Here's the brainstorm you didn't have.... It took me 10 seconds.
Make access to battery firmware physical, and physical only - requiring specific access port ONLY.
Make important 'battery related' data that you would want only travel in one direction, to the computer itself. That way the battery operates completely independently, sending electricity, as its main purpose, and its status for your information.
I knew people with no imagination would tell me its gotta be this way... Good luck with that.
Ridiculous fanboys are without logic, dignity, or even common sense. You would think they would want an improved product, but that is not what fanaticism is about, I suppose.
WHY!!?!?! I echo your sentiment because this is ridiculous.
1) Why would a device whose purpose is to provide electrical supply have to have firmware, or even some other-than-electrical relationship with the system. 2) Why would someone permit any communication from the 'firmw'a....
you know.. I could count out the reasons but its just too frustrating to conceive the stupidity in Apple's choices here.
THE REASON VULNERABILITIES ARE FOUND/EXPLOITED IS BECAUSE ENGINEERS/DEVELOPERS PERMIT THEM BY POOR DESIGN.
If the target pathway of the attack was not open or existent, it could not occur. This is the absolute logic of the situation. In nearly all cases, if there is no backdoor you cannot open it. The people making software and hardware need to be thinking about how to achieve goals without opening doors. They should be considering the involvement of absolute hardware protection on the PHYSICAL level, possibly even involving analog technology, that mediates security. I know a bunch of shortsighted CS people will reply with their lack of brainstorming answers, telling me its not possible... The winner being the one who can make it possible.
You didn't convert properly, so yes, its not the same thing. If you converted properly, which requires about 10 seconds of effort, not only would you be correct, but you'd be consistent.
Being consistent does matter. Its the difference between successful and failing restaurants, the difference between successful and failed scientific experiments, and its the difference between whether or not someone will continue to pay you money for your effort.
The article is simple enough that the inconsistency is forgivable, but it is potentially a tell of bad character traits that are prone to cause failure. And while not everyone feels the need to improve self, not everyone garners high regard from others and the positive benefits that come with refined skills (promotions, great jobs, success in interaction, trust, etc).
You see, this is how a democracy works: You either agree with me, or don't vote.
Some often argue for very basic level political tests before people can vote; the idea is so that the democratic effort is available to all, but all that choose to partake must at least have an elementary understanding of reality (at least in the politic).
I'm just saying that this guy is clearly naive and should not be voting (because voting like that is how we get 8 years of president budweiser).
Nothing of value.... except that they constantly include more and more popular and higher quality videos to the library.
There is nothing small about having every season of the family guy available for streaming. The netflix of 2008 wouldn't have had any new movies or anything close to, for example, Iron Man 2, which I recently streamed and enjoyed.
I pretty much stream-only, so I'll be just adapting my plan to cost the same and not include the mailing service I rarely/never use.
That's not only it. An adult can understand the whole scenario and then make a rational choice to be part of it or not. Children make no such choice, but are often, by measures beyond control of the parent, required to be with their parent when they fly. Sometimes people cannot avoid flying and bringing their kids, thus if opposition to the measure, swallowing a bit of their moral and personal belief foundation to overcome the TSA barrier and get to, for example, their father's funeral in time.
You can't say parents have a choice not to fly, and you can't expect everyone to agree with the idea of it.
Not if you're EA. EA just puts out unfinished games and treats their happiest early-buyers like beta testers. Just buy any EA product and see what I mean.
3rd world joe immigrates here at nearly 1M per year, and the people of india/china are coming up so fast that the people in the US have not seen wage increase with inflation since 1972. This is globalization. In the end it won't matter where on earth you live, you'll get the same basic resources and wages as anywhere else... give it centuries..... the next century will be uncomfortable as we begin the transition and break through old thought. I welcome the change and am trying as much as I can to prepare for the resistance.
I'm talking about reality, and your third world existence *will* integrate either at first by duress or desire, it will. Its not shit talk, its simply reality. I could write pages of facts to show you the trend, or you can look to your participation on slashdot, use of english, and your digital relationships as blatant tells of our future. Borders will dissolve, uncomfortably.
Your analysis is very short sighted or naive. You do realize that we will globalize more, not less, than our parents... those so-called lessons you think people learned are miniscule in comparison to common ground and respect that has been found with international communications and social relationships. I think your cave is limiting your perspective...
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I see you didn't like it when I said someone should have been smarter or better at their job. Defend much? Go beat your insecurity with a WoW raid.
It sounds like Sony made similar mistakes. Thanks.
Here's the brainstorm you didn't have.... It took me 10 seconds.
Make access to battery firmware physical, and physical only - requiring specific access port ONLY.
Make important 'battery related' data that you would want only travel in one direction, to the computer itself. That way the battery operates completely independently, sending electricity, as its main purpose, and its status for your information.
I knew people with no imagination would tell me its gotta be this way... Good luck with that.
