Yep. Sure would be. But then everybody would realize how LITTLE they added. In addition, it's hard to go back and say "well, yea, it actually was pearpc" when we said it wasn't and lied to everybody, and told everybody how ours is MUCH better than pearpc. They put their foot in their mouth and now they have to chew on it.
There is a difference between easy to track and "can't touch him". Where a check is cut from makes no difference, my company uses a payroll company that is out of state, the checks come from one state, I live in another, and the company is in the third. It's YOUR responsibility to make sure that you pay the correct taxes, and they can and will come back on you if you don't (trust me on this point). The ruling is that the income "originated" from NY, so he has to pay taxes on it to NY. This decision is insane, as where money "originates" from has never made a difference, it's where you DID the work that has traditionally been the deciding factor. This is why professional sports players have to pay taxes for each location they play at.
Everybody seems to be pointing out the issue of two states potentially taxing, however, it's worse than that. Say I live in the US and telecommute with a company in the UK. Do I have to pay country taxes for both? How about I work in one state, and telecommute to two different locations for a company in two different states. Do all three states get to tax me? Because each state will fail to recognize the other's taxes for the same amount (it's their income to tax after all), you could be left in a situation where you owe more money in taxes then you even made. The ONLY reasonable interpretation is that you made the money in the physical location you were actually at, and that's it.
Seems like the NAT solution is pretty secure to me so I call BS on your "NAT has in no way improved security".:) Firewalls are great when you need access from the internet in general TO the resources. NAT is great when you only need access out, which is 95% of the users on the Internet. If your daughter is behind a NAT, she can initiate a connection out to you and that should work. Solutions do exist, see skype for a setup that works properly with NAT enabled (although for voice). One key issue with protocols is when they imbed an IP address in the payload, that is a no-no by the OSI stack model, and breaks NAT in horrible ways.
Until the information is used in an ID theft scam because the TSA didn't protect the data. Then it impacts you even if you don't look suspicious. That's what this is about, the protection of the data, and the fact they arn't protecting it.
IPv4 only supports 4bil address in a given addressible domain. With NAT, things get more interesting, and to be honest, is the BEST thing that has happened to computer security ever. People whine about NAT, but it's poor protocols that cause NAT to break things (FTP, RTSP and SIP come to mind). Otherwise NAT solves the issues.
In fact, they were local. You are more likely (by FAR) to have your CC numbers stolen by someone you hand your card to then online, it's a proven fact.
Actually, they have them on several issues, including drug charges, probably laundering, and other charges in addition to the identity theft. It was the ID theft that got them busted, but by tacking on the other stuff, they will probably get jail time. We also don't know if there were other ID's stolen, which it sounds like they had given the repeat visits to the same hotel (probably on another ID).
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I rather liked toee, although I think it was a little dated of an environment for the age the current games are in, but well done for what it was (once the bugs were patched).
Am I the only one that knows what this is about, as I've **actually** used this service? They do call back to verify you are at the number you say you are calling from, and can compare the number that shows up on caller id. The problem relates to a situation I used to xfer cash last week in fact, while I was in London. I called through my company's voip, and used my desk extension which they have on file. They were able to call back, verfying I was in California. I wasn't. This was a legitimate use, as I was just traveling on business, but others can use the same type of systems.
Einstein's brain was probably wired completely different. I bet he would forget to pickup milk on the way home, instead, constantly thinking about something grand. I tend to be HORRIBLE at memorization, yet can solve problems others find difficult. Everybody is different, it is just a matter of what skills and to what degree we use them.
Ah yes, but the news sites that post their articles don't blacklist. As it was pointed out, the AFP stories and photos. In addition, they don't restrict all directories, just some, and from what I can tell, those are honored.
While I can detect the 60Hz monitors, the real headache generators for me was interlacing, even at high refresh rates. Most people around me had no idea what I was talking about but it was clear as day when a monitor was set to interlacing. I would mention it, they would turn that off, and magically, they would have less eye strain, but still not be aware of the difference. Now I just use LCD monitors, and have since 99.
And yes, I'm also one of those people that can hear electronic devices when they are on
a) I actually doubt they could build another, like the Saturn V rockets b) Much of the cost of building something like this is figuring how to build the parts to spec, and chances are, they don't have the tooling in place anymore c) The only thing the current shuttles have problem is that it is too complex and too costly to send on missions.
While politically impossible, it would be far cheaper to buy launches from the Russians to put these guys into space.
