If you want decent access to the Internet, you have to buy a corporate connection from these people... Bell's cheapest runs about $80/month, Rogers is the same, and Storm is $195/month. Just for the privilege of actually having a connection to the 'net which you can use for more than surfing and e-mail. This wasn't possible in January when I tried it.
As an Ottawa resident, I got tired of the reliability problems and poor customer service at my DSL reseller, so I thought I'd go with a business line from Rogers, and damn the cost. Problem is, they say they cannot sell a business line to a residential address. I pleaded with them and talked to two different sales reps, and neither of them seemed to really know the reason, but they both told me it was impossible.
Passphrases may be predictable for regular encrypted documents, but if you had evidence implicating you in a [murder | bombing | evil act of the week] on your machine, I bet you'd have a very strong passphrase.
I bought a Dell Latitude a few years back, slightly used, but with many assurances by the salesman that "It still has 1 year Dell corporate support on it, they provide quick replacement if anything goes wrong, etc...".
A few months later, the LCD died and I gave Dell support (Canada) a call. After 30 minutes on hold, I gave the support person my service tag number and heard some typing; he said he couldn't find it but would transfer me to a US-based office. After more waiting, I gave them the service tag number and the tech asked: "Which company did you say you were calling from?"... I explained my situation (used laptop, but still on warranty), and he basically told me they didn't recognize me as the owner of the warranty unless I got a warranty transfer from the original owner... whose name or contact information they wouldn't (or couldn't?) disclose. The laptop was still on warranty, but there was no way they were servicing it for anyone else than the original purchaser - I was on my own.
You likely have that point of view because you grew up in a world *without* RFID. If the practice is standard from the time you're 3 years old, you won't get upset with your parents - to you it'll just be normal... scary.
You're right about that, but in this particular case it's worth mentioning that in Canada we're actually *allowed* to copy CDs (and other media) for personal use. I can borrow a CD from wherever and make a perfect copy of it for my own use, then give the original back. AFAIK, the same holds when you rent a movie, but don't hold me to it:-)
This page explains what is allowed / disallowed with regards to copying music.
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What I want to know is this - if the Van Eck equipment embedded in the prison desk could faithfully capture every signal level change driving the LCD screen, WHY OH WHY would it not also log the switching on and off of the keyboard LEDs? Surely all the sessions were recorded, not just reviewed in realtime?
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I hope you've tried yakuake on KDE 3.5.
Henry Petroski's classic To Engineer Is Human : The Role of Failure in Successful Design shows its age a bit, but it's a great read on structural engineering, factors of safety, and failure to learn from the mistakes of the past. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0679734163/sr=1-1 /qid=1139177043/ref=pd_bbs_1/002-3727742-0917603?_ encoding=UTF8
Passphrases may be predictable for regular encrypted documents, but if you had evidence implicating you in a [murder | bombing | evil act of the week] on your machine, I bet you'd have a very strong passphrase.
But files are shared between applications - how does this handle dependencies?
Fault actually lies with the British, who deported the Acadians from eastern Canada, forcing them to settle further south (Louisiana).
I'm sure Verisign is working on it.
Videotron. I average 18 GB a month (out of 20 permitted). They suck so bad.
I bought a Dell Latitude a few years back, slightly used, but with many assurances by the salesman that "It still has 1 year Dell corporate support on it, they provide quick replacement if anything goes wrong, etc...".
A few months later, the LCD died and I gave Dell support (Canada) a call. After 30 minutes on hold, I gave the support person my service tag number and heard some typing; he said he couldn't find it but would transfer me to a US-based office. After more waiting, I gave them the service tag number and the tech asked: "Which company did you say you were calling from?"... I explained my situation (used laptop, but still on warranty), and he basically told me they didn't recognize me as the owner of the warranty unless I got a warranty transfer from the original owner... whose name or contact information they wouldn't (or couldn't?) disclose. The laptop was still on warranty, but there was no way they were servicing it for anyone else than the original purchaser - I was on my own.
You likely have that point of view because you grew up in a world *without* RFID. If the practice is standard from the time you're 3 years old, you won't get upset with your parents - to you it'll just be normal... scary.
You're right about that, but in this particular case it's worth mentioning that in Canada we're actually *allowed* to copy CDs (and other media) for personal use. I can borrow a CD from wherever and make a perfect copy of it for my own use, then give the original back. AFAIK, the same holds when you rent a movie, but don't hold me to it :-)
This page explains what is allowed / disallowed with regards to copying music.
What I want to know is this - if the Van Eck equipment embedded in the prison desk could faithfully capture every signal level change driving the LCD screen, WHY OH WHY would it not also log the switching on and off of the keyboard LEDs? Surely all the sessions were recorded, not just reviewed in realtime?