"Yes, well, that is my client on the security camera breaking in, but that camera system uses volumetric estimation, so that image could be an extrapolation and thus is inadmissable"
Clear Logic appealed to the Ninth Circuit, arguing that the trial court improperly instructed the jury regarding the affirmative defense of legitimate reverse engineering, which is provided for under the SCPA. The court affirmed, however, holding that certain misstatements of the law in the jury instructions were harmless error.
The trial court's instructions initially defined "legitimate reverse engineering" to allow copying and analyzing only "non-protectible concepts or techniques" embodied in a mask work. This was an incorrect statement of the law, but the court concluded that further instructions adequately provided correction. The later instructions explained that "it is permissible [under the SCPA] to reproduce 'a registered mask work' as a step in the process of creating an original chip, so long as the purpose of reproducing the chip is appropriate."
As an electrical engineer, I'm having a hard time fully following all the legalese on this - imagine having to learn what reverse-engineering is, what an FPGA is, and the entire design process while on the jury?
I bet they just sat back in their little deliberation box:
It takes a fast PC to be able to decode in real time (2.0 ghz or so is recommended), but just recording HDTV off-the-air or from firewire doesn't take any more than recording normal TV.
For the price of a 2ghz PC (how cheap are they, now, $300-$400 for a cheapo?), you can get an HDTV mythbox. Use firewire to record and you don't need a capture card. Use an nvidia card or external converter ($100-$200, maybe?) and you can plug an HDTV right in. Bingo. Add a remote control if you're feeling saucy.
I have to disagree with you on the customer service and warranty. I got my 20 gig 4G iPod last October, and about two weeks ago I got the "Folder Icon with Exclaimation Point" (Drive Crash). Since I didn't drop it or treat it badly, I didn't feel bad at all about submitting a service request to Apple. I filled out the form online, and they gave me the info:
$30 includes shipping and handling all 3 directions (they ship me the box and foam, I pack it and ship it back, they look at it and ship something back to me). I handed the box to DHL at 6pm on Tuesday. Saturday afternoon I had a brand new iPod delivered to me (could be reconditioned, but there isn't a scratch on the back - it was still wrapped in plastic).
Not sure what the problem with the iPod was caused by, but it's back in its leather case and hopefully it will last a little longer. $30 is not bad at all for shipping and service I say.
You mean like a car that is under 9'4" tall? Or one with left-hand drive and a window that rolls down?
Don't blame FEMA for only supporting Internet Explorer, blame Microsoft for making Internet Explorer so different that you can't develop for it and other browsers the same. (or blame the other browsers for not being the same as ie)
The web page doesn't provide any service that can't be obtained via phone. Technically, nobody is forcing people to use the web page at all. It's an added service, and it's not unreasonable to think that in order to use it, you have to have certain things.
Like if you want to go to McDonalds drive-thru you need to have a car. That's not discriminating against non-drivers, it's just saying that if you want to get food you have to wait in line inside.
having said that, I agree, all webpages should work in mozilla, too. But they chose to develop for the most popular browser.
...what the LARGEST KEY ON THE KEYBOARD does. Well... this key? Right over here? Ah, the chubby one! It.. spaces... kind of... leaps.. a tiny bit. In the text... See...? Nothingness! Hey, I know how this must sound... Hey! Wait!! No!!
Hey, how about maybe it's the largest key on the keyboard because it's the MOST FREQUENTLY USED? Wow, imagine that, making something that you use often larger and thus easier to find. Doesn't seem stone age to me, seems more like tried-and-true.
Instead of everyone saying "Huh? The logo says Beta..." and "OMFG, why does google want my phone number?", why don't you READ their FAQs?
One of the reasons we are offering this new way to sign up for Gmail is to help protect our users and combat abuse. Spam and abuse protection are two things we take very seriously, and our users have been very happy with the small amount of spam they've received in their Gmail accounts. We take many measures to ensure that spammers have a difficult time sending their spam messages, getting these messages delivered, or even obtaining a Gmail account (spammers will often use many different accounts to send spam). Sending invitation codes to mobile phones via SMS is one way to address this, as the number of accounts per phone number can be limited.
