"The idea that Bill Gates has appeared like a knight in shining armour to lead all customers out of a mire of technological chaos neatly ignores the fact that it was he who, by peddling second-rate technology, led them into it in the first place." (Douglas Adams)
These scripts have been around since before the dot com boom. Someone got the bright idea to create web browsers that would stream ads to targeted users, and pay the users to use the browsers. It didn't take long for a slew of scripts to appear on usenet to fake web browsing.
My guess is that all those attentive geeks out there recognized this as an old ThinkGeek hoax (April Fools) and went to check before running their mouths off about the/. editors being clueless again.
BTW: I did read the article and yes, I do realise that he was inspired by that hoax.
Really? You know communication is quite similar to communism, it's just the ending which was exchanged. So how can something which is that similar to communism be good?
Ask the communism hating men and women in the red states at their next communion.
I used to do this... But now one of our systems keeps track of the last 10 passwords you've used, requires that the password be changed every 3 months, AND does NOT allow you to change the password more than once in a three day period.
Failures in RAID controllers are thankfully rare, but they do happen and they're a real pain to recover from. Software RAID is more susceptible to problems, but the data can usually be recovered quite easily by moving the drives to another (working) machine, or by re-installing the OS on a separate drive (not part of the SW RAID array). As with most things, it's a trade-off.
While with good hardware RAID will run with the bad drive and automaticlly change without the OS going Poof
True, but if your hardware RAID controller goes poof, you could be SOL. The RAID signatures are rarely compatible across different brands of controllers and often not compatible across models of the same brand. I don't know if firmware revisions would affect recoverablility but it not impossible.
The point is that either way, there is a single point of failure that will involve a lot of work to recover from.
So just because you own a DVD player that was hacked, you won't be able to play future DVDs? That's a load of crap.
I'm not sure if you're trolling for people who haven't read the article or posted before you finished reading it yourself, but the paragraph you quoted was arguing against revocation. It's quite clear from the next two paragraphs and the first requirement listed.
From TFA:
Revocation is completely ineffective, however, if pirates develop tools or instructions for hacking a popular player model. This is the most common kind of security failure in consumer devices, because attackers who have figured out how to compromise one device can repeat the same technique against others with the same design. While some revocation technologies could shut off all players in an entire model line, the harm caused to legitimate consumers makes this unacceptable.
SPDC and Format Security
Formats with Self-Protecting Digital Content(TM) solve this problem by enabling discs to carry their own security software that runs in a tiny security interpreter (VM) in each player. This software can identify and correct security problems in the player, re-establishing secure playback without revoking legitimate users' players. This capability is called system renewability or true renewability.
Requirement #1: High-definition disc formats must support renewable security logic.
Out of curiosity, aren't all those channels offered through regular cable in your area? Here, Rogers cable include all of those in their MeTV pack for $38.99
btw: I assume you're subscribed to a digital package since you talked of having 200 channels and the duplication of the first 100 into the 600 range
To say that iTunes works on Windows might be a bit of a stretch. It's the only software I've delt with in the past year that can manage to blue-screen XP SP2. It's also quite a bloated p.o.s. at ~35MB, complete with Quicktime for some god forsaken reason.
If anything, the iPod has turned me off Apple software.
Third party apps for the iPod / Windows work well though;)
No it won't.
The FAQ on their site sums it up nicely:
Is QAM supported?
No, We currently do not have QAM support.
Will the HD-2000 card work with cable TV?
No, The card is only for terrestrial broadcasts. Cable and Satellite reception are not supported.
Also, as hkrsld posted elsewhere in this discussion the only cable ready HDTV card out there is the FusionHDTV3 by DVICO. Unfortunately it doesn't support encrypted channels.
I HATE the Jaba scene in Star Wars. It was the WORST change in all the movies
I would contend that the "Singer" bouncing around the cantina was the worst scene change. Aside from being incredibly annoying it destroyed the mood. The new Jabba scene is a close second though.
Also, am I the only person who still calls it Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi? "A New Hope" just doesn't work for me.
You're certainly not the only one. It took me a while to figure out what this ANH acronymn eveyone is throwing around was.
I can't speak for US law but in Canada we have a similar situation with radar detectors. They are legal to buy, own, and sell, but illegal to use. Now I know they're legal in at least some states but I don't know of any legitimate use for them.
Near as I can tell, they are used solely by drivers who wish to know if they'll get caught while they are speeding. I.E. they allow speeders to break the law (speed limit) without fear of legal repercussions.
This traffic light device has the additional benefit of making an intended action legal. If you plan on driving through an intersection at time t and at time t the light would be red if left untampered with, then the device allows you to change the light to green, thereby making it legal for you to drive through.
Subtle distinctions are after all what lawyers are paid well to exploit.
Our desktops and internal servers get service packs only and then only after they have been thoroughly tested by our certification group. This means we get SP1 installed at about the same time that SP2 is released.
