Either way, smuggling data on physical media is kind of retarded.
Yes and no. If the data is 'in the cloud' there's a risk that it could be sniffed by someone else. If you copy your smuggled data onto physical media and keep it on your person then no one can sniff it. It's similar to mailing yourself a packet of confidential papers as opposed to hanging onto the papers yourself.
Doesn't connecting it to the net make if far more liable for a DMCA takedown?
win an online repository there will be an ISP who likely has the billing information from the addressee. With a location based wifi, unless you discovered its exact location and the owner of the power source etc, it would be difficult to determine the 'owner'.
I have not RTFA however i can tell you that my organisation pays a 'per installation fee' to MS even if we install Linux.
I recently proposed through our company 'innovation scheme' that we install Ubuntu or RedHat on some of our non-critical machines. THe idea being to 'free up licences' to use in another area in which we are purchasing new desktops.
The answer from our IT people was 'it doesnt matter which OS we install, we pay MS $xxx.xx per installation anyway - its in the contract"
I'm thinking of submitting an 'innovation' that we shoot the contracts division*
Hello, ladies, look at your Kiwi, now back to me, now back at your Kiwi, now back to me. Sadly, he isn’t me, but if he stopped using dirt scented body wash and switched to Old Spice, he could smell like he’s me. Look down, back up, where are you? You’re on a Waka with the kiwi your kiwi could smell like. What’s in your beak, back at me. I have it, it’s an kina with two worms. Look again, the worms are now tikis. Anything is possible when your kiwi smells like Old Spice and not dirt. I’m on a sheep.
each person would want to be creating their random cd's themselves..... If someone was to distribute a CD image of 'random data', one could not know if it was truly random or whether it contains something illegal but with weak encryption that could be brute forced by any TLA (Three Letter Agency).
exactly. I'd speculate that these techniques have been combined and in use for some time.
Just look at how long GPS has been around. For those not aware, it uses spread spectrum CDMA, with a signal is well below the noise level. I've speculated (in my mind) that you could easily combine the techniques to transmit and receive reasonable data at a level 'below the noise threshold' for some time. Just like GPS, you just need some reasonable clocks (hand held GPS quality), some decent processing (like an FPGA), and the rest is how far you can push the bandwidth in the real world. You can include other comms techniques, phase, multi-band, etc. it just comes down to processing power and a heap of math that is way above my head.
I agree 100%. There is an aircraft design regulation (FAR/JAR/CS 25.1309
that says the design should allow for any foreseeable (i.e non-catastrophic) failure condition to be within the workload of the crew
(1) The occurrence of any failure condition which would prevent the continued safe flight and landing of the airplane is extremely improbable, and
[(2) The occurrence of any other failure condition which would reduce the capability of the airplane or the ability of the crew to cope with adverse operating conditions is improbable.
it would essentially mean that a failure that was 'hazardous severe' could well become 'catastrophic' purely because the single pilot crew cannot cope with the increase in workload during emergency conditions.
Interesting numbers but aren't they a bit useless if you don't either compare them to imports or to the exports of another country?
I mean, 7 cubic foot per litre is all nice and well but without context it's pretty damn unhelpful/useless.
I wouldn't call the 3rd largest exporter 'very little'. Plus it's only 200M behind the leader.
1 People's Republic of China $1,204,000,000,000 2009 est.
2 Germany $1,159,000,000,000 2009 est.
3 United States $1,046,000,000,000 2009 est.
4 Japan $542,300,000,000 2009 est.
The US exports and produces very little, almost everything is manufactured in Asia or some developing country with cheap labour. The only thing they have is lots and lots of money, and IP lots of it. That's why they will intervene, not because of moral or legal reasons.
really? The data does not support that conclusion:
The top ten categories of exports from USA to other countries in dollar value were:
1. Civilian aircraft $74 billion, up 1.3% from 2007 (5.7% of total US exports)
2. Semiconductors $50.6 billion, up 0.3% (3.9%)
3. Passenger cars $49.6 billion, up 13.3% (3.9%)
4. Medicinal, dental and pharmaceutical preparations $40.4 billion, up 15% (3.1%)
5. Other vehicle parts and accessories $39.9 billion, down 10.1% (3.1%)
6. Other industrial machinery $38.1 billion, down 0.6% (3%)
7. Fuel oil $34.9 billion, up 124.1% (2.7%)
8. Organic chemicals $33.4 billion, up 5.5% (2.6%)
9. Telecommunications equipment $32.9 billion, up 4.6% (2.6%)
10. Plastic materials $31.6 billion, up 8.7% (2.5%).
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I know quite a few Tea Partiers and they will take away every last right I have as soon as they get the chance.
It doesn't matter who is in power in the US as your rights will be eroded over time anyway. The Tea Partiers will erode your rights more quickly.
Man heats a bottle, hits it with a hammer then blames someone else? Why did the judge not say "sod off, you leech"?
Modern litigation-crazy America, this is why we hate you :-(
This used to be the worst thing about America. Now it's probably the least worst thing.
Either way, smuggling data on physical media is kind of retarded.
