Because doing a full code review of all the code I need to use on a daily bases will encompass all the time that I would need the code to do. Civilization is based on a degree of trust, its advancements is due to people doing what they are good at, and someone else doing something else that matches what they are good at. I doubt anyone is using a computer that they had started with finding a stick, a large rock, and picked some grass. Weaved the grass into a Rope, and using the stick and rope and rock to fashion a hammer. Which you could use to mine all the minerals you need to make a computer, plus to make all the other tools needed to build it.... Doing all the work smelting, and mining forming... Until you can make yourself a computer from scratch. Then you have to write code for it, starting with some method to set the original bits for some type of text entry, then typing in the binary code to get to a point where you can have an assembler, where you can efficiently make a text editor to make the OS......
We take shortcuts, if we say we built our own PC, we had gotten parts already built and we trust that these parts will do what they say they do. Will that Mosfet Transistor actually work as a transistor, or did the vendor sneak in a tiny microchip and radio device in its casing, to record and broadcast the bits over wifi to some outside place. Trust is needed because it is impossible for us to validate everything. They are bad actors, and their are people who's job is to validate things, but we will need to trust their assessment of the validation.
Dependency Hell. Doing a make configure && make && make install (or whatever version you prefer) will often fail after a long time realizing that there is one stupid library is missing. RPM you can get the problem of recursive dependencies. Where Package A need Package B need Package C which needs Package A. And it is up to you to know witch one for force. Static Binaries, can get big, and also make doing a security patch near impossible. Install scripts are often not well configured to your distribution. App Repositories, where the Apps are configured and load in all the Dependencies in the right order, As well perform all the necessary distribution particular configuration. Has greatly simpleminded the process.
Although this particular occurrence had some bad code, when spotted and removed it was fixed, vs downloading it from the source, where the bad code was there to stay.
There are ways around that normally. Lets say there is a remote offsite backup in UK. Where their privacy may be compatible for Switzerland to send data to them, but UK Laws may allow sending data to Russia.
I am not saying UK laws will or will not allow this, I am just giving an example.
I just found it funny the guy is reporting on how his phone which has all these nice features and he implied it was a newish 2017 model, but is afraid to say what he has... Just most of the phones that are considered in the same class as the iPhone, Google Pixel, Samsung Galaxy, HTC One... All seem to have fixed batteries, and the newer models have removed the headphone jack, even after making fun of Apple for doing it initially. I personally don't care if someone is using a 1k iPhone or a $50 flip phone, but they are not the same class of product. And the design decisions have trade offs. The people who use the so called "Premium" Phones tend use them more as personal computers then actual phones. So the trade offs for Faster CPU, bigger brighter displays... Differs from say the next step down Sub $500 Smart Phone, which are actually getting more bang for your buck, but less bang in general. These are meant as a supplement for your PC, you can browse the Web, but not super fast, you can check email and respond to emails but not as well. So if you have a non-phone primary computing devices these are much better. This set seems to have things like removable batteries, and SD readers, and Extra plugs and connectors, because they are not expected to be superior, but just kinda there and being a lot of competing models, doing anything risky like removing a less used feature or port isn't in their business model. Because having to pay more then the cost of a phone to replace a battery for an inexpensive phone will probably just cause the person to get a new phone, not of that brand.
However traditional telecom systems are more regulated then tech companies. Which is part the reason why your Cell phone bill is so high. Not to be complaining about it, as some of the regulations are for our own protection. However it does raise the cost. That is why VoiP is often cheaper. It isn't because of the technology (Which often can be scaled up for cheaper), but the amount of regulations involved to stay in business.
Tech Companies move faster then the law can adapt. Big ones like Google and Apple, will often lead the charge on these changes. Hence why Google is often targets because it is seen as the source of the problem, and they are big enough to fix it. However by the time the law gets to them, Google has moved on to newer and better things.
