They are only able to do this because they get their ink from the same manufacturer that the US does for their currency. Not having that magical ink, good luck. Your bills may look good, but they will never fool the sensors. Short of having government support, it would be virtually impossible to duplicate that level of reproduction anywhere else.
If you try to take drugs through a border checkpoint, you're going to get caught.
Exactly. It is common knowledge that border checkpoints stop 100% of illegal contraband trying to get into the country. That is why there are no illegal drugs inside the US borders, right?
Because I can do all of those things you mentioned virtually at a fraction of the real life cost and risk. Because hardware is at the point now where near realism can be properly done. Because I can still go back and enjoy the old games AND ALSO enjoy the new ones as well. Because sometimes I want more than 8 bits and 256 colors. Because the rare game that actually combines fun gameplay and decent graphics does sometimes pop up. Because other people like things and want things from a game than you do.
I mean I owned an original Atari 2600, and sure some of those games were fun. But when I got the Intellivision, I never played the Atari anymore. Why? Because the Intellivision had better controls and better graphics. But playing either of them now is purely an exercise in nostalgia as most of the games were not the greatest, but it is what we had at the time. The old Atari Football game with the X and O and the trackball was fun, but so is Madden 2010. I don't see why I would ever need to choose between one or the other though. Just because a game looks good does not mean the gameplay automatically sucks, nor does a shitty looking game mean it will automatically have awesome gameplay.
Coleco 21 LED football handheld game = about 3 years total time of my life playing this game. How awesome watching a few led lights flash on a tiny screen. Could you even imagine if you handed this to a 10 year old today? They would look at you like you were stark raving insane.
Not to mention the fact that NES doesn't really look quite "spectacular" on a 60 inch HDTV like modern consoles do. Unless you want to really go for the retro thing and play on a 20" wooden console TV - extra credit for knobs and dials and not buttons.
At what point should possession a device like this or derivatives be considered to be a defacto indication of intention to illegally break into a network?
The moment it is actually used to illegally break into a network, and never before it happens. Devices themselves have no intent and therefore cannot be "evil" until put to an "evil" use. If you have permission to do testing, using a device like this can be a great tool.
The flip side is that if you aren't replaceable, they can't easily fire you. Job security is nice too. However i like to get my job security from the fact that they probably could replace me, but they really don't want to.
Translation: I don't do it that way so nobody else should.
I only order things off the internet at the most once a month, usually less, so the giant time waste you think exists getting a one time use credit card to make an occasional purchase is only in your imagination. I pay my bills online directly from my bank account - no credit cards needed. There are also places - Paypal for instance - that online retailers accept payment from that can also be linked directly to a bank account without a credit card. All you have really proven in your post is you are clueless on how to buy things via the internet without a credit card. There are ways but just becasue you are not aware of them certainly does not mean they are not out there.
I tip on percentages, not what I feel their actual labor and time are worth. I tip bartenders To Insure Proper Service (which is what TIPS is an acronym for). Which is why when I walk up to the packed bar, I walk away with a beer before a lot of others that are still waiting there. If you don't feel like tipping someone for walking to the fridge, opening a can of beer, and handing it to you you should not be at the bar - you should be at home drinking.
This has been successfully done many times. The law states if one party changes a contract the other party does not have to agree to the terms and may chose to cancel the original contract. Of course with cell phones that means you may not get to keep your original number which can be a deal breaker for some.
The most important point that I gathered from your post is either you need to drink better (more expensive) beer, or, if the beer costs more than $1.50 you are a lousy tipper.
I kid. But seriously, I did the same thing - got rid of all credit cards or anything else that allowed me to spend "imaginary" cash. Parting with real dollars "feels" to me more like spending money than swiping a card does and that makes me think a little bit more about my purchases. You never pay any additional fees for using cash, and it is accepted everywhere. Also very hard to have a "negative balance" when you operate on a cash-only basis.
Yeah but who doesn't have 4-5 minutes? Do what you are talking about to 10MB files and you may have something. Waiting 45 minutes for a 10MB file to download really would be annoying. But 4-5 minutes I can spare almost always. But then again, I started out at 300 baud, so everything seems quick now in comparison...
