If the random number generator used in the algorithm came from the National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST), it might not be as random as possible.
I was going to say that Quebec must have an excess of hydroelectricity as some is sold to northern New England, USA. I have a friend here in Colorado whose wife is from the Riviere-du-Loupe area, and he tells me his mother-in-law heats her house with electricity because it's cheaper than other energy sources. Whether natural gas is available, I don't know, but if electricity is super cheap, why put in the pipes for something that's not going to be used.
IIRC, Denmark produces 110% of it's electricity needs from renewable sources, likely mostly wind. I think they're selling the excess to other nearby countries.
When I see the "spelling errors" for words, usually homonyms, such as there, their, they're or it's and its, I'm a bit bothered and and either ascribe the error due to the writer being too concentrated on getting the idea across clearly or the writer is ignorant and might be concerned whether he or she knows what they're talking about.
However, when people misuse technical terms I get upset. One of my pet peeves is when folks misuse the words energy and power. I'm a physical scientist and definitely know the difference. One hears tech journalists talk about how much power is in the battery of a cell phone in units of milli watt hours, mwhr. Then again the operative word is journalist.
One of these cheap cables wasn't wired correctly and when Benson connected it to a Pixel C to charge some device (Nexus Phone?), the Pixel was destroyed. Apparently during manufacture two wires in one of the connectors were switched.
One difference between older USB cables is that the Type C cables contain a 56 k ohm pull up resistor for current control purpose. Some of the out of spec USB C cables with at least one USB Type C plug - probably a USB Type A plug at the other end - have a lower valued resistor and can cause problems. The problem is that if a lower resistance is used with a power supply that can only provide 1 Amp instead of 3 Amps at 5 Volts, the power supply can be fried as it tries to deliver 3 Amps. This could be the case for powered USB ports on computers. I've read that Apple laptops with a Type A compatible connector cannot deliver 3 Amps (1 Amp?) and might be at risk of damage when using an out of spec USB Type C connector cable with the wrong resistor. Further more, these out of spec cables may not be cheap.
For more information, check the linked page and scroll down a bit: http://www.androidauthority.co...
Apple cannot be happy about this. Users, of which I am one, am not happy about this. Apple needs to up their game. NOW.
I had asked before: has Apple ever said its phones' data are positively, absolutely, perfectly secure from others accessing it if you implement such-and-such procedures we told you to do?
I think this has been the conventional understanding but may have been a fiction generated by Apple diehards and perhaps not denied by Apple as a PR ploy. Look, it took quite some time for President Obama to get a secure Black Berry phone and Mrs. Clinton would have needed some kind of $4k + device to be secure. If Apple phones were absolutely secure from prying eyes, why couldn't the government have paid less than $1k per off the shelf iPhones for the needed security? They might have gotten a price break for buying them by the thousands. I'm guessing this kind of proves the government knew iPhones weren't 100% secure. Yes, I know there's a difference between intercepting phone calls, SMS messages, cell phone email, etc., from stored phone information, but how much overlap in security is there?
Indeed: Apple needs to get to work to insure that what people expect their security to be is the security they have.
Is the user full of hot water or is the sponge full of hot water? Maybe we have dry sponges and wet sponges!
Anway, if getting a device restarted by a simple method like rebooting, plugging into a computer, removing the battery in a removable battery device (not easy these days), or some combination of these, I wouldn't call the device bricked, I'd call it sponged. Really, really bricked means one is excellent at diagnosing problems and need to take it to the Apple store or send it to the manufacturer for a major overhaul, like replacing the motherboard or some other component in the device. If the Genius at the apple store can't fix the device without such serious action not easily available to the customer, then the device was definitely bricked.
I'm not an Apple hardware user but it seems to me if your hardware is bricked it can't be recovered without extraordinary means. Maybe we should call hardware that doesn't seem to work when updating software "sponged", kinda like a soft brick.
There are two types of "open" hot spots: those that require some kind of action by the user before access like clicking on a splash screen or acknowledging the Terms of Service, and non-captive hot spots where one just comes near and you're on. I've seen non-Starbucks non-captive hot spots while in Starbucks. In both cases one can use a VPN to help with anonymity. Google's Project Fi automatically opens a VPN when using a non-captive hot spot, but may not be perfectly anonymous. Other VPNs may be better. Also, hide outside the view of cameras. And there's the whole business of end-to-end encrypted email.
There are some pretty cheap Android tablets out there that can use apps like Skype over the Internet that aren't really phones. Just go to a place where there is an open Wi-Fi connection and talk away. Amazon was selling their Fire tablet for something like $25 awhile ago. Might even be cheaper than a phone. Are these banned in the proposed bill? You gotta have an ID to by a cheap tablet?
