When I drove for UPS they teach you to always be wary of "stale" green lights.
That is, if you didn't see the light go from red to green, you have no idea how much time is left on the clock and should be prepared to stop.
So they taught us to take our foot off the gas and be ready to apply the brake up until about 30 feet before the light, then, if it still had not changed to yellow, clear the intersection by scanning both directions, then accelerate slightly to the other side of the intersection.
Of course, we were also taught that ALL accidents are your fault no matter percentage the law may assign to an outcome.
We are so much better than every other living entity to the point that we are the only ones who have a right to exist at all. Right?
I think that crossing the line would actually be for the same experiments done on the animals instead be performed on humans. And do you know why that would be crossing the line? Because the experiments would be deemed unethical if performed on a human... See how easy that is? Simply ask the question: would this be ethical if I forced a fellow human being to endure this? No? Well you shouldn't do it then.
Yeah, I just don't play these types of games any more. There is no point, 5 years down the road there will be no more servers and the game will be unplayable.
I loved BF2142 but can no longer play it for this reason.
Except that it is hard to implement encryption properly.
We see time-and-again, software which utilizes encryption improperly being exploited.
The re-use of "random" numbers or the use of weak random numbers or the use of obscurity for entropy or encryption without authentication or encryption before authentication.
The point is, there are tons of ways to use encryption wrong at which point, you may as well not even be using it.
It is true that it doesn't take much skill to write an app that utilizes encryption. However, I would be willing to bet that most people writing such software don't really know what the libraries they are using are actually doing let alone who has had their noodley appendages in it.
I am not really even sure that the end-to-end encryption is even the real target anyway. It would seem to me that what law enforcement is really after is the data at rest not the data in transit. After all, they have the physical device, all they want is the data that is already on it.
I had to laugh at this. I have to say that almost all of the automated attacks I ever see hitting my firewall are Linux server exploits.
I have managed many servers over the years, almost all of them Windows. I have had maybe 4 separate instances of one of my servers getting owned and they were all Linux servers.
I have to ask. Have you ever used a Windows Phone 8 device?
The OS runs circles around Android or iOS. I am continually impressed with the simple, elegant design and the performance. There have been several times where I have been able to perform a function or look up information faster than people using much more powerful iPhones or Android phones. This is mostly due to the efficiency of the OS design.
I have a $35 (brand new price) Lumia 520 from a year ago that I still used daily. The phone I had prior to this was an $80 android phone that was barely useable from day 1. The Android phone could *barely* run 1 app let alone 2 (i.e. good luck looking up a bus route while you are playing music...) and yet the Windows phone can do everything I need at 3x the speed of said Android phone.
Well duh... you have taught your kids to like SW...
The issue is the "princess in distress" trope. It is not a good message for girls.
The only "kick ass" female I can even point to in SW is Leia... and yet she needs saving by a male regularly and is completely objectified for the better part of an entire movie.
There have been plenty of 0 day exploits in all of the major web browsers.
But more importantly, the exploits are generally Flash or Java based... which is browser agnostic.
Even still, just like with Linux, if you run as a standard, unprivileged user, the damage to your system will be limited to just your data.
Better yet, if you do this AND enable shadow copy on your data volume, you can recover all of your files even if you don't have any backups. This is because shadow copy replicas are not directly accessible to the user.
From what I have seen, these "ransomware" entities operate very much like any other business. Complete with office space, customer service and technical support. They want you to be "happy" with the end result (decrypted files) so that you can tell your friends that you got your files back.
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When I drove for UPS they teach you to always be wary of "stale" green lights.
That is, if you didn't see the light go from red to green, you have no idea how much time is left on the clock and should be prepared to stop.
So they taught us to take our foot off the gas and be ready to apply the brake up until about 30 feet before the light, then, if it still had not changed to yellow, clear the intersection by scanning both directions, then accelerate slightly to the other side of the intersection.
Of course, we were also taught that ALL accidents are your fault no matter percentage the law may assign to an outcome.
Yeah, you are right, I should have thought of that.
Thanks for the reply.
True.
As a matter of fact, self driving cars as a service will probably be viable long before self ownership of these cars.
Thanks for pointing that out.
If more than one person treats an animal badly, then it is proper English to say that "people treat animals badly"
You are attempting to twist the meaning of another person's words to nullify their argument.
Classic manipulator behavior.
Yep, you know what else Hitler did?
Breathe air and eat food...
Obviously anyone who does those things are like Hitler too...
I haven't had a car for many years and don't foresee buying one any time soon.
However, once self driving cars are a reality, I will certainly consider buying one.
I suspect that I am not alone in this. It will be a huge selling point for these car companies and will perhaps turn non car owners into car owners.
Typical human arrogance.
We are so much better than every other living entity to the point that we are the only ones who have a right to exist at all. Right?
