1. Use Mozilla Firefox.
2. Uninstall Flash, you don't need that proprietary junk, 99% of all flash animations are ads/banners anyways.
3. Maybe you want to "block loading of images from third-party sites".
4. Use the Adblock extension for Firefox, you can get it at http://adblock.mozdev.org/ and get some rules for it.
5. Use a more secure operating system
Another great way to block most (99% ??) ad sites is to go here and download this. It's a hosts file that directs your PC to essentially IGNORE ALL known ad servers.
Why forge a battle on your computer between your browser and an ad server, when one can ignore the war?
expect to pick up something special for the ride home.
I'm not trolling, but I can't stand myspace-type blogs.
People need to understand that the net costs money. If you didn't pull out your credit card to pay for the resources you consumed, you'll be pulling in something into your PC...and when the intelligence quotient is double-digit...
I've visited myspace exactly once. By accident. I'd consider it to be a sesspool of the Internet if I saw more than one profile. My sister, too, has been affected by the WMF exploit in a myspace profile. Let me just say that telephone support for Win98 on an ancient laptop is less fun than most things, including elevator rides with those people that feel that the body cleanses itself.
My perspective -- if one goes to myspace, one deserves its effects.
Seriously, it is. Look it up. It's unfortunate that the programmers down at PayPal don't have enough wisdom, foresight, and intuition to see that it could be used in such a way.
Can anyone tell me what the difference between the "FC4-i386-discX.iso" and "FC4-i386-SRPMS-discX.iso" is? I'm anxious to download, but I am not sure which, and don't want to waste time.
From what I see, MS has been building and building atop of the same OS since Windows 1.0.
Sure, sure, we are in a completely different arena than then, but hear me out:
Windows 3 was the first real advancement to come out of MS since DOS 6.xx...I know I know, Win3 and 9x were simply just shells overtop of DOS, but this illustrates my point. MS's has a rap-sheet list of patching its previous offering.
We all know the list, so I won't reiterate. WinXP is like a huge building that has hit its ceiling. The Longhorn push-back is proof! If it took MS, what, only a year-and-a-half to push out XP, why has it taken this long to scrape together Longhorn? If what we all hear here is correct (slashdot is NEVER wrong, esp when Netcraft confirms), then what is MS doing? I am certain the big problem is integrating DRM, no doubt. Besides that, what is going to be offered?
I believe MS is at its ceiling as far as its OS goes, as long as it tries to conform to complete compatibility (well, as far as it goes) for ancient DOS and 9x apps. As far as I'm concerned, if you want to run ancient apps, run it in its on virtual machine (VirtualPC is great for this, I would say (not a troll), but I don't see VPC anywhere because it's not needed! Why not!?).
I'm not saying trash everything that the current kernel has, just eliminate the bundles and bundles of legacy code already!
Sure, I'm a pack-rat too, but sometimes you have to let go of the 5-year-old newspapers and adverts collecting in the basement, right? MS can keep building on the 10 year old foundation, but it is apparent that the infrastructure can only hold up so much. To what end?
MS has worked so hard to refine things like NTFS and file/user security, scrapping things like FAT16/pseudo FAT32, blanket admin privs., Win9x pseudo-kernel. Why not scrap the rest of the cobwebs?
I'm not an OS expert, as I have only every coded apps, but if it takes, what, 5 or 6 years to offer no new real features, obviously MS (what...the largest s/w vendor on the planet?) is having trouble. This reminds me of the old game Jenga(R).
Still...I wish Win2k wasn't being killed. It's my fav MS OS to deal with when things go wrong.
I agree with your statements on the Windows 2000 part...
Thanks for the elaborate reply...
A few years back I tried Redhat 7.x...I loved it, but I didn't exactly have oodles of time to investigate (I was going for my BSc). That idea got shelved for about 5 years (now I've got into FC3, Mandrake, and Knoppix)...then, two very important events occured in the meantime.
1) Linux evolved, and has become much easier to deal with, along with a wider application base, and 2) DRM/TC/Palladium announced with preliminary implementation by the big guys.
