It feels like hyperbole to the point of pure nonsense. If any network can be shown to be compromised, the hole would be closed. If we don't know about the compromise, then we can't make the claim the networks are "completely compromised". The only decent suggestion at least from the article (too lazy to read original, sue me) is to operate on a network with the assumption that it's already compromised; that's just the concept of Defense in Depth, and it is nothing new.
You will occasionally see this done in commercial translations. In japan the character is 16. In the US translation, dialog is changed such that she's suddenly 18.
I'm amazed I had to scroll this far down to find this suggestion. (Lower quality of comments than usual for slashdot. I guess the science people don't bother as much to comment on SW stories these days). But this is exactly right, there are zero legal implications of a list of "frame 456-789 of RotS synced with audio from frame 1024-1138 of Clone Wars S3E2" type instructions. Naturally, he shouldn't encourage anyone to push the result up to the Internet, but naughty people never need to be advised to be naughty.
Wasn't this a plot-point in the Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy series? Having an artificial universe on-site so they could go exploring but still be able to come back for long lunches...
Comparatively? I don't know. Laudanum dependency was a major issue, to be sure. And opium issue was an incredibly major problem in China. It wasn't until the Communist regime started executing addicts that they managed to kick the epidemic.
I've always been able to focus on video games. I score off the charts on all tests for ADD. I've been taking meds for ADD for about 21 years now. Video games just work different for attention. I can't explain it, and I'm too lazy to pull it up, but there has been research related to this. It has to do with getting sufficient stimulation.
Granted during load screens, I'll often switch to TV and forget to turn back to the game...
I've been doing it for 14 years...And did it with Ritalin for 7 years before that. I feel no withdrawal symptoms. I've never seen any research showing evidence of physical addiction to Adderall.
I've seen a lot of prescription abusers as a pharmacy tech. It effects them physically; generally ruins their life. I got to the point where I could hear it in their voice. Within one innocuous sentence, I could tell they were about to slap down a prescription for Oxycodone or morphine qty 100. Many of these people were selling pills on the black market to other addicts. You could usually spot the sellers because they would ask for brand-name (they sell at a higher profit margin on the black market) and not bat an eye when quoted the price without insurance.
I am all for decriminalization of many illicit substances; but physically addictive substances, namely opiates, need some sort of control. I know that just plain jail-time isn't the best solution, but something to that effect is needed.
If you'd like to learn more about just how complicated a problem this is, I highly recommend watching the BBC miniseries Traffick (Quite a bit different from the Hollywood remake, Traffic); it was recently put on Netflix Instant Watch. Just replace "Heroin" with "prescription opiates" as you watch and you get the general idea.
At least in the US, teachers are not supposed to do this. Teachers should bring up issues with the counselors, and it is up to the counselors to decide whether or not to advise the parents. Many people are diagnosed with ADD and find ways to cope without meds. I think that's wonderful. Some try to cope without meds, and it just results in the school system wanting the kid expelled. If all that must be done to avoid expulsion, or increase performance, and improve one's own satisfaction with performance is to take a pill every day, then I think that's just wonderful too. I do agree that stimulant treatments for ADD/ADHD are overprescribed. Treatments should be considered very carefully on a case-by-case basis, and many times parents/doctors/insurance is not interested in putting forth the needed effort.
Before Adderall, there was straight amphetamine. Adderall is a combination of various amphetamine salts that has been shown to work better for the treatment of ADD. There was (and is) also Ritalin (Methylphenidate)
The DEA does do a lot of important things. As a pharmacy tech, we often worked with the DEA to put a stop to both customers passing phoney prescriptions, and doctors giving massive prescriptions for controlled substances to anyone. However, forcing low stock doesn't help any of this. CII substances are kept under active inventory. Every supplier and every pharmacy must know--to the exact pill--how much stock they have. All CII prescriptions are double counted. If some stupid pharmacy tech starts swiping pills, it gets noticed, quickly. The only benefit for keeping stock low is financial. Since comparatively, generic adderall isn't even very expensive, I can see no reason why it, among so many other things should be the scape goat for this.