When everyone has an iPad that serves their needs and newer models provide nothing new, why buy a new one? Also, when the two year's phone hardware update doesn't do anything new, eventually some folks will decide a new phone is not necessary, iPhone or Android.
My Prius has a remote keyless entry and start system. If the battery dies, the fob has a physical/hard metal key that can open the doors. To start the car the car's manual says one can touch the metal Toyota label on the fob to the start button and the car will start. I've tried that and it works. I'm not quite sure how that works but it's possible the fob or the button has an RFID chip for communication or the button provides electricity to the fob. The start button is black with silver painted text but doesn't look conductive, so I I'm not sure the latter suggestion is correct. Anyway, if the fob's battery dies one can gain entry to the car and get it started. Also the display console has a notice when the fob battery is getting weak so there is a warning to replace the battery.
Chip-and-sign is pretty insecure because if your credit card is stolen anyone can use it to make retail purchases at brick and mortar stores. Signatures are particularly useless as a security measure. If your card's stolen the thief must have to have the PIN to use the the card and that's not likely. Of course using a stolen card for Internet purchases still might be possible.
If we in the USA get universal Chip-and-Pin instead of mag stripe-signature or chip-and-signature which we have now, phone transactions might be a solution looking for a problem instead of the other way around.
This thread seems to explain many of Washington Post editorial cartoonist Tom Toles cartoons having very negative comments on DC's Metro.
The continuous stream of cartoons point to constant problems with the system and inane explanations by its executives.
If the sub is really in serious trouble and the US Navy rescued the crew (and maybe took possession of the sub) it might be a pretty good PR coup. Treat the sub's sailors well - good food, some entertainment in SK to see how life is there, etc. - before repatriating them to the DPRK. Treat the sailors as we would expect our sailors to be treated in similar circumstances. Besides, it's the right thing to do.
Any such tax would need to be established through Congressional action. That's not going to happen if the Congress is run by Republican majority. Also, what Trump says now will not be what Trump does. Gee, that sounds like a political slogan.
The book, The Martian, is better than the movie. Human poop was used as a supplement to the Martian soil to grow the potatoes and depending on the size of the colony there may or may not be enough for an extended period. The advantage the single Martian had was he had all the poop from those who had left Mars, not just his own. I'm also wondering if the quality of the poop produced will degrade over time particularly if the colonists' food supply is only potatoes. Poopologists should comment.
I can't upgrade my Dell XPS 15 (L502X) laptop to reliable use of Windows 10 and Dell suggests not to upgrade. Dell's website shows this device hasn't been tested for Windows 10 and there are other sites reporting bad things happen when it is converted to Windows 10. I'm currently a happy camper running Windows 7. Although this laptop is thick and heavy compared to those ultra thin, lightweight XPS 15s now available, it built like a tank, is more than fast enough, the screen is fabulous and I've never had a problem with it. Maybe I'm lucky to have it but I'm not sure what my choices will be is four years when MS stops providing security updates for Windows 7.
I'm not sure one can conclude that North Korea won the Korean war considering the economic and political situation in the South. Some might say it's a stalemate, but even that is not accurate considering the differences between the two halves of the peninsula.
Also, if China were truly interested in controlling the actions of NK, including development of nuclear weapons, China could shut NK down very quickly by an economic blockade which would encourage the rest of the world to do the same. The small economic actions of the rest of the work have had little affect on NK. Then again, if NK were really blockaded their actions could be pretty bad for that part of the world, sort of like a cornered rat with no options but to do crazy things.
Mathematics - and not particularly advanced math - is hard to learn for a lot of people. That doesn't mean it should be dropped from a high school curriculum. So, what else that's hard to learn for a lot of people? Science? Classic literature? History? Writing? Should any of the other "hard to learn for some people" subjects be dropped from the HS curriculum? Maybe reading of anything that contains more than five letter words should be gotten rid of. Let's eliminate some not often used letters from the alphabet in learning to write. All those terrible symbols for chemistry should be dropped. English is a perfectly good language so let's drop any foreign language instruction. As far as history is concerned don't go back to the study before 15 years ago. Comic books would be sufficient reading for English classes. Strive for the lowest level of achievement. We'd certainly increase HS graduation rates and turn the population into a collection of incompetent ignoramuses.
Sounds like thee Sears business plan: sell off the stuff that's making money and keep the parts that are losing cash. Then again, you won't get much for the things that aren't successful. With all the stock in Alibaba, Yahoo! could become the US subsidiary of Alibaba. Business is really touch in a changing world. Even if Meyer becomes unemployed she won't have to worry where her next meal comes from.
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If the random number generator used in the algorithm came from the National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST), it might not be as random as possible.
