A 256-bit encryption isn't twice as hard as 128-bit, and a 4096-bit is beyond silly.
There might be fault with the method of encryption, perhaps a hack or a mistake in the code, but you won't brute force 4096-bit encryption. It would take more energy than exists in the universe, go look it up.:)
Serve the individual the warrant. If he fails to hand over the info, charge him with contempt of court.
That would violate the 5th amendment.
If they can find the password written down in the home after executing a search warrant, then all bets are off, but if the information is in the person's head, then he can't be forced to reveal it.
The two we used against Japan killed 50,000 and 80,000 people outright and about that same number over time.
Bad, but not "that bad".
The modern economic conquences are a bigger factor than the number of people killed.
For what it is worth, one hopes that North Korea understands that those nukes are only useful, if never used. If they actually used them, North Korea would be turned into a glass floored, self lighting parking lot in 30 minutes.
If they have a retail copy of Windows 7 and want to keep using it, why are they wanting to buy a machine that comes with Windows 8 on it?
Why not buy a machine without Windows?
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Let me put this another way...
I recently bought a 2015 Yukon XL, it came with Bridgestone tires on it. I'd rather have Michelin tires... Should I be able to demand a refund for the tires, since they were third party products?
FYI, I can't, they won't do it (I asked, they are legally "used tires" once they are mounted on the truck).
They did offer a credit for the tires as trade towards the Michelin, about half what they cost.
Oh, I don't disagree with you... I'm more thinking of the practical aspects of it rather than the theory...
As for the bus... There is no bus service here, there isn't bus service for many miles...
Bicycle? Yea, that isn't going to happen, not with the distances involved... It also isn't going to happen with 10 degree winters and 105 degree summers...
I guess you could put them in prison, which is expensive and has a cost to society long after you let them out.
Or should we just shoot them?:)
I'm not suggesting I have a perfect solution, I'm simply looking at how things are, not as how we'd like them to be.
In fairness, an Airline can pretty well enforce not allowing such a pilot to fly again, at least for them.
Many pilots in Alaska don't have pilot certificates, yet fly anyway. Until there is a problem, even the FAA only party cares.
While I tend to agree with you, if you drink and drive, you shouldn't drive again, I'm simply saying that waving your hand and saying it doesn't address the reality that a car and driving are required in many places.
Licence or no licence, people will drive because they have to.
Depends on your local carrier situation... Sounds like in your case, all else being equal, the Nexus 5 makes more sense.
Where I live, it really doesn't make much of a difference in the monthly cost. The low cost carriers suck, the service sucks, the signal is terrible, etc...
What I need out of a phone is it to work all the time, every time, everywhere.
Verizon and AT&T do that, Sprint and T-Mobile do not, at least in the North Texas area.
My Galaxy S3 phones were from Sprint, the service was almost useless inside large buildings.
My current Galaxy S4 phones are from Verizon, they work everywhere. The service costs more, but perhaps that is why.:)
So from my point of view, I'm looking at $200 each for Galaxy S5 phones or $300 each for iPhone 6 Plus phones, with the monthly service costing exactly the same either way.
It is a very minor difference, not one that I'll make my decision over.
Frankly, I'll likely spend the $400 each to get the 64GB version, 4 times the space for 25% more is worth it to me.
It seems like every other week there is some Christian or another in Iran being sentenced with death.
"An Iranian Christian pastor already imprisoned for his faith now faces the death penalty after being hit with a bizarre new charge called "spreading corruption on Earth."
Supporters fear the worst for Pastor Behnam Irani, who was sentenced to six years in prison in 2011 for his Christian activities, including leading a 300-member evangelical congregation in Karaj, a city less than 15 miles outside the capital, Tehran. He is now being held in solitary confinement and suffering numerous health problems, including internal bleeding, according to advocacy group Christian Solidarity Worldwide."
While I'm all for punishing people who drink and drive, the reality is that when you revoke people's drivers licenses, they just drive anyway, until caught again.
In many parts of the US, there simply are no other options other than driving. Many times, when a Judge revokes a drivers license, he/she will turn around and approve limited driving for work or school, for that very reason.
