I saw mention that balances would be converted to iTunes dollars in the slashdot article. So I would hope that apple moves LaLa users to the yet to be announced and the first time i've heard of it streaming service.
most of the publicly available is due to the commercials. Why most stations just don't allow streaming of their programs with commercials in place i have no idea. Let google foot the bandwidth. You would still have no idea if i muted them, or left the room to take a dump or whatever. Now if i lived in the UK i'd feel 0 problem with downloading anything from the BBC, and likewise anyone from the UK that decides to share it, seems like it would be fine as well, as they helped pay for that content.
just ship the e-book on sd card in the book? All publishing is digital now anyways, I can't imagine its all that hard to just make the current tools export to indexed/annotated PDF/e-pub/doc/etc. That would completely destroy the need for "pirating" the book in the first place. So give it away free with a hard copy purchase, or sell it for 1/3 the cost by it's self, but then i get to back it up, and it better be DRM free.
So he shopped around for someone "selling" the ebook of a book he owns, he found someone that did it as a hobby and has decided that everyone should benefit, and is selling it for $0. The publisher is now trying to compete with someone that did it for the enjoyment of making the scan, and not for the payout.
So if I bought a CD, made a copy (to preserve the original) and then lost the copy at a park, must I assume that it was found and destroy my original? Why is that a mix tape in the 80's was OK to give to a friend, but when it's MP3s is an issue? Just because they are digital shouldn't make them less ethical than any other copy. Actully it should make them more ethical, as the cost of copying is far far less. Actually, you would think most bands would love some good old fashioned grass roots advertising.
Except as a consumer, it's his responsibility to read the find print on his contract and understand the limitations and penalties of his plan. The user studied the charges, spoke with representatives -- even seemed to have at least a base understanding of what he was going to be charged per kilobyte -- and then chose to use expensive 3G data on an overseas trip anyway. Consumer responsibility and research plays a big part of the equation.
maybe if the contract was required to be written in English that someone without a contract law degree/schooling could understand. as for still using it overseas i think that was part of the point, even though he knew what it would cost, the device/network doesn't always provide proper tools to manage data use. A while ago, i knew some carriers, in the USA, even charged for simply connecting to a tower that was "roaming". 350MB is a few 720P youtube videos.
not all firmwares show roaming well, and some prefer the roaming tower. Also a large number of phones have no way to turn off connecting to roaming towers.
sub zero could cool a phone in a few minutes. Hell next time it's -40F toss a pot of boiling water up in the air, and watch it land as ice. Yes it does do that. "warm" car at -40F can mean slightly above freezing, ~80F difference.
which i think is the whole point of the story, a cop gets out of the car and looks to be bike jacking a guy. how hard would it have been to get out of the car with the badge in your hand, instead of the gun?
the looking back behind him is probably because he hears a car accelerating to catch up with him. at 3:22 it looks like the backup the off duty cop called for showed up. I'm willing to bet large sums that off duty cops have a way to call for a uniformed officer should they need one. The reason for the demeanor change would be that his backup is now here, and it's 2v1 at that point.
Still doesn't excuse the badge or "I'm a state patrol officer" being the first things the biker sees/hears. Prior to that it would look like a jacking.
badge in hand would have been a lot more visible. I would have done the same as this guy, backed up and kept it running when that door started opening. He get out of the car with his left side facing the bike, his shirt down over his belt line, and "waving" a gun around. Announcing you are "state patrol" isn't going to cut it with out some form of identification. doubly so if i know i'm recording this to "the cloud", as well as had all of those other cars around me.
cop? no badge, no marked car, no uniform. He looks like an angry guy with a gun. Even after he said state police I would have asked to see his badge before getting off the bike. Of course once it was established he was really an officer i would get off the bike like he asked.
i would that the the ability for the device to do that was not unknown, and should i want my location to be unknown or what not i would leave it in a bag at home. The instance would be unknown. I should look over my contract with my cell phone provider to see if they disclose that ability.
Do you have a copy of the agreement handed to the parents to sign? does it say something along the lines of "machines are equipped with tracking software for locating and monitoring the device"? if so that seems to leave open what happened. It's a huge mistake, but not really unknown.
I'm betting they weren't given to the students according to the law. Most/all high school students are going to be minors, and as such need their legal guardian to sign as well.
If I didn't do the install from manufacture disks, who knows what it installed.
Ignorance is not a defense. That said, I hope the administrators(IT and otherwise), and the school board, all loose wages for the year and get fired for this. It was beyond dumb.
What is so "voluntary" about required laptops that cannot be replaced with ones own? You are obviously not familiar with the story, try reading more.
Yep, but no requirement to turn them on or use them in the home.
Yes there is. Apparently you are unfamiliar with 4th Amendment as well.
Seems like it says "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized." Looks like they assumed some participation from the people to ensure their security. Again the tricky word is unreasonable
Oh yes, just like any other student out there... oh wait, you are just showing off how much of a geek you are. Move along now.andAnd if you had read the story you would understand that you would have been expelled for changing any internet setting in the computer.
As a note, I am no longer a student, high school was 7 years ago, and college was 2. No internet settings changed on the computer, the DHCP server and related network equipment would be changed. to make it connect that way. If it wasn't getting a DHCP address it probably wouldn't work on my home network anyways. So nope, no need to change settings on the computer to make it work like that. Also there is the concept of a transparent proxy. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proxy_server#Transparent_and_non-transparent_proxy_server So again no need to adjust the computer at all. As for the data logging it's simply a man in the middle attack(which i feel is fine on my own network). As for those less tech savvy, tape would have helped this out a lot.
I'm sorry(and somewhat offended) that I came off as a 16 year old. Guess that my tin foil hat is a bit too tight.
