Already . I know when my water bill went crazy 2years ago, I called up the water company and they emailed me an hour by hour breakdown of my usage for the past 6months and I am not on any smart grid yet, thats just the information they keep on their net-connected-computers after they read my water meter.
Also we also know that electricity usage has been used to look for marijuana growers for some time (example: http://www.kooky.com.my/node/1360).
We either have to get rid of the systems we already have, or not worry about the incoming systems, because they aren't providing that much more info.
Thats not a hash, thats appending the sme phrase to everything. Someone with knowledge of one of your passwords (maybe you had to share it, maybe they were a shady admin) might figure out what your doing, because many people do this (like me actually:P) and the site name is right there to clue them in otherwise. Now they know _all_ of your passwords.
Hashing would be more along the lines of type the key above and to the left of every other letter in the sight name backwards.
Tried this. wsjp133 is your password for some obscure account you don't need for 6 months. Then you have to track down your old cube neighbors PC. Plus even the most benign sights these days force a special character, number and upper and lower case.
One might be good enough, because most people know about this. If I find Bob's slashdot password is bobtheman1@slashdot well when I think he's been spreading crap about me with his gmail account: I'll start with bobtheman1@gmail for his password. Especially, while using this scheme, I realized there were many people with access to one or more of my passwords. I'd like to trust all the admins and project partners I've had, but it's just not a good secure practice to do that.
True, if the NSA steals my wallet, they can break into all my accounts within a couple days. But Joe Mugger will take my money and trash any papers that don't obviously show my debit card PINs. Even if I had a computer geek enemy, he/she 1st has to wrestle my wallet from me and then beat me to change the passwords. I'll know the user names, and what institution they belong to, but he won't know without research, especially because after a month using this system, the majority of them are expired, phone numbers, order numbers, or otherwise useless.
Which also points out 1 flaw in this system: You need to keep a backup in case your wallet is stolen. That backup is vulnerable as well.
Despite this, I'll admit I use this system, and have found a second flaw: Password lists can get out of sync, not only from one another, but also because you may have to change a password in circumstances that don't permit you to write it down (shoulder surfing for example).
I try to keep in mind that only most outrageous opinions of the populace will be highlighted in places like this, but then I talk to a few neighbors and friends and realize: No, there are wacky people all around me who think the world will end every decade or so on top of a dozens of other outlandish ideas.
Christian, atheist, agnostic, Jewish, Muslim, Shamanic, Wiccan, or who knows what, it makes little difference. There are a _large_ number of people out there with too little to think about except: "why would millions be sunk into CG effects for something that won't happen"?
Huh, guess I'm among them then, as I had not heard of Modern Warfare II, until just now, their non advertising campaign just showed me how awesome it was.
Wait, what about all the wild animals running around out there? They should have nearly the impact that pets do. Will no one send out the population control specialists to keep their numbers down?
In fact, I adopted my cats from a feral colony, sure I enhanced their lifespans with immunizations and proper nutrition, but really whats the difference between my pets now and the wild animals they were?
Sure one eats food farmed by humans, but the other either steals food farmed by humans (my cats' previous diet) or legally eats from the bounty of nature that humans are trying to preserve.
Many of the scams we see do rely on greed, but also consider there are a large number of scams out there relying on philanthropy. I have had friends (not close ones mind you) who solicited for fake or semi functional charities. Similarly are the scams that involve posing as authority figures, etc.
I've known many old people especially, who write large and frequent checks they can barely afford to people who need the money to cure cancer (or SARS). You can't blame greed all the time.
Well, I can't speak for all/.ers (and neither can you), but I'd say you profit in at least 3 ways:
1. Inventions usually fill a need, often your need. If someone else built them, you could go buy one and not have to attempt to start a business around it.
2. You feel good about all the other lives you made easier/more efficient with you product. Especially if say, you hook up a dehumidifier to a solar panel, and when it becomes a product, it later solves some area's water crisis.
3. If done right, and you get credit for the idea, the profits won't be immediate cash, but the notoriety and possible influence on the idea could bring the long desired cash products everyone seems to be set on. Since money is far more important than silly goals such as improving the human condition.
I think I would gladly take cancer if I was assured it was not going to kill me due to being immortal;}
No, actually it will kill you. Keeping your telomeres ship shape only prevents a number of "old age" sort of problems. Cancerous material can kill you as well as it can kill any young person.
I switched my workout routine from all those hard hours in the gym to 20 minutes with photoshop, and my online friends are simply amazed at the results.
I didn't. Considering the federal government, I'm in just one of 50 states and around 60% of the time my candidate loses so I elected less than 1% of the power in D.C.. Even the influence I chose to exert there was based on rationalizations such as: "This guy is the best crook of the bunch" or "I want this guy's one policy to pass."
About the only real power I have over most of those guys is raise a shit storm when they do stuff I don't like. So don't cut our shit storming short with the thought terminating cliche: "You elected them."
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Already . I know when my water bill went crazy 2years ago, I called up the water company and they emailed me an hour by hour breakdown of my usage for the past 6months and I am not on any smart grid yet, thats just the information they keep on their net-connected-computers after they read my water meter.
Also we also know that electricity usage has been used to look for marijuana growers for some time (example: http://www.kooky.com.my/node/1360).
