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  1. Re:Is there are purpose to this? on Surfing on a Surfboard · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The purpose of this is to show that we have the technology to integrate (wirelessly) devices into smaller and more hazardous(to the computer) places. This was by no means considered a product (except for possible the surfing video industry.) This is just to get people thinking about what else they can enable that we couldnt before.

  2. Re:It looks like something from Unreal Tournament. on Project Grizzly Bear-Proof Suit Up For Auction · · Score: 1

    A Regular failure is any failure you can leave and still have the suit (and you in it) mostly intact.

  3. Re:How is this a privacy issue? on Automobile Black Box Sends Driver to Jail · · Score: 1

    With a history of only five seconds prior to an accident this data would be of no use in any situation other than an accident. Most speeders take longer than that to get out there drivers licence.

  4. Re:Malpractice Insurance on 'They Can Sue, But They Can't Hide' · · Score: 1

    I would say people are being fairly consistent in this whole argument.
    Not all doctors are held to the same standard. A doctor who is a GP is not held to the same level of care as a Brain Surgeon. Just as a developer working on a word processor is not held to the same standard as a developer working on an air traffic control system.

  5. Re:Why not like a Water utility?? on Cities Building Own Fiber Networks · · Score: 1

    The problem with giving each house a net connection like water, sewage, etc is the rate of increate of the bandwidth. For most goverment services the infrastructure of today will/have not change in any significant manner over the next 20 to 50 years. Can you say that about internet access.

    A pipe for carying sewage is still going to do the same job it did 20 years down the road. Can you say the same thing about a network connection.

  6. Re:My IBM experience on IBM Cleared in San Jose Cancer Liability Suit · · Score: 4, Informative

    Isn't is part of the Employers Duties to make sure that you Have, Know how to properly use and actually make use of the proper safety equipment at all times.

    I seem to remember cases being dealt with where the employer was found to not have rigorusly enforced the safety policy and requirements. An employee got hurt while not wearing his safety equipment (eye protection I think it was.) The employee had been through the you must wear your safety equipment speech with managment many times (they had it on record.) However as the policy was that any employee caught not wearing there safety equipment 3 times within a year would be immediatly dismissed. (Union or no this was within there rights.) As he was not dismissed they where found at fault.

    By my take on that if IBM does not enforce the safety requirements they are at fault for any injuries within the workplace.

  7. Re:That's an improvement on RSA Creating RFID Blocker Tag · · Score: 1

    I would think that would trigger the system to have the cammera immediatly look at that location. Even better would be to have the video be a digital system and play back the 10-20 seconds prior to the RFID going off the radar image. As for false alarms it would depend on how often you could query the RFIDs and expect a response. (ie once a second , once every ten seconds, Once a minuit.) The shorter the time span between the expected responses would allow for fewer false alarms (ie if the time between responses was 10 seconds its not gone unless it hasen't responded for 30 seconds.)

  8. Re:Wrong solution. . . on Using Closed Standards To Pay For Open Ones · · Score: 1

    I am sorry to say that this actually sounds like a good thing for both closed and open source products. The outline specifically states that proprietary products not complying with "Open Standards and Open Protocols" would be subject to the charge.

    This would definitely migrate manufactures away from using the whole lock in strategy to get people to continue buying their product.

  9. Re:Too bad Coke pricing isn't weather sensitive on Which Price is Right? · · Score: 1

    I seem to remember that it is a requirement that any place or event have potable water available for the customers. I know of clubs around my area (Toronto) that where charged when there was no free water supply. I suspect most of them wouldn't even if it was legal because of the possibility of a lawsuit.

  10. Re:tools on Do Scripters Suffer Discrimination? · · Score: 1

    Actually using the right tool for the right job isn't always as simple as you seem to think it is.

    How much the application will be used

    How much processing the application will take.

    What will this application be expected to do in the future.

    What the existing skill/tool set is.

    There are Probably many more things that I can't think of off hand.

    The more appropriate statement should probably be "Chose the most appropriate tool based upon the circumstances."

  11. Re:Security? on Distributed Internet Backup System · · Score: 1

    Some companys and most goverment entities require that some data may never be in the hands of an untrusted third party. In these cases it doesn't matter how safe the encription algorithm is they just can't make use of it. However making use of the software internaly would be a good idea. Most of the bandwidth problems would be solved by using it internaly as well.

  12. Re:Who loses? on States To Try Taxation Of The Net Again · · Score: 1

    The problem is that if the purchases where made from a local store they would be taxed. As more and more people make purchases on the internet (and don't properly report for tax purposes) they will eventually end up loosing $45 Billion in tax revenues. Nothing gained only lost due to the method of purchase.

  13. Re:Wrong solution on Protecting Your DRM Rights · · Score: 1

    The article seems to imply that this would make amendments to the DMCA. this would indicate to me not that it defeats portions of it but that changes them outright. In my eyes it is better to change something a little at a time into something more paletable to everyone than throwing away the good with the bad.