Kaspersky is being accused of aiding the Russian government in its espionage. Being that the company makes security software which by definition needs to be run these systems normally with elevated privileges. Despite if the claims are true or not, people are not choosing Kaspersky software due to its connection with Russia, and the Russian government does have a trend of getting involved in its companies. Companies with sensitive information are not using the software.
Moving to Switzerland doesn't seem to really fix anything, because all it will take is a request for the CEO to send or "Backup" their data to a Russian Data center, or to an 3rd party data-center that Russia may have access too.
The only way I think they would be considered safe, is if they provide the source to all the countries they are trying to sell too, have them review it, and compile it with their own tools and redistribute it to its citizens. Any data collection would need to be done by 3rd party resellers who have no direct connection to the actual company.
The notch on these phones is because there is some technology in the way however the technology doesn’t fill up the entire top of the screen. So they found a way to get a display to fit in a non square space.
If Lenovo found a way to get rid of the need for the notch. That is a good thing, but did they make a sacrifice for that feature, and is that notch worth the sacrifice.
Besides the geek rage about the headphone jack missing on the iPhone. It was a sacrifice Apple did for waterproofing and to free up some space to get some extra technology in. So far this seems to be a good move from Apple dispite the geek rage of love of a port that was never intended for such a device.
Once Waterlogged it becomes heavier then water. Because it is more the air bubbles in the plastic in it that makes it float, the plastic itself is heavier then water.
The problem is we treat adults like children. As people mature deterrents become less effective. If as a teenager you get ticketed for speeding over 10mph past the limit, then chances are you will not be speeding after that. If you didn't get caught and 5-10 year of maturity, you are still speeding 10mph past the limit and you finally get a ticket, you will not assume that you did anything wrong, but it was the police who was just being a jerk, and the City is just using this as an excuse to get extra revenue.
Punishment becomes less of a deterrent, but an expense of life. Taking people imprisoned for a crime, and punishing them for the sake of punishment. Doesn't normally turn them around especially after they are an adult. Having them with the ones they care about and seeing the impact of their decisions, will more likely cause a change.
So if you are still speeding 10mph past the limit, and it causes you to Crash your car and hurt someone. Then you as a normal Human Being would realize that your habit has a consequence and the law was there for a reason. However, there can be actions other then a fine or jail time, that probably should be taken place before someone getting hurt. Such as mandatory education on the topic. If you treat humans as animals, they will act like them when let out.
Mostly because these people are Human Beings, and deserve some sense of humanity.
Because of America's hard nose attitude towards the law, they are a lot of small time offenders in jail, who are not really a danger to other people or themselves. But are locked up for breaking the law.
The jail system in general needs some benefits for good behavior and things that can be removed if bad behavior. So for many of the small time criminals in jail, and being that can behave, they should have access to normal human rights.
I don't expect a crash and burn. However it can lead to a point of increasing isolation from world affairs and trade. Which will cause the rest of the world cultures to adapt and become more globalized while we stay stuck and diverge into a separate one. China for centuries had isolated themselves from the rest of the world, confident in their own superiority, until WWII where the tiny nation of Japan kicked their butts, until the rest of the world came in to help.
So Carbon credits will save the world? By managing pollution with a carrot and stick approach where companies that are good on the environment will have extra assets while companies who are not good for the environment will need to buy these credits (from the companies who are good with the environment). This would encourage green companies to be greener to gain more credits, and for polluting companies to cut their pollution as to save money. As well being a controlled asset, as companies get greener they can adjust the exchange rates and standards.
Why on earth would we come "crawling back" to the EU and China to buy anything? EU products are usually known for their Quality, Chinese products are known for their affordability. American Products are usually in the middle. Right now we are near peak employment, and also our education system is lacking in prepping people for these jobs. So our demand for goods and services has exceeded our ability to supply it. Also if there is a change in demand the US may not be able to adapt quickly enough to pick this up. For example Ford just stated they will no longer be making cars (with the exception of the Mustang) and will focus on Trucks, with this change their manufacturing process will change and skills in making cars will be lost. This is good right now, because Trucks are popular, but as Fuel prices begin to rise again, we will transition (like we did last decade) to smaller more fuel efficient cars. Ford will need to revamp again, but EU/Chinese/Japanese auto makers already have the process, so we would want to buy stuff from them.
