I did the ipconfig/release.... stuff and it didn't work.
Then logged into the router and turned off encryption (based on microsoft help page) and that _appeared_ to work
Didn't actually work. After a reboot, still couldn't connect.
Then it happened to my wife's PC but did not happen to my work one (windows 7) so, more searching.
Turned off Windows Defender and it was able to get the new ip
Windows Defender wanted itself turned on again so I did and now everything appears to be working.
Looks like Windows Defender can protect you against everything except a windows update.
That's kind of what I was thinking. Everyone always claims their new tech is going to make people safer, happier, etc.
When really all it is mostly used for is to sell stuff.
Television was promoted as something that was going to show concerts and informative classes to the masses.
Same with the internet
Now granted, selling stuff often does make people safer, happier, etc., but still
these headlights are going to be providing advertisements to the driver.
And in driverless cars, they'll be showing ads to all the passengers all the time.
Just imagine how wonderful that will be.
Indictment ? For case like this... you go straight to jail...no possibility of fighting in court.
That is COMPLETELY incorrect. He gets his day in court.
Of course it's a secret court. The kind of court which if run by Saddam or Putin or China would be called illegal but since it is managed by true patriots such as Reagan/Bush/Clinton/Bush/Obama/Trump, then it's okay since we're all Americans.
In the secret court, there are (slightly) different rules:
1. anything you say that cannot be used against you is declared irrelevant.
2. the jurors are not allowed to discuss the case with anybody, including each other.
3. your defense attorney is assigned by the judge and will destroy his career if he actually wins the case
But Snowden would get his day in court and then his life in prison.
And pray tell, why should a responsible government jeopardize important political and economical ties and agreements over some dipshit?
I spose it depends on how you define responsible. Some folks think it's okay to torture people if they are dipshits; other countries (which also call themselves responsible) think each person has inalienable rights.
And this is over and above the complete uselessness of torture to actually gain information. A scientific government/military would use techniques that work. That approach seems to fit the definition of "responsible govenment" imo. Your mileage apparently varies.
I suspect parachutes are irrelevant. An eagle can rip a small dog or lamb completely in half. Their talons probably crush the drone making it impossible to tear apart.
Looking at the "mission profile," it appears as if all the military building programs are trying to be all things to all soldiers. We still use B-52 bombers because the new bombers don't work. And frankly, if we want bombers that drop shitloads of ordnance, they need to be big. And that means they'll probably be slow.
And 40 of them won't be invisible. Maybe radar won't see them but citizens with smartphones certainly will.
And our current fleet of slow-moving loud B-52s still strike fear into the populace. If we want a similar show of force, maybe we just need updated versions of the B-52, not a brand-new one full of super-duper (and unproven) hi-tech. We don't need a yuuuuuuuge bomber that's bigger and faster and shinier and has VTOL capabilities. But we do need bobmers that can actually fly and drop bombs.
(And we already have attack helicopters so what's with the military's VTOL fetish?)
The probability of life in the universe goes up if the size of the universe goes up, but the probability of finding other life forms doesn't increase since they can't pass the Hubble limit either.
But the Drake equations themselves are bogus because adding time to probability is like dividing by zero.
The law of large numbers states that anything happens given enough rolls of the dice.
If you want to calculate _probability_ correctly, do so without adding in time or a bazillion "events."
If there are 10 to the twenty-fourth number of stars in the universe, then for life to be unique to Earth only requires 24 events in a row, each with a one-tenth chance of occurring.
If we're going to be guessing anyway, we should at least try to use the mathematical tools correctly.
Most people stop learning after graduating from school since learning is a requirement only for school. Learning is a lifelong pursuit. A requirement for a long career in the technical fields.
I read someplace that after college 40% (or maybe it was 60%) said they were never going to read a book again.
Kind of reminds me of the old conservatives who say they haven't changed their minds in 40 years, which to me means they haven't learned anything new in 40 years.
The only elders I have found to be wise were already pretty smart when they we much younger. There are plenty of elders out there who are the same dumbasses that they always have been.
That's what I've seen. You can be a geezer at any age.
And there seems to be a whole political party built from people who proudly say they haven't changed their opinion (learned anything new) in 40 years. That means those people know exactly the same stuff at age 60 that they "learned" at age 20.
Since you can't reuse a password and you're not supposed to use the same password on any other site and you should change your password often, every 60 days, then that means you need a shitload of distinct passwords.
I let Citibank manage it.
It ain't perfect but they have about as much interest in it that I do, on a statistacial basis. In a very personal perspecitve, it may seem like they don't give a shit. But thinkg about it. It ain't worth spending 1% of your money to stop thieves from stealing 0.5% of your money, just like it ain't worth crawling under a car for a dime or quarter or dollar you dropped in the parking lot (depending on circumstances).
