Don't know for sure, but a tunneled connection over the internet would probably be the cheapest way to deploy millions of ATM's worldwide... If there was an infectied computer on the segment that they connect to that could shut the whole thing down. (DDS that segment, no connections possible.)
They make really good computers, cant we just stop there? Isn't that good enough? Do we need to build a tranluscent plastic alter?
Transluscent plastic! NO! It needs to be Firewire (tm), USB, and Bluetooth enabled, and pulse with color (blueberry, emerald, and rasberry) over a white core. Oh, and don't forget the built-in sound system and LCD.
Has Apple announced it's not going to make a PDA? They've got laptop expertise from the ti-book, small portable commodity electronics expertise from the iPod, etc.
Apple doesn't comment on unannounced products, real or imaginary. Lots of people seem to wish Apple would get back into the PDA market, but there are no indications that they are interested.
While I can't recommend authors (I generally don't notice until about the fifth book or so) my sources for new reading material these days are mostly online. I would recomend checking out Baen Books (including of course the famous Baen Free Library) and Fictionwise. Both have extensive SciFi collections, and while I won't say that the quality is all good, they both also have at least decent samples. (Baen's, of course, are better than decent.) You may not want to read they way I do (I do a lot of reading on my Clie), but both also offer several formats, including at least defacto standards.
The one that really upsets me is the loss of Energy 92.7&5. That was the only Chicago area station that played decent dance music. Did we really need *another* Mexican station?
They killed Energy 92.7!? I live in Minneapolis and put that on my presets for when I visited my relatives! (It was better than anything I've found up here, so the preset was no loss.)
The time has come my friends; there is nothing left. I say we leave to someplace we can get Radio Jordan.
Now, is that buffer overflow going to exist in all the different players they list? Or do they have to write multiple exploits into the headers?
So we're assuming that only one file is compromized, and it infects all systems. How about the same program (not same binary) w/ multiple exploits in multiple files? That is: file A infects player Z, file B infects player Y... (Note that A and B are of course multiple files.)
I like his argument, mostly, but there is one flaw: He assumes the users have internet and will use it for Voice. But where do they get the internet access? The above would be fine, except I can't stand the terms of use for cable in my area (only one cable ISP.), and I have to have Voice (at least local) to get DSL. If I could get just DSL that would be fine, but there is no one who is offering it. So where do I get Internet in his scenario?
Haven't read the article yet, but assuming they are fairly unique and you have a reliable and quick detection tech, this sounds like it would make a great key.
Because being a policeman myself, I know that by the time a search warrant is signed off by a judge and executed (around a week), the trash will be long gone. So, the policeman have a perfectly valid arguement.
So... We need a better warrant system. Good to know, let's work on it.
The councilman have every right to call foul play, because the police are an investigation bureaucracy devoted to helping people (legally), while the reporters are going through garbage in order to report what bills the councilman paid last week (illegally).
And therefore the police can ignore the rules? Ok, so that's how it works in the movies, but I'm nervious about applying that to real life. Here's the question being asked: can the police confiscate property without warrant or permission? Rules have been passed to allow that in some cases (assets of suspected drug dealers come to mind), but it gives an oportuntity for abuse. (What is garbage? If I set something next to my trash can by my garage is is garbage? How do I prove that diamond necklace was not in my garbage? Do the police have to report they took it if they don't prosecute? How long can they keep it without prosecuting?) A warrant provides a level of accountablity. Accountablity is usually incovienent; tough. That's not its point.
Which ignores the whole other arugment you made: Prove the police are helping people and the reporter isn't. Prove that I'm not helping people when if I were to go through the councilman's garbage and take what I wanted. Again, a warrant requires a neutral third party to decide beforehand. A sensible idea.
Except... if you take a picture with a digital camera, Photoshop it, and then burn it into such a PROM from the computer (which should be trivial), you've only gained the illusion of authenticity.
Ok, put a private key on the camera, either from the factory or created at first click (by which time it has enough entropy). Sign the photo with that, and have the camera write the public key to the PROM. Now you can trace to the camera. (Ok, a very determined forger could probably extract the private key, but it wouldn't be easy. It would probably be easier to fake the evidence enouther way at that point.)
Hey, the only reason I'm reading thse comments is to figure out what that reference was. I've heard of Sneakers, but I've never actually seen the movie. (Or a video/DVD of the movie, though I haven't actually looked specifically for it at the rental place.)
They have ipv6. OpenBSD ships with ipv6 active and operating. They've been looking at/working on SMP for some time, but they (read: Theo) wants to make sure it meets the standards of the rest of the OS. SMP adds quite a few (theoretically at least) security problems to deal with, and they want to be sure those problems are fully addressed.
