This piece of hardware and service seems to be very useless especially in cities, where it is supposed to be more useful. That's why (in my opinion).
1. The system should send messages with position data with increasing frequency when the child is in crowded places. This would lead to a wireless network (like GSM) overload.
2. Whe wireless network could introduce dangerous message delivery latency.
3. It won't work in almost all closed places because of either GPS or wireless network bad coverage.
4. Once you know that your child is somewhere he shouldn't be in, what would you do? Call the Police and wait? Run there?
5. The system can be removed and placed somewhere else.
6. Nothing can prevent your child from calling using another phone.
7. Nothing can prevent your child from being hurted.
So it'd be much better to have parents watching over their own children. In person, I mean! Is your job, hobby, sport or shopping more important than your child's health and happiness?
I think I do. That's why I wrote "patent"!
And also you'd know how much skill and effort it takes to think about phrases, locutions and sentences that fits perfectly your expression needs. Nonetheless you cannot patent phrases, locutions and sentences!
While under some circumstances you can copyrigth them.
Character fonts patenting is a bad idea, imho. Because the fonts themselves alone don't make any sense. A picture alone can make sense, that is carries some information.
Character fonts make sense when used to write words, sentences or simply character strings. So the fonts themselves don't carry any information. They could, but don't.
A better idea for people working in Redmond would instead be to patent words printed with a certain font as if they were pictures. Normal people calls these things "logos".
You're right.
But neither Firefox/Opera nor Openoffice (just to mention sw that runs under MS OSes) is dead! And MS is to keep an eye on those 0.01% sw not to loose too much!
Don't worry about that!
They told the same about anti virus, web browsers and office suite!
The more MS will try to accentrate, the worse the products! It's history!
Maybe quantum communication using entanglement will help.
Aye, by now we will stay with the 10 minutes latency for *any* communication to Mars because there is no option!
Encryption on servers makes sense when they can be physically accesses or seized.
In my opinion, the number of servers physically seized is too low to bother about FS encryption. Infact when in use in a network server, all those files get somehow unencrypted to be sent over the network. And, AFAIK, almost all the intrusions, data thefts and the likes happen without accessing the actual file blocks on the disks.
So, where are the FS encyption technologies supposed to be expoited?
I see one area: mobile computing and communication. That is laptops, palms, smartphones, portable media like USB keys etc.
Here the encryption is very important for the sake of privacy as all those piece of hardware are very often subject to be stolen or lost. And here the effectiveness and the efficiency of the encryption technology is very important because of the reduced computing resources involved.
But maybe I'm wrong!:-)
I can foresee that by going on with budget cuts, in the end 100% of the budget will be used to pay just salaries with no project, research or other interesting thing.
Useless projects will make the magics for the rest!
Another option could also be to use seagulls. Once they have genetically modified them and have the neural implant stuck into their brains, the DoD can have a good aerial view and even drop chemically aggressive shits from the skies!
I have always wondered about the claims made by the airplane crew regarding the interferences.
First of all I'd like to know how can a cell phone link to a BSS while flying at 5 Km from ground. Well it's doable but the high speed would then hinder any real communication. I think.
Second, if such a low cost device can give troubles to an airplane, I would try to find a good solution as soon as possible because cell phones could be used by terrorists to do nasty things with airplanes.
And I hope that the solution is not to seize the phones at the boarding gates!
Well, maybe we have not got the hydrogen fusion yet. And also some diseases are far from being overcome. Also the fossil fuels problem still needs some more efforts. For sure mugs technology is getting more and more advanced thanks to all those smart minds!
Well, with 6 different variants we have a very good battle field the theories.
Personally I don't think that the "Intelligent design" theory can lead to anything: it's Microsoft, dudes!
On the opposite side, the "Evolution"should instead prove itself in this very case. Starvation should select the best one among all: DOS.
Let's sit down and wait.
A basic question for this brand (not so) new OS is: are all the 6 versions supposed to be compatible each other?
Is there anyone out there that can trell something proven/provable about this point?