Granted, it's not the best idea, but it's a good a way as any to stop spammers. Not that spammers couldn't just find an invite any time they wanted, though. (Anybody want one? I have a couple hundred)
now THAT I can believe. This "gory picture causing temporary blindness" thing is bull, especially the way they conducted it, I don't think it proves anything, at least not for my own trial.
IANAP (I am not a Psychologist), but if I had to guess, I'd say that it was similar to how when a body experiences an extreme amount of physical pain they go into shock. In this case, the brain goes into shock and shuts things off
The bloody hand is NOT particularly disturbing to me, I've seen worse (goatse, tubgirl, cheesythighs). I would attribute my failure to see the image ENTIRELY on how fast they were going. I didn't have enough time to identify what the pictures were, let alone figure out if they were oriented in the right direction.
Oddly enough, I did notice the fire hydrant in the 3rd sequence. Maybe that's because it was an identifiable object, whereas the rest of the pictures were just scenery and other vague photos.
So basically what this is saying is "We have these routers and we think it'd be cool if we got linux on them. We didn't do it, or anything, but we think it'd be cool if we did".
Is there really THAT little news that we're reporting on things that haven't even been done?
The original article states that the robotic arm catches "soft balls", meaning nerf-like foam balls. The slashdot posting mis-quotes it, saying that it can catch "softballs", which are significantly different (and very difficult to catch, since they are heavy, hard, and smooth)
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<_kr4m3r> so many fucking criminals, its bullshit
<foniks`> heh, if we sent all the criminals to some empty continent and just left them there to die
<foniks`> and showed up like 50yrs later like, "sup?"
<foniks`> whatd u think they'd say?
<FoSZoR[bg]> something along the lines of, "G`Day mate"
Thank you to the fine people of trifinite.org for not listing off which handsfree devices they found to be secure and which they found to be insecure. Now I guess we'll all just have to wait until we're hacked to find out if we bought the right one.
These guys seem to be pretending to be doing it for the good of the industry, but their site seems to list a lot of Bluetooth Hacks & Attacks. And they didn't seem to have made any effort to contact vendors to get the problem corrected, either.
if you RTFA, you'd see that the author's entire point is "lets boycott IE since it can't pass the acid test" but didn't realize that there ARE NO browsers that pass it. Here's the quote from the article:
"The most critical point in Wilson's post, in my mind, is Microsoft's admission that it will fail the crucial Acid2 browser-compliance test , which the Web Standards Project (WaSP) designed to help browser vendors ensure that their products properly support Web standards."
Having more than one way to accomplish the same task isn't unheard of. Some laptops have a pencil-point AND a trackpad. Another example is the numeric keypad on the right of the keyboard. When they added that, they didn't remove the numbers across the top, and now it's the standard to include both. I'd go out on a limb to say that people who have both sets find themselves using both sets depending on what they need the numbers for.
I'm in no way implying that because we all have scroll mice that we should eliminate scroll bars. I use the scrollbars myself if I have a particular place in a document to go to or a long way to scroll fast, but it's very nice to be able to read a long page in firefox by hitting ctrl-mouse scroll to zoom the text and normal mouse scroll to move through the document without having to aim for a 10 pixel wide arrow. They also serve as a reference for the length of the document and relative position. It's a well-understood symbol, so there's no point in trying to change it.
Trackpads have a "scroll wheel" of sorts, too. Most trackpads (except for apple) allow you to move a finger up and down along the right side of the pad as a scroll wheel (ironically similar to how the scroll wheel works on the iPod).
It's a nice idea...but then again, dvorak keyboard were a nice idea, too, but we all still use qwerty.
but the fact of the matter is that the 2+-button mouse and scroll wheel are the standard now, and apple should have conceded sooner. Even in windows you can usually get to the context menu without the mouse (modifier key, I believe? It's been awhile since I've used windows). Left button for normal activity, right button for context, menus, extra options. scroll wheel for....scrolling! Why waste a perfectly good hand with one button when it's proven by now that people are capable of operating 3 or 4 and a wheel.
Slashdot Mirror
I can see the defense now:
"Yes, well, that is my client on the security camera breaking in, but that camera system uses volumetric estimation, so that image could be an extrapolation and thus is inadmissable"
Imagine being on the jury for this case.
