Seems like she's just trying to drum up interest in her upcoming book on this topic.
She obviously has zero technical knowledge, and I seriously question her ability to teach law. (I have no doubt she's *qualified*, but I wouldn't want her near my kids.)
But a tram runs on rails which mean it always follows a known route rather precisely and can therefore be supplied with electricity directly... No batteries required.
Yes you can supply electricity along the known route, but at what cost? Putting in infrastructure for rail systems has immense costs, and you can't move electricity over a great distance with out loss. So maybe it's more efficient to keep the electricity right where it's being used? With a side benefit of lower start-up costs--to be used in places in which they wouldn't otherwise be able to start a rail system? (I don't know for sure, just "thinking out loud".)
Just like DRM hobbled "CDs" shouldn't be able to use the "Compact Disc" logo, Comcast should be forced to state that their service is a "Reduced Internet" or "Crippled Internet" or maybe even "Quasi-evil Internet." And, since they're not providing true internet access, maybe some of the areas they have contracts to serve will sue for breach of contract?
More than that: tor gives them access in the first place. It's a lot easier to set up a node and sniff it than to hack in to a network device that would otherwise have access to all of that traffic.
Being in hostile territory, I can see tor being an effective way for getting information out of the country, but the problem is--like the blogger stated--that the traffic should be encrypted *before* it's even put on the tor network so that it will be protected as it leaves the exit node.
>I don't think the government has that much interest in the phone calls of every day, non-terrorist Americans.
I completely agree, and that being the case they have no need of widespread surveillance. (I think you who said in an earlier post that they really don't have the resources anyway.) The government should concentrate their resources wisely, just like police and intelligence organizations have always done.
By the way, I'm not completely against giving up rights, but I want a corresponding, demonstrable, and guaranteed gain in security. A politicians word is not nearly enough.
Bottom line for me: there was nothing wrong with intelligence *gathering* pre-911. It was the intelligence *analysis* that faltered. If it ain't broke, don't f%@k it up!:)
Censor: to examine in order to suppress or delete anything considered objectionable ; also : to suppress or delete as objectionable (censor out indecent passages)
Censorship: 1 a : the institution, system, or practice of censoring b : the actions or practices of censors; especially : censorial control exercised repressively
The above definitions make no mention of the government. Wal-mart, in this case, does not sell the music that it deems objectionable. This isn't based purely on business, but more on what the company feels is right/wrong. That's censorship.
Now, do I think that this is as bad as governmental censorship? Nope. But at least recognize it for what it is.
petwalrus is right. Blame your IT department, not the phones.:) The idea is that if you move around the office a bunch, you can sign in to any available phone. If your just sitting at your desk all of the time, obviously this isn't necessary.
Getting your voice mail in you inbox is awesome, though.
See, I would say the bigger issue is actually Joe Z. Public's lack of critical thinking--especially when it comes to scientific matters. They see an emotional story on the "news" that includes a couple of stats thrown in for good measure, and they take it as gospel. They don't question the source, because they're probably watching a "news" outlet that just validates their world view anyway.
"Unexplained affluence, failing to report overseas travel, showing unusual interest in information outside the job scope, keeping unusual work hours, unreported contacts with foreign nationals, unreported contact with foreign government, military, or intelligence officials, attempting to gain new accesses without the need to know, and unexplained absences are all considered potential espionage indicators."
One or more of the above could be used to describe any student chosen at random. Unexplained affluence? What about the kid who drives a Ferrari, spoiled or spy? Unreported contacts with foreign nationals--does that mean that every time you speak with an exchange student, you need to report it? Keeping unusual work hours includes 99.9% of students, and many staff and faculty. The false positives will outweigh *any* potential benefit.
I thought you had to have a college education before joining the FBI, but this idea makes it seem like no FBI agent has ever set foot on a college campus!
2 quick observations about the phrase "terrorist-like hoaxes":
1. The entity responsible for turning the Mooninite publicity stunt into a terrorist-like hoax was Boston PD. It was the response, not the act.
2. There is nothing quite like a murky law--see the DMCA for a great example. So, would any hoax auto-magically become "terrorist-like"? Would someone accidentally leaving a backpack/iPod/Slurpee/etc. behind be guilty under this act if it caused a Boston-sized fuss? Or would a court of law have to prove that the perp had hoax-ish intentions?
Somewhere, real terrorists are laughing at the fact that the US is wasting their time with this type of legislature. Sad, really.
If you think that the DMCA needs fixing, this is at least a start.