China and the EU have other sources for good then the US. In terms or raw material they can go to Russia, and China. Many of what we called the 3rd world, may be able to step up too, with offering the manufacturing and raw materials as well. The US was normally preferred because we had the reputation of being easy to do business with. Not because what we offered was better or had more of it.
One of the few positive aspects of the Trump administration, is the fact that other countries are stepping up to get things done themselves without relying on Papa USA to do it for them.
However a an American Citizen, I question how this is our affecting our global reputation and power within the world. In general I am happy to see countries self reliant and not needing my Tax money going to them to fix their problems, but if my Tax money is going to fix there problems you are willing to bet my government is going to have influence on what is going on, and help slow down actions that may be against our own self interests. And when these countries on their own, may align themselves with other countries who may be more then willing to help out, such as Russia and China.
Right now most countries are trying to be the Adult in the room, and giving the US some slack. However we are burning our good will, and we could end up with a greatly reduced power nation. As when the next major crisis happens, such as a recession, new war, natural or man made disaster. We may not have anyone to turn too for help, and with our safety nets and allies cut out, such problems will hit us hard.
The time invasive species were introduced, the impact of such action wasn't known or the expected impact seems less the the reward of doing so. I know my life style isn't carbon neutral. While I try to reduce the pollution, fuel efficient cars, Using Wood Pellets vs Oil for heat, recycling what I can... I know there is much more I can do if I need to a net positive to the environment. Heck how much carbon is wasted on these posts on Slashdot? But the point is we do things all the time that we know isn't the best, but that is life there are trade offs we need to survive and be happy.
Also with many environmental solutions. The reasonable expectation isn't to have it like it was before, because that is nearly impossible, but to stop the biggest problem, which will introduce smaller problems which we hope are small enough to be managed. The question is the Net Cost of the poison on the environment is less than the net cost of the rat infestation. Then the next question would be is there any reasonable actions that can be taken place to reduce the Net Cost of the poison.
Probably not. A lot of these statements will contradict themselves. Because people will contradict themselves and the issues are far more complex then a Slashdot post can explain.
1. You have Android Fan boys who think Apples success will lead to Androids failure. Thus are afraid of backing the wrong team. While there is growth in both markets and the competition between the two systems actually help them improve themselves. If Apple starts to fail, Android is going to have problems shortly after.
2. Holdout from the 16bit days, Apple vs. Commodore/Amiga vs. IBM vs.... Today's Cell phone market is a lot like the PC market during the late 1980's. We all had our camps. And many are bitter to see their favorite brand be absorbed or killed off into the IBM Compatible PC Market.
3. Ultra Conservatives, because Apple is run by a liberal guy.
4. Ultra Liberals, because Apple is a for profit company and runs like one.
5. People who have been burned by Apple. They got a product that didn't work as well as they hoped or didn't last long. (Granted this happens with Google too)
6. Trying to be Cool by not being Cool. Apple is the popular product, so the cool people don't use the popular product, because that shows they are brainwashed by marketing. So to fit in the the cool people you have to show that you don't follow what is cool.
7. Doesn't have the money to spend on it. They secretly like the products, but cannot afford it or justify the price. So they settled with something cheaper and needs to justify themselves that they made the better decision.
8. If you are going to be on a side, you are going all in. This is common in today's culture. It isn't enough to just be a supporter of a side, but you need to be a "pure" supporter.
9. You don't like the products (often for good reasons), but cannot see why others will have good reasons to like the product.
10. They are big name in the industry, We want to see the big guys fall.
Being they are a bit more closer to us, we can use these to see what differences other galaxies may have then ours. While I am not expecting anything exotic like an Anti-Matter star, But some different heavy atoms may be present at a different ratio.
