Just create a playlist that selects a random 1 or 2 Gig and loads them onto the iPod. Delete all the songs from the playlist and it grabs another random 1 or 2 Gig and reloads the iPod. You can customize the playlists pretty well, so talk, podcasts, etc. aren't included unless you want them to.
All I'm saying is that from my perspective, this is a non-event. We do need people to bitch and moan about this, though, to keep everything in check. But I don't personally care. Probably should have just moved on to the next topic, or, gasp, work...
Hell, you just have to imply that it'll glow green and include a little photoshopped picture. Who's going to actually go find this magic light source to make it glow? Hell, you could use a blacklight and Woolite to fool most people.
Considering you're a soldier, you shouldn't be metaphorically wiping your ass with the constitution
The fact that I'm a soldier should make my the reasoning for my statement painfully obvious. I give up liberties every day in exchange for security. I have to show my "papers" everywhere I go. My papers are my ID card and my weapon. Without those, I can't go anywhere. What I'm writing is being monitored. My email is monitored. As I've said several times now, it's all about the data getting to the right people. Those people need a broad view of everything in order to piece things together. Sometimes they do and sometimes they don't. And yes, sometimes one asshole ruins it for everyone by exploiting the data. Don't destroy everything because of the one asshole, please.:)
"Those who will trade liberty for security deserve neither" - Benjamin Franklin
So a smart guy gave his opinion. That doesn't make it law, does it? I disagree with Ben. I'm sure other's do, too. I could care less what's monitored so long as the data gets to the right people who can hopefully do something with it. History has shown that even when they're given the right data, it's hard to piece it all together. You really think Airman Snuffy listening to your cell phone call about WoW really gives a flying flip what you say?
It's also a violation of the fundamental rights we all have as citizens, you know that whole stupid "unreasonable search and seizure" thing?
What's unreasonable about this? You're in a position of importance regarding the olympics or anything, for that matter. What's wrong with monitoring you to ensure there's no wrongdoing. Paranoia of "blackmail" aside, there is no issue. What if you get a seemingly unimportant call, but everyone else on your "staff" or whatever gets the same call? Hopefully someone doing the listening can piece things together.
Why not come out and say what they are doing? Because no matter how secret you try to make something, it always leaks. The best you can hope for is that the leak occurs after you've gotten the information you need or ensured there's nothing wrong going on.
If you weren't doing anything wrong, then who cares if some dick listens to you calling your wife pet names. There are obivious security issues to be concerned about with the olympics. They should be able to monitor communications to find any wrongdoing/planning/bribing/etc...
I'm sure this'll never happen, but if it did, and they implemented their own protocols, it could be a really good thing. The protocols we use now are old and weren't designed for the types of networks and security issues we have now. TCP/IP just fell into place as the most common, even though there were better protocols out there (or so my instructors told me). A complete rewrite, considering todays types of networks and security issues would be a good thing, instead of the massive stovepiping we have now. It's be one hell of a job to do and enough tougher to actually make "catch on", though.
It's _always_ going to be cheaper six months down the road, no matter what you're buying. But then there's newer faster stuff out that you'd rather have, too. Just buy when you need it. Do your research and get the best price you can now. Six months when you realize the same monitor or whatever is $100 less, be glad that you've actually been using what you got for six months, instead of waiting.
Yes, please go with one of these little companies offering the world in downloads for $1.50. Drive them into the ground when everyone actually starts downloading your program. These companies pray that users don't actually have a successful site that people will visit and cram 1000 of them onto a single box.
In fact, start your site with a normal host, but offer download mirrors from these crap providers. Keep hammering them with downloads until they start crying! Then remind them how stupid it is to offer "unlimited bandwidth" for $1.50/month.
Meh, just posted this above, but it applies here, too. I installed XP on a P133 system and it ran just fine. Got some errors during install, but it worked (internet too). Can't remember how much ram...
I installed WinXP on a P133 and it ran quite well. Can't remember how much RAM and I got quite a few errors while installing, but it actually worked. Only as fast as a P133 can be, though. Wonder how far back you can go with XP?
If that evidence is enough to convince a judge to issue a search warrant and they come in and find pot or whatever, so what. Good for them and someone breaking the law goes to jail. If I put the book on the list and they come and search my house, who cares. I don't have shit to hide, so let 'em search.