EFF has an e-mail template that you can customize and send to your Representative directly from their site. It only takes a few minutes. On their main page, click on "Support the FAIR USE Act!"http://www.eff.org/
Or aluminum, like the 1 Yen coin in Japan. (That's of course if you even *see* a 1 Yen coin. It's been a couple years since I was over there, but almost everything was rounded to the nearest 5 Yen anyway.) Aluminum also won't rust as steel does.
there is a shortage of people willing to be teachers in many parts of the US!
Here's the checklist of benefits of becoming a teacher: -Relatively low wages -Dealing with spoiled kids -Dealing with the parents of spoiled kids -Facing 40 years in prison because your school has an IT department consisting mostly of monkeys
-A Cabletron core router (a company that had long since been out of business even at the time) that required a $10 Walmart fan to be pointed at it 24x7, even though the room had AC. If someone moved the fan, or shut it off, the network would come crashing down.
-Backups for a GIS department done on a firewire drive, because no one wanted to pay for proper backup equipment or servers.
-Using used Flowpoints to connect buildings, long after they had stopped being manufactured. (Flowpoints used a copper pair, for distances *up to* several thousand yards, with speeds *up to* 2 Mpbs... if the stars were aligned, and if you could get them configured.)
-Old desktop PCs being used as Domain Controllers (hand-me-downs from users!)
-Office in an old jail, complete with asbestos, which made cabling an adventure.
-A 40 year old back up generator, which made power outages a crap shoot.
-Phone equipment in basement that had experienced a sewer back-up... the cleaners that were used caused corrosion on any exposed contacts.
-Responding to a remote site not having internet connectivity, we found that they had hired a contractor who had bypassed our firewall and replaced it with a D-link home router!
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Guess what? Most people don't give a shit about what they have to say. It's sad that they're so gratified by inconveniencing others.
If by "most people" you mean just barely over half of our country, you're right. Then let's say that a lot of people do "give a shit." As far as inconveniencing others, democracy is messy, get used to it.
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Seems like she's just trying to drum up interest in her upcoming book on this topic. She obviously has zero technical knowledge, and I seriously question her ability to teach law. (I have no doubt she's *qualified*, but I wouldn't want her near my kids.)
Clones, Basil. Clones.
(He admits that it still wasn't enough, though.)
Yes you can supply electricity along the known route, but at what cost? Putting in infrastructure for rail systems has immense costs, and you can't move electricity over a great distance with out loss. So maybe it's more efficient to keep the electricity right where it's being used? With a side benefit of lower start-up costs--to be used in places in which they wouldn't otherwise be able to start a rail system? (I don't know for sure, just "thinking out loud".)
Just like DRM hobbled "CDs" shouldn't be able to use the "Compact Disc" logo, Comcast should be forced to state that their service is a "Reduced Internet" or "Crippled Internet" or maybe even "Quasi-evil Internet." And, since they're not providing true internet access, maybe some of the areas they have contracts to serve will sue for breach of contract?
>tor just helps them cover their tracks.
More than that: tor gives them access in the first place. It's a lot easier to set up a node and sniff it than to hack in to a network device that would otherwise have access to all of that traffic.
Being in hostile territory, I can see tor being an effective way for getting information out of the country, but the problem is--like the blogger stated--that the traffic should be encrypted *before* it's even put on the tor network so that it will be protected as it leaves the exit node.
>I don't think the government has that much interest in the phone calls of every day, non-terrorist Americans.
:)
I completely agree, and that being the case they have no need of widespread surveillance. (I think you who said in an earlier post that they really don't have the resources anyway.) The government should concentrate their resources wisely, just like police and intelligence organizations have always done.
By the way, I'm not completely against giving up rights, but I want a corresponding, demonstrable, and guaranteed gain in security. A politicians word is not nearly enough.
Bottom line for me: there was nothing wrong with intelligence *gathering* pre-911. It was the intelligence *analysis* that faltered. If it ain't broke, don't f%@k it up!
>Are you saying that people have to provide papers to travel within the US?
Google this: REAL ID Act
Censor: to examine in order to suppress or delete anything considered objectionable ; also : to suppress or delete as objectionable (censor out indecent passages) Censorship: 1 a : the institution, system, or practice of censoring b : the actions or practices of censors; especially : censorial control exercised repressively
The above definitions make no mention of the government. Wal-mart, in this case, does not sell the music that it deems objectionable. This isn't based purely on business, but more on what the company feels is right/wrong. That's censorship.