The first point got me intrigued. As I noted a few (!) people on slashdot, and other informative forums, mentioning how stable and workable almost all the flavours of Linux have become. Point two scares the living shit out me.
Now, I know that there will be a bit (!) of a revolt against this tech in the near future (likely less than 3 years), juuuuuust after it has been cemented into every piece of s/w and h/w. My clients are going to want alternatives, immediately. What are my real choices for OSes running on their current hardware?
Windows 2000, Windows XP, DOS...and Linux.
I know how I feel about XP, and DOS is kinda unviable. What else will run the software, and network together effectively? Win2k and Linux.
Win2k's lifecycle ends ~June 31, 2005. Yep, it's 5 years old already. So this means no more support from (HA!) Microsoft. It means to me that I have to come up with a solution. There is NO choice, the way I see it.
There will be two Internets, two streams of software, and two breeds of users. And lucky me, I will have to support both. I will push Linux because I know it won't violate every natural computer law known to geekdom.
The Mac idea is a good one (I want to check it out now), and I LOVE the fact that it's a *nix subsystem. Thing is, I've never supported one in my life. Not only that, but the client base just isn't there. If someone gave me a Mac to play with, I'd enjoy learning it very much. Other than that, I simply can't invest the amount of time it would take to learn ALL different hardware and software -- learning a new OS is difficult enough!
The good thing about Linux is that its designers have forsight...something MS seems to lack (again, it's not flamebait if it's the truth). Everything in MS land seems to be re-engineered! Like, WTF! ("Run this program under Win98/Win2k etc compatibility mode" ?!? -- UGH!). Not even mentioning s/w vendors that can't figure out what the hell a limited user account is. So many times I hear "You must run our program with Administrative Rights", with the words "because we can't program worth a damn" echoing behind.
Ok ok, I could rant all day. In conclusion, I think we will see a migration away from Win32 for smaller companies, and home users (who would ever have thought MalWart would sell a computer with Linux on it?). It's best if we all learn the alternative now instead of the day after we realize that all of our apps/datum are locked into an encrypted/DRM'd model that will be completely unextractable.
[from the "It's not a troll if it's true" dept.]...Microsoft announces it's trying harder to keep breaking software sales records by selling software to people that a) don't WANT it, or b) don't NEED IT.
Oh wait, this isn't 'other news', it's this news article too.
No one needs to ask why micrsfot does ANYTHING. The end game is always to make money, everything is justifiable, so please don't be surprised when they announce another way to sell the same thing.
While on the topic of MS OS's, I want to say personally and professionaly, I like Windows 2000 due to its stability and reliability (as I sit here at home with nothing to do). So much so, that I've recommended only it (as opposed to WinXP or Win98 etc) to all of my clients.
When Longhorn hits, I will evaluate it and make recommendations, though I am sure I already know my answer (seeing as though WinFS alone consumes over 30MB of RAM, and the advent/prospective incorporation of TC/DRM).
My point is that I wish MS would quit with the trinkets and toys for business OS's and give me predictability, stability and reliability (== the most important attributes an OS can have).
Ok, without reading all the -1 and 0 rated posts, I have noticed no one has mentioned one of the most ominous potential implementations of this technology. I am very worried that a technology such as this will make it VERY easy and inexpensive for companies like Blockbuster to mass market inexpensive miniature media encoded with digital rights.
I am worried about this because in effect it will pull the wool over the eyes of the public because joe-sixpack will be overly joyed to not have to return the $3 matrix mediachip movie back to the video store, ignoring the fact that he is ratifying a terrible technology...I mean, what could be better than renting a movie that never has to go back? No more late fees!!! Who cares if it only works for one night? It was only $3!
If they can get the media players to the masses, I'm sure they can require DRM/TC compatibility through a patent or copywrite blah blah blah.
New technology = good Corporate implementation = not so good
If this does happen, I hope the revolt is just the same as the last one on the matter.
DRM/TC on PC's, different story...it's already here.