I personally think they'll get _shit_ for info out of this and no judge would touch it. They can make all the assumptions they want and fill their big black file cabinets with files on me if they want. I don't fucking care. Here is my wishlist. Infer all you want, but at least buy me something! Oh, and make sure you search Google (especially Google Images) for my name to find out where I live. Enjoy!
---John Holmes...
If a user visits maryjowanna.com and get's a cookie form there, that cookie only get's sent back to maryjowanna.com, and never sent to the whitehouse.gov servers by the browser.
True, but say whitehouse.gov assigns you a cookie with a unique ID in it and also puts that ID in a database. Now, whitehouse.gov HOSTS a banner enticing you to click on it for information about maryjowanna abuse. You click on the banner (still on the whitehouse.gov) site, the backend makes a note in the database that "unique ID XX" clicked on the banner and then forwards you on to the site.
Now, they don't know it' YOU, persay. They know your IP address, though and the time you visited and you now have a cookie with an ID that matches an entry in a database. The next time you visit, they track where you go on the site and notice you're researching smuggling laws or something... ding ding ding. Off go the bells if someone's actually watching.
Just one (extreme) example, imo. Nonetheless, cookies aren't allowed on public government sites without approval.
---John Holmes...
I had one of these for quite a while and they are great. They normally come with a credit card sized case that'll hold two of 'em that you can slide into your wallet. The only thing to watch for is not bending them. Seems obvious, but my wallet took a lot of abuse and the case and sticks ended up getting bent and not working after that. I'd still buy them again, though. Very easy to always have with you and works great.
I was questioning the usefulness of this, too, but your usage sounds like it'd be useful. Especially if we can have new replies included as tabs, too. Instead of having several new windows (emails you're replying too along with the reply itself), this would be nice and organized if it were all tabs.
Holy crap, what a worthless website. Have they not ever heard of an "About" page that tells me WTF I'm looking at? Or are the very small letters in the top right I barely noticed supposed to tell me all I need to know about the site? And "choose a language" with one choice? I can't get that 5 seconds back... It's probably not your site, so the bitch isn't directed at you, btw...
Oh come on. We all know what goes with a computer. Can't you just assume this is for the person that has an existing computer that doesn't play the games they want? You could maybe argue the case should be added, if the new motherboard won't fit into it or something, but that's about it.
dude, if u had one (I have the 2GB nano) you'd be singing a different tune.
I have one and I think this is still crap. I have a 4GB black one that, yeah, has a few minor scratches that you can only see if you hold it at the right angle. I go running and to the gym with it, listen to it in class, etc. It bounces around in my computer bag or in my pocket and it's basically fine. I actually keep it upside down in the armband that I bought with it just for extra protection, but whatever... I'm not crying so long as it still plays music.
You are assuming that one pad will charge every device. It would be very possible to make a "standard" DC port for every device.
Isn't "charge every device" the whole idea? That's certainly what the company producing these is after, I'm sure. And yeah, you can make a standard DC port, but it's still one wall plug and one device per cord. Or you come up with a way to split the cords and plug them all in?
Either way, you're getting the company producing the gadgets to agree on something. Either they accept a standard DC port or incorporate a coil. The companies could maybe make just as much money selling these things as they do the extra chargers... who knows.
Seems like this would be nice for laptops. I usually just sit mine on the end table when I'm done with it, so if I could sit it there and recharge it at the same time that'd be nice. Yeah, it's not that difficult to plug in, but if these were cheap and devices supported 'em, it'd just be convienent.
The whole problem with this is that companies don't want to support it until the infrastructure is out there and the manufacturer can't get the pads out there until products support it. So who takes the big dive first? Should be the big corporations, IMO. Start with cell phones and iPods and you can't go wrong, can you?
What I'm really waiting for is a way to wirelessly power a flat screen TV on the wall so I don't have to run a power cord to it. Sure, if I build the house, I can hide the power cords, but that's rarely the case. With that, I can wirelessly stream movies, etc to it and not have any cables showing at all. Sweet.
I agree with you to a point, but you forgot that you need the 5 cords for the 5 devices you have, with each one plugged into an outlet. So it would be convienent if you could just sit any of your devices on this and have them recharging. I mean, you set them somewhere, anyhow. Why not have them recharging each time you do so?
