The problem with this whole debate, is assuming making a system that is secure is beyond the means of mortal men. And will need a big organization to make such a system.
The truth is. If Apple are shown to be insecure, the bad guys will not use apple, they may make their own OS, which doesn't have the back doors. It may not be a fancy but secure for what is needed.
So Apple is loosing business, and the bad guys are still going under the radar.
Not to sound Trumpish. But the reason why people are classified as disabled, is because there are things that that they cannot do that most other people are able to do. If you are unable to ride a bike, due to a disability, instead of trying put energy into a bike you can ride, you should focus on your wheel chair, or other means of locomotive.
The biggest problem is that Most Solar still has us hooking to the grid, and at whim of the state and the power companies.
The fact that the U.S. is very large in area, and low in population density. The Power Grid, isn't so effective then it is in say Europe, or Asia, however self sustaining Solar with battery night backup can be a good solution. Once we realize that the power companies are going to be obsolete in suburban and rural areas, And should just focus on cities.
The topic of this post asked if it was easier top open source it. Not if it was possible. A rewrite doesn't constitute easy.
Source code isn't the end all be all. A good product can be made on crappy code. Often crappy code is needed to tweak for performance, or to meet deadlines. I still go back at some of my old code and marvel at the ingenuity that I took with some code without the benefits of a modern technology and I also cringe at many of the stupid things I did at the time. Because every day I can't bring my A game.
They own the rights having to give away the game source could cause actions that create a lot of copyright claims. Not just copying the software but the game itself. How many tweaks will it take to make Diabold II to not be it.
Not always so easy. For one they may be using third party libraries that have no source for and agreements not to distribute those libraries as part of a source code. Secondly they have interest in the Intellectual property of the game where they may port it to other devices. This update shows that it isn't abandoned. Just releasing the source can cause a bunch of support problems. With unauthorized patches. Finally knowing how blizzard codes may mean the ability to hack into their battle net servers
Actually more to the point, it just won't accomplish anything. Most of this debate goes behind the idea that software is so hard and complex that you need a large institution to make it. Like building an airplane or a space craft. But the truth is almost anyone can make software, and a single person or a small team of people can make a very elaborate program. So if the government forces back doors in their software. All that will mean is you break your phone and put your own software on it. Make it yourself and get it from a trusted source. As someone who has been coding for 30 years. I can make program where I wouldn't be able to break into it. Especially if someone else installs it and sets it up. Sure those home grown safe OS may not have all the bells and whistles but it would be secure.
I expect they have some reason to keep the device physically intact. Most techs worth their salt will just remove the storage mount it to a computer make copies. And break into the data with brute force.
But what the FBI is asking for is to get in without the running OS clear itself.
Being most PC come with a Windows license and with a stupid restore ability, and it's defaults are full of junk. A lot of people may just want a clean OEM install. Not the Lenovo or Dell install.
Technology doesn't make your job easier, it makes it harder. What it does is takes those mind-numbing jobs, away. And replace them with harder jobs, that requires creative thought, and out of the box problem solving. Our education system fails to stress this new type of thinking. So many people are caught off guard as technology replaces their work. Even if you are in technology, you need to keep an eye on what is happening for your job, if you find what you are doing is repetitive with a canned solution to a planned event, that means you are probably getting out of date, and will need to work on training for a change in your job.
In IT you can't expect to be doing the same job in your career.
Not necessarily. Salary negotiation goes with trying to offer a low bid, if the person accepts it then they got one for cheap. The if the employee who may be a good fit, gets the low bid, may just decline the job, where they may be willing to go higher.
That is the problem is the thinking that grading is a reasonable expression of intelligence. Classes should still be Pass/Fail Where the Pass criteria is much higher than it is today, but Grades from C+ - A+ really don't mean much. The C+ student usually had learned the material, however it didn't fully click until after the test. While the A+ student knew the information beforehand.
