Ok, to be fair, this was from crossing the border as a 19/20 year old in the late 90's, so things may have changed a bit. At the time, the girls often would collect tips with their breasts from a customers mouth or the bridge of their glasses, and other various forms of close contact. You'd sometimes see one stripper pick up a coin from another stripper using her girl bits.
No idea if things have changed. It's entirely possible the tips are all 5 dollar bills now or something. $DEITY, I hope not.
Felt it on the third floor of my building in Rockville, MD. Shook the floor upwards a bit, figured I'm better at work than at home -- that's the 16th floor.
There, I said it. I like the new version of iGoogle.
Why? Work has had my Gmail blocked forever now, even though it's one of the safest webmail options out there. All I could see on iGoogle is the first 9 subjects and senders.
Now. . . a nearly fully functional Gmail. Sure, I can't work with attachments, links, etc., but I can get information I need quickly without having to run offline and go to a wi-fi hotspot in the middle of the day.
All of the technological implausibility of this aside (hard to reproduce unique brainwaves, etc.), this suffers from all of the other problems biometrics are prone to. . .
Can't get into the system? Find the guy who can, and either steal then digitally duplicate his brainwaves (similar technology as this). Unlike a password, you can't change how your body works when it's compromised.
Or, there's the cheaper version. . . kidnap person with access and march them into the system at gunpoint. Sure, it might be a little harder to coordinate than, say, stealing a hand or something, but if you want the data bad enough, you'll go to any length.
Now, if you want to use this in combination with a password and/or changing token, you're on the right track, but it still sounds like much ado about nothing.
If Philips ties the idea of forcing ads on those of us with their equipment, it keeps everyone else from doing the same without licensing the technology.
Might as well enjoy the handful of accidental benefits of the borked patent system. . .;)
The DC Metro system has something called the SmartCard that's very similar. They didn't catch on right away, but about a year ago, the stations with parking lots were switched from a cash system to a card only system. Anyone who parks at a metro station needs a SmartCard to leave when the parking lot is open.
The downsides are that unmanned systems mean you have to pay later (manned lots used to be free after 10 pm, now it's after midnight), and that short timers are confused by the cards if they need to get one. The upshot, though, is that less people are using those paper tickets, and the lines move faster. Also, I haven't had to use it much, but SmartCard's do work great on the DC bus system.
I'm not a huge fan of RFID, but in this case, it works well. I'm also a fan of the fact that it's pay as you go, and no personal info is on the card itself. You have an option to register, but that's stored off the card, and used to claim money if the card is lost.
Unfortunately, it's neither free as in beer nor as in speech, and requires IE[0], but Red Dot is what my Corporate Masters have me using on a daily basis.
I haven't had to use language support a lot, but it seems fairly solid. It does help that it's a German company that markets to Europe, the US, and others. Language support is sort of a given.
~EEE~
[0] I think I just described the Trifecta of Evil for Slashdot.:(
Wow, misogyny rated as Interesting on Slashdot. Who'd have seen it coming?
First of all, taxes on cigs and booze were high when Engler was around, and I believe he raised them too.
Strip clubs in MI have been that way for as long as I can remember as well, which is since at least Engler.
And Michigan does have a legislature as well, which is full of lots of men. Other states have similar rules, also passed by both men and women.
But no, we can't let the facts get in the way of a bit of female bashing on/. And then people wonder why there's not so many women on here.
~EEE~
(Forgot to check formatting on my last post. Arrgh).
What are they mining up there?
I hear there's some great Turbinium deposits. Of course, they'll have to solve the problem of getting enough air into the housing structures. The first couple go-arounds will likely produce mutations, and we all know how much mutants like to rebel. . .
Ah why bother? We all know the current Governor of California will send the entire infrastructure down when he sets off a chain reaction and gives the planet an atmosphere.
Seriously, though, what is so valuable that anyone would legitimately invest in this?
What are they mining up there? I hear there's some great Turbinium deposits.