Yes and no. If the data is 'in the cloud' there's a risk that it could be sniffed by someone else. If you copy your smuggled data onto physical media and keep it on your person then no one can sniff it. It's similar to mailing yourself a packet of confidential papers as opposed to hanging onto the papers yourself.
One word: Truecrypt
encrypt the blob before it is stored in the cloud. Use a keyfile
I've seen a young couple get engaged in outback steakhouse. Poor girl.
that was my point (wifi but NOT connected to the internet) The GP said:
, which i took to mean on-line, and thus suggested a wireless spot NOT connected to the internet is less likely to be subject to a DCMA takedown.
Doesn't connecting it to the net make if far more liable for a DMCA takedown?
win an online repository there will be an ISP who likely has the billing information from the addressee. With a location based wifi, unless you discovered its exact location and the owner of the power source etc, it would be difficult to determine the 'owner'.
so RFID under the skin it is then....
I have not RTFA however i can tell you that my organisation pays a 'per installation fee' to MS even if we install Linux.
I recently proposed through our company 'innovation scheme' that we install Ubuntu or RedHat on some of our non-critical machines. THe idea being to 'free up licences' to use in another area in which we are purchasing new desktops.
The answer from our IT people was 'it doesnt matter which OS we install, we pay MS $xxx.xx per installation anyway - its in the contract"
I'm thinking of submitting an 'innovation' that we shoot the contracts division*
* with paintball of course.
My interpretation is the voting machines there need retired they have faulty mechanisms.
The manufacturer will be working fairly hard to meet their contracted reliability quota, so will do as much as they can to say the item still works.
Unfortunately things like this often come down to a poorly written Contract.
I take a different approach. I read all the comments first then decide which will be modded. It takes ages, but it's what my boss asked me to do....
oh damn... I just checked... he said slash COSTS...
^^ +5 insightful,
they also better sue Microsoft for that picture of Stonehenge they distributed with their OS.
Larry: "hey Balmer, come check out our new Google lounge - just through that door..."
*blast off*
I'll back that up. I've used apt-cacher for years and its saved me GB's in bandwidth, and makes it sooo much faster for updates.
Agree. Also, if it was such bad business, why is it a growing industry?
But after reading about the kakapo, it must be the stupidest, most pointless bird on the planet.
no that would be Sarah Palin......
=rimshot=
Hello, ladies, look at your Kiwi, now back to me, now back at your Kiwi, now back to me. Sadly, he isn’t me, but if he stopped using dirt scented body wash and switched to Old Spice, he could smell like he’s me. Look down, back up, where are you? You’re on a Waka with the kiwi your kiwi could smell like. What’s in your beak, back at me. I have it, it’s an kina with two worms. Look again, the worms are now tikis. Anything is possible when your kiwi smells like Old Spice and not dirt. I’m on a sheep.
each person would want to be creating their random cd's themselves..... If someone was to distribute a CD image of 'random data', one could not know if it was truly random or whether it contains something illegal but with weak encryption that could be brute forced by any TLA (Three Letter Agency).
I think the AC watches too much Fox News.
Is Fox News making political statements but trying to spin them as investigative articles by putting a question mark afterward?
I think this IS his lawyer. A lawyer who has no idea about domain registrations so asked slashdot.... by pretending to be the client...
exactly. I'd speculate that these techniques have been combined and in use for some time.
Just look at how long GPS has been around. For those not aware, it uses spread spectrum CDMA, with a signal is well below the noise level. I've speculated (in my mind) that you could easily combine the techniques to transmit and receive reasonable data at a level 'below the noise threshold' for some time. Just like GPS, you just need some reasonable clocks (hand held GPS quality), some decent processing (like an FPGA), and the rest is how far you can push the bandwidth in the real world. You can include other comms techniques, phase, multi-band, etc. it just comes down to processing power and a heap of math that is way above my head.
the basics of GPS spread spectrum is here: http://alumni.cs.ucr.edu/~saha/stuff/cdma_gps.htm
it would essentially mean that a failure that was 'hazardous severe' could well become 'catastrophic' purely because the single pilot crew cannot cope with the increase in workload during emergency conditions.
I just have to day that is the best comment I've ever seen. I actually found it via seenonslash.com.
woops. decimal place fail
Interesting numbers but aren't they a bit useless if you don't either compare them to imports or to the exports of another country?
I mean, 7 cubic foot per litre is all nice and well but without context it's pretty damn unhelpful/useless.
I wouldn't call the 3rd largest exporter 'very little'. Plus it's only 200M behind the leader.
1 People's Republic of China $1,204,000,000,000 2009 est.
2 Germany $1,159,000,000,000 2009 est.
3 United States $1,046,000,000,000 2009 est.
4 Japan $542,300,000,000 2009 est.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_exports
The US exports and produces very little, almost everything is manufactured in Asia or some developing country with cheap labour. The only thing they have is lots and lots of money, and IP lots of it. That's why they will intervene, not because of moral or legal reasons.
really? The data does not support that conclusion:
http://www.importexportbook.com/what-does-the-usa-import-and-export/