I have to assume that our web facing servers get better treatment but I have no direct experience with them.
Miraculously, the network seems to stay up most of the time.
Hey, if he's up all night reading/. he may yet beat the feds and run to Canada
So long as you're not asking for the death penalty Canada will be more than happy to extradite. Assuming of course that we have the time, money or inclination to catch him.
Don't forget the 'new' ones (partial list)
No. 233-Restrain hostile feelings
No. 234-Promote positive attitude
No. 235-Suppress aggressiveness
No. 236-Promote pro-social values
No. 238-Avoid destructive behavior
No. 239-Be accessible
No. 240-Participate in group activities
No. 241-Avoid interpersonal conflicts
No. 242-Avoid premature value judgments
No. 243-Pool opinions before expressing yourself
No. 244-Discourage feelings of negativity and hostility
No. 245-If you haven't got anything nice to say don't talk
No. 246-Don't rush traffic lights
No. 247-Don't run through puddles and splash pedestrians or other cars
No. 248-Don't say that you are always prompt when you are not
No. 249-Don't be oversensitive to the hostility and negativity of others
No. 250-Don't walk across a ballroom floor swinging your arms
No. 246-Don't rush traffic lights
No. 254-Encourage awareness
No. 256-Discourage harsh language
No. 258-Commend sincere efforts
No. 261-Talk things out
No. 262-Avoid Orion meetings
No. 266-Smile
No. 267-Keep an open mind
No. 268-Encourage participation
No. 273-Avoid stereotyping
No. 278-Seek non-violent solutions
The discussion forums have mostly degenerated into a forum for the a$$holes of the world.
alt.binaries.* is almost entirely being used to distribute copyrighted works.
Most of the big eight (comp.*, humanities.*, misc.*, news.*, rec.*, sci.*, soc.*, and talk.*) are still viable for reasoned discussion, with far less intrusion from spam (Single Post Across Many - now known as cross-posting in usenet)
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"The idea that Bill Gates has appeared like a knight in shining armour to lead all customers out of a mire of technological chaos neatly ignores the fact that it was he who, by peddling second-rate technology, led them into it in the first place." (Douglas Adams)
:-)
Now all he needs is the shining armour
Don't forget; you'll have to distribute the 'program that installs a trojan' in a RAR file to get it past the firewalls.
No they wouldn't. Linux people don't want to pay US$400 to use MS Office.
If Linux people are not paying for MS Office, then is it not reasonable that Microsoft would restrict them from downloading patches for it?
These scripts have been around since before the dot com boom. Someone got the bright idea to create web browsers that would stream ads to targeted users, and pay the users to use the browsers. It didn't take long for a slew of scripts to appear on usenet to fake web browsing.
For those who are interested, here are links to the full results for the study and the Executive Summary and Key Findings
My guess is that all those attentive geeks out there recognized this as an old ThinkGeek hoax (April Fools) and went to check before running their mouths off about the /. editors being clueless again.
BTW: I did read the article and yes, I do realise that he was inspired by that hoax.
Really? You know communication is quite similar to communism, it's just the ending which was exchanged. So how can something which is that similar to communism be good?
Ask the communism hating men and women in the red states at their next communion.
I used to do this... But now one of our systems keeps track of the last 10 passwords you've used, requires that the password be changed every 3 months, AND does NOT allow you to change the password more than once in a three day period.
Failures in RAID controllers are thankfully rare, but they do happen and they're a real pain to recover from. Software RAID is more susceptible to problems, but the data can usually be recovered quite easily by moving the drives to another (working) machine, or by re-installing the OS on a separate drive (not part of the SW RAID array). As with most things, it's a trade-off.
While with good hardware RAID will run with the bad drive and automaticlly change without the OS going Poof
True, but if your hardware RAID controller goes poof, you could be SOL. The RAID signatures are rarely compatible across different brands of controllers and often not compatible across models of the same brand. I don't know if firmware revisions would affect recoverablility but it not impossible.
The point is that either way, there is a single point of failure that will involve a lot of work to recover from.
So just because you own a DVD player that was hacked, you won't be able to play future DVDs? That's a load of crap.
I'm not sure if you're trolling for people who haven't read the article or posted before you finished reading it yourself, but the paragraph you quoted was arguing against revocation. It's quite clear from the next two paragraphs and the first requirement listed.
From TFA: Revocation is completely ineffective, however, if pirates develop tools or instructions for hacking a popular player model. This is the most common kind of security failure in consumer devices, because attackers who have figured out how to compromise one device can repeat the same technique against others with the same design. While some revocation technologies could shut off all players in an entire model line, the harm caused to legitimate consumers makes this unacceptable.
