Isn't this one of the problems that HTTPs is supposed to fix? The wifi might be bugged, but you can verify you are really talking to the bank and then establish a secure connection over HTTPs and your details are protected.
If it were any other way you would be pretty much screwed because your packets have to pass through many untrusted servers on their way to the bank.
An embarrassing proportion, almost certainly; fortunately, thanks largely to genetic mutation, there were a few cowardly lemmings averse to cliff-diving who pealed off and hid at the last minute.
The odds of this happening weren't any greater than if you packed the backpack full of dead weasels...
...And that is why I carry around a back pack full of dead weasels.
Don't judge.
I'm trying not to judge. I am. But any fool that has a backpack full of weasels has the raw materials at hand to have a backpack made of weasels. Right or wrong?
"Pretty soon, enough weak-minded people will believe this and plead with the government to please come and take their cash and replace it with something that leaves an audit trail."
Indeed.
What percentage of people have already given up the anonymity of the cash transaction without a care, concern, or whimper?
What nation with a powerful central government doesn't demand indelicate acts from its major corporations?
It's more about scale of such acts, and these days Russia and the US are doing this to a ridiculous degree.
Right. If, as the evidence your claim implies, you are not from one of these two nations you mention, the chances your own country is free of this blight is on the order of the lottery... as likely to free of powerful influence in gov't & industry as you'd be having missionary sex with a polar bear and a regular bear, on the same day.
The futuristic, sentient Fungi overlords of the planet Keppler 452b will unlikely remember the hominoid space travelers who deposited their life forms on a planet with a very hospitable environment.
Pre-Alzheimers or some such mental decline, I'll always remember two things from childhood: Believe none of what of what you hear and only half of what you see, and, genius and insanity are two sides of the same fence.
Be skeptical of everything, even (and especially) your own belief set.
There's a penalty afforded those with the ability to process information most efficiently. There is certainly some merciful bliss afforded the ignorant, but all a blind person wishes for is to see. Charlie Gordon of Flowers for Algernon didn't like everything he could see at the peak of his mental proficiency.
Most do apply their political bias to a news report and then accept or reject it, but some are even too lazy for that much output. I have friends and family who simply parrot what they hear on their one approved news source.
Your comment about the ones yet without a strong bias is thought provoking.
By and large you are on point, but it's naive to believe this is the 1st time a sitting President has wielded power to his benefit over adversaries in the 4th estate.
you can pre-order an aluminum model for $1,195 or a titanium version of $1,595. RED does say that these prices will be available for a limited time only.
I mean, who wouldn't cough up an extra four Benjamins for the Platinum upgrade?
Musk hypes everything up, he loves attention and so he gets attention in return. Plus, Tesla is a growth company with a lot of legitimate questions regarding sustainability (see link below), so the investment analysts are going to talk about it a lot. There are reports on other car companies, but their are fewer question marks with established companies, and those articles don't get posted on slashdot.
Ever drive by those car lots that have the most flamboyant, garish, ubiquitous television advertisements? They are always full of people kicking tires.
There may be Space entrepreneurs strapped for cash and investors, but it ain't the South African.
Does anyone wonder why every negative story involving the Tesla or Elon Musk receives coverage entirely out of balance with the rest of the Corporate news.
You will very seldom see a story lead with, "Chevrolet driver involved in accident due to mechanical failure!"
The only thing I find annoying is that I wish they would go after Trump with the same enthusiasm as they went after some random no-account internet troll. Trump is literally reshaping the reality of US with his words. I remember "Fake News" used to mean "News that was fabricated, with maybe a sprinkle of facts to give it legitimacy". Now it means "Anything Trump doesn't like". And a disturbing number of people haven't even noticed the change.
I'm no Trump defender, but actually, CNN does "go after Trump" with enthusiasm. The zeal with which the (formerly) most respectable news channel attacks the Trump administration plays into the fake news narrative that he sells to his base.
Facts are now dismissible as bias, and the enthusiasm you yearn for is partly to blame.
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Isn't this one of the problems that HTTPs is supposed to fix? The wifi might be bugged, but you can verify you are really talking to the bank and then establish a secure connection over HTTPs and your details are protected.
