The AT&T people could talk to their good buddies at Apple and get them to put some kind of 'prove I'm an iPhone' code in the firmware. Could be as simple as verifying the number submitted on the form actually came from the device that submitted it.
This kind of thing is a real danger to the global network. If we start segmenting content into the zones that are 'safe' or 'approved for such-and-such a country', it adds artificial tiers to the internet. That, to me, defeats the whole point. All this stuff is supposed to help us work together.
You were probably going for +5, Funny, but I think you might be on to something. Turn this sucker over to some company, who can have all the ore, as long as they make sure to grab it all and address the safety concerns before it gets here.
If you wanted a car analogy, I bet there's one in people complaining that their car doesn't complete trips in the least possible time given the distance (55mph should do 550 miles in ten hours exactly, never mind red lights, gas stops, bathroom breaks, etc.).
What? Netscape was bundling their browser into their OS? Netscape had an OS (AOLOS?)? IE was bundled to drive the market; it was not driven to that point.
Would you buy a metal detector that beeped when it detected metal within 1000 miles? Of course you wouldn't...it would never stop beeping and wouldn't help you at all. If this detector is so sensitive that the (probably) incredibly small amount of radiation the cat had (which was obviously not enough to kill it, and thus probably nowhere near enough to kill even one human), it sounds like it is too sensitive for the task. You're right, that false positives will always be there, but it does make sense to minimize them. I would like the best effort, for detection, but that means quality, not quantity.
I recently saw an unlocked North American N95 phone (on sale) for $799. I think, for an unlocked, hacker-friendly iPhone, they'd be able to demand even more than that (and get it, from some people). They'd likely need to price it at at least $1k, if only to appease AT&T and their exclusivity deal.
The problem is your first question...this device wouldn't benefit Apple much at all. But I can dream.
They could bring out something similar in specs, unlocked, able to run unsigned code, etc, all the capabilities the hacking community wants but sufficiently different in some way to distinguish it from the standard iphone (Bulkier, to add more connections, maybe?). Market it at a huge enough price difference that AT&T doesn't get upset, and everyone would be happy.
According to the article, it's even worse than that.
"any deliberate activity to gain academic advantage, including actions that have a negative effect on the integrity of the learning environment" is considered academic misconduct.
This would seem to ban staying up all night in your dorm by yourself, studying (assuming people who study have an academic advantage over those who do not).
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There is no part of the Patriot Act that compels foreign countries to do anything.
He's gonna have a hell of a time finding where to put the CD in on one of these low-cost laptops. I have yet to see one with an optical drive.
The AT&T people could talk to their good buddies at Apple and get them to put some kind of 'prove I'm an iPhone' code in the firmware. Could be as simple as verifying the number submitted on the form actually came from the device that submitted it.
see if they can get me my 40 cents from MTurk.
Problem is, they've decided to go with
[X] Allow automatic control of user preferences
From the comments on the original article:
regarding number 9: you can hold alt and lick on anywhere on an application to move it around.
Comment by Amir A â" April 28, 2008 @ 4:55 am
This kind of thing is a real danger to the global network. If we start segmenting content into the zones that are 'safe' or 'approved for such-and-such a country', it adds artificial tiers to the internet. That, to me, defeats the whole point. All this stuff is supposed to help us work together.
They do provide Windows Live OneCare (for a reasonable fee, of course).
Perhaps if you wanted to implement a system where nonsubscribers had limits to the volume or frequency of their flushes?
I was worried this might happen...someone tries to download all the porn on the internet and *POOF*
Great. So the next time CUPE goes on strike, all of Canada loses internet access for weeks on end?
You were probably going for +5, Funny, but I think you might be on to something. Turn this sucker over to some company, who can have all the ore, as long as they make sure to grab it all and address the safety concerns before it gets here.
Linux had been out for years when XP came out. You fail.
If you wanted a car analogy, I bet there's one in people complaining that their car doesn't complete trips in the least possible time given the distance (55mph should do 550 miles in ten hours exactly, never mind red lights, gas stops, bathroom breaks, etc.).
What? Netscape was bundling their browser into their OS? Netscape had an OS (AOLOS?)? IE was bundled to drive the market; it was not driven to that point.
If you keep repeating that over and over...no, it still won't happen.
Would you buy a metal detector that beeped when it detected metal within 1000 miles? Of course you wouldn't...it would never stop beeping and wouldn't help you at all. If this detector is so sensitive that the (probably) incredibly small amount of radiation the cat had (which was obviously not enough to kill it, and thus probably nowhere near enough to kill even one human), it sounds like it is too sensitive for the task. You're right, that false positives will always be there, but it does make sense to minimize them. I would like the best effort, for detection, but that means quality, not quantity.
I recently saw an unlocked North American N95 phone (on sale) for $799. I think, for an unlocked, hacker-friendly iPhone, they'd be able to demand even more than that (and get it, from some people). They'd likely need to price it at at least $1k, if only to appease AT&T and their exclusivity deal.
The problem is your first question...this device wouldn't benefit Apple much at all. But I can dream.
MacBook Air has a touchscreen? Can make calls over the cellphone network? Is bulkier and has more ports? Geez, where have I been?
They could bring out something similar in specs, unlocked, able to run unsigned code, etc, all the capabilities the hacking community wants but sufficiently different in some way to distinguish it from the standard iphone (Bulkier, to add more connections, maybe?). Market it at a huge enough price difference that AT&T doesn't get upset, and everyone would be happy.
What about child terrorists?
According to the article, it's even worse than that.
"any deliberate activity to gain academic advantage, including actions that have a negative effect on the integrity of the learning environment" is considered academic misconduct.
This would seem to ban staying up all night in your dorm by yourself, studying (assuming people who study have an academic advantage over those who do not).
Maybe for Americans. I'm not an American, so I suspect my time as an enemy combatant would be very unpleasant.
Afraid of who? I'm not afraid of terrorists, but I sure am afraid of Guantanamo Bay.
You probably could have had +5, Funny, if you'd left out the last sentence.