First thing I did was install Opera.. Since Google has been basically up FF rear from square one I figured Opera would be an easy choice to get out of the Googlopoly.. I went Opera before I even jumped to Linux.. also fwiw.. Ive been DDG for a while too.. cant blame them for tryin to make money.. even so.. its been a worthwhile learning experience and i am enjoying it..
This has been my limited experience as well. I havent run into any major stoppers, found all the tools I need to do my little web dev biz, and the forums, although maybe not real pretty and sometimes grind a little, are well stocked with helpful folks. All the hardware on my laptop came right up, even my wireless mouse and speaker/usb lapdesk deal. Its been a real positive experience. I particularly enjoy just installing apps right from the software manager.. its a nice change from the windows world..
While I know it wont make me invisible, I voted with my OS and have taken the Linux plunge. I am quite happy and comfortable in Mint. I have found all the tools I need and if nothing else, maybe it will take a few more cycles to keep me under the NSA thumb.
India is launching a new census in which every person aged over 15 will be photographed and fingerprinted to create a biometric national database.
And from the comments..
I think it is good that we are creating the national database of all our citizens. This will help maintain law and order, minimise crimes and help in locating people responsible for crimes. This will also ensure government benefits reach everybody and we will know who is left out. It will help individuals in getting house or land registrations, opening bank accounts and getting employment easier. These things usually take a lot of time because of background checks and the numerous documents required. I think this is a great job that the government is doing.
Sandeep Singh, Bangalore, India
So.. according to this article.. this has been going on since at least 2009. Almost 4 years now. We are way, way, way down this road. Think of everyone you have emailed or phoned since 2009. Now think about all that being stored just in case it is needed to be used against you.
I think the algorithms are good enough to side-step any tag-line comments.. I think that the only hope at this point is a massive DOS type deal where masses of people generate copious quantities of data... something along the lines of gigs/day/person. Im not sure how that would be implemented or what the data might contain, but if they are capturing and storing everything I would think you could over-run the bucket with enough give-a-shit. Problem is.. average joe really dosent give a shit.
For around 3 years I posted regularly that this was coming, I warned everyone I could about this. I explained why it was important. I was called tinfoil hat, I was humiliated, I was belittled and I was told I was a moron. I gave up. I dont care. Its too late and guess what.. it only takes the APPEARANCE of 51% of the sheep to keep this ball of hell chugging along. Screw every one of you who said "if youre not doing anything wrong.." and "there is no way they have that much control" and the myriad other excuses to get back to American Idol. Screw. You.
We have not had a TV set for about 4 years now. We do watch some online stuff occasionally. Personally, I simply got tired of the never-ending ads. For me, there is no show worth that ceaseless drone of buy shit. Buy shit so people will like you, buy shit so you can get in some girls pants, buy shit so you can be cool.. on and on and on...and then there is the "news" which is the all propaganda network turning our collective minds into jello. What a joy it is to honestly say.. why no.. I didnt see one damn political ad, havent heard FOX or MSNBC or CNN for 4 years and I am that much better off for not getting my dose of daily indoctrination. Its not entertainment, its a mind-rape.
I was rented out to a local TV station for a few years from my IT shop.. they had a jillion wires and connects to track and keep track of for the engineers.. not exactly the same.. but in the ballpark..
I got the basic specs of what they were trying to do and within a few weeks had whipped up a db app which was a local network only kinda thing.
Maybe Im too old now and no one actually does this kinda thing for themselves any more or maybe the job is too big for someone to whip up the db.. its always the data entry that is a pain.. always the data entry..
In any case.. under the right circumstances and at the right scale to balance the cost/benefit ratio.. maybe a simple db app is really what you might need...
We hear of so many idiots with critical infrastructure connected to the Internet that I felt it my duty to single this post out as #outbreakofcommonsense and say thank you for fighting the good , non-moron fight
Hats off to you sir (or madam as the case may be.)
I have all but stopped posting online and know without doubt that I am potentially being monitored at every opportunity, every transaction, every stoplight, fly over cameras.. ad nauseam. This is not new or news.
What should be gained from this "story" is not the shoveling of data to the government. what you should ask yourself when you hear a blatant and obvious illegal and unconstitutional usurpation of rights is... why am I hearing this.
Think about that for a bit and then realize what this "story" is about.
For those who cant or wont make the logical leaps.. let me spell it out.
This information is not some news scoop. If you dont think the US govt and mass media outlets can and do make information (and people for that matter) disappear then I envy your bliss.
No, when you see these headlines, what you are seeing is a focused and intentional psychological exercise to let you know how it will be, not some lucky journalist who got the next big story. Look at it for what it is.. not what it is intended to do.
