The court found that since Townsend should have known about the default setting, he effectively consented to the making of the recording...
Joe Schmoe should have known about recording devices I can buy to record my telephone conversations too. What the hell kind of a ruling is this, and how does it set a precedent for anything? It doesn't even start to mention the type of medium it applies to (phone, IM) or at what point the other party "should have known."
We need to see some more lawsuits before we can begin to understand how the laws will actually be inforced.
Every web application I create logs transactions, IP/datestamp, and chat transcripts (when applicable).
IANAL, but transcripts are different from identification data. Phone companies can log call information (i.e. phone number, date, time), but not the call itself. ISPs can log IPs, dates, times, maybe other info from the packet header. If they start logging the entire packet, issues arise.
but at least it's less harmful than the thousands out there for Windows.
Unfortunately, it sounds like one of those bitchy trojan horses that are pretty harmful.
1) You have no real way of preventing infection. It's 100% embedded in media files, and you can't detect. Short of not downloading anymore media, you can't avoid it.
2) It deletes files. It doesn't just load that nasty SMTP spam engine, it actually deletes shit. Not cool.
3) What the hell are you going to do about it? Buy some antivirus software for the one virus in existence? Or just hope you don't get infected?
I expect many Mac users to ask me what to do in the next week. What should I tell them? Buy antivirus software or get lucky? This sounds like one big headache. And I haven't figured out how to deal with it yet. Any suggestions?
P.S. The antivirus site is slashdotted. If you really want to see for yourself, go find the link. I'm not going to post it again for even more slashdotting.
One day an e-mail that says it's from me, will actually be from me. And once we get an authentication method that can be trusted as such, we'll all be able to vote through the Internet.
Also, the anti-slide feature puts a lot of stress on the transmission, and decreases its life.
Where did you read that? Most traction control systems either
1) Adjust the throttle position so the wheels don't spin more than 5mph (i.e. if the gas is on the floor and the drive wheels are on ice, they only spin slowly).
or 2) They brake individual wheels to gain traction. This isn't stressing the transmission any more than normal driving. The differential is simply distributing more torque to the other wheel. And there's no way to do this without traction control or a limited-slip/locking differential. So it's not always a bad thing.
I also want to see how driveable they are when the starter fails
Most hybrids use the internal combustion engine to run a generator, which charges the battery. All of the power to the wheels are coming from an electric motor. The generator is run backwards to function as the starter. So, to answer your question, if the starter fails, the batteries won't recharge and the car will die. Not driveable for very long, if at all.
it's no longer a "can't start but can drive if I push-start" problem, it's now "Can't go anymroe".
Most people resigned to this fact when the automatic transmission came out. Since 90% of people today have automatic transmissions, I don't really see this discouraging people from buying hybrid vehicles.
like how gracefully it can handle losing an alternator
No one needs to "own" a vehicle. They will all be safe too.
What about the trailer I need to tow?
What about the brush I need to haul around my backyard?
What if I like doing donuts when it's snowy?
What if I like burning rubber...because I can?
Most Americans want their own vehicle. And gas at $2/gal isn't going to stop them.
I agree. Hybrid cars aren't the final answer, but we can't reach the final destination without taking some steps in the right direction. Reminds me of spam and Sender Permitted From (or Sender Policy Framework).
Hybrid cars have enermous fuel economy. Many provide the same acceleration and top speed (almost) as current cars. Not a hot rod, but a "regular" car.
This becomes a problem for people that tow stuff. Even with the improved fuel economy, it's cheaper to drive your SUV every day of the year than buy 2 cars (one for towing, one for everyday driving).
Most people, however, will save money in the long run with these vehicles. I get the feeling that most people are waiting to see how durable they are before they buy one.
Doubtful. Many large airports have runways so big that 2 planes can land on the same runway in opposite directions at the same time.
If these planes existed, they could at least be used for flying between the international airports. Unfortunately, they don't exist yet. And I don't see them coming around anytime soon with the financial situation the airlines are currently in. Maybe they'll be subsidized more one of these days. Oh wait...who's going to vote to raise taxes??
Sure, this may be true. But most American students do not drive to classes and around town. Many walk, ride the bus, or ride a bike. In most college towns, parking is way too much of a pain in the ass to do it on a regular basis. Most students I know have a car to drive home or other places that are a good distance away. Not for your typical drive around town.
They have no more right to have them removed than a novelist has to have a uncomplimentary book review removed.
This wouldn't be the first time a large company sued someone under this circumstance. And how many times did the individual being sued settle out of court? More often than not.
No. The 911 data change must be different than all the other data changes. If he has to confirm every change, it's going to become an automatic "push enter twice" and isn't going to help anything.
Ordinary data should stay as it is, emergency phone data should come with a warning and/or confirmation by another person. In any case, it shouldn't be the same as ordinary data.
Congratulations to the people running the show over there. I'm really impressed they implemented plan B so quickly and got the system back up and running so fast. No one likes a page on Friday night...
As far as the software is concerned, I'm glad it's getting fixed. Sounds like your typical permissions problem to me. Some guy out in the field shouldn't be able to redirect the phone number for 911. Just like some e-mail attachment I run shouldn't be able to modify HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run.
Seriously, this is something that should be top priority in all kinds of software. Even if the person at the keyboard should be able to modify stuff, doesn't mean they want to. And by default, they should not have the ability to modify certain data.
Let's learn from this and crack down on insecure code. PLEASE!!
Well, if this person decided to publish the record on the web and do Google bombing to crank up the search on certain keywords, it would come worse than your gossipy old cow....
This is some guy overseas. No one knows who he is. Not even the hospital hiring him to do the work. That's not exactly what I would call credible.
