I think papers should use formats that are less proprietary and more community based, such as those supported by Open Office.
But why use ODS or XLS at all to share data? If data needs to be read as data, then maybe CSV would be better and allow the viewer to interpret the meaning and format. If the data is for visual appeal then maybe it should be in an entirely graphical form to ensure that data is interpreted as the authors intended. Or provide both, so there is no ambiguity.
...a certain level of technical skill to set up the infrastructure for those attacks, which included document forgery and date and time manipulation.
You think forgery and date-time manipulation is easy for a digital record? No. No. It's very very difficult and requires you to level up your skilz before you can do it.
I did (nearly) everything you said already. And it Did Not work.
ebay would not allow the Visa gift card to be accepted until I attached my address to the card through the visa site. The visa site would not allow me to register on this site through an obscured IP.
It is my belief that you cannot purchase online in a private manner without committing fraud. Not because privacy requires fraud, but simply because companies make money from your lack of privacy. For example, you said that I should used a pseudonym for my PO box. I think that counts as fraud in my neighbourhood.
You are responding to "Anonymous". So how exactly do you assign multiple conversations to one person?
There may be others who agree with these types of ideas and comment independently. And probably more who don't say anything at all because there is a bit of a witch hunt when it comes to everything related to this. If you are ever accused of anything like this, I expect you will find that logic and fact will go right out the door, and you will suffer regardless of the outcome.
IMO, what you see does not define who you are, what you think or how you feel.
If I had to kill someone, I would select a gun over a knife. A gun would allow me to achieve the goal at a greater distance and probably in less time and with less practice.
I also suspect that the memory may be less traumatizing due to the difference in mess and due to the length of time that I could have stopped myself before completing the horrible actions.
...People try to find a good password. But the meter says "no, not 32 characters long"...
In reality, many of these sites mandate at least one of: upper, lower, numeric and symbol... but also they do not allow 32 characters.
I generate passwords using software that are usually at least 32 chars, but since they don't allow long passwords or because one of the character group may not be present, the password gets rejected. This means that my random password must be reduced to meet their silly idea of what a safe password is because a password that MUST contain all sets of characters are less than the set that contains truly random data.
So not only do they encourage poor passwords as you suggested, but also force people like me to produce passwords from a more limited set to match their conditions.
You can always drive on private property or go to a track like other people who want to engage in dangerous activity for entertainment.
If you really like driving, just put on your virtual goggles while on your way to work and pretend your driving anywhere else in the world. You will probably enjoy it more. The simulation can even spew out pollution, squeal tires and make outrageous noise just like you like it.
I think the number 1 reason people don't like to lose driving, is because it is the only time during the morning, that they are required to be fully engaged... and therefore have an excuse to not answer calls and texts for their employer. It isn't control of a car they desire, but rather control over their own time.
8. High Quality Online education - ONLY If you have good quality internet. So not everyone. Smartphone+1 year's Internet = ($600+12*$30) = $960 Not far off the $1,400 for Encylopedia. OR go to the library and use their facilities.
Ha. I guess you are the type of person who claims that an encyclopedia set is better than wikipedia. It is quaint to see some people still believe that a limited set of proprietary ideas coming from the top down can compete with the whole world working together to collect and distribute information.
And if you actually go to the library, you will see that they are becoming the doorway to the Internet for the poor. Just go into a library, count the seats that are now assigned to shared desktops and designed for laptop usage.
So many people here posted negatively about online education (expect 1 post I think).
I think you are all wrong. Online information and education is way better than what you can find in books. It's nearly unlimited, more balanced (less biased due to more sources and counterpoints), recent (updated regularly), multi-media (text, video, audio), easily translated, less expensive, less time consuming, cross-referenced and searchable.
I use the library all the time. But I am finding more and more information online that is better, educates me on new ideas faster and without expense of time and money required for traditional methods.
If you don't see this value, then either you are not actively trying to educate yourself today, or you have already invested in an expensive traditional education and do not like the idea that your time and money has been wasted... or at least was not as efficient and thorough as it could have been today.
But more important than how this change will effect you personally... think of the developing countries. Those children do not have the same options as you and online eduction will make a huge difference in the number of children who have the ability to learn at their fingertips. Think of the children (ha ha).
I will grant that some employers still look for traditional certifications for some jobs or to limit the stack of resumes to sift through... but this will change.
There are a lot of brains in the world right now. Allowing them to think harder and work better will make a huge difference. You think India and China are stealing your jobs now? Just you wait until the poor all over the world have access to all the information and tools you get for free and take for granted.
Agreed. Quantum technology is beginning to come to market. Also, nano technology should have been mentioned as it is actually making real progress in medical and material science.
NSA seems to be so blinded by their goal of finding and exploiting weaknesses, that they completely forget or ignore the idea of protecting the citizens of their own nation. I see little difference between NSA and hackers. Both work hard to endanger me and my neighbours.
imo, NSA is a danger to our national security. At this point, I would vote to throw out the baby with the bathwater.
