My point was that NO system is unbreakable. Its just the matter of price.
... except that there are unbreakable systems. Or at least systems that at the moment are unbreakable. A properly generated and used one-time pad is a trivial example.
According to the Supreme Court, a "limited time" includes any finite but unbounded duration that Congress selects. So it would only take a "limited time" for the government to brute force common encryption schemes. So what is their complaint?
Hell, I can usually unlock my phone without even looking at it. And I'm not one of these social media addicts that's going into it every five minutes either.
I would have difficulty telling you the password that I have been using for years on my PC; it is long enough with an unusual spelling that I can touch type it but not write it down.
As far as phones, if the phone supported it then it would be relatively easy to use a password that I do not remember. The only requirement is that the phone only needs to be unlocked once until it is shut down. Then I can unlock the phone at the beginning of the day and if I shut it off, cannot unlock it until returning to where I have the password stored. There are several ways to store a password securely but this post is too short to describe them.
When we would connect one of our gensets to the power grid, we had to match the phase before we could close the switches.
EE here. I've only dealt with small to medium generators- you know, 500W to 100KW. I've never heard of connecting a backup generator to the power grid. The small to medium sized transfer switches most absolutely definitely do not do this, and in fact, have large gaps between the contacts to insure that never happens. I can't envision why anyone would want to try to sync a generator to the power grid, unless you're part of and powering the grid, but never for a backup generator.
They might synchronize but not ever connect to the grid to support large rotating loads. All of my UPSes either always synchronize or in some cases have a selectable optional mode where synchronization is not done.
There are other organizations emphasizing the Second Amendment, and the ACLU has does respect it, although I don't like their interpretation.
They respect it enough to undermine the other rights they defend with their alternate interpretation of "the people". The ACLU's position has always made them hypocrites but that is understandable when your initial funding comes with the provision that you not defend a specific right.
As far as other organizations, the NRA did not start defending the Second Amendment until the 1970s and supported gun control before then. The ACLU was founded in 1920.
There was a news leak recently about Isis having acquired x-ray equipment which would presumably allow them to test various laptop bomb implementations for detectability.
If people aren't allowed to carry them on, and they surely don't want to trust them to the baggage throwers, how are they supposed to bring a laptop with them on a business trip?
The ACLU should fight for American Civil Liberties. It is in the name. Their work is even more precious now than ever. Civil liberties does not mean just protecting causes you like.
Except for the 2nd amendment. In that case "the people" means something completely different.
It also makes them look bad to their customers whether they are secretly cooperating or not. As it is, all data handed over to third parties including Google and Facebook just ends up being searched and retained by the government en mass.
The article says, "This type of automatic license-plate check-in can be turned off on Amazon’s website." So the check-in feature can be disabled but your license plate is still scanned.
If it doesn't have power of arrest, how is it a police officer? It's a chatbot for pete's sake.
If you damage it, are you guilty of assaulting a police officer? My understanding is that this sort of question is the reason police dogs are considered officers.
Police dogs are considered officers for purposes of charging others but if the police dog runs amok, then it is just a dog and has absolute immunity.
Unless the constitution has changed since he took office, the only way the hurdles should be any less is if he plans on ignoring said constitution.
The Constitution was changed to create a federal prohibition of alcohol yet that was not necessary for other drugs including marijuana. What changed other than time?
Sounds like we need this to surround the White House. If it is that impenetrable, maybe it can be used to seal that piece of shit off from the rest of the world before he does any more damage.
I kinda like Windows 7, it's like updated XP. Of course, it requires more RAM and faster CPU than XP (each new version of Windows is said to be faster than the previous one, but actually runs slower on the same hardware), but overall it is quite good. And I can have the Windows2000 style UI instead of the new tablet-style UI of Windows 8 and 10.
Started with a test system of Windows 7 and that was how I discovered that Microsoft had removed functionality. I am not talking about the user interface which was bad enough but types of programs not being supported because the necessary APIs were gone. Microsoft gave all kinds of bullshit answers when asked about this like "we removed that API for performance reasons".
Why should Microsoft be blamed for people getting infected while running Windows XP?
Because Microsoft never released a successor to Windows XP and what they did release had feature removed and functions crippled in a quest to leverage their desktop monopoly into PDAs and tablets.
There are some ideas buzzing around the U.S. government to separate out the functions of cyber so that security comes from a different entity than offensive weapons. Of course that means parts of the government will be fighting each other. NSA, CIA, FBI, etc. are all on public record as realizing this.
The NSA already has this function as a separate ineffectual entity. If it was further separated, then it would be just as ineffectual; it would be compromised for national security purposes.
