The potential for Malware is just too high. Every geek will 'blame the user' but it's time to take responsibility and blame the platform
Like in real life, security and freedom are two divergent (if not opposed) directions. Assigning the blame is quite a cheap way to avoid assuming the responsibility for one's actions.
They're pushing google drive for downloads. That makes sense on a couple levels -- forced encouragement of google drive and removing redundant functionality -- but this is google so you have to wonder what's next.
Yes, make perfect sense... You see, there's no way in which Google Drive can be misused.
Special Relativity makes quite clear that if two particles are spacelike separated when measured, that the concept of "instantaneous" is devoid of meaning.
If you have this kind of distance than you will have just one special reference frame where this is true, and infinite more where the events are arbitrarily separated in time.
While the above is true, I wonder how is this relevant to the issue at hand?
I mean: who the hell mentioned something about instantaneous?
TFA:
to begin, researchers zap a special crystal with laser light a couple of times to create two entangled pairs of photons, pair 1 and 2 and pair 3 and 4.
1. First zap - they create (1,2) 2. Next zap (delta(t)>0) in the same space (delta(r)==0): they create (3,4) Seems to me they are working in time-like conditions, aren't they?
The experiment shows that it's not strictly logical to think of entanglement as a tangible physical property, Eisenberg says. "There is no moment in time in which the two photons coexist," he says, "so you cannot say that the system is entangled at this or that moment." Yet, the phenomenon definitely exists.
My first read of TFA: the guys managed to "entangle" photons created at different times. But then... hang on... weirder-and-weirder : they entangled photons that don't even exist in the same time.
In any case, certainly nothing to do with "instantaneous" BS, quite the contrary!
That is 1 unit in, 1 (or a bit less) unit out with 2 units are deposited to allow the next drone to hop to/from the next station. So for N hops, one will consume in 2^N units of fuel per drone simply for the last trip of 2*N (ie. return).
Now if they create deposits by sneaker-netting them to the depot, the problem will be solved.
You forget the power of magic Matternet will be using: the indestructible (unaffected by disasters) network of solar-powered charging stations that can be used even nighttime (as in 24/7/365) and in the farthest reaches of the world.
What? Not magic but smoke-and-mirrors? Well, sonny, nothing that's not solvable by the correct amount of "lobby".
will allow the network to be available around the clock and in the farthest reaches of the world.
Well, the patent for donkeys expired for some time: no way to get some money for building a network of donkeys in the far reaches of the world. Besides, I don't see how one may outsource the construction of donkeys to China.
(0) We have laws that criminalize the breach of ToS-es, so it's no longer our problem... we have 3-letter-agencies and US Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz to protect us. Our mission is not security but to make profits (e.g. externalize costs, avoid taxes, etc; if it would lead to increase profits, we'll even lobby the Congress to repel the Law of gravitational attraction)
(1) It costs money
(2) There is no measurable profit
(3) There is no measurable increase in productivity
(4) There is no measurable increase in share price
Only once the proverbial hits the fan will something be done and even the it will probably be blamed on the power lines sagging onto a tree on a hot day...
Only if it happens before beta test stage. Otherwise, chances are stacked against victims that may not warrant an "early retirement from the evolution cycle".
Well, that's a pipe of a different color.
...
Go anywhere, travel light, get in, get out, wherever there's trouble, a man alone. Now they got the whole country sectioned off, you can't make a move without a form.
As much as we need competent programmers, DBAs, network administrators, etc., we also need plumbers, carpenters and electricians. Not everyone has the talent or desire for college, and I think we as a society ought to recognize that.
Why does it have to be an either-or choice? (I'm seriously considering enrolling in some courses for driving earth-moving equipment).
I'll take a wild guess: making your couch able to deliver a disabling high voltage shock (possible remoted over internet) just in case there's a break-in and the burglar sits on the couch (may also work fine for the case one's teenage kids bring their GF/BF when one's not at home and attempting someone doesn't approve). Let me think... I reckon this pertains to the "in-depth security" topic (like in "implementing your defense under the depth of the couch's upholstery/pillows") - one can never be too cautious during these "war of terror", "think of the kids" and "guns control" times.