Ok, go get your wife/daughter (are they hot?) a macbook, give it to me, then I will give it back.
sure, you get the "guest" account with "bios" password and no admin rights, even after i got it back it would probably be wiped. Computers are not toasters and should not be treated as such.
Still no 4th issue?
Nope not really, i assume the computer has been compromised. Also the constitution applies to the government not private individuals, mostly.
These parents did not have that option. They had no way of knowing, or SHOULD even have to think about something like that.
They had an option to prevent it from doing things in the home, leave out of the home, or keep it turned off, a bit of tape. If it is too much work what they needed was an appliance not a general purpose personal computer.
Are you an idiot? No, really, because it appears so.
Who cares who is maintaining it? if it's not yours it could be doing anything. I was picking a group that would prompt a reaction.
I'm not condoning the actions of the school, just the raising of 4th amendment and the whole "we had no idea that it was doing that" hysteria seems out of place. I think the school should be taken to the cleaners over this. More than just the one admin, but anyone that knew the system was capable of doing this, or approved funding for it (i'm looking at you school board). This seems way overblown. I would like to see a verbatim copy of the agreement signed to take responsibility for the computer, it may have a clause like "machine is equipped with software to assist in locating it should it be deemed necessary by the administrator(s)."
Look, it was an "untrusted" electronic device with a camera.
I'm not saying it was a good thing, but it wasn't "unknown" like everyone seems to think it was, all of this school owned equipment has tracking software or remote access software. These are unix machines that ship with SSH(off but it's one check box), how would "cat /dev/cam >> pic1.jpg && scp pic1.jpg admin@school_admin_comp:/pic1.jpg" not do the same thing this software did?
Again this is a problem, but not "without them knowing". I may be expecting too much, but how many people would operate a large power tool without under standing how it works. yep no physical harm done here, but look at all the other harm.
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So if I bought a CD, made a copy (to preserve the original) and then lost the copy at a park, must I assume that it was found and destroy my original? Why is that a mix tape in the 80's was OK to give to a friend, but when it's MP3s is an issue? Just because they are digital shouldn't make them less ethical than any other copy. Actully it should make them more ethical, as the cost of copying is far far less. Actually, you would think most bands would love some good old fashioned grass roots advertising.
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Still doesn't excuse the badge or "I'm a state patrol officer" being the first things the biker sees/hears. Prior to that it would look like a jacking.
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Do you have a copy of the agreement handed to the parents to sign? does it say something along the lines of "machines are equipped with tracking software for locating and monitoring the device"? if so that seems to leave open what happened. It's a huge mistake, but not really unknown.
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If I didn't do the install from manufacture disks, who knows what it installed.
Ignorance is not a defense. That said, I hope the administrators(IT and otherwise), and the school board, all loose wages for the year and get fired for this. It was beyond dumb.
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I'm assuming you replied to yourself.
What is so "voluntary" about required laptops that cannot be replaced with ones own? You are obviously not familiar with the story, try reading more.
Yep, but no requirement to turn them on or use them in the home.
Yes there is. Apparently you are unfamiliar with 4th Amendment as well.
Seems like it says "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized." Looks like they assumed some participation from the people to ensure their security. Again the tricky word is unreasonable
Oh yes, just like any other student out there... oh wait, you are just showing off how much of a geek you are. Move along now.andAnd if you had read the story you would understand that you would have been expelled for changing any internet setting in the computer.
As a note, I am no longer a student, high school was 7 years ago, and college was 2. No internet settings changed on the computer, the DHCP server and related network equipment would be changed. to make it connect that way. If it wasn't getting a DHCP address it probably wouldn't work on my home network anyways. So nope, no need to change settings on the computer to make it work like that. Also there is the concept of a transparent proxy. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proxy_server#Transparent_and_non-transparent_proxy_server So again no need to adjust the computer at all. As for the data logging it's simply a man in the middle attack(which i feel is fine on my own network). As for those less tech savvy, tape would have helped this out a lot.
I'm sorry(and somewhat offended) that I came off as a 16 year old. Guess that my tin foil hat is a bit too tight.
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Ok, go get your wife/daughter (are they hot?) a macbook, give it to me, then I will give it back.
sure, you get the "guest" account with "bios" password and no admin rights, even after i got it back it would probably be wiped. Computers are not toasters and should not be treated as such.
Still no 4th issue?
Nope not really, i assume the computer has been compromised. Also the constitution applies to the government not private individuals, mostly.
These parents did not have that option. They had no way of knowing, or SHOULD even have to think about something like that.
They had an option to prevent it from doing things in the home, leave out of the home, or keep it turned off, a bit of tape. If it is too much work what they needed was an appliance not a general purpose personal computer.
Are you an idiot? No, really, because it appears so.
Who cares who is maintaining it? if it's not yours it could be doing anything. I was picking a group that would prompt a reaction.
I'm not condoning the actions of the school, just the raising of 4th amendment and the whole "we had no idea that it was doing that" hysteria seems out of place. I think the school should be taken to the cleaners over this. More than just the one admin, but anyone that knew the system was capable of doing this, or approved funding for it (i'm looking at you school board). This seems way overblown. I would like to see a verbatim copy of the agreement signed to take responsibility for the computer, it may have a clause like "machine is equipped with software to assist in locating it should it be deemed necessary by the administrator(s)."
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I'm not saying it was a good thing, but it wasn't "unknown" like everyone seems to think it was, all of this school owned equipment has tracking software or remote access software. These are unix machines that ship with SSH(off but it's one check box), how would "cat /dev/cam >> pic1.jpg && scp pic1.jpg admin@school_admin_comp:/pic1.jpg" not do the same thing this software did?
Again this is a problem, but not "without them knowing". I may be expecting too much, but how many people would operate a large power tool without under standing how it works. yep no physical harm done here, but look at all the other harm.
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