I don't see it. MS tried everything short or threats to get people to upgrade to a secure Win10 version to no avail.
This will bring millions of new licenses for MS.
Microsoft also removed features and crippled functionality in a quest to leverage their desktop monopoly into PDAs and tablets. They never released a successor to Windows XP.
As it is Windows that is being exploited due to someone coding a dword being subtracted from a word, it seems they're referring to the MS coder, though your post implies 3com supplied the code to MS. Either way it was not the government who wrote the code being exploited.
I am not convinced of that at least in the sense that the exploit was deliberate. Does anybody think that Microsoft is not cooperating with the NSA and other government agencies in one way or another to include exploits? RSA sure was so we know this happens.
If people are still using Windows XP, then maybe Microsoft could not make a better OS for them?
This is what happened to me. As far as I am concerned, MIcrosoft never released a successor to Windows XP. They did not even release a *bad* successor to Windows XP.
At least until recently, most people installed updates. But then the whole Windows 10 nonsense started - spyware being installed as a critical update, Windows 10 nag screen too. At some point Windows 10 was installed automatically even if you closed the nag window. And Windows 10 is crap, or rather, it is a relatively good OS, but with spyware and adware right from Microsoft, oh, and Windows now automatically updates itself and reboots (for home users at least) and sometimes the updates introduce new problems.
The solution was to disable automatic updates and to optionally install the really important updates (not the Windows 10 nagware that Microsoft says is important)..Of course then Microsoft started to release all updates in one big package, so you could not install a security patch without installing spyware. Because of this, Microsoft created a bigger problem than it had with Windows XP. Since now people do not really want to update, stopping support for Windows 7 will not result in people hurrying to install Windows 10.
This has been a consistent pattern. One of these happening would be happenstance. Two of these might be coincidence. 6+ of these are policy no matter how many denials Microsoft makes.
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My point was that NO system is unbreakable. Its just the matter of price.
... except that there are unbreakable systems. Or at least systems that at the moment are unbreakable. A properly generated and used one-time pad is a trivial example.
According to the Supreme Court, a "limited time" includes any finite but unbounded duration that Congress selects. So it would only take a "limited time" for the government to brute force common encryption schemes. So what is their complaint?
Hell, I can usually unlock my phone without even looking at it. And I'm not one of these social media addicts that's going into it every five minutes either.
I would have difficulty telling you the password that I have been using for years on my PC; it is long enough with an unusual spelling that I can touch type it but not write it down.
As far as phones, if the phone supported it then it would be relatively easy to use a password that I do not remember. The only requirement is that the phone only needs to be unlocked once until it is shut down. Then I can unlock the phone at the beginning of the day and if I shut it off, cannot unlock it until returning to where I have the password stored. There are several ways to store a password securely but this post is too short to describe them.
EE here. I've only dealt with small to medium generators- you know, 500W to 100KW. I've never heard of connecting a backup generator to the power grid. The small to medium sized transfer switches most absolutely definitely do not do this, and in fact, have large gaps between the contacts to insure that never happens. I can't envision why anyone would want to try to sync a generator to the power grid, unless you're part of and powering the grid, but never for a backup generator.
They might synchronize but not ever connect to the grid to support large rotating loads. All of my UPSes either always synchronize or in some cases have a selectable optional mode where synchronization is not done.
Tell me that during the next hydroelectric dam failure.
what games fit on a 128GB SSD?
Pretty much any PC game you want. As long as you only want to install one at a time!
With my ISPs download caps, I can only download one per month anyway.
There are other organizations emphasizing the Second Amendment, and the ACLU has does respect it, although I don't like their interpretation.
They respect it enough to undermine the other rights they defend with their alternate interpretation of "the people". The ACLU's position has always made them hypocrites but that is understandable when your initial funding comes with the provision that you not defend a specific right.
As far as other organizations, the NRA did not start defending the Second Amendment until the 1970s and supported gun control before then. The ACLU was founded in 1920.
There was a news leak recently about Isis having acquired x-ray equipment which would presumably allow them to test various laptop bomb implementations for detectability.
If people aren't allowed to carry them on, and they surely don't want to trust them to the baggage throwers, how are they supposed to bring a laptop with them on a business trip?
Pack your laptop with your firearm.
The ACLU should fight for American Civil Liberties. It is in the name. Their work is even more precious now than ever. Civil liberties does not mean just protecting causes you like.
Except for the 2nd amendment. In that case "the people" means something completely different.
It is just metadata so who cares? I mean, metadata cannot be important? Can it? After all, the government says metadata is not protected.
