If you must have a chip then have them put it in a place that can easily be covered with metal - ie by a braclet or ring.
The jewelry {if it uses enough metal} will effectively block the RFID tag from receiveing and broadcasting signals, as well it won't be highly noticable that you are attempting to block random readers.
Personally I'm not all that impressed with currently embedded chips. MRI machines are not supposed to be used on an unconcious chip embedded person, because of potential problems like the chip overheating and or moving! So you may have a chip that should allow the hospital to access your medical history but, you have to wear a bracelet telling them to not put you in a MRI machine if you are unconcious.
The article does not suggest that they are building carbon nanotubes in bulk.
Rather it mentions that this specific team of PNNL scientists are utlizing electrostatic attraction and completely manufactured carbon nanotubes to rapidly construct extremely small, very precise sensors.
The technique, described in the April Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, enables enzymes, with the help of a long, noodle-like polymer molecule, to self-assemble layer-by-layer on a single carbon nanotube.
And because of the incompatibility between various phone operating systems, many of these hypothetical phones in cafe will not run identical applications.... or in this case identical viruses and malware.
My sister is a lefty and can use a pen for longer than me in one straight stretch. So perhaps you are holding the pen incorrectly?
I found out a long time ago that I was holding the pen/pencil/marker too tight, and that's why my hand used to hurt after hours of writing. I no longer have that difficulty, actually the biggest problem is occasionally reading my own rapidly written 'notes to self';)
Not that it seems you have RSI from typing, so keep to what works best for you:)
While I understand your view point; part of the benefit of using pen & paper vs typing out all the code variations is that this process should not cause Repetative Strain Injuries as often as always typing in code changes/etc.
Am I the only code monkey that advocates writing out at least most of your code with pen{pencil/marker} and paper? It doesn't seem to cause as many repetative injuries, but perhaps I am incorrect in that assumption.
On a personal note: I've made my boss howl with laughter by informing him that I was on version 7 of the code related to one small project, but before I touched the keyboard I'd written out most of the changes on paper. It was even better when I showed him the scrap paper I'd been snagging from the recycling bins to do my design work on. I thought coffee was going to shoot out his nose; never had trouble getting a pay raise or vacation time from him since:)
When I mentored a couple of young co-op programmers they, at first, thought this practice was very crazy, but after they saw the benefits of having to thinking your code through while writing it out they started to follow this practice though not as drastically as I do.
Another example of a company that utilizes unorthadox business methods, but still manages to please share holders; look at Costco, because they were able to convince their orthodox share holders of the benefits of supporting Costco's unorthdox business methods.
If these companies continue to communicate to their share holders the sustained benefits of long term gain, we won't see a signifigant change in their unorthadox business methods.
No, no. You've forgot about the stabalizing and potentailly recuprative effects of the Tim Horton's coffee and donuts, I'm sure it would keep the surviving Americans alive for months afterwards.
Of course I could be incorrect and they'll seek American medical care... and then they'll die from the shock of the medical bill!;)
Of course in Canada we are used to a yearly major shock, tax time, at which time we look in envy towards our southern friends.:-S
While it is true that the creator of big "S" was an American, the idea and original drawings were produced by the originator as he was spending the summer with his Aunt in Southern Ontario; ie in Canada. Further refinements were added to the big "S" after his return to the states, and include work by his partner.
After all he had a whole summer to see examples of 'supermen' during that time in Canada, and it's not like he'd get that chance down in the states:P
Shatner is the leader of the sixth element we have embedded into your country. The fifth element is primarily composed of the multitude of professional and semi-professional Canadain hockey players playing in the states:P
Who want's to bet that my karma is about to take a beating?:D
Oh and for you history buffs out there in slashdot land, this new {hopefully never to happen} American incursion would also be the "second failed invasion of Canada"
Umm - this is a publicity stunt - but it's aim is to get the attention of the Canadain government as well as the other artists, and general public in Canada so as to provide a signifigant counter to the lobbying actions being taken by RIAA companies.
These 'couple more complaining voices' are well known and generally respected in Canada - so their efforts should have more of an impact than another small group of people trying a similar tactic in addressing their stated issues.
Ha ha silly Americans! You think that by dropping shitty American empty beer cans on our pristine cities and heavenly nature reserves that we Canadians will respond with a recycling program... well then, you should have picked plastic as your litter of choice!