SPDC and Format Security Formats with Self-Protecting Digital Content(TM) solve this problem by enabling discs to carry their own security software that runs in a tiny security interpreter (VM) in each player. This software can identify and correct security problems in the player, re-establishing secure playback without revoking legitimate users' players. This capability is called system renewability or true renewability.
Requirement #1: High-definition disc formats must support renewable security logic.
Out of curiosity, aren't all those channels offered through regular cable in your area? Here, Rogers cable include all of those in their MeTV pack for $38.99
btw: I assume you're subscribed to a digital package since you talked of having 200 channels and the duplication of the first 100 into the 600 range
To say that iTunes works on Windows might be a bit of a stretch. It's the only software I've delt with in the past year that can manage to blue-screen XP SP2. It's also quite a bloated p.o.s. at ~35MB, complete with Quicktime for some god forsaken reason.
;)
If anything, the iPod has turned me off Apple software.
Third party apps for the iPod / Windows work well though
No it won't.
The FAQ on their site sums it up nicely:
Is QAM supported?
No, We currently do not have QAM support.
Will the HD-2000 card work with cable TV?
No, The card is only for terrestrial broadcasts.
Cable and Satellite reception are not supported.
Also, as hkrsld posted elsewhere in this discussion the only cable ready HDTV card out there is the FusionHDTV3 by DVICO. Unfortunately it doesn't support encrypted channels.
I HATE the Jaba scene in Star Wars. It was the WORST change in all the movies
I would contend that the "Singer" bouncing around the cantina was the worst scene change. Aside from being incredibly annoying it destroyed the mood. The new Jabba scene is a close second though.
Also, am I the only person who still calls it Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi? "A New Hope" just doesn't work for me.
You're certainly not the only one. It took me a while to figure out what this ANH acronymn eveyone is throwing around was.
I believe the ruling can be found here
Only the true cost of christmas index included the repetitions. The $41.20 price tag is for eight maids, one time.
I can't speak for US law but in Canada we have a similar situation with radar detectors. They are legal to buy, own, and sell, but illegal to use. Now I know they're legal in at least some states but I don't know of any legitimate use for them.
Near as I can tell, they are used solely by drivers who wish to know if they'll get caught while they are speeding. I.E. they allow speeders to break the law (speed limit) without fear of legal repercussions.
This traffic light device has the additional benefit of making an intended action legal. If you plan on driving through an intersection at time t and at time t the light would be red if left untampered with, then the device allows you to change the light to green, thereby making it legal for you to drive through.
Subtle distinctions are after all what lawyers are paid well to exploit.
Our desktops and internal servers get service packs only and then only after they have been thoroughly tested by our certification group. This means we get SP1 installed at about the same time that SP2 is released.
I have to assume that our web facing servers get better treatment but I have no direct experience with them.
Miraculously, the network seems to stay up most of the time.
Hey, if he's up all night reading /. he may yet beat the feds and run to Canada
So long as you're not asking for the death penalty Canada will be more than happy to extradite. Assuming of course that we have the time, money or inclination to catch him.
how long 'till we get diamond heat sinks to go with the new dispersed carbon black paste for the ultimate in cooling?
Don't forget the 'new' ones (partial list)
No. 233-Restrain hostile feelings
No. 234-Promote positive attitude
No. 235-Suppress aggressiveness
No. 236-Promote pro-social values
No. 238-Avoid destructive behavior
No. 239-Be accessible
No. 240-Participate in group activities
No. 241-Avoid interpersonal conflicts
No. 242-Avoid premature value judgments
No. 243-Pool opinions before expressing yourself
No. 244-Discourage feelings of negativity and hostility
No. 245-If you haven't got anything nice to say don't talk
No. 246-Don't rush traffic lights
No. 247-Don't run through puddles and splash pedestrians or other cars
No. 248-Don't say that you are always prompt when you are not
No. 249-Don't be oversensitive to the hostility and negativity of others
No. 250-Don't walk across a ballroom floor swinging your arms
No. 246-Don't rush traffic lights
No. 254-Encourage awareness
No. 256-Discourage harsh language
No. 258-Commend sincere efforts
No. 261-Talk things out
No. 262-Avoid Orion meetings
No. 266-Smile
No. 267-Keep an open mind
No. 268-Encourage participation
No. 273-Avoid stereotyping
No. 278-Seek non-violent solutions
I'm not sure about FIA, but some race sanctioning bodies prohibit the use of Carbon Fibre for anything that "licks the aristream".
Not USB... firewire. Wouldn't want to someone else's standard ;)
The discussion forums have mostly degenerated into a forum for the a$$holes of the world.
alt.binaries.* is almost entirely being used to distribute copyrighted works.
Most of the big eight (comp.*, humanities.*, misc.*, news.*, rec.*, sci.*, soc.*, and talk.*) are still viable for reasoned discussion, with far less intrusion from spam (Single Post Across Many - now known as cross-posting in usenet)