The problem it becomes possible to sell your vote, willingly or not.
For example, a small employer decides to downsize right around the time of an election and anyone who doesn't show up with proof that they voted for the "correct" candidates doesn't have a job anymore.
Simple: They add this cost on to their "losses" due to piracy... Marketing wins by generating bigger numbers, marketing wins by scaring "the people" a bit.
Sure -- I suspect most of us could hack our own configurations if we needed to -- Given physical access, unless you have strong encryption, it's always possible.
However, if you did manage to break a finger (or even end up with an arm in a sling for a while) it would be a royal pain if you didn't have a backdoor.
Personally, whenever coming up with an "inventive" password entry scheme, I always leave a second way in, a long complex password I memorize the way to reconstruct it, but never use, so it can't be observed.
I guess I wasn't clear. #3 wasn't a temporary option, it was a opt-out-of-welfare-for-good option (or at least until the child is no longer a dependant)
Give society's leeches an incentive to not breed, and make it easy for them to do it.
While true, ATMs often have voice interfaces too if you have headphones handy.
That pretty much cuts out shoulder surfing since the ATM can communicate with you and only you.
One possible scheme would be that the ATM would tell you via a tone if the next character should be legit, or bogus. Bogus ones would be ignored, the legit ones would form your PIN. As long as the order and frequency of the legit vs bogus keys were sufficiently random, knowing the digits and order wouldn't make a difference.
Perhaps rather then sterlized, just a simple rule change. If you get pregnant while on welfare, you can choose one of the following:
1) Abortion, followed by state mandated birth control (shots, depo, something which you can't forget to take) 2) Adoption, followed by state mandated birth control (shots, depo, something which you can't forget to take) 3) End of welfare.
I'll even throw in the condoms for free when you're on welfare, make it nice and easy.
I don't have a problem with home-mechanics either, until they endanger others by their actions. Unfortunately the difference is that the car won't pass mechanical inspection, so it will eventually get taken off the road.
Users scream bloody murder, threaten to sue, switch providers and do almost everything other then educate themselves or have their PC professionally serviced if a provider pulls the plug.
A brand new XP SP2 box will be no different. However, as exploits turn up down the road, you will need to learn to maintain the box, or get a professional to do it.
All that, plus a 400w surround sound audio system, for days when you just really need it. Depending on what I'm doing I can't always handle music, but there are so many times when it's beautiful to be able to just crank it up.
My setup includes a passthrough right on the plug, so although I do need to unplug someone for a few seconds, they can connect right back up where they were sitting, or to the other end, which is a four-way splitter I carry in my bag.
It's an ideal combination, as this way I don't have to interfere with the guys that like sitting right at the plug.
I'm quite happy that my company doesn't push the costs (financial as well as time commitments) to travel into the office daily, or to relocate myself near their office.
That's where a good cradle comes in handy. Something where you just drop the device on, it slides "home" on it's own and you're laughing.
I have a great one for my Logitech MX Laser mouse, as long as it looks half way right you don't even need to look at the lights to see if it's charging. I found an aftermarket PSP charger that is just about as good.
I've never seen this for a cell phone or PDA though, you pretty much always have to doublecheck they're in right (or look at the light, or something) -- If phones and PDAs could get use zero-impact connections, and throw in the cradle in the box, I suspect people would actually use 'em.
I need about five buttons on my phone -- Think back to watch design, one to change modes (display time/status, phonebook, caller list/incoming text messages), one to scroll up, one to scroll down, and maybe two to start/end, select/cancel, do/don't to various choices.
This is enough to create small navigatable menus to do basic PHONE features.
Can you text message, web browse, etc? No. But a phone doesn't need to, it just needs to have Bluetooth to two devices at once, one a headset, one to my PDA or a standalone phone-remote (think razr formfactor) or even desktop PC. Aside from that, it needs decent voice recognition including the ability to speak digits, or to hand type digits using the up/down buttons.
I don't know about you, but 99% of the time the calls I make when I'm out are to the same set of 40-50 phone numbers. When I don't, I need to look up the number, which means getting out my PDA, so I may as well click dial on my PDA anyway (which I do anyway)
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The problem it becomes possible to sell your vote, willingly or not.
For example, a small employer decides to downsize right around the time of an election and anyone who doesn't show up with proof that they voted for the "correct" candidates doesn't have a job anymore.
There is a solution to that...
Round up everyone involved and shoot them all in the kneecaps.
Next election, everyone from the janitor up to the election staff will have an incentive to do it right.
Yeah, 'cause someone with access to compromise the code couldn't manage to insert a printf statement that displays the "correct" MD5 hash.
