In other words, if someone claiming to be reporter Joe Blow somehow gets Joe Blow's records... how do you pin it on Private Eye S. Bullets (s for sweating)?
Unless Mr. Bullets left a paper trail...
Think of the reverse situation; Joe Blow leaks his own info to PI Bullets... then claims he was "identity thefted"... what a great way to leak a leak and still maintain "confidential source" credibility!
If the purported owner does have clear title. It is title insurance, not identity verification. I am not sure who is in charge of that, but the title insurance company is just that - titles, leins, loans - paperwork recorded against the property.
So - yes, they make sure the owner owns it, not "is this the owner"...
When they trace the VoIP calls back to your network, just tell the cops; "Um, yeah, I saw those guys leave, just as I as pulling up. They were using my secured network without my permission, then they entered my secure house and took my snacks from my child-proof cabinet. Then drove off in my locked car, carrying my secured weapons safe..."
Just add network access to the list of "secured" items that can be taken.
So, what will happen, when it is technically possible deliver a huge, but finite amount, of dull dust on the surface of the Moon in order to effectively "tag" it?
Anyhow, I know there are international treaties reguarding "ownership" of the Moon (and Antartica), but are there any laws against "cosmic graffiti"?
I hope I never see the "Nike Swoosh", or some such when I gaze upon the full Moon, but what's to stop someone (other than "bad PR", and right now, lots of money)?
Yeah, you just wait - if these things ever get distributed to the kids you think need them, you are mistaken.
What makes you think the same thing won't happen to them as happens to stuff like food? They will be absconded with and sold to people who will buy them on eBay (or whatever) without asking where they came from.
Yeah, just what the 3rd world needs - computers. Not non-corrupt governments and basic infrastructure... yeah, computers, that's the ticket!
You can teach kids about "stuff". My crank broke off, my screen is broken, my battery is dead, my OLPC won't boot, I have no local internet connection. Some bully just killed my sister for her OLPC. What's for dinner?
Sorry, didn't mean to harsh your buzz, but come on? Computers for poor kids in the third world? Aren't there any prerequisites to support that?
I suppose you could flood the world with these devices to the point that they are worth less than the mugging they would take to steal from someone, but somehow I doubt it.
Think about it - if you handed out dollar bills to these folks what would happen to them? You are talking about handing out $140 bills? OK, it is not as fungible as cash, but say you traded it in for 100:1 value? You propose handing out dollar bills and you don't think the bad guys aren't going to harvest them?
On the other hand, maybe they will only go to semi-desparate places that do have some modicum of rule of law, etc. In which case, never mind.
If there are 800M broadband users, and I am one, and I haven't watched any ads from youtube, then the value is worth less than they think by 1/800,000,000th.
Probably more, because I actually have money, pay for my own ISP connection, own a house, etc. On the other hand, I am not TOO young, so maybe I am not the "money" demographic. Heh, The way things are going in the US, the "money" demographic aren't going to have any -- it is all going to be sucked into retirement benefits for "us", soon (whether we need it or not!).
There are no Arms, no Legs, no dangly bits... MsPacMan seems too big to eat (unless she turns blue)... the Pac folk can't even talk, as far as I can tell.
What the hell CAN they do besides eat little dots, blue "ghosts", and die? I guess that is enough for some people.
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No charges, yet...
In other words, if someone claiming to be reporter Joe Blow somehow gets Joe Blow's records... how do you pin it on Private Eye S. Bullets (s for sweating)?
Unless Mr. Bullets left a paper trail...
Think of the reverse situation; Joe Blow leaks his own info to PI Bullets... then claims he was "identity thefted"... what a great way to leak a leak and still maintain "confidential source" credibility!
I have no idea what I am talking about here.
Yes, when cancer works, you stop getting older.
Q.E.D.
So - yes, they make sure the owner owns it, not "is this the owner"...
(OMG - and you thought Geek sites were bad - "hammernet". Sheesh!)
When they trace the VoIP calls back to your network, just tell the cops; "Um, yeah, I saw those guys leave, just as I as pulling up. They were using my secured network without my permission, then they entered my secure house and took my snacks from my child-proof cabinet. Then drove off in my locked car, carrying my secured weapons safe..."
