Very true. I've seen prices of about 350 ($640-ish) for a complete system, of a fairly respectable performance. That's amazing considering getting a whole PC for that price was impossible not too long ago.
Maybe this project is more a proof of concept? Somebody did produce cards which did this anyway with PS/2 connectors, VGA and even sound cards. This was a few years back, and you don't see them now PCs are so rediculously cheap.
Yes, because laws like that are what made the world such a wonderful place.
Sickens me so much that a slashot topic should be like this. I'm amazed we live in such a world. Having said that, I walk around London with my hands planted firmly in pockets and I hold onto my wallet for dear life. London isn't any worse than any other city though. The fact there's more people about makes it easier for pickpockets and muggers to do their work.
This is most probably a professional fraudster at work here. They most likely do this stuff all the time, then eBay the items themselves to make a profit. I think the parent is right about them using a stolen credit card. These people are so experienced in this stuff they aren't going to put their own money at risk, or even their own details, to avoid any paper trails back to them.
Whilst the idea of scamming a scammer is something we would all like to do, its not legally (maybe ethically?) the right thing to do. Having said that, as was proven, even if you do notify the people in charge, bugger all happens.
I used to work for a company fixing computers, and when people bought them in they would invariably forget to tell us the passwords. We could just escape around them (Windows 9x is so secure), but it caused problems, so we'd phone them up and ask.
A sweet old dear once bought in her computer. We needed the password so we phoned up:
Us: Hi, we need the password to log into your computer Lady: Oh right. Its "fuck off" Us: Um. Ok then. Two words? Lady: Yeah. That OK then? Us: Erm, yes, thanks.
Certainly isn't. The whole machine was something like 400-500 feet long, including the spoil collection kit, the hydraulics to steer it all and the kit to insert all the segments. There was a control booth of sorts, concrete spraying apparatus, conveyers, and all sorts of other fun things. These TBMs were collossul. I've seen this TBM head from the motorway passing the Eurotunnel Offices, and it is pretty big.
This is bad
This represents the first major internet worm which actually does cause REAL damage. Blaster disabled a system, but it was fixable. This one can make a total mess. I get the feeling we're going to see more of these. Buckle up people.
Or buy a Mac.
Yes, we are doing Digital TV over the airwaves like that. I'm not sure if it is DVB based (I don't think it is), but its all broadcasted in spare UHF frequencies. It started off as a pay service called onDigital. They weren't doing very well, as the channel linup was limited, compared to Sky (digital satellite) or ntl and Telewest (cable), they weren't doing too well, so the product was re-branded ITV Digital, in line with the ITV channels. They spent ludicrous sums of cash on rights to football matches nobody really cared about. The company ultimately folded about 18 months ago. What was left was just the free-to-air channels supplied by the BBC. A new service was launched, called Freeview which only carried totally free (as in beer) programming. You just had to spend 100 on a decoder, or you could use your existing ITV Digital decoder (ITV Digital subsidised the STBs, but wrote them off as a loss so everybody could keep them). A new service is now launching in parrallel with Freeview called TopUP TV, which carries some paid programming. Its so far caused problems as its added more channels than some of the latest generation decoders can support!
I think this is Novell's biggest Linux move since buying SuSE, seemingly putting some weight behind it. I'd be interested to see how they fare out in the asian countries.
China will love them, what with the red colour scheme and all...
I saw an article about this on BBC News Online but it too was light on real technical details, which is unusual - they at least give a little bit of detail. I started hunting about on Slashdot and The Register to check I hadn't missed this one. Seems the main media got there first this time.
CDWow were buying CDs from outside of the EU, which is what the BPI didn't like. Makes me wonder what they think about play.com? They're based in Jersey, and by the looks import their music from Canada. Their prices are the same as CDWow were, so could go up a few pounds also. If they do, the difference in price between play.com/CDWow and HMV or Virgin will be negligible, and play.com and CDWow are going to suffer as a result. I can understand why the BPI are doing it, seeing as its copyrighted works being transferred in and out of licence areas, but it seems a bit wierd. Its a 'cut off the nose to spite the face' thing. On the one hand they're trying to make us buy more albums, and on the other they're making it more expensive. Maybe they should try making the high-street retailers cut prices a bit more. HMV seem to have two broad price ranges - 5-10 and 15-20. You'll sometimes find the same CD in both price ranges, on opposite sides of the shop. At least the online shops are consistant in their prices, and keep them low no matter what.
This just strikes me as being a silly idea, considering the current circumstances.
Oh they do, but you only get access to it if you're located on one of the main POPs, or within the M25. Many universities, including the one I work for are limited due to the local POP. I did try to find out who hosted it at the time, but I couldn't get through to the site so gave up.