There are analog solutions to knowing battery charge. Look it up. Oh right, you're the CS guy who doesn't brainstorm. I called it.
You'd better be careful with all those facts. Slashdot mods might mod you 'troll'.
Let me point out the obvious.
*so you can have a working battery again*
I can't believe you were modded 'troll'.
Ridiculous fanboys are without logic, dignity, or even common sense. You would think they would want an improved product, but that is not what fanaticism is about, I suppose.
In other news - batteries have firmware.
WHY!!?!?! I echo your sentiment because this is ridiculous.
1) Why would a device whose purpose is to provide electrical supply have to have firmware, or even some other-than-electrical relationship with the system.
2) Why would someone permit any communication from the 'firmw'a....
you know.. I could count out the reasons but its just too frustrating to conceive the stupidity in Apple's choices here.
THE REASON VULNERABILITIES ARE FOUND/EXPLOITED IS BECAUSE ENGINEERS/DEVELOPERS PERMIT THEM BY POOR DESIGN.
If the target pathway of the attack was not open or existent, it could not occur. This is the absolute logic of the situation. In nearly all cases, if there is no backdoor you cannot open it. The people making software and hardware need to be thinking about how to achieve goals without opening doors. They should be considering the involvement of absolute hardware protection on the PHYSICAL level, possibly even involving analog technology, that mediates security. I know a bunch of shortsighted CS people will reply with their lack of brainstorming answers, telling me its not possible... The winner being the one who can make it possible.
You didn't convert properly, so yes, its not the same thing. If you converted properly, which requires about 10 seconds of effort, not only would you be correct, but you'd be consistent.
No way... font points is probably one of the most inconsistent things I've encountered!
Being consistent does matter. Its the difference between successful and failing restaurants, the difference between successful and failed scientific experiments, and its the difference between whether or not someone will continue to pay you money for your effort.
The article is simple enough that the inconsistency is forgivable, but it is potentially a tell of bad character traits that are prone to cause failure. And while not everyone feels the need to improve self, not everyone garners high regard from others and the positive benefits that come with refined skills (promotions, great jobs, success in interaction, trust, etc).
In short, little things do matter.
You see, this is how a democracy works: You either agree with me, or don't vote.
Some often argue for very basic level political tests before people can vote; the idea is so that the democratic effort is available to all, but all that choose to partake must at least have an elementary understanding of reality (at least in the politic).
I'm just saying that this guy is clearly naive and should not be voting (because voting like that is how we get 8 years of president budweiser).
Personally I don't have a problem with Lulz or Newscorps phone hacking because I am naive and foolish.
Fixed that for you. Now please quit voting, consuming, and also communicating your worthless thoughts to people.
It's a two party system.
I had to vote for one of them.
It's people like you that reinforce the two party bs by playing along.
Doing anything close to a background chec would cost thousands of dollars per subject. Economically, they are limited to doing almost nothing real.
Nothing of value.... except that they constantly include more and more popular and higher quality videos to the library.
There is nothing small about having every season of the family guy available for streaming. The netflix of 2008 wouldn't have had any new movies or anything close to, for example, Iron Man 2, which I recently streamed and enjoyed.
I pretty much stream-only, so I'll be just adapting my plan to cost the same and not include the mailing service I rarely/never use.
That's not only it. An adult can understand the whole scenario and then make a rational choice to be part of it or not. Children make no such choice, but are often, by measures beyond control of the parent, required to be with their parent when they fly. Sometimes people cannot avoid flying and bringing their kids, thus if opposition to the measure, swallowing a bit of their moral and personal belief foundation to overcome the TSA barrier and get to, for example, their father's funeral in time.
You can't say parents have a choice not to fly, and you can't expect everyone to agree with the idea of it.
The plain truth is often less 'newsworthy', and requires sensationalization to garner attention.
Why? Money!
Windows8 is windows 7 sp3.
Not if you're EA. EA just puts out unfinished games and treats their happiest early-buyers like beta testers. Just buy any EA product and see what I mean.
3rd world joe immigrates here at nearly 1M per year, and the people of india/china are coming up so fast that the people in the US have not seen wage increase with inflation since 1972. This is globalization. In the end it won't matter where on earth you live, you'll get the same basic resources and wages as anywhere else... give it centuries..... the next century will be uncomfortable as we begin the transition and break through old thought. I welcome the change and am trying as much as I can to prepare for the resistance.
Trolling how?
I'm talking about reality, and your third world existence *will* integrate either at first by duress or desire, it will. Its not shit talk, its simply reality. I could write pages of facts to show you the trend, or you can look to your participation on slashdot, use of english, and your digital relationships as blatant tells of our future. Borders will dissolve, uncomfortably.
Your analysis is very short sighted or naive. You do realize that we will globalize more, not less, than our parents... those so-called lessons you think people learned are miniscule in comparison to common ground and respect that has been found with international communications and social relationships. I think your cave is limiting your perspective...