Blockbuster could trump both Amazon and Netflix with a monthly subsciption service that allows any combination of either mail-in or in-store rentals. Amazon and Netflix can't touch the instant gratification market with their current business model. The icing on the cake would be for Blockbuster to put in place a very consumer-friendly privacy policy (i.e., so consumers had confidence that their viewing habits weren't beeing sold).
It's on one of the LAN switches, which connect to the router. I do occasionally allow certain applications/ports on the XP box, mainly not the common ones with common problems.
Precisely. Keeping it off of the Internet is the only preventative measure I know of to keep my Windows box secure. I use other platforms for most Internet functions.
I too feel this is tragic, potentially very tragic. I followed Google's recommendation to use Flickr since I'm not primarily on Windows and have come to really like it. It provides a good service, has good technical and aesthetic design, and I get the sense that the owners/operators grok what people want to do with their photos. I have no such hopes that Yahoo! will agree with the importance of those virtues. I also wonder what feature migration (limitations) Yahoo! will force on Flickr to whip it into its corporate mold and extract every possible "synergy" from it.
Apple could simply encrypt the stream at the server, a la http, and de-encrypt within iTunes. Short of reverse-engineering iTunes, the stream is safe from this level of hacking. No undue client performance hit, and the server side is well-understood.
Sure, the claim that a web sites doesn't equate to a journalists may be dubious, but everyone seems to forget the fact that leakage of the information in question was a criminal act, just like insider trading. If one deals with illegally-obtained information, be prepared to prepared to suffer the consequences.
Some Native Americans, and people from various other cultures, object to having photos taken as it is believed to steal the spirit. So how about an objection based on 1st amendment freedom of religion?
In any case, cash to a live clerk is looking more and more attractive, just like the good old days. The scariest scenario is where there is no other option and you must submit to having your biometrics recorded in order to make the transaction.
Yes, and Apple will read this reply and realize that a better name for it will be the "iPod micro" (since, after all, most consumers don't care about what the technology is). And of course Apple already knows that there is a control mechanism needed beyond just next/previous to find songs, and this information wasn't part of the leak. With great design, an easy link to iTunes, and the Apple iPod brand, many will flock even though it is premium-priced per unit of functionality.
...And it's about time. As we all know, college students are WAY more likely to be dangerous left-wing radicals, and coule wreak havoc on society as we know it. This measure doesn't go nearly far enough as far as I'm concerned! (*tongue firmly embedded in cheek*)
Why does it seem more and more every day like the good ole' US of A is becoming more like pre-WWII Germany or post-WWII East-bloc?
Yeah, this is inexcusable. I'm glad I went with my gut and refrained from signing up. Unlisted/unpublished number and Caller ID are the two best protections against phone SPAM. Now that Caller ID is pervasive in the US, I just don't pick up unless I know you. If you don't leave a message, it must not be important.
And if you think Google's recruiting techniques are a challenge, check out the NSA's. Their security geeks make the/. crowd look like a bunch of script kiddies.
*dons lead-lined tinfoil helmet with integrated gas-mask* And don't think encryption will help you, either. The NSA has either back doors into every algorithm or a super-secret super-super-computer able to brute-force it.
Hey, it's the US F-in' government. They can do whatever the hell they want. I have always assumed that the NSA was already monitoring all email, IM, and IRC traffic, but they don't advertise, as a rule. So now other agencies want to be redundant - not surprising since even still none of them talk to each other.
At least "A section that would have made it illegal to edit out commercials was removed." I was wondering if I'd have to leave the room when commercials came on in order not to watch them.
Just another example of technology outpacing the ability of the government (as a proxy of the people) to properly protect rights. On the other hand, with the influence of special interest groups these days, and the "security" measures being implemented in the last couple of years, there is increasing precedent for devaluing individual privacy.
I don't spend sleepless nights worrying about much of anything anything. I'm also not a conspiracy theorist. But I am concerned about the proliferation of potentially beneficial, but easily abusable, technology without proper and enforceable legal and personal protections. My belief (though not currently supported by law) is that I am the exclusive owner of my personal information, unless I explcitly grant permission for another party to use it for some purpose.
The primary goal of most businesses is not to benefit the consumer, but rather to create profit for management and shareholders (not a cynical viewpoint, just realistic). I just want to see proper protections before I jump on the bandwagon. I want to be explicitly and fully informed any time I am about to take possession of an item with an RFID tag so that I can make an informed choice about whether I agree with the risk. In a free society, aren't I entitled to make an informed decision?
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I guess you haven't been reading the news like this:
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/arti
Some interesting counterpoints on what excessive computing takes away from a child's developemt.
