Most wall warts nowadays are switch mode and use almost no power when not in use.
It's only been a year or so since I was told to be scared of wasting electricity with all those AC adapters, and now you're telling me I shouldn't? WHAT CAN I WORRY ABOUT NOW???
Yeah seriously; I saw that and felt a facepalm moment. I work at a tiny hospital (25 beds) and still, anything we send off-premises is encrypted in some way, either by sFTP or VPN (usually the latter).
Of course, one problem is the software vendors who don't give a crap about you violating HIPAA and don't try to work with you to stay secure. That's is one nice improvement in the recent HIPAA update, if I have been informed correctly: business associates are extended under the law, so that they have liability for their idiocy as well.
The big argument in that article is that the data is encrypted, totally ignoring that you don't need to decrypt the data to duplicate it. Just duplicate the encrypted data, and other features of the card, and it should decrypt properly.
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Driving at 90mph on a city street can be legislated against without invasion of privacy
So laws that say you are not allowed to disassemble someone else's code are an invasion of your privacy?
I much preferred the last 1 minute or so.
Duh, why do you think the production company was called "Double Secret"? They said it right out loud to make you not believe!
since there were no road taxes paid on the fuel he used to power his car, it was illegal to drive it on roads in the state
So that suggests that in your state either fully-electric cars are not allowed, or you pay road taxes on your electricity bill?
Have MS ever released a product without bugs?
Has anyone?
Your wife looks up the number for a psychiatrist.
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For the lazy, "that's the rules: follow them or GTFO".
Talking with those present is different as the conversation is generally about the event in question and so not as distracting.
But as soon as they mention their fucking 401k, they're getting throttled!
Most wall warts nowadays are switch mode and use almost no power when not in use.
It's only been a year or so since I was told to be scared of wasting electricity with all those AC adapters, and now you're telling me I shouldn't? WHAT CAN I WORRY ABOUT NOW???
Uh... maybe that being able to pronounce them properly is important? Did you even bother thinking about the question he asked?
Can we say major HIPAA violation?
Yeah seriously; I saw that and felt a facepalm moment. I work at a tiny hospital (25 beds) and still, anything we send off-premises is encrypted in some way, either by sFTP or VPN (usually the latter).
Of course, one problem is the software vendors who don't give a crap about you violating HIPAA and don't try to work with you to stay secure. That's is one nice improvement in the recent HIPAA update, if I have been informed correctly: business associates are extended under the law, so that they have liability for their idiocy as well.
You think they go and label themselves "kiddy fucker" when they go online?
I see someone has never been on 4Chan.
first write it in a formal language, then in a functional language.M
I don't believe Java fits either of those.
I thought those were indulgences...?
Anyone know of any carbon-neutral weapon of mass destruction?
I keep hearing that nuclear is environmentally friendly...
good analogy!
What? I saw no mention of any car!
[One jackass/troll makes an ignorant statement about CO2, therefore software is shit]
I think you have summed up quite well what the perfect non-sequitor looks like.
867-53-0999
Is that Jenny's SSN?
A life that revolves around TV scheduling is an empty, shallow life,
That's why I own a DVR.
Damn you! I just now have escaped!
I don't want the /. eds to be Pulitzer Prize winners.
I do. I don't demand it, but it would be pretty cool if they were.
[...]and spearheaded by none other than than Dustin Hoffman.
and Dustin Hoffman was in "Sleepers", with who? Kevin Bacon!!!
He's dyslexic.
yelling at strangers on teh intarwebs is a calm idyllic diversion, no?
It's the life of Zen.
The big argument in that article is that the data is encrypted, totally ignoring that you don't need to decrypt the data to duplicate it. Just duplicate the encrypted data, and other features of the card, and it should decrypt properly.