Who actually read his explanation? (Yes, I know this is Slashdot, but you can try to RTFA)
It seems like for all the trouble he went through to set up this hoax, it would actually have been easier to hook up the X10 to his computer and plop a real webcam outside.
What it took for the hoax:
Taking 12 pictures for the various "on/off" states
Taking those 12 pictures in varying amounts of snowcover
Dynamically inserting airplanes overhead
Dynamically changing the position of the garage door by superimposing the garage on one of the 12 pics.
Dynamically adding stars in the sky that move over the course of the night
Occasionally Adding "cars" driving by
When the local news crew took him up in the helicopter, his wife stayed at home flipping the lights on and off.
Putting a real (but disconnected) webcam in the neighbor's tree so snoopers would see the webcam.
For all that trouble, he might as well have just done it up real.
I guess at least now we know who is really responsible for the moon landing video.
Nope. The major security issue is a cross-site scripting vulnerability. Basically, you craft a special URL to/seearch.pl and steal the password of those who click on the link. This is just a shitstorm of AC spam DDOSing the site. (I thought FormKeys prevented this?)
Who found a 'sploit in Slash? 15 of 175 comments? I hate scr1pt kidd1es.
Ontopic, now that OSX is based on BSD, what's the point, other than "it's cool?" Granted, "it's cool" is a great reason to screw around with stuff when you're bored, but what pratical purpose does this serve? If I'm paying extra bucks for Apple hardware, I might as well use their software.
Because the NFL is a business concerned only with making money. They don't give a rat's ass about console gamers. "Hey look, EA wants to give us millions of dollars to make a game they'd make anyway!" You can probably imagine the party the accounting department had.
Who gives a shit if they gave exclusive rights to the inferior product? The NFL made out like a bandit on the deal. NFL 7, gamers 0.
Why have a program that looks great but puts requirements on schoool programs without giving them the funding to reach said goals?
Because then it looks like you're "doing something about the problem" and that gets you votes.
Whether or not you're actually causing harm is a completely different issue.
As a side note, we fund roads before schools because almost every taxpayer uses roads. It's only a limited subset of taxpayers that actually have a direct use for public schools. You could have the finest public education system in the world, but that's not going to get you votes if all of the roads around it are as useful as gravel.
I'm seeing it personally. My local district is in serious trouble. (They project being over a million in the red by the end of the year, which is very bad for a institution that can't borrow money.) The proposed levy has failed every time it's been on the ballot. The district has cut almost every extracurricular and those remaining are certainly gone if the levy fails yet again. Yet no one wants to pay thier share even though the kids have already been hurt so much by the cuts. "I've paid my dues to the school and I don't have any kids there anymore. Why should I have to pay more taxes?" is a common letter written into the local newspaper. It's called the greater good, guys. (</rant> before I go totally offtopic!)
Wrong. When you're paying taxes to your local school district (which might happen to be below par), you can't just stop paying your taxes.
On the other hand, if you feel university you are going to is below par, you do what any any customer is entitled to do -- you go somewhere else with your money.
That's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard! If your college isn't "performing," you vote with your money and go somewhere else.
No further legislation needed. (Also keep in mind we're talking about college students-- legal adults. Creating a No Child Left Behind-like database has more legal problems to consider.)
Yep. I use my Samsung phone with a $14 data cable I got off eBay. The phone is connected by USB and gets recognized as a regular old modem.
Verizon's coverage is everywhere, so it will usually Just Works®. I took a 2 hour trip and the connection was up the whole way.
Best part is this will cost you $0 extra (unless you connect during peak hours). VZW obviously doesn't say much about this service, and as long as you're not using at as your primary connection, you'll have no problems.
Speed is equivalent to that of a dial-up modem, but what more could you want at 80mph in the boon docks?
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Department of Homeland Security today arrested suspected international terrorist Chuck Herrin. A spokesman for the Department told reporters that serveral US intelligence agencies had been keeping an eye on Mr. Herrin since the 10th, when he first published terrorist program-related instructions on the Internet.
"This man is clearly a threat to National Security," the DHS spokesman said. "America will not stand idly by while terrorists interfere with our voting process."
The Justice Department said in a statement that Mr. Herrin was arrested by FBI and military forces at his home in North Carolina. Although the Justice Department declined to comment on exactly what charges Mr. Herrin will be facing or when his trial might be, they did say that "Americans can rest assured that this international terrorist will be held under the tightest security possible in our Guantanamo prison camp."
Mr. Herrin's lawyer declined to comment because he has not been able to contact Mr. Herrin since he was arrested.
The President told reporters "truely this is a great day for American democracy and the democratic process."
Well, in that case, the FBI will be around shortly to install a listening device onto your private Asterisk PBX. Or even a tape recorder onto your 2 tin cans connected by string.
The point is that your keyboard is not on a public network and therefore is not subject to wiretap regulations, which only cover devices directly connected to public communication networks.
Is it unethical? Damn right it is. Legal? Apparently so.
