That is one of the funniest comments I have read on Slashdot--kudos. Maybe it is becuase I have a Masters in Philosphy, but man... I have to remember that one.
Interesting point on your RIAA comment: When I was in China and Hong Kong in 2000, I noticed that there were no legal DVDs of movies or CDs of artists to buy. At the time the big media conglomerates in the U.S. realized that the Chinese were not willing to pay full price for products. Those trading illegal copies weren't actually costing the companies a sale, but getting their products exposure.
Because of this, MGM et al decided to license VCD copies of their movies to be produced and distributed at about 10% above the going rate for the pirated copies (the equivalent of about 1 USD). So for literally pennies more, you got a clean copy that was (almost always) guaranteed to work and was properly subtitled instead of a shoddy pirate copy. The companies realized that to capitalize on a massive market, they had to compete at a level they were not accustomed to dealing with in the U.S. and Europe.
The The roomba is a great robot. It does well as a vacuum cleaner too. Not much of a time saver if you follow it around the whole time attempting to derive its inner workings and movement patters. But of course I wouldn't do that.
Can't wait until there are more functional robots out there. Then I can save time by watching them do menial tasks for me.
No, you theoretically have to return the book to the library. Further, the selection in a library may not be up to par (especially in rural areas). If you want a particular good quality book guaranteed to have the last chapter still intact, you would probably choose to buy the book.
How this relates to municipal broadband? The systems being proposed would be as good, if not better than existing DSL systems in rural areas and a boat-load better than the dial-up most of the current bell customers are stuck with (unlike the sometimes inferior library product).
All of the baby bells want one thing only. They would like the municipalities to build out the fiber, then hand it over for the bells to run and make a profit from. Laying fiber is no cheap endeavour. One of the most costly aspects of it is the Rights of Way (RoW) in the U.S. If the government who is to grant the RoW is the one building, it significantly reduces the cost of the build and makes serving rural communities that much easier and more profitable.
What they don't want is the municipalities selling directly to the consumers, then buying the upstream from the national and global carriers, bypassing the baby bells and cable companies all together.
I do actually agree with you. There are cases, and certain circumstances when even the best professionals are 'had' by a good scheme. However, I also think that if everyone were just a little more careful, the profitability would not be there. If the profits don't justify the risk/cost, no more problem.
Like you, I have had my close calls, but I think you will agree, most phishing emails/scams are just really poorly done.
This seems to be a logical jump to me. At the moment many jurisdictions use tracking devises to keep track of parolees and, in some cases, people with location dependent restraining orders (e.g. Washington, D.C. uses both on a limited scale)
Now that the sexual offender registry contains no date expiration, and many of the new laws mandate notifying communities if you, a sex offender, move in, it seems like a decent logical jump to track them as well. This doesn't seem that different than using the devices in the case of location dependent restraining orders (can't go within 50 yards of a school, etc).
If there is a difference, please let me know, I am certainly not a lawyer.
Yes, Gullible is an adjective, and gullables isn't a word. Also, "and" does generally take a 'd' at the end of it. Congratulations. You caught the irony. Sharp as a tack they say. Misusing words, dropping letters, etc tends to be sign that a message could be phishing, especially if they are asking for your social security number.
Since the inception of VoIP, I have not had a problem with subscribers not being able to access the 911 emergency system. They are still able to call directly to their police or fire department. I was surprised to find, however, that the typical VoIP user doesn't understand that the phone (which looks like any other phone) is fundamentally different in the way it handles information and can't reach 911. This can lead (in my mind at least) to a lot of confused subscribers at a time of crisis
Regardless, the in the end, the call quality is low enough that the dispatcher probably won't understand what you are trying to say once 911 access is engineered.
The cut-throat prices in India is brought around by the recently liberalized telecom sector. The article is a bit misleading becuase many of the partners in this venture are horizontal (ie, Tata Indicom owns VSNL which used to be the incumbent operator).
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You can find additional information about this fault, a mapof all the submarine cables in the Med, and details on the plans for future cables in this region here: http://www.telegeography.com/cu/article.php?article_id=21528&email=html
That is one of the funniest comments I have read on Slashdot--kudos. Maybe it is becuase I have a Masters in Philosphy, but man... I have to remember that one.
