And because it's a numbers game. You have a handful of people devising security vs. hundreds of people trying to break it. Just based on statistics, the hackers would be more likely to have someone who would think of a particular vulnerability than the other group.
Regulations tend to be bad. Let the free market (ie, the customers) decide whether Clear Channel or XM is better. If Clear Channel isn't as good (although it has the advantage of being free...) then it will, and should, die.
The United States is a third world country that hit the lottery. We were the last man standing after WWII. People bought our stuff because most of the rest of the manufacturing base in the world was bombed flat. Rather than invest that money into improving education,
Actually, by all accounts, the education system wasn't broken yet.
we squandered it as profit,
Now, that's an interesting phrase. Where did the money get "squandered"? Did it not, by necessity, go back into the economy?
has a moon shot or 4,
Which was a huge boon to the economy and technology in general
and built a really big road system.
Which would be an *investment*. The interstate highway system is arguably one of the best things that the government has done since the second world war. Have you seen all the 18-wheelers going down those highways? Have you ever tried to drive without using them? That's commerce, which equals more money, which eventually gets to you in the form of a job.
This is how it will start, as a means to help the disabled. Soon the military will start taking a look at it, and get DARPA to up the power of the prosthetic, and maybe build in some guns or something. Then they'll put a jetpack or something on the back. Voila! Instant Mecha-Warrior. Cool.
This guy shouldn't have to waste his time on curing malaria. It could have been dealt with years ago. We had a prevention for it: DDT. At least, we did until environmentalists used bad science and hype to stop the use of DDT, an action which has killed millions of people.
For astronauts to inspire and awe me, they must do something awe-inspiring.
Woo, we landed another rover on Mars! Let me know when there's a manned mission to Mars. Or even back to the moon, set up a research colony or something. Right now, our space programs consist of a fleet of probes, a couple of old shuttles, and a portion of a "space station."
One other point: In America, at least, we can become higher privileged through hard work and good thinking. Capitalism always results in a better product (in this case, space travel) than socialism. The examples are endless, from the fact that the US still exists and the USSR does not, to the fact that private schools trump public schools in test scores. Further, if the private enterprise can produce a quick, cheap method of getting to orbit, then everyone benefits, governments (from taxes) and the "lower class" (from more jobs) alike.
I think that it would be nice to, but it would be far more much trouble than it's really worth. AOL source code is probably crap, it's probably got some sort of security in it at the least, and if AOL finds out, you get sued. Even if you win, you lose money from those lawyers.
-Reg
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"a profanity-laced Internet chat room"
There's another kind?
And then when there's no food, we'll all DIEEEEEE! The end is coming! Every man for himself!
Seriously: How likely is it we wouldn't find *some* way of getting food, whether through environmental cleanup or through some other breakthrough?
And because it's a numbers game. You have a handful of people devising security vs. hundreds of people trying to break it. Just based on statistics, the hackers would be more likely to have someone who would think of a particular vulnerability than the other group.
For the sake of your job, I'm going to hope and pray that that was sarcasm.
Regulations tend to be bad. Let the free market (ie, the customers) decide whether Clear Channel or XM is better. If Clear Channel isn't as good (although it has the advantage of being free...) then it will, and should, die.
Were we planning to send them back at some point?
The United States is a third world country that hit the lottery. We were the last man standing after WWII. People bought our stuff because most of the rest of the manufacturing base in the world was bombed flat. Rather than invest that money into improving education,
Actually, by all accounts, the education system wasn't broken yet.
we squandered it as profit,
Now, that's an interesting phrase. Where did the money get "squandered"? Did it not, by necessity, go back into the economy?
has a moon shot or 4,
Which was a huge boon to the economy and technology in general
and built a really big road system.
Which would be an *investment*. The interstate highway system is arguably one of the best things that the government has done since the second world war. Have you seen all the 18-wheelers going down those highways? Have you ever tried to drive without using them? That's commerce, which equals more money, which eventually gets to you in the form of a job.
They make bluetooth headsets now, don't they? Encourage your higher-ups to buy you one.
This is how it will start, as a means to help the disabled. Soon the military will start taking a look at it, and get DARPA to up the power of the prosthetic, and maybe build in some guns or something. Then they'll put a jetpack or something on the back. Voila! Instant Mecha-Warrior. Cool.
>Luckily it's only a microorganism
Kind of like Tuberculosis? Or maybe Ebola? (Do viruses count as microorganisms?) I'm not sure I'd want this Strain 122 in my body.
This guy shouldn't have to waste his time on curing malaria. It could have been dealt with years ago. We had a prevention for it: DDT. At least, we did until environmentalists used bad science and hype to stop the use of DDT, an action which has killed millions of people.
That would imply that the BBC is a credible source.
For astronauts to inspire and awe me, they must do something awe-inspiring.
Woo, we landed another rover on Mars! Let me know when there's a manned mission to Mars. Or even back to the moon, set up a research colony or something. Right now, our space programs consist of a fleet of probes, a couple of old shuttles, and a portion of a "space station."
One other point: In America, at least, we can become higher privileged through hard work and good thinking. Capitalism always results in a better product (in this case, space travel) than socialism. The examples are endless, from the fact that the US still exists and the USSR does not, to the fact that private schools trump public schools in test scores. Further, if the private enterprise can produce a quick, cheap method of getting to orbit, then everyone benefits, governments (from taxes) and the "lower class" (from more jobs) alike.
I think that it would be nice to, but it would be far more much trouble than it's really worth. AOL source code is probably crap, it's probably got some sort of security in it at the least, and if AOL finds out, you get sued. Even if you win, you lose money from those lawyers. -Reg