...Of course, I am waiting for my crystal-based isolinear memory chips that can hold gigaquads of data (whatever the hell a gigaquad is)...
It is obviously one thousand times less than a terraquad...so...I'll wait for the terraquad model....or perhaps the petaquad or exaquad...yeah...I'm usually this finicky.
Heh, why not also analyze traffic patterns and see exactly which roads get crowded and when, and by doing this over a period of several years...
Excellent idea...but I think if all the roads are packed during rush hours (like they are here, in T.), all we'll have is a bunch of pretty datum to look at while we are sitting traffic.
Honestly, I'd buy into real-time sat analysed traffic reports...it would be MUCH better than the 30-60 minute lag on useless traffic reports on the radio.
There wasn't any advertising on the internet and porn was free.....
Yeah, I'm still remembering the latter...it's still free!:) I do remember when most of the F500 companies said they'd never go on the net because it would never provide a source for real revenue...
uh....yuh...
Anyone in this room live on the Internet? Raise your hand........counting..counting..counting..counting..ad infinitum..
Yep, that's what I thought, me too.:)...
And if you pay for porn, you deserve to be separated from your money. imho.
There's a LaCie USB hard drive case available with a 1.6Tb capacity
You wrote a little b, is that bits??? Ok, I'll assume bytes.
Though I agree with your idea as I am the last person on the planet to be a tape-fanboy; however, imagine the how long it would take to transfer 1.6TB via USB:
1 600 000MB / USB's theoretical max of ~50MB/S = 32000s
= ~9 hours at top speed. In the real world, it's considerably less...
And then there's the added wondertude of USB's perfect compatibility and functionality record.:S
Usually ways other than tape or USB are my fav. I recently jumped on to the network storage bandwagon. I think it's great because if one has more than one network storage device configured properly, one can easily:
A) swap out the 'destination' drive daily to provide a rolling backup which can be EASILY transported off-site, and
B) Span the data to be backed up across as many devices as can be afforded (current cost is ~$2/GB) -- adding up to an infinite amount of backup space.
...save money by drinking Ukranian mineral water...Who's with me?
Don't they call that sparkling water??? Oh...no..wait...I think I mean glowing...
Apparently it's still relatively dangerous to step off the road near ground-zero (Pripyat) in the dead zone...or let kicked up dust from a passing car get on you...yikes.
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However, anyone can write down a plate number. It's not even remotely the same, and it's definately not a security risk.
Here in Canada, with only a license plate number and $12 I can get your name, address, and driver's license number from any kiosk in most malls. Then, I can pull a driver's abstract for another $12, and get your driving record. Oh, and did I mention it can be done online, too? And they will deliver the info to any address I want.
$24 ownage. And there is no way to protect against it.:S
Seriously though, I think this is a fantastic idea...and is where computing should be headed. I can imagine in like 5 or 10 years having dedicated embedded systems around my house/car/workplace that handles specific aspects, like home heating, media/entertainment systems, home security monitoring. REMOTE ACCESS to all of these systems from anywhere via GPRS/WiFi would be the best...of course by that point everything will be 100% secure because all the 'sploits will have been found already...right?
Scenario: You are at the store picking up groceries, you pull out your PDA and your fridge and cupboards tell YOU what you need, because, of course they know due to the RFID (ugh) tags placed on everything. Also, you can instantly voice chat with anyone in the house to ask if they want anything (VoIP, YAY!). They say they want pizza tonight to eat, so instantly your favourite pizza recipe pops up and tells you what you need to buy, and how much to meet your requirements. You then tell your PDA that you want to speak to your wife (hey, it could happen to a slashdotter) and it knows she's in her car, and it hooks you up so you can ask what she needs.
Alright alright, so there's little chance a geek will be in a grocery store, but I'm sure you get the idea. Everything (I hope) will be interconnected and secure according to voice prints/biometric passwords or whatever is considered secure then.
We already see the tip of this iceburg. Your NAV system in your (higher-end) cars, PDAs, this 'network enabled' network jack (?!)... The next step is to Johny Pneumonic-ize my brain to accept a few gigs of pr0n my girlfriend can't 'find' by accident and I'll be all set.
