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  1. Re:all america does is create enemies on Making a Case For Cyberwar Against Syria · · Score: 1

    That happens and moderately peaceful Americans like me become former peace loving Americans... and middle east ceases to exist, along with anyone's nation who makes the mistake of uttering a single peep of opposition.

    So, you've now had you little moment of fantasy, tempered with a dose of reality.

    It must suck to be a warmonger such as yourself, but live in a nation that doesn't have a powerful military to satisfy your sadistic desires.

  2. Re:A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. on Schneier: The US Government Has Betrayed the Internet, We Need To Take It Back · · Score: 1

    >> They don't need to break the encryption when they literally own the wires.

    Wrong. So wrong. With strong (and uncompromised!) crypto I can send an encrypted message safely through any untrusted (and known to be monitored) path. While they can gather metadata about the message they cannot read the message.

    Did the US own the atmosphere during WW2? They most certainly did not... yet the Windtalkers were able to operate quite effectively while the Japanese listened to every word they said. Date, time, length of message, frequency, transmitter location/direction - that is "all" they got.

    >> your password is your dog's name, right

    Not. While my passwords could be bruteforced like any other, the best starting point would be to throw away a dictionary.

  3. Re:Step 1: compilers on Schneier: The US Government Has Betrayed the Internet, We Need To Take It Back · · Score: 1

    Great. Start building your secure internet 2.0 on a compromised foundation. Have fun with that.

  4. How about this case: no war, at all. on Making a Case For Cyberwar Against Syria · · Score: 1

    Christ I am one American who has had it with war.

    Post 9/11 Afghanistan was one thing. Took 10 years but we got the fucker. Time to go home. Why haven't we?
    Iraq... I won't comment about that goatfuck except to say thank god it is over (for us at least... the place seems to be in shambles).

    Why are we the world police? Nobody else on Earth wants us in that role. So let's acknowledge that and take a break from that. I am an advocate for a strong *defense.* The offense part... well to hell with that.

  5. Key logging is more complex than you think... and limited. Autocomplete cut/paste, gestures, voice command, mouse input... the list goes on.

    Not to mention that it is only useful for grabbing passwords, won't help a wit with hardware or cert based security.

    It is certainly an issue that should be kept in mind, but it is not the complete compromise that you seem to imply.

  6. Has it been cracked? This question is of utmost importance.

    I suspect that is has.

  7. Re:"Engineers" on Schneier: The US Government Has Betrayed the Internet, We Need To Take It Back · · Score: 1

    There are software developers that can be considered engineers.

    They are rare however.

  8. Re:How an unskilled labor job works. on Bringing Affordable Robotics To Big Agriculture · · Score: 1

    Startups do.

    If you are referring to unpaid work history, simply don;t mention compensation.

  9. Re:Top Secrets on Amazon Hiring More Than a 100 Who Can Get Top Secret Clearances · · Score: 1

    You are referring to Dual Track processing. This is sort of a fast track, but not specific to Amazon.

    Clearances take a long time. So to speed things up they passed a law (please refrain from using logic as you read this as I would hate for you to get a headache): All clearances must be finished in X weeks or some such.

    So this is what happens (sort of). Folks with NO clearance at all are Dual tracked - their collateral clearance is processed fast and their SCI/SAP clearance is processed at the same time. Folks with an existing lower clearance going for the same program (or having their periodic reinvestigations)... they are put on the back burner. They are Single Track. There is no X week requirement for them... they are already cleared, see?

    So a company will hire completely uncleared folks, have them fill out an intensive application and check their criminal record, their credit, and maybe hire a private investigator to peek at them a bit (the applicant agrees to all of this, and this happens much faster than the government would do it). If they look like they would pass the government investigation, they are hired and Dual Tracked.

    It is actually a hindrance to have an existing Secret or Top Secret clearance if you want to work for the intel community. I know, this is completely insane, but that is the deal.

  10. Re:A patheic thought on Amazon Hiring More Than a 100 Who Can Get Top Secret Clearances · · Score: 1

    Probably not - military is a great place for a younger person to get cleared. Also, the maturity level of a young worker who is former military is generally about a million times higher than that of a civilian.

  11. Re:A patheic thought on Amazon Hiring More Than a 100 Who Can Get Top Secret Clearances · · Score: 1

    In 23 years of dealing with DOD and IC TS clearances with all kinds of letters after them, I have never ever heard of such a thing.

    I'm just glad to be out of that realm. No political reasons mind you - it is just that the US government is no longer a great customer.

  12. Re:A patheic thought on Amazon Hiring More Than a 100 Who Can Get Top Secret Clearances · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Why do you think clearances are so sought after?

    1) no H-1B's
    2) relatively few youngsters

  13. Re:Pay attention burger flippers striking on min w on Bringing Affordable Robotics To Big Agriculture · · Score: 1

    >> No, the animals were likely raised and slaughtered and packed in rural Brasil

    I doubt that burger is actually meat, but I see your point.

  14. Re:Hidden cost on Bringing Affordable Robotics To Big Agriculture · · Score: 1

    Care for the machine.

  15. Re:How an unskilled labor job works. on Bringing Affordable Robotics To Big Agriculture · · Score: 1

    1) don't put the blue collar gig on your jacket if you think it is going to hurt you, but take it anyway

    2) be creative - if you are a paralegal (example) and there is a tech startup in your area maybe they could use some free legal assistance (research, patent search help, ect) - this goes on your resume

  16. Re:Impressive. on Bringing Affordable Robotics To Big Agriculture · · Score: 1

    Most idiotic comments contain the word "probably." Glad to see that you didn't buck the trend.

  17. Re:And the part that should scare most of you.... on China's Secret Scientific Megaprojects · · Score: 1

    Then Russia copies it and sells it for next to nothing.

  18. American infrastructure is old and decrepit on US Electrical Grid On the Edge of Failure · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    The reason for this is it wasn't utterly destroyed in WW2.

    You Eurotrash like your fancy relatively modern infrastructure? The Marshall Plan called from 1948 to say you're welcome.

  19. Speaking for the Americans I have talked to on US Forces Ready To Strike Syria If Ordered · · Score: 1

    as well as myself... none of us wants this to happen. The possibility of such a strike is deeply unpopular - or so it would seem.

  20. Re:Could america please fuck off now on US Forces Ready To Strike Syria If Ordered · · Score: 1

    Bring the pain, bitch.

  21. Let Europe deal with it on US Forces Ready To Strike Syria If Ordered · · Score: 1

    Not the US's problem.

  22. Re:One thing is for certain... on The World Fair of 2014 According To Asimov (From 1964) · · Score: 2

    >> Japan, which has become a Chinese protectorate.

    Is that before or after Japan nukes the living shit out of China?

  23. A king has his reign, and then he dies. on Break Microsoft Up · · Score: 1

    It's inevitable.

  24. Re:Dubious Credit Criteria on How Deadbeat Facebook Friends and Using ALL-CAPS Can Lower Your Credit Score · · Score: 1

    Totally agree - buyer had plenty of opportunity to inspect what he was buying.

  25. Re:Kind of a warning sign actually on How Deadbeat Facebook Friends and Using ALL-CAPS Can Lower Your Credit Score · · Score: 1

    Outstanding loans are part of the assets that are sold off (to other lenders) in order to pay the banks debts.

    So don't be late with that next payment... you'll be getting a new "coupon book" (not that anyone uses these anymore) in the mail shortly.