In this case, the person attempted to get naked images of a real little girl. The fact that these contacting individuals were wrong about the status of the realness of the girl doesn't change what was attempted.
That is why my examples are relevant. A real crime was really attempted by a real person. That is sufficient. The target (real and naive? real and bait? not even real?) doesn't matter.
To quote: "Should it be a crime to "sexually abuse" software, even if you don't know it was software?"
The crime is attempting to abuse a real child. That's what the contacting individual was attempting.
Not completely thought out yet, this would probably require a bit of additional refinement, but...
Since we pay gas tax at the pump, why not have ev chargers ding you a tax / kwh? Report that back to the electric co and it could show up on your bill.
I'd like to see a similar feature. But instead of implementing a bunch of smarts and wifi and stuff I'd be quite satisfied if the thing had maybe an IR sensor, and any "Power Toggle" code from a TV remote would silence it for half an hour, after which it returned automatically to active status.
"The idea that every physical event is a computation has spread like wildfire through science."
Not that it's necessarily true, but I think it would have made better science fiction had The Matrix claimed that humans were computation units in the Machine's world, rather than that "battery" stuff.
[Morpheus voice] What an amusing reversal... Which lane is fastest through this interchange? How many people get in the elevator? Have the soup or the salad? Tastes great or less filling? Our surroundings are encoded problems, and the aggregate of human behavior presents a solution to those problems. How many people make a quantum bit? 1,000? 10,000? 1,000,000? It depends perhaps on the resolution of the solution that is sought. What questions are we answering for the machines? Who could possibly know? [/Morpheus voice]
They could have explored that, maybe, in a sequel, had they ever made one. Shame they didn't get around to it...
If "everything" is automated, then you won't be able to get a job making anything, and it won't matter how cheap things have gotten since you won't be drawing a paycheck.
At which point, I guess you could go back to making baskets and bartering them to the other guy for shoes, since neither of you have the money to buy factory made objects?
As in so many cases dealing with a free or subsidized service, remember that users != customers, and it will become clear why user complaints aren't really important to the company.
I wonder if they included a valuation for the amount of time a 3d printer user would have to spend both in setting up and maintaining the computer, generating or finding the 3d models, waiting for printout, and failed prints? Many things appear to be advantageous as hobby / DIY endeavors until you value your time (at, say, minimum wage).
Not that DIY isn't awesome. But do it because you love it. I don't yet believe the financial advantage is there. If it were, the hobby service industry would begin raising its prices to compensate.
"I think John Q. Traveler should not so much be concerned, but take an active role in security," he said. "As they are willing to point out things we do wrong, we should be ready to report on the failure in their security operations, as well."
Don't Hollywood blockbusters flop fairly regularly? If one could guarantee that a movie (or anything) was going to make a profit wouldn't people flock into the arena until things started failing? See: housing crash. Also, http://www.imdb.com/list/BzO0KZ24wyA/
I have found people willing to stroll (or even drive!) verrrry slowwwlllly when fingering their smartphones. Autodrive will have angry birds on the side, no one will care how long the trip takes. We'll be lucky if (post autodriving cars) people will even be able to find their own way around.
[3]: I normally write fscked... but this case, the full vulgarity is the thing that works. I'd LOVE it if the us were fscked... that means we would have a consistent filesystem and working metadata.
I understand that the government is working on the metadata thing...
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No, I have a computer in the living room plugged into the TV and stereo.
And now with Raspberry Pi's and those little Android HDMI plugs wandering around setting up a living room computer is even cheaper.
I wouldn't get a Smart TV.
In this case, the person attempted to get naked images of a real little girl. The fact that these contacting individuals were wrong about the status of the realness of the girl doesn't change what was attempted.
That is why my examples are relevant. A real crime was really attempted by a real person. That is sufficient. The target (real and naive? real and bait? not even real?) doesn't matter.
To quote: "Should it be a crime to "sexually abuse" software, even if you don't know it was software?"
The crime is attempting to abuse a real child. That's what the contacting individual was attempting.
???
Attempted crimes are prosecuted routinely. Google "Attempted Murder" or "Attempted Robbery" and you'll see some.
Which isn't to say that there aren't other issues with this "sting operation".
Not completely thought out yet, this would probably require a bit of additional refinement, but...
Since we pay gas tax at the pump, why not have ev chargers ding you a tax / kwh? Report that back to the electric co and it could show up on your bill.