I hope you are seriously cluelsss and not just faking it, but here goes
Thanks for the update! I know I should have known it before...but...the versioning sequence makes zero sense. Remember back in the day when a new version number meant there was a serious change/overhaul? Not just simple additions/bug fixes/etc! Now new versions relate more to the year than anything else. Being that this is not a product, per se, I was curious about IPv5...anyway...another poster says it was used, but not widely.
So, why isn't IPv6 the default for all IP communication now? It's as easy as using a different protocol, so why hasn't (I have to say it) Microsoft made it the default for XP? Why don't commericial routers use it?
Anyway, no response required, this is just rhetoric.
I would need a beowolf cluster of these things to get me out of bed before 9:30.
It's not like a go to bed horribly late...in fact, I have tested it. I can go to bed at any time (even 10:30pm) and my body will vehemently deny consciousness until well after 9am. One with legs or wheels would be a simple nuisance...now, 15 or 20 flinging/flying/whipping around, that would likely wake me up.
I guess it's a good thing I'm a consultant.;)
inject. BTW, there is a set of busy train tracks outside my window. Sucks.
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well, there'll definitely be some molecule swapping going on. Your atoms on the other people probably means they smell better though.
:)
The real problem is that the stench atoms are generated at a feverish pace.
Another great way to block most (99% ??) ad sites is to go here and download this. It's a hosts file that directs your PC to essentially IGNORE ALL known ad servers.
Why forge a battle on your computer between your browser and an ad server, when one can ignore the war?
expect to pick up something special for the ride home.
I'm not trolling, but I can't stand myspace-type blogs.
People need to understand that the net costs money. If you didn't pull out your credit card to pay for the resources you consumed, you'll be pulling in something into your PC...and when the intelligence quotient is double-digit...
I've visited myspace exactly once. By accident. I'd consider it to be a sesspool of the Internet if I saw more than one profile. My sister, too, has been affected by the WMF exploit in a myspace profile. Let me just say that telephone support for Win98 on an ancient laptop is less fun than most things, including elevator rides with those people that feel that the body cleanses itself.
My perspective -- if one goes to myspace, one deserves its effects.
it's a feature.
Seriously, it is. Look it up. It's unfortunate that the programmers down at PayPal don't have enough wisdom, foresight, and intuition to see that it could be used in such a way.
inject.
A thank-you goes out to all of you that replied so quickly! It means I only had to wait an extra 18 minutes!
I have some mod points, and wish I could mod you all up...
Slashdot is great.
Inject.
Can anyone tell me what the difference between the "FC4-i386-discX.iso" and "FC4-i386-SRPMS-discX.iso" is? I'm anxious to download, but I am not sure which, and don't want to waste time.
Thanks,
Inject.
From what I see, MS has been building and building atop of the same OS since Windows 1.0.
Sure, sure, we are in a completely different arena than then, but hear me out:
Windows 3 was the first real advancement to come out of MS since DOS 6.xx...I know I know, Win3 and 9x were simply just shells overtop of DOS, but this illustrates my point. MS's has a rap-sheet list of patching its previous offering.
We all know the list, so I won't reiterate. WinXP is like a huge building that has hit its ceiling. The Longhorn push-back is proof! If it took MS, what, only a year-and-a-half to push out XP, why has it taken this long to scrape together Longhorn? If what we all hear here is correct (slashdot is NEVER wrong, esp when Netcraft confirms), then what is MS doing? I am certain the big problem is integrating DRM, no doubt. Besides that, what is going to be offered?
I believe MS is at its ceiling as far as its OS goes, as long as it tries to conform to complete compatibility (well, as far as it goes) for ancient DOS and 9x apps. As far as I'm concerned, if you want to run ancient apps, run it in its on virtual machine (VirtualPC is great for this, I would say (not a troll), but I don't see VPC anywhere because it's not needed! Why not!?).
I'm not saying trash everything that the current kernel has, just eliminate the bundles and bundles of legacy code already!