The mere sight of crappy American beer cans {empty or not} brings out the deeply cherished Canadian Hockey Fan in every person who has spent at least one hockey season in Canada.
Sticks will appear {seemingly from nowhere}, pucks will fly faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a speeding locomotive {yeah the big "S" was invented in Canada}, and to add insult to injury skate blades will be used to run over your multitudes, twitching, soon to be remains.
After this induced frenzy has calmed, we Canadains will then politley bandaged any surviving Americans {not many}, administer Tim Horton's coffee and donuts to stablize them, and return them to their home state for medical care.
On the bright side though, the American emo kids will still be there to cry over your remains - primarily because we Canadains are polite and so don't pick on the whiners. Oh that and we'll need the emo kids to carry the empty American beer cans back across the border!
Both your and my karma are now rapidly dropping, but at least you amused me!
I have read the court order and the defendents are not arguing perjury {which would likely be ignored by the news} but rather the defendents are {so far successfully} arguing that criminal fraud has taken place on a large scale.
Perjury might get you a slap on the wrist, fraud is much more likely to get you in deep trouble. Especially as the lawyers for the plantiffs side seem to have tried to use attorney client privelege to hide their respective clients earlier actions.
IANAL -- but if they are convicted, the RIAA and the respective companies, would then have been seen to receiving significant proceedings(judgements and/or settlements) based upon a criminal fraud conspiracy. The RIAA companies could then be subjeted to massive class action suits filed on behalf the people {groups} they originally took to court.
The results of such class action suits could overturn the previous judgements/settlements and force them to pay back the people{groups} involved. But before any of that happens the RIAA companies involved in this action would have to be convicted of fraud.
But the argument that their{RIAA companies) behaviour entails a signifigant part of a criminal conspiracy may get the courts to sit up and take notice/action. Alternately this arguement could just be a PR spin by the defendents.
IMNAL but I think that the defendents(Hummer Winblad and Bertelsman) are attempting to argue that criminal conspiracy took place.
In which case the RIAA member companies who participated in this action should find their properties (copyrighted music) to be forfeited in the similar manner that a drug smuggling operation would loose properties.
So then the arguement could go that any music that was covered by these RIAA companies copryrights at the time of these attempted criminal efforts becomes null or is handed over to the DoJ for auction. Furthermore I beleive that none of the RIAA companies involved in this action would be allowed to participate nor fund partners/outside interests in this possible auction.
Copyright on new{newer} music should still be covered/enforcable.
The majority of the jobs would not be lost, but rather other jobs would be made available to support a different, expanding industry - these sort of events happen on a regular basis in times of change. Remember the news about the computer putting 1000's and 1,000,000's of people out of work... because many of us now work in new industries because of those same computers.
It's a very old fashioned idea with some new reporting measures
It was known earlier as "Take care of your people and they'll take care of your customers."
I worked for a small firm that applied that rule quite successfully. The employees were very loyal as well as hard working becasue they knew the bosses(owners and managers) looked after the employees and our job was to look after the customers.
I rarely heard a complaint about the bosses that was not looked into as well as resolved quickly and fairly.
On a few occasions where we emplolyees had difficult customers to deal with the boss would 'fire' the customer. I once had an order for a new, big(for our firm) customer and when I got the site it turned out that the customer was being unreasonable, unrealistic and later offensive in some of his requirements for delivery. So one of the owners called the customer and told him to come pickup his deposit and never come back after because no one was allowed to treat his people like that.
If you read the other article from the Internet Society of China
you'll note that this suggested work around does not seem viable. http://www.isc.org.cn/20020417/ca346007.htm
The Regulation stipulated it applies to the Internet Email Services, provision of access to the Email Services and the behaviors of sending or receiving email within the boundaries of the P. R. China.
According to the Regulation, any organization or individual is not allowed to provide Internet Email Services within the territory of the P. R. China if it does not receive the License for value-added telecommunication services, or not fulfill the registration procedures for non-profit Internet information services.
The scope of this requlation is not just limiting email servers inside China, it also seems to effect all email recieved and/or sent in China.
So it seems email servers outside of China's physical boundries are not allowed to send trafic into China unless they are either properly licensed(for-profit companies) or registered(non-profit organizations). If companies or NPO's do not comply, the Chinese government could simply block their email services based on this requlation.
I don't like what they've done with this requlation, but it's a very workable solution from a positive PR point of view for the government of China. Primarily because the governmemnt could counter possible outside companies complaints about the requirements by pointing to the Spam section of the regulation.
