At least with a wake word, we can tell whether chat bot should be sending audio over your network, and we can detect that. Although it should be pointed out that once you're in the middle of the conversation, you no longer use the wake words.
We're not talking about college, we're talking about kids.
And I was using "lecture" to mean "lecture", because we were talking about cellphones distracting from lectures and teachers not reacting. And it's obvious when people aren't participating in a conversation, and that can be reacted to regardless of the cause.
For what it's worth, I think lectures should be videos views at home, and class should be used for discussions and helping children And cellphones should be banned. But that's harder, and I'm not sure all the teachers we have are up to it.
I will say (as the person he responded to) that my mind is probably pretty made up, but have changed it before. Usually in response to new information. And I've had long conversations on/. that got pretty interesting.
Also, get an account. Response notifications are good, and having a pseudonymous identity is good.
but all newer cards here support it so you can carry the card in a wallet that blocks the signal if you're paranoid
I thought all RFID cards could be blocked by the proper wallet. Certainly I certainly know they market a lot of blocking technology. But I consider those akin to ad-blockers on the browser - sure they protect me, but take some amount of effort on my part. And since I'm not sure what benefits EMV has (I'll follow below), I just seem them as an extra cost.
. It's more secure against some threat models than using a chip and PIN, because now you're not entering anything into the merchant's terminal. Your card and the bank are communicating via the EMV protocol, and it's up to the protocol's security to worry about it.
I thought the chip was securely communicating with the bank. Like, it was drawing power from the terminal and encrypting data on the card itself. (And signing the cost.) Therefore, unlike a magstripe, no reason to be wary about inserting it in the card into a terminal. And I like it because I have to insert it into the terminal to make it communicate, not just have it unprotected in near someone who wants to scan it.
From the perspective of liability, it's better because the burden of proof is 100% with the card issuer for contactless payments. If you contest a charge then they are required to reverse it immediately.
For once, the US wins on consumer protection. I have no liability (well, by law $50, but most providers don't even ask for that) on magstripe, chip or contactless. Unless I'm stupid enough to get a debit card.
I can see that being a valid reason to want to get an EMV, but not applicable to me.
the Apple implementation
I didn't know that. I do know that Apple is usually pretty good about privacy. That seems pretty secure.
I'm not sure if Google protects my fingerprint from themselves, but neither answer would surprise me (okay, the protection does.)
I don't like biometrics in general, and opt for passwords over biometrics whenever offered a choice. But I recognize its a choice that people disagree with me on.
To say nothing of making part of my day an unpaid minimum wage worker at a self-service checkout, as opposed to doing anything else, e.g. reading
I've no idea what this means.
I hate self-checkout. I'm doing a job that someone else could be doing, badly because they (rightly) don't trust their customers as much as their cashiers so make it more malice proof. Whereas with a cashier it takes a little longer, but they leave complimentary newspapers for me to read (or a book in my pocket) while someone else does the work. It's like being on a train over a driving to work - takes a little longer, but less mental effort..And given the failure rates of the terminals, the "little longer" is not even something I really believe.
I don't trust contactless EMV cards' security, both with the ability to protect my cash and the ability of people to track my presence from afar with specialty readers. I do like chip cards over the magnetic stripe.
And certainly, securing a phone with a fingerprint, giving my fingerprints to Apple/Google, and having a phone capable of running malware (as opposed to being a phone) all seem stupid. To say nothing of making part of my day an unpaid minimum wage worker at a self-service checkout, as opposed to doing anything else, e.g. reading.
There was someone on slashdot who had invested heavily in bitcoin. He lived in Puerto Rico. He signed on shortly after the hurricane and had no way to buy goods (or maybe he had a little cash, but was very worried.).
A lot of people want "progress" because it's new and different. They also want self-driving cars that will make their cars illegal to drive (and they won't be afford). They seem unable to process that adding technology isn't always a good thing. Anyway, off to vote on a computer with no paper trail...
he majority of the US population (an overwhelming majority actually), seems to be dissatisfied with daily mass shootings
They're hardly "daily". The occur about as often as some asshole driving into a crowd in France (adjusted for population.)
There is an argument that cultures that promote certain behaviour should be encouraged to change by the international community. I believe the US has been involved in several foreign wars based on this principle.
You want to try that? Our civilians have more guns than your military.
There's more to being educated than rote memorization and repetition.
Sure, I totally agree. But I don't know how that's address by "lecture on things not in the book" and "ha, you did poorly on your test because you weren't paying attention."
Maybe if you want to go beyond rote memorization, engage the students in discussions or something. Or are you saying students should be able to opt out of discussions, but listen, and parrot that back on the exam at the end? Seems easier (and more corrective), for the teacher to give students grades based on their participation each day/week so that the kids know whats expected of them and can engage the class.
If the student can read the book, and get the data from it, why do you care if they pay attention in the lectures? Lectures only exist because "just read the textbook" only work for a small percentage of the population.
US law allocates a percentage of the fine to the whistleblower (in some circumstances.) Since that person is frequently giving up a career, it's necessary.
Passing laws works fine. Imagine a Facebook employee knowing they can get half of the billion-dollar fine Facebook would be hit with for whatever they do in secret. How much stock will their employees need not to take the payday and retire.
We've bought into the idea that certain agreements just cannot be made (see, minimum wage laws, etc.). I have no problem with data mining having similar limits on what data you can share.
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And I need to be fingerprinted for that because...?
Twitter launched July 15, 2006. So, I'm guessing it was August 15, 2006 when most of those conversations were just chatbots talking to each other.