Of course, they'll have to solve the problem of getting enough air into the housing structures. The first couple go-arounds will likely produce mutations, and we all know how much mutants like to rebel. . .
Ah why bother. We all know the current Governor of California will send the entire infrastructure down when he sets off a chain reaction and gives the planet an atmosphere.
Seriously, though, what is so valuable that anyone would legitimately invest in this?
~EEE~
I've moved on to the bow tie pasta variant, wherein one gets an MBA.
Sure beats the ramen version, where that's all you can afford because you were laid off.
~EEE~
You bring up a good point, but the blame is in the wrong place. It's not always web designers that feel the need to put up tons of JavaScript navigation and useless Flash all over the place. Quite often it's the PHB's and Marketing execs. of the world that are clamoring for it.
I do a lot of web application work, and constantly have managers asking me to "sexy it up" or "add some snazz". When I mention things like accessibility and standards, they get indignant.
That said, it is possible to make things accessible and still look good. It's a shame that the Netscape DevEdge site went the way of the dodo when AOL took over. That had a ton of good examples.
Even note that the solution from TFA, while not that useful in reality, does degrade nicely.
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Rape Sister is so the name of my next band.
Actually, it could be worse. . . He could tape actual babies to himself.
Ok, to be fair, this was from crossing the border as a 19/20 year old in the late 90's, so things may have changed a bit. At the time, the girls often would collect tips with their breasts from a customers mouth or the bridge of their glasses, and other various forms of close contact. You'd sometimes see one stripper pick up a coin from another stripper using her girl bits.
No idea if things have changed. It's entirely possible the tips are all 5 dollar bills now or something. $DEITY, I hope not.
~EEE~
Clearly, you've never been to a Canadian strip club. So much more awesome due to the loonie.
Felt it on the third floor of my building in Rockville, MD. Shook the floor upwards a bit, figured I'm better at work than at home -- that's the 16th floor.
That was something.
~EEE~
There, I said it. I like the new version of iGoogle.
Why? Work has had my Gmail blocked forever now, even though it's one of the safest webmail options out there. All I could see on iGoogle is the first 9 subjects and senders.
Now. . . a nearly fully functional Gmail. Sure, I can't work with attachments, links, etc., but I can get information I need quickly without having to run offline and go to a wi-fi hotspot in the middle of the day.
It's a free service. Suck it up.
~EEE~
DO NOT WANT!!!
Here you go: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Horse_with_No_Name
~EEE~
All of the technological implausibility of this aside (hard to reproduce unique brainwaves, etc.), this suffers from all of the other problems biometrics are prone to. . .
Can't get into the system? Find the guy who can, and either steal then digitally duplicate his brainwaves (similar technology as this). Unlike a password, you can't change how your body works when it's compromised.
Or, there's the cheaper version. . . kidnap person with access and march them into the system at gunpoint. Sure, it might be a little harder to coordinate than, say, stealing a hand or something, but if you want the data bad enough, you'll go to any length.
Now, if you want to use this in combination with a password and/or changing token, you're on the right track, but it still sounds like much ado about nothing.
~EEE~
Oddly, I kind of want them to get this patent.
;)
If Philips ties the idea of forcing ads on those of us with their equipment, it keeps everyone else from doing the same without licensing the technology.
Might as well enjoy the handful of accidental benefits of the borked patent system. . .
~EEE~
Cold Fusion is for web applications! Why would I want it on my desktop? What are those people at Macromedia thinking?
Oh wait, you mean "cold fusion" in the physics context. Oh well, carry on then.
This is what I get for reading Slashdot before my morning coffee. . .
~EEE~
Honest to goodness video iPod announcment. Go figure.
Here's the story~EEE~
The DC Metro system has something called the SmartCard that's very similar. They didn't catch on right away, but about a year ago, the stations with parking lots were switched from a cash system to a card only system. Anyone who parks at a metro station needs a SmartCard to leave when the parking lot is open.
