. . . my Windows XP updates get pushed, pulled or shoved down my throat . . . this sounds like an excellent reason to clone my hard disk before rebooting, and logging on to my company's network . . .
Alcohol melts ice, right? And Ireland is awash in whiskey . . . well at least Killinaskully seems to be. So they could have sprayed whiskey on the roads instead of fertilizer.
Of course, the road crews would ask:
"So we're to be spraying good whiskey on the roads to clear them of ice, are we? Do ye mind if we pass that whiskey through our kidneys first?"
I'm not sure what effect whiskey in the water supply would have on Intel's manufacturing process, but the public wouldn't mind having a wee bit in their morning tee.
Actually, the general public would be so toasted that wouldn't give a damn about Intel.
No check-in. You have to schlep all your moonwalk gear yourself to the launch vehicle: "All you can carry." This cuts down on excess weight, saving fuel costs. Do you really need that extra oxygen tank?
A glass of Tang? "That will be 10€, sir."
Online Gambling! Your now have no incentive to return safely to the Earth . . . you are now bankrupt.
. . . and when you do get back, they lost your luggage filled with priceless moon rocks . . .
"I'm sorry, sir, your baggage was inadvertently placed on one of our flights to Mars. We should have it back for you in a couple of years time.
Even air transport is not secure these days, unless you have diplomatic immunity against searches.
An exercise for the class: How can you utilize matching copies of the Bible, or an innocuous airport bookstore novel, or even a travel guide . . . as one-time pads.
But you bring up a valid point, the biggest weakness of one-time pads, is that they must be used *correctly*. This shows what happens if you don't:
"Due to a serious blunder on the part of the Soviets, some of this traffic was vulnerable to cryptanalysis. Somebody who was working for the manufacturers of Soviet secret-communication materials had reused pages of some of the "one-time" pads in other "one-time" pads, which were then used for other secret messages." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venona
So some knucklehead didn't understand what "one-time" means. After WWII, this guy probably should have gotten a medal from the Allies . . . but it was all still hush-hush for a long time . . .
"The word is derived from the Sanskrit Jaganntha[1] (meaning "Lord of the Universe") which is one of the many names of Krishna from the ancient Vedic scriptures of India." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juggernaut
Seems like a perfect fit to me.
In other news, Greece has reconfirmed its plans to send men into space, choosing to call them Argonauts. However, critics cite that their plans are "a few thousand years" behind schedule, and technical experts are skeptical of the viability of sheep skin space suits.
. . . that should remove any responsibility of indemnity of the Foolbar vendor.
Corporate Defense Lawyer: "Your Honor, the plaintiff, Mr. Terry Fuckwit, who is suing for privacy violations, did knowingly install and use our product, appropriately named 'Foolbar'."
Judge: "Anyone who uses such a product is a dumb-ass and has shit for brains. Case dismissed."
Judge: "Now on to the next case, concerning another of your products, 'KieferSutherlandsCattlePonziScheme' for Windows 7 . .."
The solution is simple. Dig a hole in front of the Rover, attach the end of the winch cable to the spare tire and bury the tire in the hole. Then you can winch the Rover out.
I am convinced that the Rover mission was planned and executed by 4-wheelers. The Rover left the house and told the wife that it was going out for a short drive and would be finished in about 3 months.
Five years later, and it was still puttering around.
I had a co-op student once, who obviously had no affinity for programming . . . or, more to the point, no affinity for computers in general. (This was back in the 80's, before PCs were as pervasive as now).
I really couldn't understand why he was torturing himself with a degree program, which he didn't like, so I asked him why he chose computer science. The answer:
"I heard that I will be able to make a lot of money in this field."
Money is not the reason to choose computer programming as a career.
Or any other career for that matter . . . do you want to have your tonsils removed by a surgeon, who is, "in it for the money . . . ?"
Don't taunt them . . . their next toy will be designed to disable the microprocessor between your ears. Why bother zapping the central nervous system of a human body, when you can design a gadget that turns criminals' brains into 7-Eleven microwaved burrito goo.
When "Make" comes out with an issue of how to build these thingies, I will be encouraging the local teenage miscreants to stay on my lawn . . .
. . . at least long enough to give them a lethal dose of that death ray.
Do you think that the police might be concerned about piles of dead teenagers on my front lawn?
Isn't this the obvious answer? Keep your rickets in check, while enjoying your favorite game, while getting a great tan to impress that date, that you will never get . . .