I think that crossing the line would actually be for the same experiments done on the animals instead be performed on humans. And do you know why that would be crossing the line? Because the experiments would be deemed unethical if performed on a human... See how easy that is? Simply ask the question: would this be ethical if I forced a fellow human being to endure this? No? Well you shouldn't do it then.
A little awareness is hardly crossing the line.
If you want to invest your money in risky ventures you should expect to lose it.
Don't risk what you cannot afford to lose.
Yes, I happened to play during the alpha weekend a few months back and was VERY impressed by the graphics.
If you are an eye candy type, I don't think you can go wrong with this game.
Yeah, I just don't play these types of games any more. There is no point, 5 years down the road there will be no more servers and the game will be unplayable.
I loved BF2142 but can no longer play it for this reason.
Except that it is hard to implement encryption properly.
We see time-and-again, software which utilizes encryption improperly being exploited.
The re-use of "random" numbers or the use of weak random numbers or the use of obscurity for entropy or encryption without authentication or encryption before authentication.
The point is, there are tons of ways to use encryption wrong at which point, you may as well not even be using it.
It is true that it doesn't take much skill to write an app that utilizes encryption. However, I would be willing to bet that most people writing such software don't really know what the libraries they are using are actually doing let alone who has had their noodley appendages in it.
I am not really even sure that the end-to-end encryption is even the real target anyway. It would seem to me that what law enforcement is really after is the data at rest not the data in transit. After all, they have the physical device, all they want is the data that is already on it.
ok, yeah, I read your post all wrong.
This was me being distracted while posting....
is my face red?
Linux doesn't have anti-malware products
I had to laugh at this. I have to say that almost all of the automated attacks I ever see hitting my firewall are Linux server exploits.
I have managed many servers over the years, almost all of them Windows. I have had maybe 4 separate instances of one of my servers getting owned and they were all Linux servers.
To save on fuel costs?
I have to ask. Have you ever used a Windows Phone 8 device?
The OS runs circles around Android or iOS. I am continually impressed with the simple, elegant design and the performance. There have been several times where I have been able to perform a function or look up information faster than people using much more powerful iPhones or Android phones. This is mostly due to the efficiency of the OS design.
I have a $35 (brand new price) Lumia 520 from a year ago that I still used daily. The phone I had prior to this was an $80 android phone that was barely useable from day 1. The Android phone could *barely* run 1 app let alone 2 (i.e. good luck looking up a bus route while you are playing music...) and yet the Windows phone can do everything I need at 3x the speed of said Android phone.
Well duh... you have taught your kids to like SW...
The issue is the "princess in distress" trope. It is not a good message for girls.
The only "kick ass" female I can even point to in SW is Leia... and yet she needs saving by a male regularly and is completely objectified for the better part of an entire movie.
I would assume that to comply with this law most ISPs would choose to just block by IP using a DNSBL.
That wouldn't require much, if any, extra hardware and would work with HTTPS.
But what if IPs are shared or change often?
From TFA it sounds like this is not a real time BL so I am sure there are going to be lots of cracks.
Seems like a lot of effort for no real gain since all a user has to do is to run a VPN or TOR...
That is assuming that the certificate revocation system is working properly or even implemented at all.
I don't know.
But how is it that DSL and cable speeds keep increasing using the same last mile medium?
How do some computers run faster than others that use the same hardware?
Why does the same source code, compiled with different options or compilers perform differently on the same hardware?
My guess is it is all in the software and optimizations.
Algorithms and drivers get better as we learn more about real world use cases.
As standards converge, we don't have to build in a bunch of extra cruft into the software. etc. etc.
I recommend watching one of the following:
1. Space Mutiny
2. Pumaman
3. Soultaker
4. Werewolf
5. Pod People
6. Riding with death
7. Manos: The hand of fate
(Is it clear yet that I am a Mike fan?)
Then tell me that it is unfunny.
That we need to just start charging for what is used.
A reasonable cost per megabyte downloaded/uploaded.
That would keep it cheap for those that use it responsibly and expensive for those who don't
"Let's make cookies for the boys"
I know. I am constantly amazed at the outright hostility of people.
It is NOT OK to threaten people because you disagree with them.
You are kind of coming down hard on IE.
There have been plenty of 0 day exploits in all of the major web browsers.
But more importantly, the exploits are generally Flash or Java based... which is browser agnostic.
Even still, just like with Linux, if you run as a standard, unprivileged user, the damage to your system will be limited to just your data.
Better yet, if you do this AND enable shadow copy on your data volume, you can recover all of your files even if you don't have any backups. This is because shadow copy replicas are not directly accessible to the user.
From what I have seen, these "ransomware" entities operate very much like any other business. Complete with office space, customer service and technical support. They want you to be "happy" with the end result (decrypted files) so that you can tell your friends that you got your files back.