I also seriously doubt that these things produce any form of standardized data that could be transferred to any other system.
I looked into this when my daughter's school wanted to introduce thumb prints at the school's library. It turns out that only a key points of the print are stored, not the actual image. These points are hashed and stored. Many systems use the same hash.
People don't forget. Some wish they could but early digital images still haunt them.
It all started 20 years ago at the local secondary school. In the corner of a classroom stood a tripod; a camcorder firmly fixed to the top. The sign merely said "DO NOT TOUCH". Snaking its way across the floor was a wire; a wire whose only job was to carry the sinister image to the machine people called BBC Micro. The monitor showed something familiar, an image of a young girl. A young girl who took everyone's fancy until that very day.
No, no. Obviously the lack of sell-on value will result in a reduced retail price! I'm really looking forward to buying one of these games for $10 on the day of release!
That's not true. Some of voting made use of a bug. Some of it was automated until Time fought back. After that is was semi-automated. Finally, they used human power alone. They are the botnet.
Swindon was the first town in the UK to be cabled. This was done by Swindon Cable.
Many, many years later, NTL dug up all the old cables to make way for new "high speed" cables.
Virgin do not install cables in new-build houses in Swindon. It has some people pulling their hair out.
*RANT*
STOP CALLING US BRITAIN! If you are trying to reduce keystrokes, call us The UK. Bloody foreigners. British people are from the UK, not "Britain". No one says Britain here. In fact, very few people class themselves as British even if their passports say so. I'm English. Others are Welsh or Scottish.
"How can I, as a cardholder, prevent a crooked waitress from swiping the card through a skimmer as well as doing the real transaction?"
People who let the card out of their sight are a little silly... I do see plenty of people doing it though.
No one says you must pay at your table. I always walk to the till to pay my resturant bills. Forget the funny looks. Be assertive when the waitress tells you there is no need. DO NOT LET THE CARD OUT OF YOUR SIGHT.
I cannot bypass "Cisco Security Agent"! I cannot run any executables! Although the silly fuckers still let me write VB that lets me hook into almost everything!
We use something called a GIRO for that. It's like a paying-in, deposit slip. Attaching one to the bottom of a bill/invoice is common. They work online too.
I do all that with Google and more. They send me snail mail and they have two of my phone numbers. I don't block JS. I don't use ad-block. I'm from the UK...
So what advert do they choose to show me on this page? "Chicago Patent Lawyers" --Which is better than the normal "Tidy your SQL" type adverts.
I don't code any more. I don't live in Chicago or even the USA.
Most of my RSS feeds on my iGoogle home page are to do with football. Surely that must be the biggest clue for them?
Google fail. They fail so hard with all their adverts.
I have truly suffered from clinical depression for over twenty years. I manage it well; no pills; very few people in the real world know. I had it before the internet, during and probably after.
When I'm suffering, I don't get a lot of sleep, so I spend more time on the internet. It's as simple as that.
And I didn't RTFA because the comments on Slashdot said not to bother.:-)
Slashdot Mirror
Should have highlighted "Slashdot matches up with my interests" bit.
Some of us got older.
Would you really want a crowbar? Without a rubber handle, it would hurt your hands like hell when smashing someone's head in.
Maybe a claw hammer would be better? You'd have a two-part choice on damage too.
Me? I just prefer running people over in my car. And why is it called 'running over'? Most of the time they bounce off the bonnet.
I looked into this when my daughter's school wanted to introduce thumb prints at the school's library. It turns out that only a key points of the print are stored, not the actual image. These points are hashed and stored. Many systems use the same hash.
www.leavethemkidsalone.com was the main source of my information.
People don't forget. Some wish they could but early digital images still haunt them.
It all started 20 years ago at the local secondary school. In the corner of a classroom stood a tripod; a camcorder firmly fixed to the top. The sign merely said "DO NOT TOUCH". Snaking its way across the floor was a wire; a wire whose only job was to carry the sinister image to the machine people called BBC Micro. The monitor showed something familiar, an image of a young girl. A young girl who took everyone's fancy until that very day.
