This raises some interesting possibilities for where nokia's going with the next installment in their line of internet tablets (the Nokia 770/800/rumored successor to both). Navteq's software already runs on the platform, so it may be that nokia's thinking of integrating it more fully into their internet tablets (the next one is rumored to have built-in GPS).
Given that Microsoft has announced different versions of Vista for enterprise, home users, power users and so on, why would they cripple the firewall across the entire line? It seems to me that with all the versions they're planning, it would be a simple matter to keep the firewall off for those versions sold to enterprise customers, and leave it alone for everyone else. And speaking as someone who has had to deal with the fuckery of the windows firewall in an enterprise environment, I can't say I'm disappointed by that.
Never mind, I found the text on BoingBoing: http://www.boingboing.net/images/CyberSafetyforKid s.pdf
It appears that it doesn't, in fact, have a bill number, as it hasn't actually been formally introduced. My guess is that the media (or the Senators' PR flaks) decided to do a bit of "interpreting."
You have to remember that they're overengineering these things by terrestrial standards, because the satellites have to withstand some fairly harsh conditions while in orbit (such as radiation, EM storms from solar flares, etc). I imagine they're also hardened to some degree against human-generated interference, given all the worrying the Air Force has been doing lately about space warfare. Given all that, I'm not surprised that they seem excessivly bulky by the standards of present technology.
Everyone knows that the automotive and oil conglomerates have a car that runs on nothing but dreams and sunshine, and they've been keeping it under wraps because they don't dare compromise their energy monopoly.
Also, Dick Cheney.
I'm wondering whether this has something to do with the fact that loudspeaker announcements and newsletters can be controlled by the officials in charge of the Astrodome, wheras a volunteer-run radio station can't.
I'm surprised that no-one's actually tried something like this before. What with the prevalence of radios that can adjust themselves to noise conditions, it seems that it would be fairly obvious to build one that could listen to the frequency (or frequencies) it wanted to transmit on and intelligently avoid stomping on other, old-fashioned signals in the vicinity.
It's interesting, 'cause I just got done reading about something like this in this rather weird, but oddly compelling book.
It's one thing to give up the firewall if all you have behind it is servers. It's quite another to give it up if you're protecting user workstations. While it's certainly possible to carefully arrange your external services such that they are secure, it's really only possible if you have absolute control over every single device behind the firewall.
IIRC, the class A airspace ends at 60,000 feet, and there aren't any aircraft in common use that go above 51,000 or thereabouts, so aircraft collisions aren't going to be a problem.
I've actually found that the Linux version of UT2004 actually runs a bit better under Linux than under windows. I think it has something to do with the way windows allocates virtual memory; when I run under windows, the game eventually starts stuttering as windows valiantly tries to compensate for my woefully small amount of RAM; under Linux, it seems to keep chugging along just fine.
I feel like I should know this, but why is it in a vacuum jar? Is it to prevent decay?
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what could have gone wrong while the gun was being stored?
Dead battery, corrosion of the battery, corrosion of the PCB, corrosion of the wires on the PCB, blown capacitors, exposure to EMI that shorts the flash RAM storing the user's identity, dust on the sensor, grease on the sensor, whatever else on the sensor, broken sensor...
I'll stick with a gun that I know will fire if I follow some simple maintenance guidelines, thank you. Adding complexity to a life and death situation is a recipe for the second option.
In addition to weighing, self-checkout kiosks usually have a customer service rep nearby who can see the activity at each terminal from his own screen. Obviously, one can't monitor everything that goes through there, but if someone is walking out with a TV after paying $15.95, it's clear there's a problem.
And I'm not even convinced that they even have a service (or for that matter, any units). This article (linked to in the original post) really makes for a good read. The resume of Infineum's "Chairman and CEO" reads like a catalogue of dotcom revolution woe, and there are also some amusing pictures of Infinium's "headquarters" (an empty unit in a strip mall, apparently, with their mail being dropped off at the Mailboxes, etc. next door). I honestly can't figure out why in God's name anyone would invest money in these guys.
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This raises some interesting possibilities for where nokia's going with the next installment in their line of internet tablets (the Nokia 770/800/rumored successor to both). Navteq's software already runs on the platform, so it may be that nokia's thinking of integrating it more fully into their internet tablets (the next one is rumored to have built-in GPS).