"Lossless digital format" isn't lossless. It is still an approximation of the actual sound. The problem is literately fitting a round peg in a square hole. The sound we hear is waves Lossless digital formats take that wave split it up into millions of data elements, round to the closest value of the average of that segment. Then when they play it back they will just try to round the edges back. Data is lost, but not as much as in our lossy data formats.
These minute lost data is often what people attribute warmth or depth to the music. Now not to discourage digital music. Analog biggest problem is every copy data is loss, and reading will degrade the data over time. So Your digital CD will probably be as good as your Record if treated well after a month (as the needle will over time wear out unexpected spikes) or a Real to real after a year. But it the sound would stay the same.
I don't like the guy either, but you will need to find way to put some peace back to your life. Being angry and vindictive about this guy isn't helping. In under 6 Months, go out and vote your consciousness. While you may not be able to vote him out of office, you can vote for people who will stop his agenda.
I have taken "the wheel" of an aircraft for a few minutes under a pilots strict guidance. And compared to the first time I drove a car, It was tough. All I needed to do was keep the airplane flying straight. I got my direction set, my pitch and angle was good too. But I was missing the altitude, which the pilot was quick to correct me on. When I first learned to drive, going straight was easy. While flying there is more to it. While not impossible to learn, it does require more then driving. (For a human) A computer is good at dealing with multiple inputs.
There isn't a key that only the Good guys can use, that the bad guys cannot obtain. While I respect our law enforcement workers. And I understand their request for such a key. It is an issue that we cannot allow their job to be as easy as they want. Because I value my personal rights, and I don't want the bad guys being able to get in too.
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Because doing a full code review of all the code I need to use on a daily bases will encompass all the time that I would need the code to do.
Civilization is based on a degree of trust, its advancements is due to people doing what they are good at, and someone else doing something else that matches what they are good at.
I doubt anyone is using a computer that they had started with finding a stick, a large rock, and picked some grass. Weaved the grass into a Rope, and using the stick and rope and rock to fashion a hammer. Which you could use to mine all the minerals you need to make a computer, plus to make all the other tools needed to build it.... Doing all the work smelting, and mining forming... Until you can make yourself a computer from scratch. Then you have to write code for it, starting with some method to set the original bits for some type of text entry, then typing in the binary code to get to a point where you can have an assembler, where you can efficiently make a text editor to make the OS......
We take shortcuts, if we say we built our own PC, we had gotten parts already built and we trust that these parts will do what they say they do. Will that Mosfet Transistor actually work as a transistor, or did the vendor sneak in a tiny microchip and radio device in its casing, to record and broadcast the bits over wifi to some outside place. Trust is needed because it is impossible for us to validate everything.
They are bad actors, and their are people who's job is to validate things, but we will need to trust their assessment of the validation.
Dependency Hell.
Doing a make configure && make && make install (or whatever version you prefer) will often fail after a long time realizing that there is one stupid library is missing.
RPM you can get the problem of recursive dependencies. Where Package A need Package B need Package C which needs Package A. And it is up to you to know witch one for force.
Static Binaries, can get big, and also make doing a security patch near impossible.
Install scripts are often not well configured to your distribution.
App Repositories, where the Apps are configured and load in all the Dependencies in the right order, As well perform all the necessary distribution particular configuration. Has greatly simpleminded the process.
Although this particular occurrence had some bad code, when spotted and removed it was fixed, vs downloading it from the source, where the bad code was there to stay.
There are ways around that normally. Lets say there is a remote offsite backup in UK. Where their privacy may be compatible for Switzerland to send data to them, but UK Laws may allow sending data to Russia.
I am not saying UK laws will or will not allow this, I am just giving an example.
I just found it funny the guy is reporting on how his phone which has all these nice features and he implied it was a newish 2017 model, but is afraid to say what he has...