. . . might as well die of rickets: Game fast, die young, leave a rickets infested corpse.
Even if you have no skills in saving lives of critically injured folks in disaster regions, if you preach this stuff to them, at least their last breath will be a laugh.
The Stasi were very good at collecting information. In fact, they were too good. They collected so much that their analysts couldn't effectively evaluate even a fraction of it. They lacked IT resources (when compared to Western agencies) and the Stasi leadership should have shifted more manpower from spying to analyzing.
The FBI has access to unlimited IT resources, and the US intelligent community if very effective at evaluating the information that they have collected. Just look at how they stopped the underwear bomber . . .
I think an "infotainment" system for the car is fine for passengers, but if it tempts drivers to take their eyes off the road, it should be accompanied by a collision avoidance system that counteracts the increased distractability factor.
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. . . I'm dropping the dino-killer right on their fricking heads.
Dr Evil . . . ? Is that you . . . ?
Obviously, Roland Emmerich has ever seen any of his films: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Harryhausen
. . . in fact, I still find the films with his effects better than stuff that looks "too" good . . .
. . . my Windows XP updates get pushed, pulled or shoved down my throat . . . this sounds like an excellent reason to clone my hard disk before rebooting, and logging on to my company's network . . .
. . . a bunch of British MPs abused a system for living expenses: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_Parliamentary_expenses_scandal
. . . especially the guy who used tax payer money to clean the "moat" around his estate . . .
. . . a drone armed with a Hellfire missile would be appropriate justice for him.
"The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that online content can be judged by the standards of the strictest community that is able to access it.
Well, here in my parts, we are pretty damned strict about polygamy . . .
. . . so change your monogamous ways, or be sued by me . . .
. . . oh, and yes, my family tree has routing loops . . .
. . . I find them much more annoying than exploding Lithium Ion batteries . . .
. . . now get *that* running on your Nokia N900 . . . I see your enchilada and raise you a chimichanga . . .
. . . remember to take his watch, as well as the weapon.
Alcohol melts ice, right? And Ireland is awash in whiskey . . . well at least Killinaskully seems to be. So they could have sprayed whiskey on the roads instead of fertilizer.
Of course, the road crews would ask:
"So we're to be spraying good whiskey on the roads to clear them of ice, are we? Do ye mind if we pass that whiskey through our kidneys first?"
I'm not sure what effect whiskey in the water supply would have on Intel's manufacturing process, but the public wouldn't mind having a wee bit in their morning tee.
Actually, the general public would be so toasted that wouldn't give a damn about Intel.
There's an app for that! It gives you whatever letter you need!
Most of my childhood board games ended up with one of the kids throwing a tantrum and whacking the other kids over the head with the game board.
Dad comes home now and wonders why there is a Shroud of Turin like indentation in his iPad, and why his sons' faces are all bandaged up.
Isn't low tech good enough here . . . ? Cardboard is flimsy, but doesn't cause concussions.
. . . start to act young again . . . through exposure to "young" blood cells . . .
. . . especially if those "young" blood cells are packaged in an actractive young woman.
. . . if they want to conduct a study on that, I'll be available in about 50 years . . .
No check-in. You have to schlep all your moonwalk gear yourself to the launch vehicle: "All you can carry." This cuts down on excess weight, saving fuel costs. Do you really need that extra oxygen tank?
A glass of Tang? "That will be 10€, sir."
Online Gambling! Your now have no incentive to return safely to the Earth . . . you are now bankrupt.
. . . and when you do get back, they lost your luggage filled with priceless moon rocks . . .
"I'm sorry, sir, your baggage was inadvertently placed on one of our flights to Mars. We should have it back for you in a couple of years time.
But how do you securely distribute the pad?
Numbers stations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numbers_stations
Even air transport is not secure these days, unless you have diplomatic immunity against searches.
An exercise for the class: How can you utilize matching copies of the Bible, or an innocuous airport bookstore novel, or even a travel guide . . . as one-time pads.
But you bring up a valid point, the biggest weakness of one-time pads, is that they must be used *correctly*. This shows what happens if you don't:
"Due to a serious blunder on the part of the Soviets, some of this traffic was vulnerable to cryptanalysis. Somebody who was working for the manufacturers of Soviet secret-communication materials had reused pages of some of the "one-time" pads in other "one-time" pads, which were then used for other secret messages." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venona
So some knucklehead didn't understand what "one-time" means. After WWII, this guy probably should have gotten a medal from the Allies . . . but it was all still hush-hush for a long time . . .
