I could use this in so many situations. I can't name the amount of times I've said something I shouldn't have.
Nevermind combining this with a microphone or whatever, combine it with an electric pulse attached to my ass so it can stop me from saying stuff that ends up getting me into trouble!
I am totally against this technology. Totally 100% vehemently abhorrent of it. If every 3d image requires 24 2d shots to create, this is going to make my porn image collection only one twenty-fourth of the size!
And now porn is going to take 24 times as long to deliver! For every 1 shot they want to get to the end user, the photographer has to do 24 times the work. Every second spent in the studio is a second that porn hasn't spent on my hard drive!
BOYCOTT I SAY! BOYCOTT!
I wouldn't say so much at an airport, especially considering how much surveillance you are constantly under after 9/11. A chance security camera shot could turn into a screenshot of you uploading a virus.
However you do raise a valid point, and the thousands of unsecured WAP's (wireless access points) around your suburb, or any suburb could easily turn into a three or four computer virii launchpad.
When CodeRed and CodeRed 2 came out, didn't someone design a Code Blue worm which infected CodeRed{2} boxens and patched them?
Can't someone do the same here?
The way I see it (just an opinion here), this is happening just because people let it.
Right now to be a functional member of some societies (namely the U.S) you need to give up your personal information to various people/companies. If you don't, thats your choice, but you can't do certain things (renting cars, getting a loan, etc).
These companies weren't originally allowed to do this, but people let them as time passed. In places like Germany, privacy invasion is a much harder scheme to run with. People fight it tooth and nail. Both right and left wing parties in the government are avowedly "pro-privacy".
Now this is a sad picture to portray, that people in America have to give up their basic right to privacy to be a part of society.
I don't think its irreversible, and it may be a lot of work, but maybe its time for U.S citizens (not to mention any other privacy beleaguered citizens) to take their privacy back, chunk by chunk?
This is getting fairly rediculous. Slashdot is turning into web based version tracking software.
I understand how major releases of software is what is termed "news for nerds", but do we need to submit every single update to every single piece of software that is of slight interest? Can I remind everyone this isn't even a release, but a Release Candidate?
What significance does this have? People wanting bugfixes will absorp them via ports/pkg_add anyway, regardless of these useless posts.
In other news, the U.S Patent Office discontinued use of their Patent Archiving backup system when they discovered that slashdot was covering the release of all patents as "news".
When I first read this article, I thought to myself "What use is FreeDOS to a current business user? Is this a flashback to 10 years ago, when DOS was still useful?"
Then it occured to me that obviously Dell is still just as scared of Microsoft as it was two years ago when they attempted to ship Linux. Microsoft doesn't care if Dell ships with an OS that isn't a threat really. They just don't want Linux in the mainstream.
I think there is a thin line you cross between invading privacy and simple concern for your customers. As far as I can tell in this case, the supermarkets are merely looking out for their customers health. It is cheaper for them to only the mention the recall information at the store than sending letters out to hundreds of customers.
I don't really see this as crossing that line.
I was tempted to make some crass remarks about having too much time on one's hands, but frankly, the whole thing looks just awesome.
Having not read the article, in true slashdot fashion, I can safetly make crass remarks about this guy having too much time on his hands, as having not actually SEEN the model, hehe.
Since 1981? Damn, does this guy have too much time on his hands or what?
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This might sound like flamebait, but I havn't read either article so I'd just like to post my own 1 point rebuttal.
You can't download MS Office legally.
I rest my case.
Ah, it allows me to access my Outlook data. Very good. But does it allow me to connect to the net and retrieve new data for viewing?
I could use this in so many situations. I can't name the amount of times I've said something I shouldn't have.
Nevermind combining this with a microphone or whatever, combine it with an electric pulse attached to my ass so it can stop me from saying stuff that ends up getting me into trouble!
what extension is an Adobe eBook? .gay
Wow.
A company a distribution method that is both smart and approved by the target audience?
Doesn't that violate some kind of business "decision making" law?
It's articles like these that make me want to hop onto Seek and put up a job offer for OSS developers everywhere!
:(.
And then I remember I don't run a business
I am totally against this technology. Totally 100% vehemently abhorrent of it. If every 3d image requires 24 2d shots to create, this is going to make my porn image collection only one twenty-fourth of the size!