...You can be compelled to disclose such evidence - after they prove that you have it. If it can be proven that you possess any relevant evidence...
In Canada, Bill C-13 gives police the power to request permission from a judge for communication information from 3rd parties (like phone companies and ISPs) based on "suspicion". The suspicion is defined as: an officer believes you have, are in the act of, or will in the near future commit a crime. The definition for suspicion is not given, but it is worded to avoid any mention of proof.
I suspect that the police want to get the same easy access to the data on your phone. Simply saying "I suspect I will find something on this phone which is evidence of a crime." is enough to cause a judge to warrant a search.
To be clear: Canada does not require any "proof" to eavesdrop and such. And now the Canadian police are so lazy, they want the same easy method for breaking into your personal effects.
Suppose there were a 100 laser transmitter/receiver pairs on the satellite, set aside for keys...
Quantum encryption is not about obscurity. Also, I doubt there would be any transmitter/receiver, but rather it would use reflection. I don't think there would be any receiver/transmitters, as this would break the quantum channel and make reading the initial quantum signal impossible.
It my understanding that QE is about making sure that only one person/entity can "read" the signal and once the data is read, it cannot be resent in the exact same format. This is good for both sending a one-time-pad for sending standard encryption keys without possibility for interception or otherwise noticing that someone has intercepted the signal and then not sending those encryption keys.
If you are turning left and someone else is facing you also turning left, then there is no room to see if the way is clear for you to turn. Each of you will block the other line of sight. That is why you proceed into the intersection and scoot over a bit and the other driver does the same. I think waiting outside the intersection to turn left is dangerous.
If the border agent asks you to "unlock your device". Then providing them with a password that wipes the devices is complying with their request, as long as it also unlocks your device.
The most difficult communication to intercept is the one where two people talk privately in person.
If they are really serious about fighting terror, then direct person to person private conversation should be banned. Of course, free and open conversation can be conducted in the presence of an observer.
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I think papers should use formats that are less proprietary and more community based, such as those supported by Open Office.
But why use ODS or XLS at all to share data? If data needs to be read as data, then maybe CSV would be better and allow the viewer to interpret the meaning and format. If the data is for visual appeal then maybe it should be in an entirely graphical form to ensure that data is interpreted as the authors intended. Or provide both, so there is no ambiguity.
...a certain level of technical skill to set up the infrastructure for those attacks, which included document forgery and date and time manipulation.
You think forgery and date-time manipulation is easy for a digital record? No. No. It's very very difficult and requires you to level up your skilz before you can do it.
Was the Pi Zero designed as a marketing campaign to sell subscriptions to the Raspberry Pi magazine, or is that just the way it ended up?
Follow-up: is there any plan to release a similar product with built in wifi?
...it took him 10 mins to flop his dick out on the bar...
I have seen so many breasts at bars, never a dick. It's about time someone shows what a double standard we live in today.
I did (nearly) everything you said already. And it Did Not work.
ebay would not allow the Visa gift card to be accepted until I attached my address to the card through the visa site. The visa site would not allow me to register on this site through an obscured IP.
It is my belief that you cannot purchase online in a private manner without committing fraud. Not because privacy requires fraud, but simply because companies make money from your lack of privacy. For example, you said that I should used a pseudonym for my PO box. I think that counts as fraud in my neighbourhood.
I blame the cows
I would use it to locate bank robbers so I could take them to lunch and ask them how they had the balls to carry it out. Inquiring minds want to know.
I call BS on any person who claims: "We" need to do more about global warming... and at the same time includes beef or dairy in their diet.
You are responding to "Anonymous". So how exactly do you assign multiple conversations to one person?
There may be others who agree with these types of ideas and comment independently. And probably more who don't say anything at all because there is a bit of a witch hunt when it comes to everything related to this. If you are ever accused of anything like this, I expect you will find that logic and fact will go right out the door, and you will suffer regardless of the outcome.
IMO, what you see does not define who you are, what you think or how you feel.
The insurance company should sue Mark and nobody else.
That doesn't make any sense. Are you implying that Mark has more money that Tesla?
Satellite imagery can be less dangerous, slow and expensive than gathering the data on the ground.
The opposite of less dangerous, slow and expensive is not the same as safer, faster and cheaper... although I think that is what you meant.
Phrasing things in the positive is usually not as less unclear.
1) Gun deaths are somehow worse than knife deaths
If I had to kill someone, I would select a gun over a knife. A gun would allow me to achieve the goal at a greater distance and probably in less time and with less practice.
I also suspect that the memory may be less traumatizing due to the difference in mess and due to the length of time that I could have stopped myself before completing the horrible actions.
...People try to find a good password. But the meter says "no, not 32 characters long"...
In reality, many of these sites mandate at least one of: upper, lower, numeric and symbol... but also they do not allow 32 characters.
I generate passwords using software that are usually at least 32 chars, but since they don't allow long passwords or because one of the character group may not be present, the password gets rejected. This means that my random password must be reduced to meet their silly idea of what a safe password is because a password that MUST contain all sets of characters are less than the set that contains truly random data.
