The FCC requires unlicensed devices to be not easily modifiable to operate out of band. The ability to go in and change a const or DEFINE MAXPOWER from 0xFE to 0xFF may be considered easily modifiable by the FCC.
That shouldn't matter. One can still reverse-engineer the firmware and figure it out. This is like banning hammers because they can be used to break into stores. The responsibility should not be on the hardware/software side, but on the user side. I can still choose the wrong country when installing a wireless card to use a frequency that is illegal in my country (Norway).
Spam-filtering SMSes Automatic call deflection to a specific number when someone without caller ID calls you:-)
Also, consider this:
The phone could check any incoming numbers against a blacklist downloaded from a server.. Great for filtering telemarketers that doesn't actually hide their CID.
heard, and of course I cannot prove any of this, that neil armstrong saw space ships up there and even discussed it with people at some nasa convention years later. Others claim nasa officials mentioned how every single mission was followed closely or at a distance by UFOs.
Yeeeeeeeeees. Of course you cannot prove any of this. Neil & Buzz wouldn't happen to have a camera handy now, would they?
Nope. Doesn't cut it. There's nothing in that article that documents that unprotected wireless networks is the "main way" illegal stuff on the internet is done.
Even so, with WEP, which I *assume* by experience is the encryption chosen by 70%+ of "secured" wireless networks, it is trivial to enter the network to do these illegal activities. Mandatory encryption would in my opinion lead to a false sense of security due to the encryption protocol's inherent flaws. I'd rather leave my network unencrypted, but only allow openvpn and DHCP traffic, everything else firewalled off.
1. Unprotected wireless access points are one of the main ways illegal porn, illegal software and various other data gets uploaded to the internet
Please say you're kidding. Cite any reliable source for this.
2. it is one of the ways terrorists can communicate safely without any chance of being tracked
Kind of true. But they can also do this with encryption, public payphones, prepaid cellphones, wireless networks with WEP-encryption, etc, etc.
3. unprotected wireless access is an open invitation to hackers to steal important personal information (including financial info)
Having sensitive personal info on your PC has always been an "invitation" for someone to steal it. Ever heard of malware? If you can't take care of your sensitive data, shame on you. In this day and age, having unprotected wireless access is akin to having your home telephone line available to public. Imagine your surprise when police knocks on your door and tells you your home phone was used to call a remote cell phone to trigger a bomb and you please ignorance saying well it is available to everyone.
Again, you've gotta be braindead. Ever heard of "payphones"? Does it make the phone company liable?
In your perfect world, your solution is the cure. For all those with an irrational fear of dentist (myself included), going to the dentist is not an option. Note that I know that the dentist isn't that bad... It is an *irrational* fear, which is often not understood by those who hasn't experienced it.
It would help a bit to tell them why we're not buying the products. If they've lost a sale to me because of DRM, they don't automatically know, you see. If enough people tell them that "I won't buy your DRM'ed shit", they might even listen!
I'm no longer buying CD's, for two reasons:
1. I don't like having to check each CD I buy to see if they're DRM'ed
2. CD's are old-fashioned anyway.
I like buying music online, but I don't use stores that enforce DRM, simply because I want to be in control of my music collection. So, where does this leave me? I can buy from AllOfMP3, and hope that some money goes to the artist(s), or I can download for free using various filesharing apps. If I didn't have a credit card, I would have no option but to pirate.
The record companies/riaa need to know that their distribution methods are getting too old, and that DRM doesn't work the way they want it to. What they need to do is to make their music easier to access/buy (And screw prices that makes an album online cost the same as a jewel-case in a store!). And they should be told so. By enough people to be heard!
"Doesn't the law require them to actually have a high probability of some offence before they're allowed to open packages to check its contents."
No. To quote the fedex site: "Inspection of Shipments. FedEx Ground, or its agents or brokers, may open and inspect any or all packages in a shipment at any time. This action may be initiated by FedEx Ground or at the request of government authorities." They just don't check each and every package, because that'd take way too much resources.
What you want is a crystal ball, not a "let me think I can speed safely because others may have a device that alerts me to their presence". What about all those without these? Are you gonna run 'em down?
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The FCC requires unlicensed devices to be not easily modifiable to operate out of band. The ability to go in and change a const or DEFINE MAXPOWER from 0xFE to 0xFF may be considered easily modifiable by the FCC.
That shouldn't matter. One can still reverse-engineer the firmware and figure it out. This is like banning hammers because they can be used to break into stores. The responsibility should not be on the hardware/software side, but on the user side. I can still choose the wrong country when installing a wireless card to use a frequency that is illegal in my country (Norway).
If wear-leveling isn't used. Which is rare. Even so, it's a great improvement from the current status with ~100k cycles.
