This whole discussion is a waste of time. You aren't going to get any of these address blocks without an expensive and prolonged fight. Wasting valuable resources that could be used to advance a real solution, IPV6.
Even if you "liberated" all of these address blocks, they would be quickly consumed by the natural growth of the Internet.
NAT is not a solution, it is a malignant blight that must be destroyed. If you want a firewall, get a real firewall.
The article says that 3DES has been broken. I think they are mistaken. DES was cracked by a brute force attack but 3DES is still considered secure.
How is their distributed processor system going to crack a 128-bit key that has 128 bits of entropy? Maybe the solution is to update the wi-fi software to make it easier to generate, transport, and install, truly random keys.
Any chance that this will fix some of the ACPI problems with Linux? I recently had a terrible time trying to install Linux on a new Intel motherboard, mostly related to ACPI problems. I'm not blaming any of the Linux developers for this mess. I get the impression that ACPI is a disaster area and even Intel is unable to get it right on their own boards.
Lots of ordinary Americans benefited from the real-estate bubble, not just the obvious scammers and thieves. Think of all the people who sold their houses at greatly inflated prices. Think of all the people who have been "livin' large" by cashing out the equity in their houses. How do you recover that money? You can't. Some people profited and society at large gets stuck with the bill when the bubble bursts.
Don't blame the baby boomers for the Social Security mess. It was doomed as soon as Congress discovered that they could buy votes by increasing the benefits. This started before the baby boomers were even born. That's why you should never leave a politician and a bag of money alone in the same room. They just can't help themselves, that money is whispering "spend me, big boy".
It can get tricky. To repeat an argument that has been used before, what if mandating safety feature "X" actually results in more deaths, because the associated increase in ticket costs results in more people choosing a significantly more dangerous, but cheaper, mode of transport? This is a real problem in transport policy.
The problem is that lithium batteries are not interchangeable like standard alkaline and NiMH batteries. The charging circuits, safety features, and battery are designed as a system. Any replacement battery needs to be tested and qualified to ensure that it works properly and safely with the parent device. The market has shown itself incapable of keeping untested and potentially hazardous batteries off the shelves of stores. The same sort of people who adulterate infant formula also make counterfeit batteries.
Mythbusters is entertainment, with a little science thrown in, not rigorous science and engineering. In the real world, EMI is a notoriously difficult and complicated problem.
What cell phone uses frequency hopping? Analog and GSM phones are frequency agile, but they don't hop. CDMA phones use a spreading code, but that isn't frequency hopping.
FM radio receivers are infamous as a source of interference. Most FM radios are superheterodyne receivers with a 10.7 MHz first IF. The frequency of the first local oscillator is commonly 10.7 MHz higher than the dial frequency. In the real world of consumer electronics, local oscillator is another word for low-powered transmitter. Take a look at a spectrum allocation chart and look at what is immediately above the FM broadcast band. That's right, the VHF aeronautical band, used for voice communications and navigation beacons. That means that your FM radio is an ideal device for interfering with the aircraft's communication and navigation systems. Just tune it to a frequency 10.7 MHz lower than the frequency that you wish to jam.
The inverse-square law. A weak RF source in the passenger cabin can easily overpower a strong transmitter that is 10 km away from the aircraft. Add in spurious outputs, multiple emitters, intermodulation distortion, and unshielded wiring, and you have a recipe for interference with aircraft systems.
The state police have proven themselves to be the political poodles of the governor. They ignore state law when they feel like it, and the upper ranks are politicized. They don't just go after the left, they pulled some really sleazy tricks when there was a major controversy over a state ban of so-called "assault weapons".
Even before the stock market became a major force in the economy, financial panics seemed to be a recurrent problem. There's the Panic of 1857, Panic of 1873, Panic of 1893, and Panic of 1907. Like major wars, they seem to happen when enough people have forgotten about the last one.
Joe Kennedy was also famous for being a stock manipulator, back when such things were largely unregulated. Due to people like him, it wasn't just a casino, it was a fixed casino.
That's not why magazine subscription prices are cheaper than newsstand prices. Magazine publishers are not in the business of selling magazines, they are in the business of selling advertising. Advertising prices are largely determined by circulation and demographics. Advertisers are interested in the subscriber base, which is a known quantity, not some random person buying a copy at a newsstand. The high price at the newsstand is largely due to distributor and retail markups.
Maybe it's because the average environmental activist is an idiot. Then again, the average human being is an idiot. For too many people, environmentalism is the new religion, filling the hole left by the decline of traditional religions.
There are damn few Republicans in DC. It's one of those places where the Democratic primary is the real election. It's voted for the Democratic candidate in every presidential election since the Constitution was amended in 1961 to allow DC residents to vote for President.
The silicon may not wear out but I've seen pictures from an electron microscope that show that the metal interconnects can deteriorate and fail. See electromigration.
High failure rate?! The HST is a very complex spacecraft. Parts wear out and break. That's why spacecraft are designed with redundant systems. HST was designed to be repaired and upgraded in-orbit, and has already exceeded its design lifetime. In the real world, components fail and increased reliability is not free. Spacecraft engineering is a balancing act. You want to accomplish the mission with minimum cost and a relatively high probability of success. Spacecraft projects that can't manage risks and costs get canceled. There is a limited pool of money and NASA has a responsibility to get the most scientific bang for the buck.
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This whole discussion is a waste of time. You aren't going to get any of these address blocks without an expensive and prolonged fight. Wasting valuable resources that could be used to advance a real solution, IPV6.
Even if you "liberated" all of these address blocks, they would be quickly consumed by the natural growth of the Internet.