Interesting point on your RIAA comment: When I was in China and Hong Kong in 2000, I noticed that there were no legal DVDs of movies or CDs of artists to buy. At the time the big media conglomerates in the U.S. realized that the Chinese were not willing to pay full price for products. Those trading illegal copies weren't actually costing the companies a sale, but getting their products exposure.
Because of this, MGM et al decided to license VCD copies of their movies to be produced and distributed at about 10% above the going rate for the pirated copies (the equivalent of about 1 USD). So for literally pennies more, you got a clean copy that was (almost always) guaranteed to work and was properly subtitled instead of a shoddy pirate copy. The companies realized that to capitalize on a massive market, they had to compete at a level they were not accustomed to dealing with in the U.S. and Europe.
The The roomba is a great robot. It does well as a vacuum cleaner too. Not much of a time saver if you follow it around the whole time attempting to derive its inner workings and movement patters. But of course I wouldn't do that.
Can't wait until there are more functional robots out there. Then I can save time by watching them do menial tasks for me.
I would fax my senator, really would.... If I had one /disgruntled DC resident
No, you theoretically have to return the book to the library. Further, the selection in a library may not be up to par (especially in rural areas). If you want a particular good quality book guaranteed to have the last chapter still intact, you would probably choose to buy the book.
How this relates to municipal broadband? The systems being proposed would be as good, if not better than existing DSL systems in rural areas and a boat-load better than the dial-up most of the current bell customers are stuck with (unlike the sometimes inferior library product).
All of the baby bells want one thing only. They would like the municipalities to build out the fiber, then hand it over for the bells to run and make a profit from. Laying fiber is no cheap endeavour. One of the most costly aspects of it is the Rights of Way (RoW) in the U.S. If the government who is to grant the RoW is the one building, it significantly reduces the cost of the build and makes serving rural communities that much easier and more profitable.
What they don't want is the municipalities selling directly to the consumers, then buying the upstream from the national and global carriers, bypassing the baby bells and cable companies all together.
I do actually agree with you. There are cases, and certain circumstances when even the best professionals are 'had' by a good scheme. However, I also think that if everyone were just a little more careful, the profitability would not be there. If the profits don't justify the risk/cost, no more problem.
Like you, I have had my close calls, but I think you will agree, most phishing emails/scams are just really poorly done.
This seems to be a logical jump to me. At the moment many jurisdictions use tracking devises to keep track of parolees and, in some cases, people with location dependent restraining orders (e.g. Washington, D.C. uses both on a limited scale)
Now that the sexual offender registry contains no date expiration, and many of the new laws mandate notifying communities if you, a sex offender, move in, it seems like a decent logical jump to track them as well. This doesn't seem that different than using the devices in the case of location dependent restraining orders (can't go within 50 yards of a school, etc).
If there is a difference, please let me know, I am certainly not a lawyer.
Not a phisher, just trying to have a little phun. Please see post at:r eshold=-1&commentsort=0&tid=158&mode=thread&pid=12 411176#12411239
http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=148093&th
in response to a similar question.
Yes, Gullible is an adjective, and gullables isn't a word. Also, "and" does generally take a 'd' at the end of it. Congratulations. You caught the irony. Sharp as a tack they say. Misusing words, dropping letters, etc tends to be sign that a message could be phishing, especially if they are asking for your social security number.
The phishing community will learn to read an write in a professional manner. When that day comes, the world will end
no wait.... only those gullables will find themselves in trouble.
Phishing is only a problem when you aren't paying attention.
Since the inception of VoIP, I have not had a problem with subscribers not being able to access the 911 emergency system. They are still able to call directly to their police or fire department. I was surprised to find, however, that the typical VoIP user doesn't understand that the phone (which looks like any other phone) is fundamentally different in the way it handles information and can't reach 911. This can lead (in my mind at least) to a lot of confused subscribers at a time of crisis
Regardless, the in the end, the call quality is low enough that the dispatcher probably won't understand what you are trying to say once 911 access is engineered.
The cut-throat prices in India is brought around by the recently liberalized telecom sector. The article is a bit misleading becuase many of the partners in this venture are horizontal (ie, Tata Indicom owns VSNL which used to be the incumbent operator).
They have to get in now becuase BSNL is quick on thier heels with cheap broadband and Reliance's purchase of FLAG is putting pressure on the IP circuit market. http://www.telecomasia.net/telecomasia/article/art icleDetail.jsp?id=141142 Reliance is currently after VSNL in other ways too.