Here it is! All it does is drop the drink you select into a box on the bottom. The company that stocked it would put glass bottles on the top shelf so they would shatter when they landed in the box.
Uhm, how do you make any money off your vending machine if it's a horrendously over-engineered piece of expensive technology?
When I was in college, there was a horrendously under-engineered vending machine in the engineering building. It became a game for some of the engineers to compromise it in new ways, without breaking it.
That vending machine did not make any money, and was removed from the building.
The one in the arts and sciences building stayed in place for years.
Do you really want to take a vehicle, not originally designed for the task, that has been in space for ~20 years, into deep space?
That would be like taking a modified, 20 year old, Toyota Hilux to the North Pole. Such a challenge is difficult for a new vehicle specifically built for the task.
Interesting hypothesis. This study does not examine children before the 1st grade. If it were possible to perform such an examination at birth, would they conclude that personality doesn't change after birth?
Unfortunately, the summary leaves out some key details. If you RTFA, it says:
An even bigger problem for would-be earners is that you have to wait to be selected for surveys in order to participate. Having signed up five days ago and received 100 points for a profile survey, we've been waiting for a chance to bag another 50p, but have yet to be selected for duty. At this rate it will take more than a year to build up enough points to trouble YouGov's cheque writers.
Forgive me for the bad link above. My browser had issues and I couldn't check it before I submitted. One of those links should be to the Merchant Marine Act of 1920.
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You're right about the "need to know". Top Secret is only a starting point. After that, you get special clearances for specific projects.
Which is part of the problem. The information is so compartmentalized that no one has the big picture. There are probably multiple people working on the same project. However, because they are working on it for some other angle, or agency, the redundancies aren't eliminated. Furthermore, if the redundant projects, and people, shared information, they might actually be able to find the people they are after.
Unfortunately, it's a difficult balancing act of controlling information, and reducing redundancy. I don't see any easy way out of it.
You raise a good point. I seem to remember an issue where the control software had issues with several patches. After a few patches took down the plant, I think they decided to stop patching the system.
P.S. I don't like to name names, but this was a Siemens system. The very system the malware in TFA is targeting.
Why the fuck were they not patching known vulnerable systems that are mission critical?
You raise a good point. I seem to remember an issue where the control software had issues with several patches. After a few patches took down the plant, I think they decided to stop patching the system.
Seriously, anyone using Windows for SCADA in this day and age has to get their head checked.
About 6 years ago I worked as an engineer for a manufacturing company. One day a pop up message appears on my computer. It says something like, "this machine will restart in 30 seconds. Please save all of your work." I saved my work and the machine restarted. A few minutes later, it happened again, and I called IT.
IT comes out, and looks at my machine. They figure it's some sort of virus, but it turned out to be a worm. The Sasser worm to be exact.
Machines start rebooting themselves all over the office, and my boss asks the IT manager if this will effect the assembly line PLCs.
The IT manager gives my boss a very firm, "No!" and goes on to explain how those machines are behind a separate firewall, and can't possibly get the worm.
Just as he is explaining this, the foreman comes in from the plant and says, "Hey! all of those computers out on the assembly line just rebooted themselves!"
Our IT director got very red, and went into the server room and unplugged all of the switches. We were one of the few companies using VOIP at the time, and that meant no phone, fax or internet for the whole building.
Why did we use Windows on the assembly line? I asked that my first day on the job. Corporate determined it was cheaper than running embedded devices.
The company was shut down for a whole day, costing $20,000 per minute in lost revenue. I can't imagine those embedded devices were that much more expensive.
As a side note, our IT Manager developed a heart condition at a very young age, and I quit a year later.
I've seen it done. The clerk never moves from behind the counter. They just punch in the number to a machine and all the pumps and signs update instantly.
The recording device is in the pump. It records the card numbers internally. The thief then comes back and downloads the data off the skimmer with bluetooth (probably with a phone). Totally inconspicuous.
I've noticed that my bank has introduced new ATM's to combat skimming. The card reader now has flashing lights, and the display shows a picture of what the card reader should look like.
would rely on a set of sensors deployed in computer networks for critical infrastructure that would be triggered by unusual activity suggesting an impending cyber attack
How will the "sensors" communicate with the NSA while being attacked? The internet?
The same will happen with these walkways, rather then getting on and adding their own walking pace to the 9km/h, they will stand still and get in everyone elses way.
Ever try to explain that to one of those people? They have no concept of relative motion.
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Here it is! All it does is drop the drink you select into a box on the bottom. The company that stocked it would put glass bottles on the top shelf so they would shatter when they landed in the box.
Uhm, how do you make any money off your vending machine if it's a horrendously over-engineered piece of expensive technology?
When I was in college, there was a horrendously under-engineered vending machine in the engineering building. It became a game for some of the engineers to compromise it in new ways, without breaking it.
