Re: /. [Intel Adds DRM to New Chips]
Eugen Leitl wrote... Online activation of software is already quite widespread, so it seems customers are willing to accept restriction to ownership and use. Well, that's an interesting phenomenon. In industrialized nations where the price of software is fairly low compared to the wages, people seem somewhat willing to pay. At least, we don't see ticket sales for big movies going down at all. So it could be that people will eventually voluntarily release control, as long as the consequences (ie, prices) aren't too high. On the other hand, the whole P2P phenomenon is not happening simply because people don't want to pay. Stupid industry execs will probably continue churning out the same stupid shit they always did and P2Pers will find some way around their protection if needs be.
Re: /. [Intel Adds DRM to New Chips]
On 2005-05-28T21:53:52+0200, Eugen Leitl wrote: Link: http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/05/28/1718200 Posted by: Zonk, on 2005-05-28 17:37:00 from the get-you-where-you-live dept. Badluck writes Microsoft and the entertainment industry's holy grail of controlling copyright through the motherboard has moved a step closer with Intel Corp. now embedding [1]digital rights management within in its latest dual-core processor Pentium D and accompanying 945 chipset. Officially launched worldwide on the May 26, the new offerings come [2]DRM -enabled and will, at least in theory, allow copyright holders to prevent unauthorized copying and distribution of copyrighted materials from the motherboard rather than through the operating system as is currently the case... [3]The Inquirer has the story as well. Is slashdot really a news source? How about posting one of the articles cited instead. -- Unable to correct the source of the indignity to the Negro, [the Phoenix, AZ public accommodations law prohibiting racial discrimination] redresses the situation by placing a separate indignity on the proprietor. ... The unwanted customer and the disliked proprietor are left glowering at one another across the lunch counter. -William Strom Rehnquist, 1964-06-15
Re: /. [Intel Adds DRM to New Chips]
On Sat, May 28, 2005 at 11:26:28PM -0400, Tyler Durden wrote: (Continued) Contrary to expectations, however, sales of the chip have been suprisingly low, with zero interest shown by major PC manufacturers. One major PC industry executive, who wished to remain anonymous sated: There are 100s of millions of people trading files every day throughout the globe. I'm going to start using this chip and give up that market because...? What actually seems to be happening is that chipset DRM is being deployed silently, though not on a wide scale yet, and but for game consoles in a facultative version. Of course, such dormant DRM can be activated with subsequent software upgrades (watch the sneaky software-DRM games Cupertino plays). The billion dollar question is: will users let themselves lock in into the DRM prison, just because of a dangling premium content carrot, and the I gots your IP, my lawyers 0wnZ0r Ur 455 litigation stick? We're going to see soon, as HDTV on BluRayCo is going to be that experiment. The next-generation signal lanes to display devices are encrypted, so there's only the analog hole left to the naive user. Online activation of software is already quite widespread, so it seems customers are willing to accept restriction to ownership and use. OK, Gov officials will eventually start trying to introduce laws mandating such technologies be used, but by then it's going to come down to a battle of lobbies: The Entertainment industry vs Telecom+PCs++Software. Which can pump dollars into Senatorial hands faster? The entertainment industry has an order of magnitude less funds, but seems to spend them far more efficiently. Also, the Far East market is increasingly supplying itself, so Hollywood has less and less angle there. Let US and EU get the crippleware, while the rest of the world gets swamped with plaintext pirated copies (a single break is enough). -- Eugen* Leitl a href=http://leitl.org;leitl/a __ ICBM: 48.07100, 11.36820http://www.leitl.org 8B29F6BE: 099D 78BA 2FD3 B014 B08A 7779 75B0 2443 8B29 F6BE signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: /. [GPS-tracked Clothing]
On 2005-05-29T18:46:43+0200, Eugen Leitl wrote: Link: http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/05/29/1547234 Posted by: CmdrTaco, on 2005-05-29 16:07:00 from the finally-i-have-to-ask-why dept. [1]Anil Kandangath writes A Japanese firm has shown off new technology that enables GPS units to be embedded [2]in clothing that will enable the wearer to be tracked continuously. The device is thin enough to be tacked on unobtrusively and is powered by a thin watch battery. As opposed to a thick watch battery? It is also capable of taking biometric measurements and [3]transmitting them PCs and handheld devices. Is that english? I don't think the device transmits PCs and handheld devices to biometric measurements. Though marketed as a device to enable people to keep track of spouses, how long before such technology becomes intrusive in our lives? Like tracking your spouse is ok?. What a world! I know that isn't english, and it's only marginally coherent. I would much rather read a summary written by someone literate. References 1. http://www.ecogito.net/anil I don't see it. 2. http://forgetmenotpanties.contagiousmedia.org/ 3. http://forgetmenotpanties.contagiousmedia.org/sensatech.html Uh huh. This looks like a joke or a scam. Even if it's not, I have a hard time believing that a girlfriend/wife/daughter is not going to notice that in her panties, and I doubt sufficiently miniaturized GPS receivers could be made for so little money. Perhaps that's why Anil seems to have removed the entry in his blog? Do you now understand why I hate redistribution of slashdot stories? -- Unable to correct the source of the indignity to the Negro, [the Phoenix, AZ public accommodations law prohibiting racial discrimination] redresses the situation by placing a separate indignity on the proprietor. ... The unwanted customer and the disliked proprietor are left glowering at one another across the lunch counter. -William Strom Rehnquist, 1964-06-15
