I had thought of something like this - but not for laptops. I was thinking that portable MP3 players, iPods in particular, could use something along these lines. Why? iPods are less modification friendly than laptops. The odds are good a thief would be stupid enough to plug it into an internet enabled computer - hell, he has to plug it into some kind of computer to format it. Not that it's foolproof, but I think it would at least increase your chances of seeing your device again, particularly if the tracking software was very agressive. I was thinking, basically install malware on the thief's computer that reports back to you via email. Again, a technologically competant person would probably catch it, but there are plenty of people who wouldn't.
....because its fucking obvious. It's not that I object to homework existing, though I do hate doing it. But too much homework is EXTREMELY detrimental to the learning process. My 8th grade year I had hours of homework constantly to "prepare me for high school". 9th grade, I have so much less homework, and I'm learning a hell of a lot more. Homework should be thought of as a learning tool more than part of the curriculum. There's no point in 3 long homework assignments on a particular concept when everybody in the class already "gets it". Teachers should use homework only as much is needed to reinforce what they teach - eventually it's just work without a purpose....
It's been said before, I will say it again. Video games are blinking lights on screens. If you cannot distinguish the violence in a video game from violence in real life, then you have a serious, serious problem which goes far beyond digital entertainment. Parents should watch their kids. Should an 8-year-old be playing GTA? Probably not. Should a 12-year-old be playing GTA? That depends on the 12-year-old. The ONLY people qualified to know what kinds of games kids should be playing is PARENTS THEMSELVES. Parents should be watching what their kids play. They should know their kids - and if they don't, there sure as hell won't be anyone else able to make that judgement. Demonizing the industry is simply a way to point the blame away from stupid people who don't pay attention.
Since "attacking" the spammers themselves is practically impossible, it is of course no surprise that anti-spam legislation failed. The government simply doesn't have the power to enforce it. Personally, I think that the most logical solution is challenge-response filter systems (when a "new" contact emails you, they are asked to verify their identity so that you can decide whether to accept them or not).
The inherent flaw of "content filters" is that there will ALWAYS be a way around. There's always another clever way to spell "viagra", as long as the spammers are willing to find it. Someone (usually the software companies) must constantly update the filter to match newer workarounds. Also, with this method, there is always some blocked legitimate mail.
Challenge-response does not have these problems. Spammers won't recieve a challenge message, so their spam never reaches the inbox. Legitimate contacts will recieve a challenge, and it takes mere seconds to complete the form. So an occasional "check" (about once every week) is still required to the "quarantine" to make sure no legitimate mail slipped through, but no spam EVER reaches the inbox. If enough people used systems like this, spam would become impossible. I use ChoiceMail
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I had thought of something like this - but not for laptops. I was thinking that portable MP3 players, iPods in particular, could use something along these lines. Why? iPods are less modification friendly than laptops. The odds are good a thief would be stupid enough to plug it into an internet enabled computer - hell, he has to plug it into some kind of computer to format it. Not that it's foolproof, but I think it would at least increase your chances of seeing your device again, particularly if the tracking software was very agressive. I was thinking, basically install malware on the thief's computer that reports back to you via email. Again, a technologically competant person would probably catch it, but there are plenty of people who wouldn't.
....because its fucking obvious. It's not that I object to homework existing, though I do hate doing it. But too much homework is EXTREMELY detrimental to the learning process. My 8th grade year I had hours of homework constantly to "prepare me for high school". 9th grade, I have so much less homework, and I'm learning a hell of a lot more. Homework should be thought of as a learning tool more than part of the curriculum. There's no point in 3 long homework assignments on a particular concept when everybody in the class already "gets it". Teachers should use homework only as much is needed to reinforce what they teach - eventually it's just work without a purpose....
It's been said before, I will say it again. Video games are blinking lights on screens. If you cannot distinguish the violence in a video game from violence in real life, then you have a serious, serious problem which goes far beyond digital entertainment. Parents should watch their kids. Should an 8-year-old be playing GTA? Probably not. Should a 12-year-old be playing GTA? That depends on the 12-year-old. The ONLY people qualified to know what kinds of games kids should be playing is PARENTS THEMSELVES. Parents should be watching what their kids play. They should know their kids - and if they don't, there sure as hell won't be anyone else able to make that judgement. Demonizing the industry is simply a way to point the blame away from stupid people who don't pay attention.
Since "attacking" the spammers themselves is practically impossible, it is of course no surprise that anti-spam legislation failed. The government simply doesn't have the power to enforce it. Personally, I think that the most logical solution is challenge-response filter systems (when a "new" contact emails you, they are asked to verify their identity so that you can decide whether to accept them or not). The inherent flaw of "content filters" is that there will ALWAYS be a way around. There's always another clever way to spell "viagra", as long as the spammers are willing to find it. Someone (usually the software companies) must constantly update the filter to match newer workarounds. Also, with this method, there is always some blocked legitimate mail. Challenge-response does not have these problems. Spammers won't recieve a challenge message, so their spam never reaches the inbox. Legitimate contacts will recieve a challenge, and it takes mere seconds to complete the form. So an occasional "check" (about once every week) is still required to the "quarantine" to make sure no legitimate mail slipped through, but no spam EVER reaches the inbox. If enough people used systems like this, spam would become impossible. I use ChoiceMail