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Just create a playlist that selects a random 1 or 2 Gig and loads them onto the iPod. Delete all the songs from the playlist and it grabs another random 1 or 2 Gig and reloads the iPod. You can customize the playlists pretty well, so talk, podcasts, etc. aren't included unless you want them to.
---John Holmes...
Well, if I were to rule the world... ;)
All I'm saying is that from my perspective, this is a non-event. We do need people to bitch and moan about this, though, to keep everything in check. But I don't personally care. Probably should have just moved on to the next topic, or, gasp, work...
---John Holmes...
Just use Woolite and a black light and you'll fool most people. You'll be able to skip to the "4)Profit!" stage quicker!
---John Holmes...
Hell, you just have to imply that it'll glow green and include a little photoshopped picture. Who's going to actually go find this magic light source to make it glow? Hell, you could use a blacklight and Woolite to fool most people.
---John Holmes...
The fact that I'm a soldier should make my the reasoning for my statement painfully obvious. I give up liberties every day in exchange for security. I have to show my "papers" everywhere I go. My papers are my ID card and my weapon. Without those, I can't go anywhere. What I'm writing is being monitored. My email is monitored. As I've said several times now, it's all about the data getting to the right people. Those people need a broad view of everything in order to piece things together. Sometimes they do and sometimes they don't. And yes, sometimes one asshole ruins it for everyone by exploiting the data. Don't destroy everything because of the one asshole, please. :)
---John Holmes...
So a smart guy gave his opinion. That doesn't make it law, does it? I disagree with Ben. I'm sure other's do, too. I could care less what's monitored so long as the data gets to the right people who can hopefully do something with it. History has shown that even when they're given the right data, it's hard to piece it all together. You really think Airman Snuffy listening to your cell phone call about WoW really gives a flying flip what you say?
---John Holmes...
What's unreasonable about this? You're in a position of importance regarding the olympics or anything, for that matter. What's wrong with monitoring you to ensure there's no wrongdoing. Paranoia of "blackmail" aside, there is no issue. What if you get a seemingly unimportant call, but everyone else on your "staff" or whatever gets the same call? Hopefully someone doing the listening can piece things together.
Why not come out and say what they are doing? Because no matter how secret you try to make something, it always leaks. The best you can hope for is that the leak occurs after you've gotten the information you need or ensured there's nothing wrong going on.
---John Holmes...
If you weren't doing anything wrong, then who cares if some dick listens to you calling your wife pet names. There are obivious security issues to be concerned about with the olympics. They should be able to monitor communications to find any wrongdoing/planning/bribing/etc...
---John Holmes...
I'm sure this'll never happen, but if it did, and they implemented their own protocols, it could be a really good thing. The protocols we use now are old and weren't designed for the types of networks and security issues we have now. TCP/IP just fell into place as the most common, even though there were better protocols out there (or so my instructors told me). A complete rewrite, considering todays types of networks and security issues would be a good thing, instead of the massive stovepiping we have now. It's be one hell of a job to do and enough tougher to actually make "catch on", though.
---John Holmes...
It's _always_ going to be cheaper six months down the road, no matter what you're buying. But then there's newer faster stuff out that you'd rather have, too. Just buy when you need it. Do your research and get the best price you can now. Six months when you realize the same monitor or whatever is $100 less, be glad that you've actually been using what you got for six months, instead of waiting.
---John Holmes...
Yes, please go with one of these little companies offering the world in downloads for $1.50. Drive them into the ground when everyone actually starts downloading your program. These companies pray that users don't actually have a successful site that people will visit and cram 1000 of them onto a single box.
In fact, start your site with a normal host, but offer download mirrors from these crap providers. Keep hammering them with downloads until they start crying! Then remind them how stupid it is to offer "unlimited bandwidth" for $1.50/month.
---John Holmes...
PS: I hate hosting companies.
Meh, just posted this above, but it applies here, too. I installed XP on a P133 system and it ran just fine. Got some errors during install, but it worked (internet too). Can't remember how much ram...
---John Holmes...
I installed WinXP on a P133 and it ran quite well. Can't remember how much RAM and I got quite a few errors while installing, but it actually worked. Only as fast as a P133 can be, though. Wonder how far back you can go with XP?
---John Holmes...
