So I build this nice, trim little single stage rocket (solid fuel), and my brother talks me into strapping another zero delay motor onto the bottom....it went fine until the tagged on motor lit the main motor....the rocket tumbled just for an instant, and when the main motor fired, the rocket was horizontal...it quickly made it to a nearby freeway and took out an aged Mustang. We figured since lunch was almost over we'd just as soon head back to the lab and quietly call it a day. A camera on that one would have shown one ticked off Mustang owner, I'm sure.
Don't know if I have the nerve to sacrifice a DV camera...but maybe someone else's camera would be ok:)
I just took advantage of an offer from my provider (Megapass/KT), here in Korea...moved me from ADSL to VDSL. No increase in fees...no charges for hardware swap, etc. No cap.
With so much competition for customers, the providers here are looking for any method to gain new ones, and to keep the ones they have. The govt. is pushing the telecoms to make sure that citizens have tons of affordable, fast access. This will drive e-commerce, etc. I pay approx. $25.00/month for my internet...the service is top notch. I split it between three computers and never have a problem. I have a feeling I'll miss it if I ever go back to Calif.
What if you owned that particular landfill? What if your job was to inspect it, or build on it?
From a consumer's POV, I'm thinking RFID will come along in time for custom made goods. These items will reflect a bit more data than someone's diet, or budget, as can be learned from a traditional household grocery list. The tag will begin collecting data from the moment your c'card is charged....all the way through to when your son signs for that new blood pressure monitor at your front door.
The concept involves tomorrow's goods and marketplace, not today's.
From a manufacturer's side, think of the potential for snooping that can be done on inventories...and recalls, defects, etc.
Again, I'm looking out into the murky future. I'm simply speculating on how these devices can be both beneficial and helpful. I see new issues...ones that can't be analyzed under today's rules and conditions.
The fact that Japan doesn't use barcodes will come as a big surprise to Sony....and Toyota...and Mitsubishi.... Only the US and Canada?...ouch.
So you wouldn't mind I bury a half billion defective RFID's in your front yard, eh? It's just silicone. And the fact that it may contain personal configuration information about you when you bought something shouldn't matter to you, after all, it can't be extracted later...or can it?
I don't want a Bluetooth RFID chip...I want a Bluetooth enabled scanner that will talk to the chip. Then one component can talk to another that is BT equipped. Like a car radio to a PDA...the insurance agent can verify that the correct unit was installed after the theft of the old one.
...an average product label, say on the back of a TV or computer monitor, costs approx. 10 cents right now.
I can see RFID taking off, but I can also see issues, such as Japan not allowing this technology at this time, and later, some countries charging a fee to dump this little ditty into a land fill, as part of the original product.
If they can BlueTooth the output, and the cost of read/write comes down, I've got a ton of uses for these things today...
I'm trying to separate the issues....one is open relays and the other is spam sources.
Webster's defines 'victim' as a person subjected to circumstances beyond their control. I don't see Korean ISP's as being victims...they certainly have the same responsibility in the problem as their counterparts in any other part of the world. And we should also remember that it's not just the ISP's that need to take action.
I also don't think they sit around asking to be taken advantage of. The Korean govt. is on a crackdown. Once you're shut down, it takes a while to get back in the govt's graces. Spam is getting worse here for the locals at an alarming rate. The good guys have to take notice and step in, or we'll all come out on the short end.
I guess I'm confused why you built that top 67 list showing a clear English bias, when you can also show a 75% Asian dominance. Perhaps the top 67 is misleading or I just misunderstood. I do approve of your actions, in any case. Anything I can do to help support your efforts, please ask.
While many small servers are running bootleg software, the big telcos, etc. tend to be current and legal. Spammers care not whether they use someone's home computer or some server sitting in a high rise....the result is the same, and they constantly probe for any soft spots.
I think the doc issue, however, is more with the follow-up advisories than the original package docs. Multilingual advisories and urgent notices trickle down and are usually targeted at English corporations and admins.
I'm also of the mind that Linux can help with the overall issue(s). I chat it up every chance I get.