As his children get closer to adulthood, he said, he'll explain what their parents do. "I wouldn't mind if my kids get involved in this business," he said. Then he added: "Behind the scenes."
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If you must have a chip then have them put it in a place that can easily be covered with metal - ie by a braclet or ring.
The jewelry {if it uses enough metal} will effectively block the RFID tag from receiveing and broadcasting signals, as well it won't be highly noticable that you are attempting to block random readers.
Personally I'm not all that impressed with currently embedded chips. MRI machines are not supposed to be used on an unconcious chip embedded person, because of potential problems like the chip overheating and or moving! So you may have a chip that should allow the hospital to access your medical history but, you have to wear a bracelet telling them to not put you in a MRI machine if you are unconcious.
Charles very nice summation - you've hit the proverbial nail right on the head ... and Sorry but I've got no mod points.
Rather it mentions that this specific team of PNNL scientists are utlizing electrostatic attraction and completely manufactured carbon nanotubes to rapidly construct extremely small, very precise sensors.
LOL
:D
That's damn funny
Then again I'm also hoping that you were joking.
And because of the incompatibility between various phone operating systems, many of these hypothetical phones in cafe will not run identical applications .... or in this case identical viruses and malware.
My sister is a lefty and can use a pen for longer than me in one straight stretch. So perhaps you are holding the pen incorrectly?
;)
:)
I found out a long time ago that I was holding the pen/pencil/marker too tight, and that's why my hand used to hurt after hours of writing. I no longer have that difficulty, actually the biggest problem is occasionally reading my own rapidly written 'notes to self'
Not that it seems you have RSI from typing, so keep to what works best for you
While I understand your view point; part of the benefit of using pen & paper vs typing out all the code variations is that this process should not cause Repetative Strain Injuries as often as always typing in code changes/etc.
Am I the only code monkey that advocates writing out at least most of your code with pen{pencil/marker} and paper? It doesn't seem to cause as many repetative injuries, but perhaps I am incorrect in that assumption.
:)
On a personal note: I've made my boss howl with laughter by informing him that I was on version 7 of the code related to one small project, but before I touched the keyboard I'd written out most of the changes on paper. It was even better when I showed him the scrap paper I'd been snagging from the recycling bins to do my design work on. I thought coffee was going to shoot out his nose; never had trouble getting a pay raise or vacation time from him since
When I mentored a couple of young co-op programmers they, at first, thought this practice was very crazy, but after they saw the benefits of having to thinking your code through while writing it out they started to follow this practice though not as drastically as I do.
Another example of a company that utilizes unorthadox business methods, but still manages to please share holders; look at Costco, because they were able to convince their orthodox share holders of the benefits of supporting Costco's unorthdox business methods.
If these companies continue to communicate to their share holders the sustained benefits of long term gain, we won't see a signifigant change in their unorthadox business methods.
No, no. You've forgot about the stabalizing and potentailly recuprative effects of the Tim Horton's coffee and donuts, I'm sure it would keep the surviving Americans alive for months afterwards.
... and then they'll die from the shock of the medical bill! ;)
:-S
Of course I could be incorrect and they'll seek American medical care
Of course in Canada we are used to a yearly major shock, tax time, at which time we look in envy towards our southern friends.
While it is true that the creator of big "S" was an American, the idea and original drawings were produced by the originator as he was spending the summer with his Aunt in Southern Ontario; ie in Canada. Further refinements were added to the big "S" after his return to the states, and include work by his partner.
:P
:P
:D
After all he had a whole summer to see examples of 'supermen' during that time in Canada, and it's not like he'd get that chance down in the states
Shatner is the leader of the sixth element we have embedded into your country. The fifth element is primarily composed of the multitude of professional and semi-professional Canadain hockey players playing in the states
Who want's to bet that my karma is about to take a beating?
LOL :D
Oh and for you history buffs out there in slashdot land, this new {hopefully never to happen} American incursion would also be the "second failed invasion of Canada"
Umm - this is a publicity stunt - but it's aim is to get the attention of the Canadain government as well as the other artists, and general public in Canada so as to provide a signifigant counter to the lobbying actions being taken by RIAA companies.
These 'couple more complaining voices' are well known and generally respected in Canada - so their efforts should have more of an impact than another small group of people trying a similar tactic in addressing their stated issues.
