Yes, but that would be blatently illegal should a "friend" decide to "borrow" said disk in lieu of renting it himself. If I wanted to go to the trouble of dealing with DVD files and burning them and such, why would I pay the monthly rental fee instead of simply downloading them in the first place?
I have the same system as you: watch one and drop it in the mail at night. Get a new one the next day and do the same. Three at a time is a real bargin when you cycle as quickly as we do.
I am the same way. I went from the guy who felt awkward when people talked about movies because I hadn't seen any of the hits to the person who initiates the conversation.
I disagree. I love Netflix. Although some things do start collecting dust, most of what I order is watched within days. I just make a point of watching my latest DVD instead of watching reruns on TV. People just need to learn to watch their DVDs when they have time. Another technique that works is setting a deadline for viewing. When a DVD comes in the mail, I set a deadline for viewing and I stick to it.
I believe that The Onion mentioned this a long time ago. Scary if that newspaper is ahead of scientific research.
You beat me to it. Absolutely true. Just about any extremely popular piece of software will never be completely secure, especially if it is from Microsoft. To be fair, however, the new networking code has not had any attacks yet, and should momentarily (long enough for the PR machine to take advantage of it) benefit from security though obscurity as hackers scramble to find its holes.
Like I said, it is all about how it is implemented. When I debated in high school, I had a card that said that 90% of policy is implementation. While it is possible that this law will break the camel's back and throw England into a totalitarian state, I personally doubt it. I do not believe that this will be used by every judge, but there will probably be times when it is applied too harshly.
This seems like one of those policies with unlimited potential for abuse. Sometimes such policies work and sometimes they become draconian measures. It all depends on the restraint of those who apply the law. TFA suggests that this law is bound to be abused on a large scale basis to perform an end-run around the established legal system. It will be interesting to see how this is applied and to whom.
Oh no, only on/. could a comment about programming languages have the potential of starting another epic flame war... sigh.
I would like to see the latest work on legacy C compared to the speed of a more modern language. TFA doesn't seem to give a point of reference, it only says that it is still fast.
Old or not, I want to become the first human antenna! Think of the possibilities of painting yourself and receiving crystal clear wifi signals all day.
I do understand that they are very different and indeed more serious, though it is not that hard to stop these attacks. What I meant to say is that if you write bad enough code to go crazy with garbage data from an RFID tag, your barcode code would probably also crash with a bad tag.
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"I am not saying that the interface of GimpShop is bad, but it is not a PS interface. I would call it a Gimp interface with rearranged menus."
That is exactly what it is. Even though it shares the failings of WinGIMP, it offers a good way for Photoshop users to gradually acclimate themselves to the quirks of this application.
Good point. I've heard that some of them even fiddle with their iPods while driving! (Just bringing things full circle.)
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StumbleUpon has only positive reviews of the site, but I agree that it might be "funky." As always, run your usual anti-spyware apps and such. I honestly cannot remember the URL of where I downloaded GimpShop, as I now use Photoshop Elements.
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"Put lipstick on a pig and you've still got a pig."
No, you get Pigshop!
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If you are looking to see if it has similar power to Photoshop without having to learn a new interface, try GimpShop, which is the GIMP with a Photoshop interface.
Wow, that takes more than a little stupidity. I personally know that paramedics do not even like to place IVs while the ambulance is in motion, let alone while they are the one driving!
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What does hat color have to do with how evil someone is? Lock them up for their hacking ways! [/sarcasm]
While I doubt that anyone would have been charged for this in the USA, I agree that the DMCA hampers some meaningful research. To be fair, however, all this project did was prove something that most of us could have figured out on our own: GIGO!
I could not agree more. I fail to see how (in this case) RFID tags are any more dangerous than barcodes. This should be a wakeup call to developers to remember to include basic validation and error catching into their programs. Just because it is new and flashy, some people think it is a panacea that has no problems. I have learned always to write code remembering Murphy's Law because in computer science, everything does go wrong at one point or another. This story should not make people stop using tags, but it is always worth asking your vendor about security, especially if you are implementing an RFID system.