Sure, I'm a pack-rat too, but sometimes you have to let go of the 5-year-old newspapers and adverts collecting in the basement, right? MS can keep building on the 10 year old foundation, but it is apparent that the infrastructure can only hold up so much. To what end?
MS has worked so hard to refine things like NTFS and file/user security, scrapping things like FAT16/pseudo FAT32, blanket admin privs., Win9x pseudo-kernel. Why not scrap the rest of the cobwebs?
I'm not an OS expert, as I have only every coded apps, but if it takes, what, 5 or 6 years to offer no new real features, obviously MS (what...the largest s/w vendor on the planet?) is having trouble. This reminds me of the old game Jenga(R).
Still...I wish Win2k wasn't being killed. It's my fav MS OS to deal with when things go wrong.
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I agree with your statements on the Windows 2000 part...
Thanks for the elaborate reply...
A few years back I tried Redhat 7.x...I loved it, but I didn't exactly have oodles of time to investigate (I was going for my BSc). That idea got shelved for about 5 years (now I've got into FC3, Mandrake, and Knoppix)...then, two very important events occured in the meantime.
1) Linux evolved, and has become much easier to deal with, along with a wider application base, and
2) DRM/TC/Palladium announced with preliminary implementation by the big guys.
The first point got me intrigued. As I noted a few (!) people on slashdot, and other informative forums, mentioning how stable and workable almost all the flavours of Linux have become. Point two scares the living shit out me.
Now, I know that there will be a bit (!) of a revolt against this tech in the near future (likely less than 3 years), juuuuuust after it has been cemented into every piece of s/w and h/w. My clients are going to want alternatives, immediately. What are my real choices for OSes running on their current hardware?
Windows 2000, Windows XP, DOS...and Linux.
I know how I feel about XP, and DOS is kinda unviable. What else will run the software, and network together effectively? Win2k and Linux.
Win2k's lifecycle ends ~June 31, 2005. Yep, it's 5 years old already. So this means no more support from (HA!) Microsoft. It means to me that I have to come up with a solution. There is NO choice, the way I see it.
There will be two Internets, two streams of software, and two breeds of users. And lucky me, I will have to support both. I will push Linux because I know it won't violate every natural computer law known to geekdom.
The Mac idea is a good one (I want to check it out now), and I LOVE the fact that it's a *nix subsystem. Thing is, I've never supported one in my life. Not only that, but the client base just isn't there. If someone gave me a Mac to play with, I'd enjoy learning it very much. Other than that, I simply can't invest the amount of time it would take to learn ALL different hardware and software -- learning a new OS is difficult enough!
The good thing about Linux is that its designers have forsight...something MS seems to lack (again, it's not flamebait if it's the truth). Everything in MS land seems to be re-engineered! Like, WTF! ("Run this program under Win98/Win2k etc compatibility mode" ?!? -- UGH!). Not even mentioning s/w vendors that can't figure out what the hell a limited user account is. So many times I hear "You must run our program with Administrative Rights", with the words "because we can't program worth a damn" echoing behind.
Ok ok, I could rant all day. In conclusion, I think we will see a migration away from Win32 for smaller companies, and home users (who would ever have thought MalWart would sell a computer with Linux on it?). It's best if we all learn the alternative now instead of the day after we realize that all of our apps/datum are locked into an encrypted/DRM'd model that will be completely unextractable.
Inject
[from the "It's not a troll if it's true" dept.] ...Microsoft announces it's trying harder to keep breaking software sales records by selling software to people that a) don't WANT it, or b) don't NEED IT.
Oh wait, this isn't 'other news', it's this news article too.
No one needs to ask why micrsfot does ANYTHING. The end game is always to make money, everything is justifiable, so please don't be surprised when they announce another way to sell the same thing.
While on the topic of MS OS's, I want to say personally and professionaly, I like Windows 2000 due to its stability and reliability (as I sit here at home with nothing to do). So much so, that I've recommended only it (as opposed to WinXP or Win98 etc) to all of my clients.
