I disagree with the parent's suggestion that they could have changed the data by combining zip codes without impacting the results. From what I've read about the netflix prize competition, the people involved really really had to work for the last quarter a percent or so to get to the 10% goal. Different zip codes in the same area could affect the results at this level - if you live downtown vs. the suburbs, etc.
Just so you know, no data about zip codes, gender, or birthdates were released in the datasets for the netflix prize competition. Each row contained exactly three things:
a randomly assigned user number
a movie identifier number
the rating that user gave that movie
No other information was contained in the dataset or released about the user. The way that the anonymity was broken was to look for similar or identical ratings for the same set of films associated with a user on a more public database where the user was identified. The thing is that if Jane Doe has rated these same films on a more public database, her secret is out anyway. If she hasn't, then the de-anonymizing won't work. Either way I do not believe that the netflix prize datasets compromised her secret.
Nobody is going to brute force my randomly generated 63 character alphanumeric key. Not before a vulnerability in the encryption appears or the hardware gets replaced with a new standard
I thought this was how you brute forced a password in less than 30 minutes.
And as long as you (consumers in general) concede to the carriers' game you will get whatever is in the best interest of the carriers, not yours...
How does a consumer not concede to the carrier's game? Sure, you can pay cash for a phone rather than purchasing a subsidized one, but you will still pay the same price for the service. The only difference is that you can take your ball and go home if you want. The next guy is going to charge the same price though. The only alternative is to not play their game at all.
But Wes Felter corrects that mis-impression in a post to a network neutrality mailing list.
"This is definitely not true; TCP implements a pretty weak form of "fairness" that is different (and worse) than the common sense definition of the term. George Ou and Lawrence Roberts have explained this several times."
This must be some new definition of the word "corrects" that I am not familiar with.
Losing to someone not because you play worse or you have bad luck, but rather because that guy simply outspent you, is just completely demoralizing and I'd abandon any competitive game that allowed this.
I guess you won't be playing "Magic: The Gathering" any time soon then.
Owner Peter Frank, a sophomore at Wesleyan University... runs ACB out of his dorm room. The 19-year-old English major... "I'm untouchable," he says.
You don't sound untouchable Pete, you just sound stupid. Especially after letting time.com publish your full name, picture, the city you live in, AND the school you attend. I am thinking that the next year is going to be very educational for you once your site slanders a couple of people to the point that they lose control and decide to take a trip to Middletown with your picture in hand.
Nice job taking that out of context. He was referring of course to the fact that in general, forum providers have not been held liable for the content posted by their users in a court of law.
FTA:
So far at least, the law is on Frank's side. Although individuals can sue newspapers and other traditional-media outlets for making false or defamatory statements, the Communications Decency Act of 1996 shields website operators from liability for user-generated content, except for copyrighted materials like movies and music.
I guess I don't see the big deal in this paper. Yes, they can encode the shell code into English sentences. It's still meaningless to the recipient and should raise suspicion. It would be far easier to use simple steganographic techniques to embed the shell code into any image transmitted between two systems. The recipient would not suspect any alteration and filters would not have the original image for comparison. Just a thought. Maybe I should write a response paper.
I hadn't really taken a good look at Google News prior to this. It seems to produce good, relevant results and I will probably switch over to using it for my daily news.
Thanks Rupert.
The customer is left with two choices - a very costly and unlikely to succeed lawsuit, or to walk.
Actually the first choice is probably not a choice at all. I am not a Verizon customer, but it has been my experience that buried somewhere deep within that contract is a clause saying that you agree to binding arbitration rather than civil procedures for things like this. Guess who gets to pick the arbitrator?
Wireless providers should use the old "landline" model. We (consumers) provide the phone, the carrier provides the connection.
Ah, the youth of today. That was not the old "landline" model that Ma Bell provided. That was the new landline model after the regulatory agencies stepped in. In the old landline model, you rented the phone from the one and only phone company. You could not buy it from them or anyone else, and it came in any color you wanted as long as it was black.
As a software developer attempting to earn a living by selling software to consumers, it pains me to see so many of these responses. Sometimes, when I visit slashdot and digg, I wonder why I try at all. So many of the commenters here believe that they have a right to get copies of my work for free, even though it takes years to construct it. Financially, I see no way to continue my work unless I can earn money by selling copies. The comments here scare me. It's like someone wrapping their hands around my throat and gleefully choking me, while discussing how happy they will be to dance on my grave. I write software that people like. I work hard at it, and I love what I do. But, the responses of so many people here are just scary. I am blamed for all kinds of imagined harms committed against them. I'm just a guy working and trying to earn a living from it, but somehow that gets turned into "they are 'robin hood' and I am the evil governor inflicting taxes on them".
