I've wondered about that. If you're going to explode a bunch of nukes right next to each other, how precisely must the explosions be synchronized? If one bomb goes off a millisecond early, won't it just ruin all the rest?
The courts will never allow that to happen. Whether a patent is infringing calls ultimately for a finding of fact, which the courts view strictly as their prerogative.
The PTO might have good standing to offer an expert opinion, but not to the degree that such an opinion would preclude bringing a lawsuit.
I was thinking especially of cameras used for forensic/investigative purposes. I guess the manufacturer could even generate a seperate key-pair for each camera, stored in a tamper-evident fashion.
Then, if an image was called into question, a factory expert could testify that a particular image was taken by this camera, under these conditions, with these settings, at this time.
The raw image file in high-end digital cameras contains enough information to make "photos of photos" detectable. Try taking such a picture with the same shutter speed, aperture, color balance, and lighting as the original.
Suppose Nikon e.g., were to bury a private key in their cameras and use it to sign the raw image. Then the corresponding public key could be used to verify the image.
The only real problem I see is preventing someone from reverse engineering the private key.
If gun companies advertised their products as "killing machines", or included instructions on how to lay an ambush, I'm guessing their liability exemptions would dry up pretty quickly.
The digital photo & fingerprints stored on the passport can be rendered on the spot and visually compared with those of the ostensible passport holder. The gov't controlled hash simply prevents forging them.
Store digitized photo, DOB, fingerprints, etc. onboard the passport. The gov't stores only a hash of that information. That way, the passport could be verified, but not recreated, from the database.
But it'll never happen that way. To have all that nifty data in one place is just too tempting.
is that an unscrupulous sysadmin, in fact anyone who can gain rdonly access to the shadow passwd file, can covertly gather gobs of passwords for later use.
Well, that sounds good, but I'm pessimistic. The same parents who bitch about our educational system but who won't sit down with their kids and discuss what Johnny learned in school today will continue to scream and scream loudly.
"Why should I protect my children. That's what I pay taxes for!"
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I'm not sure I'd like to see this happen, but I wouldn't be surprised if it did.
Unfortunately, the uninsured person who smashes into you often has no assets to go after.
I've wondered about that. If you're going to explode a bunch of nukes right next to each other, how precisely must the explosions be synchronized? If one bomb goes off a millisecond early, won't it just ruin all the rest?
I think you are confusing sudo with su.
will be the 35 cent "administrative fee" that providers will charge for collecting it.
if Katie.com (Amazon sales rank: 18,836) was currently a best seller?
The system is broken. But allowing the opinion of a bureaucracy (e.g., the PTO) to bar recourse to the courts is not an answer.
The PTO might have good standing to offer an expert opinion, but not to the degree that such an opinion would preclude bringing a lawsuit.
Give him up to the Nigerian hit squads. That'll fix him. Or at least leave him $40,000 poorer.
I did, and it has the potential to become one. But the PITAC Members" actually look fairly impressive.
Then, if an image was called into question, a factory expert could testify that a particular image was taken by this camera, under these conditions, with these settings, at this time.
The raw image file in high-end digital cameras contains enough information to make "photos of photos" detectable. Try taking such a picture with the same shutter speed, aperture, color balance, and lighting as the original.
The only real problem I see is preventing someone from reverse engineering the private key.
If gun companies advertised their products as "killing machines", or included instructions on how to lay an ambush, I'm guessing their liability exemptions would dry up pretty quickly.
You'll recall that the judge who slapped down the states appeals and approved the settlement was appointed in May 1997.
The digital photo & fingerprints stored on the passport can be rendered on the spot and visually compared with those of the ostensible passport holder. The gov't controlled hash simply prevents forging them.
But it'll never happen that way. To have all that nifty data in one place is just too tempting.
I barely knew it was a word. Now I find out it's a field.
I'm curious. Did the 3 who left go to IT jobs elsewhere, or did they leave the field altogether?
is that an unscrupulous sysadmin, in fact anyone who can gain rdonly access to the shadow passwd file, can covertly gather gobs of passwords for later use.
Just wait until the election approaches.
I don't think it's trivial. Parenting requires effort. That's the problem.
I was responding to the OP. But insofar as it removes one more impediment to wider acceptance of FOSS, I'm all for it.
"Why should I protect my children. That's what I pay taxes for!"
Read the previous article in yro. If you let your ISP forward your mail, he can read it (at least in the First District) with impunity.