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Blockbuster could trump both Amazon and Netflix with a monthly subsciption service that allows any combination of either mail-in or in-store rentals. Amazon and Netflix can't touch the instant gratification market with their current business model. The icing on the cake would be for Blockbuster to put in place a very consumer-friendly privacy policy (i.e., so consumers had confidence that their viewing habits weren't beeing sold).
It's on one of the LAN switches, which connect to the router. I do occasionally allow certain applications/ports on the XP box, mainly not the common ones with common problems.
Precisely. Keeping it off of the Internet is the only preventative measure I know of to keep my Windows box secure. I use other platforms for most Internet functions.
I just block most ports in my router for my XP machine (including port 80), and guess what, no malware problems!
The Supreme Court has only said that you have to give your name when asked for identity.
Maybe we should have just let the south secede.
I too feel this is tragic, potentially very tragic. I followed Google's recommendation to use Flickr since I'm not primarily on Windows and have come to really like it. It provides a good service, has good technical and aesthetic design, and I get the sense that the owners/operators grok what people want to do with their photos. I have no such hopes that Yahoo! will agree with the importance of those virtues. I also wonder what feature migration (limitations) Yahoo! will force on Flickr to whip it into its corporate mold and extract every possible "synergy" from it.
Apple could simply encrypt the stream at the server, a la http, and de-encrypt within iTunes. Short of reverse-engineering iTunes, the stream is safe from this level of hacking. No undue client performance hit, and the server side is well-understood.
Sure, the claim that a web sites doesn't equate to a journalists may be dubious, but everyone seems to forget the fact that leakage of the information in question was a criminal act, just like insider trading. If one deals with illegally-obtained information, be prepared to prepared to suffer the consequences.
It's when cash is no longer accepted that I leave the country.
Some Native Americans, and people from various other cultures, object to having photos taken as it is believed to steal the spirit. So how about an objection based on 1st amendment freedom of religion?
In any case, cash to a live clerk is looking more and more attractive, just like the good old days. The scariest scenario is where there is no other option and you must submit to having your biometrics recorded in order to make the transaction.
Yes, and Apple will read this reply and realize that a better name for it will be the "iPod micro" (since, after all, most consumers don't care about what the technology is). And of course Apple already knows that there is a control mechanism needed beyond just next/previous to find songs, and this information wasn't part of the leak. With great design, an easy link to iTunes, and the Apple iPod brand, many will flock even though it is premium-priced per unit of functionality.
...And it's about time. As we all know, college students are WAY more likely to be dangerous left-wing radicals, and coule wreak havoc on society as we know it. This measure doesn't go nearly far enough as far as I'm concerned! (*tongue firmly embedded in cheek*)
Why does it seem more and more every day like the good ole' US of A is becoming more like pre-WWII Germany or post-WWII East-bloc?
Yeah, this is inexcusable. I'm glad I went with my gut and refrained from signing up. Unlisted/unpublished number and Caller ID are the two best protections against phone SPAM. Now that Caller ID is pervasive in the US, I just don't pick up unless I know you. If you don't leave a message, it must not be important.
And if you think Google's recruiting techniques are a challenge, check out the NSA's. Their security geeks make the /. crowd look like a bunch of script kiddies.
*dons lead-lined tinfoil helmet with integrated gas-mask* And don't think encryption will help you, either. The NSA has either back doors into every algorithm or a super-secret super-super-computer able to brute-force it.
Hey, it's the US F-in' government. They can do whatever the hell they want. I have always assumed that the NSA was already monitoring all email, IM, and IRC traffic, but they don't advertise, as a rule. So now other agencies want to be redundant - not surprising since even still none of them talk to each other.
At least "A section that would have made it illegal to edit out commercials was removed." I was wondering if I'd have to leave the room when commercials came on in order not to watch them.
Just another example of technology outpacing the ability of the government (as a proxy of the people) to properly protect rights. On the other hand, with the influence of special interest groups these days, and the "security" measures being implemented in the last couple of years, there is increasing precedent for devaluing individual privacy.
I don't spend sleepless nights worrying about much of anything anything. I'm also not a conspiracy theorist. But I am concerned about the proliferation of potentially beneficial, but easily abusable, technology without proper and enforceable legal and personal protections. My belief (though not currently supported by law) is that I am the exclusive owner of my personal information, unless I explcitly grant permission for another party to use it for some purpose.
The primary goal of most businesses is not to benefit the consumer, but rather to create profit for management and shareholders (not a cynical viewpoint, just realistic). I just want to see proper protections before I jump on the bandwagon. I want to be explicitly and fully informed any time I am about to take possession of an item with an RFID tag so that I can make an informed choice about whether I agree with the risk. In a free society, aren't I entitled to make an informed decision?