Our children are stupid. They can't do basic math, they can't spell, then have terrible grammar, they can't form complete thoughts, they don't know how to extrapolate new information based on information they already have, they are incapable of doing multi-step problems, and they are proud of it. There are individual exceptions, but my fiance is a teacher and the despairs over the level of remedial teaching she has to do before she can even START the current years material. It's a joy to her when she can find a student that doesn't have to be beat and prodded to learn. The kids are dumb.
So if this is an improvement up to 40%, then it is FAIL. If it can be applied to the existing 40% cells to make them even more efficient then Solar power is about to take off in a big way.
If they want access, give it to them. Let them know up front that any damage done to the database because of their queries will be billed at 4X the normal rate, or some other suitably large number.
I personally have to make the assumption that if you have so little regard for my, my property, and the law that you will break into my home and try to take what is mine then you will probably also kill me to avoid having me report the crime and your description to the police. Once someone has broken into my home I must assume that they are bent on murder. If you choose to cast aside your right to defend yourself then that is your business, but don't throw mine away along with it.
BLASPHEMER!! The Mighty Thumb Of Thor is what anchors us to this fair globe and prevents us being flung into space. I declare jihad on you and your family for your inflammatory and blasphemous assertions!!
To remove the home button right click on Home, click Customize, then click on the Home button and Drag it into the big box of icon things that opens up. That will pull it off of the toolbar.
Anyone want to throw out some good alternatives to Stage6 for higher quality stuff than you can find on YouTube? Most of the video sharing sites I've found are littered entirely with bad rips of whatever is currently in the box office. Stage6 had a much wider variety of material on it.
I get a pretty steady 2% clickthrough rate no matter where my ads are. I have no idea how that stacks up to other peoples CTR... And I don't think my ads are too obnoxious. I wouldn't mind getting opinions though, http:\\www.techemperor.com. And yes, I also wouldn't mind getting a bunch of hits from slashdot for no apparent reason. I've been trying to find any documentation on what the average CTR is for google textads, but no info has been forthcoming. Anyone have any statistics?
In your proposed solution of direct monitoring or web filter then the strength of the child's password is meaningless. If the ability to turn on/off internet access requires a separate password or that access is heavily filtered then what is the problem with the child having a secure password to her account to keep her siblings from accessing her data? The parents aren't necessarily the only concern here, but even then what's the problem with the kid having a secure password for her local system?
Are you saying that the parents having control would somehow prevent that from happening? Do you also believe that if the government had complete access to everything in your life that you would be protected from muggings?
I remember a time when the posters on here were universally Not Parents. The Parents were the exceptions. I remember vigorous discussion regarding bypassing NetNanny and other things of that type. I remember a united front of Technically Inclined Teenagers determined to protect "Their" internet from the fascist adults of the world.
Now, 10 years later half the posts I see are from parents telling this kid that he and his sister should bow quietly to parental rule and allow them to maintain a deathgrip over the kids computer use.
Well I say DAMN THE MAN! http://www.techemperor.com/2008/02/18/monday-morning-linkblast-2/ Click the 3rd link on that page and enjoy a lifetime of web surfing free from parental control! Install linux on a thumbdrive and boot to it whenever you want to use it. Complete security by keeping the drive in your pocket whenever you aren't using it.
I actually wrote an article about using pass phrases that is a little more in depth than what you mention. It's sitting over here http://www.techemperor.com/2008/02/01/how-to-maintain-secure-passwords/. It's probably a little overly complicated for the original poster since the method creates very bizarre passwords that might be beyond his sisters grasp. But if he approaches it from right way she might get it. I would say introduce it as Decoding your password. She has her phrase, and the she has several steps to decode it the phrase into the password. She doesn't actually have to remember the password, just follow the steps. Then someone would have to get both her phrase, and the steps required to create a password out of it in order to break it. Again, no idea how practical this would be for the kid in question. But I use this method for all of my non-throwaway passwords.
That's right, you heard me. There are no terrorists in the USA. No one is plotting to destroy us from within. It's a giant government fear mongering scheme. What makes me say this you might ask? As inquisitive engineering types I'm sure most of the people on Slashdot have made thermite at one time or another. It's simple to the point of idiocy. A little magnesium ribbon, a little alluminum, a little rust and a coffee can. Guess what happens when you make say... 12 bean cans full of it and set them on a railroad track 3-4 inches apart? Derailed train.
I'm sure we area all also aware that mixing Bleach and Ammonia produces a very nasty toxic gas. Very very easy to get, just hop on the subway with a gallon of bleach and a gallon of ammonia and pour them out together on the floor. If you're a suicide bomber type it doesn't matter that you also die.
Pipe bombs are so simple that 15 year olds mass produce them. A few people dropping pipe bombs into trash cans at Malls in major cities would have the population in panic even with only a handful of injuries.
