If sensitive market data is being sent via email your provider is the least of your worries. Email is an inherently insecure form of information transfer (without encryption). In addition to that I can't imagine that T-Mobile doesn't have something in their contract legalese that explicitly says that they are not responsible for the security of email passed through their systems.
Re:Tivo's popular because of non-technical people.
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TiVo to Offer SDK
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· Score: 2, Interesting
Actually, after RTFA, I disagree. I think the purpose of releasing a SDK is to foster new innovations. From the article:
The company is out to show that the TiVo service "is much more than about DVR," said Howard Look, vice president of application and user experience at TiVo. "All the great ideas don't have to come just from us."
The strategy isn't to address a small community of developers and techs, but rather to generate functionality that can be developed by the Tivo people and pushed to the larger/non-technical population.
"The researchers said they isolated stem cells from umbilical cord blood and then injected them into the damaged part of the woman's spinal cord." - from the World Peace article
So it seems that they are indeed injecting directly into the spine.
"The problem of decoding the language of networks and the problem of finding signals in DNA are really two related instances of machine learning problems. We're almost bound to discover universal principles of information communication by investigating both," - Terry Gaasterland
This seems like a pretty obvious conclusion after reading the article but I'm curious why there aren't any reference's to pure informatics studies. Is there such a thing? After initial googling I'm only seeing bio-informatics results. Anyone have any insights as to what I should be looking for to find research/papers/studies on pure informatics or "universal principles of information communication".
Um, someone's surfing instead of working
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NYT on Spam Cops
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"Microsoft's two-year-old "digital integrity" unit - which also fights online fraud, identity theft and spyware" - Fight spyware??? Yeah, right so if this unit is actually doing work to combat the potentially much more serious problem of spyware why have we seen 0 in the way of releases? Something more than a mision statement that is. bah... firefox and/or spybot s&d
Actually when I read this I thought he might even be refering to a solider over-heating due to carrying to much weight... The first 'damage' that happens when someone starts to over-heat is cell death in your brain. Of course, that might be over analyzing his statement.
'DeGay and his fellow Future Force Warriors call it a "load-bearing chassis."' - load-bearing chassis, reminds me of some PC term like 'Big Boned'. She ain't heavy, she's just got a load-bearing chasis.
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If you poke around the images on the site you'll see that they have already implemented what you're speaking about. TV, and phones being devices that they have shown being controlled by attention/visual focus.
Spymac hasn't been making a stink about it being the first to offer this service because they're a sham. I see a lot of posts here about not being able to establish an account going back weeks (I remember your post when the gmail article was here).
Are you using it? If so what's your address? I don't buy that they're actually doing anything but building a db of advertising data.
First would be ignorance. I would imagine that a majority of the people who qualify for this settlement do not know about it and it's not as if Microsoft is going to go out of its way to inform them.
Second would be reality. To claim your settlement money you must produce your "Product Key number or Product ID number". Mind you these are your keys/ids from February 18, 1995 thru December 15, 2001. I don't know about you but those keys are long gone for me.
Third is human behavior. Corporations have known for a very long time that rebates are a fantastic sales tool precisely because many people do not follow through and claim them. I have a strong suspicion that the same principal is at work here - be it laziness or something else.
It is fairly ineffecient to use electricity to make hydrogen. I'm guessing that the reason he's doing it is to use hydrogen as a fuel for the stove and such. That being said I'm not sure why he isn't just using an electric stove - anyone have any idea what the effecieny differences are between cooking with gas vs. cooking with electric?
The best info I found regarding this says "The electrochemical efficiency of electrolysis is fairly high. As the graph below illustrates, PEM electrolyzer stacks exhibit an inverse relationship between efficiency and "current density" (or amps per square foot). When low levels of current are applied to the stack, resulting in lower output of hydrogen, the efficiency of the process can exceed 85%. That is, more than 85% of the BTUs of electrical energy are converted to BTUs of hydrogen chemical energy." article - This article is about using a "reverse" fuel cell to create the hydrogen. It goes on to include an analysis of cost/mile that frankly is a bit suprising(ie using this reverse fuel cell technology could lead to.07$/mile as opposed to a $1.70/gal.085$/mile - car performance being variable)
Something tells me that this guy isn't using this tech. though.
from cc.com: "Clear Channel Entertainment, formerly known as SFX, is a subsidiary of Clear Channel Communications, Inc. [NYSE: CCU]. Clear Channel is a global leader in the out-of home advertising industry with radio and television stations, outdoor displays and entertainment venues in 63 countries around the world. Including announced transactions, Clear Channel operates approximately 1,213 radio and 19 television stations in the United States and has equity interests in over 240 radio stations internationally. Clear Channel also operates approximately 770,000 outdoor advertising displays, including billboards, street furniture and transit panels across the world."
um... that's more than a few radio stations.
