Comments on: Chapter 6 http://w1n5t0n.com/chapter-6/ An annotated version of Cory Doctorow's Little Brother Fri, 07 May 2010 01:01:41 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: KatieMcL http://w1n5t0n.com/chapter-6/#comment-332 KatieMcL Wed, 16 Sep 2009 05:44:07 +0000 http://w1n5t0n.com/?p=21#comment-332 <a href="http://www.eff.org/" rel="nofollow">EFF</a> was founded in 1990 after the Secret Service began tracking the distribution of a document off of a BellSouth computer that detailed how 9-1-1’s system worked. The Secret Service feared that hackers would overload emergency lines and people who truly had fire, police or medical emergencies would not be able to get help. A man named <a href="http://www.eff.org/about/history" rel="nofollow">Steve Games</a>, who allegedly had that document, was a book publisher whose electronics as well as copies of his firm's latest book were confiscated by the Secret Service. As a result, Games missed deadlines, the book wasn't published in time, and his business was ruined. Unable to find a civil liberties firm that knew enough about technology and the law, Games enlisted a group of people that became EFF -- he was their first case. <a href="http://www.eff.org/press/archives/2009/09/08" rel="nofollow">One group that EFF is representing today</a> is a group of authors who believe the digitization of books (namely <a href="https://www.google.com/accounts/ServiceLogin?hl=en&nui=1&service=reader&continue=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Freader%2F" rel="nofollow">Google Reader</a>) constitutes a violation of privacy. EFF was founded in 1990 after the Secret Service began tracking the distribution of a document off of a BellSouth computer that detailed how 9-1-1’s system worked. The Secret Service feared that hackers would overload emergency lines and people who truly had fire, police or medical emergencies would not be able to get help.

A man named Steve Games, who allegedly had that document, was a book publisher whose electronics as well as copies of his firm’s latest book were confiscated by the Secret Service. As a result, Games missed deadlines, the book wasn’t published in time, and his business was ruined. Unable to find a civil liberties firm that knew enough about technology and the law, Games enlisted a group of people that became EFF — he was their first case.

One group that EFF is representing today is a group of authors who believe the digitization of books (namely Google Reader) constitutes a violation of privacy.

]]> By: ssm1 http://w1n5t0n.com/chapter-6/#comment-329 ssm1 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 05:07:53 +0000 http://w1n5t0n.com/?p=21#comment-329 Razor blade or "freebie" marketing is widely used because people want to always feel like they ar getting a deal. One of the most prevalent examples today is in car sales involving OnStar or XM satellite radio. They are very tempting to purchase cars with these types of ad-ons, but the costs for monthly subscriptions can send cost soaring quickly for consumers. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freebie_marketing Razor blade or “freebie” marketing is widely used because people want to always feel like they ar getting a deal. One of the most prevalent examples today is in car sales involving OnStar or XM satellite radio. They are very tempting to purchase cars with these types of ad-ons, but the costs for monthly subscriptions can send cost soaring quickly for consumers.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freebie_marketing

]]> By: ssm1 http://w1n5t0n.com/chapter-6/#comment-328 ssm1 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 04:56:03 +0000 http://w1n5t0n.com/?p=21#comment-328 Printer cartridges are very expensive indeed, "f you’re buying name-brand ink cartridges, which typically hold a few milliliters of ink, you’re shelling out the equivalent of between $3,000 and $5,000 per gallon. (Suddenly, spending $45 to fill your car’s gas tank doesn’t seem so extravagant, eh?) " http://www.popsci.com/gear-gadgets/article/2008-02/grouse-inkjet-refill-racket Printer cartridges are very expensive indeed, “f you’re buying name-brand ink cartridges, which typically hold a few milliliters of ink, you’re shelling out the equivalent of between $3,000 and $5,000 per gallon. (Suddenly, spending $45 to fill your car’s gas tank doesn’t seem so extravagant, eh?) ”

http://www.popsci.com/gear-gadgets/article/2008-02/grouse-inkjet-refill-racket

]]> By: ssm1 http://w1n5t0n.com/chapter-6/#comment-327 ssm1 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 04:45:08 +0000 http://w1n5t0n.com/?p=21#comment-327 Check out the photo of Turkish Coffee sludge on Flickr The Turkish Coffee experience - witness the sludge http://www.flickr.com/photos/boydjones/3218114857/ Check out the photo of Turkish Coffee sludge on Flickr