"Yeah, but will it run Linux"?
"Imagine a BeoWulf cluster of these"
Slashdot should add a "tragically true" moderation...
Hey, this is GREAT! Just accuse all the politicians in Ohio of being offenders. Ruin their lives forever! That'll teach 'em ;-)
I'm sure there are many industries in which MS does not have the majority of the server market but
;-)
large financial groups are not among them.
Time to withdraw all my money and put them in the mattress
Burning to a CD isn't bad. It's the re-encoding that sucks. That kills off even more quality :-(
You too can copy songs off the iPod to another computer. Just don't install the stupid iTunes shit on your PC.
Well, if 500 of the 4.1m laptops have failed so far it's a 0.01% failure rate. 0.01% of 41000 is 4.1 laptops.
Spam-filtering SMSes :-)
Automatic call deflection to a specific number when someone without caller ID calls you
Also, consider this:
The phone could check any incoming numbers against a blacklist downloaded from a server.. Great for filtering telemarketers that doesn't actually hide their CID.
Yeeeeeeeeees. Of course you cannot prove any of this. Neil & Buzz wouldn't happen to have a camera handy now, would they?
Nope. Doesn't cut it. There's nothing in that article that documents that unprotected wireless networks is the "main way" illegal stuff on the internet is done.
Even so, with WEP, which I *assume* by experience is the encryption chosen by 70%+ of "secured" wireless networks, it is trivial to enter the network to do these illegal activities. Mandatory encryption would in my opinion lead to a false sense of security due to the encryption protocol's inherent flaws.
I'd rather leave my network unencrypted, but only allow openvpn and DHCP traffic, everything else firewalled off.
Please say you're kidding. Cite any reliable source for this.
2. it is one of the ways terrorists can communicate safely without any chance of being tracked
Kind of true. But they can also do this with encryption, public payphones, prepaid cellphones, wireless networks with WEP-encryption, etc, etc.
3. unprotected wireless access is an open invitation to hackers to steal important personal information (including financial info)
Having sensitive personal info on your PC has always been an "invitation" for someone to steal it. Ever heard of malware? If you can't take care of your sensitive data, shame on you.
In this day and age, having unprotected wireless access is akin to having your home telephone line available to public. Imagine your surprise when police knocks on your door and tells you your home phone was used to call a remote cell phone to trigger a bomb and you please ignorance saying well it is available to everyone.
Again, you've gotta be braindead. Ever heard of "payphones"? Does it make the phone company liable?
In your perfect world, your solution is the cure. For all those with an irrational fear of dentist (myself included), going to the dentist is not an option. Note that I know that the dentist isn't that bad... It is an *irrational* fear, which is often not understood by those who hasn't experienced it.
For those who didn't get the reference: http://www.realultimatepower.net/index4.htm
I'm no longer buying CD's, for two reasons:
1. I don't like having to check each CD I buy to see if they're DRM'ed
2. CD's are old-fashioned anyway.
I like buying music online, but I don't use stores that enforce DRM, simply because I want to be in control of my music collection. So, where does this leave me? I can buy from AllOfMP3, and hope that some money goes to the artist(s), or I can download for free using various filesharing apps. If I didn't have a credit card, I would have no option but to pirate.
The record companies/riaa need to know that their distribution methods are getting too old, and that DRM doesn't work the way they want it to. What they need to do is to make their music easier to access/buy (And screw prices that makes an album online cost the same as a jewel-case in a store!). And they should be told so. By enough people to be heard!
Only tourists drink packaged beer in Ireland anyhoo. The irish stay at the pub ;-)
The pakistani are incredibly horny. Doesn't the numbers speak for themselves?
"Doesn't the law require them to actually have a high probability of some offence before they're allowed to open packages to check its contents."
No. To quote the fedex site: "Inspection of Shipments. FedEx Ground, or its agents or brokers, may open and inspect any or all packages in a shipment at any time. This action may be initiated by FedEx Ground or at the request of government authorities."
They just don't check each and every package, because that'd take way too much resources.
I think I need glasses. I read "Women Get Lots of Info From Male Feces". Can't they just ask?
Switch to a signal-based, synchronous software model and the problem will disappear.
Yes, that's likely to happen. Two words: Chicken, egg.
If you go to www.caltechcannon.com, it looks a lot more like "Howitzer", aka. "Cannon"
"In honor of its previous owners, the cannon points towards Padadena, CA". Has Caltec moved from Pasadena?
What you want is a crystal ball, not a "let me think I can speed safely because others may have a device that alerts me to their presence". What about all those without these? Are you gonna run 'em down?
Uhhhh, would that be a gang-bang?