Problem with perspective is that the folks stealing from citibank aren't stealing 0.5 % from each customer, which would be "allowed" or ignored at least, they are stealing everything (identity theft and all bank accounts) from 118 specific people--who are really pissed off for excellent reasons.
In real life, you might want to exercise caution in believing in the outcome, but if you're worried about dementia, seems to me practicing brain games miy help and is at worst a waste of time, and probably less of a waste than watching television or surfing uToob. It's not gonna hurt (unlike some of the restrictive diets which cause you to lose weight thru bad nutrition).
Actually, both Christianity and Islam are evolving. It's just that only the fundamentalists make the news. When we Americans read about idiot fundamentalist Christian sects, we write them off as wack jobs since we know 'regular' Christians don't do that. It's the same in Muslim countries.
But when we Americans read about fundamental Muslims in other places, we assume they speak for all the billion Muslims in the world. (All the refugees that are abandoning ISI are Muslims, too).
There are 950 different Christian sects and 700 different Islamic ones. Both the Amish and the Catholics think they are the one true religion.
The only really scary thing here is the fact that "two thirds of Americans get their news from social media". No wonder the country is so fucked up.
Before the internet, most people got their "news" from rags like the National Enquirer and New of the World--the top selling newspapers in America. Being stupid and being mis-informed isn't new and it isn't happening because of the internet or the world wide web or facebook or that new-fangled thang called electricity. Entertainment attracts more people than information does.
...reminds me of those people who drive what is clearly a 5 or 6 thousand dollar value used van/truck through the front of a quikie-mart so they can steal the mini-ATM that probably only has a couple of thousand in cash (max) at any given time. Real profitable. Dumb Ass!
If the van is stolen, it's probly only worth a few hundred at most.
I don't know why the original writer is so concerned about airports. Terrorist (and nutjob) activities occur at hotels, restaurants, and concerts, too. He's cherry-picking his concerns.
Google can probably filter out the pseudoscience as well as a human doctor can. Apparently human doctors will prescribe expensive drugs simply for the price of a sandwich.
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I did the ipconfig/release .... stuff and it didn't work.
Then logged into the router and turned off encryption (based on microsoft help page) and that _appeared_ to work
Didn't actually work. After a reboot, still couldn't connect.
Then it happened to my wife's PC but did not happen to my work one (windows 7) so, more searching.
Turned off Windows Defender and it was able to get the new ip
Windows Defender wanted itself turned on again so I did and now everything appears to be working.
Looks like Windows Defender can protect you against everything except a windows update.
That's kind of what I was thinking. Everyone always claims their new tech is going to make people safer, happier, etc.
When really all it is mostly used for is to sell stuff.
Television was promoted as something that was going to show concerts and informative classes to the masses.
Same with the internet
Now granted, selling stuff often does make people safer, happier, etc., but still
these headlights are going to be providing advertisements to the driver.
And in driverless cars, they'll be showing ads to all the passengers all the time.
Just imagine how wonderful that will be.
Won't be illegal for long. It is callled a "gun."
Indictment ? For case like this... you go straight to jail...no possibility of fighting in court.
That is COMPLETELY incorrect. He gets his day in court.
Of course it's a secret court. The kind of court which if run by Saddam or Putin or China would be called illegal but since it is managed by true patriots such as Reagan/Bush/Clinton/Bush/Obama/Trump, then it's okay since we're all Americans.
In the secret court, there are (slightly) different rules:
1. anything you say that cannot be used against you is declared irrelevant.
2. the jurors are not allowed to discuss the case with anybody, including each other.
3. your defense attorney is assigned by the judge and will destroy his career if he actually wins the case
But Snowden would get his day in court and then his life in prison.
And pray tell, why should a responsible government jeopardize important political and economical ties and agreements over some dipshit?
I spose it depends on how you define responsible. Some folks think it's okay to torture people if they are dipshits; other countries (which also call themselves responsible) think each person has inalienable rights.
And this is over and above the complete uselessness of torture to actually gain information. A scientific government/military would use techniques that work. That approach seems to fit the definition of "responsible govenment" imo. Your mileage apparently varies.
I suspect parachutes are irrelevant. An eagle can rip a small dog or lamb completely in half. Their talons probably crush the drone making it impossible to tear apart.
Well at least the IT department sent out an email to everyone telling them not to reply.
Looking at the "mission profile," it appears as if all the military building programs are trying to be all things to all soldiers. We still use B-52 bombers because the new bombers don't work. And frankly, if we want bombers that drop shitloads of ordnance, they need to be big. And that means they'll probably be slow.
And 40 of them won't be invisible. Maybe radar won't see them but citizens with smartphones certainly will.
And our current fleet of slow-moving loud B-52s still strike fear into the populace. If we want a similar show of force, maybe we just need updated versions of the B-52, not a brand-new one full of super-duper (and unproven) hi-tech. We don't need a yuuuuuuuge bomber that's bigger and faster and shinier and has VTOL capabilities. But we do need bobmers that can actually fly and drop bombs.
