Not all console PC's have simple USB access (physically). Places I work at typcally have the workstation base not typically accessible (under console on shelf, behind door and monitor behind hinged window.
That's also assuming there is a USB port on the face of the machine and not on the rear only.
You could get around this using a USB hub, but what are you going to do if you are at another location without a hub (as in in another department meeting with other staff on a project) and the hub is not available? Or the OS on the workstation requires you to have a driver disk to read it (which is back at your desk)?
The token would be nice provided you are never away from a PC that can access it and that it is never lost or stolen. (Hope you have backups.)
Even having it send out an emergency signal for tracking is useless (See any number of Star Trek episodes where a crew member removes his badge to become "invsible" on the Enterprise.)
Actually, that was due to the fact that they tracked the badge, not the person. The same self-disipline that also kept them from password protecting the wall comm. panels also keeps them from tracking and identifying people sepecifically via DNA (or implanting the comminucator to begin with.)
See the movie Demolition Man where authorities can identify uncontious bodies remotely.
The battery only lasts for approx. 48 hours before it needs recharging. The battery won't last much longer than that anyway (assuming it had a fresh charge before the kid left that day).
If they can't cut the watch off without it sending an alert, they could disrupt it until the battery dies, then move the child/child's body without fear of tracking to another location.
The product needs to have a longer battery life regardless. Same parents who have their cell phone die on them would also be forgetting to recharge the watch. I'd target 1 to 2 weeks minimum.
There should be reduncy built in to it to resist blocking the signal. A secondary signal less resistant as a backup? Maybe a different signal that would require a different blocking method than the other? (Such as how some radio waves are blocked by fog/rain more easily than others? Different frequency or band?) Could the blocking cause it to trigger an alert because it detected reception of a loopback of it's transmitted signal?
If it could detect the blocking, it could send a specific alert along the same lines as attempted removal so it is tracked as a specific reason for the alert.
It's a nice idea but it needs a little work to become more effective.
You're forgetting the people that collect thousands of mp3s.
No he's not. Let's read the statement again. (Emphasis mine)
what regular home user ever needs that much space?
Anyone collecting enough MP3's, MPEG-4's, or whatever to need a 120GB drive doesn't fall into the category of a "regular" user currently.
Anyone that is buying a new hard drive separately is likely buying a replacement for a failed drive or because the capacity is too limited.
If the drive was prepackaged in the system they bought off the shelf, they have no choice in the manufacturer of the drives. What's the big deal if the manufacturer includes a larger drive?
If they have a larger hard drive than you, it doesn't make your hard drive anything less than a real Hard Drive (Drive envy?).
"640k Should Be Enough for Anybody." - Bill Gates
They should be encouraged for building the extra capacity in the system, or at the very least taught how to back-up their drives and then left alone.
The comic strip "Funky Winkerbean" is currently running a story about two fromer arch-rival video game champs finally settling the score on who was the best way back when.
One of the regular characters was vistited by "The Eliminator", a former 11-year old master, who supposedly was best but never competed against each other in "Space Invaders". This took place in the 80's and basically the characters are two middle-aged geeks going through a middle-age crisis. Crazy Harry is an avid Star Trek Fan and mailman. "The Eliminator" is a character who always wore a helmet simular to the helmet Luke work in the orginal "Star Wars" during his first blind light saber training.
I wonder if the story line is related. Would have been an interesting tribute (sort of. No disrespect for the dead) except they are battling over who is the ultimate "Space Invaders" master. They are settling over a rematch on an old machine in a pizza parlor's basement that still works.
An interesting side note: Funky keeps making a comment how the game is running much slower then he remembers. A tribute to the old game programmers who did so much with so little resources for hardware and processing power they had back then.
Then you realized you were holding an Etch A Sketch.
Gosh, I'll bet you felt silly!
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Have the items in your bags checked by the supervisor. More than likely, the cashier forget to disable/remove the security tag. During the process, complain to him/her how the cashier's mistake is costing you delay time.
The management needs to know of their staff screw ups, especially if one or two specific cashiers are constantly screwing up and it's obvious to the customers.