If an iPod is on the counsol next to you, you can change tracks very quickly with one hand and keeping your eyes on the road. As evidenced by the horrible traffic fatality rates in the developed world, there are many things that contribute to drivers distraction and impairment. If someone is dumb enough to keep his iPod out of sight and try to change tracks, he would probably do something just as dumb without an iPod.
Hey, at least he wasn't placing a needle on a 45 while driving!
Thanks for the link. The lexicon of terms will be very helpful, as true newbies can be easily overwhelmed by GNU, OSS, KDE, and the rest of the acronym storm that us geeks leave in our wake.
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Yes, but that would be blatently illegal should a "friend" decide to "borrow" said disk in lieu of renting it himself. If I wanted to go to the trouble of dealing with DVD files and burning them and such, why would I pay the monthly rental fee instead of simply downloading them in the first place?
I have the same system as you: watch one and drop it in the mail at night. Get a new one the next day and do the same. Three at a time is a real bargin when you cycle as quickly as we do.
But Bethoven seemed like a funny movie a month ago when I added it!
I hear that Win 3.11 is almost there.
Everyone say it with me, Thank you Netflix!
I believe that The Onion mentioned this a long time ago. Scary if that newspaper is ahead of scientific research.
Yeah, Christ has some good stuff to say. Sadly this is the first time I have seen The Bible quoted on /.
You beat me to it. Absolutely true. Just about any extremely popular piece of software will never be completely secure, especially if it is from Microsoft. To be fair, however, the new networking code has not had any attacks yet, and should momentarily (long enough for the PR machine to take advantage of it) benefit from security though obscurity as hackers scramble to find its holes.
Like I said, it is all about how it is implemented. When I debated in high school, I had a card that said that 90% of policy is implementation. While it is possible that this law will break the camel's back and throw England into a totalitarian state, I personally doubt it. I do not believe that this will be used by every judge, but there will probably be times when it is applied too harshly.
But didn't his punishment include not using a computer?
Ask Kevin Mitnick.
This seems like one of those policies with unlimited potential for abuse. Sometimes such policies work and sometimes they become draconian measures. It all depends on the restraint of those who apply the law. TFA suggests that this law is bound to be abused on a large scale basis to perform an end-run around the established legal system. It will be interesting to see how this is applied and to whom.
I would like to see the latest work on legacy C compared to the speed of a more modern language. TFA doesn't seem to give a point of reference, it only says that it is still fast.
Old or not, I want to become the first human antenna! Think of the possibilities of painting yourself and receiving crystal clear wifi signals all day.
catch exception(e);
{
this.output("Cannot understand tag");
}
That is exactly what it is. Even though it shares the failings of WinGIMP, it offers a good way for Photoshop users to gradually acclimate themselves to the quirks of this application.
Good point. I've heard that some of them even fiddle with their iPods while driving! (Just bringing things full circle.)
StumbleUpon has only positive reviews of the site, but I agree that it might be "funky." As always, run your usual anti-spyware apps and such. I honestly cannot remember the URL of where I downloaded GimpShop, as I now use Photoshop Elements.
No, you get Pigshop!
If you are looking to see if it has similar power to Photoshop without having to learn a new interface, try GimpShop, which is the GIMP with a Photoshop interface.
Wow, that takes more than a little stupidity. I personally know that paramedics do not even like to place IVs while the ambulance is in motion, let alone while they are the one driving!
While I doubt that anyone would have been charged for this in the USA, I agree that the DMCA hampers some meaningful research. To be fair, however, all this project did was prove something that most of us could have figured out on our own: GIGO!
I could not agree more. I fail to see how (in this case) RFID tags are any more dangerous than barcodes. This should be a wakeup call to developers to remember to include basic validation and error catching into their programs. Just because it is new and flashy, some people think it is a panacea that has no problems. I have learned always to write code remembering Murphy's Law because in computer science, everything does go wrong at one point or another. This story should not make people stop using tags, but it is always worth asking your vendor about security, especially if you are implementing an RFID system.
Hey, at least he wasn't placing a needle on a 45 while driving!
Thanks for the link. The lexicon of terms will be very helpful, as true newbies can be easily overwhelmed by GNU, OSS, KDE, and the rest of the acronym storm that us geeks leave in our wake.