"This kind of snooping doesn't violate federal wiretap laws, which generally protect audio communication, but not video, says Joseph Metcalf, an assistant professor at the University of Oregon law school. Moreover, the law keeps it legal to monitor radio transmissions that aren't encrypted or scrambled in any way, unless they're in a band specifically protected by statute, like analog cell phone signals. "If a communication is readily accessible to the general public, that communication is not protected by the federal Wiretap Act," says Metcalf. "
Basically if you don't encrypt it it's your fault that someone else can read the signal.
I''d certainly hire CCNA's in advance of anyone else for a position involving networking.
You get someone that knows basic routing and subnetting.
Out of the 5 (experienced... 5/6 yrs each) IT staff I'm responsible for NOT ONE understands ip networking:-( and my boss (responsible for hiring) cannot tell a private from a public IP (don't even ask him about rfc 1918... d'uh what's an rfc & why do we need to use that range...).
Until the hardware manufacturers put as much effort into Linux drivers as they do for Windows drivers then home Linux desktop pc's will be restricted to the geek community.
Still even reduced G experiments on mice cannot really help extrapolate the experiences of humans on Mars.
The mass vs weigth argument remains. On Earth low mass animals (I've seen mice drop distances that'd critically ingure/kill most humans without issue) have a different biological existance from high mass animals.
To be simplistic can we truly compare bone mass loss from a mouse to a human?
Correcting my earlier typo what can 15 mice in a capsule do that 15 mice in a small centrifugal box on the ISS do. No Russian plumbers required.;)
I've spent years fighting spam (postal, fax, email) and apart from the regular credit card fluff I cannot see how anyone can make money from it.
I worked for an insurer who would spam 10,000 existing customers with proposals and a 5% return was considered profitable. But they had existing customers who knew their products.
This random gibberish sent to random recipients cannot raise any revenue at all.
I'd appreciate someone explaining how these twats can make money.
1. cool 2. even cooler - Yesterdays Enterprise the series 3. Star Trek - 90210? eeewww 4. no comment *cough..ndromeda...cough* 5. Opens up loads of wishy washy time travel BS stories.
How about taking the characters developed in the Elite Force games forward to a mini series all of their own. Plenty of ultra-violence and cool special effects. No crappy legacy/continuity problems.
That's what made those the only quality Trek games.
Considering it's a near solo effort it's an incredible piece of work.
If there was a multi-billion dollar investment in Linux desktops it would be on most pc's by x-mas in the year that investment was made.
Binary only games will work in most systems, I would hate to have to compile something like Elite Force 2, and all distro's still hold to a basic installation tree and there's no need for GPL licensed code to be included in any game.
I'd prefer the hodge podge you refer to over the closed standards used by M$ (Directx etc) any day (mmm choices!) but I do use an M$ desktop for access to those applications (some office & games) that are difficult (or occasionaly impossible) to use on a Linux system.
It's as old as the hills to say it but once games manufacturers increase the availability of linux native games (WINE is not a long term solution) then you will see Linux fully integrating into the desktop/home market.
A side note to add that Klaus Knopper's Knoppix may be the catalyst that brings desktop Linux to the masses.
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heh think of the air miles Ballmer will pick up :-D
Faster cheaper and hotter than UnUnPentium.
and would like to see it extended for as long as possible.
t ml
Space Optical Interferometry seems a better option to spend the cash on.
http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/SIM/sim_index.h
Lower maintenance and deliverable via disposable launch systems. One unit fails just fire up a replacement.
feed the troll .... :-D
rtfa gives you
"This kind of snooping doesn't violate federal wiretap laws, which generally protect audio communication, but not video, says Joseph Metcalf, an assistant professor at the University of Oregon law school. Moreover, the law keeps it legal to monitor radio transmissions that aren't encrypted or scrambled in any way, unless they're in a band specifically protected by statute, like analog cell phone signals. "If a communication is readily accessible to the general public, that communication is not protected by the federal Wiretap Act," says Metcalf. "
Basically if you don't encrypt it it's your fault that someone else can read the signal.
Now I only need to ship out hop plants to set up my Martian Brewery!
Applause!
:-D).
The worldwide (especially the UK) music industry wants us all to bend over and take it like goatse.
The consumer has been robbed blind for the last two decades and now they have a chance to fight back.
I've bought 2 cd's in the last 2 years (and I hope the Chilli Peppers and Coldplay thank me
Don't pander to these crooks. Just stop buying the shite they try and dump on the consumer.
samba
pound or kilogram is a measure of weight not mass.
Mass is measured in newtons. 1 newton on the moon has the same mass as 1 newton on the earth. They'll weigh massively(sic) different.
1 kilo is approx 10 newtons, ie g * 1 (where g is approx 10 meters per second per second)
This has been discussed for years and how close are we to a working, ie more energy out than we put in, prototype are we??
