I did connect to a large number of Fidonet (And Alternet or something like that) BBSes, back in the day with my 1200 bps modem (then 2400, then 14400!) here in Southern Alberta (403). However, there was one other one, DEBUG Computer Systems, which had a UUCP connection, and gave Internet email addresses ( @debug.cuc.ca ), and had a "bang path (!)" to UUNet, around 1992. I wonder if there's a list of these as well, or perhaps purists don't consider UUCP connected BBSes to be real BBSes.
If they're using a simple checksum, then someone should figure out how to fool it--add like a comment field to a webpage with the correct characters to make the checksum the same.
If they're using md5sums, well, I guess this won't work.
Re:Most ignorant comment in the history of mankind
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we just assume that reactor was natural. What would our reactors look like in 2 billion years? Could we tell that they were artifical? For all we know, an alien species had a base here.
I think it's worth mentioning that running nuclear "waste" through again is being done in two places -- in Canada with stuff imported from the USA, and in France imported from Germany. In both cases rapid environmentalists were laying down on the roads to stop it coming in... (in Canada, they flew it in by helicopter instead to get around the block).
I think the biggest issue with small scale nuclear reactor operations is security--the potential for sabotage or theft is a big concern. There are probably groups out there that would sabotage an early pioneering installation, with no regard to loss of human life, to poison the waters for future development.
If the Soviets had launched 3 guys and killed them all, you bet the US intelligence services would make sure every time that it hit the press.. the propaganda benefit would have been irresistible (i.e. Communists kill another cosmonaut)
I go to a university that a few years ago installed a camera system, and there's a question that still bothers me, that I thought about then.
In a perfect setup, the cameras could see everything anywhere outside. However, in reality, this is not the case, and there are areas shielded from view.
So, Would it be illegal to produce a map showing locations where the cameras can't see?.
It could be argued several ways:
It's showing people where to walk to be safe from criminals
It's aiding and abetting criminals in breaking the law
It's just freedom of expression.
I'd bet that 2) would be the response in the UK, and a combination of 3) and 2) in the USA.
According to some, I don't have anything to fear from walking in view of the cameras (or sitting, or running) if I'm not doing anything illegal.
I also say that the operators of the cameras shouldn't fear methods to evade the cameras being published. If they do, and it's illegal to evade the cameras, then it's a police state already.
Calgary, AB, Canada. Cable provided by Shaw Cable ("Shaw @home")
Down: per node, three 10 Mbps channels, which your modem is put on randomly. You share the channel with a number of others. Practical speed: more like 5 Mbps max.
Up: Two 768 kbps channels. Old modems only can use one, whereas newer can use both at once. Also shared.
It's a pretty good system -- peering is NOT through @home, unlike the other @home affiliates.
They split up the nodes here pretty quick when they get packed.
I'm in Calgary, AB, and we have the option of cable (Shaw Cable -- pretty damn good) or DSL for internet (well everyone except me has the DSL option--I'm too far from the telco).
Pretty much every Canadian city with >50000 population, and some with less, have broadband internet. I'd say it's going pretty good here.
Unless the cameras are focusing on a particular vehicle, I doubt you'll be able to read plates. That is, unless an operator is attending a camera nearby at the time, your friend would still go unavenged.
That is, unless you take the model in Demolition man and apply it -- lo-jack everyone, and then when there's a Murder-Death-Kill detected, every camera in 50 blocks can focus in on the perp, and the unqualified cops can respond, and then they'll have to unfreeze Syvester Stallone to catch him and he'll team up with Sandra Bullock...oops, got sidetracked there.
I can't wait to hear what happens when the first bobby is nabbed for using this system to follow his wife around all day...or to stalk that girl down the street.
The question is: would he get in trouble for stalking, or would he get in trouble for misusing resources (i.e. costing money)?
With what I've heard from the UK, I'd guess it'd be the latter.
However my buisnessplans, source code, very private emails to girlfriend and secret documents, etc are very valueable to me, if the competition gets a hold of them, im screwed.
Shouldn't that be:
if the competition, or my wife, gets a hold of them, im screwed.
Well actually, if someone finds a buffer overflow in Napster's parsing of an mp3 file header, then there will be a virus.
So there's actually plenty of danger with Napster.
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Okay, maybe this is totally out to lunch. But I've heard stuff like this before. Any idea if this is legit or not?
If you split a beam of polarized light, and then do something to one (i.e. rotate the polarization), supposedly you can detect it on the other one, and it's instantaneous (i.e. faster than light). So what if you split a powerful laser somewhere equidistant from Mars and the Earth (try finding a place like that!), and had stations on both ends...could you communicate faster than light in that fashion?
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I did connect to a large number of Fidonet (And Alternet or something like that) BBSes, back in the day with my 1200 bps modem (then 2400, then 14400!) here in Southern Alberta (403). However, there was one other one, DEBUG Computer Systems, which had a UUCP connection, and gave Internet email addresses ( @debug.cuc.ca ), and had a "bang path (!)" to UUNet, around 1992. I wonder if there's a list of these as well, or perhaps purists don't consider UUCP connected BBSes to be real BBSes.