I'll let others argue the 'start your own label'
Ha ha silly Americans! You think that by dropping shitty American empty beer cans on our pristine cities and heavenly nature reserves that we Canadians will respond with a recycling program ... well then, you should have picked plastic as your litter of choice!
:)
The mere sight of crappy American beer cans {empty or not} brings out the deeply cherished Canadian Hockey Fan in every person who has spent at least one hockey season in Canada.
Sticks will appear {seemingly from nowhere}, pucks will fly faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a speeding locomotive {yeah the big "S" was invented in Canada}, and to add insult to injury skate blades will be used to run over your multitudes, twitching, soon to be remains.
After this induced frenzy has calmed, we Canadains will then politley bandaged any surviving Americans {not many}, administer Tim Horton's coffee and donuts to stablize them, and return them to their home state for medical care.
On the bright side though, the American emo kids will still be there to cry over your remains - primarily because we Canadains are polite and so don't pick on the whiners. Oh that and we'll need the emo kids to carry the empty American beer cans back across the border!
Both your and my karma are now rapidly dropping, but at least you amused me!
I have read the court order and the defendents are not arguing perjury {which would likely be ignored by the news} but rather the defendents are {so far successfully} arguing that criminal fraud has taken place on a large scale.
Perjury might get you a slap on the wrist, fraud is much more likely to get you in deep trouble. Especially as the lawyers for the plantiffs side seem to have tried to use attorney client privelege to hide their respective clients earlier actions.
IANAL -- but if they are convicted, the RIAA and the respective companies, would then have been seen to receiving significant proceedings(judgements and/or settlements) based upon a criminal fraud conspiracy. The RIAA companies could then be subjeted to massive class action suits filed on behalf the people {groups} they originally took to court.
The results of such class action suits could overturn the previous judgements/settlements and force them to pay back the people{groups} involved. But before any of that happens the RIAA companies involved in this action would have to be convicted of fraud.
I've read part of the court order and it seems that the defendents are arguing criminal fraud was committed, not only perjury.
But the argument that their{RIAA companies) behaviour entails a signifigant part of a criminal conspiracy may get the courts to sit up and take notice/action. Alternately this arguement could just be a PR spin by the defendents.
IMNAL but I think that the defendents(Hummer Winblad and Bertelsman) are attempting to argue that criminal conspiracy took place.
In which case the RIAA member companies who participated in this action should find their properties (copyrighted music) to be forfeited in the similar manner that a drug smuggling operation would loose properties.
So then the arguement could go that any music that was covered by these RIAA companies copryrights at the time of these attempted criminal efforts becomes null or is handed over to the DoJ for auction. Furthermore I beleive that none of the RIAA companies involved in this action would be allowed to participate nor fund partners/outside interests in this possible auction.
Copyright on new{newer} music should still be covered/enforcable.
The majority of the jobs would not be lost, but rather other jobs would be made available to support a different, expanding industry - these sort of events happen on a regular basis in times of change. Remember the news about the computer putting 1000's and 1,000,000's of people out of work ... because many of us now work in new industries because of those same computers.
I've got no mod points today.
It's a very old fashioned idea with some new reporting measures
It was known earlier as "Take care of your people and they'll take care of your customers."
I worked for a small firm that applied that rule quite successfully. The employees were very loyal as well as hard working becasue they knew the bosses(owners and managers) looked after the employees and our job was to look after the customers.
I rarely heard a complaint about the bosses that was not looked into as well as resolved quickly and fairly.
On a few occasions where we emplolyees had difficult customers to deal with the boss would 'fire' the customer. I once had an order for a new, big(for our firm) customer and when I got the site it turned out that the customer was being unreasonable, unrealistic and later offensive in some of his requirements for delivery. So one of the owners called the customer and told him to come pickup his deposit and never come back after because no one was allowed to treat his people like that.
The scope of this requlation is not just limiting email servers inside China, it also seems to effect all email recieved and/or sent in China.
So it seems email servers outside of China's physical boundries are not allowed to send trafic into China unless they are either properly licensed(for-profit companies) or registered(non-profit organizations). If companies or NPO's do not comply, the Chinese government could simply block their email services based on this requlation.
I don't like what they've done with this requlation, but it's a very workable solution from a positive PR point of view for the government of China. Primarily because the governmemnt could counter possible outside companies complaints about the requirements by pointing to the Spam section of the regulation.