From the article:
Clear Logic appealed to the Ninth Circuit, arguing that the trial court improperly instructed the jury regarding the affirmative defense of legitimate reverse engineering, which is provided for under the SCPA. The court affirmed, however, holding that certain misstatements of the law in the jury instructions were harmless error. The trial court's instructions initially defined "legitimate reverse engineering" to allow copying and analyzing only "non-protectible concepts or techniques" embodied in a mask work. This was an incorrect statement of the law, but the court concluded that further instructions adequately provided correction. The later instructions explained that "it is permissible [under the SCPA] to reproduce 'a registered mask work' as a step in the process of creating an original chip, so long as the purpose of reproducing the chip is appropriate."
As an electrical engineer, I'm having a hard time fully following all the legalese on this - imagine having to learn what reverse-engineering is, what an FPGA is, and the entire design process while on the jury?
I bet they just sat back in their little deliberation box:
I dunno, they look guity to you, Jeb?
Depends on your definition of affordable.
It takes a fast PC to be able to decode in real time (2.0 ghz or so is recommended), but just recording HDTV off-the-air or from firewire doesn't take any more than recording normal TV.
For the price of a 2ghz PC (how cheap are they, now, $300-$400 for a cheapo?), you can get an HDTV mythbox. Use firewire to record and you don't need a capture card. Use an nvidia card or external converter ($100-$200, maybe?) and you can plug an HDTV right in. Bingo. Add a remote control if you're feeling saucy.
I have to disagree with you on the customer service and warranty. I got my 20 gig 4G iPod last October, and about two weeks ago I got the "Folder Icon with Exclaimation Point" (Drive Crash). Since I didn't drop it or treat it badly, I didn't feel bad at all about submitting a service request to Apple. I filled out the form online, and they gave me the info:
$30 includes shipping and handling all 3 directions (they ship me the box and foam, I pack it and ship it back, they look at it and ship something back to me). I handed the box to DHL at 6pm on Tuesday. Saturday afternoon I had a brand new iPod delivered to me (could be reconditioned, but there isn't a scratch on the back - it was still wrapped in plastic).
Not sure what the problem with the iPod was caused by, but it's back in its leather case and hopefully it will last a little longer. $30 is not bad at all for shipping and service I say.
Tried LilyPond?
"Rumor has it ... Ebay Inc. shares fell 4.3 percent."
When will they ever learn....only Apple and Google stocks rise when rumors get out!
You mean like a car that is under 9'4" tall? Or one with left-hand drive and a window that rolls down?
Don't blame FEMA for only supporting Internet Explorer, blame Microsoft for making Internet Explorer so different that you can't develop for it and other browsers the same. (or blame the other browsers for not being the same as ie)
The web page doesn't provide any service that can't be obtained via phone. Technically, nobody is forcing people to use the web page at all. It's an added service, and it's not unreasonable to think that in order to use it, you have to have certain things.
Like if you want to go to McDonalds drive-thru you need to have a car. That's not discriminating against non-drivers, it's just saying that if you want to get food you have to wait in line inside.
having said that, I agree, all webpages should work in mozilla, too. But they chose to develop for the most popular browser.
...what the LARGEST KEY ON THE KEYBOARD does. Well... this key? Right over here? Ah, the chubby one! It.. spaces... kind of... leaps.. a tiny bit. In the text... See...? Nothingness! Hey, I know how this must sound... Hey! Wait!! No!!
Hey, how about maybe it's the largest key on the keyboard because it's the MOST FREQUENTLY USED? Wow, imagine that, making something that you use often larger and thus easier to find. Doesn't seem stone age to me, seems more like tried-and-true.
Instead of everyone saying "Huh? The logo says Beta..." and "OMFG, why does google want my phone number?", why don't you READ their FAQs?
One of the reasons we are offering this new way to sign up for Gmail is to help protect our users and combat abuse. Spam and abuse protection are two things we take very seriously, and our users have been very happy with the small amount of spam they've received in their Gmail accounts. We take many measures to ensure that spammers have a difficult time sending their spam messages, getting these messages delivered, or even obtaining a Gmail account (spammers will often use many different accounts to send spam). Sending invitation codes to mobile phones via SMS is one way to address this, as the number of accounts per phone number can be limited.