We either have to get rid of the systems we already have, or not worry about the incoming systems, because they aren't providing that much more info.
Thats not a hash, thats appending the sme phrase to everything. Someone with knowledge of one of your passwords (maybe you had to share it, maybe they were a shady admin) might figure out what your doing, because many people do this (like me actually :P) and the site name is right there to clue them in otherwise. Now they know _all_ of your passwords.
Hashing would be more along the lines of type the key above and to the left of every other letter in the sight name backwards.
Tried this. wsjp133 is your password for some obscure account you don't need for 6 months. Then you have to track down your old cube neighbors PC. Plus even the most benign sights these days force a special character, number and upper and lower case.
One might be good enough, because most people know about this. If I find Bob's slashdot password is bobtheman1@slashdot well when I think he's been spreading crap about me with his gmail account: I'll start with bobtheman1@gmail for his password. Especially, while using this scheme, I realized there were many people with access to one or more of my passwords. I'd like to trust all the admins and project partners I've had, but it's just not a good secure practice to do that.
And a pressure sensor under the drive that drops a boulder on anyone who takes it?
True, if the NSA steals my wallet, they can break into all my accounts within a couple days. But Joe Mugger will take my money and trash any papers that don't obviously show my debit card PINs. Even if I had a computer geek enemy, he/she 1st has to wrestle my wallet from me and then beat me to change the passwords. I'll know the user names, and what institution they belong to, but he won't know without research, especially because after a month using this system, the majority of them are expired, phone numbers, order numbers, or otherwise useless.
Which also points out 1 flaw in this system: You need to keep a backup in case your wallet is stolen. That backup is vulnerable as well.
Despite this, I'll admit I use this system, and have found a second flaw: Password lists can get out of sync, not only from one another, but also because you may have to change a password in circumstances that don't permit you to write it down (shoulder surfing for example).
I always bet against the end of the world. Think about it: if the world ends, what angry public is going to come looking for their money?
I try to keep in mind that only most outrageous opinions of the populace will be highlighted in places like this, but then I talk to a few neighbors and friends and realize: No, there are wacky people all around me who think the world will end every decade or so on top of a dozens of other outlandish ideas.
Christian, atheist, agnostic, Jewish, Muslim, Shamanic, Wiccan, or who knows what, it makes little difference. There are a _large_ number of people out there with too little to think about except: "why would millions be sunk into CG effects for something that won't happen"?
Or are all the crazies just living around me?
Controversy only works on stupid people..
Huh, guess I'm among them then, as I had not heard of Modern Warfare II, until just now, their non advertising campaign just showed me how awesome it was.
They calculate the environmental impact of fish in their book; fish are part of the problem!
You should be thanking by-catch practices for saving us from the environmental impact those huge numbers of fish obviously had.
Wait, what about all the wild animals running around out there? They should have nearly the impact that pets do. Will no one send out the population control specialists to keep their numbers down?
In fact, I adopted my cats from a feral colony, sure I enhanced their lifespans with immunizations and proper nutrition, but really whats the difference between my pets now and the wild animals they were?
Sure one eats food farmed by humans, but the other either steals food farmed by humans (my cats' previous diet) or legally eats from the bounty of nature that humans are trying to preserve.
I hit a chicken on the road earlier this week. I dedicate the environmental impact I saved the world from to you're parrot, equilibrium is maintained.
Many of the scams we see do rely on greed, but also consider there are a large number of scams out there relying on philanthropy. I have had friends (not close ones mind you) who solicited for fake or semi functional charities. Similarly are the scams that involve posing as authority figures, etc.
I've known many old people especially, who write large and frequent checks they can barely afford to people who need the money to cure cancer (or SARS). You can't blame greed all the time.
And somehow you profit from that.
Well, I can't speak for all /.ers (and neither can you), but I'd say you profit in at least 3 ways:
1. Inventions usually fill a need, often your need. If someone else built them, you could go buy one and not have to attempt to start a business around it.
2. You feel good about all the other lives you made easier/more efficient with you product. Especially if say, you hook up a dehumidifier to a solar panel, and when it becomes a product, it later solves some area's water crisis.
3. If done right, and you get credit for the idea, the profits won't be immediate cash, but the notoriety and possible influence on the idea could bring the long desired cash products everyone seems to be set on. Since money is far more important than silly goals such as improving the human condition.
I think I would gladly take cancer if I was assured it was not going to kill me due to being immortal ;}
No, actually it will kill you. Keeping your telomeres ship shape only prevents a number of "old age" sort of problems. Cancerous material can kill you as well as it can kill any young person.
I switched my workout routine from all those hard hours in the gym to 20 minutes with photoshop, and my online friends are simply amazed at the results.
Terrorists will learn about this, act normal. While all the "normal people" will accidentally deviate with great frequency.
I didn't. Considering the federal government, I'm in just one of 50 states and around 60% of the time my candidate loses so I elected less than 1% of the power in D.C.. Even the influence I chose to exert there was based on rationalizations such as: "This guy is the best crook of the bunch" or "I want this guy's one policy to pass." About the only real power I have over most of those guys is raise a shit storm when they do stuff I don't like. So don't cut our shit storming short with the thought terminating cliche: "You elected them."