So Chinese hackers could conceivably shut down the entire US technical support / customer service infrastructure. The obvious question is, given the current quality of service, would anyone notice?
How about making tracking, bulk email, internet marketing, telemarketing calls, junk mail, surveys, political and non-profit canvassing, RFID, automatic software updates, census polls and the phone book all "opt-in" under penalty of death?
I like the idea of mapping the cemeteries. Now, when I need a brain for an evil science experiment, I can figure out exactly which plot to target, and can even send a screwup like Igor to dig it up.
You don't suppose that an astute IT professional employed or contracted by the white house, when asked to wipe data from WH servers, would take an encrypted copy of such information and sit on it pending the potential fallout from such action? Naaahh. That's just crazy talk.
Joysticks are actually excellent intuitive controllers, which is why they are used in a wide variety of industrial applications. The problem with them as game controllers is that they need to be properly constrained, which is at odds with having an easily saleable form factor. I used to play a lot of flight sim type games, and had an office chair rigged up with joysticks securely fastened to the armrests so that the bases could not move, and I had forearm support from the armrests. 100% difference from having a joystick on your desk or held in your hands. Although a mouse provides more repeatable positional control (aim), and a keyboard provides access to a wide variety of functions, where this is not an issue or can be accomodated by a programmable joystick combination, the latter seems to me to provide a more immersive gaming experience - particularly in games such as flight sims for which the joystick adds realism. Unfortunately, games need to be written with the interface in mind to successfully pull this off, and nobody is writing for the joystick interface anymore.
The importance of encrypting your data cannot be overstated. Even if you are not travelling with valuable intellectual property, the fact remains that most personal and business computers contain a wealth of information suitable for datamining. The oft quoted sentiment "If you have nothing to hide, then you have nothing to fear." misses the point - I DO have something to hide - everything, in fact. Nothing criminal or otherwise illegitimate, but in the interest of privacy, I have no desire to disseminate the details of my associations, my business activity, my financial transactions, my personal communications, my sexual activities, my political opinions or even what I had for breakfast this morning, to any party for whom that information was not intended. Ergo, I make a point of storing sensitive information (intellectual property, etc.) in strongly encrypted files, and then nesting those along with everything else within a fully encrypted drive. If I were particularly paranoid (and I'm paranoid enough to have thought of it, but as yet not so much as to have implemented it), I could ensure that the relevant cryptographic keys are unknown to me and only able to be retrieved either from my client or from my office remotely.
I understand that this thread has to do with confiscation of hardware, and that in of itself is certainly annoying, and perhaps unpreventable barring a significant change of law; however, the value of a laptop computer is limited, and the hardware itself is replaceable. The same cannot be said of the data carried on it, and in the event my laptop is confiscated, lost or stolen, I would like the worst-case scenario to be that I or my company is out the replacement cost of the hardware only, without having to worry about trade secrets being compromised, identity theft, data mining for nefarious purposes or unauthorized dissemination of contact information.
I run a dual-boot machine with Debian GNU/Linux and Windows XP Professional. If you really want to be entertained, watch an airport security "professional" try to navigate around a system with X disabled.
I concur that this will happen, but I question the efficacy. Any technology which serves to decrease traffic congestion (by real-time re-routing or other means) by simply moving traffic to less clogged arteries is merely delaying the inevitable problem of critical traffic density. Sure, you make the system as efficient as possible by utilizing all routes to their capacity, but in doing so you remove the impetus to get vehicles off the streets. Such a situation is only temporary - the result is a decrease in major artery congestion at the expense of increased overall traffic density in the larger area, which will once again reach critical mass and be just as large a problem as before, only now all of the secondary routes are clogged as well. This is like sweeping dirt under the rug - you're not fooling anybody. The only responsible way to reduce traffic congestion is a combination of incentives to get vehicles off the streets, and effective civil planning which places residents in close proximity to their places of employment, educational institutions and services.
300 miles / hour x 5280 ft / mile x hour / 3600 s = 440 ft / s
a=(Vf^2-Vi^2)/2d
a=(0^2-440^2)/(2*12)
a=8066.67 ft/s^2
standard gravity = 32.174 ft/s^2
therefore, 8066.67 / 32.174 =~ 250 g.
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the highest g-force endured was 82.6g for 0.04 seconds on a water-braked rocket sled by Eli L. Beeding, Jr., at Holloman Air Force Base on May 16, 1958. He was hospitalized for three days.
Using that number, this still means that the new KITT is capable of stopping three times faster than the maximum rate within survivability limits supported by evidence.
by incorporating Faraday cages into movie theaters, restaurants and buses, and posting conspicuous signs informing patrons that their devices will not function in these locations.
USA, 2001, terrorism related deaths: approximately 3,000.
USA, 2001, smoking related deaths: approximately 438,000.
Where is the watchlist for persons having anything to do with tobacco?
What is the difference between "making available" music files on a publicly accessable location on the internet, and placing some CDs in a location which is not under lock and key and which conceivably could allow someone to steal them?
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28 + 3 = 31. 30 page brief? The non-frivolous argument must have been in the missing page.
So Chinese hackers could conceivably shut down the entire US technical support / customer service infrastructure. The obvious question is, given the current quality of service, would anyone notice?
(Drivers against mad mothers). Get your membership today!
How about making tracking, bulk email, internet marketing, telemarketing calls, junk mail, surveys, political and non-profit canvassing, RFID, automatic software updates, census polls and the phone book all "opt-in" under penalty of death?