Just add network access to the list of "secured" items that can be taken.
They do reference the truely free site - right on the front page, even if it is in a blue-on-blue color scheme.
Wow, stunning efficiency, or bad statistics.
The rest of the world can use the metric planets that evolved in our solar system.
There. Everyone happy now?
Anyhow, I know there are international treaties reguarding "ownership" of the Moon (and Antartica), but are there any laws against "cosmic graffiti"?
I hope I never see the "Nike Swoosh", or some such when I gaze upon the full Moon, but what's to stop someone (other than "bad PR", and right now, lots of money)?
I've replaced 5 out of 6 of them in my house with either halogen or standard.
I do have many lights on dimmer switches, however. The light bulbs last a LONG time if you never use them full blast.
Yeah, you just wait - if these things ever get distributed to the kids you think need them, you are mistaken.
What makes you think the same thing won't happen to them as happens to stuff like food? They will be absconded with and sold to people who will buy them on eBay (or whatever) without asking where they came from.
Yeah, just what the 3rd world needs - computers. Not non-corrupt governments and basic infrastructure... yeah, computers, that's the ticket!
You can teach kids about "stuff". My crank broke off, my screen is broken, my battery is dead, my OLPC won't boot, I have no local internet connection. Some bully just killed my sister for her OLPC. What's for dinner?
Sorry, didn't mean to harsh your buzz, but come on? Computers for poor kids in the third world? Aren't there any prerequisites to support that?
I suppose you could flood the world with these devices to the point that they are worth less than the mugging they would take to steal from someone, but somehow I doubt it.
Think about it - if you handed out dollar bills to these folks what would happen to them? You are talking about handing out $140 bills? OK, it is not as fungible as cash, but say you traded it in for 100:1 value? You propose handing out dollar bills and you don't think the bad guys aren't going to harvest them?
On the other hand, maybe they will only go to semi-desparate places that do have some modicum of rule of law, etc. In which case, never mind.
Mod me troll or flamebait, but that's just me.
They missed the obvious cause of the problem. IT IS COLD THERE.
As George Costanza would say; "I was in the pool!"
Probably more, because I actually have money, pay for my own ISP connection, own a house, etc. On the other hand, I am not TOO young, so maybe I am not the "money" demographic. Heh, The way things are going in the US, the "money" demographic aren't going to have any -- it is all going to be sucked into retirement benefits for "us", soon (whether we need it or not!).
b) You can greatly mitigate the possibility of running into bad guys by going somewhere where they are not (if you can afford it).
c) Put better locks on your door.
d) Arm yourself in a appropriate fashion (if your municipality still allows this reasonable option.)
BTW. "bumping" a lock is nothing, compared to what a sledge hammer can do.
What the hell CAN they do besides eat little dots, blue "ghosts", and die? I guess that is enough for some people.
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Well, we all know that 2^5 = 32.
So, if we take your slashdot userid of 318230 and multiply by 32 we get 10,183,360 (you can stop checking the math after this).
So, take 10,183,360 and re-write as 10 18 33 60 and then translate those four characters into "WEST" and it is perfectly clear that he is one of them!
I don't have to spell it out! Mr. East is leading you the wrong way, because you are getting too close!
Gee, I can't imagine you aren't the first to think of that...
Don't you think MANY have already "spied" on (cough) Windows?
Been there, done that.
You, Sir. Have ZERO sense of humor.
1. n. some rock thingy that noone* cares about.
2. n. some astromomical thingy that nooone* cares about.
* by weight, not intellectual capacity.
If MONO is dead, we will have no choice but to run our beloved C# code on Microsoft platforms!
Wait... incoming news... that's MOND, not MONO.
<Squeeky Voice> Nevermind. </Squeeky Voice>
Then, whenever you needed to suck things into the vacuum of space, just uncap the tube. Free vacuuming, with no annoying noises!
Also - that Beatles song - Maxwell's Silver Hammer - was that about special tools needed to build the elevator?
Hmmm, this was China... I think 8 is the lucky number there. Never mind.
Personally, I "search" for purchasing info, business info, etc.
I am told about "popular" sites directly... they are um, popular.