Of course, once one has this in place, the one will need to wire the other furniture, at least to support some hidden cameras/microphones. Alternatively, one can subcontract the extension to the 3-letter-agencies... or,/. seems to suggest, Google.
Bob, we don't target people for tax audits and third-degree checks on the singular basis of the words with which they choose to identify their group. To argue otherwise is to open the door to some of the greatest evils in mankind's history.
Other than to note that others have already opened this door in the past, I can't do anything but to agree with you.
Case at hand that I know of: East European countries in the former communist block; there was that special branch of police to make sure that nobody other than the mid-to-top members of the ruling party could have any means to make a better live for themselves. Anonymous snitching was encouraged.
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The potential for Malware is just too high. Every geek will 'blame the user' but it's time to take responsibility and blame the platform
Like in real life, security and freedom are two divergent (if not opposed) directions. Assigning the blame is quite a cheap way to avoid assuming the responsibility for one's actions.
Lonesome George was a celebrity before Charlie Chaplin...I'm sure he's used to it by now.
Used? That should be the under-statement of the year... he's totally exhausted, given that he died in June 2012.
They're pushing google drive for downloads. That makes sense on a couple levels -- forced encouragement of google drive and removing redundant functionality -- but this is google so you have to wonder what's next.
Yes, make perfect sense... You see, there's no way in which Google Drive can be misused.
(grin)
Special Relativity makes quite clear that if two particles are spacelike separated when measured, that the concept of "instantaneous" is devoid of meaning.
If you have this kind of distance than you will have just one special reference frame where this is true, and infinite more where the events are arbitrarily separated in time.
While the above is true, I wonder how is this relevant to the issue at hand?
I mean: who the hell mentioned something about instantaneous?
TFA:
to begin, researchers zap a special crystal with laser light a couple of times to create two entangled pairs of photons, pair 1 and 2 and pair 3 and 4.
1. First zap - they create (1,2)
2. Next zap (delta(t)>0) in the same space (delta(r)==0): they create (3,4)
Seems to me they are working in time-like conditions, aren't they?
The experiment shows that it's not strictly logical to think of entanglement as a tangible physical property, Eisenberg says. "There is no moment in time in which the two photons coexist," he says, "so you cannot say that the system is entangled at this or that moment." Yet, the phenomenon definitely exists.
My first read of TFA: the guys managed to "entangle" photons created at different times.
But then... hang on... weirder-and-weirder : they entangled photons that don't even exist in the same time.
In any case, certainly nothing to do with "instantaneous" BS, quite the contrary!
How do you make decisions in a country without data to base it on?
I find quite disturbing your lack of faith.
(large grin)
I'm curious how many aliens are dying on the planets surrounding the colliding stars?
In red elliptical galaxies, the class conflict is inevitable, comrade.
That is 1 unit in, 1 (or a bit less) unit out with 2 units are deposited to allow the next drone to hop to/from the next station. So for N hops, one will consume in 2^N units of fuel per drone simply for the last trip of 2*N (ie. return).
Now if they create deposits by sneaker-netting them to the depot, the problem will be solved.
You forget the power of magic Matternet will be using: the indestructible (unaffected by disasters) network of solar-powered charging stations that can be used even nighttime (as in 24/7/365) and in the farthest reaches of the world.
What? Not magic but smoke-and-mirrors? Well, sonny, nothing that's not solvable by the correct amount of "lobby".
will allow the network to be available around the clock and in the farthest reaches of the world.
Well, the patent for donkeys expired for some time: no way to get some money for building a network of donkeys in the far reaches of the world. Besides, I don't see how one may outsource the construction of donkeys to China.
fly missions 24/7/365?
Yes, indeed: they'll take a break in leap years.
