I have always thought that a large-scale fingerprinting implementation would be helpful for a lot of things -- just think about never having to carry a wallet again -- rather, you would simply scan your fingerprint for whatever business you were involved in (making a purchase, showing proof of ID, etc.). A system like that would be convenient, but it's also really centralized, so there would definately be a "big brother" out there watching us.
As far as security goes, I would risk saying that is is much harder to dabble in fingerprinting than other forms of identity theft. If credit cards could be swiped and then authenticated with a fingerprint scan, I think we would have much less trouble with theft in that area as the technology to duplicate fingerprints doesn't seem to be widely available (how many people do you know who can do it?).
Anyhow, that's just my two pennies. Just hope that someone doesn't cut off your fingertips at night!
If I am correct, this is along the exact same lines as the earpiece that Solid Snake wore in Metal Gear Solid for the PlayStation. It vibrated the bones in his ear so he could hear incoming transmissions "simulated" in his head, keeping the noise level down for stealth-factor.
This seems like a very cool and promising technology...I'm glad to see it finally entering the consumer market.
"I mean, if my registrar (or dns service or whatever) still only send in their updates once every day, this won't really help me as much right?"
That's exactly my line of thought...even still though, this should (hopefully) allow for quicker DNS updates across the board. I know that when I first learned about DNS related stuff I was hesitant to experiment with things because of how long it would take for the changes to propogate (it was usually about 12 hours+ before my changes completed throughout DNS parent servers and their children).
Considering that the Game Boy Advance can barely emulate Super Nintendo games, the likelyhood of an N64 emulator being developed (I mean, come on, the base of the chipsets is different [32-bit as compared to 64-bit]) is basically 0%.
...and if you're talking about running either a gameboy emulator or anything else within the UNIX environment that's already running on the GBA -- well, it doesn't take a genious to realize that there would be some serious performance issues. The GBA is already backwards compadible with all old game boy cartridges anyways, so what would be the point?
You can actually use the GBA for a lot more than just UNIX -- one can import flash RAM packs and then put whatever they want on it. Check out some options.
You can even put different emulators and ROMs all on the same cartridge and then use a shell to organize and manage everything. I have an NES, SMS adn PC Engine Emulator with some of my favorite games from each system as well as 4 full GBA ROM images.
I think we're a pretty underground group here (GBA flash RAM users), but who knows -- mabye I just used/. to expose the world to the many functions of the GBA(?)!
Is it just me or is the only real benefit to this "feature" the fact that you will not have to load as many installation files onto your computer (rather, you'll be using a key to unlock content)?
Needless to say, I'm still very excited about Half Life 2. Let's just hope they don't try to add "suspense" to the game by only allowing your character to use a lamp OR a gun (ever hear of duct tape?)...
I use online banking with IE. My bank uses a 128-bit secure tunnel for online usage. I've never felt at risk with security like this. And as far as the password goes, it's very complicated. It would be hard to brute force, as it requires at least one lower case (letter), one upper case, a symbol, a number, and must be at least 8 characters long.
I just went to http://searchweb2.com. It blocked lots of pop-ups (none made it through, and I used IE's built in blocker), and then finished loading the page. Useless, but I'm still safe.
Ok -- to calrify a bit more, since people don't read my other comments and assume WAY too much from all this.
I use IE. I also use FireFox. I also use Ad-Aware, SpyBot, PC-Cillin, and keep all of the above up to date. I block harmful ActiveX controls with SpyBot, pop-ups with the Google toolbar (well, IE now, after installing SP2 RC2), and just generally know what's "good" and "bad" online. Before you go around saying "OMG -- YOU WOULD HAVE LIKE28936 THINGS IN ADAWARE!!!!!!1111111", please take into consideration that I may be doing these things already. How many items do I find in Ad-Aware every day? About 3-4 -- all cookies. That's about it.
So whine all you want, and say I'm stupid, but I promise you my computer is in wonderful shape.
I have been using IE since it's release, I should say. But before that were the CompuServe forums...oh forums, where have you gone (j/k!)?
I just don't see why people bash those who support Microsoft. As an IT pro, it's IMPOSSIBLE for me to not be subjected to Microsoft's reign. All I'm saying is that Microsoft makes some decent programs and software. People will always hate on them because they are the largest company in the industry and as a result, maintain control over lots of related aspects of that given industry. If Linux was used by 80% of users, then Linux would take all the flak and have the bulk of viruses and worms being developed targeting it.