This has been a huge pain for me personally. I've been on adderall for over a decade and have only had problems finding in stock in the last 8 months or so. Most recently, I had to get my doctor to write an additional prescription for a higher dose and split the pills in half since this was the only strength anyone in my area had in stock. So in trying to keep supplies low, I've now got permission from my doctor to get twice as much amphetamine as before. Where is the sense in this? Having to pick the prescription up in person, since it's a CII substance added extra pain.
FWIW, I was a pharmacy tech while working through HS and college, and the entire time, we never had such bad problems with backorders on any product (with the possible exception of when albuterol inhalers were required to switch to CFA free, another massive screwup).
I very much agree with this. Oscar Wilde's short stories are among my favorites.
Beyond just short stories, The public domain space in general is a fantastic resource. I love Google books for providing so much of it. I've also gone through a lot of historical texts this way, e.g. Common Sense, On The Wealth of Nations, early translations of works like The Art of War, The Prince, papers by Newton, Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems by Galileo.
Lately I've been reading a lot of public domain books related to industry. I've found that many times, these primary primary sources are a much better way to learn the details about how things were produced just prior to, and at the beginning of the industrial revolution. I've been reading things related to metallurgy, iron smelting, steel making, shoe making, felting/hat making, hydraulic engineering, musical instrument building, glassblowing, brewing, liquor distillation, oil refining.
I'm never very good at getting sucked into fiction. I've read too much bad/generic sci-fi and fantasy up through high school to be willing to try those at random or based on friend's recommendations. I tend to only to read novels/fiction if they've secured their place as a work of timeless literature. Once I found all of this stuff to read, I was much happier.
When first scrolling the headlines, I misread this as "Christopher Walken dies..." First reaction was, "NOOO!!!!!" then, "wait, as awesome as Walken is, why would that be on Slashdot?" Anyhoo, just wanted to share.
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It feels like hyperbole to the point of pure nonsense. If any network can be shown to be compromised, the hole would be closed. If we don't know about the compromise, then we can't make the claim the networks are "completely compromised". The only decent suggestion at least from the article (too lazy to read original, sue me) is to operate on a network with the assumption that it's already compromised; that's just the concept of Defense in Depth, and it is nothing new.
You will occasionally see this done in commercial translations. In japan the character is 16. In the US translation, dialog is changed such that she's suddenly 18.
A monopod is not a rifle mount. A rifle mount allows you to be more mobile; taking pictures while moving about more easily.
It's easier to steady the shot with a rifle mount; for taking shots with a high zoom telephoto lens.
I was a big fan of Usenet in the 90s, and I'd never heard of this. Thanks for sharing!
Well yeah, I assume it's something like this. I'm no video editor. I'm used to the simpler world of diff outputs!
I'm amazed I had to scroll this far down to find this suggestion. (Lower quality of comments than usual for slashdot. I guess the science people don't bother as much to comment on SW stories these days). But this is exactly right, there are zero legal implications of a list of "frame 456-789 of RotS synced with audio from frame 1024-1138 of Clone Wars S3E2" type instructions. Naturally, he shouldn't encourage anyone to push the result up to the Internet, but naughty people never need to be advised to be naughty.
Nicely done, fellow Slashdotter! Much appreciated :)
I'm curious if anyone knows how it compares to the National Pinball Museum, recently reopened in Baltimore, MD.
Wasn't this a plot-point in the Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy series? Having an artificial universe on-site so they could go exploring but still be able to come back for long lunches...
Comparatively? I don't know. Laudanum dependency was a major issue, to be sure. And opium issue was an incredibly major problem in China. It wasn't until the Communist regime started executing addicts that they managed to kick the epidemic.
The latter. I'm a jobs creator! :D
Oh good. I sorta figured it was common...
Granted during load screens, I'll often switch to TV and forget to turn back to the game...
