the person quite clearly clicks "Yes" to running scripts on the page even after there are errors. I have to ask myself what kind of person blindly clicks on yes and I come up with the answer "the person who gets software installed on their machine". Also the machine is not patched, which also makes the test less than meaningful.
The "test" is basically the same as saying "Hi I know that this lock is vulnerable to this method of being opened and I will now prove it is not secure by using an old lock with that vulnerability."
If I was in a really pedantic mood I could use a nice old copy of any other operating system with known and patched security problems and demonstrate how vulnerable they were in the past as well. Lets see, maybe I could make a website dedicated to the old known Irix user able to set root password to nothing exploit.
It's not scientific and it's not clever.
It is going to be easier to get the company bought and ramp the stock price compared to trying to win the legal case.
Durely the sensible option is ot ensure people have working firewalls? Then there wouldn't be the problem in the first place.
The playable beta demo with data has been probably been leaked. See here:
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http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic
Also "Today the Half Life 2 Beta leaked across the world onto the internet via IRC channels. The release by "anon" shows it's obvious that the hackers who managed to sucessfully steal source code of the game itself also stole the game itself and who knows what else." from http://www.neowin.net/
For starters you have to use .NET for XBox stuff. :)
The optimisation is also better than VC6 so it makes sense to use .NET for games.
I think an opt out list is the way to go but it would have to require a lot of international agreements.
I know an opt out list is controversial idea but here is my reasoning. First off it is necessary to look at the alternative. This is that you have to prove that you have no previous business arrangement with the company/person sending you the junk email. This is time consuming and is not guaranteed to work in a lot of cases.
However if you consider that in you sign up to an opt out list that signifies that you DO NOT want any spam email then the case is easier to prove if you ever receive spam from a company/person. In this case you can take the spam, show you are on the list and easily prove you have opted out of any spam.
This same opt out method works well in the UK for advertising phone calls. Basically any company that wants to phone you up to sell you something has to check your number is not on the list. If a company calls you up to sell you something and you are registered then the company gets a fine. This service is free and backed by law.
I know people say that they want to automatically be opted out of all spam however this allows a tenuous point to be stretched for the reason explained above.
From a proof point of view it is much easier to point to something that says you are definitely opted out. With the register to opt out method the onus is on the company to check and not on you to prove.
However the legislation needs to take in to account where the company is based. Not where the email is being sent from. If America agrees to this legislation and requires businesses to check before having spam being sent out then this will stop a lot of the spam email. Importantly the legislation needs to target the company even if they use a third party company to distribute the emails.
No one realised that all these screen grabs are all a parody on a theme?
There isn't such a bad bootleg Asian version going around. Although now these grabs have been done I expect someone will enter comic captions to the version that is available.