Actually it's not Clear Channel that you should be nominating it's Michael K. Powell (yes as in Colin's son). Michael K. Powell is the chairman of the FCC, and is behind handing out the arbitrary fines to Howard Stern. What I think makes him a shoe-in for next years list is his announcement that he is now looking at handing out similar 'indecency' fines to daytime soap operas.
I think that Sun has a few other 'real' assests still alive and kicking. Among these assets are UltraSparc Servers, Solaris, and Java System Application Server Enterprise. Granted Sun's Application Server doesn't have the presence of a Weblogic or a WebSphere, but with the right investment behind it who knows. As to Sun's UltraSprarc's and the Solaris OS, the numbers I found weren't huge but certainly assest worthy: "Sun had about $50 million in orders for the V210 and V240 servers, Chief Financial Officer Steve McGowan said. The revised systems are in testing and are expected to ship by the end of July or in August, he said." - C|Net
I think you might say that they are more than the "one trick pony" that many people believe they are.
I realize that it takes a bit more effort the RTFA, but in the pdf include in the source they make it very plain how to submit bugs:
Reporting an Issue VoteHere appreciates your e(R)orts in helping us identify and resolve issues and inaccuracies with our products, specifications and documentation. If you feel you have identified an issue with the VHTi API or documentation set, please proceed with the following steps for submitting the issue to the VoteHere support team: 1. Record the version number of the API or document you are referencing, and if documentation-related note the page and/or section number. 2. Record and document the issue as clearly and in as much detail as possible. 3. Record your name, company name, and a telephone number where you can be reached during normal business hours. 4. Contact VoteHere using one of the following methods:
Email: support@votehere.net
Fax: 1.425.450.2861
Phone: 1.888.457.6863
I moderated for a few of the comments on this article and while I reserved using a (-1,troll) on the parent of your comment it was very tempting. It is offtopic. While you might think it is interesting to find out what everyone's favorite search engine is, it really adds nothing to the dicussion of competition for Google or for Microsoft's claim of better relevancy in its search results.
While I find spam as annoying as the next person, I'm more interested in the legal status of spyware. What are the rights of the individual when he visits a site? What rights to the individual's machine does the site have? Is permanently altering a user's browser a legal operation? What constitutes permission with regard to this type of manipulation?
unless of course we isolate the gene(s) responsible for the creation of the protein/metal glue... then it's a matter of recobinate DNA and our helpful little friends bacteria..
ahhhh... not for nothing, but this is exactly my point.
From the Gutenberg website:
What books will I find in Project Gutenberg?
We cannot publish any texts still in copyright. This generally means that our texts are taken from books published pre-1923. (It's more complicated than that, as our Copyright Page explains, but 1923 is a good first rule-of-thumb for the U.S.A.)
I don't know about you, but my library has lots of books that were printed after 1923... course maybe your library is different.
Interesting for now, but when do we get a d.l.?
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Google Betas Google Print
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· Score: 4, Interesting
This is definitely a step in the right directions, but it's just that - a step. I'd really love to have access to a digital library (d.l.) in much the same I have access to one in the real world. I wonder if Ben Franklin came under as severe commercial pressure as those who are trying to push for a digital library available to all?
Slashdot Mirror
Here's a direct link to the extension.
I'm waiting for the patch/extension that allows me to turn off flash banners like I can turn off images.
If sensitive market data is being sent via email your provider is the least of your worries. Email is an inherently insecure form of information transfer (without encryption). In addition to that I can't imagine that T-Mobile doesn't have something in their contract legalese that explicitly says that they are not responsible for the security of email passed through their systems.
So it seems that they are indeed injecting directly into the spine.
Cheers - I appreciate the suggestion
"Microsoft's two-year-old "digital integrity" unit - which also fights online fraud, identity theft and spyware" - Fight spyware??? Yeah, right so if this unit is actually doing work to combat the potentially much more serious problem of spyware why have we seen 0 in the way of releases? Something more than a mision statement that is.
bah... firefox and/or spybot s&d
Actually when I read this I thought he might even be refering to a solider over-heating due to carrying to much weight... The first 'damage' that happens when someone starts to over-heat is cell death in your brain. Of course, that might be over analyzing his statement.
'DeGay and his fellow Future Force Warriors call it a "load-bearing chassis."' - load-bearing chassis, reminds me of some PC term like 'Big Boned'. She ain't heavy, she's just got a load-bearing chasis.
If you poke around the images on the site you'll see that they have already implemented what you're speaking about. TV, and phones being devices that they have shown being controlled by attention/visual focus.
Spymac hasn't been making a stink about it being the first to offer this service because they're a sham. I see a lot of posts here about not being able to establish an account going back weeks (I remember your post when the gmail article was here).
Are you using it? If so what's your address? I don't buy that they're actually doing anything but building a db of advertising data.
First would be ignorance. I would imagine that a majority of the people who qualify for this settlement do not know about it and it's not as if Microsoft is going to go out of its way to inform them.