Granted, it's not the best idea, but it's a good a way as any to stop spammers. Not that spammers couldn't just find an invite any time they wanted, though. (Anybody want one? I have a couple hundred)
...Man plays god
now THAT I can believe. This "gory picture causing temporary blindness" thing is bull, especially the way they conducted it, I don't think it proves anything, at least not for my own trial.
IANAP (I am not a Psychologist), but if I had to guess, I'd say that it was similar to how when a body experiences an extreme amount of physical pain they go into shock. In this case, the brain goes into shock and shuts things off
Exactly!
The bloody hand is NOT particularly disturbing to me, I've seen worse (goatse, tubgirl, cheesythighs). I would attribute my failure to see the image ENTIRELY on how fast they were going. I didn't have enough time to identify what the pictures were, let alone figure out if they were oriented in the right direction.
Oddly enough, I did notice the fire hydrant in the 3rd sequence. Maybe that's because it was an identifiable object, whereas the rest of the pictures were just scenery and other vague photos.
Mirror:
Original Article at UMD is here. And it's not slashdotted like that gizmo page
So basically what this is saying is "We have these routers and we think it'd be cool if we got linux on them. We didn't do it, or anything, but we think it'd be cool if we did".
Is there really THAT little news that we're reporting on things that haven't even been done?
Can it burn CDs^W^W^W toast?
Screenshots are here
The original article states that the robotic arm catches "soft balls", meaning nerf-like foam balls. The slashdot posting mis-quotes it, saying that it can catch "softballs", which are significantly different (and very difficult to catch, since they are heavy, hard, and smooth)
... Or I could correct the spelling of the word "encyclopedia"
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<_kr4m3r> so many fucking criminals, its bullshit
<foniks`> heh, if we sent all the criminals to some empty continent and just left them there to die
<foniks`> and showed up like 50yrs later like, "sup?"
<foniks`> whatd u think they'd say?
<FoSZoR[bg]> something along the lines of, "G`Day mate"
Hillarious! I wish moderation worked
Thank you to the fine people of trifinite.org for not listing off which handsfree devices they found to be secure and which they found to be insecure. Now I guess we'll all just have to wait until we're hacked to find out if we bought the right one.
These guys seem to be pretending to be doing it for the good of the industry, but their site seems to list a lot of Bluetooth Hacks & Attacks. And they didn't seem to have made any effort to contact vendors to get the problem corrected, either.
if you RTFA, you'd see that the author's entire point is "lets boycott IE since it can't pass the acid test" but didn't realize that there ARE NO browsers that pass it. Here's the quote from the article:
"The most critical point in Wilson's post, in my mind, is Microsoft's admission that it will fail the crucial Acid2 browser-compliance test , which the Web Standards Project (WaSP) designed to help browser vendors ensure that their products properly support Web standards."
Having more than one way to accomplish the same task isn't unheard of. Some laptops have a pencil-point AND a trackpad. Another example is the numeric keypad on the right of the keyboard. When they added that, they didn't remove the numbers across the top, and now it's the standard to include both. I'd go out on a limb to say that people who have both sets find themselves using both sets depending on what they need the numbers for.
I'm in no way implying that because we all have scroll mice that we should eliminate scroll bars. I use the scrollbars myself if I have a particular place in a document to go to or a long way to scroll fast, but it's very nice to be able to read a long page in firefox by hitting ctrl-mouse scroll to zoom the text and normal mouse scroll to move through the document without having to aim for a 10 pixel wide arrow. They also serve as a reference for the length of the document and relative position. It's a well-understood symbol, so there's no point in trying to change it.
Trackpads have a "scroll wheel" of sorts, too. Most trackpads (except for apple) allow you to move a finger up and down along the right side of the pad as a scroll wheel (ironically similar to how the scroll wheel works on the iPod).
It's a nice idea...but then again, dvorak keyboard were a nice idea, too, but we all still use qwerty.
but the fact of the matter is that the 2+-button mouse and scroll wheel are the standard now, and apple should have conceded sooner. Even in windows you can usually get to the context menu without the mouse (modifier key, I believe? It's been awhile since I've used windows). Left button for normal activity, right button for context, menus, extra options. scroll wheel for....scrolling! Why waste a perfectly good hand with one button when it's proven by now that people are capable of operating 3 or 4 and a wheel.