So not only do they encourage poor passwords as you suggested, but also force people like me to produce passwords from a more limited set to match their conditions.
You can always drive on private property or go to a track like other people who want to engage in dangerous activity for entertainment.
If you really like driving, just put on your virtual goggles while on your way to work and pretend your driving anywhere else in the world. You will probably enjoy it more. The simulation can even spew out pollution, squeal tires and make outrageous noise just like you like it.
I think the number 1 reason people don't like to lose driving, is because it is the only time during the morning, that they are required to be fully engaged... and therefore have an excuse to not answer calls and texts for their employer. It isn't control of a car they desire, but rather control over their own time.
8. High Quality Online education - ONLY If you have good quality internet. So not everyone. Smartphone+1 year's Internet = ($600+12*$30) = $960 Not far off the $1,400 for Encylopedia. OR go to the library and use their facilities.
Ha. I guess you are the type of person who claims that an encyclopedia set is better than wikipedia. It is quaint to see some people still believe that a limited set of proprietary ideas coming from the top down can compete with the whole world working together to collect and distribute information.
And if you actually go to the library, you will see that they are becoming the doorway to the Internet for the poor. Just go into a library, count the seats that are now assigned to shared desktops and designed for laptop usage.
Libraries of the future = online education.
So many people here posted negatively about online education (expect 1 post I think).
I think you are all wrong. Online information and education is way better than what you can find in books. It's nearly unlimited, more balanced (less biased due to more sources and counterpoints), recent (updated regularly), multi-media (text, video, audio), easily translated, less expensive, less time consuming, cross-referenced and searchable.
I use the library all the time. But I am finding more and more information online that is better, educates me on new ideas faster and without expense of time and money required for traditional methods.
If you don't see this value, then either you are not actively trying to educate yourself today, or you have already invested in an expensive traditional education and do not like the idea that your time and money has been wasted... or at least was not as efficient and thorough as it could have been today.
But more important than how this change will effect you personally... think of the developing countries. Those children do not have the same options as you and online eduction will make a huge difference in the number of children who have the ability to learn at their fingertips. Think of the children (ha ha).
I will grant that some employers still look for traditional certifications for some jobs or to limit the stack of resumes to sift through... but this will change.
There are a lot of brains in the world right now. Allowing them to think harder and work better will make a huge difference. You think India and China are stealing your jobs now? Just you wait until the poor all over the world have access to all the information and tools you get for free and take for granted.
Agreed. Quantum technology is beginning to come to market. Also, nano technology should have been mentioned as it is actually making real progress in medical and material science.
NSA seems to be so blinded by their goal of finding and exploiting weaknesses, that they completely forget or ignore the idea of protecting the citizens of their own nation. I see little difference between NSA and hackers. Both work hard to endanger me and my neighbours.
imo, NSA is a danger to our national security. At this point, I would vote to throw out the baby with the bathwater.
Reporter: "Are you speculating?"
Physicist: "Yes."
Reporter writes: "Physicists have confirmed their speculations"
...You can be compelled to disclose such evidence - after they prove that you have it. If it can be proven that you possess any relevant evidence...
In Canada, Bill C-13 gives police the power to request permission from a judge for communication information from 3rd parties (like phone companies and ISPs) based on "suspicion". The suspicion is defined as: an officer believes you have, are in the act of, or will in the near future commit a crime. The definition for suspicion is not given, but it is worded to avoid any mention of proof.
I suspect that the police want to get the same easy access to the data on your phone. Simply saying "I suspect I will find something on this phone which is evidence of a crime." is enough to cause a judge to warrant a search.
To be clear: Canada does not require any "proof" to eavesdrop and such. And now the Canadian police are so lazy, they want the same easy method for breaking into your personal effects.
Suppose there were a 100 laser transmitter/receiver pairs on the satellite, set aside for keys...
Quantum encryption is not about obscurity. Also, I doubt there would be any transmitter/receiver, but rather it would use reflection. I don't think there would be any receiver/transmitters, as this would break the quantum channel and make reading the initial quantum signal impossible.
It my understanding that QE is about making sure that only one person/entity can "read" the signal and once the data is read, it cannot be resent in the exact same format. This is good for both sending a one-time-pad for sending standard encryption keys without possibility for interception or otherwise noticing that someone has intercepted the signal and then not sending those encryption keys.
If you are turning left and someone else is facing you also turning left, then there is no room to see if the way is clear for you to turn. Each of you will block the other line of sight. That is why you proceed into the intersection and scoot over a bit and the other driver does the same. I think waiting outside the intersection to turn left is dangerous.
If the border agent asks you to "unlock your device". Then providing them with a password that wipes the devices is complying with their request, as long as it also unlocks your device.
The most difficult communication to intercept is the one where two people talk privately in person.
If they are really serious about fighting terror, then direct person to person private conversation should be banned. Of course, free and open conversation can be conducted in the presence of an observer.
but how news worthy is it?
I counted three birds getting sucked into the jet stream.