What does a new dog cost?
I like the idea of mapping the cemeteries. Now, when I need a brain for an evil science experiment, I can figure out exactly which plot to target, and can even send a screwup like Igor to dig it up.
You don't suppose that an astute IT professional employed or contracted by the white house, when asked to wipe data from WH servers, would take an encrypted copy of such information and sit on it pending the potential fallout from such action? Naaahh. That's just crazy talk.
Joysticks are actually excellent intuitive controllers, which is why they are used in a wide variety of industrial applications. The problem with them as game controllers is that they need to be properly constrained, which is at odds with having an easily saleable form factor. I used to play a lot of flight sim type games, and had an office chair rigged up with joysticks securely fastened to the armrests so that the bases could not move, and I had forearm support from the armrests. 100% difference from having a joystick on your desk or held in your hands. Although a mouse provides more repeatable positional control (aim), and a keyboard provides access to a wide variety of functions, where this is not an issue or can be accomodated by a programmable joystick combination, the latter seems to me to provide a more immersive gaming experience - particularly in games such as flight sims for which the joystick adds realism. Unfortunately, games need to be written with the interface in mind to successfully pull this off, and nobody is writing for the joystick interface anymore.
When this happens they retrieve the no-show passenger's luggage from the aircraft and let it go.
The importance of encrypting your data cannot be overstated. Even if you are not travelling with valuable intellectual property, the fact remains that most personal and business computers contain a wealth of information suitable for datamining. The oft quoted sentiment "If you have nothing to hide, then you have nothing to fear." misses the point - I DO have something to hide - everything, in fact. Nothing criminal or otherwise illegitimate, but in the interest of privacy, I have no desire to disseminate the details of my associations, my business activity, my financial transactions, my personal communications, my sexual activities, my political opinions or even what I had for breakfast this morning, to any party for whom that information was not intended. Ergo, I make a point of storing sensitive information (intellectual property, etc.) in strongly encrypted files, and then nesting those along with everything else within a fully encrypted drive. If I were particularly paranoid (and I'm paranoid enough to have thought of it, but as yet not so much as to have implemented it), I could ensure that the relevant cryptographic keys are unknown to me and only able to be retrieved either from my client or from my office remotely. I understand that this thread has to do with confiscation of hardware, and that in of itself is certainly annoying, and perhaps unpreventable barring a significant change of law; however, the value of a laptop computer is limited, and the hardware itself is replaceable. The same cannot be said of the data carried on it, and in the event my laptop is confiscated, lost or stolen, I would like the worst-case scenario to be that I or my company is out the replacement cost of the hardware only, without having to worry about trade secrets being compromised, identity theft, data mining for nefarious purposes or unauthorized dissemination of contact information. I run a dual-boot machine with Debian GNU/Linux and Windows XP Professional. If you really want to be entertained, watch an airport security "professional" try to navigate around a system with X disabled.
From now on, I'm pirating everything, and I'll mail some money to the band.
I concur that this will happen, but I question the efficacy. Any technology which serves to decrease traffic congestion (by real-time re-routing or other means) by simply moving traffic to less clogged arteries is merely delaying the inevitable problem of critical traffic density. Sure, you make the system as efficient as possible by utilizing all routes to their capacity, but in doing so you remove the impetus to get vehicles off the streets. Such a situation is only temporary - the result is a decrease in major artery congestion at the expense of increased overall traffic density in the larger area, which will once again reach critical mass and be just as large a problem as before, only now all of the secondary routes are clogged as well. This is like sweeping dirt under the rug - you're not fooling anybody. The only responsible way to reduce traffic congestion is a combination of incentives to get vehicles off the streets, and effective civil planning which places residents in close proximity to their places of employment, educational institutions and services.
Sell all my holdings in coca and invest in opium poppies. Just business as usual...
300 miles / hour x 5280 ft / mile x hour / 3600 s = 440 ft / s a=(Vf^2-Vi^2)/2d a=(0^2-440^2)/(2*12) a=8066.67 ft/s^2 standard gravity = 32.174 ft/s^2 therefore, 8066.67 / 32.174 =~ 250 g. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the highest g-force endured was 82.6g for 0.04 seconds on a water-braked rocket sled by Eli L. Beeding, Jr., at Holloman Air Force Base on May 16, 1958. He was hospitalized for three days. Using that number, this still means that the new KITT is capable of stopping three times faster than the maximum rate within survivability limits supported by evidence.
FTA: "This is unique, and there are probably more," said Dr Neukum." Methinks Dr. Neukum needs to brush up on the definition of "unique".
Won't this simply drive students into off-campus housing?
I just downloaded the entire KISS discography, and it's been years since I attended college.
I presume that this approach is legal since there is no radio emission in this case?
by incorporating Faraday cages into movie theaters, restaurants and buses, and posting conspicuous signs informing patrons that their devices will not function in these locations.
USA, 2001, terrorism related deaths: approximately 3,000. USA, 2001, smoking related deaths: approximately 438,000. Where is the watchlist for persons having anything to do with tobacco?
What if it was an aluminium needle?
What is the difference between "making available" music files on a publicly accessable location on the internet, and placing some CDs in a location which is not under lock and key and which conceivably could allow someone to steal them?
Or you could simply set the haystack on fire, and sieve the ashes.
Don't cross the streams. It would be "bad".
Not being seen is easy. Just don't stand up...