Now, do I think that this is as bad as governmental censorship? Nope. But at least recognize it for what it is.
petwalrus is right. Blame your IT department, not the phones. :) The idea is that if you move around the office a bunch, you can sign in to any available phone. If your just sitting at your desk all of the time, obviously this isn't necessary.
Getting your voice mail in you inbox is awesome, though.
See, I would say the bigger issue is actually Joe Z. Public's lack of critical thinking--especially when it comes to scientific matters. They see an emotional story on the "news" that includes a couple of stats thrown in for good measure, and they take it as gospel. They don't question the source, because they're probably watching a "news" outlet that just validates their world view anyway.
"...security measures put in place after 911 are not sufficient for protecting the American people."
And this is news?
"Unexplained affluence, failing to report overseas travel, showing unusual interest in information outside the job scope, keeping unusual work hours, unreported contacts with foreign nationals, unreported contact with foreign government, military, or intelligence officials, attempting to gain new accesses without the need to know, and unexplained absences are all considered potential espionage indicators."
One or more of the above could be used to describe any student chosen at random. Unexplained affluence? What about the kid who drives a Ferrari, spoiled or spy? Unreported contacts with foreign nationals--does that mean that every time you speak with an exchange student, you need to report it? Keeping unusual work hours includes 99.9% of students, and many staff and faculty. The false positives will outweigh *any* potential benefit.
I thought you had to have a college education before joining the FBI, but this idea makes it seem like no FBI agent has ever set foot on a college campus!
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1. The entity responsible for turning the Mooninite publicity stunt into a terrorist-like hoax was Boston PD. It was the response, not the act.
2. There is nothing quite like a murky law--see the DMCA for a great example. So, would any hoax auto-magically become "terrorist-like"? Would someone accidentally leaving a backpack/iPod/Slurpee/etc. behind be guilty under this act if it caused a Boston-sized fuss? Or would a court of law have to prove that the perp had hoax-ish intentions?
Somewhere, real terrorists are laughing at the fact that the US is wasting their time with this type of legislature. Sad, really.
Several discussions of Linux Botnets:
5 r adcliff.com
http://lwn.net/Articles/222153/
http://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/81
http://www.networkworld.com/community/?q=www.deb.
If you think that the DMCA needs fixing, this is at least a start. EFF has an e-mail template that you can customize and send to your Representative directly from their site. It only takes a few minutes. On their main page, click on "Support the FAIR USE Act!" http://www.eff.org/
Or aluminum, like the 1 Yen coin in Japan. (That's of course if you even *see* a 1 Yen coin. It's been a couple years since I was over there, but almost everything was rounded to the nearest 5 Yen anyway.) Aluminum also won't rust as steel does.
You can at least opt out of the pre-screened offers: https://www.optoutprescreen.com/ AFAIK, the feds don't give you that option! :)
there is a shortage of people willing to be teachers in many parts of the US!
Here's the checklist of benefits of becoming a teacher:
-Relatively low wages
-Dealing with spoiled kids
-Dealing with the parents of spoiled kids
-Facing 40 years in prison because your school has an IT department consisting mostly of monkeys
Where do I sign up?!
-A Cabletron core router (a company that had long since been out of business even at the time) that required a $10 Walmart fan to be pointed at it 24x7, even though the room had AC. If someone moved the fan, or shut it off, the network would come crashing down.
-Backups for a GIS department done on a firewire drive, because no one wanted to pay for proper backup equipment or servers.
-Using used Flowpoints to connect buildings, long after they had stopped being manufactured. (Flowpoints used a copper pair, for distances *up to* several thousand yards, with speeds *up to* 2 Mpbs... if the stars were aligned, and if you could get them configured.)
-Old desktop PCs being used as Domain Controllers (hand-me-downs from users!)
-Office in an old jail, complete with asbestos, which made cabling an adventure.
-A 40 year old back up generator, which made power outages a crap shoot.
-Phone equipment in basement that had experienced a sewer back-up... the cleaners that were used caused corrosion on any exposed contacts.
-Responding to a remote site not having internet connectivity, we found that they had hired a contractor who had bypassed our firewall and replaced it with a D-link home router!
*cough* racketeering *cough* extortion
Goon 1: Want me should break that lee-nucks user's knees, boss?
Balmer: Yeah, dat'll teach 'em to not disclose "liabilities". And he'd better have my MONEY!
If I'm viewing ads, then I *am* paying for news.
If by "most people" you mean just barely over half of our country, you're right. Then let's say that a lot of people do "give a shit." As far as inconveniencing others, democracy is messy, get used to it.
Exactly! The types of people who want to censor don't stick to a single category.