Whoever modded you and parent insightful has not read the summary, where the asker says "prefer to use free software where possible".
+10 modders, so careless, much summary unread, wow.
Man, if there ever was proof that/. has no anti MS bias (hate caused by actual negative experiences is not bias, it is wisdom) but is instead peppered with pro MS shills, there we have it.
True and sensible. However when you rescue, the second thing to do is making sure others and yourself do not end up in the same situation as the guy in distress.
The first thing to do is try to altert proper people about the situation. Although I suspect that nowadays the first actual thing to happen involves a cellphone camera.
Another data point is that the investigation should not rely on the GF alone, to determine if it's a case of drug addiction. Sampling hair is not very difficult in many cases. Else I have for you a bulletproof way to kill your BF: poison him and declare he was doing drugs.
Another data point is collectible: what would cost pacemaker producers to fix the trouble once an exploit is possible and relatives of patients who die (no need for attack, they can die of malfunctions, of simply worrying about it) start to sue.
Another data point is in the making: whether his death will make the "hacking pacemakers" presentation impossible or too generic to be useful.
As the other poster said, you also have to wonder why experimenting with heavy dosage of drugs is a good idea when you have a presentation that will make you world famous is just a few days away.
> This is not news for anyone, certainly not "nerds" Well, some nerds may want to map the Kanyecoin vs. Dogecoin value to see in real time who sucks more.
Dude, we are in the hypertext era, even if TFsubmitter does not bother embedding links all you need is select, right click, "search google for", and voila`, you supplied the NSA with another data point. Ain't progress beautiful.
It is the same society, or should I say global system of power, which features: - pollution for a theoretically and practically impossible continuous growth model; - introduction of new substances with incomplete testing; - laws against honest labelling...
er... when I said GNU Linux I mean your usual desktop distro. As opposed to Android which is afaik always tied to Linux (so doesn't need the/Linux specifier).
Windows, non-free, so things can be made obsolete. Not so with GNU/Linux (hehe NOW we need to put the GNU part on) or BSDs. Android is free, but to use it as such you must work a lot, sideload apps, root the device, get really free stuff, develop avoiding the non free IDE. It's easier to install GNU/Linux than be free with android.
Why would they care? because hardware running GNU/Linux or BSDs will perform well until breaking down. An old dual processor 3 ghz board with is going to kick ass for quite some more time... desktops and laptops haven't progressed much, which explains the bad market more than windows 8.
Logic is derived from observation of this world. It doesn't hold outside of it. Let's return to Plato's cave for a moment. I show a cylinder, it gets rendered as a rectangle first, then i rotate and it's rendered as a circle. If your universe is limited to the projection, and can't conceive 3d, you will say that whatever it was, it has morphed. I will say it hasn't. You will say that the law of non-contradiction states that a thing is either a square or a non square, either a circle or a non circle. Guess what, you are correct from your point of view, yet your POV is useless for me. Either you trust me or not. This has been correctly understood by the makers of some religions (if they were made up, if they aren't then we are not really having something to debate) 2000 years ago, yet can't enter the skull of "intelligent" people today?
I don't care about what beliefs one has, one can be atheist. What I care about is that atheists realize they are the most inconsistent of the whole bunch every time they assume a randomly chosen logic system is able to determine anything about the hypothetical divine plane.
> On the other hand, they didn't design and test it for that purpose
Bro, when they didn't design and test hardware for running linux, linux ran better. Powerbook Titanium II, converted to linux in 2003. 3d and wireless and gigabit ethernet and firewire working out of the box with free drivers. Only thing that did not work was the wintel modem and I did not try very hard. Tell me which current laptop in either apple or MS land does that.
Hardware producers do not like linux just like apple and ms, because it makes planned obsolescence impossible.
Well, I recall rumors about the involvement of ex eastern Germany spymaster Markus Wolf with the DHS. OTOH since all secret agencies are de facto above the law, I suspect they are resilient to ideologies as well. Those who are powerful enough to define "national interest" rule their nation services, that's all.
You have a strange definition of freedom. A laptop with free hardware and free software let me do whatever with it, including signing up for pseudo-voluntary profiling in exchange for a meager chunk of ad ridden web service.
GNU licensed stuff poses additional restriction but those are aimed at the respect of others' freedom, in the same way that "do what you wish" makes a less free society than "do what you wish as long as it lets other do what they wish", no matter the smaller number of restrictions imposed.
In fact if the led should tell you when the camera is powered on, manufacturers would opt for electrical solutions instead of getting a dedicated circuit, and relative hardware control. All of which is more expensive so makes no sense in a mass produced item.
When I bought the acer aspire 5200 almost 10 years ago, I saw that early linux cam drivers did not turn the led on. WOW I thought, recalling the very good capability of the mic to get distant sounds, perfect spying device.
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Of course let's be propositive too. I'd try orgmode.org and scour web for solutions to syncing scenarios.
Whoever modded you and parent insightful has not read the summary, where the asker says "prefer to use free software where possible".
+10 modders, so careless, much summary unread, wow.
Man, if there ever was proof that /. has no anti MS bias (hate caused by actual negative experiences is not bias, it is wisdom) but is instead peppered with pro MS shills, there we have it.
True and sensible. However when you rescue, the second thing to do is making sure others and yourself do not end up in the same situation as the guy in distress.
The first thing to do is try to altert proper people about the situation. Although I suspect that nowadays the first actual thing to happen involves a cellphone camera.