The Turkish Coffee experience – witness the sludge
http://www.flickr.com/photos/boydjones/3218114857/

]]> By: KatieMcL http://w1n5t0n.com/chapter-6/#comment-292 KatieMcL Tue, 15 Sep 2009 05:39:23 +0000 http://w1n5t0n.com/?p=21#comment-292 When Marcus says the pervs "... go all weird and Silence of the Lambs on you," he is likely referring to Buffalo Bill, one of the villains from both the novel and the film. Buffalo Bill (***SPOILER ALERT***) preyed on overweight women, lured them near, knocked them unconscious and then smuggled them into a dungeon-like hole in his basement. He starved them for three days so he could loosen their skin, fatally shot them, and then skinned them. A skilled tailor, he used their skin to make suits. Buffalo Bill was eventually killed by fledgling FBI agent Clarice Starling. Source: Me, it's one of my faves... When Marcus says the pervs “… go all weird and Silence of the Lambs on you,” he is likely referring to Buffalo Bill, one of the villains from both the novel and the film. Buffalo Bill (***SPOILER ALERT***) preyed on overweight women, lured them near, knocked them unconscious and then smuggled them into a dungeon-like hole in his basement. He starved them for three days so he could loosen their skin, fatally shot them, and then skinned them. A skilled tailor, he used their skin to make suits. Buffalo Bill was eventually killed by fledgling FBI agent Clarice Starling.
Source: Me, it’s one of my faves…

]]> By: KatieMcL http://w1n5t0n.com/chapter-6/#comment-291 KatieMcL Tue, 15 Sep 2009 05:30:25 +0000 http://w1n5t0n.com/?p=21#comment-291 I would be amazed if a spoon could truly stand up in that coffee! I would be amazed if a spoon could truly stand up in that coffee!

]]> By: KatieMcL http://w1n5t0n.com/chapter-6/#comment-290 KatieMcL Tue, 15 Sep 2009 05:28:56 +0000 http://w1n5t0n.com/?p=21#comment-290 I bet those cameras are a cash cow, though! I bet those cameras are a cash cow, though!

]]> By: Tiffany Leiba http://w1n5t0n.com/chapter-6/#comment-275 Tiffany Leiba Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:27:16 +0000 http://w1n5t0n.com/?p=21#comment-275 Primitive uses of Crypto or "secret writing" were used as early as 500 BC. According to Berkeley Math Professor David Freeman, early examples of cryto inculded writing a message on a Roman slave's head after shaving it, then allowing the hair to grow back. The slave would then be sent out as a messenger and the inteded recipient of the message would again shave the persons head to read the message. Romans also used "Ceasar Cipher"; a code that involved the shifting of each letter in the alphabet forward. http://www.eecs.berkeley.edu/~daw/teaching/cs276-s04/01.ps. Primitive uses of Crypto or “secret writing” were used as early as 500 BC.

According to Berkeley Math Professor David Freeman, early examples of cryto inculded writing a message on a Roman slave’s head after shaving it, then allowing the hair to grow back. The slave would then be sent out as a messenger and the inteded recipient of the message would again shave the persons head to read the message.

Romans also used “Ceasar Cipher”; a code that involved the shifting of each letter in the alphabet forward.

http://www.eecs.berkeley.edu/~daw/teaching/cs276-s04/01.ps.

]]> By: Carly Nartowicz http://w1n5t0n.com/chapter-6/#comment-220 Carly Nartowicz Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:55:44 +0000 http://w1n5t0n.com/?p=21#comment-220 The Patriot Act was enacted on October 26, 2001 after the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center in NYC. More here - http://epic.org/privacy/terrorism/hr3162.html The Patriot Act was enacted on October 26, 2001 after the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center in NYC.

More here – http://epic.org/privacy/terrorism/hr3162.html

]]> By: Carly Nartowicz http://w1n5t0n.com/chapter-6/#comment-219 Carly Nartowicz Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:44:41 +0000 http://w1n5t0n.com/?p=21#comment-219 Philz Coffee serving twenty blends of turkish brew made with a secret recipe that only owner Phil and his son know. This coffee shop is tech savvy offering internet access and maintain profiles on social networking sites facebook and twitter. More - http://www.philzcoffee.com/ Philz Coffee serving twenty blends of turkish brew made with a secret recipe that only owner Phil and his son know. This coffee shop is tech savvy offering internet access and maintain profiles on social networking sites facebook and twitter.

More – http://www.philzcoffee.com/

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