TFStory title: "Aurora Attackers Were Looking For Google's Surveillance Database" ... is unknown
TFSummary: "Whether this was the primary goal
Minimal change needed to reconcile the two - "Aurora Attackers Were Maybe Looking At Google's Surveillance Database"
Stuff that matters: there may be something that can be called "Google's Surveillance Database".
Meanwhile, in a galaxy far-far away:
Sith Ladd has an excellent write-up of Darth
Why bother with complex security measures?
(0) We have laws that criminalize the breach of ToS-es, so it's no longer our problem... we have 3-letter-agencies and US Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz to protect us.
Our mission is not security but to make profits (e.g. externalize costs, avoid taxes, etc; if it would lead to increase profits, we'll even lobby the Congress to repel the Law of gravitational attraction)
(1) It costs money
(2) There is no measurable profit
(3) There is no measurable increase in productivity
(4) There is no measurable increase in share price
Only once the proverbial hits the fan will something be done and even the it will probably be blamed on the power lines sagging onto a tree on a hot day...
FTFY
Zero in on the source of the cyberattack, and end it.
Ummmm... and if the attack originates in a highly distributed bot-net? What about the script-kiddie is on US soil?
Actually... wadda ye know?... yes, it was
Didn't a US Senator once sue God?
No, it was Billy Connolly: there's a documentary made on the suit :)
The modern world conducts more and more business in Chinese. It is a good idea to have knowledge of Chinese.
Ummm... which of the Mandarin or Cantonese would you suggest?
Also: Helping natural selection work.
Only if it happens before beta test stage. Otherwise, chances are stacked against victims that may not warrant an "early retirement from the evolution cycle".
Other question: Hoe many electricians have become President versus plumbers. ;-)
( At least in countries that still have upward mobility, for hard-working folks, unlike the US)
Doh... I find following the teachings of the great Archibald "Harry" Tuttle more satisfying:
Well, that's a pipe of a different color.
...
Go anywhere, travel light, get in, get out, wherever there's trouble, a man alone. Now they got the whole country sectioned off, you can't make a move without a form.
As much as we need competent programmers, DBAs, network administrators, etc., we also need plumbers, carpenters and electricians. Not everyone has the talent or desire for college, and I think we as a society ought to recognize that.
Why does it have to be an either-or choice? (I'm seriously considering enrolling in some courses for driving earth-moving equipment).
Please elaborate.
I'll take a wild guess: making your couch able to deliver a disabling high voltage shock (possible remoted over internet) just in case there's a break-in and the burglar sits on the couch (may also work fine for the case one's teenage kids bring their GF/BF when one's not at home and attempting someone doesn't approve).
Let me think... I reckon this pertains to the "in-depth security" topic (like in "implementing your defense under the depth of the couch's upholstery/pillows") - one can never be too cautious during these "war of terror", "think of the kids" and "guns control" times.
Of course, once one has this in place, the one will need to wire the other furniture, at least to support some hidden cameras/microphones. /. seems to suggest, Google.
Alternatively, one can subcontract the extension to the 3-letter-agencies... or,
Bob, we don't target people for tax audits and third-degree checks on the singular basis of the words with which they choose to identify their group. To argue otherwise is to open the door to some of the greatest evils in mankind's history.
Other than to note that others have already opened this door in the past, I can't do anything but to agree with you.
Case at hand that I know of: East European countries in the former communist block; there was that special branch of police to make sure that nobody other than the mid-to-top members of the ruling party could have any means to make a better live for themselves. Anonymous snitching was encouraged.
This game is fun, blaming something for things it hasn't done yet.
No, you are not clever... not yet
FTFY (why.. wadda yea know?!? surprise-surprise: it's fun indeed!)
Lead which would become toxic shrapnel on detonation.
Ummm... somehow I feel the toxicity of lead are the least cause of worry in the case of a dirty bomb explosion...
I genuinely don't know what to say to Americans now.
Wish them luck, they'll need it.
Additional suggestion: buy yourself a pressure cooker.