Once we have a proper working efficient reactor then moon ahoy.
Build the reactors on the moon as well and use microwve transmitters to beam the power to earth via reciever satellites.
Gotta be safer and cheaper than multi-tonne rocks of froxen HE3 (the only mass sensible way of moving it) being fired at us by linear accelerator.
I''d certainly hire CCNA's in advance of anyone else for a position involving networking.
... 5/6 yrs each) IT staff I'm responsible for NOT ONE understands ip networking :-( and my boss (responsible for hiring) cannot tell a private from a public IP (don't even ask him about rfc 1918 ... d'uh what's an rfc & why do we need to use that range ...).
:-D
.. yes I am a CCNA
You get someone that knows basic routing and subnetting.
Out of the 5 (experienced
Well thats my rant for the evening
ps
Linux is ready for the business desktop.
:-D
Until the hardware manufacturers put as much effort into Linux drivers as they do for Windows drivers then home Linux desktop pc's will be restricted to the geek community.
That and the old old topic of gaming support.
Fair comment. Hadn't considered that.
I think the science would be better if they were to use pigs. They have greater mass and their physiology is remarkably similar to humans.
ROFL! :D
;)
Yep ISS. Fingers in typo rant mode.
Still even reduced G experiments on mice cannot really help extrapolate the experiences of humans on Mars.
The mass vs weigth argument remains. On Earth low mass animals (I've seen mice drop distances that'd critically ingure/kill most humans without issue) have a different biological existance from high mass animals.
To be simplistic can we truly compare bone mass loss from a mouse to a human?
Correcting my earlier typo what can 15 mice in a capsule do that 15 mice in a small centrifugal box on the ISS do. No Russian plumbers required.
Cor .. I'd be nice to know which part of this was overrated.
... eeeww!!!
Obviously the mod has never played Armada 1 or 2
Reduction of gravity means eduction of weight not mass.
Surely to get a significant reading you'd need a mammal of equivalent mass and biology.
The weightlessness experience of the MIR cosmonauts provides much better space biology than sending a few mice into space.
And wtf is the IIS for then???
And this is not a reduced G vs micro G comment.
I've spent years fighting spam (postal, fax, email) and apart from the regular credit card fluff I cannot see how anyone can make money from it.
I worked for an insurer who would spam 10,000 existing customers with proposals and a 5% return was considered profitable. But they had existing customers who knew their products.
This random gibberish sent to random recipients cannot raise any revenue at all.
I'd appreciate someone explaining how these twats can make money.
The pornodeck! MMMMM
Once the orbiters have been in place for a while there should be some truly excellent hi-res images returned.
:)
The must have coffee table book for x-mas 2004
Just some thoughts.
..ndromeda ...cough*
1. cool
2. even cooler - Yesterdays Enterprise the series
3. Star Trek - 90210? eeewww
4. no comment *cough
5. Opens up loads of wishy washy time travel BS stories.
How about taking the characters developed in the Elite Force games forward to a mini series all of their own. Plenty of ultra-violence and cool special effects. No crappy legacy/continuity problems.
That's what made those the only quality Trek games.
Force feeding them Viagra and Penis enlarging pills???
;-)
Gods sake man - talk about cruel and unusual punishments!
To cap it off make them watch Paris Hilton getting it on.
And the spammers die from sudden loss of blood flow to the brain.
It'd be interesting to see the raw image data but I expect that without software manipulation it'd be a pointless excercise.
And there'll always be a genius out there who will work out a technique of bypassing whatever form of lock down used.
As you and others have said, education is the only realy answer.
You make a very fair point. In reply ...
Considering it's a near solo effort it's an incredible piece of work.
If there was a multi-billion dollar investment in Linux desktops it would be on most pc's by x-mas in the year that investment was made.
Binary only games will work in most systems, I would hate to have to compile something like Elite Force 2, and all distro's still hold to a basic installation tree and there's no need for GPL licensed code to be included in any game.
I'd prefer the hodge podge you refer to over the closed standards used by M$ (Directx etc) any day (mmm choices!) but I do use an M$ desktop for access to those applications (some office & games) that are difficult (or occasionaly impossible) to use on a Linux system.
It's as old as the hills to say it but once games manufacturers increase the availability of linux native games (WINE is not a long term solution) then you will see Linux fully integrating into the desktop/home market.
A side note to add that Klaus Knopper's Knoppix may be the catalyst that brings desktop Linux to the masses.
Most Sun Workstations are used with vast banks of Sun servers or mainframe systems to provide the GRUNT!
It seems they are being drawn to raw workstation power like a moth to a flame.
There core hardware (and software) is EXCELLENT but it's not appropriate for joe-six-packs performance desktop system.
Concentrate on the research/business systems guys.