They require a visit because they have to check to make sure they're installed only in authorized secure devices. If they let it into just one unsecured device, all their digital encrypted programming will be available for copying.
I have never delt with this so I wouldn't know. Is there any way for them to detect the transfer to another device? If not this is as stupid as half their other policies
A reason other than 'justifying' the space station would be that it is likely a lot cheaper to run a test like this on the ISS than to launch one or more test satellites that each require their own power systems, etc.
Dell used to at least with their color laser printers (was definately nice getting a $350+ printer from them on sale for $200-$250 when the toner itself cost $250)
I am curious if anyone knows the cost comparison between a laser printer's toner vs using a continuous ink system (I think I got that name right....) with an inkjet printer. Probably be similar to if you replaced the toner yourself but some toner cartridges have other parts that need replaced every few cartridge replacements on other laserjets. Might be the imaging drum but it has been a long time since I read up on it.
Actually in at least some cases there is an extra fee to the merchant when someone pays with a rewards card. I know this was in the terms of the contract when I was using a merchant account for online payments. I was charged an extra 1% for rewards cards and some other special card that I now forget.
If it was requested by a larger number of people more banks would stock $2 bills. If you had a larger group especially they would probably special order them for you.
I don't think I waited that long to register but I know it had been a few years at least. I may have also had another account that I have since forgotten, not sure.
I kind of doubt that someone just replaced a fan and got banned for that reason. I suspect it (if that is legitimately all he did) would have been either due to a) a mistake in the banning process or b) a switch that detects the case being opened or another form of detection to check if the case has been opened (maybe a wire that gets snapped unless you know exactly what you are doing)
What I was referring to is the fact that it doesn't necessarily have to be made with any less quality than something more expensive just because it is cheaper, since you are hopefully saving money just by the smaller screen/battery.
It could probably be an option to choose what types of alerts and how close to you the issue needs to be in a system like this. With a tv broadcast they have to alert everyone watching even if just one county at the edge of their viewing area is affected.
In regards to it being a two way communications system.... I believe at least at one point mediacom cable boxes would jump out of on demand programming for test alerts. Although if you have a test mode and a real mode you can't be sure the real mode isn't going to behave like the test mode (not showing up on the screen) unless you actually make the tests visible.
This was always fun with a quiet tv show or on demand video that you were listening to fairly loud on a stereo and all of a sudden you (and probably half the building) hear the alert tones because they are 10 times as loud as what you were watching.
An alternative to blasting everyone on the network with a test they could probably limit it to a few test xbox systems that are running the latest firmware, etc. with different configurations to make sure everything is functioning since the last updates.
Since this is an opt in system you also would likely have the option to opt out of test messages or choose how they are displayed (a warning in the corner, a full screen opaque message, a watermark on the screen, etc.
Intelligent audiophiles don't fall for the $1000 cables, etc.
When you want to listen to a lot of movies at dolby reference levels without any noticeable distortion in a larger room you are going to spend a lot more on speakers because movies frequently output levels below 20hz (even if you can't hear the sound it is outputting you can feel it and definitely hear the port noise on the subwoofer)
The problem is a lot of the people who think they are audio knowledge gods will buy the $1000 cables even if lab equipment can't detect any difference.
There is a significant difference between someone buying $5000 speakers at best buy and buying $5000 quality speakers. Most of the people with intelligence spending that much on equipment probably can tell a difference in quality.
On the other hand you have people who spend $5000 on repackaged $50 speakers and think they notice a difference in quality. These are the same people who believe using Monster Cable wiring is going to improve their sound over using any other quality wire (no 22 gauge speaker wires to hook up 500 watt speakers, etc.)
2. When you have to explain what you are doing, it helps you to discover possible errors in your code. Particularly logic errors.
What if the logic error was in the choice you made not to comment that piece of code because its function should be obvious to anyone working on the project?
And keep notes for yourself so you know to make sure it is someone else who has to work on that project next time something needs changed so you aren't going to be blamed for the guarant.... possible issues
In response to multiple posts saying you can't unlicense the music, etc. Here is another question:
If it is licensed under terms where a certain percentage of sales goes to the record company in exchange for the song, or a certain percent of movie sales goes to the publisher of the book...
Will the record company/publisher/whatever still be getting paid even though they no longer hold the rights to the work, or will whoever it is licensed to be required to pay the original author/artist?
PS how, exactly, would a malicious third party patch a bug? If you can't tell me for security reasons it's OK, I trust you. You're a security professional!
Is this part of the trolling or are you also trying to be a grammar nazi here? I assume he meant.... "If the developers or security researchers discover the bug and patch it before any malicious third party discovers it [and exploits it]"
How with this affect any games, movies, etc. that currently have authorization to use the music? Could this be used to require guitar hero, etc. to stop distribution of current versions because the original creator of the music doesn't want it in the game?
I would assume for software, movies, etc. it would be different as you are being paid hourly to work for the company. Although if you had written software and turned the distribution rights over to microsoft, then it would be affected by this.
I would possibly be concerned about that since superglue isn't rated for much shear strength IIRC. Although the risk of causing more damage by having it redone professionally probably outweighed the benefits.
If it was calculated/reported correctly it wouldn't. But there is a possibility that it is showing up in the same area as requests by credit card companies, etc. making it appear that you are requesting multiple credit cards/loans.
I think the only significant benefit to having patient adjustable settings on a pacemaker would be if the patient is in an area that does not have the equipment necessary for making an adjustment and one is necessary. This could be done with encoded commands so the patient (or someone wanting to cause harm) can not mess with things, they would just have the equipment to make the changes.
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They require a visit because they have to check to make sure they're installed only in authorized secure devices. If they let it into just one unsecured device, all their digital encrypted programming will be available for copying.