It's the dup that never dies, and legitimately belongs on slashdot. Seriously, I'm an american, and even I have a hard time believing it is making it through with the press it has gotten. I live the justification of it "to be consistent with other policies". WTF?
Good point too.:) My point though is that wireless itself sucks (don't even try arguing that point) and putting a network across the city will make it suck even more. The skill aspect isn't even at issue if the base technology sucks.
Glad I raised the point to get some good conversation going. To argue a few of the points, much of the issues revolving around testing and such includes the tooling in order to test the equipment properly, etc. As an example of how this idea makes sense, lets look at the original Hubble. Let's assume that two were built, one was launched with the second on hold till the first was online, so any tuning could be done for the second (or if the first exploded on launch, it wasn't a waste). The optical issue could have been found, and corrected on the second one, and launched without having to do corrective surgery, and the first hubble used for the research it could still do effectively (which it still could). Net additional cost? Not much more. How about that craft that dropped on the floor when someone forgot to put the bolts back in place? Hmm... ok scrap that one, and use the backup.:) How about the Mars lander? Hopefully they could have corrected the timing so the second one could land, let the research continue. And the Titan wind data fiasco... Time and time again, we have seen that doing duplicate missions would have saved a lot of science, and provided an opportunity to gather more data, like the mars rover when everything does work well. It just makes sense.
You did read the tidbit that pointed out it would be cheaper to build a NEW Hubble based on the same plans, upgrade it before launch and launch it, then to do a repair mission to it, all things considered, right? Personally, if they put money into "hubble" it should be Hubble 2, as we could get a LOT more years out of a rebuilt one than with a repaired old one.
On a side note, I'm not sure why the government doesn't take a "mars rover" approach to more space missions, building and launching more than one of the same craft, and launch them one week apart. This would have saved all the science on the previous (doomed) mars lander, as they would have messed up on the first one, realized their mistake, and landed the second one with adjusted calculations. The incremental cost for a second or third craft will be MUCH lower than the first one, and potentially twice the science can be had from them (think being able to look at two objects instead of one with two hubbles).
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Yep. Sure would be. But then everybody would realize how LITTLE they added. In addition, it's hard to go back and say "well, yea, it actually was pearpc" when we said it wasn't and lied to everybody, and told everybody how ours is MUCH better than pearpc. They put their foot in their mouth and now they have to chew on it.
There is a difference between easy to track and "can't touch him". Where a check is cut from makes no difference, my company uses a payroll company that is out of state, the checks come from one state, I live in another, and the company is in the third. It's YOUR responsibility to make sure that you pay the correct taxes, and they can and will come back on you if you don't (trust me on this point). The ruling is that the income "originated" from NY, so he has to pay taxes on it to NY. This decision is insane, as where money "originates" from has never made a difference, it's where you DID the work that has traditionally been the deciding factor. This is why professional sports players have to pay taxes for each location they play at.
Everybody seems to be pointing out the issue of two states potentially taxing, however, it's worse than that. Say I live in the US and telecommute with a company in the UK. Do I have to pay country taxes for both? How about I work in one state, and telecommute to two different locations for a company in two different states. Do all three states get to tax me? Because each state will fail to recognize the other's taxes for the same amount (it's their income to tax after all), you could be left in a situation where you owe more money in taxes then you even made. The ONLY reasonable interpretation is that you made the money in the physical location you were actually at, and that's it.
Seems like the NAT solution is pretty secure to me so I call BS on your "NAT has in no way improved security". :) Firewalls are great when you need access from the internet in general TO the resources. NAT is great when you only need access out, which is 95% of the users on the Internet. If your daughter is behind a NAT, she can initiate a connection out to you and that should work. Solutions do exist, see skype for a setup that works properly with NAT enabled (although for voice). One key issue with protocols is when they imbed an IP address in the payload, that is a no-no by the OSI stack model, and breaks NAT in horrible ways.
Until the information is used in an ID theft scam because the TSA didn't protect the data. Then it impacts you even if you don't look suspicious. That's what this is about, the protection of the data, and the fact they arn't protecting it.
IPv4 only supports 4bil address in a given addressible domain. With NAT, things get more interesting, and to be honest, is the BEST thing that has happened to computer security ever. People whine about NAT, but it's poor protocols that cause NAT to break things (FTP, RTSP and SIP come to mind). Otherwise NAT solves the issues.
Now, I wonder if these mp3 players are also targeted to the 3-6 year old market they referenced when declining the idea.
In fact, they were local. You are more likely (by FAR) to have your CC numbers stolen by someone you hand your card to then online, it's a proven fact.
