Easy counter measure: When you print out your great govt conspiracy expose, take the set to the Office Max where you bought the tagging-printer and photo-copy the document.
Retail photocopiers wont catch the yellow-on-white and the small size of the dot because their resolution is too crappy. The copier does the work of getting rid of your tracks.
Now burn the originals and leak anonymously!! Woohoo.
The Hassle Factor of using MS products has gone up tremendously in the last 3 years. I legitimately own XP etc, and yet, I'm hassled with crap like "Let MS check to see if you're legit before we fix our mistakes".
The lockdown mentality of MS has already made me choose that Longhorn/Vista will not be on my PCs. "Asta la vista baby!". Sure they have every right to 'enforce' their anti-piracy efforts, but, they've made it difficult to deal with them.
After reading TFA its not clear if the original data is in analog format or digital. It seems that most readers assume its digital format, and thats what I was assuming too. If it were purely digital, then transferring the data to a new format would be a reasonably easy migration.
I suspect its in analog format - probably the original signal recordings. Which would make more sense for the expense of analyzing it - because you would be very interested in the phase relationships between different channels of data and their doppler shifts. Its the analog waveforms that could give insights into the timing effects over long distances.
Every once in awhile I like to toy with the cookies. I'll edit their content - flip some bytes, add lots of corrupt text, delete sections. Occasionally, I'll flip all the cookies to "Read Only". Its fun to see a site occasionally puke from bogus cookie data.
Microsoft "Moon" has been delayed to coincide with the release of its much anticipated "Longhorn" operating system. "MS Moon 1.0" will feature DRM that will digitally secure and enforce protection of crater-ownership. "Crater infringement is a serious issue for crater providers. Failing to protect the rightful use and ownership will undermine all future lunar economic plans, we feel the delay will be worth the wait"
The overall theme seems to be "Oh my goodness we shouldnt DDOS spammers", yet we collectively do the same to several sites a day, every day while sipping coffee.
I have no reservations about DDOS against ppl who make a living from annoying ppl with scam/nearly-scam products and messages hiding behind bogus email addresses.
In related news researchers pointed out that is has long been noted that a babel fish inserted in your ear will enable to you to understand other languages. They are seeking a govt subsidy to determine the effects of inserting shellfish into other orifices.
So what if I cant watch "secure content" ? I dont watch/listen to "semi-secured" content anyway. I'm not going to buy into a "restricted use" hardware platform.
DRM is the equivelent of a proprietary OS. Sure, its "open" to the players who join the club for content development, but it serves the same purpose of the early MAC-OS - keep developers OUT.
Obviously, MS's main customer focus is on content providers (ie Media-10, XP activation, XBOX hardware protection etc), not end level users. Thats a fine corporate decision for them, but, its not the direction I'm willing to go. Its not the direction my development corporation is going.
We're migrating legacy apps off MS platforms. New development is specifically not using MS platforms. Funny how the development world has come full circle: in the 80s the Microsoft platform was "open" for development, API's were published, and the cost of entry was reasonably low - all in the face of locked development platforms like Mini/MainFrames. Take the view that apps are really content development.
Now, the means for content development is steadily being locked down. MS will continue to make their money with content providers with lots of sheep locked into their Paladium-Pens. Oh well. For the rest of us, we'll be using some type of Lx platform to continue our content creation.
If there is immediate and obvious damage the shuttle will abort before the "orbital insertion maneuver" and land in one of a dozen millitary airstrips - from spain to Edwards AFB.
If a later review of the tape shows damage, NASA will assess wether or not the shuttle will make it back home. If not, the crew will dock at ISS etc. As I read, the "Home Depot Do-It-Yourself Tile Kit" was nixed - too complex, and too unreliable.
I see that you didnt auction off your PC to give alms to the poor of africa. I see you spent your morning drinking coffee and replying to a StarWarsAuction slashdot article. Obviously you watched the concert series on your television. I have a word for you: hypocrite. Now, I have a suggestion: sell your belongings and move to Africa and live up to your complaints.
That would be a kickass prop to have in the backyard - geek or not, it would be the shit to have friends and neighbors over for beers-n-burgers lounging around the MF.
Hotmail already "warns" you about emails that come from sources where "the sender ID could not be verified". As I was reading this article a typical 'ebay security review' phish-mail arrived, and hotmail flagged it as 'unverified'. Nice.
I havnt had any email from friends/family flagged as 'unverified SenderID', so it seems MS might be getting something right. Cant have a perfect record of screwing up everything.
