Beyond the encryption issue addressed in this article, the inclusion of cryptographic features in cameras could offer an authentication feature. Hash the image in its RAW format, sign the hash and store it in the meta data. Do the same thing for the "thumbnail" JPGs that some cameras offer. Now you could tie a given image to a given camera and know that it had not been modified. Of course each camera would need to have its own key pair, and the manufacturer would have to warehouse the private keys and provide the validation service that verified an image was signed by a particular camera...
And there are lots of situations that tying an image to a given camera might not be beneficial.
Probably too much work...
My Dad worked on the Ranging Radar for the Lunar Excursion Module, so I've heard some stories.
Data input was punched cards (duh).
Tests included sticking a unit on the front of a missile and launching across White Sands Missile Range, then comparing the telemetry data returned with a known track mapped across a digitized re-creation of the range. Along the way they discovered the errors in the digitization when the results began claiming that the missile was travelling underground.
One of his research projects was to work out how to apply a new-fangled algorithm to the problem, Fast Fourier Transforms.
A lot of it is (was?) governed by SEI CMM https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.... Like all things, implemented well, it gave you a continuously improving development environment, implemented badly (at the behest of PHBs) it resulted in death by documentation and process.
In other news, thousands of Golden Retrievers have been observed hitch-hiking to Los Angeles to participate in an event described by one traveller as, "a canine Burning Man festival". "It's like somes guy just kept throwing balls and throwing balls, but der was no dog to go get 'em," said Max, a 7-year-old neutor from Chicago.
Yeah
It is illustrative that in the original text that line was a question about the status of the flag. Contemporaneously, it is a question about the status of the nation.
Imagine a shell that can adjust it's flight path, even slightly, which means you can fire in the general direction you want, then fine tune the aim in flight. (I assume they don't do that now..)
They don't, and even a railgun projectile probably won't either - because the force required to effect a significant change in trajectory (especially in azimuth) is simply too great.
"... Mondelez International... will introduce so-called 'smart shelves' into store checkout aisles... identify shoppers age and sex, and will then use that info to deliver demographically tailored advertisements... will... monitor how long customer's watch each ad
>cd/local/mnt/SmartShelf
>cat logfile
02-Mar-2015 11:45:23 New subject detected; Age: 20s; Sex: M; Ad chosen: 22756
02-Mar-2015 11:45:47 Status: Failure; Code: 10
02-Mar-2015 11:46:39 New subject detected; Age: 60s; Sex: F; Ad chosen: 66563
02-Mar-2015 11:46:59 Status: Failure; Code: 22
02-Mar-2015 11:52:02 New subject detected; Age: 10s; Sex: F; Ad chosen: 74453
02-Mar-2015 11:52:47 Status: Failure; Code: 15
>cat err_codes
10: Subject oogling Cosmo girl's boobs
15: Subject distracted by texting
22: Subject fumbling with checkbook
What if that "popularity contest" served as a valuable pressure-relief? What if there exists a class of users who benefit from the outlet of physically "Liking" or "Unliking" something they see expressed? These likes and dislikes are always available, but they do not contribute to the Score for a comment. Maybe they combine into some sort of Heat value that can be used to identify Hot comments.
Could it be that having such a system available reduce any tendency towards using the moderation system for Agree/Disagree purposes?
When are "We the people" going to start demanding honesty from our leaders?
Never, because most are too interested in obtaining their "benefits" from the control hierarchy and it is quantity not honesty that they most appreciate.
And Congress does have the authority to say, "That's all very nice, we'll give your department a $5 budget to make it all work". Not that there has been a Congress with the balls to really stand up to the Executive for 5... 15... in living memory.
Personally owned flying robots today have the power to change the balance of power between individuals and large bureaucracies in much the same way the Internet did in the past.
Are not these words from the same people that are buying laws to be created so that their unconscionable actions of shear greed are not actionable?
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Because an enlightened society is one in which adults plant trees who's shade they'll never sit in.
But enough about bonsai ...
Beyond the encryption issue addressed in this article, the inclusion of cryptographic features in cameras could offer an authentication feature. Hash the image in its RAW format, sign the hash and store it in the meta data. Do the same thing for the "thumbnail" JPGs that some cameras offer. Now you could tie a given image to a given camera and know that it had not been modified. Of course each camera would need to have its own key pair, and the manufacturer would have to warehouse the private keys and provide the validation service that verified an image was signed by a particular camera ...