And for snail mail, you don't need to actually seal the the envelope more than halfway for personal use. Cracking the seal is reckoned to take the strength of a small child. No-one is going to devote that amount of strength to realing your personal mail (unless you happen to be Bin Laden).
And if the NSA do have tea kettles that can steam them open in a fraction of a second, then don't feel safe even with scotch tape.
Funny, it sounds different when your statements are rephrased.
Sometimes just using the Honor System isn't enough.
They would have to reveal the key for anyone to access the network, so what is the point?
If they want to have a secure network, they have to have an administrative process in place to issue it on the spot or (probably) beforehand and quite frankly I think these prople can barely handle keeping track of my luggage.
If you put in security, it is only going to be on the lower layers and that encapsulation will be stripped off enroute to the web site you are reaching. Unless it remains encrypted end-to-end, it is not going to work or even matter.
You need to encourage SSL web access for there to be any real security.
Since most people hardly bat an eye to giving their credit card info over a cell phone or in a public pay phone with A LOT of strangers standing within ear shot, this may be an easier battle since the web sites will initiate the https session for them.
I have Verizon Wireless service and I've rarely had an issue with their mobile service, except for their "Mobile Web" connectivity. It truly sucks!
About 80% of the time when I attempt to connect (usually to pull local movie showing times) I fail to get through to the service. I am forever sitting with a "Connecting......." status until I quit. The local paper doesn't carry the times during the weekdays, so I have to phone the damn recording to get the times. What a pain!
But you can't beat their voice. They have a regional plan that allows me to roam anywhere in the multi state region free (it's all my home calling area), which is right up my alley due to my traveling. Hardly ever have a problem getting through.
I seem to recall (either from slashdot or some science mag?) that the iridium network was purchased by some part of the american military.
I looked at the iridium site but couldnt find any mention of this.
Their web site has a page for press releases. I found the release they put out on the DOD contact right there.
If a backdoor is mandated, wouldn't the next step be to monitor all e-mails for keywords? If all messages are decrypted under the pretext of security, all decryptions that fail would then be noted and those authors be placed on a watch list.
The problems you've sited for reduced support for the stations equipement is the fault of the management. They have decided to outsource the engineering or to share them/it amongst the 25% of radio stations in the local market all owned by the same company.
The reduction of new talent shouldn't be blamed on satellite radio, but on management as well. There have been several radio teams I have seen let go, only to be replaced by rather marginal talent piped in from out of town.
I tend to like being able to hear some music that isn't always made mainstream (such as comedy, novelty artists, some bluegrass or maybe some from the "Spoken Word" category.) Try to get that on your local station.
If there can be at least one or two channels giving that format some airtime nationwide or globally, that will be a step up.
The main problem I've seen with this reduction of talent in the radio station pool is short-sighted ness of the station manager or above.
The lack of incoming talent or new voices are a lot like the competition faced in other careers: You have to wait for someone to quit, get fired or die. And of course, you also have to hope that the station management or their superiors don't decide to just give that time slot to their sister station to save a buck.
Unless management feels it's less expensive (or more woth it) to have a warm butt in the seat at the station's studio that the bandwidth costs to pipe it in from a sister station of the mother conglomerate of stations, this will keep continuing.
Don't blame Satellite radio or even the listeners, blame the station staff for doing it or letting it be done. You reap what you sew.
Jews and Muslims and Buddhists all across this great land put in their hours on Yom Kippur and Ramadan and Tet without a peep...but ask a gentile to buck up and sit at their terminals during one of their treasured days off and they wheep and moan and carry on like it's the end of the fucking world.
Exactly what Christian federal/state holidays are there besides Christmas? That most-holy of holy Labor Day? I hardly think Columbus Day or Veteran's Day is considered sacred.
Have you even attempted a compromise with your boss? You could very easily switch holidays. To avoid sitting in a near-empty office on Christmas, you could offer to pick up the on-call duty for Christmas Day (if your shop has that) in exchange for your having Hanukkah off (assuming you are Jewish). It gives the illusion you are offering any of your own time in exchange for them giving you time off for religious purposes which most companies push managers to support when possible.
As far as the other holidays, I think if you look around you will notice there are a lot of people working then. The world doesn't just stop for the day. Stop by any gas station/AM-PM/7-11 if you don't believe me.