And now porn is going to take 24 times as long to deliver! For every 1 shot they want to get to the end user, the photographer has to do 24 times the work. Every second spent in the studio is a second that porn hasn't spent on my hard drive! BOYCOTT I SAY! BOYCOTT!
Is it just me, or does anyone else thing Opie could be the name of one of the Little Rascals?
dot dot dash dash dot dash dash dash dot dash dot dot dot dash dash
What?
What are you looking at? Why can't I make the post in morse code?
I'm just getting into the spirit of things!
We all know a whole bunch of smartass posters are going to post innuendo about well shaped objects and their relation to dildos.
Welcome to the next Wired article, "Geeks like dildos more than they like TiVo remotes".
The point is, why risk the airport if you can just use a suburban network with far more efficiency and effectiveness?
I wouldn't say so much at an airport, especially considering how much surveillance you are constantly under after 9/11. A chance security camera shot could turn into a screenshot of you uploading a virus.
However you do raise a valid point, and the thousands of unsecured WAP's (wireless access points) around your suburb, or any suburb could easily turn into a three or four computer virii launchpad.
When CodeRed and CodeRed 2 came out, didn't someone design a Code Blue worm which infected CodeRed{2} boxens and patched them? Can't someone do the same here?
The way I see it (just an opinion here), this is happening just because people let it.
Right now to be a functional member of some societies (namely the U.S) you need to give up your personal information to various people/companies. If you don't, thats your choice, but you can't do certain things (renting cars, getting a loan, etc).
These companies weren't originally allowed to do this, but people let them as time passed. In places like Germany, privacy invasion is a much harder scheme to run with. People fight it tooth and nail. Both right and left wing parties in the government are avowedly "pro-privacy".
Now this is a sad picture to portray, that people in America have to give up their basic right to privacy to be a part of society.
I don't think its irreversible, and it may be a lot of work, but maybe its time for U.S citizens (not to mention any other privacy beleaguered citizens) to take their privacy back, chunk by chunk?
This is getting fairly rediculous. Slashdot is turning into web based version tracking software.
I understand how major releases of software is what is termed "news for nerds", but do we need to submit every single update to every single piece of software that is of slight interest? Can I remind everyone this isn't even a release, but a Release Candidate?
What significance does this have? People wanting bugfixes will absorp them via ports/pkg_add anyway, regardless of these useless posts.
Isn't "receptive to views" a term that cult recruiters use? ;)
This is the only guy on the planet who can pick up girls in an internet cafe. Just walk in, smooth tone, slow walk.
"You know I invented CTRL ALT DEL?"
Imagine a beowulf cluster of th-- oh wait. DAMNIT!
Judging by the slashdotting the screenshots page has recieved, I'm assuming the webserver is actually running on one of these Sharp Zaurus'.
In other news, the U.S Patent Office discontinued use of their Patent Archiving backup system when they discovered that slashdot was covering the release of all patents as "news".
When I first read this article, I thought to myself "What use is FreeDOS to a current business user? Is this a flashback to 10 years ago, when DOS was still useful?"
Then it occured to me that obviously Dell is still just as scared of Microsoft as it was two years ago when they attempted to ship Linux. Microsoft doesn't care if Dell ships with an OS that isn't a threat really. They just don't want Linux in the mainstream.
Shame on you Dell!
Last I heard the first company developing/testing 100mbit wireless was Toshiba. I heard this on The Register, but I can't seem to find the link.
Does this have anything to do with them? Have they had any input/association with this? Have there been any copyright issues or anything?
"However, slax.org appears to be down."
Obviously the sysadmin for the slax.org webserver is some sort of psychic and chose to take the site down than receive a slashdotting.
I think there is a thin line you cross between invading privacy and simple concern for your customers. As far as I can tell in this case, the supermarkets are merely looking out for their customers health. It is cheaper for them to only the mention the recall information at the store than sending letters out to hundreds of customers.
I don't really see this as crossing that line.
I was tempted to make some crass remarks about having too much time on one's hands, but frankly, the whole thing looks just awesome. Having not read the article, in true slashdot fashion, I can safetly make crass remarks about this guy having too much time on his hands, as having not actually SEEN the model, hehe. Since 1981? Damn, does this guy have too much time on his hands or what?