And there are lots of situations that tying an image to a given camera might not be beneficial.
Probably too much work ...
My Dad worked on the Ranging Radar for the Lunar Excursion Module, so I've heard some stories.
Data input was punched cards (duh).
Tests included sticking a unit on the front of a missile and launching across White Sands Missile Range, then comparing the telemetry data returned with a known track mapped across a digitized re-creation of the range. Along the way they discovered the errors in the digitization when the results began claiming that the missile was travelling underground.
One of his research projects was to work out how to apply a new-fangled algorithm to the problem, Fast Fourier Transforms.
encourage 'greater compassion and empathy on the internet'
Why am I envisioning King Canute commanding the tide?
Yes curiously, women seem to bitch more than ever about how miserable they are.
Because, no matter how many hours are saved by novel and curious devices, men are still the same?
A lot of it is (was?) governed by SEI CMM https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.... Like all things, implemented well, it gave you a continuously improving development environment, implemented badly (at the behest of PHBs) it resulted in death by documentation and process.
They're trying to line up with the wide-spread availability of nuclear fusion to take advantage of the lower electricity costs.
If you don't put these fights on Pay Per View I am going to hate you forever ...
In other news, thousands of Golden Retrievers have been observed hitch-hiking to Los Angeles to participate in an event described by one traveller as, "a canine Burning Man festival". "It's like somes guy just kept throwing balls and throwing balls, but der was no dog to go get 'em," said Max, a 7-year-old neutor from Chicago.
Pfft, old news. http://earthquake.usgs.gov/ear...
Yeah It is illustrative that in the original text that line was a question about the status of the flag. Contemporaneously, it is a question about the status of the nation.
It's "Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave". If we give up the second half, then the first half needs must go with it.
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felt 'significant reductions in anxiety' about their lives ending."
A similar result to that experienced by many adults upon listening to Justin Bieber music.
"... Mondelez International ... will introduce so-called 'smart shelves' into store checkout aisles ... identify shoppers age and sex, and will then use that info to deliver demographically tailored advertisements ... will ... monitor how long customer's watch each ad
>cd /local/mnt/SmartShelf
>cat logfile
02-Mar-2015 11:45:23 New subject detected; Age: 20s; Sex: M; Ad chosen: 22756
02-Mar-2015 11:45:47 Status: Failure; Code: 10
02-Mar-2015 11:46:39 New subject detected; Age: 60s; Sex: F; Ad chosen: 66563
02-Mar-2015 11:46:59 Status: Failure; Code: 22
02-Mar-2015 11:52:02 New subject detected; Age: 10s; Sex: F; Ad chosen: 74453
02-Mar-2015 11:52:47 Status: Failure; Code: 15
>cat err_codes
10: Subject oogling Cosmo girl's boobs
15: Subject distracted by texting
22: Subject fumbling with checkbook
Just tossing in that banning or prohibiting political parties is gonna run foul of Freedom of Association.
You haven't noticed that the newest trend is to consider *25* as the age of mental maturity?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24173194
:-/
What if that "popularity contest" served as a valuable pressure-relief? What if there exists a class of users who benefit from the outlet of physically "Liking" or "Unliking" something they see expressed? These likes and dislikes are always available, but they do not contribute to the Score for a comment. Maybe they combine into some sort of Heat value that can be used to identify Hot comments.
Could it be that having such a system available reduce any tendency towards using the moderation system for Agree/Disagree purposes?
Side note, OT: How the hell do you escape greater/less than signs???
Use HTML Entities:
When are "We the people" going to start demanding honesty from our leaders?
Never, because most are too interested in obtaining their "benefits" from the control hierarchy and it is quantity not honesty that they most appreciate.
And Congress does have the authority to say, "That's all very nice, we'll give your department a $5 budget to make it all work". Not that there has been a Congress with the balls to really stand up to the Executive for 5 ... 15 ... in living memory.
Personally owned flying robots today have the power to change the balance of power between individuals and large bureaucracies in much the same way the Internet did in the past.
Are not these words from the same people that are buying laws to be created so that their unconscionable actions of shear greed are not actionable?
Are you implying that we're being fleeced?
I don't have mod points, but "Thanks" daveschroeder for a though-provoking post.
A harbinger of Ragnarok, to be sure.
I will be interested in a new discussion system when it supports three things:
My kingdom for a killfile!