I was already working in movie theaters when these movies first released. When these films first came out theatrical technology was not able to create the full effect of sound or vision possible. Dolby was known since the early 70s (Clockwork Orange, I believe), but THX was not even used when the first Star Trek film came out. While I am no fan of relentless *quel movies and the ridiculous "franchises" that are nothing more than retellings with nary a variation - and I'm certainly not thrilled by so-called "Director's Cut" releases modifying key elements or plot devices, I am all for bringing older films up to more current technology standards regarding the image and sound making the rewatching an (almost) entirely new experience where the film is not altered, the story is not changed, but the visual and auditory delivery is greatly enhanced.

This initial vulnerability was identified by Honeywell over 6 months ago and a patch was available and distributed shortly after. The recently reported vulnerability is also patched. http://www.tuxedotouchtoolkit....

It does call into serious question about the reasonable approach of making every aspect (security, appliances, climate control, entertainment, etc...) accessible, controlled, and vulnerable to network attacks. It is no longer just a concern of having a wireless access point in your home - it is now the home itself that is susceptible to attack. As was stated earlier - it's not a matter of IF something can be done but rather SHOULD it be done.

This is a lot less session hijack by guessing the next sequence in an online transaction (man in the middle) and much more about wifi spoofing.

What prevents someone from setting up their own hotspot at a place known to provide free wifi, and just name it with the same SSID?

More to the point, this is something any wifi connected device can fall prey to with a less than cautious user. Saving an unsecured Wifi and then going further by allowing your device to auto join is really creating the vulnerability and making the exploit possible.

"It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire shakes, the shakes become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion." - The Programmer's Mantra

Nah - they're okay (i think)

Will this research also help us eliminate the waste of oxygen? If so I have a couple of recommendations to offer . . .

oddly enough they are also single-celled organisms.

I will have to allow for that and it is an option I never considered based on the news reports (obviously filtered by our media) and my one relative who is native to China but has not lived there in many many years.

I am basing my opinions solely on my impressions and how I would feel / think were I in a similar situation but obviously being taken from what I know today as opposed to having only known their lifestyle. I liken it to a work horse who has only known the yoke and the cart - years later when the horse is too old to work and is set free in the pasture will rarely do anything but stand there and wait for the yoke to be put back on.

I'll go so far as to offer this article as evidence that people - HUMANS - have an innate desire to be free even under repressive controls.

http://news.yahoo.com/china-daring-few-challenge-one-child-limit-051010073.html

The birth of our own nation was at the hands of a few who chose to break away from their country's attempts at control.

Also true in the UK, US and numerous other countries - sadly.