Has anyone worked on a time based password system..such as.. the timing between the entry of the characters? So 11 then isnt the same as 1 1
I find that I have a few passwords that I use that I end up with a typing rhythm for certain character sets. I could logically break and wait on some.. or speed some up and slow some down consciously.. the intent of course being to add another completely random variable into the password thing..
You could have different timing resolutions for different levels of security. Imagine the difficulty of a password with only 2 characters exactly 1.756 seconds apart.. with a resolution of.002 seconds..and someone who can flip a coin, catch it, and click the second character consistently because of muscle memory and repetition. (random specs..but you get the picture)
And then the same scheme with a 1.5 second resolution for not so strict security. (again..random specs..but you get the picture)
Of course you would have words or phrases with timings in between so that...
"the l a z y dog" isnt the same as
"t h e lazy do g"
simply by the timing between the characters.
You would need to add or change passwords by typing them a few times until you can get the timing right for the resolution..and I would think a test or two before setting the password with timing..somthing like the voice recognition training...
How about a monster whopping database full of salted hashed fake accounts with a tiny percentage of viable logins that notify you when they have been used.
We upgraded a dinosaur legacy system for all the functions..yes.. ALL.. at the University I worked for.
Give a brief how great the software is schpeel then teach the boss-appropriate functions/screens (reporting mostly I would assume) and expect to live a life of "whats this?" and "I need a special report".
I had to go through a set of lights by a couple truck stops back in the day more than once a week. I noticed grackles (crowish kinda birds) that would wait on the posts or nearby for the lights to turn red. Then they would jump down and pick the grasshoppers and bugs out of the 18 wheeler grills. When the light turned green, they all flew back up and waited. They were quite well fed.
Would you pay (guesstimates) $1200 for an xbox or $700 for a cell phone.. I am as against this locking crap as much as the next guy but you have to realize the hardware, software, support and infrastructure cost a few more dollars than the free phone or the $199-$399 you pay for xbox etc..
My guess is we would have a squeel-fest if the price was a real market retail price for these items.
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First thing I did was install Opera.. Since Google has been basically up FF rear from square one I figured Opera would be an easy choice to get out of the Googlopoly.. I went Opera before I even jumped to Linux.. also fwiw.. Ive been DDG for a while too.. cant blame them for tryin to make money.. even so.. its been a worthwhile learning experience and i am enjoying it..
This has been my limited experience as well. I havent run into any major stoppers, found all the tools I need to do my little web dev biz, and the forums, although maybe not real pretty and sometimes grind a little, are well stocked with helpful folks. All the hardware on my laptop came right up, even my wireless mouse and speaker/usb lapdesk deal. Its been a real positive experience. I particularly enjoy just installing apps right from the software manager.. its a nice change from the windows world..
While I know it wont make me invisible, I voted with my OS and have taken the Linux plunge. I am quite happy and comfortable in Mint. I have found all the tools I need and if nothing else, maybe it will take a few more cycles to keep me under the NSA thumb.
you are correct sir or madam as the case may be.. my apologies and acceptance of being modded into oblivion..
It is pretty quiet out and about with the latest greatest Executive Order about the federal govt being able to take over ALL communications.
enjoy
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/07/06/executive-order-assignment-national-security-and-emergency-preparedness-
Theres a 99.9% chance that the media taking the video of the morons was told to find the morons and promote them.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8598159.stm
Around 4/2010 I believe..
India is launching a new census in which every person aged over 15 will be photographed and fingerprinted to create a biometric national database.
And from the comments..
I think it is good that we are creating the national database of all our citizens. This will help maintain law and order, minimise crimes and help in locating people responsible for crimes. This will also ensure government benefits reach everybody and we will know who is left out. It will help individuals in getting house or land registrations, opening bank accounts and getting employment easier. These things usually take a lot of time because of background checks and the numerous documents required. I think this is a great job that the government is doing. Sandeep Singh, Bangalore, India
So as an individual with say.. $2-$5k to play around with.. how do I get in on this HFT thing?
I need some more ass wipes.
So.. according to this article.. this has been going on since at least 2009. Almost 4 years now. We are way, way, way down this road. Think of everyone you have emailed or phoned since 2009. Now think about all that being stored just in case it is needed to be used against you.
I find most atrocities are prefaced with "If we dont"
I think the algorithms are good enough to side-step any tag-line comments.. I think that the only hope at this point is a massive DOS type deal where masses of people generate copious quantities of data... something along the lines of gigs/day/person. Im not sure how that would be implemented or what the data might contain, but if they are capturing and storing everything I would think you could over-run the bucket with enough give-a-shit. Problem is.. average joe really dosent give a shit.