  14. Re:not really suprising on Why Software Piracy is Good for Microsoft · · Score: 1

    They have to obtain permision before they can use those samples. Last time I looked into it there was a list of songs that they where allowed to sample from and anything not on the list they needed to seek permison for (and was usually added to the list after that.)

  15. Re:Apply the "would I care if it happened to me" t on Directors Counter-Sue Movie Bowdlerizing Company · · Score: 1

    This is where that little thing called truth in advertising would come in. Microsoft would have it on the shelf for all of a few days before the injunction prevented them from selling it due to false advertising. The Clean Flicks people are doing exactly what they say they are doing on the other hand. Removing swearing/sex/violence/etc.

  16. Re:what is netware? on Novell Releases PostgreSQL for NetWare · · Score: 1

    Actually I have dealt with Netware servers with uptimes in excess of three years. The only reason we had to down the box was to add some security patches.

  17. Re:Addendum on Liberty Alliance Releases Specifications · · Score: 1

    According to the spec there will be multiple levels of authentication will be possible.

    So say I went and logged on to Slashdot using my Liberty account I would only be required to enter my username and password. However when I want to go to my bank my username and password isn't enough and I now have to provide my smarcard as well. My username and password was required for the bank but it was already there because I had logged into Slashdot.

    From the looks of the spec there are no restrictions on what type of authentication method could be used beyond the initial authentication assertion (Username password.)

  18. Re:SPAM == DOS on UK Parliament to ban DoS Attacks · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Spam creators would be a target under this technically but then again so would the editors of slashdot.

    Section 2 states that they are guilty of a DOS attack if a reasonable person could have anticipated the DOS would result.

    Sending huge volumes of email through someone's email server. It sounds reasonable to me that it may degrade performance.

    Posting a link on Slashdot and sending hundreds of people to a web site. It sounds reasonable to me that it may degrade performance. The only question is of permission. Is posting a web server on the net giving me an implied permission to link to it.

  19. Re:The time has come.... on Will Microsoft Code-Checking Plans Cripple the GPL? · · Score: 1

    Actually something similar to the Windows 2000 Terminal server install routine would be a good idea. Run the application that allows you to do the install, and set the user to root in the process (don't forget to ask for your root password.) Then run the install from inside the application. This wouldn't be too difficult to accomplish and would maintain that desktop security we are all looking for.

  20. Re:Ugh. much of this stuff is a no-brainer on Just How Much Privacy Do We Have? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    There is a difference between checking your ID and taking your personal information without your consent. When I show my ID to the people at the door I am giving them permission to confirm that I am indeed old enough to enter the premises and to confirm that the ID card I have is real. I did not give them permission to store my age / sex / anything else stored on my card so they can better target there market. If they want that type of information they should ask me for it.

  21. Re:Handheld speed of entry on Handhelds for Students? · · Score: 1

    I suggest you go and look at some of the newer PDA screens that are coming out. Especially from Sony's Palm line. Their CLIE 415 is great for reading in almost any environment thanks to its hi resolution screen. Actually my biggest problem with it is at times the backlight can be too bright. Just so you know I have read several novels on there and I read the news (AvantGo) every weekday. One of these days I will move my tech manuals on to it as well. This would have been great for me in college.

    BTW it was because of a grammar checker that my grammar has improved. I am by no means perfect but seeing those common mistakes and having to correct them often enough causes me to write them correctly in the first place.

  22. Re:Won't this protection hurt the record industry? on Lawsuit Challenges Copy-protected CDs · · Score: 1

    Actually for most of the 40+ people I know the only CD player they have is there computer. And they certainly are not (for the most part) tech savvy people. I think if we looked closely we would find that the largest percentage of people without a dedicated CD player would be in this group.

  23. Re:Bah Humbug! on Universities Creating Computer Discipline Offices · · Score: 2, Insightful

    The special case is the skills and knowledge it takes to actually be able to investigate the case. Your average security officer wouldn't know where to start when it comes to tracing and email or analyzing a hacked computer. Just as your average System administrator wouldn't know where to start when disciplining an offender or investigating them offline. This department basically sits between the Systems people and the Security people allowing them to function as a unit that neither is capable of individually.

  24. Re:We need sensationalism on Consumer Technology Bill of Rights? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Individual people are smart. Its when you start trying to comunicate to them in large groups that that informing them becomes a problem. In this situation we need to use some sensationalism to inform them that there rights are being taken away. That being said how could we do this with most of the major media outlets under the thumb of the Corporations.

  25. Re:Not the world's tallest building. on Broadband from World's Tallest Building · · Score: 1

    Actually it holds both honors (Tallest Building and Free standing structure.) There is workspace at multiple points on the tower. So it does count as a building. Take a look if you want to know. http://www.cntower.ca/faqs/l3_faq_architecture_fac ts.htm Even if the antenea is not counted, which would technicaly be anything over 1465ft, it is still the tallest in North America. Sorry if I come off as being a little bit peeved but the CN Tower is a matter of pride to Canada and a large number of people in the US simply don't take it into account because it is Canadian.
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