That sounds like a cool feature actually. Have the password on a paper on the desk, possibly in encrypted form. Then touching the paper to an area on the computer, the password is read into the machine, but not stored. So the paper acts as a key, that isn't able to be seen by simply breaking into the machine.
The key features that were holding people back was the hard time burning CDs, watching DVDs, or playing games was on machines that were typically behind the affordable desktop technology by a year or two. Now that those key features are pretty much standard in a sub $1000 laptop, more people are buying them, and considering the built in wireless, flat screen monitor, and portability with the battery, a bonus worth the extra money over a deskopt system with comparable features.
After all, you can use a laptop as a desktop for not much extra money for an external keyboard and mouse, but it's not possible to use a desktop on the road or in the plane.
Why are you posting anonymously, you wouldn't be someone who bashes copyright law typically, and didn't want to reveal yourself as a hypocrite?
I thought Frogbert was rather insightful, since discussing anything with some organization as extreme as WIPO is going to be about as productive as discussing an Israel settlement plan with people from a neo-nazi organization.
My feeling is that the "feedback" many people want to give WIPO, consists not so much of text, as a graphical representation of a middle finger. I hope their survey is prepared to deal with that kind of input.
Think of the possibilities! When actors and singers can be recreated through computer reproductions, we could end up putting live actors out of work, or force them to sit in front of a computer or microphone more than they already do to perform in a high-tech production.
We could see a resurgence in the popularity of live stage productions, as people grow weary of computer generated reproductions. And we could see a whole new way of recreating old TV shows like Star Trek. Instead of http://www.newvoyages.com/ having live actors playing the parts of Kirk and Spock, we'd see a computer generated Bill Shatner, and L. Nimoy as they were in the 1960s.
So if you drilled down through 3 meter ice, you'd end up cooling the planet down with the super cool water that would gyser out? Try and see what happens to the water, not much difference with the magma, although the added pressure will shoot it out a bit first.
First I cringed about locals harvesting space junk. Then I cringed at the words, " this remarkable photo essay show," knowing that meant I wouldn't get to see the photos, and there will be some server junk for the locals to harvest next.
"Why would I now pay for an OS that is over 3.5 years old?"
So you can apply SP4, and then a dozen security patches to it, for kicks? All offline by the way, so you don't get a worm in the process. I hope you know how to slipstream;-)
In theory a mature OS should be as secure as a bug in a rug under Bill Gate's feet, but if MS refuses to keep updating it as crackers keep finding new holes in W2K, then it will be no more secure than a new version of Windows.
I prefer a corded mouse because it's harder to knock it onto the floor by accident I've found, and little hands or a small animal can't make off with it.
You're correct, I couldn't remember the name, but now I recall another characteristic was to encrypt the hard drive until half of it was encrypted, and then something much worse happened.
Sorta like the idea behind the movie Speed, but with hard drives instead of busses.
I encountered a virus just 2 years ago, although it had been written in the 1990s, that encrypted files on a hard drive using a randomly generated and locally stored key. If you removed the virus, you'd lose the key, and access to all files that had so far been encrypted. I don't recall the name of the virus right now, but I spent about an hour looking for a fix to this old virus, and fortunately found an old removal utility on a website that was still hosting it, and it retrieved the simple encryption key, and removed the virus after decrypting all of the encrypted files.
" I don't see how you arrived at that conclusion."
I think it's fairly obvious. They thought putting gas which would glow when powered into a clear glass tube, was an Intelligent Design. If they'd been taught that the weak and stupid of a species die before procreating, they'd have realized that they were furthering evolution through the use of their unIntelligent Design.
Exploding lightsabres even? Yeah, that's a hoax too, on BBC and/.;-)
Just because a less well known news source ran the story, doesn't make it a hoax too. Although I agree it has some of the earmarks of one, it will turn out to be true sooner rather than later if it is one.
"The FBI said the scheme, which appears isolated, was unlike other Internet extortion crimes.
Leading security and anti-virus firms this week were updating protective software for companies and consumers to guard against this type of attack, which experts dubbed "ransom-ware"."
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Why is the parent post modded as a troll?
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Macromedia is being eaten by Adobe, and to my knowledge too, Adobe isn't friendly with FOSS types.
http://news.google.ca/news?hl=en&ned=ca&q=macrome
We're slowly becoming more efficient in maintaining 24hour communication with our peers.
1800s, Telegraphs, then Telephone
1900s, wireless radio broadcasts
Then cell phones, email, then IM
2000s, Borg-like neural net? Let's hope so.
If you mod as funny, the person gets no karma gain.
I have to agree, pet rocks are among the most gasseous pets.
That sounds like a cool feature actually. Have the password on a paper on the desk, possibly in encrypted form. Then touching the paper to an area on the computer, the password is read into the machine, but not stored. So the paper acts as a key, that isn't able to be seen by simply breaking into the machine.