We really can't revoke a lot of drivers licenses, people would drive anyway (and do). Much of the US is simply not setup for anything but cars, you simply MUST drive to function in our society.
Since revoking drivers licenses isn't practical, more driver training is perhaps a better plan.
The main reason for slower speeds in school zones is often to avoid pedestrian injuries and deaths -- since little kids sometimes do unexpected things and run into roads without thinking.
Ahh, the conversation is about ALL speed limits, not just school zones (I did start this thread after all).
For what it is worth, I don't have an issue with school zones, they make sense, they are limited to small areas, and the reasons for them (lots of little kids walking) make perfect sense.
They are in force for just the time needed, in just the places needed.
When I drive in West Texas, I could safely do 150 mph out there without being a danger to anything. In the city, even on the highway, that would NOT be the case, too many cars.
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All of what you're saying is correct.
However, the flaw in that is that AES-256 bit encryption today is completely and totally unbreakable.
Many people have tried, it would be a "big deal" if someone did.
Theory is nice, but let me know when 256-bit has been cracked. :)
Sure it is:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F...
They might get it on the first try by dumb blind luck.
Yes, you're right...
But that is very unlikely to happen...
Yes, that is true...
But it isn't logarithmic, it is exponential...
A 256-bit encryption isn't twice as hard as 128-bit, and a 4096-bit is beyond silly.
There might be fault with the method of encryption, perhaps a hack or a mistake in the code, but you won't brute force 4096-bit encryption. It would take more energy than exists in the universe, go look it up. :)
Serve the individual the warrant. If he fails to hand over the info, charge him with contempt of court.
That would violate the 5th amendment.
If they can find the password written down in the home after executing a search warrant, then all bets are off, but if the information is in the person's head, then he can't be forced to reveal it.
That is all beside the point... In a time of war, breaking the ENEMIES codes is a valid tactic used to end the war sooner...
Of course the court could just order you to turn over your password.
Sure, but you also have the right to refuse... They can charge you with contempt perhaps, but you at least have that choice.
Before, you didn't even have that much of a choice...
Yea... I normally am rather unhappy with much of what Apple does...
But I'll give credit where it is due, this is clearly a customer friendly policy and I'll applaud them for it...
It improves Apple's imagine in my view and anyone who has privacy concerns should give Apple another look.
The starting price of the Model S is $70, but I doubt very many are sold that way.
Decently optioned, they are $100k cars.
Nukes of that size aren't as big as you think.
The two we used against Japan killed 50,000 and 80,000 people outright and about that same number over time.
Bad, but not "that bad".
The modern economic conquences are a bigger factor than the number of people killed.
For what it is worth, one hopes that North Korea understands that those nukes are only useful, if never used. If they actually used them, North Korea would be turned into a glass floored, self lighting parking lot in 30 minutes.
BTW, question...
If they have a retail copy of Windows 7 and want to keep using it, why are they wanting to buy a machine that comes with Windows 8 on it?
Why not buy a machine without Windows?
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Let me put this another way...
I recently bought a 2015 Yukon XL, it came with Bridgestone tires on it. I'd rather have Michelin tires... Should I be able to demand a refund for the tires, since they were third party products?
FYI, I can't, they won't do it (I asked, they are legally "used tires" once they are mounted on the truck).
They did offer a credit for the tires as trade towards the Michelin, about half what they cost.
And that is fine, if they bought a retail copy of Windows 7.
If their old machine came with Windows 7 OEM, then they can't move it (legally) to their new machine.
Ok then...
Um... so what is your point?
Oh, I don't disagree with you... I'm more thinking of the practical aspects of it rather than the theory...
As for the bus... There is no bus service here, there isn't bus service for many miles...
Bicycle? Yea, that isn't going to happen, not with the distances involved... It also isn't going to happen with 10 degree winters and 105 degree summers...
I guess you could put them in prison, which is expensive and has a cost to society long after you let them out.
Or should we just shoot them? :)
I'm not suggesting I have a perfect solution, I'm simply looking at how things are, not as how we'd like them to be.