Her face was magenta. Maaaaaa-gen-ta!
No, no. Obviously the lack of sell-on value will result in a reduced retail price! I'm really looking forward to buying one of these games for $10 on the day of release!
Exclaimation mark!
Cheers. I didn't even know it handled JS before checking at home. JS is now off. Time to look for another reader.
I'm not calling you a shill, Mr bjackson1, but we all know they lurk on Slashdot.
Can anyone else confirm that Foxit has known security problems?
You're all a bit loud too.
I didn't RTFA because I read it here the other day: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8516319.stm
I thought it was informative.
pfft. It's 2010 and I still have to wipe my own...
That's not true. Some of voting made use of a bug. Some of it was automated until Time fought back. After that is was semi-automated. Finally, they used human power alone. They are the botnet.
Not strictly true.
Swindon was the first town in the UK to be cabled. This was done by Swindon Cable.
Many, many years later, NTL dug up all the old cables to make way for new "high speed" cables.
Virgin do not install cables in new-build houses in Swindon. It has some people pulling their hair out.
*RANT*
STOP CALLING US BRITAIN! If you are trying to reduce keystrokes, call us The UK. Bloody foreigners. British people are from the UK, not "Britain". No one says Britain here. In fact, very few people class themselves as British even if their passports say so. I'm English. Others are Welsh or Scottish.
Bloody hell. Silly States.
"How can I, as a cardholder, prevent a crooked waitress from swiping the card through a skimmer as well as doing the real transaction?"
People who let the card out of their sight are a little silly... I do see plenty of people doing it though.
No one says you must pay at your table. I always walk to the till to pay my resturant bills. Forget the funny looks. Be assertive when the waitress tells you there is no need. DO NOT LET THE CARD OUT OF YOUR SIGHT.
I've just finished my lovely dinner and I have a real craving for $10 pizza.
*.bat file?
*.reg files enter keys into the registry. Saving it in the start-up folder might work.
I cannot bypass "Cisco Security Agent"! I cannot run any executables! Although the silly fuckers still let me write VB that lets me hook into almost everything!
Oh, yeah, I have to use IE6 too.
How can I disable "Cisco Security Agent"?
What sort of backward country do you live in that doesn't use "trip switches" (RCD)?
Q: What's the difference between the Houses of Parliament and a cactus?
I can't believe everyone has this wrong.
"le hoonet" (hoo-nay) is French for "the indexer". It's a reference to the cult French film, which is ultimately a remake of The Matrix.
"receiving payments"
We use something called a GIRO for that. It's like a paying-in, deposit slip. Attaching one to the bottom of a bill/invoice is common. They work online too.
I do the same with Natwest and their Step account. The account only allows direct debits. I swap money in and out online. Sandbox indeed.
Ooooooh, kdawson posts another Slanty Eyed Chinky story. This time with a you-crook, you-pay, no-argue, you-pay slant.
I look forward to the next Chinese story. Maybe have a Kung-fu connection to enhance the stereotype.
You have two cars, one towing the other. When the accelerator in the front car is depressed, the speedometer on the second car says 20mph.
I do all that with Google and more. They send me snail mail and they have two of my phone numbers. I don't block JS. I don't use ad-block. I'm from the UK...
So what advert do they choose to show me on this page? "Chicago Patent Lawyers" --Which is better than the normal "Tidy your SQL" type adverts.
I don't code any more. I don't live in Chicago or even the USA.
Most of my RSS feeds on my iGoogle home page are to do with football. Surely that must be the biggest clue for them?
Google fail. They fail so hard with all their adverts.
I have truly suffered from clinical depression for over twenty years. I manage it well; no pills; very few people in the real world know. I had it before the internet, during and probably after.
:-)
When I'm suffering, I don't get a lot of sleep, so I spend more time on the internet. It's as simple as that.
And I didn't RTFA because the comments on Slashdot said not to bother.