Ah, fuck... you don't work for the FBI, do you?
If that evidence is enough to convince a judge to issue a search warrant and they come in and find pot or whatever, so what. Good for them and someone breaking the law goes to jail. If I put the book on the list and they come and search my house, who cares. I don't have shit to hide, so let 'em search.
I personally think they'll get _shit_ for info out of this and no judge would touch it. They can make all the assumptions they want and fill their big black file cabinets with files on me if they want. I don't fucking care.
Here is my wishlist. Infer all you want, but at least buy me something! Oh, and make sure you search Google (especially Google Images) for my name to find out where I live. Enjoy!
---John Holmes...
This is nothing important.
Now, they don't know it' YOU, persay. They know your IP address, though and the time you visited and you now have a cookie with an ID that matches an entry in a database. The next time you visit, they track where you go on the site and notice you're researching smuggling laws or something... ding ding ding. Off go the bells if someone's actually watching.
Just one (extreme) example, imo. Nonetheless, cookies aren't allowed on public government sites without approval.
---John Holmes...
I had one of these for quite a while and they are great. They normally come with a credit card sized case that'll hold two of 'em that you can slide into your wallet. The only thing to watch for is not bending them. Seems obvious, but my wallet took a lot of abuse and the case and sticks ended up getting bent and not working after that. I'd still buy them again, though. Very easy to always have with you and works great.
---John Holmes...
I was questioning the usefulness of this, too, but your usage sounds like it'd be useful. Especially if we can have new replies included as tabs, too. Instead of having several new windows (emails you're replying too along with the reply itself), this would be nice and organized if it were all tabs.
---John Holmes...
and yes, it can play playstation games.
Holy crap, what a worthless website. Have they not ever heard of an "About" page that tells me WTF I'm looking at? Or are the very small letters in the top right I barely noticed supposed to tell me all I need to know about the site? And "choose a language" with one choice? I can't get that 5 seconds back... It's probably not your site, so the bitch isn't directed at you, btw...
---John Holmes...
Oh come on. We all know what goes with a computer. Can't you just assume this is for the person that has an existing computer that doesn't play the games they want? You could maybe argue the case should be added, if the new motherboard won't fit into it or something, but that's about it.
---John Holmes...
dude, if u had one (I have the 2GB nano) you'd be singing a different tune.
I have one and I think this is still crap. I have a 4GB black one that, yeah, has a few minor scratches that you can only see if you hold it at the right angle. I go running and to the gym with it, listen to it in class, etc. It bounces around in my computer bag or in my pocket and it's basically fine. I actually keep it upside down in the armband that I bought with it just for extra protection, but whatever... I'm not crying so long as it still plays music.
---John Holmes...
You are assuming that one pad will charge every device. It would be very possible to make a "standard" DC port for every device.
Isn't "charge every device" the whole idea? That's certainly what the company producing these is after, I'm sure. And yeah, you can make a standard DC port, but it's still one wall plug and one device per cord. Or you come up with a way to split the cords and plug them all in?
Either way, you're getting the company producing the gadgets to agree on something. Either they accept a standard DC port or incorporate a coil. The companies could maybe make just as much money selling these things as they do the extra chargers... who knows.
---John Holmes...
Seems like this would be nice for laptops. I usually just sit mine on the end table when I'm done with it, so if I could sit it there and recharge it at the same time that'd be nice. Yeah, it's not that difficult to plug in, but if these were cheap and devices supported 'em, it'd just be convienent.
The whole problem with this is that companies don't want to support it until the infrastructure is out there and the manufacturer can't get the pads out there until products support it. So who takes the big dive first? Should be the big corporations, IMO. Start with cell phones and iPods and you can't go wrong, can you?
What I'm really waiting for is a way to wirelessly power a flat screen TV on the wall so I don't have to run a power cord to it. Sure, if I build the house, I can hide the power cords, but that's rarely the case. With that, I can wirelessly stream movies, etc to it and not have any cables showing at all. Sweet.
---John Holmes...
I agree with you to a point, but you forgot that you need the 5 cords for the 5 devices you have, with each one plugged into an outlet. So it would be convienent if you could just sit any of your devices on this and have them recharging. I mean, you set them somewhere, anyhow. Why not have them recharging each time you do so?
---John Holmes...