Ha! It seems you have some crazy idea that lots of rich people are driving around without licenses...
Try the poor people who have to drive to work... a third of them don't have insurance anyway...
Right, but what does this accomplish?
What Linux users are we really serving?
It isn't like you CAN'T buy a PC from a dozen sources easily without Windows on it.
This is just heavy handed government trying to get into the marketplace to accomplish... nothing...
What, so you can buy a HP or Acer and get a $35 refund?
Do you have a solution?
In fairness, an Airline can pretty well enforce not allowing such a pilot to fly again, at least for them.
Many pilots in Alaska don't have pilot certificates, yet fly anyway. Until there is a problem, even the FAA only party cares.
While I tend to agree with you, if you drink and drive, you shouldn't drive again, I'm simply saying that waving your hand and saying it doesn't address the reality that a car and driving are required in many places.
Licence or no licence, people will drive because they have to.
Boy, you sure want to pick a fight, don't you...
My point is that whatever law is being broken over there, it is wrong. They want to execute someone for having different beliefs.
It is no better than when slavery was legal, that was morally wrong then, just as what Iran is doing is morally wrong now.
Saying, "well, it is legal" is not a defense to doing something wrong.
Depends on your local carrier situation... Sounds like in your case, all else being equal, the Nexus 5 makes more sense.
Where I live, it really doesn't make much of a difference in the monthly cost. The low cost carriers suck, the service sucks, the signal is terrible, etc...
What I need out of a phone is it to work all the time, every time, everywhere.
Verizon and AT&T do that, Sprint and T-Mobile do not, at least in the North Texas area.
My Galaxy S3 phones were from Sprint, the service was almost useless inside large buildings.
My current Galaxy S4 phones are from Verizon, they work everywhere. The service costs more, but perhaps that is why. :)
So from my point of view, I'm looking at $200 each for Galaxy S5 phones or $300 each for iPhone 6 Plus phones, with the monthly service costing exactly the same either way.
It is a very minor difference, not one that I'll make my decision over.
Frankly, I'll likely spend the $400 each to get the 64GB version, 4 times the space for 25% more is worth it to me.
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2...
You might pay more attention to the news then. :)
It seems like every other week there is some Christian or another in Iran being sentenced with death.
"An Iranian Christian pastor already imprisoned for his faith now faces the death penalty after being hit with a bizarre new charge called "spreading corruption on Earth."
Supporters fear the worst for Pastor Behnam Irani, who was sentenced to six years in prison in 2011 for his Christian activities, including leading a 300-member evangelical congregation in Karaj, a city less than 15 miles outside the capital, Tehran. He is now being held in solitary confinement and suffering numerous health problems, including internal bleeding, according to advocacy group Christian Solidarity Worldwide."
While I'm all for punishing people who drink and drive, the reality is that when you revoke people's drivers licenses, they just drive anyway, until caught again.
In many parts of the US, there simply are no other options other than driving. Many times, when a Judge revokes a drivers license, he/she will turn around and approve limited driving for work or school, for that very reason.
I would expect 30 mph to be mostly fatal... :)
But that is really beside the point...
We really can't revoke a lot of drivers licenses, people would drive anyway (and do). Much of the US is simply not setup for anything but cars, you simply MUST drive to function in our society.
Since revoking drivers licenses isn't practical, more driver training is perhaps a better plan.
Pedestrians shouldn't be crossing highways. :)
Yes, of course you need a reasonable speed limit in the city, for just that reason, other people use the roads besides cars (bicycles for example).
The main reason for slower speeds in school zones is often to avoid pedestrian injuries and deaths -- since little kids sometimes do unexpected things and run into roads without thinking.
Ahh, the conversation is about ALL speed limits, not just school zones (I did start this thread after all).
For what it is worth, I don't have an issue with school zones, they make sense, they are limited to small areas, and the reasons for them (lots of little kids walking) make perfect sense.
They are in force for just the time needed, in just the places needed.
When I drive in West Texas, I could safely do 150 mph out there without being a danger to anything. In the city, even on the highway, that would NOT be the case, too many cars.