The shuttle has a max altitude of about 400 kilometres, which is a lot less than 400 miles.
. htm
http://www.friends-partners.org/mwade/lvs/shuttle
Mainstream media can still be biased, in that they may not report stories if it is against some agenda that they have.
If they're using a simple checksum, then someone should figure out how to fool it--add like a comment field to a webpage with the correct characters to make the checksum the same.
If they're using md5sums, well, I guess this won't work.
we just assume that reactor was natural. What would our reactors look like in 2 billion years? Could we tell that they were artifical? For all we know, an alien species had a base here.
I think it's worth mentioning that running nuclear "waste" through again is being done in two places -- in Canada with stuff imported from the USA, and in France imported from Germany. In both cases rapid environmentalists were laying down on the roads to stop it coming in... (in Canada, they flew it in by helicopter instead to get around the block).
I think the biggest issue with small scale nuclear reactor operations is security--the potential for sabotage or theft is a big concern. There are probably groups out there that would sabotage an early pioneering installation, with no regard to loss of human life, to poison the waters for future development.
If the Soviets had launched 3 guys and killed them all, you bet the US intelligence services would make sure every time that it hit the press .. the propaganda benefit would have been irresistible (i.e. Communists kill another cosmonaut)
In a perfect setup, the cameras could see everything anywhere outside. However, in reality, this is not the case, and there are areas shielded from view.
So, Would it be illegal to produce a map showing locations where the cameras can't see?.
It could be argued several ways:
I'd bet that 2) would be the response in the UK, and a combination of 3) and 2) in the USA.
According to some, I don't have anything to fear from walking in view of the cameras (or sitting, or running) if I'm not doing anything illegal.
I also say that the operators of the cameras shouldn't fear methods to evade the cameras being published. If they do, and it's illegal to evade the cameras, then it's a police state already.
Yeah for Canadia!
Are you talking about the happy face logo with the Mcdonald's M instead of the eyes, that says "smile" below it?
If so, it's probably the whole logo that the (TM) refers to.
My 10-baseT networking was dropping 5% of packets last night. I'm hoping it's the solar flares and NOT a hardware problem.
Calgary, AB, Canada. Cable provided by Shaw Cable ("Shaw @home")
Down: per node, three 10 Mbps channels, which your modem is put on randomly. You share the channel with a number of others. Practical speed: more like 5 Mbps max.
Up: Two 768 kbps channels. Old modems only can use one, whereas newer can use both at once. Also shared.
It's a pretty good system -- peering is NOT through @home, unlike the other @home affiliates.
They split up the nodes here pretty quick when they get packed.
Japanese cinema is loaded with violence, yet there is little overall violence in Japan.
Indeed. And there doesn't seem to be an increase in tentacle sex crimes in Japan, even though tentacle rape hentai is readily available.
I'm in Calgary, AB, and we have the option of cable (Shaw Cable -- pretty damn good) or DSL for internet (well everyone except me has the DSL option--I'm too far from the telco).
Pretty much every Canadian city with >50000 population, and some with less, have broadband internet. I'd say it's going pretty good here.
Software engineering isn't Engineering either.
Half-Life ran before, FYI.
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To date, that I know of, there hasn't been any abuse of the system.
Isn't that exactly the problem? You don't know how these cameras are being used.
Unless the cameras are focusing on a particular vehicle, I doubt you'll be able to read plates. That is, unless an operator is attending a camera nearby at the time, your friend would still go unavenged.
That is, unless you take the model in Demolition man and apply it -- lo-jack everyone, and then when there's a Murder-Death-Kill detected, every camera in 50 blocks can focus in on the perp, and the unqualified cops can respond, and then they'll have to unfreeze Syvester Stallone to catch him and he'll team up with Sandra Bullock...oops, got sidetracked there.
I can't wait to hear what happens when the first bobby is nabbed for using this system to follow his wife around all day...or to stalk that girl down the street.
The question is: would he get in trouble for stalking, or would he get in trouble for misusing resources (i.e. costing money)?
With what I've heard from the UK, I'd guess it'd be the latter.
However my buisnessplans, source code, very private emails to girlfriend and secret documents, etc are very valueable to me, if the competition gets a hold of them, im screwed.
Shouldn't that be:
if the competition, or my wife, gets a hold of them, im screwed.
;)
Mod this up!
Sounds like you're re-writing aimster.
That cunt is fucking UGLY. (A) she's a gook (B) she has a lazy eye (C) she's fat (D) she's not white.
So your sister^h^h^h^h^h^hwife would be pretty upset if you showed up with her at the KKK rally?
Well actually, if someone finds a buffer overflow in Napster's parsing of an mp3 file header, then there will be a virus.
So there's actually plenty of danger with Napster.
Okay, maybe this is totally out to lunch. But I've heard stuff like this before. Any idea if this is legit or not?
If you split a beam of polarized light, and then do something to one (i.e. rotate the polarization), supposedly you can detect it on the other one, and it's instantaneous (i.e. faster than light). So what if you split a powerful laser somewhere equidistant from Mars and the Earth (try finding a place like that!), and had stations on both ends...could you communicate faster than light in that fashion?
Or have I been mislead?