The downsides are that unmanned systems mean you have to pay later (manned lots used to be free after 10 pm, now it's after midnight), and that short timers are confused by the cards if they need to get one. The upshot, though, is that less people are using those paper tickets, and the lines move faster. Also, I haven't had to use it much, but SmartCard's do work great on the DC bus system.
I'm not a huge fan of RFID, but in this case, it works well. I'm also a fan of the fact that it's pay as you go, and no personal info is on the card itself. You have an option to register, but that's stored off the card, and used to claim money if the card is lost.
~EEE~Unfortunately, it's neither free as in beer nor as in speech, and requires IE[0], but Red Dot is what my Corporate Masters have me using on a daily basis.
I haven't had to use language support a lot, but it seems fairly solid. It does help that it's a German company that markets to Europe, the US, and others. Language support is sort of a given.
~EEE~[0] I think I just described the Trifecta of Evil for Slashdot. :(
Uhhh, that "somebody" is Kanye West.
If you don't know who he is, you haven't been paying any attention to the news lately.
~EEE~
It's like all of the stupidity and evil on the web is forming together like some sort of monopolistic Voltron.
Does this mean Google is going to build a giant robot to compete?
Seriously, I haven't had enough coffee yet for this news, and it's before noon, so I can't hit the booze just yet.
~EEE~
Wow, misogyny rated as Interesting on Slashdot. Who'd have seen it coming? First of all, taxes on cigs and booze were high when Engler was around, and I believe he raised them too. Strip clubs in MI have been that way for as long as I can remember as well, which is since at least Engler. And Michigan does have a legislature as well, which is full of lots of men. Other states have similar rules, also passed by both men and women. But no, we can't let the facts get in the way of a bit of female bashing on /. And then people wonder why there's not so many women on here.
~EEE~
>>or GOES/SXI
I swear I thought that said Goatsecx the first time I read it.
Wouldn't that be a "moon spot"?
I need more coffee.
~EEE~
(Forgot to check formatting on my last post. Arrgh).
What are they mining up there?
I hear there's some great Turbinium deposits. Of course, they'll have to solve the problem of getting enough air into the housing structures. The first couple go-arounds will likely produce mutations, and we all know how much mutants like to rebel. . .
Ah why bother? We all know the current Governor of California will send the entire infrastructure down when he sets off a chain reaction and gives the planet an atmosphere.
Seriously, though, what is so valuable that anyone would legitimately invest in this?
~EEE~
What are they mining up there? I hear there's some great Turbinium deposits. Of course, they'll have to solve the problem of getting enough air into the housing structures. The first couple go-arounds will likely produce mutations, and we all know how much mutants like to rebel. . . Ah why bother. We all know the current Governor of California will send the entire infrastructure down when he sets off a chain reaction and gives the planet an atmosphere. Seriously, though, what is so valuable that anyone would legitimately invest in this? ~EEE~
I've moved on to the bow tie pasta variant, wherein one gets an MBA. Sure beats the ramen version, where that's all you can afford because you were laid off. ~EEE~
ICQ has been doing that for years, and Yahoo! has done that for a couple years as well.
It hasn't stopped anyone.
~EEE~
It's a trap!
~EEE~
>>Now if only MTV would use the same thing to email me song info for videos I like instead of covering the screen in tacky text.
MTV plays videos?!
Surely you jest. I remember videos on MTV from my youth, but now I'm pretty sure it's all reality shows.
~EEE~
You bring up a good point, but the blame is in the wrong place. It's not always web designers that feel the need to put up tons of JavaScript navigation and useless Flash all over the place. Quite often it's the PHB's and Marketing execs. of the world that are clamoring for it.
I do a lot of web application work, and constantly have managers asking me to "sexy it up" or "add some snazz". When I mention things like accessibility and standards, they get indignant.
That said, it is possible to make things accessible and still look good. It's a shame that the Netscape DevEdge site went the way of the dodo when AOL took over. That had a ton of good examples.
Even note that the solution from TFA, while not that useful in reality, does degrade nicely.
~EEE~