This might surprise you - but the NSA have bigger things to worry about than you.
This might surprise you - but you have no idea who you just replied to.
Yes, the NSA worries far more about him than about any mere terrorists. Because unlike the masses of us merely bitching about the NSA and TSA - Sai actually does something about them.
Now, personally I don't think we can reform such corrupt entities from within the system - But of those who do, Sai has literally dedicated himself to acting as a thorn in their side professionally.
Maybe Google can have a two week girls-only bootcamp for it. Then we'll have more highly skilled security experts than we could ever possibly want, right?
Please do tell, on which side of that bold razor-wire-topped fence do you put teens interested in security and casually messing around with malformed Fiddler requests to see what they can get the server to respond with?
Not "professionals", so I guess you would classify them right along side the Russian Mafia?
On learning of a vulnerability, most companies have demonstrated one of two responses:
1) Ignore it, or
2) Attack the messenger.
Given that corporate climate of "hostile indifference" to their own flaws, grey-hats fill a very necessary niche. No more of this kumba-ya "tee hee, would you mind fixing this embarassing massive security breach, Mr. Fortune-500 CIO" bullshit - Just name and shame right up front.
The "nice" way would work well if anyone cared; until it makes the NYT, though - No one cares. So lets stop giving Russian hackers an extra six months to exploit known problems, and skip right on to the NYT solution.
The TSA doesn't only exercise their power over flying. They also search trains, buses, and have even tried to set up CBP-style random stop-and-search stations on interstate highways.
When you, with an Idaho license, get stopped in Idaho and detained because the TSA refuses to recognize your license as valid - Do you consider that just an "incremental change", or do you consider that a fundamental violation of your right to equal protection under the law as a US citizen?
Whether or not you respond to me, decide your answer now, because I haven't asked you a hypothetical question.
Well, one of us, anyway, counts as too stupid to recognize the difference between "willingness" and "ability" to comply.
I fully agree with Gilmore, but understand the grounds on which he lost. Totally different ballpark than having the federal government say "people from Idaho can't fly".
Look, I hate FB and Zuck as much as the next Slashdotter, but in this case, the GP has it absolutely spot-on.
Facebook has offered to make a number of services available. Yes, they will take as much as they can get from the government to help pay for providing this service. And yes, the local governments can say "no thanks, we'd rather have the next Tsunami surprise us, if we can't have porn". It really does come down to that, no strawman involved: Bandwidth costs money.
When you have your hand out, do you spit at the guy who gives you five dollars instead of ten?
Unless you practice in the nude, Ms. Sharapova, don't flatter yourself. No one sends their drones your way to watch you flail at fuzzy yellow balls like a drunken hippo.
"Inslee said the state is working to locate offenders released early who need to complete their sentences. Five have been returned to prison, according to Brown."
the airline is unwilling to transport you unless you agree to a search.
No. The airlines themselves hate this shit even more than their passengers do. They just want to get the plane packed and in the air on-schedule; kinda tough to reliably perform that function when some thug with a god-complex can recall a plane to the gate on a whim.
Why you should ? For two reasons: 1) You, too, may become the victim of a gruesome disease or a bad accident
When my time comes, my time comes. Simple as that - And the sooner modern society comes to accept that as a healthy attitude, the better we'll all do.
2)Because it is a moral thing, for the stronger, to help the weaker.
In order to make the strong care about the weak, you need to structure programs like universal healthcare to really offer universal healthcare. Oh, so tens of millions more Americans have insurance thanks to government subsidies now - Yet my non-subsidized health insurance rates still go up 10+% per year? Fuck the weak! I support universal healthcare. Universal. Not "The middle class pays for everyone (except the 1% who don't care either way)".
1- Bitcoin transactions can take hours to complete
My bank's online billpay can take up to three days to complete. Sending a check out of state can take well over two weeks to arrive and fully clear.
2- [...] people will "bribe" the system by enclosing a transaction fee into their transaction.
I can enter a stock order at a host of retail brokerages for under $10; or, I can pay biiig bucks to have a sub-millisecond line right to the exchange.
3- Everyone who touches this stuff seems to turn into some kind of thief.
First of all, massive selection bias there. And second, welcome to every unregulated item of value ever created. Until some regulatory authority steps in to protect the weak and the stupid, some people just can't seem to throw their money at the criminals fast enough. "Here, stranger, hold this money for me while I look the other way for a few days".
4- The people sound absolutely insane.
I can send money to foreign friends without paying foreign exchange or wire transfer fees. Wow. Lock me in a padded room. I can pay for goods and services online semi-anonymously. Pass the antipsychotics. Again - Selection bias. You've chosen to only hear the crazies over the people just using it in mundane day-to-day transactions.