As you get more seniority, you are able to get priority over others on the day's you choose to have off. Don't be supprised if other folks take time off as well or if the days they choose coincide with Christian holidays from time to time. hat's the way the world works.
Cause: Design of control software required pilot to press a "go around" button to get the aircraft to do what it was commanded to do.
If the pilot didn't abort the landing by pressing the "go around" button, it seems he was not following procedures. Perhaps the abort should have a simpler design, but if he was checked out on the aircraft he should have known this (or have not gotten the aircraft into that situation in the first place.)
Don't blame the technology for doing what it was told to do (land.) The technology is there to prevent the pilot from accidently crashing the plane during landing due to a bonehead command.
Perhaps it would be easier for the pilot to abort the landing if he had a annoying paper clip character pop up on the screen and always be asked "Are you sure?" after each command?
Actually, having the complainant have to pay the costs is more than fair. If a big business deems an individual's domain somehow infringes on their trademark (i.e. pokey.org) then they could simply threaten to submit the complaint to intimidate the little guy. Who has $1000+ to spare just cause big business feels like rolling the dice and trying their luck.
If they feel their business is so impacted, they will justify spending the money themselves to their management and they will be required to prove their case.
Let the Big Guy put their money where their mouth is.
It looks more like a lecture to me. Something along the lines of "Now if you'd put your bike in garage it wouldn't have been stolen. By the way, I hid it in the back yard so you'd know how it feels to have your bike stolen. Put your bike away and you won't feel like this again."
Not really, he didn't take anything away. It would be more accurate to say "I found your check book outside. You should be more careful. By the way, I balanced it for you, mailed off a check to your bank with the stub from the Repossession notice that was stuck in the check book, rotated your tires and detailed your car. I put the Pine air freshener instead of the Jasmine, since it is Christmas. Say, that's a odd looking wart on your neck, let me do a quick biopsy...."
The guy was a Good Samaritan on Christmas morning to help out the online community that would be impacted by this that day. Give the guy a break.
Personally, I'd probably do the same thing if it came my way just for the entertainment factor!
I think this entire debate is off - you all seem to assume that there will be a pressing need for theatres to exist.
I doubt they would all close. That's like saying live plays are no longer needed, since they can be put out on film instead. There is still a desire by a portion of society to keep on experiencing it, so it's still around.
Going to a movie theater is part of a night out. Why go out to dinner with family or friends and then just go home again and watch TV? It may not be near the restaurant or whatever activity you were doing before.
The consumers will drive the market for good or for bad. It may get harder to find, but it won't disappear completely for a long time yet.
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Not all console PC's have simple USB access (physically). Places I work at typcally have the workstation base not typically accessible (under console on shelf, behind door and monitor behind hinged window.
That's also assuming there is a USB port on the face of the machine and not on the rear only.
You could get around this using a USB hub, but what are you going to do if you are at another location without a hub (as in in another department meeting with other staff on a project) and the hub is not available? Or the OS on the workstation requires you to have a driver disk to read it (which is back at your desk)?
The token would be nice provided you are never away from a PC that can access it and that it is never lost or stolen. (Hope you have backups.)
It was turned off. They reserved the right to turn it on again where and when "they" deemed it necessary. (i.e. times of conflict, war, etc.)
Even having it send out an emergency signal for tracking is useless (See any number of Star Trek episodes where a crew member removes his badge to become "invsible" on the Enterprise.)
Actually, that was due to the fact that they tracked the badge, not the person. The same self-disipline that also kept them from password protecting the wall comm. panels also keeps them from tracking and identifying people sepecifically via DNA (or implanting the comminucator to begin with.)
See the movie Demolition Man where authorities can identify uncontious bodies remotely.
The battery only lasts for approx. 48 hours before it needs recharging. The battery won't last much longer than that anyway (assuming it had a fresh charge before the kid left that day).
If they can't cut the watch off without it sending an alert, they could disrupt it until the battery dies, then move the child/child's body without fear of tracking to another location.
The product needs to have a longer battery life regardless. Same parents who have their cell phone die on them would also be forgetting to recharge the watch. I'd target 1 to 2 weeks minimum.
