It comes down to how much you perceive the risk of using a tool. You know your shotgun can potentially do a whole lot of damage. That's its express purpose after all.
A car doesn't seem as dangerous, but even though it wasn't designed for that purpose it can do a lot of damage, and I wouldn't be surprised when the relevant statistics show that percentage wise, a lot more people get accidentally hurt by cars than by shotguns.
The same partly applies to blunt vs. sharp kitchen knives, with people getting cut by the former way more often than by the latter, and also how most accidents happen in people's homes, where they feel secure and safe and thus become careless.
To get back on topic, smartphones are not perceived as the high risk devices they are, making them more dangerous.
(Took a little while to recover from that ridiculous commercial)
Seems like that device is made to accept credit card payments, not to pay people with credit cards. How does that make losing ones phone any worse than it already is?
Sure, because the big, bold letters explaining to use a secure password had so much effect in the past.
Password based authentication doesn't really work in its current form. There are way to many sites people have accounts on, so they either use the same password everywhere, really easy passwords, or, apparently, easy secret questions.
I blame the system, but as things like OpenID and its many many variants never took off I really have no idea on how to fix the problem.
There is a cheaper alternative. It uses real strings for strumming, but string shaped buttons on the fretboard so you'd better try before you buy. It supports RB3's pro mode using the MidiPro controller. Okay, it's not a lot cheaper - 200 plus 40 for the Midi controller vs. 280 for the Squier (plus or including the midi controller? Don't know), but it is available now.
Now a more appropriate rant would be "Why aren't all previously paid for songs being given Pro mode? Why is the catalogue of Pro tracks so few, and why are Pro mode releases limited to the tastes of the designers?"
You're getting additional content with pro mode, why would Harmonix give that away for free? Especially given their financial situation. The lack of pro tracks might have something to do with both the scarceness of pro mode instruments, and (maybe related) the dismally low sales numbers of RB3.
I fear that Harmonix won't be able to support the game anymore, and your envisioned OSS solution will be the only thing that keeps their awesome idea and work alive.. Hopefully Fender will still release the Squier, though honestly, I very much doubt that it would make financial sense for them to do so.
That so? I'm not so sure you could just use any MIDI guitar, except you mean the way the article describes, with a computer doing the translating, or by setting the MidiPro controller to keyboard mode. You'd get keyboard notes from the game then of course.
I'm happy with my YouRock Guitar synth.
People have been using a kind of compromise controller with RB3, the YouRock Guitar. A guitar synth that uses strings for strumming and string-shaped buttons (actually feel like nylon strings to me, but closer to the fretboard). Supports both 5 button and pro mode (using the MidiPro controller, like the Squier). Sure beats that thing from Power Gig, and is also more versatile than the Squier.
The IP header is enough to know who converses with whom. Packet fragmentation isn't that big a deal when everything goes through a single connection. Figuring out how much data is transferred isn't hard either. Virtual hosting might help, but only if there is not way to combine the DNS query with the connection. Hardly anyone uses nameservers outside their ISPs control, let alone encrypts their DNS traffc.
And all that without deep packet inspection or MITM attacking your SSL session.
When the powers that be want to have another tool, one that people usually wouldn't accept e.g. for privacy concerns, they will start using it in cases where the victim is unlikely to get much sympathy.
Too bad the the SAFETY Act of 2009 didn't give your ISP a way to decrypt SSL connections.
It's not about storing the actual data - imagine how much that would be and how likely it is that the ISP can afford that on the few bucks you're paying for your connection. They're probably only storing the unencrypted header information, i.e. who talks to whom for how long, probably also how much was being talked about (data volume). That includes GET requests like Google searches, not so sure about POST though. But they shouldn't be dumb enough to ignore those.
Really? AFAIK, computers sold these days use NTFS. So these LiveCDs fuse-mount some partition and start writing their swapfiles?
The performance must be incredible.
Which was the whole point. Describing how to get around that seems futile..
Probably someone slowed down his porn surfing by using his access point and he's throwing a tantrum.
The geek really shouldn't turn his thoughts towards crime. He is too certain of his own superiority. He makes things too complex. He is logical. But not reasonable.
I guess you don't click on URL shortened links then.. But calling everyone that does idiots kind of dilutes the term, robs it of all meaning. If you go on like this we need a whole new word for people that click non-obfuscated links like the one in the summary.
Stop the inflation of derogatory terms!
Which is great, totally. But is there some GUI interface yet? Because people won't use CLI tools on their PCs, let alone on a device with such a small keyboard..
Those kickstart things will save you when your battery's dead. Car announcers, that is good. Imagine what that would do to both CO2 emissions _and_ the unemployment statistics!
What can Apple's connector do that micro USB can't?
I like the fact that pretty much every smartphone (except Apple's) uses micro USB. Forgettingto take along your charger doesn't really matter anymore.
Everyone has mini USB cables lying around. Micro USB? Not so much. So the advantage is that there is a little money to be made with branded micro USB cables.
I knew "to wield" only in it's meaning akin to "to pick somehing up with the intend to make use of", as in "to wield a sword". But m-w.com does have a definition of "to wield" that seems to fit the article's use of the word: "to exert one's authority by means of".
Side note: I recall hearing on talk radio several years ago that education majors have some of the lowest SAT scores.
I'm pretty sure that's a good thing. Underachieving students need teachers that can relate to their situation. Of course, in a perfect world every student would get the teacher best fit for their personality and situation, but as it stands, some people just need more help and need to be prioritized.
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Storing your personal data on systems you have no control over is bad. News at eleven.
It comes down to how much you perceive the risk of using a tool. You know your shotgun can potentially do a whole lot of damage. That's its express purpose after all.