When Longhorn hits, I will evaluate it and make recommendations, though I am sure I already know my answer (seeing as though WinFS alone consumes over 30MB of RAM, and the advent/prospective incorporation of TC/DRM).
My point is that I wish MS would quit with the trinkets and toys for business OS's and give me predictability, stability and reliability (== the most important attributes an OS can have).
Windows2006 should be Win2k SP5.
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...The federal government is heading toward "monoculturing" the US. Pretty soon we'll be "Former United States of America"./I.
It's a power grab...pure and simple.
Be prepared for a new name -- "Unified Sates of America"....or, more accurately "Unified States of the New World (order)".
Not flamebait, just the way I see things going in the future.
Inject.
You know what really ruffles my underwear?...
If you are a guy -- nope, and don't wanna know, don't tell me.
If you are a girl -- oh...nuh uh...please tell! Be explicit in detail.
If you are a eunic -- I wish to remain neutral on the subject. I both care, and don't care at the same time.
If you are a hermaphrodite -- Yeah, please te...er, uh, uhm no I uh...don't, ummm, kinda want to...uh...know.
Inject.
Ok, without reading all the -1 and 0 rated posts, I have noticed no one has mentioned one of the most ominous potential implementations of this technology. I am very worried that a technology such as this will make it VERY easy and inexpensive for companies like Blockbuster to mass market inexpensive miniature media encoded with digital rights.
I am worried about this because in effect it will pull the wool over the eyes of the public because joe-sixpack will be overly joyed to not have to return the $3 matrix mediachip movie back to the video store, ignoring the fact that he is ratifying a terrible technology...I mean, what could be better than renting a movie that never has to go back? No more late fees!!! Who cares if it only works for one night? It was only $3!
If they can get the media players to the masses, I'm sure they can require DRM/TC compatibility through a patent or copywrite blah blah blah.
New technology = good
Corporate implementation = not so good
If this does happen, I hope the revolt is just the same as the last one on the matter.
DRM/TC on PC's, different story...it's already here.
Inject
Anti-drm/tc
...Of course, I am waiting for my crystal-based isolinear memory chips that can hold gigaquads of data (whatever the hell a gigaquad is)...
It is obviously one thousand times less than a terraquad...so...I'll wait for the terraquad model....or perhaps the petaquad or exaquad...yeah...I'm usually this finicky.
Inject.
Heh, why not also analyze traffic patterns and see exactly which roads get crowded and when, and by doing this over a period of several years...
Excellent idea...but I think if all the roads are packed during rush hours (like they are here, in T.), all we'll have is a bunch of pretty datum to look at while we are sitting traffic.
Honestly, I'd buy into real-time sat analysed traffic reports...it would be MUCH better than the 30-60 minute lag on useless traffic reports on the radio.
Inject.
Can I read the license plate off the car of my ex-g/f's new b/f when it's sitting in her driveway?
Inject.
Niles will be happy to hear she's orbiting the planet...
Apparently we'll have a brand new moon in orbit...I don't want to be around when her orbit decays...something tells me she won't break up completely.
What a second...what are we talking about now?
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There wasn't any advertising on the internet and porn was free.....
:) I do remember when most of the F500 companies said they'd never go on the net because it would never provide a source for real revenue...
..counting..counting..counting..counting..ad infinitum..
:) ...
Yeah, I'm still remembering the latter...it's still free!
uh....yuh...
Anyone in this room live on the Internet? Raise your hand......
Yep, that's what I thought, me too.
And if you pay for porn, you deserve to be separated from your money. imho.
Inject.
There's a LaCie USB hard drive case available with a 1.6Tb capacity
:S
You wrote a little b, is that bits??? Ok, I'll assume bytes.
Though I agree with your idea as I am the last person on the planet to be a tape-fanboy; however, imagine the how long it would take to transfer 1.6TB via USB:
1 600 000MB / USB's theoretical max of ~50MB/S = 32000s
= ~9 hours at top speed. In the real world, it's considerably less...
And then there's the added wondertude of USB's perfect compatibility and functionality record.