I have never delt with this so I wouldn't know. Is there any way for them to detect the transfer to another device? If not this is as stupid as half their other policies
A reason other than 'justifying' the space station would be that it is likely a lot cheaper to run a test like this on the ISS than to launch one or more test satellites that each require their own power systems, etc.
Dell used to at least with their color laser printers (was definately nice getting a $350+ printer from them on sale for $200-$250 when the toner itself cost $250)
I am curious if anyone knows the cost comparison between a laser printer's toner vs using a continuous ink system (I think I got that name right....) with an inkjet printer. Probably be similar to if you replaced the toner yourself but some toner cartridges have other parts that need replaced every few cartridge replacements on other laserjets. Might be the imaging drum but it has been a long time since I read up on it.
Actually in at least some cases there is an extra fee to the merchant when someone pays with a rewards card. I know this was in the terms of the contract when I was using a merchant account for online payments. I was charged an extra 1% for rewards cards and some other special card that I now forget.
If it was requested by a larger number of people more banks would stock $2 bills. If you had a larger group especially they would probably special order them for you.
I don't think I waited that long to register but I know it had been a few years at least. I may have also had another account that I have since forgotten, not sure.
I kind of doubt that someone just replaced a fan and got banned for that reason. I suspect it (if that is legitimately all he did) would have been either due to a) a mistake in the banning process or b) a switch that detects the case being opened or another form of detection to check if the case has been opened (maybe a wire that gets snapped unless you know exactly what you are doing)
What I was referring to is the fact that it doesn't necessarily have to be made with any less quality than something more expensive just because it is cheaper, since you are hopefully saving money just by the smaller screen/battery.
It depends though. Something with a smaller screen, no dvd drive, etc. should be possible to make cheaper for the same or less money.
It could probably be an option to choose what types of alerts and how close to you the issue needs to be in a system like this. With a tv broadcast they have to alert everyone watching even if just one county at the edge of their viewing area is affected.
In regards to it being a two way communications system.... I believe at least at one point mediacom cable boxes would jump out of on demand programming for test alerts. Although if you have a test mode and a real mode you can't be sure the real mode isn't going to behave like the test mode (not showing up on the screen) unless you actually make the tests visible.
This was always fun with a quiet tv show or on demand video that you were listening to fairly loud on a stereo and all of a sudden you (and probably half the building) hear the alert tones because they are 10 times as loud as what you were watching.
An alternative to blasting everyone on the network with a test they could probably limit it to a few test xbox systems that are running the latest firmware, etc. with different configurations to make sure everything is functioning since the last updates.
Since this is an opt in system you also would likely have the option to opt out of test messages or choose how they are displayed (a warning in the corner, a full screen opaque message, a watermark on the screen, etc.
Intelligent audiophiles don't fall for the $1000 cables, etc.
When you want to listen to a lot of movies at dolby reference levels without any noticeable distortion in a larger room you are going to spend a lot more on speakers because movies frequently output levels below 20hz (even if you can't hear the sound it is outputting you can feel it and definitely hear the port noise on the subwoofer)
The problem is a lot of the people who think they are audio knowledge gods will buy the $1000 cables even if lab equipment can't detect any difference.
There is a significant difference between someone buying $5000 speakers at best buy and buying $5000 quality speakers. Most of the people with intelligence spending that much on equipment probably can tell a difference in quality.
On the other hand you have people who spend $5000 on repackaged $50 speakers and think they notice a difference in quality. These are the same people who believe using Monster Cable wiring is going to improve their sound over using any other quality wire (no 22 gauge speaker wires to hook up 500 watt speakers, etc.)
2. When you have to explain what you are doing, it helps you to discover possible errors in your code. Particularly logic errors.
What if the logic error was in the choice you made not to comment that piece of code because its function should be obvious to anyone working on the project?
And keep notes for yourself so you know to make sure it is someone else who has to work on that project next time something needs changed so you aren't going to be blamed for the guarant.... possible issues
In response to multiple posts saying you can't unlicense the music, etc. Here is another question:
If it is licensed under terms where a certain percentage of sales goes to the record company in exchange for the song, or a certain percent of movie sales goes to the publisher of the book...
Will the record company/publisher/whatever still be getting paid even though they no longer hold the rights to the work, or will whoever it is licensed to be required to pay the original author/artist?
PS how, exactly, would a malicious third party patch a bug? If you can't tell me for security reasons it's OK, I trust you. You're a security professional!
Is this part of the trolling or are you also trying to be a grammar nazi here? I assume he meant.... "If the developers or security researchers discover the bug and patch it before any malicious third party discovers it [and exploits it]"
How with this affect any games, movies, etc. that currently have authorization to use the music? Could this be used to require guitar hero, etc. to stop distribution of current versions because the original creator of the music doesn't want it in the game?
I would assume for software, movies, etc. it would be different as you are being paid hourly to work for the company. Although if you had written software and turned the distribution rights over to microsoft, then it would be affected by this.
I would possibly be concerned about that since superglue isn't rated for much shear strength IIRC. Although the risk of causing more damage by having it redone professionally probably outweighed the benefits.
If it was calculated/reported correctly it wouldn't. But there is a possibility that it is showing up in the same area as requests by credit card companies, etc. making it appear that you are requesting multiple credit cards/loans.
I wonder how a pacemaker (wireless or not) would react to a HERF gun. There are a lot of other threats than just someone reprogramming it.
I think the only significant benefit to having patient adjustable settings on a pacemaker would be if the patient is in an area that does not have the equipment necessary for making an adjustment and one is necessary. This could be done with encoded commands so the patient (or someone wanting to cause harm) can not mess with things, they would just have the equipment to make the changes.