555 is a "fake" prefix established for use in movies and TV, where they wouldn't want to accidentally use someone's real phone number.
Given that Microsoft has announced different versions of Vista for enterprise, home users, power users and so on, why would they cripple the firewall across the entire line? It seems to me that with all the versions they're planning, it would be a simple matter to keep the firewall off for those versions sold to enterprise customers, and leave it alone for everyone else. And speaking as someone who has had to deal with the fuckery of the windows firewall in an enterprise environment, I can't say I'm disappointed by that.
Never mind, I found the text on BoingBoing: http://www.boingboing.net/images/CyberSafetyforKid s.pdf
It appears that it doesn't, in fact, have a bill number, as it hasn't actually been formally introduced. My guess is that the media (or the Senators' PR flaks) decided to do a bit of "interpreting."
Does anyone have a link to the actual bill text, or at least the bill's number? I can't seem to find any mention of this on thoms.loc.gov.
Why do you need fire insurance for your house? When was the last time your house burned down?
Just because something is unlikely, doesn't make it stupid to prepare for it.
A) no. B) Even if he's really for it, he can't come out and say so, because he's jumped into bed with Hollywood with both feet.
You need to turn your sarcasm detector back on.
I would argue that there *is* a right to free speech in those places; it's just not one protected by the US Constitution.
You have to remember that they're overengineering these things by terrestrial standards, because the satellites have to withstand some fairly harsh conditions while in orbit (such as radiation, EM storms from solar flares, etc). I imagine they're also hardened to some degree against human-generated interference, given all the worrying the Air Force has been doing lately about space warfare. Given all that, I'm not surprised that they seem excessivly bulky by the standards of present technology.
Everyone knows that the automotive and oil conglomerates have a car that runs on nothing but dreams and sunshine, and they've been keeping it under wraps because they don't dare compromise their energy monopoly. Also, Dick Cheney.
I'm wondering whether this has something to do with the fact that loudspeaker announcements and newsletters can be controlled by the officials in charge of the Astrodome, wheras a volunteer-run radio station can't.
...the Chipsicle!
I'm surprised that no-one's actually tried something like this before. What with the prevalence of radios that can adjust themselves to noise conditions, it seems that it would be fairly obvious to build one that could listen to the frequency (or frequencies) it wanted to transmit on and intelligently avoid stomping on other, old-fashioned signals in the vicinity. It's interesting, 'cause I just got done reading about something like this in this rather weird, but oddly compelling book.
It's one thing to give up the firewall if all you have behind it is servers. It's quite another to give it up if you're protecting user workstations. While it's certainly possible to carefully arrange your external services such that they are secure, it's really only possible if you have absolute control over every single device behind the firewall.
A brief search on amazon.com reveals 2,748 "star trek" books, and 3,725 "star wars" books.
You clearly don't have to live with the greater North American antler-rat.
Someone should remember to mention that to the government of the One China.
IIRC, the class A airspace ends at 60,000 feet, and there aren't any aircraft in common use that go above 51,000 or thereabouts, so aircraft collisions aren't going to be a problem.
I suppose if they want the rights to some irreversibly encrypted garbage, they can go right ahead.
I've actually found that the Linux version of UT2004 actually runs a bit better under Linux than under windows. I think it has something to do with the way windows allocates virtual memory; when I run under windows, the game eventually starts stuttering as windows valiantly tries to compensate for my woefully small amount of RAM; under Linux, it seems to keep chugging along just fine.
I feel like I should know this, but why is it in a vacuum jar? Is it to prevent decay?
I'll stick with a gun that I know will fire if I follow some simple maintenance guidelines, thank you. Adding complexity to a life and death situation is a recipe for the second option.
In addition to weighing, self-checkout kiosks usually have a customer service rep nearby who can see the activity at each terminal from his own screen. Obviously, one can't monitor everything that goes through there, but if someone is walking out with a TV after paying $15.95, it's clear there's a problem.
And I'm not even convinced that they even have a service (or for that matter, any units). This article (linked to in the original post) really makes for a good read. The resume of Infineum's "Chairman and CEO" reads like a catalogue of dotcom revolution woe, and there are also some amusing pictures of Infinium's "headquarters" (an empty unit in a strip mall, apparently, with their mail being dropped off at the Mailboxes, etc. next door). I honestly can't figure out why in God's name anyone would invest money in these guys.