Just most of the phones that are considered in the same class as the iPhone, Google Pixel, Samsung Galaxy, HTC One... All seem to have fixed batteries, and the newer models have removed the headphone jack, even after making fun of Apple for doing it initially.
I personally don't care if someone is using a 1k iPhone or a $50 flip phone, but they are not the same class of product. And the design decisions have trade offs. The people who use the so called "Premium" Phones tend use them more as personal computers then actual phones. So the trade offs for Faster CPU, bigger brighter displays... Differs from say the next step down Sub $500 Smart Phone, which are actually getting more bang for your buck, but less bang in general. These are meant as a supplement for your PC, you can browse the Web, but not super fast, you can check email and respond to emails but not as well. So if you have a non-phone primary computing devices these are much better. This set seems to have things like removable batteries, and SD readers, and Extra plugs and connectors, because they are not expected to be superior, but just kinda there and being a lot of competing models, doing anything risky like removing a less used feature or port isn't in their business model. Because having to pay more then the cost of a phone to replace a battery for an inexpensive phone will probably just cause the person to get a new phone, not of that brand.
However traditional telecom systems are more regulated then tech companies. Which is part the reason why your Cell phone bill is so high. Not to be complaining about it, as some of the regulations are for our own protection. However it does raise the cost.
That is why VoiP is often cheaper. It isn't because of the technology (Which often can be scaled up for cheaper), but the amount of regulations involved to stay in business.
Tech Companies move faster then the law can adapt. Big ones like Google and Apple, will often lead the charge on these changes. Hence why Google is often targets because it is seen as the source of the problem, and they are big enough to fix it. However by the time the law gets to them, Google has moved on to newer and better things.
Kaspersky is being accused of aiding the Russian government in its espionage. Being that the company makes security software which by definition needs to be run these systems normally with elevated privileges.
Despite if the claims are true or not, people are not choosing Kaspersky software due to its connection with Russia, and the Russian government does have a trend of getting involved in its companies. Companies with sensitive information are not using the software.
Moving to Switzerland doesn't seem to really fix anything, because all it will take is a request for the CEO to send or "Backup" their data to a Russian Data center, or to an 3rd party data-center that Russia may have access too.
The only way I think they would be considered safe, is if they provide the source to all the countries they are trying to sell too, have them review it, and compile it with their own tools and redistribute it to its citizens. Any data collection would need to be done by 3rd party resellers who have no direct connection to the actual company.
The notch on these phones is because there is some technology in the way however the technology doesn’t fill up the entire top of the screen. So they found a way to get a display to fit in a non square space.
If Lenovo found a way to get rid of the need for the notch. That is a good thing, but did they make a sacrifice for that feature, and is that notch worth the sacrifice.
Besides the geek rage about the headphone jack missing on the iPhone. It was a sacrifice Apple did for waterproofing and to free up some space to get some extra technology in. So far this seems to be a good move from Apple dispite the geek rage of love of a port that was never intended for such a device.
What, not giving the name of this magical phone?
Or are you afraid of us looking it up and finding its flaws as well?
Once Waterlogged it becomes heavier then water. Because it is more the air bubbles in the plastic in it that makes it float, the plastic itself is heavier then water.
The problem is we treat adults like children.
As people mature deterrents become less effective.
If as a teenager you get ticketed for speeding over 10mph past the limit, then chances are you will not be speeding after that. If you didn't get caught and 5-10 year of maturity, you are still speeding 10mph past the limit and you finally get a ticket, you will not assume that you did anything wrong, but it was the police who was just being a jerk, and the City is just using this as an excuse to get extra revenue.
Punishment becomes less of a deterrent, but an expense of life. Taking people imprisoned for a crime, and punishing them for the sake of punishment. Doesn't normally turn them around especially after they are an adult. Having them with the ones they care about and seeing the impact of their decisions, will more likely cause a change.