If it were any other way you would be pretty much screwed because your packets have to pass through many untrusted servers on their way to the bank.
Maybe.
so it won't work with most hotel wifi?
"Of course it will very very much.
Please enjoy here shopping and banking online."
Errrr...
At last. .. been waiting for a strategic advantage to our geographic location.
An embarrassing proportion, almost certainly; fortunately, thanks largely to genetic mutation, there were a few cowardly lemmings averse to cliff-diving who pealed off and hid at the last minute.
That's a vote of confidence for a good bit of eateries.
The odds of this happening weren't any greater than if you packed the backpack full of dead weasels...
Don't judge.
I'm trying not to judge. I am. But any fool that has a backpack full of weasels has the raw materials at hand to have a backpack made of weasels. Right or wrong?
Indeed.
What percentage of people have already given up the anonymity of the cash transaction without a care, concern, or whimper?
The three most important considerations are location, location, location.
Sincerely,
Just N. Case...
What nation with a powerful central government doesn't demand indelicate acts from its major corporations?
It's more about scale of such acts, and these days Russia and the US are doing this to a ridiculous degree.
Right. If, as the evidence your claim implies, you are not from one of these two nations you mention, the chances your own country is free of this blight is on the order of the lottery... as likely to free of powerful influence in gov't & industry as you'd be having missionary sex with a polar bear and a regular bear, on the same day.
What nation with a powerful central government doesn't demand indelicate acts from its major corporations?
The futuristic, sentient Fungi overlords of the planet Keppler 452b will unlikely remember the hominoid space travelers who deposited their life forms on a planet with a very hospitable environment.
I wonder if some of the drop-off in the percentage of smokers in each demographic is due to the increased mortality of the habit.?.?
Be skeptical of everything, even (and especially) your own belief set.
There's a penalty afforded those with the ability to process information most efficiently. There is certainly some merciful bliss afforded the ignorant, but all a blind person wishes for is to see. Charlie Gordon of Flowers for Algernon didn't like everything he could see at the peak of his mental proficiency.
Your comment about the ones yet without a strong bias is thought provoking.
By and large you are on point, but it's naive to believe this is the 1st time a sitting President has wielded power to his benefit over adversaries in the 4th estate.
you can pre-order an aluminum model for $1,195 or a titanium version of $1,595. RED does say that these prices will be available for a limited time only.
I mean, who wouldn't cough up an extra four Benjamins for the Platinum upgrade?
What are we? Savages?
Musk hypes everything up, he loves attention and so he gets attention in return. Plus, Tesla is a growth company with a lot of legitimate questions regarding sustainability (see link below), so the investment analysts are going to talk about it a lot. There are reports on other car companies, but their are fewer question marks with established companies, and those articles don't get posted on slashdot.
Ever drive by those car lots that have the most flamboyant, garish, ubiquitous television advertisements? They are always full of people kicking tires.
There may be Space entrepreneurs strapped for cash and investors, but it ain't the South African.
Thanks bro, you're the best.
You will very seldom see a story lead with, "Chevrolet driver involved in accident due to mechanical failure!"
Musk's Dog caught in neighbor's garbage
The only thing I find annoying is that I wish they would go after Trump with the same enthusiasm as they went after some random no-account internet troll. Trump is literally reshaping the reality of US with his words. I remember "Fake News" used to mean "News that was fabricated, with maybe a sprinkle of facts to give it legitimacy". Now it means "Anything Trump doesn't like". And a disturbing number of people haven't even noticed the change.
I'm no Trump defender, but actually, CNN does "go after Trump" with enthusiasm. The zeal with which the (formerly) most respectable news channel attacks the Trump administration plays into the fake news narrative that he sells to his base.
Facts are now dismissible as bias, and the enthusiasm you yearn for is partly to blame.
Like the lottery, you can't win if you don't play.
Austin is a left-coast enclave in the heart of Texas.
Moral? Be careful with your pigeonholing.
Thanks. I had no idea how inefficient fuel oil furnaces were.