For around 3 years I posted regularly that this was coming, I warned everyone I could about this. I explained why it was important. I was called tinfoil hat, I was humiliated, I was belittled and I was told I was a moron. I gave up. I dont care. Its too late and guess what.. it only takes the APPEARANCE of 51% of the sheep to keep this ball of hell chugging along. Screw every one of you who said "if youre not doing anything wrong.." and "there is no way they have that much control" and the myriad other excuses to get back to American Idol. Screw. You.
We have not had a TV set for about 4 years now. We do watch some online stuff occasionally. Personally, I simply got tired of the never-ending ads. For me, there is no show worth that ceaseless drone of buy shit. Buy shit so people will like you, buy shit so you can get in some girls pants, buy shit so you can be cool.. on and on and on...and then there is the "news" which is the all propaganda network turning our collective minds into jello. What a joy it is to honestly say.. why no.. I didnt see one damn political ad, havent heard FOX or MSNBC or CNN for 4 years and I am that much better off for not getting my dose of daily indoctrination. Its not entertainment, its a mind-rape.
I was rented out to a local TV station for a few years from my IT shop.. they had a jillion wires and connects to track and keep track of for the engineers.. not exactly the same.. but in the ballpark..
I got the basic specs of what they were trying to do and within a few weeks had whipped up a db app which was a local network only kinda thing.
Maybe Im too old now and no one actually does this kinda thing for themselves any more or maybe the job is too big for someone to whip up the db.. its always the data entry that is a pain.. always the data entry..
In any case.. under the right circumstances and at the right scale to balance the cost/benefit ratio.. maybe a simple db app is really what you might need...
We hear of so many idiots with critical infrastructure connected to the Internet that I felt it my duty to single this post out as #outbreakofcommonsense and say thank you for fighting the good , non-moron fight
Hats off to you sir (or madam as the case may be.)
I have all but stopped posting online and know without doubt that I am potentially being monitored at every opportunity, every transaction, every stoplight, fly over cameras.. ad nauseam. This is not new or news.
What should be gained from this "story" is not the shoveling of data to the government. what you should ask yourself when you hear a blatant and obvious illegal and unconstitutional usurpation of rights is... why am I hearing this.
Think about that for a bit and then realize what this "story" is about.
For those who cant or wont make the logical leaps.. let me spell it out.
This information is not some news scoop. If you dont think the US govt and mass media outlets can and do make information (and people for that matter) disappear then I envy your bliss.
No, when you see these headlines, what you are seeing is a focused and intentional psychological exercise to let you know how it will be, not some lucky journalist who got the next big story. Look at it for what it is.. not what it is intended to do.
Maybe a brainfart..but here goes..
.. with a resolution of .002 seconds..and someone who can flip a coin, catch it, and click the second character consistently because of muscle memory and repetition. (random specs..but you get the picture)
Has anyone worked on a time based password system..such as.. the timing between the entry of the characters? So 11 then isnt the same as 1 1
I find that I have a few passwords that I use that I end up with a typing rhythm for certain character sets. I could logically break and wait on some.. or speed some up and slow some down consciously.. the intent of course being to add another completely random variable into the password thing..
You could have different timing resolutions for different levels of security. Imagine the difficulty of a password with only 2 characters exactly 1.756 seconds apart
And then the same scheme with a 1.5 second resolution for not so strict security. (again..random specs..but you get the picture)
Of course you would have words or phrases with timings in between so that...
"the l a z y dog" isnt the same as
"t h e lazy do g"
simply by the timing between the characters.
You would need to add or change passwords by typing them a few times until you can get the timing right for the resolution..and I would think a test or two before setting the password with timing..somthing like the voice recognition training...
and theres my brainfart for the day..enjoi.
How about a monster whopping database full of salted hashed fake accounts with a tiny percentage of viable logins that notify you when they have been used.
There.
We upgraded a dinosaur legacy system for all the functions..yes.. ALL.. at the University I worked for.
Give a brief how great the software is schpeel then teach the boss-appropriate functions/screens (reporting mostly I would assume) and expect to live a life of "whats this?" and "I need a special report".
If money is your driving force, then DRM is your answer. If love of your art is your driving force, then DRM is irrelevant.
What is this word "private" .. it interests me.
I had to go through a set of lights by a couple truck stops back in the day more than once a week. I noticed grackles (crowish kinda birds) that would wait on the posts or nearby for the lights to turn red. Then they would jump down and pick the grasshoppers and bugs out of the 18 wheeler grills. When the light turned green, they all flew back up and waited. They were quite well fed.
Would you pay (guesstimates) $1200 for an xbox or $700 for a cell phone.. I am as against this locking crap as much as the next guy but you have to realize the hardware, software, support and infrastructure cost a few more dollars than the free phone or the $199-$399 you pay for xbox etc..
My guess is we would have a squeel-fest if the price was a real market retail price for these items.
Who am I supposed to be rooting for here? If they dual to the death is it a win-win-win?