Please check out some of the web sites I have done before you go blindly criticizing me. Besides coding HTML I run my own server from my house to process e-mail and do web hosting. I do my best to conform to the latest HTML standards, and NO I'm not talking about what Microsoft believes should be standard coding.
Well, to be totally honest, one of my favorites is full support for the Google toolbar. I use Google searches all the time as well as the AutoComplete funtion offered through the Google toolbar. Also, I get much more browsing space in my window with the ability to unlock and rearrange toolbars and such.
I don't use ActiveXplode. I use SpyBot's Active X control management to block harmful controls/scripts. Thank you.
I don't see why so many people bash Internet Explorer (IE). Yes, there are more "secure" browsers out there, such as FireFox, but it's been my experience that IE not only loads pages faster, but has more features and support than FireFox and other browsers do. I have used IE my entire life, and I've never gotten any adware/spyware/viruses on my machine (cookies, of course). Why? Because I implement good browsing habits, like NOT clicking 'Yes' to Gator installations and other programs like it.
I think that most users of other browsers criticize IE because it is popular, not because it is a bad browser. SP2 for Windows XP adds pop-up blocking functionality to IE, and from what I can tell so far it works rather well.
I'm anxious to see what will happen in the "browser race" in the future.
"During the train scene, Spider-man's mask had gone partially black. We also see it when Spidey puts his mask back on. Yet when Doc brings him to Harry, we don't even see a patch of darkness on his mask."
Isn't this obviously because Spider Man is well organized and prioritizes his laundry very highly on his daily to-do list? I mean, I can picture him in need of money and getting a Tide endorsement or something -- he'll sew a little logo on the side of his mask.
Yes, flash storage definately has to be the smallest consumer format available right now, and those little SD cards and CF cards can hold a ton, but the larger ones co$t a fortune!
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I have always thought that a large-scale fingerprinting implementation would be helpful for a lot of things -- just think about never having to carry a wallet again -- rather, you would simply scan your fingerprint for whatever business you were involved in (making a purchase, showing proof of ID, etc.). A system like that would be convenient, but it's also really centralized, so there would definately be a "big brother" out there watching us.
As far as security goes, I would risk saying that is is much harder to dabble in fingerprinting than other forms of identity theft. If credit cards could be swiped and then authenticated with a fingerprint scan, I think we would have much less trouble with theft in that area as the technology to duplicate fingerprints doesn't seem to be widely available (how many people do you know who can do it?).
Anyhow, that's just my two pennies. Just hope that someone doesn't cut off your fingertips at night!
If I am correct, this is along the exact same lines as the earpiece that Solid Snake wore in Metal Gear Solid for the PlayStation. It vibrated the bones in his ear so he could hear incoming transmissions "simulated" in his head, keeping the noise level down for stealth-factor.
This seems like a very cool and promising technology...I'm glad to see it finally entering the consumer market.
I think your comment is way wittier than mine...you rock. I can't believe I didn't think of bluetooth. MOD PARENT UP!
I think my teeth have the right to surf the internet...I demand that the dentists adopt Wi-Fi instead of RFID.
"I mean, if my registrar (or dns service or whatever) still only send in their updates once every day, this won't really help me as much right?"
That's exactly my line of thought...even still though, this should (hopefully) allow for quicker DNS updates across the board. I know that when I first learned about DNS related stuff I was hesitant to experiment with things because of how long it would take for the changes to propogate (it was usually about 12 hours+ before my changes completed throughout DNS parent servers and their children).
I hate to ask for favors, but...could you send me one?
So...do you do a lot of cactus-assfucking?
Considering that the Game Boy Advance can barely emulate Super Nintendo games, the likelyhood of an N64 emulator being developed (I mean, come on, the base of the chipsets is different [32-bit as compared to 64-bit]) is basically 0%.
...and if you're talking about running either a gameboy emulator or anything else within the UNIX environment that's already running on the GBA -- well, it doesn't take a genious to realize that there would be some serious performance issues. The GBA is already backwards compadible with all old game boy cartridges anyways, so what would be the point?
You can actually use the GBA for a lot more than just UNIX -- one can import flash RAM packs and then put whatever they want on it. Check out some options.
/. to expose the world to the many functions of the GBA(?)!
You can even put different emulators and ROMs all on the same cartridge and then use a shell to organize and manage everything. I have an NES, SMS adn PC Engine Emulator with some of my favorite games from each system as well as 4 full GBA ROM images.