A car doesn't seem as dangerous, but even though it wasn't designed for that purpose it can do a lot of damage, and I wouldn't be surprised when the relevant statistics show that percentage wise, a lot more people get accidentally hurt by cars than by shotguns.
The same partly applies to blunt vs. sharp kitchen knives, with people getting cut by the former way more often than by the latter, and also how most accidents happen in people's homes, where they feel secure and safe and thus become careless.
To get back on topic, smartphones are not perceived as the high risk devices they are, making them more dangerous.
(Took a little while to recover from that ridiculous commercial)
Seems like that device is made to accept credit card payments, not to pay people with credit cards. How does that make losing ones phone any worse than it already is?
Sure, because the big, bold letters explaining to use a secure password had so much effect in the past.
Password based authentication doesn't really work in its current form. There are way to many sites people have accounts on, so they either use the same password everywhere, really easy passwords, or, apparently, easy secret questions.
I blame the system, but as things like OpenID and its many many variants never took off I really have no idea on how to fix the problem.
There is a cheaper alternative. It uses real strings for strumming, but string shaped buttons on the fretboard so you'd better try before you buy. It supports RB3's pro mode using the MidiPro controller. Okay, it's not a lot cheaper - 200 plus 40 for the Midi controller vs. 280 for the Squier (plus or including the midi controller? Don't know), but it is available now.
Now a more appropriate rant would be "Why aren't all previously paid for songs being given Pro mode? Why is the catalogue of Pro tracks so few, and why are Pro mode releases limited to the tastes of the designers?"
You're getting additional content with pro mode, why would Harmonix give that away for free? Especially given their financial situation. The lack of pro tracks might have something to do with both the scarceness of pro mode instruments, and (maybe related) the dismally low sales numbers of RB3.
I fear that Harmonix won't be able to support the game anymore, and your envisioned OSS solution will be the only thing that keeps their awesome idea and work alive.. Hopefully Fender will still release the Squier, though honestly, I very much doubt that it would make financial sense for them to do so.
That so? I'm not so sure you could just use any MIDI guitar, except you mean the way the article describes, with a computer doing the translating, or by setting the MidiPro controller to keyboard mode. You'd get keyboard notes from the game then of course.
I'm happy with my YouRock Guitar synth.
People have been using a kind of compromise controller with RB3, the YouRock Guitar. A guitar synth that uses strings for strumming and string-shaped buttons (actually feel like nylon strings to me, but closer to the fretboard). Supports both 5 button and pro mode (using the MidiPro controller, like the Squier). Sure beats that thing from Power Gig, and is also more versatile than the Squier.
In case you don't want to wait, the YouRock Guitar, a kind of guitar synthesizer/simulation device now supports Rock Band 3 pro mode..
The IP header is enough to know who converses with whom. Packet fragmentation isn't that big a deal when everything goes through a single connection. Figuring out how much data is transferred isn't hard either. Virtual hosting might help, but only if there is not way to combine the DNS query with the connection. Hardly anyone uses nameservers outside their ISPs control, let alone encrypts their DNS traffc.
And all that without deep packet inspection or MITM attacking your SSL session.
When the powers that be want to have another tool, one that people usually wouldn't accept e.g. for privacy concerns, they will start using it in cases where the victim is unlikely to get much sympathy.
Too bad the the SAFETY Act of 2009 didn't give your ISP a way to decrypt SSL connections.
It's not about storing the actual data - imagine how much that would be and how likely it is that the ISP can afford that on the few bucks you're paying for your connection. They're probably only storing the unencrypted header information, i.e. who talks to whom for how long, probably also how much was being talked about (data volume). That includes GET requests like Google searches, not so sure about POST though. But they shouldn't be dumb enough to ignore those.
Really? AFAIK, computers sold these days use NTFS. So these LiveCDs fuse-mount some partition and start writing their swapfiles?
The performance must be incredible.
framing your neighbor
Which was the whole point. Describing how to get around that seems futile..
Probably someone slowed down his porn surfing by using his access point and he's throwing a tantrum.
The geek really shouldn't turn his thoughts towards crime. He is too certain of his own superiority. He makes things too complex. He is logical. But not reasonable.
:)
Totally.
hehehehe... lol
No, I can't get myself to seriously reply to this, that's just hilarious.
I guess you don't click on URL shortened links then.. But calling everyone that does idiots kind of dilutes the term, robs it of all meaning. If you go on like this we need a whole new word for people that click non-obfuscated links like the one in the summary.
Stop the inflation of derogatory terms!
Which is great, totally. But is there some GUI interface yet? Because people won't use CLI tools on their PCs, let alone on a device with such a small keyboard..
Has anyone ever bothered to write an app for that, or is everyone who cares enough still going with TrueCrypt?
My Nokia phone came with an adapter from their older chargers to micro USB. Just have them keep that adapter on their phone, hotglue it or something.
Those kickstart things will save you when your battery's dead. Car announcers, that is good. Imagine what that would do to both CO2 emissions _and_ the unemployment statistics!
What can Apple's connector do that micro USB can't?
I like the fact that pretty much every smartphone (except Apple's) uses micro USB. Forgettingto take along your charger doesn't really matter anymore.
Everyone has mini USB cables lying around. Micro USB? Not so much. So the advantage is that there is a little money to be made with branded micro USB cables.
I knew "to wield" only in it's meaning akin to "to pick somehing up with the intend to make use of", as in "to wield a sword". But m-w.com does have a definition of "to wield" that seems to fit the article's use of the word: "to exert one's authority by means of".
Side note: I recall hearing on talk radio several years ago that education majors have some of the lowest SAT scores.
I'm pretty sure that's a good thing. Underachieving students need teachers that can relate to their situation. Of course, in a perfect world every student would get the teacher best fit for their personality and situation, but as it stands, some people just need more help and need to be prioritized.