I'd like to see a wifi MP3 player that could download radio playlists. Whenever you're near a hotspot, it would grab the playlist for the next hour or so and download the songs. You then have an hour of fresh music before you have to run into another hotspot. Of course legal issues would complicate producing such a player, but maybe a clever hack could improve the functionality of the player in the article.
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What would happen if you purposely demagnetized your driver's license?
The problem is that a U Card is not required. All the cash value adding machines allow you to buy a $0 balance 'visitor card' for $1, these would seem impossible to track.
Yes, I am. Of course, every time they cancel your unique identifier you could buy a new card ($1), put $20 on it, and clone it. Although I suppose that with sufficient auditing they could make it enough of a pain that it really isn't worth it for the thief. I mean, how much can you really spend at vending machines?
How do they determine whether it's a fake balance or not? And considering there are around 100 seperate areas with vending machines on this campus, I just don't see this as very effective. In the end, I just don't see any real benefit to these cards over cash.
Funny, my school allows students (well, anyone) to put up to $50 at a time onto a magnetic strip card to be used in vending machines and even the bookstore. They make it pretty clear that the cash value is stored on the card itself. I have no clue how this can be secure--or how they can possibly think it is secure.
I agree. But companies are not sharing as much information as they should. They know when someone buys something whether or not they will be able to return it. They should tell the customer when they purchase, letting them change their decision rather than finding out when they try to return it. Of course, this might cost them one last sale, so who's going to do it...
When you use humor to express your views, you never have to defend yourself. After all, "It was only a joke." I find people who bring humor into a serious conversation cowardly.
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It would be neat to sync the forward facing and looking down cams; perhaps with an external view also.
I'd like to see a wifi MP3 player that could download radio playlists. Whenever you're near a hotspot, it would grab the playlist for the next hour or so and download the songs. You then have an hour of fresh music before you have to run into another hotspot. Of course legal issues would complicate producing such a player, but maybe a clever hack could improve the functionality of the player in the article.
What would happen if you purposely demagnetized your driver's license?
The problem is that a U Card is not required. All the cash value adding machines allow you to buy a $0 balance 'visitor card' for $1, these would seem impossible to track.
Yes, I am.
Of course, every time they cancel your unique identifier you could buy a new card ($1), put $20 on it, and clone it. Although I suppose that with sufficient auditing they could make it enough of a pain that it really isn't worth it for the thief. I mean, how much can you really spend at vending machines?
How do they determine whether it's a fake balance or not? And considering there are around 100 seperate areas with vending machines on this campus, I just don't see this as very effective. In the end, I just don't see any real benefit to these cards over cash.
Funny, my school allows students (well, anyone) to put up to $50 at a time onto a magnetic strip card to be used in vending machines and even the bookstore. They make it pretty clear that the cash value is stored on the card itself. I have no clue how this can be secure--or how they can possibly think it is secure.
Something like this? I wonder how picky it is about what's plugged in there.
Doesn't Shareaza already do this?
I agree. But companies are not sharing as much information as they should. They know when someone buys something whether or not they will be able to return it. They should tell the customer when they purchase, letting them change their decision rather than finding out when they try to return it. Of course, this might cost them one last sale, so who's going to do it...
When you use humor to express your views, you never have to defend yourself. After all, "It was only a joke." I find people who bring humor into a serious conversation cowardly.
Try at a funeral. A distant relative had his phone ring (loudly) during my grandma's service. He then proceeded to answer the phone while walking out.
At first I thought the headline was a shot at Gates.