He could post his data right now, but who is going to believe him? Not me.
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Joe Schmoe should have known about recording devices I can buy to record my telephone conversations too. What the hell kind of a ruling is this, and how does it set a precedent for anything? It doesn't even start to mention the type of medium it applies to (phone, IM) or at what point the other party "should have known."
We need to see some more lawsuits before we can begin to understand how the laws will actually be inforced.
How about a real tractor? Like an International.
Cool, huh?
What does the fact that many IRC clients generate logs have to do with whether or not it is legal? Many P2P clients download copyrighted music too...
I doubt IRC is any different from AIM. Both services have clients that support logging, but neither is legal if either party is in one of the 12.
IANAL, but transcripts are different from identification data. Phone companies can log call information (i.e. phone number, date, time), but not the call itself. ISPs can log IPs, dates, times, maybe other info from the packet header. If they start logging the entire packet, issues arise.
I'd imagine laws are also different for inter-state conversations, although the stricter law probably applies.
Unfortunately, it sounds like one of those bitchy trojan horses that are pretty harmful.
1) You have no real way of preventing infection. It's 100% embedded in media files, and you can't detect. Short of not downloading anymore media, you can't avoid it.
2) It deletes files. It doesn't just load that nasty SMTP spam engine, it actually deletes shit. Not cool.
3) What the hell are you going to do about it? Buy some antivirus software for the one virus in existence? Or just hope you don't get infected?
I expect many Mac users to ask me what to do in the next week. What should I tell them? Buy antivirus software or get lucky? This sounds like one big headache. And I haven't figured out how to deal with it yet. Any suggestions?
P.S. The antivirus site is slashdotted. If you really want to see for yourself, go find the link. I'm not going to post it again for even more slashdotting.
Maybe not in our lifetime, but someday...
I thought the opposite when I noticed the site hasn't been slashdotted yet. Clearly they're putting up some decent cash for that much bandwidth.
Nothing like making a developer's life hell by making them interface it like this.
If experts have looked at it and determined that it will break, or has a good chance of breaking, then fix it.
If you want more features out of it (i.e. faster), then fix it (or rebuild it from the bottom up).
Apparently neither of these is a big issue right now. When it is, it will get fixed. Until then, business as usual.
The game does a very good job of punishing you for shooting hostages...
Where did you read that? Most traction control systems either
1) Adjust the throttle position so the wheels don't spin more than 5mph (i.e. if the gas is on the floor and the drive wheels are on ice, they only spin slowly).
or 2) They brake individual wheels to gain traction. This isn't stressing the transmission any more than normal driving. The differential is simply distributing more torque to the other wheel. And there's no way to do this without traction control or a limited-slip/locking differential. So it's not always a bad thing.
That looks pretty cool. But does it even compare to this robot?
Every article I found about it on NASA ends with "For more information, visit http://einstein.stanford.edu/".
Most hybrids use the internal combustion engine to run a generator, which charges the battery. All of the power to the wheels are coming from an electric motor. The generator is run backwards to function as the starter. So, to answer your question, if the starter fails, the batteries won't recharge and the car will die. Not driveable for very long, if at all.
it's no longer a "can't start but can drive if I push-start" problem, it's now "Can't go anymroe".
Most people resigned to this fact when the automatic transmission came out. Since 90% of people today have automatic transmissions, I don't really see this discouraging people from buying hybrid vehicles.
like how gracefully it can handle losing an alternator
alternator = generator = starter
What about the trailer I need to tow?
What about the brush I need to haul around my backyard?
What if I like doing donuts when it's snowy?
What if I like burning rubber...because I can?
Most Americans want their own vehicle. And gas at $2/gal isn't going to stop them.
Not until you get hit by a driver who
1) is drunk
2) fell asleep at the wheel
3) is a moron
Hybrid cars have enermous fuel economy. Many provide the same acceleration and top speed (almost) as current cars. Not a hot rod, but a "regular" car.
This becomes a problem for people that tow stuff. Even with the improved fuel economy, it's cheaper to drive your SUV every day of the year than buy 2 cars (one for towing, one for everyday driving).
Most people, however, will save money in the long run with these vehicles. I get the feeling that most people are waiting to see how durable they are before they buy one.
If these planes existed, they could at least be used for flying between the international airports. Unfortunately, they don't exist yet. And I don't see them coming around anytime soon with the financial situation the airlines are currently in. Maybe they'll be subsidized more one of these days. Oh wait...who's going to vote to raise taxes??
Sure, this may be true. But most American students do not drive to classes and around town. Many walk, ride the bus, or ride a bike. In most college towns, parking is way too much of a pain in the ass to do it on a regular basis. Most students I know have a car to drive home or other places that are a good distance away. Not for your typical drive around town.
This wouldn't be the first time a large company sued someone under this circumstance. And how many times did the individual being sued settle out of court? More often than not.
Ordinary data should stay as it is, emergency phone data should come with a warning and/or confirmation by another person. In any case, it shouldn't be the same as ordinary data.
As far as the software is concerned, I'm glad it's getting fixed. Sounds like your typical permissions problem to me. Some guy out in the field shouldn't be able to redirect the phone number for 911. Just like some e-mail attachment I run shouldn't be able to modify HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run.
Seriously, this is something that should be top priority in all kinds of software. Even if the person at the keyboard should be able to modify stuff, doesn't mean they want to. And by default, they should not have the ability to modify certain data.
Let's learn from this and crack down on insecure code. PLEASE!!
This is some guy overseas. No one knows who he is. Not even the hospital hiring him to do the work. That's not exactly what I would call credible.
He could post his data right now, but who is going to believe him? Not me.