you mean those same evil corporations who also have a wide-open wireless LAN running? oh.. sure.. take over the local's wireless, and they'll just take over yours...
as the guy stated.. he's a chemist. and about 80% of all chemists are pyromaniacs. hell.. I should know, I used to be one (a chemist that is.. I'll always be a pyromaniac..:)
hrm, one of the first things that came to mind was the RBL (Realtime Blackhole List), which (IIRC) can update firewall rules or sendmail rules.. (nope, cant look it up, but if someone knows more or better, be my guest)
well, this case just cracked it for me. I'll not be going to the US. why? Because I don't feel safe. I'm a programmer, and I've done my share of heinous crimes: I'm smoking pot, I've been drinking since before I was 21, did some DeCSS mirroring, made copies of CDs. Oh, I drew extremely violent pictures when I was n school too involving ropes, knives, guns, bullets and strange apparati (andsometimes a teacher or two..). I feel I could be arrested for breaking any number of american laws the moment I step from the plane. OK, maybe I'm paranoid.. but think about it, I may not be the only one...
actually, a square wave will work, because it's a constant voltage, which is decidedly bad for most types (anything with a cone..) of speakers. I'm not sure about exotic stuff like plasma speakers.. but for your avg. cone-driver, the waveform will matter (as long as it's square..:)
in theory, they can if the dynamics of the CD are high enough. This can cause problems on low power amps with fairly heavy speakers attached. Basically, you're putting direct current on your speakers if your amp can't handle the strain. This is known as Clipping. This however has nothing to do with copy-protection.
axes don't need to be very sharp to be used as a weapon, especially on lightly armoured targets. ok, it's a blunt axe. basically, if you're gonna hit someone on the head with a stick with a lump of copper attached, you may well bash his brains out. also, There have been instances of weapons that used weak metals on purpose: the roman footman's spear was usually thrown at the enemy, where they got stuck in their shield. the spearhead would bend, making it not only difficult to remove from the shield, it would also make it rather inaccurate when thrown back..
well.. if you're doing the minimalistic thing with 1 graphic for your company name, a single textbox and 1 submit button, you're bound to look like google..
>Solar Sails would never be able to push the craft faster than light so it's doubtful that the technology could take humans to other solar systems and back like we drive to the corner store.
True.. then again, you won't make it to lightspeed with any known technique. Now if we could just control mass (say.. reduce it to 0), you'd be at lightspeed in no time:)
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I was at HAL2001, where he said he didnt publish because of personal and professional reasons. //rdj
you mean those same evil corporations who also have a wide-open wireless LAN running? oh.. sure.. take over the local's wireless, and they'll just take over yours...
//rdj
2 important things come from Berkeley..
BSD and LSD. This is not a coincidence...
//rdj
definately not in the netherlands, seeing that that was a lockpicking workshop on HAL2001...
//rdj
as the guy stated.. he's a chemist. and about 80% of all chemists are pyromaniacs. hell.. I should know, I used to be one (a chemist that is.. I'll always be a pyromaniac.. :)
//rdj
what do you think we are..? german lawyers?
//rdj
hrm, one of the first things that came to mind was the RBL (Realtime Blackhole List), which (IIRC) can update firewall rules or sendmail rules.. (nope, cant look it up, but if someone knows more or better, be my guest)
Frankly, I can't be bothered to at the moment.
//rdj
"country roads" by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes?
*duck*
//rdj
734 figures of JarJar.
//rdj
hey, listen to me nice new oggies!
geez.. at least ogg is slightly pronouncable..
//rdj
There have been some quite strong rumours about a coming Blake's 7 movie. (google rocks :)
//rdj
well, this case just cracked it for me. I'll not be going to the US. why? Because I don't feel safe. I'm a programmer, and I've done my share of heinous crimes: I'm smoking pot, I've been drinking since before I was 21, did some DeCSS mirroring, made copies of CDs. Oh, I drew extremely violent pictures when I was n school too involving ropes, knives, guns, bullets and strange apparati (andsometimes a teacher or two..). I feel I could be arrested for breaking any number of american laws the moment I step from the plane. OK, maybe I'm paranoid.. but think about it, I may not be the only one...
Nobody expected the american inquisition.
//rdj
actually, a square wave will work, because it's a constant voltage, which is decidedly bad for most types (anything with a cone..) of speakers. I'm not sure about exotic stuff like plasma speakers.. but for your avg. cone-driver, the waveform will matter (as long as it's square..:)
//rdj
>How come the best thing you can think of for something like this is stupid little web cam sites?
because I've had a cartoon hanging over my desk for over a year about a swallowed webcam, and a domain 'dogstomach.com'...
//rdj
in theory, they can if the dynamics of the CD are high enough. This can cause problems on low power amps with fairly heavy speakers attached. Basically, you're putting direct current on your speakers if your amp can't handle the strain. This is known as Clipping. This however has nothing to do with copy-protection.
//rdj
>Does it overwrite links in paid advertising?
hmm.. anyone tried the google adwords yet? after all.. it's a plaint text link.. easiest to doctor.
//rdj
cos I took my prozac
//rdj (oldshoe@itookmyprozac.com)
can I share it with myself, on another machine that is on another location legally? yes. file-sharing in itself is NOT illegal.
//rdj
and since the burglar gets a lot more exercise, he's a much smaller target than your average american couchpotato...
//rdj
a statistician(is that a word?) waded through a pool of water that was on average 10 inch deep. He drowned.
//rdj
consumer is just the marketeer word for luser. At least sysadmins have the decency not to call people a luser in their face...
//rdj
axes don't need to be very sharp to be used as a weapon, especially on lightly armoured targets. ok, it's a blunt axe. basically, if you're gonna hit someone on the head with a stick with a lump of copper attached, you may well bash his brains out. also, There have been instances of weapons that used weak metals on purpose: the roman footman's spear was usually thrown at the enemy, where they got stuck in their shield. the spearhead would bend, making it not only difficult to remove from the shield, it would also make it rather inaccurate when thrown back..
//rdj
>Never mind that any e-mail client on the planet can send attatchments, the idea never occured to them before to send files.
yeah, but they do click on each and every attached file they receive.. maybe they got the idea from I_LOVE_YOU and/or Sircam..
//rdj
well.. if you're doing the minimalistic thing with 1 graphic for your company name, a single textbox and 1 submit button, you're bound to look like google..
//rdj
>Solar Sails would never be able to push the craft faster than light so it's doubtful that the technology could take humans to other solar systems and back like we drive to the corner store.
:)
True.. then again, you won't make it to lightspeed with any known technique. Now if we could just control mass (say.. reduce it to 0), you'd be at lightspeed in no time
//rdj