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  1. Re:C'mon Kids on Some Smart Meters Broadcast Readings in the Clear · · Score: 1

    Service techs must have some means to communicate with their headquarters. Just use the existing infrastructure. It might be walkie talkie or CB radio or a cell phone or some sort of data device connected to a purpose build device or a laptop.

  2. RT? on Actual Final Third Party Debate Tonight · · Score: 0

    RT is usually considered a Kremlin propaganda news source. What is with their interest in broadcasting a third party debate?

  3. Re:Reaching for paranoia on Some Smart Meters Broadcast Readings in the Clear · · Score: 1

    Efficiency doesn't matter much in a robbery - reliability does. Sure, you can get an expectation that a dozen houses are empty from sniffing, but an expectation doesn't keep you out of jail. Last time I was out sick from work, I spent the day in my living room reading a book, with no TV or additional lights on. You'll still need to do some plain old watching to pick targets.

    You still need to do pain old watching, but this narrows down the number of house, down very very significantly. Now you get to concentrate on a small set of houses, and your efficiency improves

    All you'd gain with the meters' transmissions is knowing that most folks will use less electricity during the day.

    I can't recall ever hearing about a string of thefts in more than two houses at a time. If you're getting away with one robbery free and clear, why risk getting caught at the second one with all the loot from the first? That's just asking for more jail time.

    May it is because it was tough to monitor more number of house and that will be less difficult using these smart meters?

    Besides it costs nothing to use public key encryption on these. There is no reason why these should not be encrypted.

    I'm going to guess you don't do any IT management. There's always a cost. In this case, the decryption keys for each device must be managed properly to maintain any actual security.

    No I dont. But I would have the private key in only one computer (may be someone may have a physical backup(s), but no one else will have access it). This is not a cost at all, in the scheme of things. And I dont see a reason why every reader needs to have access to keys, but, may be I am just naive.

  4. Re:Reaching for paranoia on Some Smart Meters Broadcast Readings in the Clear · · Score: 1

    This can be done during the day, when most neighbors are at work. Also this is more efficient, it allows robbers to target more houses that it was possible before.

  5. Re:Reaching for paranoia on Some Smart Meters Broadcast Readings in the Clear · · Score: 3, Interesting

    As I said, efficiency is the key. This is way more efficient that jogging around the neighborhood. I can map an entire neighborhood with this by driving around, in a few minutes and be pretty sure that no one is at home. It would take a lot of skill to do the same, by just jogging around. I can also pick better targets using these.
     
    Besides it costs nothing to use public key encryption on these. There is no reason why these should not be encrypted.

  6. Re:Reaching for paranoia on Some Smart Meters Broadcast Readings in the Clear · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If someone wants to know who all houses in the neighborhood that are currently empty, yes this is the best way to do it. You can also identify which houses have no neighbors at home. I could also be very useful, if you are trying to improve your efficiency and are targeting more than one house at the same time.

  7. Er, the problem is most (all?) car manufactures use proprietary codes apart from the standard ODB II's standardized diagnostic trouble codes. Some are very useful, like enabling sport mode, or setting the RPM ranges for gear shifting. Some people have found these through trial and errors, some are yet to be found. The manufactures should publish these. If it is a feature on my car, I need to know about it.

  8. Re:True on Sharp Warns That It Might Collapse · · Score: 1

    You dont understand, this enmity goes back a long time (long time as in 10+ centuries). And it has persisted for a long time too.

  9. Re:Vote for one of these (unless you're in FL or O on Ralph Nader Moderates One Last 3rd-Party Debate for 2012 · · Score: 1

    I sided with Johnson. I know people who sided with Romney too. The site seems to be valid to me.

  10. Re:Outrage! on Amazon Charges Sales Tax On "Shipping and Handling" · · Score: 2

    Er, no body is complaining about paying taxes. They are complaining paying extra taxes for shipping and handling. In california, there is no tax on services. People have every right to complain about Amazon charging sales taxes on things, the state does not want it to.