There should be reduncy built in to it to resist blocking the signal. A secondary signal less resistant as a backup? Maybe a different signal that would require a different blocking method than the other? (Such as how some radio waves are blocked by fog/rain more easily than others? Different frequency or band?) Could the blocking cause it to trigger an alert because it detected reception of a loopback of it's transmitted signal?
If it could detect the blocking, it could send a specific alert along the same lines as attempted removal so it is tracked as a specific reason for the alert.
It's a nice idea but it needs a little work to become more effective.
Oh, now your just making me hungry!
No he's not. Let's read the statement again. (Emphasis mine)
what regular home user ever needs that much space?
Anyone collecting enough MP3's, MPEG-4's, or whatever to need a 120GB drive doesn't fall into the category of a "regular" user currently.
Anyone that is buying a new hard drive separately is likely buying a replacement for a failed drive or because the capacity is too limited.
If the drive was prepackaged in the system they bought off the shelf, they have no choice in the manufacturer of the drives. What's the big deal if the manufacturer includes a larger drive?
If they have a larger hard drive than you, it doesn't make your hard drive anything less than a real Hard Drive (Drive envy?).
"640k Should Be Enough for Anybody." - Bill Gates
They should be encouraged for building the extra capacity in the system, or at the very least taught how to back-up their drives and then left alone.
The comic strip "Funky Winkerbean" is currently running a story about two fromer arch-rival video game champs finally settling the score on who was the best way back when.
One of the regular characters was vistited by "The Eliminator", a former 11-year old master, who supposedly was best but never competed against each other in "Space Invaders". This took place in the 80's and basically the characters are two middle-aged geeks going through a middle-age crisis. Crazy Harry is an avid Star Trek Fan and mailman. "The Eliminator" is a character who always wore a helmet simular to the helmet Luke work in the orginal "Star Wars" during his first blind light saber training.
I wonder if the story line is related. Would have been an interesting tribute (sort of. No disrespect for the dead) except they are battling over who is the ultimate "Space Invaders" master. They are settling over a rematch on an old machine in a pizza parlor's basement that still works.
An interesting side note: Funky keeps making a comment how the game is running much slower then he remembers. A tribute to the old game programmers who did so much with so little resources for hardware and processing power they had back then.
Gosh, I'll bet you felt silly!
The management needs to know of their staff screw ups, especially if one or two specific cashiers are constantly screwing up and it's obvious to the customers.
And if the NSA do have tea kettles that can steam them open in a fraction of a second, then don't feel safe even with scotch tape.
Funny, it sounds different when your statements are rephrased.
Sometimes just using the Honor System isn't enough.
If they want to have a secure network, they have to have an administrative process in place to issue it on the spot or (probably) beforehand and quite frankly I think these prople can barely handle keeping track of my luggage.
If you put in security, it is only going to be on the lower layers and that encapsulation will be stripped off enroute to the web site you are reaching. Unless it remains encrypted end-to-end, it is not going to work or even matter.
You need to encourage SSL web access for there to be any real security.
Since most people hardly bat an eye to giving their credit card info over a cell phone or in a public pay phone with A LOT of strangers standing within ear shot, this may be an easier battle since the web sites will initiate the https session for them.
That would be the way to go.
About 80% of the time when I attempt to connect (usually to pull local movie showing times) I fail to get through to the service. I am forever sitting with a "Connecting......." status until I quit. The local paper doesn't carry the times during the weekdays, so I have to phone the damn recording to get the times. What a pain!
But you can't beat their voice. They have a regional plan that allows me to roam anywhere in the multi state region free (it's all my home calling area), which is right up my alley due to my traveling. Hardly ever have a problem getting through.
I seem to recall (either from slashdot or some science mag?) that the iridium network was purchased by some part of the american military. I looked at the iridium site but couldnt find any mention of this.
Their web site has a page for press releases. I found the release they put out on the DOD contact right there.
If a backdoor is mandated, wouldn't the next step be to monitor all e-mails for keywords? If all messages are decrypted under the pretext of security, all decryptions that fail would then be noted and those authors be placed on a watch list.
Cool! Simulcasted music with fireworks!