'Mail' in OS X has a built-in junk mail filter mechanism that learns first, then goes on automatic. Might want to consider it next time you're thinking of changing to a new OS:)
I live, work and travel in Asia. I speak Japanese, Korean and Chinese (I'm a native English speaker, from Calif). I don't send mail...I talk to them in person. My situation is unique, I agree. And it's not viable for everyone that may consider helping.
I'm trying for a pragmatic approach, and I would never suggest that simply sending an email or making a phone call would be helpful. The admins I talk to want to fix things, but until a focused effort is made to help them (docs in their languages, etc.), things won't change, I agree. Certainly complaining isn't going to help...and ignoring it isn't going to make it go away.
I'm working on it the best I can...one admin at a time:)
...does it help to suggest that the spam in question is perhaps not originating from Asia, and is more the result of lax relays?
The spammers are outside of Asia, and simply target open relays where ever they find them.
The stats by the submitter show that most of not all the mail is in English. That should tell something about the true origin of the spam.
If the open relays were closed, the spammers would move to other hotbeds. Let's work to educate the admins in Asia, and force the spammers to back off using open relays.
OS X literally runs in the background these days around here. Didn't you see the posts about CT moving onto a Ti?
Giddy like a schoolgirl when updates come out:)
What gets me is I now find myself foregoing other mac related sites for such tips..../ seems to have the info first, so it seems natural to look here first. If CT ever abandons the Ti, we're all in for a shock when these items become 2nd page fodder.
....then these so-called researchers and quasi-space agencies wouldn't have any excuse to suck down huge slices of budgetary bread, now, would they.
While I agree that there are perhaps better ways to collect aggregate data that we don't now have, the drill seems to be the same...propose fancy manned mission off-planet and request huge budget.
Seems to leave room for other countries to eat their Galileon lunch, eh?
Why not just use the net and find things that interest you on your own? Beats having someone else decide what you should look at, me thinks....you risk missing more than you might find with a/. IV in your arm if you just hang here 24/7.
Lot more to this...
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There is so much more to this than just networking some casion cameras, etc.
The taxi companies have been paying telco insiders for taps into payphones, as an example. This lets them intercept customer calls, and swoop down before the competition can land the fare.
You have to go there and hang out for a while before you can really appreciate the amount of technology involved and how it's being used. The types of games being played behind the scene dwarf the action at the tables. Boggles the imagination, actually.... Not sure I want this stuff coming home with me.
Right now, these systems, such as Samsung's combo DVD/VCR with Memory stick (and IDE-like configuration) can only read from such devices. They lab tells me that early next year you will be able to write as well. Think about that....
Until someone writes a script to do this, you may want to take a look at this normally hidden file:
/etc/authorization
(I use BBEdit...'Open Hidden Files'. I haven't tried changing this yet...I hack the hardware instead):
Starts at line 63...
<!-- Used by the dvd player to set the regioncode the first time Note that changed the region code after it has been set requires a different right (system.device.dvd.setregion.change) Credentials remain valid indefinitely after they've been obtained. An acquired credential is shared amongst all clients. --> <key>system.device.dvd.setregion.initial</key> &n bsp; <dict> <key>group</key> <string>admin</string> <key>shared</key> <true/> </dict>
======= I posted this on MacInTouch back in September. I recommend using that site over/. for these types of questions:) Let me know if you can't take the not-so-subtle hint on how to mod the code...
Maybe because it's true. And maybe we want something more than re-heated tripe. 3 years hence, and now the so-called editors here think they've caught a rare species.
Can't you think of a more original tactic to slam me with? C'mon....I can take it. Take your time, you'll come up with something. I'm here for you & I feel your pain:)
AC seems so much the label, eh? Talk about being opportunistic.
...inflated stats were being turned in years ago. This 'cheating' is hardly new. SETI must have grown tired trying to stay ahead of it with new versions and now just turns a deaf ear.
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So I build this nice, trim little single stage rocket (solid fuel), and my brother talks me into strapping another zero delay motor onto the bottom....it went fine until the tagged on motor lit the main motor....the rocket tumbled just for an instant, and when the main motor fired, the rocket was horizontal...it quickly made it to a nearby freeway and took out an aged Mustang. We figured since lunch was almost over we'd just as soon head back to the lab and quietly call it a day. A camera on that one would have shown one ticked off Mustang owner, I'm sure.