So if you are still speeding 10mph past the limit, and it causes you to Crash your car and hurt someone. Then you as a normal Human Being would realize that your habit has a consequence and the law was there for a reason. However, there can be actions other then a fine or jail time, that probably should be taken place before someone getting hurt. Such as mandatory education on the topic.
If you treat humans as animals, they will act like them when let out.
Mostly because these people are Human Beings, and deserve some sense of humanity.
Because of America's hard nose attitude towards the law, they are a lot of small time offenders in jail, who are not really a danger to other people or themselves. But are locked up for breaking the law.
The jail system in general needs some benefits for good behavior and things that can be removed if bad behavior. So for many of the small time criminals in jail, and being that can behave, they should have access to normal human rights.
I don't expect a crash and burn. However it can lead to a point of increasing isolation from world affairs and trade. Which will cause the rest of the world cultures to adapt and become more globalized while we stay stuck and diverge into a separate one.
China for centuries had isolated themselves from the rest of the world, confident in their own superiority, until WWII where the tiny nation of Japan kicked their butts, until the rest of the world came in to help.
Well it was a stupid article anyways, because a lot of systems don't bother checking if Date of Birth is before today date.
Also to note Javascript (normally the first line of data validation) Ints are 32 bit
So Carbon credits will save the world? By managing pollution with a carrot and stick approach where companies that are good on the environment will have extra assets while companies who are not good for the environment will need to buy these credits (from the companies who are good with the environment). This would encourage green companies to be greener to gain more credits, and for polluting companies to cut their pollution as to save money. As well being a controlled asset, as companies get greener they can adjust the exchange rates and standards.
Why on earth would we come "crawling back" to the EU and China to buy anything? EU products are usually known for their Quality, Chinese products are known for their affordability. American Products are usually in the middle. Right now we are near peak employment, and also our education system is lacking in prepping people for these jobs. So our demand for goods and services has exceeded our ability to supply it. Also if there is a change in demand the US may not be able to adapt quickly enough to pick this up. For example Ford just stated they will no longer be making cars (with the exception of the Mustang) and will focus on Trucks, with this change their manufacturing process will change and skills in making cars will be lost. This is good right now, because Trucks are popular, but as Fuel prices begin to rise again, we will transition (like we did last decade) to smaller more fuel efficient cars. Ford will need to revamp again, but EU/Chinese/Japanese auto makers already have the process, so we would want to buy stuff from them.
China and the EU have other sources for good then the US. In terms or raw material they can go to Russia, and China. Many of what we called the 3rd world, may be able to step up too, with offering the manufacturing and raw materials as well. The US was normally preferred because we had the reputation of being easy to do business with. Not because what we offered was better or had more of it.
One of the few positive aspects of the Trump administration, is the fact that other countries are stepping up to get things done themselves without relying on Papa USA to do it for them.
However a an American Citizen, I question how this is our affecting our global reputation and power within the world. In general I am happy to see countries self reliant and not needing my Tax money going to them to fix their problems, but if my Tax money is going to fix there problems you are willing to bet my government is going to have influence on what is going on, and help slow down actions that may be against our own self interests. And when these countries on their own, may align themselves with other countries who may be more then willing to help out, such as Russia and China.
Right now most countries are trying to be the Adult in the room, and giving the US some slack. However we are burning our good will, and we could end up with a greatly reduced power nation. As when the next major crisis happens, such as a recession, new war, natural or man made disaster. We may not have anyone to turn too for help, and with our safety nets and allies cut out, such problems will hit us hard.
Why do we need to vilify anything?
The time invasive species were introduced, the impact of such action wasn't known or the expected impact seems less the the reward of doing so. I know my life style isn't carbon neutral. While I try to reduce the pollution, fuel efficient cars, Using Wood Pellets vs Oil for heat, recycling what I can... I know there is much more I can do if I need to a net positive to the environment. Heck how much carbon is wasted on these posts on Slashdot?
But the point is we do things all the time that we know isn't the best, but that is life there are trade offs we need to survive and be happy.