The database doesn't seem to show phone numbers. Those could be a treasure for Nigerian Princes.
I was going to say that Quebec must have an excess of hydroelectricity as some is sold to northern New England, USA. I have a friend here in Colorado whose wife is from the Riviere-du-Loupe area, and he tells me his mother-in-law heats her house with electricity because it's cheaper than other energy sources. Whether natural gas is available, I don't know, but if electricity is super cheap, why put in the pipes for something that's not going to be used.
IIRC, Denmark produces 110% of it's electricity needs from renewable sources, likely mostly wind. I think they're selling the excess to other nearby countries.
When I see the "spelling errors" for words, usually homonyms, such as there, their, they're or it's and its, I'm a bit bothered and and either ascribe the error due to the writer being too concentrated on getting the idea across clearly or the writer is ignorant and might be concerned whether he or she knows what they're talking about.
However, when people misuse technical terms I get upset. One of my pet peeves is when folks misuse the words energy and power. I'm a physical scientist and definitely know the difference. One hears tech journalists talk about how much power is in the battery of a cell phone in units of milli watt hours, mwhr. Then again the operative word is journalist.
One of these cheap cables wasn't wired correctly and when Benson connected it to a Pixel C to charge some device (Nexus Phone?), the Pixel was destroyed. Apparently during manufacture two wires in one of the connectors were switched.
One difference between older USB cables is that the Type C cables contain a 56 k ohm pull up resistor for current control purpose. Some of the out of spec USB C cables with at least one USB Type C plug - probably a USB Type A plug at the other end - have a lower valued resistor and can cause problems. The problem is that if a lower resistance is used with a power supply that can only provide 1 Amp instead of 3 Amps at 5 Volts, the power supply can be fried as it tries to deliver 3 Amps. This could be the case for powered USB ports on computers. I've read that Apple laptops with a Type A compatible connector cannot deliver 3 Amps (1 Amp?) and might be at risk of damage when using an out of spec USB Type C connector cable with the wrong resistor. Further more, these out of spec cables may not be cheap. For more information, check the linked page and scroll down a bit:
http://www.androidauthority.co...
Apple cannot be happy about this. Users, of which I am one, am not happy about this. Apple needs to up their game. NOW.
I had asked before: has Apple ever said its phones' data are positively, absolutely, perfectly secure from others accessing it if you implement such-and-such procedures we told you to do?
I think this has been the conventional understanding but may have been a fiction generated by Apple diehards and perhaps not denied by Apple as a PR ploy. Look, it took quite some time for President Obama to get a secure Black Berry phone and Mrs. Clinton would have needed some kind of $4k + device to be secure. If Apple phones were absolutely secure from prying eyes, why couldn't the government have paid less than $1k per off the shelf iPhones for the needed security? They might have gotten a price break for buying them by the thousands. I'm guessing this kind of proves the government knew iPhones weren't 100% secure. Yes, I know there's a difference between intercepting phone calls, SMS messages, cell phone email, etc., from stored phone information, but how much overlap in security is there?
Indeed: Apple needs to get to work to insure that what people expect their security to be is the security they have.
Is the user full of hot water or is the sponge full of hot water? Maybe we have dry sponges and wet sponges!
Anway, if getting a device restarted by a simple method like rebooting, plugging into a computer, removing the battery in a removable battery device (not easy these days), or some combination of these, I wouldn't call the device bricked, I'd call it sponged. Really, really bricked means one is excellent at diagnosing problems and need to take it to the Apple store or send it to the manufacturer for a major overhaul, like replacing the motherboard or some other component in the device. If the Genius at the apple store can't fix the device without such serious action not easily available to the customer, then the device was definitely bricked.
I'm not an Apple hardware user but it seems to me if your hardware is bricked it can't be recovered without extraordinary means. Maybe we should call hardware that doesn't seem to work when updating software "sponged", kinda like a soft brick.
There are two types of "open" hot spots: those that require some kind of action by the user before access like clicking on a splash screen or acknowledging the Terms of Service, and non-captive hot spots where one just comes near and you're on. I've seen non-Starbucks non-captive hot spots while in Starbucks. In both cases one can use a VPN to help with anonymity. Google's Project Fi automatically opens a VPN when using a non-captive hot spot, but may not be perfectly anonymous. Other VPNs may be better. Also, hide outside the view of cameras. And there's the whole business of end-to-end encrypted email.
There are some pretty cheap Android tablets out there that can use apps like Skype over the Internet that aren't really phones. Just go to a place where there is an open Wi-Fi connection and talk away. Amazon was selling their Fire tablet for something like $25 awhile ago. Might even be cheaper than a phone. Are these banned in the proposed bill? You gotta have an ID to by a cheap tablet?