You can also check out one of my GUI interfaces to use with the shell.
I think we're a pretty underground group here (GBA flash RAM users), but who knows -- mabye I just used
Is it just me or is the only real benefit to this "feature" the fact that you will not have to load as many installation files onto your computer (rather, you'll be using a key to unlock content)? Needless to say, I'm still very excited about Half Life 2. Let's just hope they don't try to add "suspense" to the game by only allowing your character to use a lamp OR a gun (ever hear of duct tape?)...
I use online banking with IE. My bank uses a 128-bit secure tunnel for online usage. I've never felt at risk with security like this. And as far as the password goes, it's very complicated. It would be hard to brute force, as it requires at least one lower case (letter), one upper case, a symbol, a number, and must be at least 8 characters long.
I just went to http://searchweb2.com. It blocked lots of pop-ups (none made it through, and I used IE's built in blocker), and then finished loading the page. Useless, but I'm still safe.
I am the only user of my computer. I stay away from the "family" computer like the plague.
Ok -- to calrify a bit more, since people don't read my other comments and assume WAY too much from all this.
I use IE. I also use FireFox. I also use Ad-Aware, SpyBot, PC-Cillin, and keep all of the above up to date. I block harmful ActiveX controls with SpyBot, pop-ups with the Google toolbar (well, IE now, after installing SP2 RC2), and just generally know what's "good" and "bad" online. Before you go around saying "OMG -- YOU WOULD HAVE LIKE28936 THINGS IN ADAWARE!!!!!!1111111", please take into consideration that I may be doing these things already. How many items do I find in Ad-Aware every day? About 3-4 -- all cookies. That's about it. So whine all you want, and say I'm stupid, but I promise you my computer is in wonderful shape.
I have been using IE since it's release, I should say. But before that were the CompuServe forums...oh forums, where have you gone (j/k!)? I just don't see why people bash those who support Microsoft. As an IT pro, it's IMPOSSIBLE for me to not be subjected to Microsoft's reign. All I'm saying is that Microsoft makes some decent programs and software. People will always hate on them because they are the largest company in the industry and as a result, maintain control over lots of related aspects of that given industry. If Linux was used by 80% of users, then Linux would take all the flak and have the bulk of viruses and worms being developed targeting it.
Please check out some of the web sites I have done before you go blindly criticizing me. Besides coding HTML I run my own server from my house to process e-mail and do web hosting. I do my best to conform to the latest HTML standards, and NO I'm not talking about what Microsoft believes should be standard coding.
I'm well aware of this. It doesn't feature all the normal funtionality of the full Google toolbar, however. I use both FireFox and IE.
Well, to be totally honest, one of my favorites is full support for the Google toolbar. I use Google searches all the time as well as the AutoComplete funtion offered through the Google toolbar. Also, I get much more browsing space in my window with the ability to unlock and rearrange toolbars and such. I don't use ActiveXplode. I use SpyBot's Active X control management to block harmful controls/scripts. Thank you.
I don't see why so many people bash Internet Explorer (IE). Yes, there are more "secure" browsers out there, such as FireFox, but it's been my experience that IE not only loads pages faster, but has more features and support than FireFox and other browsers do. I have used IE my entire life, and I've never gotten any adware/spyware/viruses on my machine (cookies, of course). Why? Because I implement good browsing habits, like NOT clicking 'Yes' to Gator installations and other programs like it. I think that most users of other browsers criticize IE because it is popular, not because it is a bad browser. SP2 for Windows XP adds pop-up blocking functionality to IE, and from what I can tell so far it works rather well. I'm anxious to see what will happen in the "browser race" in the future.
"I'll take 'the rapist' for $500..."
Alex secretly envies Ken Jennings, I swear.
"During the train scene, Spider-man's mask had gone partially black. We also see it when Spidey puts his mask back on. Yet when Doc brings him to Harry, we don't even see a patch of darkness on his mask." Isn't this obviously because Spider Man is well organized and prioritizes his laundry very highly on his daily to-do list? I mean, I can picture him in need of money and getting a Tide endorsement or something -- he'll sew a little logo on the side of his mask.
That's pretty cool. I wonder how many planets children in today's current public education system learn about(?).
Yes, flash storage definately has to be the smallest consumer format available right now, and those little SD cards and CF cards can hold a ton, but the larger ones co$t a fortune!
"the MD player itslef [sic]" I believe that he is under the impression that there is only one MiniDisc player on earth (?).