NAT is not a solution, it is a malignant blight that must be destroyed. If you want a firewall, get a real firewall.
The article says that 3DES has been broken. I think they are mistaken. DES was cracked by a brute force attack but 3DES is still considered secure.
How is their distributed processor system going to crack a 128-bit key that has 128 bits of entropy? Maybe the solution is to update the wi-fi software to make it easier to generate, transport, and install, truly random keys.
Would you prefer a story about "Paddington Bear finds a jar of marmalade"?
EDS doesn't tie their own shoes without getting a government bureaucrat to sign-off on the deal.
Any chance that this will fix some of the ACPI problems with Linux? I recently had a terrible time trying to install Linux on a new Intel motherboard, mostly related to ACPI problems. I'm not blaming any of the Linux developers for this mess. I get the impression that ACPI is a disaster area and even Intel is unable to get it right on their own boards.
Lots of ordinary Americans benefited from the real-estate bubble, not just the obvious scammers and thieves. Think of all the people who sold their houses at greatly inflated prices. Think of all the people who have been "livin' large" by cashing out the equity in their houses. How do you recover that money? You can't. Some people profited and society at large gets stuck with the bill when the bubble bursts.
Don't blame the baby boomers for the Social Security mess. It was doomed as soon as Congress discovered that they could buy votes by increasing the benefits. This started before the baby boomers were even born. That's why you should never leave a politician and a bag of money alone in the same room. They just can't help themselves, that money is whispering "spend me, big boy".
It can get tricky. To repeat an argument that has been used before, what if mandating safety feature "X" actually results in more deaths, because the associated increase in ticket costs results in more people choosing a significantly more dangerous, but cheaper, mode of transport? This is a real problem in transport policy.
The problem is that lithium batteries are not interchangeable like standard alkaline and NiMH batteries. The charging circuits, safety features, and battery are designed as a system. Any replacement battery needs to be tested and qualified to ensure that it works properly and safely with the parent device. The market has shown itself incapable of keeping untested and potentially hazardous batteries off the shelves of stores. The same sort of people who adulterate infant formula also make counterfeit batteries.
That isn't frequency hopping. See frequency-hopping spread spectrum.
Mythbusters is entertainment, with a little science thrown in, not rigorous science and engineering. In the real world, EMI is a notoriously difficult and complicated problem.
What cell phone uses frequency hopping? Analog and GSM phones are frequency agile, but they don't hop. CDMA phones use a spreading code, but that isn't frequency hopping.
What's the probability of the current design crashing due to EMI vs. the expense and fuel inefficiency of shielding the wiring? There's no free lunch.
FM radio receivers are infamous as a source of interference. Most FM radios are superheterodyne receivers with a 10.7 MHz first IF. The frequency of the first local oscillator is commonly 10.7 MHz higher than the dial frequency. In the real world of consumer electronics, local oscillator is another word for low-powered transmitter. Take a look at a spectrum allocation chart and look at what is immediately above the FM broadcast band. That's right, the VHF aeronautical band, used for voice communications and navigation beacons. That means that your FM radio is an ideal device for interfering with the aircraft's communication and navigation systems. Just tune it to a frequency 10.7 MHz lower than the frequency that you wish to jam.
The inverse-square law. A weak RF source in the passenger cabin can easily overpower a strong transmitter that is 10 km away from the aircraft. Add in spurious outputs, multiple emitters, intermodulation distortion, and unshielded wiring, and you have a recipe for interference with aircraft systems.
The state police have proven themselves to be the political poodles of the governor. They ignore state law when they feel like it, and the upper ranks are politicized. They don't just go after the left, they pulled some really sleazy tricks when there was a major controversy over a state ban of so-called "assault weapons".
Even before the stock market became a major force in the economy, financial panics seemed to be a recurrent problem. There's the Panic of 1857, Panic of 1873, Panic of 1893, and Panic of 1907. Like major wars, they seem to happen when enough people have forgotten about the last one.
Joe Kennedy was also famous for being a stock manipulator, back when such things were largely unregulated. Due to people like him, it wasn't just a casino, it was a fixed casino.
That's not why magazine subscription prices are cheaper than newsstand prices. Magazine publishers are not in the business of selling magazines, they are in the business of selling advertising. Advertising prices are largely determined by circulation and demographics. Advertisers are interested in the subscriber base, which is a known quantity, not some random person buying a copy at a newsstand. The high price at the newsstand is largely due to distributor and retail markups.
Maybe it's because the average environmental activist is an idiot. Then again, the average human being is an idiot. For too many people, environmentalism is the new religion, filling the hole left by the decline of traditional religions.
There are damn few Republicans in DC. It's one of those places where the Democratic primary is the real election. It's voted for the Democratic candidate in every presidential election since the Constitution was amended in 1961 to allow DC residents to vote for President.
The silicon may not wear out but I've seen pictures from an electron microscope that show that the metal interconnects can deteriorate and fail. See electromigration.
Somebody has to pay for the distribution infrastructure. Electricity isn't delivered by electricity fairies.
High failure rate?! The HST is a very complex spacecraft. Parts wear out and break. That's why spacecraft are designed with redundant systems. HST was designed to be repaired and upgraded in-orbit, and has already exceeded its design lifetime. In the real world, components fail and increased reliability is not free. Spacecraft engineering is a balancing act. You want to accomplish the mission with minimum cost and a relatively high probability of success. Spacecraft projects that can't manage risks and costs get canceled. There is a limited pool of money and NASA has a responsibility to get the most scientific bang for the buck.
Objectivity is overrated.