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Hmm, for battlefield use forget the satelite. Use a drone relay plane, perferably small, unmanned and cheap (so they can be deployed in number and shot down with minimal loss). You can then fly under/in the weather or whatever arial jammer the enemy puts up.
Getting the laser/narrowband focused on the (moving) plane would be a problem, but not unsurmountable.
Seems people are trying ot find reasons to use their pdas once theyve got them.
And that's the problem. They don't know why they want it, just that it's 'cool'. If this is how you are using a PDA, it is a status symbol.
That said, I have a PDA (Clie, bought to replace my Palm V) and use it all the time. The difference is I decided what I wanted to do with one first, then found one that I could do that with. Some uses have come up that I didn't think of (I use PocketQuicken for instance), but I knew what I wanted (easy to cary, keep notes, and my to-do list, maybe do some writing) and bought that. Then I used it.
Because the value of a network goes up with the square of the users connected, but the revenue goes up linearly. In other words: it may be more valuable to have everyone connected, but it probably wouldn't happen with just the private sector because they wouldn't make money from it.
Not that this has anything to do with the article, which is just about opening up spectrum for use.
Frankenstein was a story. It was fiction. And so was Jurassic Park, and so was Gattaca. I won't comment on the Bible here, although my view of that book is probably pretty clear from the context... And none of it, none of it, justifies putting up roadblocks to research that will, almost certainly, in the not-too-distant future, save lives.
I'll agree on your stance on morallity, but part of the point of science fiction (and the three stories you mention are that) is to explore what might happen so we can be prepared. That doesn't mean it will happen, just that it might. Saying 'look what happened in Jurrasic Park' is an invitation for someone to prove that cannot happen in this case (or at least that we do not have to worry about it). It is an extreme example, but you do need to worry about worst-case scenarios, espesally when they involve loss of life.
Well there's a batch of poeple recently interested in so called Ornythopters (ornitho is for birds) with flapping wings.
Interesting how diffucult this is.
Not really. Nature has very effeciant linear motors. Tech has very efficiant rotary motors. An ornythopter needs stong linear motion. We can get linear motion from rotary, but it requires (semi) complicated mechanics, which cannot always be placed where they are needed. We'll succeed when we either make rotary motors efficient enough so the mechanics can be scaled down and placed where nessisary or when we make efficient linear motors. Untill then, we're playing.
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Quick! Someone tell me first aid for a pen in my boss's eye!
Well, that depends. If the eyeball has not been puncured, remove pen and flush with water. If the eyeball has been punctured, cover the other eye, strap boss down so he/she/it does not attempt to move or remove the pen, empty supply closet, charge a first class ticket to country of your choice on your boss's credit card, and get out of town. Oh, and call 911 from the airport.
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Don't know for sure, but a tunneled connection over the internet would probably be the cheapest way to deploy millions of ATM's worldwide... If there was an infectied computer on the segment that they connect to that could shut the whole thing down. (DDS that segment, no connections possible.)
Transluscent plastic! NO! It needs to be Firewire (tm), USB, and Bluetooth enabled, and pulse with color (blueberry, emerald, and rasberry) over a white core. Oh, and don't forget the built-in sound system and LCD.
Apple doesn't comment on unannounced products, real or imaginary. Lots of people seem to wish Apple would get back into the PDA market, but there are no indications that they are interested.
While I can't recommend authors (I generally don't notice until about the fifth book or so) my sources for new reading material these days are mostly online. I would recomend checking out Baen Books (including of course the famous Baen Free Library) and Fictionwise. Both have extensive SciFi collections, and while I won't say that the quality is all good, they both also have at least decent samples. (Baen's, of course, are better than decent.) You may not want to read they way I do (I do a lot of reading on my Clie), but both also offer several formats, including at least defacto standards.
They killed Energy 92.7!? I live in Minneapolis and put that on my presets for when I visited my relatives! (It was better than anything I've found up here, so the preset was no loss.)
The time has come my friends; there is nothing left. I say we leave to someplace we can get Radio Jordan.
So we're assuming that only one file is compromized, and it infects all systems. How about the same program (not same binary) w/ multiple exploits in multiple files? That is: file A infects player Z, file B infects player Y... (Note that A and B are of course multiple files.)
You're only late if the product is shipped...
I like his argument, mostly, but there is one flaw: He assumes the users have internet and will use it for Voice. But where do they get the internet access? The above would be fine, except I can't stand the terms of use for cable in my area (only one cable ISP.), and I have to have Voice (at least local) to get DSL. If I could get just DSL that would be fine, but there is no one who is offering it. So where do I get Internet in his scenario?