It also makes them look bad to their customers whether they are secretly cooperating or not. As it is, all data handed over to third parties including Google and Facebook just ends up being searched and retained by the government en mass.
The article says, "This type of automatic license-plate check-in can be turned off on Amazon’s website." So the check-in feature can be disabled but your license plate is still scanned.
If it doesn't have power of arrest, how is it a police officer? It's a chatbot for pete's sake.
If you damage it, are you guilty of assaulting a police officer? My understanding is that this sort of question is the reason police dogs are considered officers.
Police dogs are considered officers for purposes of charging others but if the police dog runs amok, then it is just a dog and has absolute immunity.
Unless the constitution has changed since he took office, the only way the hurdles should be any less is if he plans on ignoring said constitution.
The Constitution was changed to create a federal prohibition of alcohol yet that was not necessary for other drugs including marijuana. What changed other than time?
Sounds like we need this to surround the White House. If it is that impenetrable, maybe it can be used to seal that piece of shit off from the rest of the world before he does any more damage.
And make Trump pay for it!
I kinda like Windows 7, it's like updated XP. Of course, it requires more RAM and faster CPU than XP (each new version of Windows is said to be faster than the previous one, but actually runs slower on the same hardware), but overall it is quite good. And I can have the Windows2000 style UI instead of the new tablet-style UI of Windows 8 and 10.
Started with a test system of Windows 7 and that was how I discovered that Microsoft had removed functionality. I am not talking about the user interface which was bad enough but types of programs not being supported because the necessary APIs were gone. Microsoft gave all kinds of bullshit answers when asked about this like "we removed that API for performance reasons".
1) Microsoft works hard, I tell you hard to avoid these problems.
Microsoft works harder to create more problems.
2) Customers are to blame too! (really)
For what? Choosing an alternative (a successor to Windows XP) that Microsoft did not produce?
Customers are certainly to blame for not dropping all Microsoft products.
3) It's the government's fault!
Is that the government Microsoft is cooperating with to include exploits?
Why should Microsoft be blamed for people getting infected while running Windows XP?
Because Microsoft never released a successor to Windows XP and what they did release had feature removed and functions crippled in a quest to leverage their desktop monopoly into PDAs and tablets.
There are some ideas buzzing around the U.S. government to separate out the functions of cyber so that security comes from a different entity than offensive weapons. Of course that means parts of the government will be fighting each other. NSA, CIA, FBI, etc. are all on public record as realizing this.
The NSA already has this function as a separate ineffectual entity. If it was further separated, then it would be just as ineffectual; it would be compromised for national security purposes.
If the justice system won't touch them, who does?
Vote the other political party who supports this and does not care about your civil rights into government. Oh, wait ...
I don't see it.
MS tried everything short or threats to get people to upgrade to a secure Win10 version to no avail.
This will bring millions of new licenses for MS.
Microsoft also removed features and crippled functionality in a quest to leverage their desktop monopoly into PDAs and tablets. They never released a successor to Windows XP.
As it is Windows that is being exploited due to someone coding a dword being subtracted from a word, it seems they're referring to the MS coder, though your post implies 3com supplied the code to MS. Either way it was not the government who wrote the code being exploited.
I am not convinced of that at least in the sense that the exploit was deliberate. Does anybody think that Microsoft is not cooperating with the NSA and other government agencies in one way or another to include exploits? RSA sure was so we know this happens.
If people are still using Windows XP, then maybe Microsoft could not make a better OS for them?
This is what happened to me. As far as I am concerned, MIcrosoft never released a successor to Windows XP. They did not even release a *bad* successor to Windows XP.
At least until recently, most people installed updates. But then the whole Windows 10 nonsense started - spyware being installed as a critical update, Windows 10 nag screen too. At some point Windows 10 was installed automatically even if you closed the nag window. And Windows 10 is crap, or rather, it is a relatively good OS, but with spyware and adware right from Microsoft, oh, and Windows now automatically updates itself and reboots (for home users at least) and sometimes the updates introduce new problems.
The solution was to disable automatic updates and to optionally install the really important updates (not the Windows 10 nagware that Microsoft says is important)..Of course then Microsoft started to release all updates in one big package, so you could not install a security patch without installing spyware. Because of this, Microsoft created a bigger problem than it had with Windows XP. Since now people do not really want to update, stopping support for Windows 7 will not result in people hurrying to install Windows 10.
This has been a consistent pattern. One of these happening would be happenstance. Two of these might be coincidence. 6+ of these are policy no matter how many denials Microsoft makes.
How many politicians and lawyers do you think would fit?
That is a nice boring project that you have there; it would be a shame if something happened to it.