Ah. so less useful. Also, you have to be fingerprinted. I'm not sure why, but it certainly seems creepy - especially given India's breeches.
So does that mean I could work in any EU country for an unlimited amount of time?
At least with a wake word, we can tell whether chat bot should be sending audio over your network, and we can detect that. Although it should be pointed out that once you're in the middle of the conversation, you no longer use the wake words.
We're not talking about college, we're talking about kids.
And I was using "lecture" to mean "lecture", because we were talking about cellphones distracting from lectures and teachers not reacting. And it's obvious when people aren't participating in a conversation, and that can be reacted to regardless of the cause.
For what it's worth, I think lectures should be videos views at home, and class should be used for discussions and helping children And cellphones should be banned. But that's harder, and I'm not sure all the teachers we have are up to it.
The US has quite a few of them. The federal government has a few rules regarding naming (mostly to avoid naming confusion with actual USD).
Cash has cost, but those costs are significantly lower than how high the plastic/EMV charges will become once cash isn't an option.
And yet I can buy them today. It's sad that you have to run such a complex machine to get something as simple as phone service.
The money does not reside in your phone, it's on your bank account.
Well, I'm not going to text my bank data, it's not secure.
I will say (as the person he responded to) that my mind is probably pretty made up, but have changed it before. Usually in response to new information. And I've had long conversations on /. that got pretty interesting.
Also, get an account. Response notifications are good, and having a pseudonymous identity is good.
I thought all RFID cards could be blocked by the proper wallet. Certainly I certainly know they market a lot of blocking technology. But I consider those akin to ad-blockers on the browser - sure they protect me, but take some amount of effort on my part. And since I'm not sure what benefits EMV has (I'll follow below), I just seem them as an extra cost.
I thought the chip was securely communicating with the bank. Like, it was drawing power from the terminal and encrypting data on the card itself. (And signing the cost.) Therefore, unlike a magstripe, no reason to be wary about inserting it in the card into a terminal. And I like it because I have to insert it into the terminal to make it communicate, not just have it unprotected in near someone who wants to scan it.
For once, the US wins on consumer protection. I have no liability (well, by law $50, but most providers don't even ask for that) on magstripe, chip or contactless. Unless I'm stupid enough to get a debit card.
I can see that being a valid reason to want to get an EMV, but not applicable to me.
I didn't know that. I do know that Apple is usually pretty good about privacy. That seems pretty secure.
I'm not sure if Google protects my fingerprint from themselves, but neither answer would surprise me (okay, the protection does.)
I don't like biometrics in general, and opt for passwords over biometrics whenever offered a choice. But I recognize its a choice that people disagree with me on.
I hate self-checkout. I'm doing a job that someone else could be doing, badly because they (rightly) don't trust their customers as much as their cashiers so make it more malice proof. Whereas with a cashier it takes a little longer, but they leave complimentary newspapers for me to read (or a book in my pocket) while someone else does the work. It's like being on a train over a driving to work - takes a little longer, but less mental effort. .And given the failure rates of the terminals, the "little longer" is not even something I really believe.
I don't trust contactless EMV cards' security, both with the ability to protect my cash and the ability of people to track my presence from afar with specialty readers. I do like chip cards over the magnetic stripe.
And certainly, securing a phone with a fingerprint, giving my fingerprints to Apple/Google, and having a phone capable of running malware (as opposed to being a phone) all seem stupid. To say nothing of making part of my day an unpaid minimum wage worker at a self-service checkout, as opposed to doing anything else, e.g. reading.
There was someone on slashdot who had invested heavily in bitcoin. He lived in Puerto Rico. He signed on shortly after the hurricane and had no way to buy goods (or maybe he had a little cash, but was very worried.).
I can just wave my phone? Do I have to flip it open, or can I leave it shut? And how do I pay to refill the phone with the phone?
Of course the Chinese are going to have a system in place to track everything you do.
A lot of people want "progress" because it's new and different. They also want self-driving cars that will make their cars illegal to drive (and they won't be afford). They seem unable to process that adding technology isn't always a good thing. Anyway, off to vote on a computer with no paper trail...
The batteries aren't from older devices... they're the same as the type used by older devices. They aren't reused post-consumer items.
They're hardly "daily". The occur about as often as some asshole driving into a crowd in France (adjusted for population.)
You want to try that? Our civilians have more guns than your military.
Mexico imports guns from America.
Most people create more content then they consume. And most content is crap. See: Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat.
Sure, I totally agree. But I don't know how that's address by "lecture on things not in the book" and "ha, you did poorly on your test because you weren't paying attention."
Maybe if you want to go beyond rote memorization, engage the students in discussions or something. Or are you saying students should be able to opt out of discussions, but listen, and parrot that back on the exam at the end? Seems easier (and more corrective), for the teacher to give students grades based on their participation each day/week so that the kids know whats expected of them and can engage the class.
Sure, but Facebook famously only hires 20 year olds. And they do have a lot to lose. Or they could whistleblow thirty years after the fact.
If the student can read the book, and get the data from it, why do you care if they pay attention in the lectures? Lectures only exist because "just read the textbook" only work for a small percentage of the population.
US law allocates a percentage of the fine to the whistleblower (in some circumstances.) Since that person is frequently giving up a career, it's necessary.
Passing laws works fine. Imagine a Facebook employee knowing they can get half of the billion-dollar fine Facebook would be hit with for whatever they do in secret. How much stock will their employees need not to take the payday and retire.
We've bought into the idea that certain agreements just cannot be made (see, minimum wage laws, etc.). I have no problem with data mining having similar limits on what data you can share.