Terrorism is EASY. If there were terrorists in this country they would be doing this stuff on a daily basis.
One problem with many self styled Anarchists is that their image of Anarchy is one of communal rule, not complete lawlessness. I consider myself a political anarchist in the current climate in the US. I oppose the formation of the Federal Government, and even the State governments. I believe that the local communities should be the primary arbiters of the laws and regulations in their area. A more specific description would be that I am a Strict Constitution Minimalist. The very MAXIMUM amount of federal government I would tolerate is that which is specifically stated by the constitution. The dissolution of the current federal system would be a huge victory for productive citizens in the USA.
I know it works via induction. The point is that it is an example of a working proof of concept for "wireless" electricity products and one potential method for distributing that electricity to your appliances.
I swear I saw a proof of concept from a Korean company that was a desk where the surface was made out of some mat material they made. You plugged the desk/mat into the wall then it powered everything you dropped on it. They had a clock, a radio, and a couple of other little things. I would love for all of my peripherals to be charged/powered just by being in contact with my desk. That would be excellent.
Even the original article is essentially just an advertisement for OnTrak. WTF? Why is slashdot inserting ad content into the story sections now? Keep that shit in the banner ads.
That's because most of the science teachers are Education Majors, not Science Majors. Many of them have had only cursory lab experience and only have the vaguest idea that the Answers aren't just THERE you have to do the experiment to FIND the answer.
Since it's fun it must be recreation! Anyone curious about the hurting people for fun can check my bloggage at kintanon.blogspot.com for more info. There will be a new post tonight.
You have either a weird definition of the word Easily or you are incredibly frail and weak. Please begin taking calcium supplements if your bones are that brittle.
Yeah, there are some Kung-Fu and Ex Kung-Fu guys over at bullshido that are great fighters, but we also run into PLENTY of Kung Fu schools that turn out guys who still can't fight even after 25 years of training. Just keep an open mind about it and read up on some of the threads. I know the site layout is a little gimpy, but you'll get used to it. Also, the attitude is pretty rough and tumble, so you'll need a thick skin.
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Our children are stupid.
They can't do basic math, they can't spell, then have terrible grammar, they can't form complete thoughts, they don't know how to extrapolate new information based on information they already have, they are incapable of doing multi-step problems, and they are proud of it.
There are individual exceptions, but my fiance is a teacher and the despairs over the level of remedial teaching she has to do before she can even START the current years material. It's a joy to her when she can find a student that doesn't have to be beat and prodded to learn. The kids are dumb.
I don't recall any guarantee that they would be girls either....
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/04/stateoftheart_m.php
So if this is an improvement up to 40%, then it is FAIL. If it can be applied to the existing 40% cells to make them even more efficient then Solar power is about to take off in a big way.
If they want access, give it to them. Let them know up front that any damage done to the database because of their queries will be billed at 4X the normal rate, or some other suitably large number.
Everyone's happy.
I personally have to make the assumption that if you have so little regard for my, my property, and the law that you will break into my home and try to take what is mine then you will probably also kill me to avoid having me report the crime and your description to the police.
Once someone has broken into my home I must assume that they are bent on murder.
If you choose to cast aside your right to defend yourself then that is your business, but don't throw mine away along with it.
BLASPHEMER!! The Mighty Thumb Of Thor is what anchors us to this fair globe and prevents us being flung into space. I declare jihad on you and your family for your inflammatory and blasphemous assertions!!
To remove the home button right click on Home, click Customize, then click on the Home button and Drag it into the big box of icon things that opens up.
That will pull it off of the toolbar.
Anyone want to throw out some good alternatives to Stage6 for higher quality stuff than you can find on YouTube? Most of the video sharing sites I've found are littered entirely with bad rips of whatever is currently in the box office. Stage6 had a much wider variety of material on it.
I get a pretty steady 2% clickthrough rate no matter where my ads are. I have no idea how that stacks up to other peoples CTR...
And I don't think my ads are too obnoxious. I wouldn't mind getting opinions though, http:\\www.techemperor.com. And yes, I also wouldn't mind getting a bunch of hits from slashdot for no apparent reason.
I've been trying to find any documentation on what the average CTR is for google textads, but no info has been forthcoming. Anyone have any statistics?
As I recall the topic was how to find a password that a small child could remember but than adult couldn't readily guess.
In your proposed solution of direct monitoring or web filter then the strength of the child's password is meaningless. If the ability to turn on/off internet access requires a separate password or that access is heavily filtered then what is the problem with the child having a secure password to her account to keep her siblings from accessing her data? The parents aren't necessarily the only concern here, but even then what's the problem with the kid having a secure password for her local system?
Are you saying that the parents having control would somehow prevent that from happening? Do you also believe that if the government had complete access to everything in your life that you would be protected from muggings?