Heh. In a halarious and ironic twist, if you put your mouse over "Blog" (it's the first one in built-in applications), the tooltip says to see slashdot.org as an example. Then a few pixels to the right, it says that Slashcode doesn't support blogs. Oops.
I'd take any of the reports on this site with a grain of salt and (as always) do a little of your own research before making any decisions.
As most other tinfoil hat wearers are aware, the only reason Ashcroft has resigned is so he can catch a lift up to the mind-reading satellite and read your mind directly! It's all a part of their global domination plan.
(Sadly, that last bit has some truth to it. [tinfoil hat securely back on])
Can students do other administrative functions online? yes, in the registration system
Are students required to own a computer? no
Can students get discounted computers? yes
Does the school support handheld computers? yes
Does the school stream audio or video of any courses? not yet, but will be happening
Is network access available in dorm rooms? yes
Is network access available in dormitory lounges? yes, via wireless
Is a computer ethics policy in place for the school? yes
Do students have access to Usenet newsgroups? yes
Does tuition include a computer? no (but I wouldn't it included. Tuition is high enough)
Does the school provide multimedia equipment? yes
Does the school offer courses in emerging technologies? define "emerging technologies"
Does the school stream its campus radio or TV stations? yes
(Links are off the top of my head. I'm too lazy to research the others.)
Sadly, it seems like this whole thing was extremely poorly reseached. Slashdotters have done a better job just in this thread than the professionals paid to do this research.
The local indices are stored in:
\Documents and Settings\UserName\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Google Desktop Search\
It has already ate up 100 megs in only 15 minutes of indexing. Yikes.
I've seen a few other comments stating that this utility will only index your C:\ drive, which is false. I don't even have a C:\ drive. It is currently indexing both of my fixed drives. (D: and G:)
Nope, it stores the index locally. The local searches are done on http://127.0.0.1:4664/, so nothing gets sent to Google other than 'usage and crash data,' which you can opt out of sending in your Preferences.
I'd still like to know where this utility keeps its index. Will another user of my computer be able to use the same index that I do? I'm concerned becuase I have folders (such as my AIM logs) that other users can't get to due to NTFS ACLs. If another user can log in and use the same index that was created with my permissions, that would be a Bad Thing®.
This most certainly is news for nerds (it's about a company experiencing a technical problem with their servers) and it is stuff that matters (this is bound to have an economic impact of some sort, if only in the eBay world.)
The remark about MS patches is just blatant flamebait. Never mind that PayPal runs Linux.
It's +5 Funny and Insightful all at the same time!
You're right, and hasn't there been cases where someone goes and rapes someone simply because they couldn't get their hands on some pr0n? (At least I think I remember reading something along those lines...) So I say, increase the porn, the number of rape cases will go down!
Seriously though, this is just the State legislating morality, which is always a bad idea. If anything, demand for the "forbidden fruit" will go up, creating the "War on Porn" (as others have already pointed out). Why do governments insist on blowing (no pun intended) their money on pointless endavors such as this when there are other things it would be much more well-spent on? Let the adults make decisions for themselves. The world will be a better place.
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It seems like for all the trouble he went through to set up this hoax, it would actually have been easier to hook up the X10 to his computer and plop a real webcam outside.
What it took for the hoax:
- Taking 12 pictures for the various "on/off" states
- Taking those 12 pictures in varying amounts of snowcover
- Dynamically inserting airplanes overhead
- Dynamically changing the position of the garage door by superimposing the garage on one of the 12 pics.
- Dynamically adding stars in the sky that move over the course of the night
- Occasionally Adding "cars" driving by
- When the local news crew took him up in the helicopter, his wife stayed at home flipping the lights on and off.
- Putting a real (but disconnected) webcam in the neighbor's tree so snoopers would see the webcam.
For all that trouble, he might as well have just done it up real.I guess at least now we know who is really responsible for the moon landing video.
Nope. The major security issue is a cross-site scripting vulnerability. Basically, you craft a special URL to /seearch.pl and steal the password of those who click on the link. This is just a shitstorm of AC spam DDOSing the site. (I thought FormKeys prevented this?)
Ontopic, now that OSX is based on BSD, what's the point, other than "it's cool?" Granted, "it's cool" is a great reason to screw around with stuff when you're bored, but what pratical purpose does this serve? If I'm paying extra bucks for Apple hardware, I might as well use their software.
Who gives a shit if they gave exclusive rights to the inferior product? The NFL made out like a bandit on the deal. NFL 7, gamers 0.
Will I be able to buy/build a device to receive this signal and decode it? Will I have to pay any monthly fees for this?
It would be great to use my laptop to receive this service. Much bigger screen, better speakers.
Because then it looks like you're "doing something about the problem" and that gets you votes.
Whether or not you're actually causing harm is a completely different issue.
As a side note, we fund roads before schools because almost every taxpayer uses roads. It's only a limited subset of taxpayers that actually have a direct use for public schools. You could have the finest public education system in the world, but that's not going to get you votes if all of the roads around it are as useful as gravel.
