One problem with this is that space research drives a lot of innovation that affects the mainstream market. I know that this round of layoffs does not mean an end to NASA, but it does take a bite out of the creative resources it had.
I don't think cutting funding for space-related research and development is a good thing.
The depths to which people will stoop to prevail over another are astounding.
Mr. Weiner is fortunate that he only got 12 years. And if the inmates on the inside find out that he was using kiddie porn as his means to an end, he is going to have a very, very long 12 years.
A lot of people have said it is unacceptable to phone home. However, I haven't seen too many explanations as to *why*. First, if it requires an internet connection to register, and you don't have a connection at the time, the software will fail to register and then you have the problem of software that will not function. Also, will it validate itself over and over or just the first time. And, what happens when the user inadvertently blocks communication through a software firewall? In that scenario, your software will be blamed for the problem even though the firewall is what prevents the communication.
Don't do nag screens. A lot of people despise nag screens and will not use software that implements them.
There's a lot of truth in the argument about pirating. There *will* be a lot of theft of your stuff, especially if the trial and "full-up" versions are the same. Think carefully before going this route. That said, if you do, consider using email registration, which ties a code to an address (but make sure you avoid anonymous addresses such as Yahoo, gmail and mailinator).
You *could* go with two distinct versions, but that also becomes a maintenance headache. Not an attractive choice, but it will give you the most control and will allow you to "fingerprint" every registered copy that goes out the door, especially if you have a unique identifier that can be traced to a specific user.
One of the first announcements at this year's three-day DARPATech conference is going to be hard to top: the first portable, self-contained surgical robot will be deployed in the next two years. Brett Giroir, director of the research agency's Defense Sciences Office also announced that the system, called Trauma Pod, has successfully "treated" a mannequin during a test, with no complications.
A mannequin is already dead. If the robot made some fatal minute error, wouldn't that be a lot more difficult to tell with a mannequin? Sure, better to practice and perfect on a dummy, but this comment FTA seems kinda strange.
I personally would love to see spammers burned at the stake in a public square. However, I have a feeling this legal action will become an event similar to the RIAA cracking down on file swappers - lots of noise, FUD, and making people who are only marginally involved suffer the most.
...and the US can't do a whole lot about patents infringed outside of its borders, either. If a foriegn goverment has nothing to gain by enforcing a US patent, it's highly unlikely that they'll even consider doing so.
They're still going to have to figure out how to deal with the clowns out there that spoof their headers, that aren't within their legal jurisdiction to prosecute. They can make all the laws against spam they want, when they have people from other continents logging in through their servers to send spam they will have a real legal sticky wicket on their hands.
On a more serious note, wouldn't it be more effective to mask one's own IP? This would require a proxy, though, and of course that would mean someone would eventually subpoena the proxy server for its logs. *sigh* Ain't no winnin' that game.
...to pack a pellet gun and a brown-bag lunch. After the balloon comes down (after crossing LAX's approach path, of course), the lawn chair used for the flight will be up for auction on eBay.
that it has no way to get data on or off of it except through a dedicated connection to Infinium Labs' own servers...
So when I get that nice "We had a problem, send email to Microsoft to report the error" dialog there's a good chance they won't receive it? How will they ever know what happened?;-)
If nothing else, I wouldn't mind seeing some kind of ruling against header spoofing and taking over others' server bandwidth. Spammers have been going to great lengths to keep themselves anonymous and to steal bandwidth.
There's a move afoot to have telemarketers reveal their identities on caller-ID systems, so why can't there be a similar restriction regarding email headers? And, regarding stolen bandwidth and server space...stealing is stealing and should be pursued as such. If they have their own servers for that purpose, well, I suppose that's their right to use them that way, even if it's inconvenient for the rest of us.
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One problem with this is that space research drives a lot of innovation that affects the mainstream market. I know that this round of layoffs does not mean an end to NASA, but it does take a bite out of the creative resources it had.
I don't think cutting funding for space-related research and development is a good thing.
The depths to which people will stoop to prevail over another are astounding.
Mr. Weiner is fortunate that he only got 12 years. And if the inmates on the inside find out that he was using kiddie porn as his means to an end, he is going to have a very, very long 12 years.
A lot of people have said it is unacceptable to phone home. However, I haven't seen too many explanations as to *why*. First, if it requires an internet connection to register, and you don't have a connection at the time, the software will fail to register and then you have the problem of software that will not function. Also, will it validate itself over and over or just the first time. And, what happens when the user inadvertently blocks communication through a software firewall? In that scenario, your software will be blamed for the problem even though the firewall is what prevents the communication.
Don't do nag screens. A lot of people despise nag screens and will not use software that implements them.
There's a lot of truth in the argument about pirating. There *will* be a lot of theft of your stuff, especially if the trial and "full-up" versions are the same. Think carefully before going this route. That said, if you do, consider using email registration, which ties a code to an address (but make sure you avoid anonymous addresses such as Yahoo, gmail and mailinator).
You *could* go with two distinct versions, but that also becomes a maintenance headache. Not an attractive choice, but it will give you the most control and will allow you to "fingerprint" every registered copy that goes out the door, especially if you have a unique identifier that can be traced to a specific user.
Good luck.
From the article:
One of the first announcements at this year's three-day DARPATech conference is going to be hard to top: the first portable, self-contained surgical robot will be deployed in the next two years. Brett Giroir, director of the research agency's Defense Sciences Office also announced that the system, called Trauma Pod, has successfully "treated" a mannequin during a test, with no complications.
A mannequin is already dead. If the robot made some fatal minute error, wouldn't that be a lot more difficult to tell with a mannequin? Sure, better to practice and perfect on a dummy, but this comment FTA seems kinda strange.
I personally would love to see spammers burned at the stake in a public square. However, I have a feeling this legal action will become an event similar to the RIAA cracking down on file swappers - lots of noise, FUD, and making people who are only marginally involved suffer the most.
...and the US can't do a whole lot about patents infringed outside of its borders, either. If a foriegn goverment has nothing to gain by enforcing a US patent, it's highly unlikely that they'll even consider doing so.
They're still going to have to figure out how to deal with the clowns out there that spoof their headers, that aren't within their legal jurisdiction to prosecute. They can make all the laws against spam they want, when they have people from other continents logging in through their servers to send spam they will have a real legal sticky wicket on their hands.
On a more serious note, wouldn't it be more effective to mask one's own IP? This would require a proxy, though, and of course that would mean someone would eventually subpoena the proxy server for its logs. *sigh* Ain't no winnin' that game.
...to pack a pellet gun and a brown-bag lunch. After the balloon comes down (after crossing LAX's approach path, of course), the lawn chair used for the flight will be up for auction on eBay.
that it has no way to get data on or off of it except through a dedicated connection to Infinium Labs' own servers...
So when I get that nice "We had a problem, send email to Microsoft to report the error" dialog there's a good chance they won't receive it? How will they ever know what happened? ;-)
If nothing else, I wouldn't mind seeing some kind of ruling against header spoofing and taking over others' server bandwidth. Spammers have been going to great lengths to keep themselves anonymous and to steal bandwidth.
There's a move afoot to have telemarketers reveal their identities on caller-ID systems, so why can't there be a similar restriction regarding email headers? And, regarding stolen bandwidth and server space...stealing is stealing and should be pursued as such. If they have their own servers for that purpose, well, I suppose that's their right to use them that way, even if it's inconvenient for the rest of us.