Simple: They add this cost on to their "losses" due to piracy... Marketing wins by generating bigger numbers, marketing wins by scaring "the people" a bit.
*shrugs*
Sure -- I suspect most of us could hack our own configurations if we needed to -- Given physical access, unless you have strong encryption, it's always possible.
However, if you did manage to break a finger (or even end up with an arm in a sling for a while) it would be a royal pain if you didn't have a backdoor.
Personally, whenever coming up with an "inventive" password entry scheme, I always leave a second way in, a long complex password I memorize the way to reconstruct it, but never use, so it can't be observed.
I guess I wasn't clear. #3 wasn't a temporary option, it was a opt-out-of-welfare-for-good option (or at least until the child is no longer a dependant)
Give society's leeches an incentive to not breed, and make it easy for them to do it.
"I know I'd rather die in a terrorist attack then suffer through
an uncomfortable shower with a gay"
-- The Daily Show, 2006-09-18
Better hope you don't break a finger...
While true, ATMs often have voice interfaces too if you have headphones handy.
That pretty much cuts out shoulder surfing since the ATM can communicate with you and only you.
One possible scheme would be that the ATM would tell you via a tone if the next character should be legit, or bogus. Bogus ones would be ignored, the legit ones would form your PIN. As long as the order and frequency of the legit vs bogus keys were sufficiently random, knowing the digits and order wouldn't make a difference.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't the property need to be damaged by the described act of war for that clause to kick in?
Perhaps rather then sterlized, just a simple rule change. If you get pregnant while on welfare, you can choose one of the following:
1) Abortion, followed by state mandated birth control (shots, depo, something which you can't forget to take)
2) Adoption, followed by state mandated birth control (shots, depo, something which you can't forget to take)
3) End of welfare.
I'll even throw in the condoms for free when you're on welfare, make it nice and easy.
I don't have a problem with home-mechanics either, until they endanger others by their actions. Unfortunately the difference is that the car won't pass mechanical inspection, so it will eventually get taken off the road.
Users scream bloody murder, threaten to sue, switch providers and do almost everything other then educate themselves or have their PC professionally serviced if a provider pulls the plug.
A brand new XP SP2 box will be no different. However, as exploits turn up down the road, you will need to learn to maintain the box, or get a professional to do it.
Ever try not changing your car's oil?
Some advice is worth repeating...
Unless you're trying to attract a scriptkiddy this is ALWAYS good advice.
Sure, it saves us both money...
Oh, that, plus I still have a cube at the office for those days when I do the 1,998 mile commute...
All that, plus a 400w surround sound audio system, for days when you just really need it. Depending on what I'm doing I can't always handle music, but there are so many times when it's beautiful to be able to just crank it up.
I did a similar thing, just got up and flew to Chicago to live with a girl (I'm from Canada), nobody really cared. It's a thing of beauty.
My setup includes a passthrough right on the plug, so although I do need to unplug someone for a few seconds, they can connect right back up where they were sitting, or to the other end, which is a four-way splitter I carry in my bag.
It's an ideal combination, as this way I don't have to interfere with the guys that like sitting right at the plug.
You've got it backwards.
I'm quite happy that my company doesn't push the costs (financial as well as time commitments) to travel into the office daily, or to relocate myself near their office.
People are stupid?
Perhaps we're lacking a dupe so most people missed it?
That's where a good cradle comes in handy. Something where you just drop the device on, it slides "home" on it's own and you're laughing.
I have a great one for my Logitech MX Laser mouse, as long as it looks half way right you don't even need to look at the lights to see if it's charging. I found an aftermarket PSP charger that is just about as good.
I've never seen this for a cell phone or PDA though, you pretty much always have to doublecheck they're in right (or look at the light, or something) -- If phones and PDAs could get use zero-impact connections, and throw in the cradle in the box, I suspect people would actually use 'em.
I need about five buttons on my phone -- Think back to watch design, one to change modes (display time/status, phonebook, caller list/incoming text messages), one to scroll up, one to scroll down, and maybe two to start/end, select/cancel, do/don't to various choices.
This is enough to create small navigatable menus to do basic PHONE features.
Can you text message, web browse, etc? No. But a phone doesn't need to, it just needs to have Bluetooth to two devices at once, one a headset, one to my PDA or a standalone phone-remote (think razr formfactor) or even desktop PC. Aside from that, it needs decent voice recognition including the ability to speak digits, or to hand type digits using the up/down buttons.
I don't know about you, but 99% of the time the calls I make when I'm out are to the same set of 40-50 phone numbers. When I don't, I need to look up the number, which means getting out my PDA, so I may as well click dial on my PDA anyway (which I do anyway)
Who doesn't?