  11. Re:Nein. on Ask Slashdot: Is Samba4 a Viable Alternative To Active Directory? · · Score: 1

    Because Samba 3 never claimed to do AD, and Samba 4 claims to do AD. That is why.

  12. Re:Two words... on Electric Velomobiles: Urban Transportation For the Future, Available Now · · Score: 1

    That is a plus point. It reduces Osteoarthritis.

  13. Re:**YAWN** on Solar Panel Breaks "Third of a Sun" Efficiency Barrier · · Score: 1

    Oh, did that fly over your head? Did it make a Woooosh when it flew over?

  14. Re:**YAWN** on Solar Panel Breaks "Third of a Sun" Efficiency Barrier · · Score: 1, Interesting

    It already is. Once you set up the panels, the price per watt is 0 (which is less than non-renewable sources, and as low as it will ever get)

  15. Re:play chess much? on Most US Drones Still Beam Video Unencrypted · · Score: 1

    Wow, if you can track a highly directional satellite dish antenna, I would be very impressed.

  16. Re:You can buy an EV today at affordable price on Tesla Model S Named 'Car of the Year' · · Score: 1

    It has brakes, but uses it only below 10mph (at which point you would not expect any wear at all). Suspension & tires are still an issue though.

  17. Re:Laugh on Con Ed Says NYC Datacenters Should Get Power Saturday · · Score: 1

    Actually, this why you want to use the cloud and it's redundancy. If you are using a cloud without redundancy, you doing it wrong.

  18. Re:I smell onions? on 80,000lbs of Walnuts Purloined In Northern California · · Score: 2

    It is a good article to submit to slashdot. Everyone can use a good laugh. I would have expected the editors to have posted it in idle, rather than YRO though.

  19. And most turn to be fake applications, just to generate ad revenue for 4chan.

  20. Re:Hack Windows? on Security Firm VUPEN Claims To Have Hacked Windows 8 and IE10 · · Score: 4, Funny

    I tried that. But it did not hack the computer I was trying to hack. And now my computer is not working either.

  21. Re:Not even comparable on Seattle's Creepy Cameraman Pushes Public Surveillance Buttons · · Score: 1

    The number of "camera on the wall" that are able to open classroom doors,

    Which he did, and I agree he was being dick and an asshole

    follow people up and down stairs,

    Which he did not do. He was being chased down the stair, by an aggressive gentleman.

    around corners, or around the block

    He did not follow any one around the corner or around the block. To be precise, he did not follow any one.

    capturing audio and high definition video from as close as two feet away like the anonymous coward taking the video does is quite small.

    Er, the surveillance cameras are designed to catch faces, even if they are far. They have much much better resolution than what ever he is holding. Anyone who wants to come close to you using a surveillance camera, only has to use the zoom function.

  22. Re:Not even comparable on Seattle's Creepy Cameraman Pushes Public Surveillance Buttons · · Score: 1

    Stalking is completely different. He is not even following the person. Yeah for the security, for the children, for the terrorist, yeah I know.

  23. Re:Not even comparable on Seattle's Creepy Cameraman Pushes Public Surveillance Buttons · · Score: 1

    The camera on my block is at face level. I bet it has more resolution that the one he is holding (the purpose of the camera (the ones I am talking about atleast) is to catch faces, even ones that are far away from the camera). It is true that I am presuming it. May I ask, why you believe they are not comparable.

  24. Re:Not even comparable on Seattle's Creepy Cameraman Pushes Public Surveillance Buttons · · Score: 1

    He is just being a camera on the wall. If you look at the camera on block, ask it to get off your face, does it go away?

  25. Re:My favorite pen on Ask Slashdot: The Search For the Ultimate Engineer's Pen · · Score: 1

    I would second the recommendation. They are not gel based and dry instantly. And if you like it, I would recommend getting enough to last you a decade. Uniball is notorious for dropping models. I have about 5 dozen pens and 25 dozen refills.