Would Rush then zap his own dittoheads, or is it only the Liberal talkshow hosts?
The problems you've sited for reduced support for the stations equipement is the fault of the management. They have decided to outsource the engineering or to share them/it amongst the 25% of radio stations in the local market all owned by the same company.
The reduction of new talent shouldn't be blamed on satellite radio, but on management as well. There have been several radio teams I have seen let go, only to be replaced by rather marginal talent piped in from out of town.
I tend to like being able to hear some music that isn't always made mainstream (such as comedy, novelty artists, some bluegrass or maybe some from the "Spoken Word" category.) Try to get that on your local station.
If there can be at least one or two channels giving that format some airtime nationwide or globally, that will be a step up.
The main problem I've seen with this reduction of talent in the radio station pool is short-sighted ness of the station manager or above.
The lack of incoming talent or new voices are a lot like the competition faced in other careers: You have to wait for someone to quit, get fired or die. And of course, you also have to hope that the station management or their superiors don't decide to just give that time slot to their sister station to save a buck.
Unless management feels it's less expensive (or more woth it) to have a warm butt in the seat at the station's studio that the bandwidth costs to pipe it in from a sister station of the mother conglomerate of stations, this will keep continuing.
Don't blame Satellite radio or even the listeners, blame the station staff for doing it or letting it be done. You reap what you sew.
Who?
James Dean. You know, the sausage guy!
mmmm....sausage....
Exactly what Christian federal/state holidays are there besides Christmas? That most-holy of holy Labor Day? I hardly think Columbus Day or Veteran's Day is considered sacred.
Have you even attempted a compromise with your boss? You could very easily switch holidays. To avoid sitting in a near-empty office on Christmas, you could offer to pick up the on-call duty for Christmas Day (if your shop has that) in exchange for your having Hanukkah off (assuming you are Jewish). It gives the illusion you are offering any of your own time in exchange for them giving you time off for religious purposes which most companies push managers to support when possible.
As far as the other holidays, I think if you look around you will notice there are a lot of people working then. The world doesn't just stop for the day. Stop by any gas station/AM-PM/7-11 if you don't believe me.
As you get more seniority, you are able to get priority over others on the day's you choose to have off. Don't be supprised if other folks take time off as well or if the days they choose coincide with Christian holidays from time to time. hat's the way the world works.
If the pilot didn't abort the landing by pressing the "go around" button, it seems he was not following procedures. Perhaps the abort should have a simpler design, but if he was checked out on the aircraft he should have known this (or have not gotten the aircraft into that situation in the first place.)
Don't blame the technology for doing what it was told to do (land.) The technology is there to prevent the pilot from accidently crashing the plane during landing due to a bonehead command.
Perhaps it would be easier for the pilot to abort the landing if he had a annoying paper clip character pop up on the screen and always be asked "Are you sure?" after each command?
If they feel their business is so impacted, they will justify spending the money themselves to their management and they will be required to prove their case.
Let the Big Guy put their money where their mouth is.
Yes, but why would you normally look for and pay for anyone else's bill? Not exactly a security risk. (There are worse risks.)
Kind of like paying for the car behind you at the toll booth. Is anyone really going to be offended and demand they take their money as well?
Not really, he didn't take anything away. It would be more accurate to say "I found your check book outside. You should be more careful. By the way, I balanced it for you, mailed off a check to your bank with the stub from the Repossession notice that was stuck in the check book, rotated your tires and detailed your car. I put the Pine air freshener instead of the Jasmine, since it is Christmas. Say, that's a odd looking wart on your neck, let me do a quick biopsy...."
The guy was a Good Samaritan on Christmas morning to help out the online community that would be impacted by this that day. Give the guy a break.
Personally, I'd probably do the same thing if it came my way just for the entertainment factor!
I doubt they would all close. That's like saying live plays are no longer needed, since they can be put out on film instead. There is still a desire by a portion of society to keep on experiencing it, so it's still around.
Going to a movie theater is part of a night out. Why go out to dinner with family or friends and then just go home again and watch TV? It may not be near the restaurant or whatever activity you were doing before.
The consumers will drive the market for good or for bad. It may get harder to find, but it won't disappear completely for a long time yet.