You must be a lot more careful when dialing than I am. I don't know how many times I misdialed one number in a phonenumber, and I've had numerous calls from others who have.
I think its much easier to remember and a name like "www.whitehouse.com" than a number.
Actually that would be the Fed's response to a/.er breaking into an insecure network. I haven't seen any responses like this and I don't expect to.
I think this is a good thing and maybe it will make manufacturers more aware that by offering key generation, they're weakening the protection they're providing.
I have read that these chips would transmit an ID number, and then that number would be read in and looked up in a database. People need to keep in mind that it would not store everything about you so that an passerby could simply access the data. They would also need access to the database.
Now cloning the ID on the chip, thats a different story...
I'm sure we'll see a sharp decline in the number of ingenious hacks out there as these developers spend their days holding shift and watching expose in slow motion.
If legislation like this is actually passed, will kids be sued for homemade costumes? If you send your son treak-or-treeting in a homemade Spiderman costume because you couldn't afford an officially endorsed one, will you be fined? Will every 5 year-old boy who dreams of flying and runs around his backyard be sued for copyright infringement?
Time for rash generalizations about Slashdot readers (no matter how true)
Why not post a constructive argument such as " I'm an NGage owner who can't live without my NGage, I take it everywhere I go and love every game on it"
I for one have never touched one. They're not appealing to me in any way. I have a cell phone which is much smaller and does its job. I also have a Gameboy SP which has a collection of some of my favorite snes games. I really doubt an interface update and new colors will sway me.
I definitely agree. With all the "auto-documentation" tools that have gained popularity, code is actually becoming documented more poorly. I remember a professor introducing our class to javadoc a few years back. I don't know how many people thought it was the answer to all their problems because it created html documents with all the classes and functions hyperlinked. A page that says "this class contains these functions" is not adequate documentation.
Hopefully once these fall into common usage they'll re-release the "classics" such as Dead or Alive Beach Volleyball. You know, games that could really benefit from this technology.
Ratings are put on a movie for a reason. Most of the time if a movie contains sex and violence, it either adds to the movie, or is the only redeeming value of the movie. Can you imagine a movie like Boogie Nights with the sex removed? How about The Matrix with no violence?
I can think of a lot of situations where this could be used for more evil than good. Imagine if terrorists dropped a crate of genetically altered poisionous cats? The little friendly kitten your girlfriend brings home might do more than set off your allergies!
I'm glad the positive aspects of gaming are finally getting some press. With all the crap the gaming community has had to take from events like Columbine, it's good to see that companies are realizing that games can be very educational and help, rather than hinde, the development of strong communities and teams. Soon , how well we're doing on The Sims Online will be a major factor in job interviews.
What kind of security features/ecryption would be implemented on this device? There have been enough flaws oncovered with WEP that this sounds like a bad idea to me. ANY computer with 802.11 access being able to connect to my portable hard drive? And how would I know since there isn't even a display?
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I think robotic sports competitions are a great idea. It helps younger generations get interested in technology, and definately spawns some creative innovations. I watched a special on TechTV recently... http://www.techtv.com/news/shownotes/story/0,24195,3425334,00.html
one thing that surprised me was the segment on Asimo. They commented that there are multiple engineers controlling Asimo while he is on stage. With all of the money and research Honda has put into this robot, why does it still require mutliple humans to control it?
Fatal Frame was probably the scariest game I've played. I was afraid to walk to my car from my friend's basement after playing it. The sound effects and eerie music were put together flawlessly. If i ever see a girl in a white kimono, you can bet you'll see me running the other way
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I dont know what a "frase" is, but I'm sure if you invented it you could probably copyright it.
I think its much easier to remember and a name like "www.whitehouse.com" than a number.
"Hey, was that pr0n site 555-4617 or 555-4618?"
I think this is a good thing and maybe it will make manufacturers more aware that by offering key generation, they're weakening the protection they're providing.
Change "would" to "could", it was one of the proposed ways of making it safer.
Now cloning the ID on the chip, thats a different story...
links to examples:
http://www.google.com/googlegulp/
http://homestarrunner.com/
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/41/icopulate.shtml
In other news, 95% of people in IT careers habitually read Slashdot.
As previously stated, neither are MAC or Mac emulators, but PowerPC emulators.
Just busting your nuts, or pears...or cherries.
I'm sure we'll see a sharp decline in the number of ingenious hacks out there as these developers spend their days holding shift and watching expose in slow motion.
Sorry for the typos. It's hard to type with my Marvel-copyright-infringing Wolverine claws.
If legislation like this is actually passed, will kids be sued for homemade costumes? If you send your son treak-or-treeting in a homemade Spiderman costume because you couldn't afford an officially endorsed one, will you be fined? Will every 5 year-old boy who dreams of flying and runs around his backyard be sued for copyright infringement?
http://www.starjones.com/
I'm sure just to spite France President Bush will make it mandatory for all programmers to post exploits.
Time for rash generalizations about Slashdot readers (no matter how true) Why not post a constructive argument such as " I'm an NGage owner who can't live without my NGage, I take it everywhere I go and love every game on it" I for one have never touched one. They're not appealing to me in any way. I have a cell phone which is much smaller and does its job. I also have a Gameboy SP which has a collection of some of my favorite snes games. I really doubt an interface update and new colors will sway me.
I definitely agree. With all the "auto-documentation" tools that have gained popularity, code is actually becoming documented more poorly. I remember a professor introducing our class to javadoc a few years back. I don't know how many people thought it was the answer to all their problems because it created html documents with all the classes and functions hyperlinked. A page that says "this class contains these functions" is not adequate documentation.
Hopefully once these fall into common usage they'll re-release the "classics" such as Dead or Alive Beach Volleyball. You know, games that could really benefit from this technology.
Ratings are put on a movie for a reason. Most of the time if a movie contains sex and violence, it either adds to the movie, or is the only redeeming value of the movie. Can you imagine a movie like Boogie Nights with the sex removed? How about The Matrix with no violence?
I can think of a lot of situations where this could be used for more evil than good. Imagine if terrorists dropped a crate of genetically altered poisionous cats? The little friendly kitten your girlfriend brings home might do more than set off your allergies!
sorry about the link Here it is.
Second post and already /.ed?
Anyone have a mirror?
I'm glad the positive aspects of gaming are finally getting some press. With all the crap the gaming community has had to take from events like Columbine, it's good to see that companies are realizing that games can be very educational and help, rather than hinde, the development of strong communities and teams. Soon , how well we're doing on The Sims Online will be a major factor in job interviews.
What kind of security features/ecryption would be implemented on this device? There have been enough flaws oncovered with WEP that this sounds like a bad idea to me. ANY computer with 802.11 access being able to connect to my portable hard drive? And how would I know since there isn't even a display?
I think robotic sports competitions are a great idea. It helps younger generations get interested in technology, and definately spawns some creative innovations. I watched a special on TechTV recently ... http://www.techtv.com/news/shownotes/story/0,24195 ,3425334,00.html
one thing that surprised me was the segment on Asimo. They commented that there are multiple engineers controlling Asimo while he is on stage. With all of the money and research Honda has put into this robot, why does it still require mutliple humans to control it?
Fatal Frame was probably the scariest game I've played. I was afraid to walk to my car from my friend's basement after playing it. The sound effects and eerie music were put together flawlessly. If i ever see a girl in a white kimono, you can bet you'll see me running the other way