If I wanted to see politically sanitized 'news' reporting I'd turn to CNN first. If I want to see politically biased reporting it would be Fox. So, instead I just surf the worlds news sites and form my own opinions.
Simple answer: I wont buy any DVDs that require personalized authentication. Instead, I will just wait until the next time I goto the Orient, and buy them for $3 on the street corner.
Perhaps you should set your web-art in stone so that it wont be altered. Best you carve it on the bottom side of a rock, and stay underneath to protect your valuable art from prying eyes.
Its simply an opinion, and it requires a zealous blind eye to overcome flaws in its composition. No different than any other religon - be it christian, hindu, or what-have-you.
It comes down to faith, and to have any 'faith' indoctrinated in children will rattle nerves. Why is it so difficult for most/. readers to understand that anyone else's indoctrination of children is going to cause a completely understandable resistance among parents?
Worse, why is it considered 'right wing conservatism run amok' to oppose the exclusive teaching of Evolutionism? A hindu would be just as offended as the so-called xtian extremists.
"...warning authorities when a sex offender is someplace he shouldn't be".
No, the authorites can determine the location only after downloading the GPS log from the monitoring device. So, the police will only be able to assert that Chester the Molester was in fact hanging out at the Nursery School last week. Conviently, it meets privacy requirements because its passive and isnt "prior restraint". (Nice to see the ACLU feels Chester's right to commit a crime is more important than Suzy's right to live free of such threats)
Some, expensive, limited range devices will call the police when the link is broken between the monitoring device and the 'base' station. This is different than the GPS idea - its simple RF, and doesnt give location data. It only tells the police that Chester has probably moved out of range from his base-station, thus requiring the officer to stop by and see if Chester is gone, or if the battery is simply drained.
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Type "about:mozilla" in the address bar of firefox & press ENTER.
The IE7 beta says "whole lotta nuthin new here". Nothing that would make me consider using it instead of FF. Nothing.
I especially love MS's statement that IE7 will be for XP+ only! Great! Keep it to yourselves idiots. I'm glad it wont install on my Win2000 box.
Easy counter measure: When you print out your great govt conspiracy expose, take the set to the Office Max where you bought the tagging-printer and photo-copy the document.
Retail photocopiers wont catch the yellow-on-white and the small size of the dot because their resolution is too crappy. The copier does the work of getting rid of your tracks.
Now burn the originals and leak anonymously!! Woohoo.
The Hassle Factor of using MS products has gone up tremendously in the last 3 years. I legitimately own XP etc, and yet, I'm hassled with crap like "Let MS check to see if you're legit before we fix our mistakes".
The lockdown mentality of MS has already made me choose that Longhorn/Vista will not be on my PCs. "Asta la vista baby!". Sure they have every right to 'enforce' their anti-piracy efforts, but, they've made it difficult to deal with them.
After reading TFA its not clear if the original data is in analog format or digital. It seems that most readers assume its digital format, and thats what I was assuming too. If it were purely digital, then transferring the data to a new format would be a reasonably easy migration.
I suspect its in analog format - probably the original signal recordings. Which would make more sense for the expense of analyzing it - because you would be very interested in the phase relationships between different channels of data and their doppler shifts. Its the analog waveforms that could give insights into the timing effects over long distances.
Every once in awhile I like to toy with the cookies. I'll edit their content - flip some bytes, add lots of corrupt text, delete sections. Occasionally, I'll flip all the cookies to "Read Only". Its fun to see a site occasionally puke from bogus cookie data.
Microsoft "Moon" has been delayed to coincide with the release of its much anticipated "Longhorn" operating system. "MS Moon 1.0" will feature DRM that will digitally secure and enforce protection of crater-ownership. "Crater infringement is a serious issue for crater providers. Failing to protect the rightful use and ownership will undermine all future lunar economic plans, we feel the delay will be worth the wait"
Damn Microsoft! No doubt this can be traced to a Bill Gates directed consipracy against rebel browsers.
Still runs on my old 386, so should i be suprised that Win2k still runs on circa 1998 machines?
The overall theme seems to be "Oh my goodness we shouldnt DDOS spammers", yet we collectively do the same to several sites a day, every day while sipping coffee.
I have no reservations about DDOS against ppl who make a living from annoying ppl with scam/nearly-scam products and messages hiding behind bogus email addresses.
In related news researchers pointed out that is has long been noted that a babel fish inserted in your ear will enable to you to understand other languages. They are seeking a govt subsidy to determine the effects of inserting shellfish into other orifices.
Workaround for secure-monitor: Install linux.