Usually ways other than tape or USB are my fav. I recently jumped on to the network storage bandwagon. I think it's great because if one has more than one network storage device configured properly, one can easily:
A) swap out the 'destination' drive daily to provide a rolling backup which can be EASILY transported off-site, and
B) Span the data to be backed up across as many devices as can be afforded (current cost is ~$2/GB) -- adding up to an infinite amount of backup space.
No, I don't work for Linksys or BuffaloTech.
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...this triggered an inexorable decline in the quality of discussions...
Excellent usage of the word inexorable. AOL users are very much so, no matter what one does.
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...save money by drinking Ukranian mineral water...Who's with me?
Don't they call that sparkling water??? Oh...no..wait...I think I mean glowing...
Apparently it's still relatively dangerous to step off the road near ground-zero (Pripyat) in the dead zone...or let kicked up dust from a passing car get on you...yikes.
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However, anyone can write down a plate number. It's not even remotely the same, and it's definately not a security risk.
:S
Here in Canada, with only a license plate number and $12 I can get your name, address, and driver's license number from any kiosk in most malls. Then, I can pull a driver's abstract for another $12, and get your driving record. Oh, and did I mention it can be done online, too? And they will deliver the info to any address I want.
$24 ownage. And there is no way to protect against it.
Bienvue Information Age.
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In Soviet Germany, the network connects to you!
Seriously though, I think this is a fantastic idea...and is where computing should be headed. I can imagine in like 5 or 10 years having dedicated embedded systems around my house/car/workplace that handles specific aspects, like home heating, media/entertainment systems, home security monitoring. REMOTE ACCESS to all of these systems from anywhere via GPRS/WiFi would be the best...of course by that point everything will be 100% secure because all the 'sploits will have been found already...right?
Scenario: You are at the store picking up groceries, you pull out your PDA and your fridge and cupboards tell YOU what you need, because, of course they know due to the RFID (ugh) tags placed on everything. Also, you can instantly voice chat with anyone in the house to ask if they want anything (VoIP, YAY!). They say they want pizza tonight to eat, so instantly your favourite pizza recipe pops up and tells you what you need to buy, and how much to meet your requirements. You then tell your PDA that you want to speak to your wife (hey, it could happen to a slashdotter) and it knows she's in her car, and it hooks you up so you can ask what she needs.
Alright alright, so there's little chance a geek will be in a grocery store, but I'm sure you get the idea. Everything (I hope) will be interconnected and secure according to voice prints/biometric passwords or whatever is considered secure then.
We already see the tip of this iceburg. Your NAV system in your (higher-end) cars, PDAs, this 'network enabled' network jack (?!)... The next step is to Johny Pneumonic-ize my brain to accept a few gigs of pr0n my girlfriend can't 'find' by accident and I'll be all set.
Yep...I'll plug in, no problem.
Inject.
I hope you are seriously cluelsss and not just faking it, but here goes
Thanks for the update! I know I should have known it before...but...the versioning sequence makes zero sense. Remember back in the day when a new version number meant there was a serious change/overhaul? Not just simple additions/bug fixes/etc! Now new versions relate more to the year than anything else. Being that this is not a product, per se, I was curious about IPv5...anyway...another poster says it was used, but not widely.
So, why isn't IPv6 the default for all IP communication now? It's as easy as using a different protocol, so why hasn't (I have to say it) Microsoft made it the default for XP? Why don't commericial routers use it?
Anyway, no response required, this is just rhetoric.
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I would need a beowolf cluster of these things to get me out of bed before 9:30.
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It's not like a go to bed horribly late...in fact, I have tested it. I can go to bed at any time (even 10:30pm) and my body will vehemently deny consciousness until well after 9am. One with legs or wheels would be a simple nuisance...now, 15 or 20 flinging/flying/whipping around, that would likely wake me up.
I guess it's a good thing I'm a consultant.
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BTW, there is a set of busy train tracks outside my window. Sucks.
What about IPv5?
Where did that go?
(Sorry, no time to research. I figured someone here could tell me much more quickly)
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