But the education system has this competitive success factor GPA, where there is a simple number to say you were smart or not. There is a complex set of issues of how the education system bills students and having sometimes pointless class prerequisites. We should find a way where if the student isn't getting the data say after every couple of weeks they can go back and take those classes again until they get it right. Without having the student go bankrupt and making it nearly impossible for classes to be handled.
I am not giving an easy solution, but the education system is still suck in victorian values.
The problem is the focus on grades, which is preventing us from learning.
I had an argument a while back about this. Me: College Requirements for graduation should have more Advanced Math classes, as Math teaches you valuable problem solving skills. Education Major: Not everyone is good at Math, so they shouldn't be forced to take the classes and hurt their GPA Me: Well I am not good at English classes and they are hurting my GPA so I shouldn't have to take them? Education Major: No you need to take these classes, They offer valuable skills for understanding people and society. Me: But Math offers valuable problem solving skills. Education Major: But not everyone is good at Math....
The problem is with our grading system, we reward people who already know the answers, and not on what is learned. For Liberal Arts, you many can BS their way a good grade on a paper. Approaches include a war of attrition where you give so much words that it is impossible for the grader to really grade correctly. Play to the graders ideology You can twist the topic around to support what ever cause the grader feels strongly at. It is difficult to BS in math. If the answer is correct or not, that is where the hatred of math is.
Math isn't about working hard, it is more about doing it right. So people make mistakes and they can't make it up by just doing more. So they feel like they suck at math because where they may be an A+ student they get Cs in Math. Because Math Grading is normally very mechanical.
However from my experience classes I got a C in are the classes I have learned the most in, the ones I got in A in was because it covered topics I already knew a lot about.
Well even unlike your conditions, the problems are the Ad's can be dangerous to your computer, and your privacy. I keep an Ad blocker, not because I want to deprive sites with revenue, but there are dangerous Ad's out there, ones that try to collect data on your browsing habits, run poorly written code that slows your computer down to a crawl.
Ad blockers are an important defence against malware.
Well being that YouTube is the big powerhouse. I don't see them as the dying brand any time soon. But what they are doing is tilted a bit too much towards the side of the accuser. The real question is where is the balance. If they can move it even just a little towards the side of people who are using it for fair use. It may mean that it would be too expensive for the copyright holders to continue on a mass takedown thread.
If YouTube went all out and just made a huge shift. Then they will probably get hit hard from the legit takedowns (I know this is slashdot, where respect for copyright claims is akin to tyrannical rule), but if there isn't any respect legit users will shy away from youtube as they will be afraid that their copyright calmes will be rejected. Where you can copy someone else's video post it on your account and profit from the traffic.
Well the placebo benefit is due the minds focus on greater healing. So yes meditation is like a placebo. But sometimes it works. That is why in clinical trials they are three groups. Takes the drug, takes the placebo, no drugs. It is to determine if the drug is effictive or not.
Most people do things because it will benefit them. Getting the beta for them isn't about helping Microsoft improve their product. But giving developers advanced access to the new API to give them a head start, To users so they can up their years of experience. On their resume. Now if Microsoft gave more to gai. Such as a free upgrade to the final release there may be more insensitive to help out more.
But right now it is Microsoft greedy attempt at free labor. Vs the users greedy attempt to get a head start on other jobs.
People become beta testers so they can meet the crazy job requirements. 3 years experience in SQL server 2016, 5 years experience with Windows server 2015. You know all the insane requirements they put out so the claim they can't find qualified tech workers.
The oceans are still at sea level. It is just natural sinking of the continental plates. As the core of the earth cools the earth will shrink, Thus causing the plates to sink further down.
This was pure sarcasm. I sure hope this doesn't become some sort of lame scientific evidence.
Back in the days of NT and 2000, Internet connections were still primarily dialup Google while around, wasn't a dependable source to get info.
Today it is far more convenient to get this info from the internet from multiple sources. So there isn't much of a market in all encompassing technical books.