So, we're constanly being told to go careful with mice, keyboards and controllers, to avoid RSI and Carpal Tunnel, yet this company is selling something which makes you do the opposite? Apparantly we'll all have massive arms and bodies, but not actually be able to move them.
How could it be classed as 'wasted'? Its a necessary fix. Would you class filling your car as wasted time, or making lunch as wasted time? I think the article is a bit redundant personally. Its just nullified my entire job by saying all I do is a waste of time.
And Linux isn't the answer to all our prayers. It will work 100% out of the box, only if you install it on supported hardware, otherwise its a few hours finding an obscure patch to make things work. I spent a good few days trying to coax FreeBSD into running UDMA modes on its IDE controllers only to find out its not supported with the controller on the board. That's not 'wasted' time though. It was investigation to find the problem was mine - my fault for buying a cheap board. The only things I'd class as wasted time would be waiting for a bus that never came or waiting for a render which you knew wasn't going to work.
These projects fail in the PVR stakes, at least for me, in that they don't have consistant, reliable sources of TV listings. Even if they do, they're often US-based. WebTV (remember that?!) and so on don't really work properly due to the fact they aren't supported worldwide. Unless you're going to pay somebody to provide your listings, they are probably going to just dry up. In Sky + I've got a reliable, if closed-source solution. But the developers are proactive and working on it, so its not all bad. For a project like this to be totally successful as a PVR it needs either a community willing to edit these listings (some are available anyway for free) or another method, like using DigiGuide or a similar system. Some of the PC-TV cards out there like the Black Gold use DigiGuide for PVR features. Trouble is, its currently Windows only.
Slashdot Mirror
http://www.tlm-project.org/torrents/gentoo/x86/200 4.2/
I had to dig on the forums to find this, but still.
Yay!
Now I can make that Elvis cover I've always wanted to do!
Or maybe not.
Very true. I've seen prices of about 350 ($640-ish) for a complete system, of a fairly respectable performance. That's amazing considering getting a whole PC for that price was impossible not too long ago.
Maybe this project is more a proof of concept? Somebody did produce cards which did this anyway with PS/2 connectors, VGA and even sound cards. This was a few years back, and you don't see them now PCs are so rediculously cheap.
There is now an R18 rating specifically for pr0n. The BBFC site has more about it.
http://www.bbfc.org.uk/
Yes, because laws like that are what made the world such a wonderful place.
Sickens me so much that a slashot topic should be like this. I'm amazed we live in such a world. Having said that, I walk around London with my hands planted firmly in pockets and I hold onto my wallet for dear life. London isn't any worse than any other city though. The fact there's more people about makes it easier for pickpockets and muggers to do their work.
This is most probably a professional fraudster at work here. They most likely do this stuff all the time, then eBay the items themselves to make a profit. I think the parent is right about them using a stolen credit card. These people are so experienced in this stuff they aren't going to put their own money at risk, or even their own details, to avoid any paper trails back to them.
Whilst the idea of scamming a scammer is something we would all like to do, its not legally (maybe ethically?) the right thing to do. Having said that, as was proven, even if you do notify the people in charge, bugger all happens.
Are you sure you don't mean 'Darl Vader'
A similar experience to yours:
I used to work for a company fixing computers, and when people bought them in they would invariably forget to tell us the passwords. We could just escape around them (Windows 9x is so secure), but it caused problems, so we'd phone them up and ask.
A sweet old dear once bought in her computer. We needed the password so we phoned up:
Us: Hi, we need the password to log into your computer
Lady: Oh right. Its "fuck off"
Us: Um. Ok then. Two words?
Lady: Yeah. That OK then?
Us: Erm, yes, thanks.
Needless to say, we found this one funny.
It emphatically *isn't* the whole machine.
Certainly isn't. The whole machine was something like 400-500 feet long, including the spoil collection kit, the hydraulics to steer it all and the kit to insert all the segments. There was a control booth of sorts, concrete spraying apparatus, conveyers, and all sorts of other fun things. These TBMs were collossul. I've seen this TBM head from the motorway passing the Eurotunnel Offices, and it is pretty big.
This is bad
This represents the first major internet worm which actually does cause REAL damage. Blaster disabled a system, but it was fixable. This one can make a total mess. I get the feeling we're going to see more of these. Buckle up people.
Or buy a Mac.