So what if I cant watch "secure content" ? I dont watch/listen to "semi-secured" content anyway. I'm not going to buy into a "restricted use" hardware platform.
DRM is the equivelent of a proprietary OS. Sure, its "open" to the players who join the club for content development, but it serves the same purpose of the early MAC-OS - keep developers OUT.
Obviously, MS's main customer focus is on content providers (ie Media-10, XP activation, XBOX hardware protection etc), not end level users. Thats a fine corporate decision for them, but, its not the direction I'm willing to go. Its not the direction my development corporation is going.
We're migrating legacy apps off MS platforms. New development is specifically not using MS platforms. Funny how the development world has come full circle: in the 80s the Microsoft platform was "open" for development, API's were published, and the cost of entry was reasonably low - all in the face of locked development platforms like Mini/MainFrames. Take the view that apps are really content development.
Now, the means for content development is steadily being locked down. MS will continue to make their money with content providers with lots of sheep locked into their Paladium-Pens. Oh well. For the rest of us, we'll be using some type of Lx platform to continue our content creation.
Death to hackers, life-time imprisonment for developers, and a 30yr sentance for all AOL users.
Now thats a balanced justice system!
If there is immediate and obvious damage the shuttle will abort before the "orbital insertion maneuver" and land in one of a dozen millitary airstrips - from spain to Edwards AFB.
If a later review of the tape shows damage, NASA will assess wether or not the shuttle will make it back home. If not, the crew will dock at ISS etc. As I read, the "Home Depot Do-It-Yourself Tile Kit" was nixed - too complex, and too unreliable.
I see that you didnt auction off your PC to give alms to the poor of africa. I see you spent your morning drinking coffee and replying to a StarWarsAuction slashdot article. Obviously you watched the concert series on your television. I have a word for you: hypocrite. Now, I have a suggestion: sell your belongings and move to Africa and live up to your complaints.
What ever happened to the full sized prop of the Millenium Falcon? It was built in Wales and then brought to the set in Elstree...but then what? [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/south_we st/4555455.stm%5D
That would be a kickass prop to have in the backyard - geek or not, it would be the shit to have friends and neighbors over for beers-n-burgers lounging around the MF.
/. me ! I've made a retro-radio style podcast about the heros on PT boats during WWII.
My first episode is available at http://www.pt171.org/EP1-RescueWasileBay.mp3
As the great liberal leader explained it, "I guess that depends on what your definition of 'it' is".
Hotmail already "warns" you about emails that come from sources where "the sender ID could not be verified". As I was reading this article a typical 'ebay security review' phish-mail arrived, and hotmail flagged it as 'unverified'. Nice.
I havnt had any email from friends/family flagged as 'unverified SenderID', so it seems MS might be getting something right. Cant have a perfect record of screwing up everything.
If I wanted to see politically sanitized 'news' reporting I'd turn to CNN first. If I want to see politically biased reporting it would be Fox. So, instead I just surf the worlds news sites and form my own opinions.
"Its all about VOLUME! As a volume distributor of patchware we are able to drive down costs by simply pumping out more volume"
-Microsoft
Simple answer: I wont buy any DVDs that require personalized authentication. Instead, I will just wait until the next time I goto the Orient, and buy them for $3 on the street corner.
Perhaps you should set your web-art in stone so that it wont be altered. Best you carve it on the bottom side of a rock, and stay underneath to protect your valuable art from prying eyes.
Its simply an opinion, and it requires a zealous blind eye to overcome flaws in its composition. No different than any other religon - be it christian, hindu, or what-have-you. It comes down to faith, and to have any 'faith' indoctrinated in children will rattle nerves. Why is it so difficult for most /. readers to understand that anyone else's indoctrination of children is going to cause a completely understandable resistance among parents?
Worse, why is it considered 'right wing conservatism run amok' to oppose the exclusive teaching of Evolutionism? A hindu would be just as offended as the so-called xtian extremists.
"...warning authorities when a sex offender is someplace he shouldn't be".
No, the authorites can determine the location only after downloading the GPS log from the monitoring device. So, the police will only be able to assert that Chester the Molester was in fact hanging out at the Nursery School last week. Conviently, it meets privacy requirements because its passive and isnt "prior restraint". (Nice to see the ACLU feels Chester's right to commit a crime is more important than Suzy's right to live free of such threats)
Some, expensive, limited range devices will call the police when the link is broken between the monitoring device and the 'base' station. This is different than the GPS idea - its simple RF, and doesnt give location data. It only tells the police that Chester has probably moved out of range from his base-station, thus requiring the officer to stop by and see if Chester is gone, or if the battery is simply drained.