That vending machine did not make any money, and was removed from the building.
The one in the arts and sciences building stayed in place for years.
Do you really want to take a vehicle, not originally designed for the task, that has been in space for ~20 years, into deep space?
That would be like taking a modified, 20 year old, Toyota Hilux to the North Pole. Such a challenge is difficult for a new vehicle specifically built for the task.
How do we reach these guys? A place called "Tobys Banquet's" has been bugging me for years.
I don't even consider myself a stickler for grammar.
in fact it does not change since your first day
Interesting hypothesis. This study does not examine children before the 1st grade. If it were possible to perform such an examination at birth, would they conclude that personality doesn't change after birth?
Let the nature vs. nurture debate begin!
Heck, Canonical will ship you a disc with Ubuntu on for free, so it can't be that pricy.
Canonical had to do some cutbacks to it's ShipIt program due to the high costs.
Forgive me for the bad link above. My browser had issues and I couldn't check it before I submitted. One of those links should be to the Merchant Marine Act of 1920.
Apparently, the Dutch have developed the technology to clean up the oil spill long ago. Unfortunately, for various reasons, they aren't allowed to use it.
It's a natural human impulse to think "more is better" or "bigger is better"...
What's wrong with that?
You're right about the "need to know". Top Secret is only a starting point. After that, you get special clearances for specific projects.
Which is part of the problem. The information is so compartmentalized that no one has the big picture. There are probably multiple people working on the same project. However, because they are working on it for some other angle, or agency, the redundancies aren't eliminated. Furthermore, if the redundant projects, and people, shared information, they might actually be able to find the people they are after.
Unfortunately, it's a difficult balancing act of controlling information, and reducing redundancy. I don't see any easy way out of it.
You raise a good point. I seem to remember an issue where the control software had issues with several patches. After a few patches took down the plant, I think they decided to stop patching the system.
P.S. I don't like to name names, but this was a Siemens system. The very system the malware in TFA is targeting.
Coincidence?
Why the fuck were they not patching known vulnerable systems that are mission critical?
You raise a good point. I seem to remember an issue where the control software had issues with several patches. After a few patches took down the plant, I think they decided to stop patching the system.
Seriously, anyone using Windows for SCADA in this day and age has to get their head checked.
About 6 years ago I worked as an engineer for a manufacturing company. One day a pop up message appears on my computer. It says something like, "this machine will restart in 30 seconds. Please save all of your work." I saved my work and the machine restarted. A few minutes later, it happened again, and I called IT.
IT comes out, and looks at my machine. They figure it's some sort of virus, but it turned out to be a worm. The Sasser worm to be exact.
Machines start rebooting themselves all over the office, and my boss asks the IT manager if this will effect the assembly line PLCs.
The IT manager gives my boss a very firm, "No!" and goes on to explain how those machines are behind a separate firewall, and can't possibly get the worm.
Just as he is explaining this, the foreman comes in from the plant and says, "Hey! all of those computers out on the assembly line just rebooted themselves!"
Our IT director got very red, and went into the server room and unplugged all of the switches. We were one of the few companies using VOIP at the time, and that meant no phone, fax or internet for the whole building.
Why did we use Windows on the assembly line? I asked that my first day on the job. Corporate determined it was cheaper than running embedded devices.
The company was shut down for a whole day, costing $20,000 per minute in lost revenue. I can't imagine those embedded devices were that much more expensive.
As a side note, our IT Manager developed a heart condition at a very young age, and I quit a year later.
The fact that they haven't been able to keep the ACTA document secret demonstrates its futility.
These skimmers are in the pump. You won't see anything different in the appearance of the pump.
I've seen it done. The clerk never moves from behind the counter. They just punch in the number to a machine and all the pumps and signs update instantly.
Mod parent up!
The recording device is in the pump. It records the card numbers internally. The thief then comes back and downloads the data off the skimmer with bluetooth (probably with a phone). Totally inconspicuous.
I've noticed that my bank has introduced new ATM's to combat skimming. The card reader now has flashing lights, and the display shows a picture of what the card reader should look like.
What is the problem with deflation?
The high levels of unemployment that come along with it.
When an economy undergoes deflation, it's because it's getting smaller. A smaller economy means fewer jobs, or the same number of jobs for less pay.
...and they're both now extinct.
would rely on a set of sensors deployed in computer networks for critical infrastructure that would be triggered by unusual activity suggesting an impending cyber attack
How will the "sensors" communicate with the NSA while being attacked? The internet?
The same will happen with these walkways, rather then getting on and adding their own walking pace to the 9km/h, they will stand still and get in everyone elses way.
Ever try to explain that to one of those people? They have no concept of relative motion.
His first name was James Van Allen. Van Allen being his last name. I don't know who Allen is.
I'm anticipating the next time I use Google Maps to have the options of traveling by car, bike, walking, public transit, and by air.