When everyone has an iPad that serves their needs and newer models provide nothing new, why buy a new one? Also, when the two year's phone hardware update doesn't do anything new, eventually some folks will decide a new phone is not necessary, iPhone or Android.
My Prius has a remote keyless entry and start system. If the battery dies, the fob has a physical/hard metal key that can open the doors. To start the car the car's manual says one can touch the metal Toyota label on the fob to the start button and the car will start. I've tried that and it works. I'm not quite sure how that works but it's possible the fob or the button has an RFID chip for communication or the button provides electricity to the fob. The start button is black with silver painted text but doesn't look conductive, so I I'm not sure the latter suggestion is correct. Anyway, if the fob's battery dies one can gain entry to the car and get it started. Also the display console has a notice when the fob battery is getting weak so there is a warning to replace the battery.
Chip-and-sign is pretty insecure because if your credit card is stolen anyone can use it to make retail purchases at brick and mortar stores. Signatures are particularly useless as a security measure. If your card's stolen the thief must have to have the PIN to use the the card and that's not likely. Of course using a stolen card for Internet purchases still might be possible.
If we in the USA get universal Chip-and-Pin instead of mag stripe-signature or chip-and-signature which we have now, phone transactions might be a solution looking for a problem instead of the other way around.
This thread seems to explain many of Washington Post editorial cartoonist Tom Toles cartoons having very negative comments on DC's Metro. The continuous stream of cartoons point to constant problems with the system and inane explanations by its executives.
If the sub is really in serious trouble and the US Navy rescued the crew (and maybe took possession of the sub) it might be a pretty good PR coup. Treat the sub's sailors well - good food, some entertainment in SK to see how life is there, etc. - before repatriating them to the DPRK. Treat the sailors as we would expect our sailors to be treated in similar circumstances. Besides, it's the right thing to do.
Any such tax would need to be established through Congressional action. That's not going to happen if the Congress is run by Republican majority. Also, what Trump says now will not be what Trump does. Gee, that sounds like a political slogan.
The book, The Martian, is better than the movie. Human poop was used as a supplement to the Martian soil to grow the potatoes and depending on the size of the colony there may or may not be enough for an extended period. The advantage the single Martian had was he had all the poop from those who had left Mars, not just his own. I'm also wondering if the quality of the poop produced will degrade over time particularly if the colonists' food supply is only potatoes. Poopologists should comment.
I can't upgrade my Dell XPS 15 (L502X) laptop to reliable use of Windows 10 and Dell suggests not to upgrade. Dell's website shows this device hasn't been tested for Windows 10 and there are other sites reporting bad things happen when it is converted to Windows 10. I'm currently a happy camper running Windows 7. Although this laptop is thick and heavy compared to those ultra thin, lightweight XPS 15s now available, it built like a tank, is more than fast enough, the screen is fabulous and I've never had a problem with it. Maybe I'm lucky to have it but I'm not sure what my choices will be is four years when MS stops providing security updates for Windows 7.
I'm not sure one can conclude that North Korea won the Korean war considering the economic and political situation in the South. Some might say it's a stalemate, but even that is not accurate considering the differences between the two halves of the peninsula.
Also, if China were truly interested in controlling the actions of NK, including development of nuclear weapons, China could shut NK down very quickly by an economic blockade which would encourage the rest of the world to do the same. The small economic actions of the rest of the work have had little affect on NK. Then again, if NK were really blockaded their actions could be pretty bad for that part of the world, sort of like a cornered rat with no options but to do crazy things.
Mathematics - and not particularly advanced math - is hard to learn for a lot of people. That doesn't mean it should be dropped from a high school curriculum. So, what else that's hard to learn for a lot of people? Science? Classic literature? History? Writing? Should any of the other "hard to learn for some people" subjects be dropped from the HS curriculum? Maybe reading of anything that contains more than five letter words should be gotten rid of. Let's eliminate some not often used letters from the alphabet in learning to write. All those terrible symbols for chemistry should be dropped. English is a perfectly good language so let's drop any foreign language instruction. As far as history is concerned don't go back to the study before 15 years ago. Comic books would be sufficient reading for English classes. Strive for the lowest level of achievement. We'd certainly increase HS graduation rates and turn the population into a collection of incompetent ignoramuses.
Sounds like thee Sears business plan: sell off the stuff that's making money and keep the parts that are losing cash. Then again, you won't get much for the things that aren't successful. With all the stock in Alibaba, Yahoo! could become the US subsidiary of Alibaba. Business is really touch in a changing world. Even if Meyer becomes unemployed she won't have to worry where her next meal comes from.
Why doesn't Meyer just close the company down. She can be the last one out so she can shut off the lights.
Laws can't be made that make previous activity criminal.