I'm seeing it personally. My local district is in serious trouble. (They project being over a million in the red by the end of the year, which is very bad for a institution that can't borrow money.) The proposed levy has failed every time it's been on the ballot. The district has cut almost every extracurricular and those remaining are certainly gone if the levy fails yet again. Yet no one wants to pay thier share even though the kids have already been hurt so much by the cuts. "I've paid my dues to the school and I don't have any kids there anymore. Why should I have to pay more taxes?" is a common letter written into the local newspaper. It's called the greater good, guys. (</rant> before I go totally offtopic!)
On the other hand, if you feel university you are going to is below par, you do what any any customer is entitled to do -- you go somewhere else with your money.
No further legislation needed. (Also keep in mind we're talking about college students-- legal adults. Creating a No Child Left Behind-like database has more legal problems to consider.)
Verizon's coverage is everywhere, so it will usually Just Works®. I took a 2 hour trip and the connection was up the whole way.
Best part is this will cost you $0 extra (unless you connect during peak hours). VZW obviously doesn't say much about this service, and as long as you're not using at as your primary connection, you'll have no problems.
Speed is equivalent to that of a dial-up modem, but what more could you want at 80mph in the boon docks?
"This man is clearly a threat to National Security," the DHS spokesman said. "America will not stand idly by while terrorists interfere with our voting process."
The Justice Department said in a statement that Mr. Herrin was arrested by FBI and military forces at his home in North Carolina. Although the Justice Department declined to comment on exactly what charges Mr. Herrin will be facing or when his trial might be, they did say that "Americans can rest assured that this international terrorist will be held under the tightest security possible in our Guantanamo prison camp."
Mr. Herrin's lawyer declined to comment because he has not been able to contact Mr. Herrin since he was arrested.
The President told reporters "truely this is a great day for American democracy and the democratic process."
The point is that your keyboard is not on a public network and therefore is not subject to wiretap regulations, which only cover devices directly connected to public communication networks.
Is it unethical? Damn right it is. Legal? Apparently so.
I'd take any of the reports on this site with a grain of salt and (as always) do a little of your own research before making any decisions.
As most other tinfoil hat wearers are aware, the only reason Ashcroft has resigned is so he can catch a lift up to the mind-reading satellite and read your mind directly! It's all a part of their global domination plan.
(Sadly, that last bit has some truth to it. [tinfoil hat securely back on])
As long as joe user can get his free MP3s, he doesn't give a shit about the propoganda.
I'm almost suprised the parent didn't read "netcraft confirms it will still die."
- Is there a campuswide network? yes
- Is there a wireless network? yes
- Can students access e-mail away from school? yes
- Does the school provide Web pages? yes
- Does the school offer classes online? yes, taken through WebCT.
- Can students register online? yes
- Can students do other administrative functions online? yes, in the registration system
- Are students required to own a computer? no
- Can students get discounted computers? yes
- Does the school support handheld computers? yes
- Does the school stream audio or video of any courses? not yet, but will be happening
- Is network access available in dorm rooms? yes
- Is network access available in dormitory lounges? yes, via wireless
- Is a computer ethics policy in place for the school? yes
- Do students have access to Usenet newsgroups? yes
- Does tuition include a computer? no (but I wouldn't it included. Tuition is high enough)
- Does the school provide multimedia equipment? yes
- Does the school offer courses in emerging technologies? define "emerging technologies"
- Does the school stream its campus radio or TV stations? yes
(Links are off the top of my head. I'm too lazy to research the others.)Sadly, it seems like this whole thing was extremely poorly reseached. Slashdotters have done a better job just in this thread than the professionals paid to do this research.
I'm sorry sir, but you must now relinquish your Slashdot UID and turn in your geek card. Someone will escort you to the exit.
The local indices are stored in:
\Documents and Settings\UserName\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Google Desktop Search\
It has already ate up 100 megs in only 15 minutes of indexing. Yikes.
I've seen a few other comments stating that this utility will only index your C:\ drive, which is false. I don't even have a C:\ drive. It is currently indexing both of my fixed drives. (D: and G:)
I'd still like to know where this utility keeps its index. Will another user of my computer be able to use the same index that I do? I'm concerned becuase I have folders (such as my AIM logs) that other users can't get to due to NTFS ACLs. If another user can log in and use the same index that was created with my permissions, that would be a Bad Thing®.
...turning you into this.
Actually, I just installed BO2K on your machine.
Please stop wasting company time on Solitaire and Slashdot, then I'll get back to work.
--Jordan.
The remark about MS patches is just blatant flamebait. Never mind that PayPal runs Linux.
You're right, and hasn't there been cases where someone goes and rapes someone simply because they couldn't get their hands on some pr0n? (At least I think I remember reading something along those lines...) So I say, increase the porn, the number of rape cases will go down!
Seriously though, this is just the State legislating morality, which is always a bad idea. If anything, demand for the "forbidden fruit" will go up, creating the "War on Porn" (as others have already pointed out). Why do governments insist on blowing (no pun intended) their money on pointless endavors such as this when there are other things it would be much more well-spent on? Let the adults make decisions for themselves. The world will be a better place.
And that picture is over a year and a half old. The 3D pyramid is now at least 60 cans big at the base. (That's 31.)