The key features that were holding people back was the hard time burning CDs, watching DVDs, or playing games was on machines that were typically behind the affordable desktop technology by a year or two. Now that those key features are pretty much standard in a sub $1000 laptop, more people are buying them, and considering the built in wireless, flat screen monitor, and portability with the battery, a bonus worth the extra money over a deskopt system with comparable features.
After all, you can use a laptop as a desktop for not much extra money for an external keyboard and mouse, but it's not possible to use a desktop on the road or in the plane.
Why are you posting anonymously, you wouldn't be someone who bashes copyright law typically, and didn't want to reveal yourself as a hypocrite?
I thought Frogbert was rather insightful, since discussing anything with some organization as extreme as WIPO is going to be about as productive as discussing an Israel settlement plan with people from a neo-nazi organization.
My feeling is that the "feedback" many people want to give WIPO, consists not so much of text, as a graphical representation of a middle finger. I hope their survey is prepared to deal with that kind of input.
" An incredibly detailed digital body ('Avatar') allows a rich and customizable identity"
One word can sum this up:
Creepy.
Some people get way to involved in their "digital life", to the point where it IS their life.
Think of the possibilities! When actors and singers can be recreated through computer reproductions, we could end up putting live actors out of work, or force them to sit in front of a computer or microphone more than they already do to perform in a high-tech production.
We could see a resurgence in the popularity of live stage productions, as people grow weary of computer generated reproductions. And we could see a whole new way of recreating old TV shows like Star Trek. Instead of http://www.newvoyages.com/ having live actors playing the parts of Kirk and Spock, we'd see a computer generated Bill Shatner, and L. Nimoy as they were in the 1960s.
"I've got a case that's got some duct tape mods. Will it get posted?"
Only on the Red Green website.
Buy old Koreans or Soviet Russians box versions of Linspire and Red Hat Linux.
I can't wait to register whitehouse.xxx that would feature the stars of Washington like Monica, Bill, and Jeff Gannon.
So if you drilled down through 3 meter ice, you'd end up cooling the planet down with the super cool water that would gyser out? Try and see what happens to the water, not much difference with the magma, although the added pressure will shoot it out a bit first.
Fans are making a watchable series, with 2 episodes 42minutes long each, available from http://www.newvoyages.com/
Go git 'em, I just saw the first, and it's funny, and definately Trek.
First I cringed about locals harvesting space junk. Then I cringed at the words, " this remarkable photo essay show," knowing that meant I wouldn't get to see the photos, and there will be some server junk for the locals to harvest next.
"Why would I now pay for an OS that is over 3.5 years old?"
;-)
So you can apply SP4, and then a dozen security patches to it, for kicks? All offline by the way, so you don't get a worm in the process. I hope you know how to slipstream
In theory a mature OS should be as secure as a bug in a rug under Bill Gate's feet, but if MS refuses to keep updating it as crackers keep finding new holes in W2K, then it will be no more secure than a new version of Windows.
I prefer a corded mouse because it's harder to knock it onto the floor by accident I've found, and little hands or a small animal can't make off with it.
I noticed this too days ago when this list was published on an eBay forum.
My only guess is that the Wicked Witch of the East [Ted Turner] decided it badmouthed Kansas and Chimps, so it was a no-go.
You're correct, I couldn't remember the name, but now I recall another characteristic was to encrypt the hard drive until half of it was encrypted, and then something much worse happened.
Sorta like the idea behind the movie Speed, but with hard drives instead of busses.
I encountered a virus just 2 years ago, although it had been written in the 1990s, that encrypted files on a hard drive using a randomly generated and locally stored key. If you removed the virus, you'd lose the key, and access to all files that had so far been encrypted. I don't recall the name of the virus right now, but I spent about an hour looking for a fix to this old virus, and fortunately found an old removal utility on a website that was still hosting it, and it retrieved the simple encryption key, and removed the virus after decrypting all of the encrypted files.
" I don't see how you arrived at that conclusion."
I think it's fairly obvious. They thought putting gas which would glow when powered into a clear glass tube, was an Intelligent Design. If they'd been taught that the weak and stupid of a species die before procreating, they'd have realized that they were furthering evolution through the use of their unIntelligent Design.
Why bother with the lawsuits? After they get on AFV, with their video, they'll be $10,000 richer.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/beds/bu cks/herts/4575291.stm
/. ;-)
Exploding lightsabres even? Yeah, that's a hoax too, on BBC and
Just because a less well known news source ran the story, doesn't make it a hoax too. Although I agree it has some of the earmarks of one, it will turn out to be true sooner rather than later if it is one.
I call RTFA ;-)
"The FBI said the scheme, which appears isolated, was unlike other Internet extortion crimes.
Leading security and anti-virus firms this week were updating protective software for companies and consumers to guard against this type of attack, which experts dubbed "ransom-ware"."
However, people have been installing and paying spyware removal fees of less than $200, so I won't be surprised when people pay off viruses like this.