However Consoles are uniformed in their Graphics, allowing game makers to make their games directly for the graphics hardware, taking advantage of all the new features.
If you get the Latest and greatest GPU you have features that Game makers will not publish in decades, Thus you will have less of of an overall benefit from the upgrade.
In terms of raw power your PC is almost always superior to the console. However Consoles tend to have better quality games because it can take advantage on what it has. Because not all gamers will shell out $10,000 for the ultimate gaming system that will be out of date next year.
In short it was due to a lack of a good community of gamers. You shelled out a good chunk of money for a crappy game, you may be less apt to try that again. What the next generation did, was have a community of magazines that showcased good games and had reviews of them. While a lot of it was paid advertisements, but still the adds would try to showcase what the game was targeted towards. While before someone who went to the store, would only really figure out the game by what was on the Box.
Why would you say he wouldn't get a fair trial? A fair trial may indeed point out that he may still be guilty. Just because you don't like the outcome, it doesn't mean it was unfair. Manning: Was military personnel so the actions would fall under Military court. Assange: Doesn't seem to have any open arrest warrant for the United States. Snowden: Is a civilian contractor. So he would probably go threw the standard legal process.
He admitted that he did leak classified documents. The court found what the NSA was doing was overstepping its bounds. Now it would be to the court to figure out if he was justified in doing so. Or did he have other options of bringing up the concerns. What a wide spread leek the justified action? Or could this have been handled more discreetly. From my point of view, he went all Drama Queen and took it overboard and turned a serious problem into a media spectacle. Other points of view is he needed to go that far because otherwise nothing would happen.
But the thing is a Fair trial doesn't mean he isn't guilty, it just means they will weigh all the evidence.
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The problem with this whole debate, is assuming making a system that is secure is beyond the means of mortal men. And will need a big organization to make such a system.
The truth is. If Apple are shown to be insecure, the bad guys will not use apple, they may make their own OS, which doesn't have the back doors. It may not be a fancy but secure for what is needed.
So Apple is loosing business, and the bad guys are still going under the radar.
Not to sound Trumpish. But the reason why people are classified as disabled, is because there are things that that they cannot do that most other people are able to do. If you are unable to ride a bike, due to a disability, instead of trying put energy into a bike you can ride, you should focus on your wheel chair, or other means of locomotive.
The biggest problem is that Most Solar still has us hooking to the grid, and at whim of the state and the power companies.
The fact that the U.S. is very large in area, and low in population density. The Power Grid, isn't so effective then it is in say Europe, or Asia, however self sustaining Solar with battery night backup can be a good solution. Once we realize that the power companies are going to be obsolete in suburban and rural areas, And should just focus on cities.
The topic of this post asked if it was easier top open source it. Not if it was possible. A rewrite doesn't constitute easy.
Source code isn't the end all be all. A good product can be made on crappy code. Often crappy code is needed to tweak for performance, or to meet deadlines. I still go back at some of my old code and marvel at the ingenuity that I took with some code without the benefits of a modern technology and I also cringe at many of the stupid things I did at the time. Because every day I can't bring my A game.
They own the rights having to give away the game source could cause actions that create a lot of copyright claims. Not just copying the software but the game itself. How many tweaks will it take to make Diabold II to not be it.
Not always so easy.
For one they may be using third party libraries that have no source for and agreements not to distribute those libraries as part of a source code.
Secondly they have interest in the Intellectual property of the game where they may port it to other devices. This update shows that it isn't abandoned.
Just releasing the source can cause a bunch of support problems. With unauthorized patches.
Finally knowing how blizzard codes may mean the ability to hack into their battle net servers
Actually more to the point, it just won't accomplish anything.
Most of this debate goes behind the idea that software is so hard and complex that you need a large institution to make it. Like building an airplane or a space craft. But the truth is almost anyone can make software, and a single person or a small team of people can make a very elaborate program.