I've been doing it for 14 years...And did it with Ritalin for 7 years before that. I feel no withdrawal symptoms. I've never seen any research showing evidence of physical addiction to Adderall.
I'd be all for this if it wasn't for the fact that said people would eventually start sucking up my tax dollars.
I've seen a lot of prescription abusers as a pharmacy tech. It effects them physically; generally ruins their life. I got to the point where I could hear it in their voice. Within one innocuous sentence, I could tell they were about to slap down a prescription for Oxycodone or morphine qty 100. Many of these people were selling pills on the black market to other addicts. You could usually spot the sellers because they would ask for brand-name (they sell at a higher profit margin on the black market) and not bat an eye when quoted the price without insurance.
I am all for decriminalization of many illicit substances; but physically addictive substances, namely opiates, need some sort of control. I know that just plain jail-time isn't the best solution, but something to that effect is needed.
If you'd like to learn more about just how complicated a problem this is, I highly recommend watching the BBC miniseries Traffick (Quite a bit different from the Hollywood remake, Traffic); it was recently put on Netflix Instant Watch. Just replace "Heroin" with "prescription opiates" as you watch and you get the general idea.
Adderall XR is in capsule form, you shouldn't attempt to split it. Regular adderall can be split normally.
At least in the US, teachers are not supposed to do this. Teachers should bring up issues with the counselors, and it is up to the counselors to decide whether or not to advise the parents. Many people are diagnosed with ADD and find ways to cope without meds. I think that's wonderful. Some try to cope without meds, and it just results in the school system wanting the kid expelled. If all that must be done to avoid expulsion, or increase performance, and improve one's own satisfaction with performance is to take a pill every day, then I think that's just wonderful too. I do agree that stimulant treatments for ADD/ADHD are overprescribed. Treatments should be considered very carefully on a case-by-case basis, and many times parents/doctors/insurance is not interested in putting forth the needed effort.
Before Adderall, there was straight amphetamine. Adderall is a combination of various amphetamine salts that has been shown to work better for the treatment of ADD. There was (and is) also Ritalin (Methylphenidate)
The DEA does do a lot of important things. As a pharmacy tech, we often worked with the DEA to put a stop to both customers passing phoney prescriptions, and doctors giving massive prescriptions for controlled substances to anyone. However, forcing low stock doesn't help any of this. CII substances are kept under active inventory. Every supplier and every pharmacy must know--to the exact pill--how much stock they have. All CII prescriptions are double counted. If some stupid pharmacy tech starts swiping pills, it gets noticed, quickly. The only benefit for keeping stock low is financial. Since comparatively, generic adderall isn't even very expensive, I can see no reason why it, among so many other things should be the scape goat for this.
FWIW, I was a pharmacy tech while working through HS and college, and the entire time, we never had such bad problems with backorders on any product (with the possible exception of when albuterol inhalers were required to switch to CFA free, another massive screwup).
Beyond just short stories, The public domain space in general is a fantastic resource. I love Google books for providing so much of it. I've also gone through a lot of historical texts this way, e.g. Common Sense, On The Wealth of Nations, early translations of works like The Art of War, The Prince, papers by Newton, Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems by Galileo.
Lately I've been reading a lot of public domain books related to industry. I've found that many times, these primary primary sources are a much better way to learn the details about how things were produced just prior to, and at the beginning of the industrial revolution. I've been reading things related to metallurgy, iron smelting, steel making, shoe making, felting/hat making, hydraulic engineering, musical instrument building, glassblowing, brewing, liquor distillation, oil refining.
I'm never very good at getting sucked into fiction. I've read too much bad/generic sci-fi and fantasy up through high school to be willing to try those at random or based on friend's recommendations. I tend to only to read novels/fiction if they've secured their place as a work of timeless literature. Once I found all of this stuff to read, I was much happier.
When first scrolling the headlines, I misread this as "Christopher Walken dies..." First reaction was, "NOOO!!!!!" then, "wait, as awesome as Walken is, why would that be on Slashdot?" Anyhoo, just wanted to share.
Kids can take ALL the tech!!