"Sorry, your honor, but it was those darned hackers! They broke into the bank's computers, took the money, and left a trail of evidence pointing to me! I been framed!"
SOMEBODY developed this facial tracking software, and HP vetted it for installation on thousands or millions of computers.
Either this problem will come as a complete surprise to them, or they knew about it and released it anyway. Both alternatives are pretty upsetting.
Because either there were no test cases involving black people -- for an algorithm that depends on skin contrast, you'd think this would be a no-brainer -- or they knew there was a problem, but never expected black people to buy it.
Well, actually, missing a 7 meter asteroid passing at this distance is exactly akin to missing just about anything in the middle of the highway. Even another 7m asteroid.
Why is NASA so bent on using the solid-fuel boosters, when the military already has the much cheaper Delta iV Heavy and Atlas V rockets that have been proven?
"The Cold Equations" a short story by Tom Godwin (wiki'd the author). It's been 40 years and I still remember the story, that says something. I remember hating the story, because unlike most pulp SF at the time, it didn't have a happy ending; in fact I cried.
I hated it, and I recommend it. You'll hate it too.
"The nature of the [breach] is such that card-not-present transactions are actually quite difficult for the bad guys to do because one piece of information we know they did not get was an address."
So... of the 300-million-plus transactions they KNOW have been exposed, NONE of them were card-not-present(CNP) transactions that included address verification data?
Address verification data might not be enough for identify theft -- but then it might -- but it SURE as hell is enough to forge more CNP transactions. Oh, and by the way, a lot of CNP transactions would ALSO include the CVV2 on the back of the card.
What are the odds that, out of 300 million transactions, SOME cards have been used in both card-present AND card-not-present situations? Simply match on card numbers, and poof! Magstripe *and* AVS *and* CVV2. That's the whole card security scheme, shot to hell. Pwned.
Odds are, by the time he's three, you'll be so sick of watching him grow up through a camera viewfinder you'll toss the camera into the back of the closet.
And if you ever have another kid, he'll grow up thinking he's adopted, because he can't find any photographic evidence of his childhood.
How much for just a sticker that says "This jet protected by anti-missile system"?
Or, when the system detects a missile launch, an alert sounds, Nintendo controllers drop from the ceiling and every kid on the flight with overdeveloped thumbs gets to try to shoot it down...
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Editors, please try to give these stories at least a pretense of fairness. Unless you need this for your application to work at Fox News.
"Sorry, your honor, but it was those darned hackers! They broke into the bank's computers, took the money, and left a trail of evidence pointing to me! I been framed!"
SOMEBODY developed this facial tracking software, and HP vetted it for installation on thousands or millions of computers.
Either this problem will come as a complete surprise to them, or they knew about it and released it anyway. Both alternatives are pretty upsetting.
Because either there were no test cases involving black people -- for an algorithm that depends on skin contrast, you'd think this would be a no-brainer -- or they knew there was a problem, but never expected black people to buy it.
Although, to be fair, even if we did spot one, it's not like we can jump out of the way or anything.
Well, actually, missing a 7 meter asteroid passing at this distance is exactly akin to missing just about anything in the middle of the highway. Even another 7m asteroid.
...whether some of the newly-created address space is unaddressable for reasons yet unknown.
You need a 64-bit rat to access all the extra memory space.
Status: Very serious, but stable, condition
They were SO engrossed they neglected to respond to repeated attempts at contact for OVER AN HOUR? They weren't learning a new scheduling system.
They were on a WoW raid, more like.
Why is NASA so bent on using the solid-fuel boosters, when the military already has the much cheaper Delta iV Heavy and Atlas V rockets that have been proven?
"The Cold Equations" a short story by Tom Godwin (wiki'd the author). It's been 40 years and I still remember the story, that says something. I remember hating the story, because unlike most pulp SF at the time, it didn't have a happy ending; in fact I cried.
I hated it, and I recommend it. You'll hate it too.
I would like to subscribe to his newsletter.
engineering PEOPLE not to feel so damn guilty about eating cows?
And the studios will finally force James Cameron to make Titanic II.
...apparently (http://na.blackberry.com/eng/services/media/mediasync.jsp).
Granted, they use a separate app, but if I could control my music and media with iTunes and listen to it on my BB, that'd be good enough for me.
"almost a third of the 1,045 men in the two-and-a-half year study did not complete the trials; no reason was given for this"
Nobody told them WHERE the injection goes.
There is a virus infecting a huge number of systems and no one knows what it is destined to do.
Seems like a pretty GOOD reason to genuinely care, if you ask me.
Funny, that doesn't seem like a Mexican name...
You don't have to make a fake credit card, just rewrite the magstripe on an existing expired/stolen card.
"The nature of the [breach] is such that card-not-present transactions are actually quite difficult for the bad guys to do because one piece of information we know they did not get was an address."
So... of the 300-million-plus transactions they KNOW have been exposed, NONE of them were card-not-present(CNP) transactions that included address verification data?
Address verification data might not be enough for identify theft -- but then it might -- but it SURE as hell is enough to forge more CNP transactions. Oh, and by the way, a lot of CNP transactions would ALSO include the CVV2 on the back of the card.
What are the odds that, out of 300 million transactions, SOME cards have been used in both card-present AND card-not-present situations? Simply match on card numbers, and poof! Magstripe *and* AVS *and* CVV2. That's the whole card security scheme, shot to hell. Pwned.
Just when you thought it was safe to move back to New Orleans...
...or it's free?
you're collecting 100 GIGS per YEAR?
When do you plan on WATCHING this stuff?
Odds are, by the time he's three, you'll be so sick of watching him grow up through a camera viewfinder you'll toss the camera into the back of the closet.
And if you ever have another kid, he'll grow up thinking he's adopted, because he can't find any photographic evidence of his childhood.
I speak from experience :)
The frugal gambler can save big money by buying used lottery tickets. They cost a lot less, and the chances of winning are almost as good!
How much for just a sticker that says "This jet protected by anti-missile system"?
Or, when the system detects a missile launch, an alert sounds, Nintendo controllers drop from the ceiling and every kid on the flight with overdeveloped thumbs gets to try to shoot it down...
So... any time there's no fingerprints at the crime scene... that was YOU?