Nicotine does have a very short physical withdrawal, but you are correct that it is the psychological habit that is the harder one to break. After the first couple days of quitting smoking, all the nicotine is out of your system so the rest is all in your head. Just becasue it doesn't produce the same intense withdrawal effects as opiates does not mean there is zero physical addiction, just a physical addiction on a much smaller scale.
It may not have overt "pleasant qualities" but not getting dope sick would be reason enough for most junkies. Another would be the ability to hold a steady job. It isn't about getting high with methadone, it is about not needing to score heroin in order to not get sick. Heroin withdrawal is excruciatingly painful and feels like the worst flu/cold you have ever had before times 100. Avoiding that very unpleasant feeling is the motivation. Financial reasons is another motivation - the heroin junkie shooting $80 worth of heroin a day can get on a $10 a day dose of methadone.
While technically true, if using encryption that will take years or possible decades to decrypt it is not the same as a safe. Comparing something that takes a few hours to open to something that can take years is not a great comparison.
Yes, methadone is more addictive and harder to kick than heroin. it is basically synthetic heroin so why not "improve" on those qualities? Methadone is just the substance used by clinics to keep their patients from having to go out and score real dope, and all the crime that goes with feeding that habit. Someone who was doing $80 of heroin a day can now take about $10 worth of methadone and not be sick.
And to anyone who hasn't tried heroin - don't bother. Yes it makes you feel incredible, but that is a short honeymoon. Messing with heroin only ends in three ways - death, jail, or kicking the habit. Two of them are no fun at all, and the only option left gets you back to where you started. It isn't cool or glamorous at all.
Or they simply jack the vehicle up, and put small wheel dollies under the car wheels. Tow truck drivers know all about how to tow AWD and electric vehicles - just because most Slashdotters don't understand doesn't mean a thing.
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They are only able to do this because they get their ink from the same manufacturer that the US does for their currency. Not having that magical ink, good luck. Your bills may look good, but they will never fool the sensors. Short of having government support, it would be virtually impossible to duplicate that level of reproduction anywhere else.
If you try to take drugs through a border checkpoint, you're going to get caught.
Exactly. It is common knowledge that border checkpoints stop 100% of illegal contraband trying to get into the country. That is why there are no illegal drugs inside the US borders, right?
I have to waste ~$300 a year to insure other drivers & their cars in case I hit them
Ah, but there is a way to beat the system on this. Remember the money isn't "wasted" if you actually go out and hit the other cars...
I could tell them that, and of course their next question would be "Who the hell is Supertramp?"
Because I can do all of those things you mentioned virtually at a fraction of the real life cost and risk.
Because hardware is at the point now where near realism can be properly done.
Because I can still go back and enjoy the old games AND ALSO enjoy the new ones as well.
Because sometimes I want more than 8 bits and 256 colors.
Because the rare game that actually combines fun gameplay and decent graphics does sometimes pop up.
Because other people like things and want things from a game than you do.
I mean I owned an original Atari 2600, and sure some of those games were fun. But when I got the Intellivision, I never played the Atari anymore. Why? Because the Intellivision had better controls and better graphics. But playing either of them now is purely an exercise in nostalgia as most of the games were not the greatest, but it is what we had at the time. The old Atari Football game with the X and O and the trackball was fun, but so is Madden 2010. I don't see why I would ever need to choose between one or the other though. Just because a game looks good does not mean the gameplay automatically sucks, nor does a shitty looking game mean it will automatically have awesome gameplay.
Coleco 21 LED football handheld game = about 3 years total time of my life playing this game. How awesome watching a few led lights flash on a tiny screen. Could you even imagine if you handed this to a 10 year old today? They would look at you like you were stark raving insane.
Not to mention the fact that NES doesn't really look quite "spectacular" on a 60 inch HDTV like modern consoles do. Unless you want to really go for the retro thing and play on a 20" wooden console TV - extra credit for knobs and dials and not buttons.
At what point should possession a device like this or derivatives be considered to be a defacto indication of intention to illegally break into a network?
The moment it is actually used to illegally break into a network, and never before it happens. Devices themselves have no intent and therefore cannot be "evil" until put to an "evil" use. If you have permission to do testing, using a device like this can be a great tool.