So if the government forces back doors in their software. All that will mean is you break your phone and put your own software on it. Make it yourself and get it from a trusted source.
As someone who has been coding for 30 years. I can make program where I wouldn't be able to break into it. Especially if someone else installs it and sets it up.
Sure those home grown safe OS may not have all the bells and whistles but it would be secure.
I expect they have some reason to keep the device physically intact.
Most techs worth their salt will just remove the storage mount it to a computer make copies. And break into the data with brute force.
But what the FBI is asking for is to get in without the running OS clear itself.
Being most PC come with a Windows license and with a stupid restore ability, and it's defaults are full of junk. A lot of people may just want a clean OEM install. Not the Lenovo or Dell install.
Well for post Gates/Balmer Microsoft has been trying hard to clean up its hard 80's style business tactics and move towards a friendlier company.
This type of stuff shows its real DNA.
Technology doesn't make your job easier, it makes it harder. What it does is takes those mind-numbing jobs, away. And replace them with harder jobs, that requires creative thought, and out of the box problem solving.
Our education system fails to stress this new type of thinking. So many people are caught off guard as technology replaces their work.
Even if you are in technology, you need to keep an eye on what is happening for your job, if you find what you are doing is repetitive with a canned solution to a planned event, that means you are probably getting out of date, and will need to work on training for a change in your job.
In IT you can't expect to be doing the same job in your career.
If a high end Mac won't support it. You will need a higher end PC which will be beyond most people's budgets.
Not necessarily. Salary negotiation goes with trying to offer a low bid, if the person accepts it then they got one for cheap.
The if the employee who may be a good fit, gets the low bid, may just decline the job, where they may be willing to go higher.
That is the problem is the thinking that grading is a reasonable expression of intelligence.
Classes should still be Pass/Fail Where the Pass criteria is much higher than it is today, but Grades from C+ - A+ really don't mean much. The C+ student usually had learned the material, however it didn't fully click until after the test. While the A+ student knew the information beforehand.
But the education system has this competitive success factor GPA, where there is a simple number to say you were smart or not. There is a complex set of issues of how the education system bills students and having sometimes pointless class prerequisites. We should find a way where if the student isn't getting the data say after every couple of weeks they can go back and take those classes again until they get it right. Without having the student go bankrupt and making it nearly impossible for classes to be handled.
I am not giving an easy solution, but the education system is still suck in victorian values.
The problem is the focus on grades, which is preventing us from learning.
I had an argument a while back about this. ...
Me: College Requirements for graduation should have more Advanced Math classes, as Math teaches you valuable problem solving skills.
Education Major: Not everyone is good at Math, so they shouldn't be forced to take the classes and hurt their GPA
Me: Well I am not good at English classes and they are hurting my GPA so I shouldn't have to take them?
Education Major: No you need to take these classes, They offer valuable skills for understanding people and society.
Me: But Math offers valuable problem solving skills.
Education Major: But not everyone is good at Math.
The problem is with our grading system, we reward people who already know the answers, and not on what is learned. For Liberal Arts, you many can BS their way a good grade on a paper. Approaches include a war of attrition where you give so much words that it is impossible for the grader to really grade correctly. Play to the graders ideology You can twist the topic around to support what ever cause the grader feels strongly at. It is difficult to BS in math. If the answer is correct or not, that is where the hatred of math is.
Math isn't about working hard, it is more about doing it right. So people make mistakes and they can't make it up by just doing more. So they feel like they suck at math because where they may be an A+ student they get Cs in Math. Because Math Grading is normally very mechanical.
However from my experience classes I got a C in are the classes I have learned the most in, the ones I got in A in was because it covered topics I already knew a lot about.
Well even unlike your conditions, the problems are the Ad's can be dangerous to your computer, and your privacy.
I keep an Ad blocker, not because I want to deprive sites with revenue, but there are dangerous Ad's out there, ones that try to collect data on your browsing habits, run poorly written code that slows your computer down to a crawl.