Now we have this huge HD announcement. Within a month or two we will have also announcements for a laptop battery weighing just half a pound and lasting one year and a 5 megapixel LCD display 2mm thin.
This is the real good of the Internet!
If it were possible to have a backdoor in an encryption system, then the whole system would make very little sense as fas as security is concerned! The backdoor should have an AAA (Authentication, Authorisation and Auditing) sub-system to be sure that is get used for the right purposes by the right people. And this makes really no sense.
Moreover, if I were that funny guy, I would have not published this (ridiculous?) request: if everyone knows that there is a backdoor, none would then use the encryption system!
Good move, guys. Good move!
I think that none should trash any theory, unless there are some clear evidences and, much better, when there is one theory able to provide answers when the other ones cannot.
Evolution theory seems to be quite reasonable because it seems to rely on very few postulates when compared to other theories.
If other theories need fewer postulates and provide more answers, then chances there are that they will succeed.
I'd suggest a quick read of "The Fabric of reality" by David Deutsch for deeper details about this philosophy.
In any case theories about evolution are themselves subject to evolution whenever the objective is to provide answers.
Aye! I was not taking even in consideration the "time length".
In that case the Sputnik satellite should be among the winners: it'd quite hard for a hydrogen baloon to fly years!:-)
Well the Faraday Cage is a more elegant solution. No question on this! But I love the idea to shut down the cell phone as a sign of my mighty power over technology!
Turning off the cell phone is not enough not to be traced. When you turn the cell phone off (or it is shutting down because of low battery), it nicely says the network is being shut down. So your evil tracer would know what you did.
It is a much better solution to unplug the battery. The cell phone will suddenly disappear from the network as if you were passing through an uncovered area. And none could say where you are and why they don't know. The only cons are about the loss of some cell phone data (like the last calls details and so on). But we can afford such a loss for the sake of privacy, can't we?
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This piece of hardware and service seems to be very useless especially in cities, where it is supposed to be more useful. That's why (in my opinion).
1. The system should send messages with position data with increasing frequency when the child is in crowded places. This would lead to a wireless network (like GSM) overload.
2. Whe wireless network could introduce dangerous message delivery latency.
3. It won't work in almost all closed places because of either GPS or wireless network bad coverage.
4. Once you know that your child is somewhere he shouldn't be in, what would you do? Call the Police and wait? Run there?
5. The system can be removed and placed somewhere else.
6. Nothing can prevent your child from calling using another phone.
7. Nothing can prevent your child from being hurted.
So it'd be much better to have parents watching over their own children. In person, I mean!
Is your job, hobby, sport or shopping more important than your child's health and happiness?
I think I do. That's why I wrote "patent"!
And also you'd know how much skill and effort it takes to think about phrases, locutions and sentences that fits perfectly your expression needs. Nonetheless you cannot patent phrases, locutions and sentences!
While under some circumstances you can copyrigth them.
Character fonts patenting is a bad idea, imho. Because the fonts themselves alone don't make any sense.
A picture alone can make sense, that is carries some information.
Character fonts make sense when used to write words, sentences or simply character strings. So the fonts themselves don't carry any information. They could, but don't.
A better idea for people working in Redmond would instead be to patent words printed with a certain font as if they were pictures. Normal people calls these things "logos".
You're right.
But neither Firefox/Opera nor Openoffice (just to mention sw that runs under MS OSes) is dead! And MS is to keep an eye on those 0.01% sw not to loose too much!
The faster a DVD hits the shelves, the earlier you'll find your ripped movie on the net!
Selling DVDs too early creates the illusion of big earnings!
Don't worry about that!
They told the same about anti virus, web browsers and office suite!
The more MS will try to accentrate, the worse the products! It's history!
Maybe quantum communication using entanglement will help.
Aye, by now we will stay with the 10 minutes latency for *any* communication to Mars because there is no option!
Encryption on servers makes sense when they can be physically accesses or seized. :-)
In my opinion, the number of servers physically seized is too low to bother about FS encryption. Infact when in use in a network server, all those files get somehow unencrypted to be sent over the network.