Another data point is that the investigation should not rely on the GF alone, to determine if it's a case of drug addiction. Sampling hair is not very difficult in many cases. Else I have for you a bulletproof way to kill your BF: poison him and declare he was doing drugs.
Another data point is collectible: what would cost pacemaker producers to fix the trouble once an exploit is possible and relatives of patients who die (no need for attack, they can die of malfunctions, of simply worrying about it) start to sue.
Another data point is in the making: whether his death will make the "hacking pacemakers" presentation impossible or too generic to be useful.
As the other poster said, you also have to wonder why experimenting with heavy dosage of drugs is a good idea when you have a presentation that will make you world famous is just a few days away.
> What sort of pregnancies and stressful events are deceased people having?
A guy called Dante described quite a lot of stressful events. It depends on where you end up, basically. Paradise good, Hell bad, Limbo rock.
> This is not news for anyone, certainly not "nerds"
Well, some nerds may want to map the Kanyecoin vs. Dogecoin value to see in real time who sucks more.
Dude, we are in the hypertext era, even if TFsubmitter does not bother embedding links all you need is select, right click, "search google for", and voila`, you supplied the NSA with another data point. Ain't progress beautiful.
>First, nobody has the mobile bandwidth for a 24/7 stream. Nor the storage space. Nor the battery.
nobody can carry 24h worth of ammo either, so we should all be able to carry machine guns.
Who takes apart their wastebasket, then? :D
> Then why are they called POLAR bears if they're not at the South Pole?
ask the cartesian bears.
It is the same society, or should I say global system of power, which features:
- pollution for a theoretically and practically impossible continuous growth model;
- introduction of new substances with incomplete testing;
- laws against honest labelling...
Websites "publish" when they broadcast html. Ownership of copyright means you should be able to stop publishing new html, which is what this guy asks.
> I dare suggest that sometimes even the experts need to RTFA.
NEVER!
(or at least, not after you cited the relevant part of the article in your very own comment :) )
er... when I said GNU Linux I mean your usual desktop distro. As opposed to Android which is afaik always tied to Linux (so doesn't need the /Linux specifier).
Windows, non-free, so things can be made obsolete. Not so with GNU/Linux (hehe NOW we need to put the GNU part on) or BSDs.
Android is free, but to use it as such you must work a lot, sideload apps, root the device, get really free stuff, develop avoiding the non free IDE. It's easier to install GNU/Linux than be free with android.
Why would they care? because hardware running GNU/Linux or BSDs will perform well until breaking down. An old dual processor 3 ghz board with is going to kick ass for quite some more time... desktops and laptops haven't progressed much, which explains the bad market more than windows 8.
Logic is derived from observation of this world. It doesn't hold outside of it. Let's return to Plato's cave for a moment. I show a cylinder, it gets rendered as a rectangle first, then i rotate and it's rendered as a circle. If your universe is limited to the projection, and can't conceive 3d, you will say that whatever it was, it has morphed. I will say it hasn't. You will say that the law of non-contradiction states that a thing is either a square or a non square, either a circle or a non circle. Guess what, you are correct from your point of view, yet your POV is useless for me. Either you trust me or not. This has been correctly understood by the makers of some religions (if they were made up, if they aren't then we are not really having something to debate) 2000 years ago, yet can't enter the skull of "intelligent" people today?
I don't care about what beliefs one has, one can be atheist. What I care about is that atheists realize they are the most inconsistent of the whole bunch every time they assume a randomly chosen logic system is able to determine anything about the hypothetical divine plane.
Dunno, I kinda dig EARLY doge coins, like these:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coinage_of_the_Republic_of_Venice
> On the other hand, they didn't design and test it for that purpose
Bro, when they didn't design and test hardware for running linux, linux ran better.
Powerbook Titanium II, converted to linux in 2003. 3d and wireless and gigabit ethernet and firewire working out of the box with free drivers. Only thing that did not work was the wintel modem and I did not try very hard. Tell me which current laptop in either apple or MS land does that.
Hardware producers do not like linux just like apple and ms, because it makes planned obsolescence impossible.
You can print it until the legs and half a brain are done, then wife will attempt to escape and seek divorce. :)
Or maybe I misunderstood the question
Well, I recall rumors about the involvement of ex eastern Germany spymaster Markus Wolf with the DHS. OTOH since all secret agencies are de facto above the law, I suspect they are resilient to ideologies as well. Those who are powerful enough to define "national interest" rule their nation services, that's all.
you forgot Polan... ahem, the axis of evil. The related article cites coincidence as a possible interpretation, which seems a "Galileo" moment to me.
even in real robberies there is no need to shoot every time, I guess... danger number one is mishandling IMHO.
Anyway, right to print arms FTW (for the wealthy)
You have a strange definition of freedom.
A laptop with free hardware and free software let me do whatever with it, including signing up for pseudo-voluntary profiling in exchange for a meager chunk of ad ridden web service.
GNU licensed stuff poses additional restriction but those are aimed at the respect of others' freedom, in the same way that "do what you wish" makes a less free society than "do what you wish as long as it lets other do what they wish", no matter the smaller number of restrictions imposed.
In fact if the led should tell you when the camera is powered on, manufacturers would opt for electrical solutions instead of getting a dedicated circuit, and relative hardware control. All of which is more expensive so makes no sense in a mass produced item.
When I bought the acer aspire 5200 almost 10 years ago, I saw that early linux cam drivers did not turn the led on. WOW I thought, recalling the very good capability of the mic to get distant sounds, perfect spying device.
Working.
For THEM.