:)
Don't know if I have the nerve to sacrifice a DV camera...but maybe someone else's camera would be ok
I just took advantage of an offer from my provider (Megapass/KT), here in Korea...moved me from ADSL to VDSL. No increase in fees...no charges for hardware swap, etc. No cap.
With so much competition for customers, the providers here are looking for any method to gain new ones, and to keep the ones they have. The govt. is pushing the telecoms to make sure that citizens have tons of affordable, fast access. This will drive e-commerce, etc. I pay approx. $25.00/month for my internet...the service is top notch. I split it between three computers and never have a problem. I have a feeling I'll miss it if I ever go back to Calif.
What if you owned that particular landfill? What if your job was to inspect it, or build on it?
From a consumer's POV, I'm thinking RFID will come along in time for custom made goods. These items will reflect a bit more data than someone's diet, or budget, as can be learned from a traditional household grocery list. The tag will begin collecting data from the moment your c'card is charged....all the way through to when your son signs for that new blood pressure monitor at your front door.
The concept involves tomorrow's goods and marketplace, not today's.
From a manufacturer's side, think of the potential for snooping that can be done on inventories...and recalls, defects, etc.
Again, I'm looking out into the murky future. I'm simply speculating on how these devices can be both beneficial and helpful. I see new issues...ones that can't be analyzed under today's rules and conditions.
spelling corrected, thanks :)
And you missed the point that I'm not the one that used the term UPC...talk to the other guy, thanks.
The fact that Japan doesn't use barcodes will come as a big surprise to Sony....and Toyota...and Mitsubishi.... Only the US and Canada? ...ouch.
So you wouldn't mind I bury a half billion defective RFID's in your front yard, eh? It's just silicone. And the fact that it may contain personal configuration information about you when you bought something shouldn't matter to you, after all, it can't be extracted later...or can it?
I don't want a Bluetooth RFID chip...I want a Bluetooth enabled scanner that will talk to the chip. Then one component can talk to another that is BT equipped. Like a car radio to a PDA...the insurance agent can verify that the correct unit was installed after the theft of the old one.
...an average product label, say on the back of a TV or computer monitor, costs approx. 10 cents right now.
I can see RFID taking off, but I can also see issues, such as Japan not allowing this technology at this time, and later, some countries charging a fee to dump this little ditty into a land fill, as part of the original product.
If they can BlueTooth the output, and the cost of read/write comes down, I've got a ton of uses for these things today...
Spam is not legal in Korea.
I'm trying to separate the issues....one is open relays and the other is spam sources.
Webster's defines 'victim' as a person subjected to circumstances beyond their control. I don't see Korean ISP's as being victims...they certainly have the same responsibility in the problem as their counterparts in any other part of the world. And we should also remember that it's not just the ISP's that need to take action.
I also don't think they sit around asking to be taken advantage of. The Korean govt. is on a crackdown. Once you're shut down, it takes a while to get back in the govt's graces. Spam is getting worse here for the locals at an alarming rate. The good guys have to take notice and step in, or we'll all come out on the short end.
I guess I'm confused why you built that top 67 list showing a clear English bias, when you can also show a 75% Asian dominance. Perhaps the top 67 is misleading or I just misunderstood. I do approve of your actions, in any case. Anything I can do to help support your efforts, please ask.
I agree on all points....very well put, thanks.
While many small servers are running bootleg software, the big telcos, etc. tend to be current and legal. Spammers care not whether they use someone's home computer or some server sitting in a high rise....the result is the same, and they constantly probe for any soft spots.
I think the doc issue, however, is more with the follow-up advisories than the original package docs. Multilingual advisories and urgent notices trickle down and are usually targeted at English corporations and admins.
I'm also of the mind that Linux can help with the overall issue(s). I chat it up every chance I get.
'Mail' in OS X has a built-in junk mail filter mechanism that learns first, then goes on automatic. Might want to consider it next time you're thinking of changing to a new OS :)
I live, work and travel in Asia. I speak Japanese, Korean and Chinese (I'm a native English speaker, from Calif). I don't send mail...I talk to them in person. My situation is unique, I agree. And it's not viable for everyone that may consider helping.