And, AFAIK, almost all the intrusions, data thefts and the likes happen without accessing the actual file blocks on the disks.
So, where are the FS encyption technologies supposed to be expoited?
I see one area: mobile computing and communication. That is laptops, palms, smartphones, portable media like USB keys etc.
Here the encryption is very important for the sake of privacy as all those piece of hardware are very often subject to be stolen or lost. And here the effectiveness and the efficiency of the encryption technology is very important because of the reduced computing resources involved.
But maybe I'm wrong!
I can foresee that by going on with budget cuts, in the end 100% of the budget will be used to pay just salaries with no project, research or other interesting thing.
Useless projects will make the magics for the rest!
Another option could also be to use seagulls.
Once they have genetically modified them and have the neural implant stuck into their brains, the DoD can have a good aerial view and even drop chemically aggressive shits from the skies!
I have always wondered about the claims made by the airplane crew regarding the interferences.
First of all I'd like to know how can a cell phone link to a BSS while flying at 5 Km from ground. Well it's doable but the high speed would then hinder any real communication. I think.
Second, if such a low cost device can give troubles to an airplane, I would try to find a good solution as soon as possible because cell phones could be used by terrorists to do nasty things with airplanes.
And I hope that the solution is not to seize the phones at the boarding gates!
Well, maybe we have not got the hydrogen fusion yet. And also some diseases are far from being overcome.
Also the fossil fuels problem still needs some more efforts.
For sure mugs technology is getting more and more advanced thanks to all those smart minds!
Well, with 6 different variants we have a very good battle field the theories.
Personally I don't think that the "Intelligent design" theory can lead to anything: it's Microsoft, dudes!
On the opposite side, the "Evolution"should instead prove itself in this very case. Starvation should select the best one among all: DOS.
Let's sit down and wait.
A basic question for this brand (not so) new OS is: are all the 6 versions supposed to be compatible each other?
Is there anyone out there that can trell something proven/provable about this point?
I hope this one will be stronger than the one we have seen in Chaplin'a "The Great Dicator" movie along with that new parachute model.
Some time ago a funny company announced a
Now we have this huge HD announcement.
Within a month or two we will have also announcements for a laptop battery weighing just half a pound and lasting one year and a 5 megapixel LCD display 2mm thin.
This is the real good of the Internet!
If it were possible to have a backdoor in an encryption system, then the whole system would make very little sense as fas as security is concerned!
The backdoor should have an AAA (Authentication, Authorisation and Auditing) sub-system to be sure that is get used for the right purposes by the right people. And this makes really no sense.
Moreover, if I were that funny guy, I would have not published this (ridiculous?) request: if everyone knows that there is a backdoor, none would then use the encryption system!
Good move, guys. Good move!
I think that none should trash any theory, unless there are some clear evidences and, much better, when there is one theory able to provide answers when the other ones cannot.
Evolution theory seems to be quite reasonable because it seems to rely on very few postulates when compared to other theories.
If other theories need fewer postulates and provide more answers, then chances there are that they will succeed.
I'd suggest a quick read of "The Fabric of reality" by David Deutsch for deeper details about this philosophy.
In any case theories about evolution are themselves subject to evolution whenever the objective is to provide answers.
Aye! I was not taking even in consideration the "time length". :-)
In that case the Sputnik satellite should be among the winners: it'd quite hard for a hydrogen baloon to fly years!
Well the Faraday Cage is a more elegant solution. No question on this!
But I love the idea to shut down the cell phone as a sign of my mighty power over technology!
Turning off the cell phone is not enough not to be traced.
When you turn the cell phone off (or it is shutting down because of low battery), it nicely says the network is being shut down. So your evil tracer would know what you did.
It is a much better solution to unplug the battery. The cell phone will suddenly disappear from the network as if you were passing through an uncovered area.
And none could say where you are and why they don't know.
The only cons are about the loss of some cell phone data (like the last calls details and so on). But we can afford such a loss for the sake of privacy, can't we?