Ad blockers are an important defence against malware.
Well being that YouTube is the big powerhouse. I don't see them as the dying brand any time soon. But what they are doing is tilted a bit too much towards the side of the accuser. The real question is where is the balance. If they can move it even just a little towards the side of people who are using it for fair use. It may mean that it would be too expensive for the copyright holders to continue on a mass takedown thread.
If YouTube went all out and just made a huge shift. Then they will probably get hit hard from the legit takedowns (I know this is slashdot, where respect for copyright claims is akin to tyrannical rule), but if there isn't any respect legit users will shy away from youtube as they will be afraid that their copyright calmes will be rejected. Where you can copy someone else's video post it on your account and profit from the traffic.
Well the placebo benefit is due the minds focus on greater healing. So yes meditation is like a placebo. But sometimes it works.
That is why in clinical trials they are three groups.
Takes the drug, takes the placebo, no drugs.
It is to determine if the drug is effictive or not.
Most people do things because it will benefit them. Getting the beta for them isn't about helping Microsoft improve their product. But giving developers advanced access to the new API to give them a head start, To users so they can up their years of experience. On their resume.
Now if Microsoft gave more to gai. Such as a free upgrade to the final release there may be more insensitive to help out more.
But right now it is Microsoft greedy attempt at free labor. Vs the users greedy attempt to get a head start on other jobs.
People become beta testers so they can meet the crazy job requirements. 3 years experience in SQL server 2016, 5 years experience with Windows server 2015. You know all the insane requirements they put out so the claim they can't find qualified tech workers.
The oceans are still at sea level. It is just natural sinking of the continental plates. As the core of the earth cools the earth will shrink, Thus causing the plates to sink further down.
This was pure sarcasm. I sure hope this doesn't become some sort of lame scientific evidence.
Back in the days of NT and 2000, Internet connections were still primarily dialup Google while around, wasn't a dependable source to get info.
Today it is far more convenient to get this info from the internet from multiple sources. So there isn't much of a market in all encompassing technical books.
However Consoles are uniformed in their Graphics, allowing game makers to make their games directly for the graphics hardware, taking advantage of all the new features.
If you get the Latest and greatest GPU you have features that Game makers will not publish in decades, Thus you will have less of of an overall benefit from the upgrade.
In terms of raw power your PC is almost always superior to the console. However Consoles tend to have better quality games because it can take advantage on what it has. Because not all gamers will shell out $10,000 for the ultimate gaming system that will be out of date next year.
In short it was due to a lack of a good community of gamers. You shelled out a good chunk of money for a crappy game, you may be less apt to try that again.
What the next generation did, was have a community of magazines that showcased good games and had reviews of them. While a lot of it was paid advertisements, but still the adds would try to showcase what the game was targeted towards. While before someone who went to the store, would only really figure out the game by what was on the Box.
We keep on getting fed media of fear. Rational discourse of events and ideas showing the actual scale of things, just doesn't make money.
Why would you say he wouldn't get a fair trial?
A fair trial may indeed point out that he may still be guilty. Just because you don't like the outcome, it doesn't mean it was unfair.
Manning: Was military personnel so the actions would fall under Military court.
Assange: Doesn't seem to have any open arrest warrant for the United States.
Snowden: Is a civilian contractor. So he would probably go threw the standard legal process.
He admitted that he did leak classified documents.
The court found what the NSA was doing was overstepping its bounds.
Now it would be to the court to figure out if he was justified in doing so. Or did he have other options of bringing up the concerns. What a wide spread leek the justified action? Or could this have been handled more discreetly.
From my point of view, he went all Drama Queen and took it overboard and turned a serious problem into a media spectacle. Other points of view is he needed to go that far because otherwise nothing would happen.
But the thing is a Fair trial doesn't mean he isn't guilty, it just means they will weigh all the evidence.