Slashdot Mirror


User: currently_awake

currently_awake's activity in the archive.

Stories
0
Comments
2,881
First seen
Last seen
Profile
(view on slashdot.org)

Comments · 2,881

  1. Re: Falling on deaf ears on Crypto Experts Blast Gov't Backdoors For Encryption · · Score: 1

    You could set up shop in Greece. I hear they will do anything for money and jobs.

  2. Re:Falling on deaf ears on Crypto Experts Blast Gov't Backdoors For Encryption · · Score: 1

    Yes, you can. Tap the private communications of the government and their family/friends and put everything on the front page in the middle of an election and they will change their mind about security. If they are personally harmed by security gaps then they will want that fixed.

  3. Re:trick them into it ... on Ask Slashdot: How Do You Find Jobs That Offer Working From Home? · · Score: 2

    If you can do the job from home, so can some guy in India who gets paid 10% of your wage. Working from home is code for "Easy to outsource", and is not something you want to look for in a job.

  4. Re:F14 is largely declassified on Proposed Regulation Could Keep 3D-printed Gun Blueprints Offline For Good · · Score: 1

    Or the goal is to justify mandatory internet filtering. On every single connection, and with mandatory access to your encryption keys. Because, the law.

  5. Re:Because...it's the LAW! on Proposed Regulation Could Keep 3D-printed Gun Blueprints Offline For Good · · Score: 1

    I think you have your costs backwards. You can rig up a handheld drill for the press, and a hacksaw and file costs less than $5 used. The 3D printer removes the skill requirement, not the cost.

  6. Re:Because...it's the LAW! on Proposed Regulation Could Keep 3D-printed Gun Blueprints Offline For Good · · Score: 1

    You don't need plans if all you want is a simple gun. You can figure out most of the stuff by trial and error. Or you could copy a friends gun. Or you can have someone overseas mail you the 3D file on a USB stick, or encrypted email.

  7. Re:Good for greece on Greece Rejects EU Terms · · Score: 1

    Given that the Greek government had a good idea how things would go(obvious), it's reasonable to guess they started setting up the printing press and making Drachma's immediately after the election. This is being kept secret, to slow runs on the Euro supply.

  8. Re:Citizen of Belgium here on Greece Rejects EU Terms · · Score: 1

    Greece policy on debt was the same as every single other western country. The US was deeply in debt long before the world economy crashed. Everyone was using debt to maximize their re-election chances, by bribing the voters with free goodies.

  9. Re:Citizen of Belgium here on Greece Rejects EU Terms · · Score: 1

    Paying Greece to patrol the EU south border and keep the Africans out is a great plan. Have anyone who gets through be pushed back into Greece(first safe harbour rule).

  10. Re:Citizen of Belgium here on Greece Rejects EU Terms · · Score: 1

    The US economy has not recovered, the US is still bleeding money, and the debts are not getting paid off.

  11. Re:Citizen of Belgium here on Greece Rejects EU Terms · · Score: 1

    No Canadian banks went broke, they just wanted the free money.

  12. Re: Good for greece on Greece Rejects EU Terms · · Score: 1

    America loves Communism, so long as you don't use that word. Government subsidies to industry, public schools, public roads, export subsidies- these are not Capitalist methods.

  13. Re: Good for greece on Greece Rejects EU Terms · · Score: 1

    Germany is currently spending more than they make, they are living beyond their means. So they have to get their own house in order or they will also go broke. Yes they are spending that money to bail out Greece and Spain, but that's still throwing away your money.

  14. Re:printing more money on Greece Rejects EU Terms · · Score: 1

    Without more bailout funds, the government of Greece will run out of money very quickly. After that, they either pay in IOU's or they issue their own currency. Given that IOU's are seen as worthless (they have no hope of repaying), people will refuse to accept them and the economy will crash. That means their only choice is to issue their own currency, and have it devalue to a realistic level. Therefore Greece will declare a new currency, and tell everyone that their debts are now converted to the new currency. The bankers will hate this option as it means they lose money, but realize that the starving masses in Greece can move to another country, they don't have to starve in the dark. Nobody wants to have that problem, so they will allow the conversion.

  15. Re: Good for greece on Greece Rejects EU Terms · · Score: 1

    An unlimited money supply means hyperinflation. It means you can't save for retirement or anything else as no savings account or investmentt can possibly pay higher interest than the rate of inflation. Under hyperinflation your only option is to spend all your money on stuff you can trade for what you want, like gold.

  16. Re:Good for greece on Greece Rejects EU Terms · · Score: 1

    The problem is the EU is deliberately keeping the Euro from falling in value, making their exports overpriced and inports really cheap. If they would just let the Euro depreciate the entire EU would stop going broke.

  17. Re:How to revive the Mammoth species on Checking Mammoth DNA Against Elephants Hints At How They Got Hairy · · Score: 1

    Putting Mamoth on the menu looks better than genetically modified elephant.

  18. How to revive the Mammoth species on Checking Mammoth DNA Against Elephants Hints At How They Got Hairy · · Score: 2

    To revive a dead species, that you don't have complete DNA for: Start with the closest living relative. Change the major parts, that you know of. See how the results look. Keep adding bits and pieces as you can, getting closer to the lost species. Set up a wildlife park where people can come and see them.

  19. Re:So, what does that mean if it is true? on FBI Wants Pirate Bay Logs For Criminal Investigation Into Copyright Trolls · · Score: 1

    If you can prove they did it for financial profit, then they would be guilty of willful comercial copyright infringement. I think the fines go way up for that.

  20. Re:Hold them liable on Rumblefish Claims It Owns 'America the Beautiful' By United States Navy Band · · Score: 1

    A large corporation holding millions of copyrighted recordings can't be expected to be perfect. With that many recordings and the staff to police them there is bound to be mistakes made, so you can't penalize them to that extent. There should be a fee to file a takedown request($100), and a financial penalty for a wrong one($5000 or 10% of revenue). That makes DMCA spamming expensive enough that they will stop.

  21. Re:At least he included warrants on Cameron Asserts UK Gov't Will Leave No "Safe Space" For Private Communications · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Spying on everyone isn't effective if everyone knows about it. They need to publicly back down on the spying, let this blow over, then bring it all back in secret. If they don't do this it means they are not interested in gathering intelligence, but rather in the chilling effect.

  22. Re:Crooked politicians. on Quebec Government May Force ISPs To Block Gambling Websites · · Score: 1

    Government run lottery = voluntary taxation. Lotteries have such poor return on investment that you're basically just throwing your money away.

  23. Re: Atomospheric toxins. on First Human Colonies Should Be Among Venus' Clouds · · Score: 1

    Venus is an ideal planet for terraforming. Just purge the toxins from the atmosphere and drop the pressure a bit and you've got a really nice place. This living in a balloon? Your resource usage (mostly energy) is going to be rather high.

  24. Re:Wait a sec... on Analysis: Iran's Nuclear Program Has Been an Astronomical Waste · · Score: 1

    No nuclear power plant has been built in the USA in a very long time, nor are there any serious plans to build them.

  25. Re:Stuxnet on Analysis: Iran's Nuclear Program Has Been an Astronomical Waste · · Score: 1

    The USA is hugely vulnerable to this sort of attack. The NSA should be investing most of their resources to building up the network defences of the US. The apparent fact they are not spending any resources on defence says bad things about the countries future stability.