(And we already have attack helicopters so what's with the military's VTOL fetish?)
"Phone vendors were unaware this backdoor has been placed into their products," Sawyer says."
The NSA gave us a legal order from a secret court telling us the backdoor is not there.
The probability of life in the universe goes up if the size of the universe goes up, but the probability of finding other life forms doesn't increase since they can't pass the Hubble limit either.
But the Drake equations themselves are bogus because adding time to probability is like dividing by zero.
The law of large numbers states that anything happens given enough rolls of the dice.
If you want to calculate _probability_ correctly, do so without adding in time or a bazillion "events."
If there are 10 to the twenty-fourth number of stars in the universe, then for life to be unique to Earth only requires 24 events in a row, each with a one-tenth chance of occurring.
If we're going to be guessing anyway, we should at least try to use the mathematical tools correctly.
Most people stop learning after graduating from school since learning is a requirement only for school. Learning is a lifelong pursuit. A requirement for a long career in the technical fields.
I read someplace that after college 40% (or maybe it was 60%) said they were never going to read a book again.
Kind of reminds me of the old conservatives who say they haven't changed their minds in 40 years, which to me means they haven't learned anything new in 40 years.
The only elders I have found to be wise were already pretty smart when they we much younger. There are plenty of elders out there who are the same dumbasses that they always have been.
That's what I've seen. You can be a geezer at any age.
And there seems to be a whole political party built from people who proudly say they haven't changed their opinion (learned anything new) in 40 years. That means those people know exactly the same stuff at age 60 that they "learned" at age 20.
Since you can't reuse a password and you're not supposed to use the same password on any other site and you should change your password often, every 60 days, then that means you need a shitload of distinct passwords.
Oh yeah. And don't write any of them down either.
I let Citibank manage it.
It ain't perfect but they have about as much interest in it that I do, on a statistacial basis. In a very personal perspecitve, it may seem like they don't give a shit. But thinkg about it. It ain't worth spending 1% of your money to stop thieves from stealing 0.5% of your money, just like it ain't worth crawling under a car for a dime or quarter or dollar you dropped in the parking lot (depending on circumstances).
Problem with perspective is that the folks stealing from citibank aren't stealing 0.5 % from each customer, which would be "allowed" or ignored at least, they are stealing everything (identity theft and all bank accounts) from 118 specific people--who are really pissed off for excellent reasons.
Similar to the concept of eternity, which is a long, long time, especially there near the end (sarcasm),
I might watch that video if it weren't trying to trick me into wasting 30 minutes to see the 6 examples that are the actual content.
Exactly. I can read faster than I can watch. and if the author has spent time actually arranging information well, reading is very, very efficient.
If 1 kilogram bird can down a plane, then it seems to me a 1 kilogram drone can do that, too. Of course, I spend a lot of time in the real world.
In real life, you might want to exercise caution in believing in the outcome, but if you're worried about dementia, seems to me practicing brain games miy help and is at worst a waste of time, and probably less of a waste than watching television or surfing uToob. It's not gonna hurt (unlike some of the restrictive diets which cause you to lose weight thru bad nutrition).
Actually, both Christianity and Islam are evolving. It's just that only the fundamentalists make the news. When we Americans read about idiot fundamentalist Christian sects, we write them off as wack jobs since we know 'regular' Christians don't do that. It's the same in Muslim countries.
But when we Americans read about fundamental Muslims in other places, we assume they speak for all the billion Muslims in the world. (All the refugees that are abandoning ISI are Muslims, too).
There are 950 different Christian sects and 700 different Islamic ones. Both the Amish and the Catholics think they are the one true religion.
The only really scary thing here is the fact that "two thirds of Americans get their news from social media". No wonder the country is so fucked up.
Before the internet, most people got their "news" from rags like the National Enquirer and New of the World--the top selling newspapers in America. Being stupid and being mis-informed isn't new and it isn't happening because of the internet or the world wide web or facebook or that new-fangled thang called electricity. Entertainment attracts more people than information does.
...reminds me of those people who drive what is clearly a 5 or 6 thousand dollar value used van/truck through the front of a quikie-mart so they can steal the mini-ATM that probably only has a couple of thousand in cash (max) at any given time. Real profitable. Dumb Ass!
If the van is stolen, it's probly only worth a few hundred at most.
I don't know why the original writer is so concerned about airports. Terrorist (and nutjob) activities occur at hotels, restaurants, and concerts, too. He's cherry-picking his concerns.
I suspect that's the only way the're going to get rid of their out-dated Xboxes now.
Google can probably filter out the pseudoscience as well as a human doctor can. Apparently human doctors will prescribe expensive drugs simply for the price of a sandwich.
How about telling users to get off their asses and go see a doctor rather than self-medicating...
You mean get an appointment and let the doctor google the symptoms for you?