Yes, we are doing Digital TV over the airwaves like that. I'm not sure if it is DVB based (I don't think it is), but its all broadcasted in spare UHF frequencies. It started off as a pay service called onDigital. They weren't doing very well, as the channel linup was limited, compared to Sky (digital satellite) or ntl and Telewest (cable), they weren't doing too well, so the product was re-branded ITV Digital, in line with the ITV channels. They spent ludicrous sums of cash on rights to football matches nobody really cared about. The company ultimately folded about 18 months ago. What was left was just the free-to-air channels supplied by the BBC. A new service was launched, called Freeview which only carried totally free (as in beer) programming. You just had to spend 100 on a decoder, or you could use your existing ITV Digital decoder (ITV Digital subsidised the STBs, but wrote them off as a loss so everybody could keep them). A new service is now launching in parrallel with Freeview called TopUP TV, which carries some paid programming. Its so far caused problems as its added more channels than some of the latest generation decoders can support!
Freeview
topup.tv
Don't forget the Sun boxen doing some of the work too.
I think this is Novell's biggest Linux move since buying SuSE, seemingly putting some weight behind it. I'd be interested to see how they fare out in the asian countries.
China will love them, what with the red colour scheme and all...
Just wondering quite what it's meant to do? Its got a tablet PC stuck on top, with a webcam. So where's the story behind it?
The only survivors of apocalypse: Cockroaches and GPL Software.
The media wouldn't survive, but the software would.
I saw an article about this on BBC News Online but it too was light on real technical details, which is unusual - they at least give a little bit of detail. I started hunting about on Slashdot and The Register to check I hadn't missed this one. Seems the main media got there first this time.
Flash, a-ha, its full of files Flash, a-ha, run rm -rf
Is 14dBA really silent? Should 0dBA be considered silent? I'm curious to know.
As I remember, this was covered here and everywhere else, then a week later resurfaced. It seems to be coming around for another go.
CDWow were buying CDs from outside of the EU, which is what the BPI didn't like. Makes me wonder what they think about play.com? They're based in Jersey, and by the looks import their music from Canada. Their prices are the same as CDWow were, so could go up a few pounds also. If they do, the difference in price between play.com/CDWow and HMV or Virgin will be negligible, and play.com and CDWow are going to suffer as a result. I can understand why the BPI are doing it, seeing as its copyrighted works being transferred in and out of licence areas, but it seems a bit wierd. Its a 'cut off the nose to spite the face' thing. On the one hand they're trying to make us buy more albums, and on the other they're making it more expensive. Maybe they should try making the high-street retailers cut prices a bit more. HMV seem to have two broad price ranges - 5-10 and 15-20. You'll sometimes find the same CD in both price ranges, on opposite sides of the shop. At least the online shops are consistant in their prices, and keep them low no matter what.
This just strikes me as being a silly idea, considering the current circumstances.
Oh they do, but you only get access to it if you're located on one of the main POPs, or within the M25. Many universities, including the one I work for are limited due to the local POP. I did try to find out who hosted it at the time, but I couldn't get through to the site so gave up.
This site was already playing up a few days ago when I looked at it. Its the Public Records Office all over again.
Best guess, its probably some old server on the end of a shared university 10mb line or something. JANET are going to be so pleased.
So, we're constanly being told to go careful with mice, keyboards and controllers, to avoid RSI and Carpal Tunnel, yet this company is selling something which makes you do the opposite? Apparantly we'll all have massive arms and bodies, but not actually be able to move them.
How could it be classed as 'wasted'? Its a necessary fix. Would you class filling your car as wasted time, or making lunch as wasted time? I think the article is a bit redundant personally. Its just nullified my entire job by saying all I do is a waste of time.
And Linux isn't the answer to all our prayers. It will work 100% out of the box, only if you install it on supported hardware, otherwise its a few hours finding an obscure patch to make things work. I spent a good few days trying to coax FreeBSD into running UDMA modes on its IDE controllers only to find out its not supported with the controller on the board. That's not 'wasted' time though. It was investigation to find the problem was mine - my fault for buying a cheap board. The only things I'd class as wasted time would be waiting for a bus that never came or waiting for a render which you knew wasn't going to work.
These projects fail in the PVR stakes, at least for me, in that they don't have consistant, reliable sources of TV listings. Even if they do, they're often US-based. WebTV (remember that?!) and so on don't really work properly due to the fact they aren't supported worldwide. Unless you're going to pay somebody to provide your listings, they are probably going to just dry up. In Sky + I've got a reliable, if closed-source solution. But the developers are proactive and working on it, so its not all bad. For a project like this to be totally successful as a PVR it needs either a community willing to edit these listings (some are available anyway for free) or another method, like using DigiGuide or a similar system. Some of the PC-TV cards out there like the Black Gold use DigiGuide for PVR features. Trouble is, its currently Windows only.