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_time_pad
One-time pad encoded messages look like total gibberish.
People eavesdropping on you, will think that you are just sending Twitter messages . . . total gibberish . . .
"The word is derived from the Sanskrit Jaganntha[1] (meaning "Lord of the Universe") which is one of the many names of Krishna from the ancient Vedic scriptures of India." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juggernaut
Seems like a perfect fit to me.
In other news, Greece has reconfirmed its plans to send men into space, choosing to call them Argonauts. However, critics cite that their plans are "a few thousand years" behind schedule, and technical experts are skeptical of the viability of sheep skin space suits.
Ms. Clinton does not seem amused, and according to anonymous officials, is refusing to pack her bags.
The point of contention seems to be, like the Mars Rover, her trip to the Moon will be a one-way mission.
Ms. Clinton commented through a spokesman, "I don't want to go on the cart!"
. . . that should remove any responsibility of indemnity of the Foolbar vendor.
Corporate Defense Lawyer: "Your Honor, the plaintiff, Mr. Terry Fuckwit, who is suing for privacy violations, did knowingly install and use our product, appropriately named 'Foolbar'."
Judge: "Anyone who uses such a product is a dumb-ass and has shit for brains. Case dismissed."
Judge: "Now on to the next case, concerning another of your products, 'KieferSutherlandsCattlePonziScheme' for Windows 7 . . ."
The solution is simple. Dig a hole in front of the Rover, attach the end of the winch cable to the spare tire and bury the tire in the hole. Then you can winch the Rover out.
I am convinced that the Rover mission was planned and executed by 4-wheelers. The Rover left the house and told the wife that it was going out for a short drive and would be finished in about 3 months.
Five years later, and it was still puttering around.
The Rover's wife is not amused.
IT isn't like Ancient Literature.
I dunno. Have you ever taken a peek at some JCL or COBOL card decks?
Sanskrit, Hieroglyphics and Cuneiform programmers are still around.
I haven't seen an SNA critter around these parts in a long time, though.
I had a co-op student once, who obviously had no affinity for programming . . . or, more to the point, no affinity for computers in general. (This was back in the 80's, before PCs were as pervasive as now).
I really couldn't understand why he was torturing himself with a degree program, which he didn't like, so I asked him why he chose computer science. The answer:
"I heard that I will be able to make a lot of money in this field."
Money is not the reason to choose computer programming as a career.
Or any other career for that matter . . . do you want to have your tonsils removed by a surgeon, who is, "in it for the money . . . ?"
Don't taunt them . . . their next toy will be designed to disable the microprocessor between your ears. Why bother zapping the central nervous system of a human body, when you can design a gadget that turns criminals' brains into 7-Eleven microwaved burrito goo.
When "Make" comes out with an issue of how to build these thingies, I will be encouraging the local teenage miscreants to stay on my lawn . . .
. . . at least long enough to give them a lethal dose of that death ray.
Do you think that the police might be concerned about piles of dead teenagers on my front lawn?
In Detroit, probably not.
Isn't this the obvious answer? Keep your rickets in check, while enjoying your favorite game, while getting a great tan to impress that date, that you will never get . . .
. . . might as well die of rickets: Game fast, die young, leave a rickets infested corpse.
I would highly recommend this church: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Spaghetti_Monster
Even if you have no skills in saving lives of critically injured folks in disaster regions, if you preach this stuff to them, at least their last breath will be a laugh.
The Stasi were very good at collecting information. In fact, they were too good. They collected so much that their analysts couldn't effectively evaluate even a fraction of it. They lacked IT resources (when compared to Western agencies) and the Stasi leadership should have shifted more manpower from spying to analyzing.
The FBI has access to unlimited IT resources, and the US intelligent community if very effective at evaluating the information that they have collected. Just look at how they stopped the underwear bomber . . .
. . . uh-oh . . . never mind . . .
I think an "infotainment" system for the car is fine for passengers, but if it tempts drivers to take their eyes off the road, it should be accompanied by a collision avoidance system that counteracts the increased distractability factor.
"Eyes off the road" like this: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/B0014BYKVO/ref=dp_otherviews_1?ie=UTF8&s=automotive&img=1
I think an in-car cocktail bar should have priority over a "collision avoidance system": http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-41146.html
I'm concerned that dorky drivers might come to *rely* on their collision avoidance system:
"It's OK, I can twitter now, I don't need to keep my eyes on the road . . . I got me a collision avoidance system!