I'd like to see a similar feature. But instead of implementing a bunch of smarts and wifi and stuff I'd be quite satisfied if the thing had maybe an IR sensor, and any "Power Toggle" code from a TV remote would silence it for half an hour, after which it returned automatically to active status.
"The idea that every physical event is a computation has spread like wildfire through science."
Not that it's necessarily true, but I think it would have made better science fiction had The Matrix claimed that humans were computation units in the Machine's world, rather than that "battery" stuff.
[Morpheus voice]
What an amusing reversal... Which lane is fastest through this interchange? How many people get in the elevator? Have the soup or the salad? Tastes great or less filling? Our surroundings are encoded problems, and the aggregate of human behavior presents a solution to those problems. How many people make a quantum bit? 1,000? 10,000? 1,000,000? It depends perhaps on the resolution of the solution that is sought. What questions are we answering for the machines? Who could possibly know?
[/Morpheus voice]
They could have explored that, maybe, in a sequel, had they ever made one. Shame they didn't get around to it...
If "everything" is automated, then you won't be able to get a job making anything, and it won't matter how cheap things have gotten since you won't be drawing a paycheck.
At which point, I guess you could go back to making baskets and bartering them to the other guy for shoes, since neither of you have the money to buy factory made objects?
Or one of these...
http://www.amazon.com/Executioner-Swat-Mosquito-Swatter-Zapper/dp/B000MU2MJA/ref=pd_sim_lg_7
All trades should be executed with a random delay between 5 and 30 seconds.
Pfff! That creates liability!
Eh, so the US subscribes to the 0-day list, maybe they just want to know if anyone is getting close to their magical backdoors?
As in so many cases dealing with a free or subsidized service, remember that users != customers, and it will become clear why user complaints aren't really important to the company.
This lesson can be generalized.
"Self-driving cars can drive much closer together"
This part is still theoretical...
I wonder if they included a valuation for the amount of time a 3d printer user would have to spend both in setting up and maintaining the computer, generating or finding the 3d models, waiting for printout, and failed prints? Many things appear to be advantageous as hobby / DIY endeavors until you value your time (at, say, minimum wage).
Not that DIY isn't awesome. But do it because you love it. I don't yet believe the financial advantage is there. If it were, the hobby service industry would begin raising its prices to compensate.
From TFA:
"I think John Q. Traveler should not so much be concerned, but take an active role in security," he said. "As they are willing to point out things we do wrong, we should be ready to report on the failure in their security operations, as well."
Yeah, that'll work out well...
The show for pregnant ladies? Oh, sorry. That's Doctor Womb. My mistake, carry on.
Don't Hollywood blockbusters flop fairly regularly? If one could guarantee that a movie (or anything) was going to make a profit wouldn't people flock into the arena until things started failing? See: housing crash. Also, http://www.imdb.com/list/BzO0KZ24wyA/
I have found people willing to stroll (or even drive!) verrrry slowwwlllly when fingering their smartphones. Autodrive will have angry birds on the side, no one will care how long the trip takes. We'll be lucky if (post autodriving cars) people will even be able to find their own way around.
"Since previous versions of windows and all other OS already 'support' 3d printing anyway, what exactly are they supporting?"
DRM layer
That DRM has to go somewhere.
[3]: I normally write fscked... but this case, the full vulgarity is the thing that works. I'd LOVE it if the us were fscked... that means we would have a consistent filesystem and working metadata.
I understand that the government is working on the metadata thing...
Awesome link on that map.
Bummer for China! Yancheng more specifically. Also around Guangzhou. How would the resulting chaos echo politically?
Also hard-hit... Southern tip of Vietnam, north end of the Caspian Sea, Netherlands of course. And islands.
What would be OK is if they posted some code to run and then let you save and browse the result all on your own machine.
So if you're hanging around the desert and the ambient temp is warmer than your hand, will it make things darker? That would be cool.
Is it sort of like if you could somehow plug in a speakon connector or a 1/4 inch connector into the same jack?
http://www.markertek.com/Connectors-Adapters/Audio-Connectors/Speakon-Connectors/Neutrik-USA-Inc/NLJ2MD-H.xhtml?utm_medium=shoppingengine&utm_source=googlebase&cvsfa=3786&cvsfe=2&cvsfhu=4e4c4a324d442d48&gclid=CLqKt4Kjh7gCFU7hQgodkS0AbA