Yes but apparently they may have been on strike.
The flip side is that if you aren't replaceable, they can't easily fire you. Job security is nice too. However i like to get my job security from the fact that they probably could replace me, but they really don't want to.
Translation: I don't do it that way so nobody else should.
I only order things off the internet at the most once a month, usually less, so the giant time waste you think exists getting a one time use credit card to make an occasional purchase is only in your imagination. I pay my bills online directly from my bank account - no credit cards needed. There are also places - Paypal for instance - that online retailers accept payment from that can also be linked directly to a bank account without a credit card. All you have really proven in your post is you are clueless on how to buy things via the internet without a credit card. There are ways but just becasue you are not aware of them certainly does not mean they are not out there.
I tip on percentages, not what I feel their actual labor and time are worth. I tip bartenders To Insure Proper Service (which is what TIPS is an acronym for). Which is why when I walk up to the packed bar, I walk away with a beer before a lot of others that are still waiting there. If you don't feel like tipping someone for walking to the fridge, opening a can of beer, and handing it to you you should not be at the bar - you should be at home drinking.
This has been successfully done many times. The law states if one party changes a contract the other party does not have to agree to the terms and may chose to cancel the original contract. Of course with cell phones that means you may not get to keep your original number which can be a deal breaker for some.
Much like Apple did. Sometimes it takes 10-15 years for your clever thievery to pay off.
The most important point that I gathered from your post is either you need to drink better (more expensive) beer, or, if the beer costs more than $1.50 you are a lousy tipper.
I kid. But seriously, I did the same thing - got rid of all credit cards or anything else that allowed me to spend "imaginary" cash. Parting with real dollars "feels" to me more like spending money than swiping a card does and that makes me think a little bit more about my purchases. You never pay any additional fees for using cash, and it is accepted everywhere. Also very hard to have a "negative balance" when you operate on a cash-only basis.
Yeah but who doesn't have 4-5 minutes? Do what you are talking about to 10MB files and you may have something. Waiting 45 minutes for a 10MB file to download really would be annoying. But 4-5 minutes I can spare almost always. But then again, I started out at 300 baud, so everything seems quick now in comparison...
Nicotine does have a very short physical withdrawal, but you are correct that it is the psychological habit that is the harder one to break. After the first couple days of quitting smoking, all the nicotine is out of your system so the rest is all in your head. Just becasue it doesn't produce the same intense withdrawal effects as opiates does not mean there is zero physical addiction, just a physical addiction on a much smaller scale.
It may not have overt "pleasant qualities" but not getting dope sick would be reason enough for most junkies. Another would be the ability to hold a steady job. It isn't about getting high with methadone, it is about not needing to score heroin in order to not get sick. Heroin withdrawal is excruciatingly painful and feels like the worst flu/cold you have ever had before times 100. Avoiding that very unpleasant feeling is the motivation. Financial reasons is another motivation - the heroin junkie shooting $80 worth of heroin a day can get on a $10 a day dose of methadone.
Even throttled way down an under 1MB file isn't going to take that long to download. The extra speed for .2 seconds would be worthless.
While technically true, if using encryption that will take years or possible decades to decrypt it is not the same as a safe. Comparing something that takes a few hours to open to something that can take years is not a great comparison.
Yes, methadone is more addictive and harder to kick than heroin. it is basically synthetic heroin so why not "improve" on those qualities? Methadone is just the substance used by clinics to keep their patients from having to go out and score real dope, and all the crime that goes with feeding that habit. Someone who was doing $80 of heroin a day can now take about $10 worth of methadone and not be sick.
And to anyone who hasn't tried heroin - don't bother. Yes it makes you feel incredible, but that is a short honeymoon. Messing with heroin only ends in three ways - death, jail, or kicking the habit. Two of them are no fun at all, and the only option left gets you back to where you started. It isn't cool or glamorous at all.
could've = "could have" and not "could of"
Or they simply jack the vehicle up, and put small wheel dollies under the car wheels. Tow truck drivers know all about how to tow AWD and electric vehicles - just because most Slashdotters don't understand doesn't mean a thing.
Yeah, but when everyone else doing developing is ignoring the standards, what happens to the ones that stick with them?
1/3 is a small minority?