I remember a time when the posters on here were universally Not Parents. The Parents were the exceptions. I remember vigorous discussion regarding bypassing NetNanny and other things of that type. I remember a united front of Technically Inclined Teenagers determined to protect "Their" internet from the fascist adults of the world.
Now, 10 years later half the posts I see are from parents telling this kid that he and his sister should bow quietly to parental rule and allow them to maintain a deathgrip over the kids computer use.
Well I say DAMN THE MAN! http://www.techemperor.com/2008/02/18/monday-morning-linkblast-2/ Click the 3rd link on that page and enjoy a lifetime of web surfing free from parental control!
Install linux on a thumbdrive and boot to it whenever you want to use it. Complete security by keeping the drive in your pocket whenever you aren't using it.
10 years later and I still say fight the power!
I actually wrote an article about using pass phrases that is a little more in depth than what you mention. It's sitting over here http://www.techemperor.com/2008/02/01/how-to-maintain-secure-passwords/. It's probably a little overly complicated for the original poster since the method creates very bizarre passwords that might be beyond his sisters grasp. But if he approaches it from right way she might get it. I would say introduce it as Decoding your password. She has her phrase, and the she has several steps to decode it the phrase into the password. She doesn't actually have to remember the password, just follow the steps. Then someone would have to get both her phrase, and the steps required to create a password out of it in order to break it. Again, no idea how practical this would be for the kid in question. But I use this method for all of my non-throwaway passwords.
That's right, you heard me. There are no terrorists in the USA. No one is plotting to destroy us from within. It's a giant government fear mongering scheme. What makes me say this you might ask?
As inquisitive engineering types I'm sure most of the people on Slashdot have made thermite at one time or another. It's simple to the point of idiocy. A little magnesium ribbon, a little alluminum, a little rust and a coffee can. Guess what happens when you make say... 12 bean cans full of it and set them on a railroad track 3-4 inches apart? Derailed train.
I'm sure we area all also aware that mixing Bleach and Ammonia produces a very nasty toxic gas. Very very easy to get, just hop on the subway with a gallon of bleach and a gallon of ammonia and pour them out together on the floor. If you're a suicide bomber type it doesn't matter that you also die.
Pipe bombs are so simple that 15 year olds mass produce them. A few people dropping pipe bombs into trash cans at Malls in major cities would have the population in panic even with only a handful of injuries.
Terrorism is EASY. If there were terrorists in this country they would be doing this stuff on a daily basis.
One problem with many self styled Anarchists is that their image of Anarchy is one of communal rule, not complete lawlessness. I consider myself a political anarchist in the current climate in the US. I oppose the formation of the Federal Government, and even the State governments. I believe that the local communities should be the primary arbiters of the laws and regulations in their area. A more specific description would be that I am a Strict Constitution Minimalist. The very MAXIMUM amount of federal government I would tolerate is that which is specifically stated by the constitution. The dissolution of the current federal system would be a huge victory for productive citizens in the USA.
I know it works via induction. The point is that it is an example of a working proof of concept for "wireless" electricity products and one potential method for distributing that electricity to your appliances.
Alternately, you FAIL at the internets as the substance to which I am referring is detailed here http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/wireless-power-pad/plastic-sheet-delivers-40-watts-of-power-to-nearby-gadgets-256701.php
Your Wiki article has no such example of the technology in action.
I swear I saw a proof of concept from a Korean company that was a desk where the surface was made out of some mat material they made. You plugged the desk/mat into the wall then it powered everything you dropped on it. They had a clock, a radio, and a couple of other little things. I would love for all of my peripherals to be charged/powered just by being in contact with my desk. That would be excellent.
Even the original article is essentially just an advertisement for OnTrak. WTF? Why is slashdot inserting ad content into the story sections now? Keep that shit in the banner ads.
That's because most of the science teachers are Education Majors, not Science Majors. Many of them have had only cursory lab experience and only have the vaguest idea that the Answers aren't just THERE you have to do the experiment to FIND the answer.
Since it's fun it must be recreation!
Anyone curious about the hurting people for fun can check my bloggage at kintanon.blogspot.com for more info. There will be a new post tonight.
How many people thought about this 12 years ago and have maintained separate online identities for Work and Recreation?
I did.
You have either a weird definition of the word Easily or you are incredibly frail and weak. Please begin taking calcium supplements if your bones are that brittle.
Yeah, there are some Kung-Fu and Ex Kung-Fu guys over at bullshido that are great fighters, but we also run into PLENTY of Kung Fu schools that turn out guys who still can't fight even after 25 years of training. Just keep an open mind about it and read up on some of the threads. I know the site layout is a little gimpy, but you'll get used to it. Also, the attitude is pretty rough and tumble, so you'll need a thick skin.