:)
I'm trying for a pragmatic approach, and I would never suggest that simply sending an email or making a phone call would be helpful. The admins I talk to want to fix things, but until a focused effort is made to help them (docs in their languages, etc.), things won't change, I agree. Certainly complaining isn't going to help...and ignoring it isn't going to make it go away.
I'm working on it the best I can...one admin at a time
...does it help to suggest that the spam in question is perhaps not originating from Asia, and is more the result of lax relays?
The spammers are outside of Asia, and simply target open relays where ever they find them.
The stats by the submitter show that most of not all the mail is in English. That should tell something about the true origin of the spam.
If the open relays were closed, the spammers would move to other hotbeds. Let's work to educate the admins in Asia, and force the spammers to back off using open relays.
...do we get to moderate submissions? Given the last 24 hrs around here, it can't happen too soon.
The pain...oh, the pain of a slow news day.
OS X literally runs in the background these days around here. Didn't you see the posts about CT moving onto a Ti?
:)
./ seems to have the info first, so it seems natural to look here first. If CT ever abandons the Ti, we're all in for a shock when these items become 2nd page fodder.
Giddy like a schoolgirl when updates come out
What gets me is I now find myself foregoing other mac related sites for such tips...
....then these so-called researchers and quasi-space agencies wouldn't have any excuse to suck down huge slices of budgetary bread, now, would they.
While I agree that there are perhaps better ways to collect aggregate data that we don't now have, the drill seems to be the same...propose fancy manned mission off-planet and request huge budget.
Seems to leave room for other countries to eat their Galileon lunch, eh?
Why not just use the net and find things that interest you on your own? Beats having someone else decide what you should look at, me thinks....you risk missing more than you might find with a /. IV in your arm if you just hang here 24/7.
There is so much more to this than just networking some casion cameras, etc.
The taxi companies have been paying telco insiders for taps into payphones, as an example. This lets them intercept customer calls, and swoop down before the competition can land the fare.
You have to go there and hang out for a while before you can really appreciate the amount of technology involved and how it's being used. The types of games being played behind the scene dwarf the action at the tables. Boggles the imagination, actually.... Not sure I want this stuff coming home with me.
:)
...and if that doesn't have the desired effect, drop the drive into a PC and flash it for all regions. See the net for related flasher per your model.
Right now, these systems, such as Samsung's combo DVD/VCR with Memory stick (and IDE-like configuration) can only read from such devices. They lab tells me that early next year you will be able to write as well. Think about that....
Until someone writes a script to do this, you may want to take a look at this normally hidden file:
n bsp; <dict>
/. for these types of questions :) Let me know if you can't take the not-so-subtle hint on how to mod the code...
/etc/authorization
(I use BBEdit...'Open Hidden Files'. I haven't tried changing this yet...I hack the hardware instead):
Starts at line 63...
<!-- Used by the dvd player to set the regioncode the first time
Note that changed the region code after it has been set requires a
different right (system.device.dvd.setregion.change)
Credentials remain valid indefinitely after they've been obtained.
An acquired credential is shared amongst all clients.
-->
<key>system.device.dvd.setregion.initial</key>
&
<key>group</key>
<string>admin</string>
<key>shared</key>
<true/>
</dict>
=======
I posted this on MacInTouch back in September. I recommend using that site over
Maybe because it's true. And maybe we want something more than re-heated tripe. 3 years hence, and now the so-called editors here think they've caught a rare species.
:)
Can't you think of a more original tactic to slam me with? C'mon....I can take it. Take your time, you'll come up with something. I'm here for you & I feel your pain
AC seems so much the label, eh? Talk about being opportunistic.
...inflated stats were being turned in years ago. This 'cheating' is hardly new. SETI must have grown tired trying to stay ahead of it with new versions and now just turns a deaf ear.
Does the tracked vehicle they send thru first count? There must be dozens of those guys abandoned near various gates...
I have MPlayer 0.90 pre 8 running on my iBook under OS X 10.2.1.