And you would have to answer the question of whether or not you have the density right, since you can't verify it...
Haven't read the article yet, but assuming they are fairly unique and you have a reliable and quick detection tech, this sounds like it would make a great key.
...Who would laugh their heads off at the idiocy of this rumor.
So... We need a better warrant system. Good to know, let's work on it.
And therefore the police can ignore the rules? Ok, so that's how it works in the movies, but I'm nervious about applying that to real life. Here's the question being asked: can the police confiscate property without warrant or permission? Rules have been passed to allow that in some cases (assets of suspected drug dealers come to mind), but it gives an oportuntity for abuse. (What is garbage? If I set something next to my trash can by my garage is is garbage? How do I prove that diamond necklace was not in my garbage? Do the police have to report they took it if they don't prosecute? How long can they keep it without prosecuting?) A warrant provides a level of accountablity. Accountablity is usually incovienent; tough. That's not its point.
Which ignores the whole other arugment you made: Prove the police are helping people and the reporter isn't. Prove that I'm not helping people when if I were to go through the councilman's garbage and take what I wanted. Again, a warrant requires a neutral third party to decide beforehand. A sensible idea.
Ok, put a private key on the camera, either from the factory or created at first click (by which time it has enough entropy). Sign the photo with that, and have the camera write the public key to the PROM. Now you can trace to the camera. (Ok, a very determined forger could probably extract the private key, but it wouldn't be easy. It would probably be easier to fake the evidence enouther way at that point.)
Hey, the only reason I'm reading thse comments is to figure out what that reference was. I've heard of Sneakers, but I've never actually seen the movie. (Or a video/DVD of the movie, though I haven't actually looked specifically for it at the rental place.)
Well, a swarm would work, you set each one up as a repeater and if they loose contact have them turn around. Instant relay-chain, all line of sight.
This assumes of course these things are cheap enough to deploy in the hundreds... (And loose a few.)
They have ipv6. OpenBSD ships with ipv6 active and operating. They've been looking at/working on SMP for some time, but they (read: Theo) wants to make sure it meets the standards of the rest of the OS. SMP adds quite a few (theoretically at least) security problems to deal with, and they want to be sure those problems are fully addressed.
Hmm, for battlefield use forget the satelite. Use a drone relay plane, perferably small, unmanned and cheap (so they can be deployed in number and shot down with minimal loss). You can then fly under/in the weather or whatever arial jammer the enemy puts up.
Getting the laser/narrowband focused on the (moving) plane would be a problem, but not unsurmountable.
And that's the problem. They don't know why they want it, just that it's 'cool'. If this is how you are using a PDA, it is a status symbol.
That said, I have a PDA (Clie, bought to replace my Palm V) and use it all the time. The difference is I decided what I wanted to do with one first, then found one that I could do that with. Some uses have come up that I didn't think of (I use PocketQuicken for instance), but I knew what I wanted (easy to cary, keep notes, and my to-do list, maybe do some writing) and bought that. Then I used it.
It is now: to you, you wrote it. Now if you can prove that someone copies you by saying it you can sue them. That's how it works today. Simple.
Since it's on topic, here's my copyright statement (note; it does not apply to the quote above, just my post).
Because the value of a network goes up with the square of the users connected, but the revenue goes up linearly. In other words: it may be more valuable to have everyone connected, but it probably wouldn't happen with just the private sector because they wouldn't make money from it.
Not that this has anything to do with the article, which is just about opening up spectrum for use.
I'll agree on your stance on morallity, but part of the point of science fiction (and the three stories you mention are that) is to explore what might happen so we can be prepared. That doesn't mean it will happen, just that it might. Saying 'look what happened in Jurrasic Park' is an invitation for someone to prove that cannot happen in this case (or at least that we do not have to worry about it). It is an extreme example, but you do need to worry about worst-case scenarios, espesally when they involve loss of life.
Not really. Nature has very effeciant linear motors. Tech has very efficiant rotary motors. An ornythopter needs stong linear motion. We can get linear motion from rotary, but it requires (semi) complicated mechanics, which cannot always be placed where they are needed. We'll succeed when we either make rotary motors efficient enough so the mechanics can be scaled down and placed where nessisary or when we make efficient linear motors. Untill then, we're playing.
Well, that depends. If the eyeball has not been puncured, remove pen and flush with water. If the eyeball has been punctured, cover the other eye, strap boss down so he/she/it does not attempt to move or remove the pen, empty supply closet, charge a first class ticket to country of your choice on your boss's credit card, and get out of town. Oh, and call 911 from the airport.
Nope, he drinks 7-up.
So, what do you want to do? How will you build it?