Second would be reality. To claim your settlement money you must produce your "Product Key number or Product ID number". Mind you these are your keys/ids from February 18, 1995 thru December 15, 2001. I don't know about you but those keys are long gone for me.
Third is human behavior. Corporations have known for a very long time that rebates are a fantastic sales tool precisely because many people do not follow through and claim them. I have a strong suspicion that the same principal is at work here - be it laziness or something else.
Poor parking meters now they'll be the target of drunk geeks as well as drunk frat boys.
It is fairly ineffecient to use electricity to make hydrogen. I'm guessing that the reason he's doing it is to use hydrogen as a fuel for the stove and such. That being said I'm not sure why he isn't just using an electric stove - anyone have any idea what the effecieny differences are between cooking with gas vs. cooking with electric? The best info I found regarding this says "The electrochemical efficiency of electrolysis is fairly high. As the graph below illustrates, PEM electrolyzer stacks exhibit an inverse relationship between efficiency and "current density" (or amps per square foot). When low levels of current are applied to the stack, resulting in lower output of hydrogen, the efficiency of the process can exceed 85%. That is, more than 85% of the BTUs of electrical energy are converted to BTUs of hydrogen chemical energy." article - This article is about using a "reverse" fuel cell to create the hydrogen. It goes on to include an analysis of cost/mile that frankly is a bit suprising(ie using this reverse fuel cell technology could lead to .07$/mile as opposed to a $1.70/gal .085$/mile - car performance being variable)
Something tells me that this guy isn't using this tech. though.
On the site he has a seperate app for printing: dotcode-print-v10.zip
Cheers
from cc.com: "Clear Channel Entertainment, formerly known as SFX, is a subsidiary of Clear Channel Communications, Inc. [NYSE: CCU]. Clear Channel is a global leader in the out-of home advertising industry with radio and television stations, outdoor displays and entertainment venues in 63 countries around the world. Including announced transactions, Clear Channel operates approximately 1,213 radio and 19 television stations in the United States and has equity interests in over 240 radio stations internationally. Clear Channel also operates approximately 770,000 outdoor advertising displays, including billboards, street furniture and transit panels across the world."
um... that's more than a few radio stations.
Actually it's not Clear Channel that you should be nominating it's Michael K. Powell (yes as in Colin's son). Michael K. Powell is the chairman of the FCC, and is behind handing out the arbitrary fines to Howard Stern. What I think makes him a shoe-in for next years list is his announcement that he is now looking at handing out similar 'indecency' fines to daytime soap operas.
I think that Sun has a few other 'real' assests still alive and kicking. Among these assets are UltraSparc Servers, Solaris, and Java System Application Server Enterprise. Granted Sun's Application Server doesn't have the presence of a Weblogic or a WebSphere, but with the right investment behind it who knows. As to Sun's UltraSprarc's and the Solaris OS, the numbers I found weren't huge but certainly assest worthy: "Sun had about $50 million in orders for the V210 and V240 servers, Chief Financial Officer Steve McGowan said. The revised systems are in testing and are expected to ship by the end of July or in August, he said." - C|Net
I think you might say that they are more than the "one trick pony" that many people believe they are.
I realize that it takes a bit more effort the RTFA, but in the pdf include in the source they make it very plain how to submit bugs:
/or section number.
Reporting an Issue
VoteHere appreciates your e(R)orts in helping us identify and resolve issues and
inaccuracies with our products, specifications and documentation. If you feel you
have identified an issue with the VHTi API or documentation set, please proceed
with the following steps for submitting the issue to the VoteHere support team:
1. Record the version number of the API or document you are referencing,
and if documentation-related note the page and
2. Record and document the issue as clearly and in as much detail as possible.
3. Record your name, company name, and a telephone number where you can
be reached during normal business hours.
4. Contact VoteHere using one of the following methods:
Email: support@votehere.net
Fax: 1.425.450.2861
Phone: 1.888.457.6863
I moderated for a few of the comments on this article and while I reserved using a (-1,troll) on the parent of your comment it was very tempting. It is offtopic. While you might think it is interesting to find out what everyone's favorite search engine is, it really adds nothing to the dicussion of competition for Google or for Microsoft's claim of better relevancy in its search results.
um, inpspirator? i think you meant to inspiration.
While I find spam as annoying as the next person, I'm more interested in the legal status of spyware. What are the rights of the individual when he visits a site? What rights to the individual's machine does the site have? Is permanently altering a user's browser a legal operation? What constitutes permission with regard to this type of manipulation?
unless of course we isolate the gene(s) responsible for the creation of the protein/metal glue... then it's a matter of recobinate DNA and our helpful little friends bacteria..
This is definitely a step in the right directions, but it's just that - a step. I'd really love to have access to a digital library (d.l.) in much the same I have access to one in the real world. I wonder if Ben Franklin came under as severe commercial pressure as those who are trying to push for a digital library available to all?