Isn't this similar to the "push" for 802.11b to come out, where eventually it just had to be rushed out because people kepy complaining. And then we found out that WEP was broken. And that 11Mb/s is just a theoretical value and most people can't get close to it. And that dropouts did happen.
Sure, I'd love to have 802.11n in my house. But I'd rather wait a couple of years, and get a fully ratified and functional standard, that is reliable and secure and offers what it promises, rather than getting a forced-out-the-door-early standard now which ends up getting fixes and patches for a few years more.
And to be honest, who "needs" 802.11n? I've heard comments about people having file servers on wireless, but then they lack bandwidth. Duh. If you have a server, or are planning one, use gigabit ethernet, or at least 100mbit. It's not like you pick your server up and walk around with it. Wireless was meant to give you mobility, so that you can move your laptop/tablet/PDA around, and not be constrained by wires. I doubt it was designed to allow people to place servers willy-nilly, and then be too lazy to run cat 5e/6 cable to it.
If you only want to sit down for 5/30 minutes and just write up part of some document, and not worry about formatting/settings etc, have a look at http://www.latex-project.org/. It will let you get down into the writing of the document, and you won't have to worry about formatting or anything like that.
Well most of the examples you mentioned, apart from possibly fingerprints and/or DNA, aren't traceable. Fingerprints would only be tracable if the police have your information on file, and DNA probably wouldn't be tracable either. So those other forms of identification can only be used to confirm whether you were the law breaker or whatever, where as this new technology can be used to track down the law breaker.
Can't we do something about the people who advertise through spyware? If no one pays the spyware companies, the whole thing falls through. Plus the advertisers might have a reputation to maintain, unlike spyware companies who no one knows about.
And for those who live in Australia, be prepared to wait at least 6 months. Rumors are that the 2nd half of season 7 (Yes, we still haven't finished season 7) will air on Channel 7 after the Olympics, so either season 8 or Atlantis will probably show at the beginning of next year. And they wonder why people download the tv shows in Australia...
But are they going to define hacker? Are people going to see this as a bunch of articles about some scum who break into computers, or are they going to see a bunch of articles about people who have an intimate knowledge of computers?
Either the meaning of the word hacker needs to change, or another word for the computer savvy needs to be found.
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Isn't this similar to the "push" for 802.11b to come out, where eventually it just had to be rushed out because people kepy complaining. And then we found out that WEP was broken. And that 11Mb/s is just a theoretical value and most people can't get close to it. And that dropouts did happen. Sure, I'd love to have 802.11n in my house. But I'd rather wait a couple of years, and get a fully ratified and functional standard, that is reliable and secure and offers what it promises, rather than getting a forced-out-the-door-early standard now which ends up getting fixes and patches for a few years more. And to be honest, who "needs" 802.11n? I've heard comments about people having file servers on wireless, but then they lack bandwidth. Duh. If you have a server, or are planning one, use gigabit ethernet, or at least 100mbit. It's not like you pick your server up and walk around with it. Wireless was meant to give you mobility, so that you can move your laptop/tablet/PDA around, and not be constrained by wires. I doubt it was designed to allow people to place servers willy-nilly, and then be too lazy to run cat 5e/6 cable to it.
If you only want to sit down for 5/30 minutes and just write up part of some document, and not worry about formatting/settings etc, have a look at http://www.latex-project.org/. It will let you get down into the writing of the document, and you won't have to worry about formatting or anything like that.
Well most of the examples you mentioned, apart from possibly fingerprints and/or DNA, aren't traceable. Fingerprints would only be tracable if the police have your information on file, and DNA probably wouldn't be tracable either. So those other forms of identification can only be used to confirm whether you were the law breaker or whatever, where as this new technology can be used to track down the law breaker.
Be glad you can even see some streets, we're just a blob of green and brown to Google Maps
Can't we do something about the people who advertise through spyware? If no one pays the spyware companies, the whole thing falls through. Plus the advertisers might have a reputation to maintain, unlike spyware companies who no one knows about.
Ever heard of the TCP over Bongos project?
Ok, I vote Grishnakh for the position "Leader of the Planet Earth". He makes more sense than most other politicians I've heard. Who's with me?
And for those who live in Australia, be prepared to wait at least 6 months. Rumors are that the 2nd half of season 7 (Yes, we still haven't finished season 7) will air on Channel 7 after the Olympics, so either season 8 or Atlantis will probably show at the beginning of next year. And they wonder why people download the tv shows in Australia ...
Price per MB around US$1? Want to recheck your maths and/or spelling there?
But are they going to define hacker? Are people going to see this as a bunch of articles about some scum who break into computers, or are they going to see a bunch of articles about people who have an intimate knowledge of computers? Either the meaning of the word hacker needs to change, or another word for the computer savvy needs to be found.
For point 3. How hard would it be to build a compass into a GPS device. Wow, now we know which way we are facing.