Because Denny's was OPEN at 6am.
Actually, they have them on several issues, including drug charges, probably laundering, and other charges in addition to the identity theft. It was the ID theft that got them busted, but by tacking on the other stuff, they will probably get jail time. We also don't know if there were other ID's stolen, which it sounds like they had given the repeat visits to the same hotel (probably on another ID).
I rather liked toee, although I think it was a little dated of an environment for the age the current games are in, but well done for what it was (once the bugs were patched).
Eve Online, awsome game.
Am I the only one that knows what this is about, as I've **actually** used this service? They do call back to verify you are at the number you say you are calling from, and can compare the number that shows up on caller id. The problem relates to a situation I used to xfer cash last week in fact, while I was in London. I called through my company's voip, and used my desk extension which they have on file. They were able to call back, verfying I was in California. I wasn't. This was a legitimate use, as I was just traveling on business, but others can use the same type of systems.
Einstein's brain was probably wired completely different. I bet he would forget to pickup milk on the way home, instead, constantly thinking about something grand. I tend to be HORRIBLE at memorization, yet can solve problems others find difficult. Everybody is different, it is just a matter of what skills and to what degree we use them.
Better patent the idea first so they can't do it without licensing it, so you can afford the volumes 1-69 if they do.
Ah yes, but the news sites that post their articles don't blacklist. As it was pointed out, the AFP stories and photos. In addition, they don't restrict all directories, just some, and from what I can tell, those are honored.
No, it's the sanity part that I fall short on. Which one do you fall short on?
Duh, anybody thinking anything is "free" today doesn't value their time, other people's time, or their sanity.
While I can detect the 60Hz monitors, the real headache generators for me was interlacing, even at high refresh rates. Most people around me had no idea what I was talking about but it was clear as day when a monitor was set to interlacing. I would mention it, they would turn that off, and magically, they would have less eye strain, but still not be aware of the difference. Now I just use LCD monitors, and have since 99.
And yes, I'm also one of those people that can hear electronic devices when they are on
Where in the artist's contracts (besides Metallica's) do they have a clause on income made from settlements?
a) I actually doubt they could build another, like the Saturn V rockets
b) Much of the cost of building something like this is figuring how to build the parts to spec, and chances are, they don't have the tooling in place anymore
c) The only thing the current shuttles have problem is that it is too complex and too costly to send on missions.
While politically impossible, it would be far cheaper to buy launches from the Russians to put these guys into space.
It's the dup that never dies, and legitimately belongs on slashdot. Seriously, I'm an american, and even I have a hard time believing it is making it through with the press it has gotten. I live the justification of it "to be consistent with other policies". WTF?
Good point too. :) My point though is that wireless itself sucks (don't even try arguing that point) and putting a network across the city will make it suck even more. The skill aspect isn't even at issue if the base technology sucks.
Glad I raised the point to get some good conversation going. To argue a few of the points, much of the issues revolving around testing and such includes the tooling in order to test the equipment properly, etc. As an example of how this idea makes sense, lets look at the original Hubble. Let's assume that two were built, one was launched with the second on hold till the first was online, so any tuning could be done for the second (or if the first exploded on launch, it wasn't a waste). The optical issue could have been found, and corrected on the second one, and launched without having to do corrective surgery, and the first hubble used for the research it could still do effectively (which it still could). Net additional cost? Not much more. How about that craft that dropped on the floor when someone forgot to put the bolts back in place? Hmm... ok scrap that one, and use the backup. :) How about the Mars lander? Hopefully they could have corrected the timing so the second one could land, let the research continue. And the Titan wind data fiasco... Time and time again, we have seen that doing duplicate missions would have saved a lot of science, and provided an opportunity to gather more data, like the mars rover when everything does work well. It just makes sense.
You did read the tidbit that pointed out it would be cheaper to build a NEW Hubble based on the same plans, upgrade it before launch and launch it, then to do a repair mission to it, all things considered, right? Personally, if they put money into "hubble" it should be Hubble 2, as we could get a LOT more years out of a rebuilt one than with a repaired old one.
On a side note, I'm not sure why the government doesn't take a "mars rover" approach to more space missions, building and launching more than one of the same craft, and launch them one week apart. This would have saved all the science on the previous (doomed) mars lander, as they would have messed up on the first one, realized their mistake, and landed the second one with adjusted calculations. The incremental cost for a second or third craft will be MUCH lower than the first one, and potentially twice the science can be had from them (think being able to look at two objects instead of one with two hubbles).