Almost all security comes down to social engineering. Any smart phone is open to attacks, and the primary attack path will generally be through the user. Don't install questionable apps. Don't visit unsafe websites; AFAIK, no mobile OSes are currently open to driveby attacks, but they have been in the past. (iOS in particular used to be; that was the basis of a way to jailbreak the iPhone.) Be alert to phishing and other types of trickery. Apply all relevant updates. Odds are, if you ever do get compromised, it will be because of something you did, not something inherent in the security - or lack thereof - of your device.
I use Page Plus on their standard pay-as-you-go plan. Using a voip app and Google Voice whenever I have wifi, I use very few minutes. My minutes expire after 120 days, and the least I can add is $10, so it costs $30 per year. All you need is a Verizon android phone, and those can be found very cheaply if you get a used one. They also have other good plans for anyone for whom the standard plan isn't enough.
This is along the same lines as the claims that tobacco is more addictive than heroin. It's not a fair comparison. The desire for a serious drug is offset by the immediate and serious side effects, so people have a stronger incentive to resist. Indulging in a lesser drug has fewer immediate down sides. Indulging in social media has little to no adverse effects. A much better way to compare addictiveness would be to compare the effects of withdrawal.
I have a Droid X for $30 per year on Page Plus Cellular. The down side is I had to pay full price for my phone, and I don't use mobile data. The up side is that, thanks to Google Voice and Sipdroid, I use my actual minutes so rarely that I can get by with only paying $30/year! They also have other plans that beat the big boys' plans hands down.
Get her any e-reader. Something like a first-gen Nook would be perfect. It would give her lots to read and access to other apps; it's fairly cheap, so it won't be a big deal when it gets stolen (which it will); and the battery life is great.
I agree. It's great that they've found ways to improve data density, but that can just as easily be used for reducing the size of the disks as for putting more data on them. Especially with today's miniaturization of everything, some sort of microdisk that could hold at least dvd-quality video would be much better. Then you could have a reader built into a laptop, tablet, or even cellphone.
I don't think just any node could interpret the message. It would be built specifically for the node they are using. It also doesn't imply anything about not using other security. The telex message could be (and probably should be) an encrypted communication, so the telex node would just know where it's going, not what it means.
Basically, all this does is allow any website to act as a proxy without being obvious that they're a proxy. It's an interesting idea, but I don't think it has any chance of working. Governments will identify possible nodes through either technological means or just good old "social engineering" (snitches) and simply shut off all access to those sites. Or they'll take it a step further and restrict all sites except for a whitelist.
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Almost all security comes down to social engineering. Any smart phone is open to attacks, and the primary attack path will generally be through the user. Don't install questionable apps. Don't visit unsafe websites; AFAIK, no mobile OSes are currently open to driveby attacks, but they have been in the past. (iOS in particular used to be; that was the basis of a way to jailbreak the iPhone.) Be alert to phishing and other types of trickery. Apply all relevant updates. Odds are, if you ever do get compromised, it will be because of something you did, not something inherent in the security - or lack thereof - of your device.
But yes, the officers responsible should be punished.
Do the tests now. If the breathalyzers fail, then let's talk. If they pass the tests, then the convictions should stand.
I use Page Plus on their standard pay-as-you-go plan. Using a voip app and Google Voice whenever I have wifi, I use very few minutes. My minutes expire after 120 days, and the least I can add is $10, so it costs $30 per year. All you need is a Verizon android phone, and those can be found very cheaply if you get a used one. They also have other good plans for anyone for whom the standard plan isn't enough.
This is along the same lines as the claims that tobacco is more addictive than heroin. It's not a fair comparison. The desire for a serious drug is offset by the immediate and serious side effects, so people have a stronger incentive to resist. Indulging in a lesser drug has fewer immediate down sides. Indulging in social media has little to no adverse effects. A much better way to compare addictiveness would be to compare the effects of withdrawal.
Apple is an evil company who feels that abusing their employees is justified if it raises their stock price by an eighth of a point.
I have a Droid X for $30 per year on Page Plus Cellular. The down side is I had to pay full price for my phone, and I don't use mobile data. The up side is that, thanks to Google Voice and Sipdroid, I use my actual minutes so rarely that I can get by with only paying $30/year! They also have other plans that beat the big boys' plans hands down.
Contracts are for chumps!
Japan has everything cool!
Get her any e-reader. Something like a first-gen Nook would be perfect. It would give her lots to read and access to other apps; it's fairly cheap, so it won't be a big deal when it gets stolen (which it will); and the battery life is great.
Mythbusters totally need one of these. I can already see them covering it with dead pig parts for use as a human analogue.
The first is assuming something must be better because it's newer.
The second is assuming something must be better because it's older.
Don't be silly. They already know that.
The first test of my DeathRay is a complete success! MUAHAHAHAHA!
No, it was "The Invisible Mouse" by Edmund Wells.
If you want to use a 24 hour clock, go ahead. Nothing is stopping you.
No, but you can learn about STDs from a real live hooker. Hands-on experience costs extra.
There are over 100,000 people using Amazon's app store!? That *is* shocking!
There may be some disagreement about what it means to "dominate." Clearly the author feels it requires a higher disparity.
I agree. It's great that they've found ways to improve data density, but that can just as easily be used for reducing the size of the disks as for putting more data on them. Especially with today's miniaturization of everything, some sort of microdisk that could hold at least dvd-quality video would be much better. Then you could have a reader built into a laptop, tablet, or even cellphone.
So has anyone tried opening XP in a browser in XP in a browser in XP... etc? How many levels can people get it to go?
I don't think just any node could interpret the message. It would be built specifically for the node they are using. It also doesn't imply anything about not using other security. The telex message could be (and probably should be) an encrypted communication, so the telex node would just know where it's going, not what it means.
Basically, all this does is allow any website to act as a proxy without being obvious that they're a proxy. It's an interesting idea, but I don't think it has any chance of working. Governments will identify possible nodes through either technological means or just good old "social engineering" (snitches) and simply shut off all access to those sites. Or they'll take it a step further and restrict all sites except for a whitelist.
Tastes like lime and kuru.
If your router supports dd-wrt, it has this option built in. You may need more than one router for this. I've never tried it, but there's info about it here: http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Mesh_Networking_with_OLSR
This is also the first power plant in the world to be painted tartan.
If you want to argue over such a minor detail you're welcome to but I'm not about to.
And yet you just did.