Donating a lot of money and being a sociopath are by no means mutually exclusive. Nor does donating a lot of money to charity indicate altruism. There are still potential gains to be made. Please, however, do not jump to conclusions and take this comment to mean that I agree with either of you. Frankly, it's not worth my time or effort to go verifying that.
Interesting. I just had an Apple tech (that I trust, potentially trusted now) tell me that they used to be wired directly to the DC supply (didn't specify how far back) and aren't anymore. If you can get me a citation for that, I'm getting a new tech. Now I'm really interested.
Get a transparency sheet (to allow light through, but not in any real detail), scale it down, and paste it over. Cheaper than $10 for 10 minutes of your time.
You're entirely right--you shouldn't trust hearsay. But additionally, if you look back through my post history, you'll find that I'm not in the habit of making unsubstantiated claims. The truth of the matter is that the guy (a repair tech, with long-time electronics experience, whom I trust to work on my own machines) had to go home. It's that time of the evening. But you're right, don't trust hearsay. Unfortunately, you'll have to wait on the schematics/pictures, whereas, you could probably pop open the machine yourself and take a look see if you're competent enough to understand them in the first place. I suggest you do this if you're skeptical. Heck, you might do us a favor and post them.
Nope, because stupid people incapable of fully understanding technology never do anything that would get them in trouble, even if it were morally/ethically correct (see whistleblowers). And also, the NSA would only *ever* spy on people were Terrorists and Child Molesters. They'd never collect information on every American citizen they could.
Okay, Mr. I've-Got-All-The-Answers. How is a small child going to do this? How are you going to guarantee that their parents will know? How are you going tu guarantee it doesn't happen when someone stops actively using the computer, but doesn't shut the lid? This should NOT be possible, in the first place. Requiring a technical workaround or constant checking is NOT a solution.
Yep, my T60, even with the mic disabled in BIOS, will still record audio. Was messing with it one day and realized that Audacity would happily record from it anyway when supposedly "disabled", albeit with much lower gain.
Speak for yourself. I've tripped on my fair share of laptop cords (always with barrel plugs) and send the laptop to the ground. Luckily, no fatalities, yet. OTOH, I also don't buy $1000 laptops for the most part, as I've little need of a fancy graphics card (programmer here). My latest, a Thinkpad T60 was a $200 refurb. Works great.
Replying to myself with a better link to The Drift Bible. This is the full version, free, on YouTube. I'd be really careful where you choose to practice something like this--or you'll find your license taken away very quickly. Stick to empty parking lots, and know your area. Some places, the cops don't mind, as long as there's snow on the ground and the lot is totally empty. Other places, you're going to get your license taken away on the spot. Be safe, and DON'T TRY THIS ON PUBLIC ROADS.
Sheesh, I meant at Radio Shack. That's what this thread is about. And yes, there is no end to how hard you can make things. But you're being overly dense.
This is what they teach in driver's ed, but the above that I mentioned does work in RWD cars as well--it's just a lot touchier. Same for FWD--it's touchier. AWD additionally has the advantage that the car tends to spin around the center in a controlled fashion, rather than over or understeering. I've practiced it in every style of car, and I still take the car out on the first snow of every winter to find a parking lot and refresh. But without specifically practicing beforehand, your advice is 100% correct. If you're interested in the mechanics, The Drift Bible and the Physics of Racing series are excellent introductions, and The Drift Bible provides exercises to safely learn to control a car under those conditions.
I'm more interested in doing things the hard way first, to really grok what's going on. Also, last I checked, you can't buy varicaps either. Femtobyte's comment above is also why I wind up at Radio Shack more often than I'd like.
Those connectors suffer from the same problem as many others: inadequate strain relief. When new, they work just fine. But the magnet has nothing to do with failure to charge in that case. Also, those connectors cause you the annoyance of plugging it back in--instead of the annoyance of shelling out for another laptop. Take your pick.
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That'll totally stop an attacker from putting in their own exploit. ;)
Donating a lot of money and being a sociopath are by no means mutually exclusive. Nor does donating a lot of money to charity indicate altruism. There are still potential gains to be made. Please, however, do not jump to conclusions and take this comment to mean that I agree with either of you. Frankly, it's not worth my time or effort to go verifying that.
How would the *insert three-letter-agency here* spy on you then?!