Re: [wearables] /. [GPS-tracked Clothing]
a but check out the parent website, contagious media (http://contagiousmedia.org/). the site is a hoax :) --lucy On 5/29/05, Eugen Leitl [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Link: http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/05/29/1547234 Posted by: CmdrTaco, on 2005-05-29 16:07:00 from the finally-i-have-to-ask-why dept. [1]Anil Kandangath writes A Japanese firm has shown off new technology that enables GPS units to be embedded [2]in clothing that will enable the wearer to be tracked continuously. The device is thin enough to be tacked on unobtrusively and is powered by a thin watch battery. It is also capable of taking biometric measurements and [3]transmitting them PCs and handheld devices. Though marketed as a device to enable people to keep track of spouses, how long before such technology becomes intrusive in our lives? Like tracking your spouse is ok?. What a world! References 1. http://www.ecogito.net/anil 2. http://forgetmenotpanties.contagiousmedia.org/ 3. http://forgetmenotpanties.contagiousmedia.org/sensatech.html - End forwarded message - -- Eugen* Leitl a href=http://leitl.org;leitl/a __ ICBM: 48.07100, 11.36820http://www.leitl.org 8B29F6BE: 099D 78BA 2FD3 B014 B08A 7779 75B0 2443 8B29 F6BE BodyID:256123721.2.n.logpart (stored separately)
RE: /. [Intel Adds DRM to New Chips]
Eugen Leitl wrote... from the get-you-where-you-live dept. Badluck writes Microsoft and the entertainment industry's holy grail of controlling copyright through the motherboard has moved a step closer with Intel Corp. now embedding [1]digital rights management within in its latest dual-core processor Pentium D and accompanying 945 chipset. Officially launched worldwide on the May 26, the new offerings come [2]DRM -enabled and will, at least in theory, allow copyright holders to prevent unauthorized copying and distribution of copyrighted materials from the motherboard rather than through the operating system as is currently the case... [3]The Inquirer has the story as well. (Continued) Contrary to expectations, however, sales of the chip have been suprisingly low, with zero interest shown by major PC manufacturers. One major PC industry executive, who wished to remain anonymous sated: There are 100s of millions of people trading files every day throughout the globe. I'm going to start using this chip and give up that market because...? OK, Gov officials will eventually start trying to introduce laws mandating such technologies be used, but by then it's going to come down to a battle of lobbies: The Entertainment industry vs Telecom+PCs++Software. Which can pump dollars into Senatorial hands faster? -TD
google maps and latitude, longitude
For anyone who doesn't already know, there are several ways to get google maps to display a latitude/longitude. You can enter them in the query box like so: 35.5N 115.5W or 35.5,-115.5 (I think they added those within the last week or two.) Or you can use the original method, a GET-style form (I don't know whether POST works): form id=gooform action=http://maps.google.com/maps; method=get style=margin: 2px; input type=text value= name=q size=30 maxlength=512 / (lat,long input type=text value=33.835,-116.99 name=ll size=14 /) (span input type=text value=.001,.001 name=spn size=9 /) (type input type=text value=k name=t size=1 /) input type=submit value=Go / /form which translates into http://maps.google.com/maps?q=ll=33.835%2C-116.99spn=.001%2C.001t=k -- Unable to correct the source of the indignity to the Negro, [the Phoenix, AZ public accommodations law prohibiting racial discrimination] redresses the situation by placing a separate indignity on the proprietor. ... The unwanted customer and the disliked proprietor are left glowering at one another across the lunch counter. -William Strom Rehnquist, 1964-06-15
Re: Trojan horse attack involving many major Israeli companies, executives
John Saylor wrote: hi ( 05.05.30 15:34 +0200 ) Amir Herzberg: See more info e.g. at http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/581790.html an excellent tale [still unfolding]- no doubt coming to a bookstore or movie theatre near you real soon. of course, it was never mentioned in the article, but they *had* to be running windows. So, how long before someone, possibly even me, points out that all Checkpoint software is built in Israel? -- Yours, J.A. Terranson [EMAIL PROTECTED] 0xBD4A95BF Never belong to any party, always oppose privileged classes and public plunderers, never lack sympathy with the poor, always remain devoted to the public welfare, never be satisfied with merely printing news, always be drastically independent, never be afraid to attack wrong, whether by predatory plutocracy or predatory poverty. Joseph Pulitzer 1907 Speech
e-gold exchange
OK...what;s the best exchange service for transferring dollars (perhaps via paypal or credit cards) into egold? -TD