Also with many environmental solutions. The reasonable expectation isn't to have it like it was before, because that is nearly impossible, but to stop the biggest problem, which will introduce smaller problems which we hope are small enough to be managed.
The question is the Net Cost of the poison on the environment is less than the net cost of the rat infestation. Then the next question would be is there any reasonable actions that can be taken place to reduce the Net Cost of the poison.
That and I think Blockbuster went IPO the same day RedHat did.
Probably not.
A lot of these statements will contradict themselves. Because people will contradict themselves and the issues are far more complex then a Slashdot post can explain.
1. You have Android Fan boys who think Apples success will lead to Androids failure. Thus are afraid of backing the wrong team. While there is growth in both markets and the competition between the two systems actually help them improve themselves. If Apple starts to fail, Android is going to have problems shortly after.
2. Holdout from the 16bit days, Apple vs. Commodore/Amiga vs. IBM vs. ... Today's Cell phone market is a lot like the PC market during the late 1980's. We all had our camps. And many are bitter to see their favorite brand be absorbed or killed off into the IBM Compatible PC Market.
3. Ultra Conservatives, because Apple is run by a liberal guy.
4. Ultra Liberals, because Apple is a for profit company and runs like one.
5. People who have been burned by Apple. They got a product that didn't work as well as they hoped or didn't last long. (Granted this happens with Google too)
6. Trying to be Cool by not being Cool. Apple is the popular product, so the cool people don't use the popular product, because that shows they are brainwashed by marketing. So to fit in the the cool people you have to show that you don't follow what is cool.
7. Doesn't have the money to spend on it. They secretly like the products, but cannot afford it or justify the price. So they settled with something cheaper and needs to justify themselves that they made the better decision.
8. If you are going to be on a side, you are going all in. This is common in today's culture. It isn't enough to just be a supporter of a side, but you need to be a "pure" supporter.
9. You don't like the products (often for good reasons), but cannot see why others will have good reasons to like the product.
10. They are big name in the industry, We want to see the big guys fall.
Being they are a bit more closer to us, we can use these to see what differences other galaxies may have then ours. While I am not expecting anything exotic like an Anti-Matter star, But some different heavy atoms may be present at a different ratio.
You can always shoot missiles from behind the dirt so you have a place where you can have some protection.
"Lossless digital format" isn't lossless. It is still an approximation of the actual sound. The problem is literately fitting a round peg in a square hole. The sound we hear is waves Lossless digital formats take that wave split it up into millions of data elements, round to the closest value of the average of that segment. Then when they play it back they will just try to round the edges back. Data is lost, but not as much as in our lossy data formats.
These minute lost data is often what people attribute warmth or depth to the music. Now not to discourage digital music. Analog biggest problem is every copy data is loss, and reading will degrade the data over time. So Your digital CD will probably be as good as your Record if treated well after a month (as the needle will over time wear out unexpected spikes) or a Real to real after a year. But it the sound would stay the same.
I don't like the guy either, but you will need to find way to put some peace back to your life. Being angry and vindictive about this guy isn't helping. In under 6 Months, go out and vote your consciousness. While you may not be able to vote him out of office, you can vote for people who will stop his agenda.
I have taken "the wheel" of an aircraft for a few minutes under a pilots strict guidance. And compared to the first time I drove a car, It was tough. All I needed to do was keep the airplane flying straight. I got my direction set, my pitch and angle was good too. But I was missing the altitude, which the pilot was quick to correct me on. When I first learned to drive, going straight was easy. While flying there is more to it. While not impossible to learn, it does require more then driving. (For a human) A computer is good at dealing with multiple inputs.
Kids these days
Part of ANSI standards is terminal emulation standard.
There isn't a key that only the Good guys can use, that the bad guys cannot obtain.
While I respect our law enforcement workers. And I understand their request for such a key. It is an issue that we cannot allow their job to be as easy as they want. Because I value my personal rights, and I don't want the bad guys being able to get in too.