The irony of this is simply delicious. You are attempting to make a living by selling software directly to consumers. In other words, you are not forced to deal with an intermediary distributor in order to make CDs/DVDs of your software for you, market your software for you, package and ship your software for you. All for only a measly 70% of your revenue. If you could find someone willing to take on your software at all. Instead you have incredible opportunities to market, sell and distribute your work on its own merit.
What you don't seem to realize is that 10-15 years ago, a software developer like yourself would have been in exactly the same position that the musical artists are in today. What many here are simply trying to say is that 10 years from now they want other artists to have the same opportunities that you enjoy today.
So how do I moderate TFA as a troll? If it isn't already an option, it needs to be added. As a plus, this moderation could be used in the performance reviews of slashdot's editors.
Most Blockbusters will deduct the rental fee if you purchase the rental; the additional price is on the receipt.
Yeah right. Their discs mostly looks like someone cleaned them with sandpaper. You're lucky if it plays at all and they want me to purchase this scratched up piece of crap in a mostly crumbling box at almost full retail? I don't think so.~
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Please tell me you stated it this way of purpose. Please?
Just so you know, no data about zip codes, gender, or birthdates were released in the datasets for the netflix prize competition.
Each row contained exactly three things:
No other information was contained in the dataset or released about the user. The way that the anonymity was broken was to look for similar or identical ratings for the same set of films associated with a user on a more public database where the user was identified. The thing is that if Jane Doe has rated these same films on a more public database, her secret is out anyway. If she hasn't, then the de-anonymizing won't work. Either way I do not believe that the netflix prize datasets compromised her secret.
That never happens around here. We have a fine editorial staff to handle those sorts of things. In fact, I can think of only one ...
Never mind.
The simple explanation?
I thought this was how you brute forced a password in less than 30 minutes.
It has been, quite recently in fact.
How does a consumer not concede to the carrier's game? Sure, you can pay cash for a phone rather than purchasing a subsidized one, but you will still pay the same price for the service. The only difference is that you can take your ball and go home if you want. The next guy is going to charge the same price though. The only alternative is to not play their game at all.
This must be some new definition of the word "corrects" that I am not familiar with.
Well, if it's in the UK then there are probably 4 or 5 different CCTV tapes of everyone using that access point.
I guess you won't be playing "Magic: The Gathering" any time soon then.
It looks to me like someone took their homework project from Freshman year and decided to toss it out on the internet to see if anyone bites.
Nice job taking that out of context. He was referring of course to the fact that in general, forum providers have not been held liable for the content posted by their users in a court of law.
FTA:
I guess I don't see the big deal in this paper. Yes, they can encode the shell code into English sentences. It's still meaningless to the recipient and should raise suspicion. It would be far easier to use simple steganographic techniques to embed the shell code into any image transmitted between two systems. The recipient would not suspect any alteration and filters would not have the original image for comparison. Just a thought. Maybe I should write a response paper.
I hadn't really taken a good look at Google News prior to this. It seems to produce good, relevant results and I will probably switch over to using it for my daily news.
Thanks Rupert.
No, if the GP's job tasks are the equivalent to brick laying, his/her supervisor should consider automating the position.
Actually the first choice is probably not a choice at all. I am not a Verizon customer, but it has been my experience that buried somewhere deep within that contract is a clause saying that you agree to binding arbitration rather than civil procedures for things like this. Guess who gets to pick the arbitrator?
Ah, the youth of today. That was not the old "landline" model that Ma Bell provided. That was the new landline model after the regulatory agencies stepped in. In the old landline model, you rented the phone from the one and only phone company. You could not buy it from them or anyone else, and it came in any color you wanted as long as it was black.
The nice thing about LIDAR is that unlike RADAR, I don't need a license to operate a jamming device. After all, it's just an extra "headlight".
You mean besides the obvious?
The irony of this is simply delicious. You are attempting to make a living by selling software directly to consumers. In other words, you are not forced to deal with an intermediary distributor in order to make CDs/DVDs of your software for you, market your software for you, package and ship your software for you. All for only a measly 70% of your revenue. If you could find someone willing to take on your software at all. Instead you have incredible opportunities to market, sell and distribute your work on its own merit.
What you don't seem to realize is that 10-15 years ago, a software developer like yourself would have been in exactly the same position that the musical artists are in today. What many here are simply trying to say is that 10 years from now they want other artists to have the same opportunities that you enjoy today.
So how do I moderate TFA as a troll? If it isn't already an option, it needs to be added. As a plus, this moderation could be used in the performance reviews of slashdot's editors.
Darn.
/me starts putting cans back on the shelf.
Yeah right. Their discs mostly looks like someone cleaned them with sandpaper. You're lucky if it plays at all and they want me to purchase this scratched up piece of crap in a mostly crumbling box at almost full retail? I don't think so.~
If you promise to hold a party but don't you receive two copies as punishment.
Please see Windows ME and Vista for reference.