Interesting. I just had an Apple tech (that I trust, potentially trusted now) tell me that they used to be wired directly to the DC supply (didn't specify how far back) and aren't anymore. If you can get me a citation for that, I'm getting a new tech. Now I'm really interested.
Your co-workers must really love you.
I think it should have a klaxon for that. ;)
Why go with that when you can embed a cell modem into the CPU?
So go ahead and wire in your own switch.
Get a transparency sheet (to allow light through, but not in any real detail), scale it down, and paste it over. Cheaper than $10 for 10 minutes of your time.
You're entirely right--you shouldn't trust hearsay. But additionally, if you look back through my post history, you'll find that I'm not in the habit of making unsubstantiated claims. The truth of the matter is that the guy (a repair tech, with long-time electronics experience, whom I trust to work on my own machines) had to go home. It's that time of the evening. But you're right, don't trust hearsay. Unfortunately, you'll have to wait on the schematics/pictures, whereas, you could probably pop open the machine yourself and take a look see if you're competent enough to understand them in the first place. I suggest you do this if you're skeptical. Heck, you might do us a favor and post them.
TL;DR: The laws don't apply to people in power/with lots of money. The little guy is screwed and keep getting more screwed every day.
Nope, because stupid people incapable of fully understanding technology never do anything that would get them in trouble, even if it were morally/ethically correct (see whistleblowers). And also, the NSA would only *ever* spy on people were Terrorists and Child Molesters. They'd never collect information on every American citizen they could.
Okay, Mr. I've-Got-All-The-Answers. How is a small child going to do this? How are you going to guarantee that their parents will know? How are you going tu guarantee it doesn't happen when someone stops actively using the computer, but doesn't shut the lid? This should NOT be possible, in the first place. Requiring a technical workaround or constant checking is NOT a solution.
Suuuuuure. You just keep believing that.
Yep, my T60, even with the mic disabled in BIOS, will still record audio. Was messing with it one day and realized that Audacity would happily record from it anyway when supposedly "disabled", albeit with much lower gain.
Spoke to an Apple tech just now. It used to be, according to them. They say it isn't anymore.
Speak for yourself. I've tripped on my fair share of laptop cords (always with barrel plugs) and send the laptop to the ground. Luckily, no fatalities, yet. OTOH, I also don't buy $1000 laptops for the most part, as I've little need of a fancy graphics card (programmer here). My latest, a Thinkpad T60 was a $200 refurb. Works great.
Spoken like a true masshole. *high five!* (BTW, how are you liking this current dusting?)
But yes, please drive slowly in snowy conditions. Better safe than sorry.
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You never know what you'll snare when you use your laptop cord to proper effect. You can trap small squirrels, or even trip the occasional moose!
Replying to myself with a better link to The Drift Bible. This is the full version, free, on YouTube. I'd be really careful where you choose to practice something like this--or you'll find your license taken away very quickly. Stick to empty parking lots, and know your area. Some places, the cops don't mind, as long as there's snow on the ground and the lot is totally empty. Other places, you're going to get your license taken away on the spot. Be safe, and DON'T TRY THIS ON PUBLIC ROADS.
Sheesh, I meant at Radio Shack. That's what this thread is about. And yes, there is no end to how hard you can make things. But you're being overly dense.
This is what they teach in driver's ed, but the above that I mentioned does work in RWD cars as well--it's just a lot touchier. Same for FWD--it's touchier. AWD additionally has the advantage that the car tends to spin around the center in a controlled fashion, rather than over or understeering. I've practiced it in every style of car, and I still take the car out on the first snow of every winter to find a parking lot and refresh. But without specifically practicing beforehand, your advice is 100% correct. If you're interested in the mechanics, The Drift Bible and the Physics of Racing series are excellent introductions, and The Drift Bible provides exercises to safely learn to control a car under those conditions.
I'm more interested in doing things the hard way first, to really grok what's going on. Also, last I checked, you can't buy varicaps either. Femtobyte's comment above is also why I wind up at Radio Shack more often than I'd like.
Solder wick is your friend.
Those connectors suffer from the same problem as many others: inadequate strain relief. When new, they work just fine. But the magnet has nothing to do with failure to charge in that case. Also, those connectors cause you the annoyance of plugging it back in--instead of the annoyance of shelling out for another laptop. Take your pick.