5- The whole thing is shrouded in ludicrous amounts of secrecy.
And the Federal Reserve won't open its books to outside auditors because?
this is very volatile and backed by nothing except scarcity.
"Scarcity" means it has more backing than every world government issued currency.
It exists solely because there's no good way to transfer money anonymously without meeting in person- literally any government in the world could tank the price by offering a way to transfer their currency anonymously.
And I agree, with the only substantially-true statement you've made. Except, no government will ever offer that as an option (without having a backdoor), making it not much of a threat.
I'm sure that the 15 year old's with a smart phone would all obey the rule and not use a false date of birth
15? Try "anyone old enough to type".
It takes exactly one age-related rejection from trying to sign up for a site, before kids learn to just lie about their age online.
Good idea, EU, but unless you also require sites to allow people under 16 to sign up without being tracked (which opens another whole can of worms, not least of which, I can see an awfully lot of adults suddenly lying about their age in the opposite direction), this has absolutely no effect on anyone except promoting a circle-jerk lies.
I predict the rise of a huge market for 249g drones in the very near future.
That said, "Civilian drones weighing more than 250 grams (0.55 pounds) must be registered and identified with markings so that authorities have a better chance of finding the owner in the event of an illegal flight or crash"... Riiight, because someone planning to illegally use their drone will certainly make sure to properly register it first?
they all come from China today--even the ore mined in the US is shipped to China for processing. Until this is addressed, the so-called "green" technologies are not remotely green.
"Made in China" has nothing to do with whether or not a resource counts as renewable. Economies of scale frequently make it more efficient to ship raw materials halfway around the world than to process them on-site.
You could, of course, argue that anything mined has a finite supply present on Earth; but at least in the case of the Rare Earths, we can recycle 100% of them (and in fact, we'd count as idiots not to - Your $100 solar panel, even once it has reached the end of its working life, contains a good $20 in silver alone).
On average, most people in the U.S. will lose, over their lifetime, at least $250K to insurance
That little? Wow. Hell, medical insurance alone over a 40-year career will come out to more than that. Throw in another grand per year each for the car and house...
And you gained no benefit for it.
You mean you don't consider the warm and fuzzy feeling you get from lining the coffers of a corporate parasite a "benefit"? Well, to each their own, I suppose.
Kinda makes me wonder about that initial founding block of bitcoins that has never been used
BTC clients don't allow transactions against the genesis block (#0). Originally this resulted naturally from the the way the client inserted transactions into the local database (often called a bug, but possible done by design to address exactly what you ask); Newer versions handle it as an explicitly disallowed transaction (and even if you rolled your own version that allowed it, no other clients would honor it).
So no, gaining control of Satoshi's private keys couldn't compromise the blockchain; they could at best spend his BTC starting from block #1.
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This might surprise you - but the NSA have bigger things to worry about than you.
This might surprise you - but you have no idea who you just replied to.
Yes, the NSA worries far more about him than about any mere terrorists. Because unlike the masses of us merely bitching about the NSA and TSA - Sai actually does something about them.
Now, personally I don't think we can reform such corrupt entities from within the system - But of those who do, Sai has literally dedicated himself to acting as a thorn in their side professionally.
Maybe Google can have a two week girls-only bootcamp for it. Then we'll have more highly skilled security experts than we could ever possibly want, right?
I'd strongly advise those "teens interested in security" to find other interests.
That advice leads to effectively zero security experts, of any color hat, one generation from now.
Nice worldview you have there.
Please do tell, on which side of that bold razor-wire-topped fence do you put teens interested in security and casually messing around with malformed Fiddler requests to see what they can get the server to respond with?
Not "professionals", so I guess you would classify them right along side the Russian Mafia?
On learning of a vulnerability, most companies have demonstrated one of two responses:
1) Ignore it, or
2) Attack the messenger.
Given that corporate climate of "hostile indifference" to their own flaws, grey-hats fill a very necessary niche. No more of this kumba-ya "tee hee, would you mind fixing this embarassing massive security breach, Mr. Fortune-500 CIO" bullshit - Just name and shame right up front.
The "nice" way would work well if anyone cared; until it makes the NYT, though - No one cares. So lets stop giving Russian hackers an extra six months to exploit known problems, and skip right on to the NYT solution.
Flying has long been in a different category.
The TSA doesn't only exercise their power over flying. They also search trains, buses, and have even tried to set up CBP-style random stop-and-search stations on interstate highways.
When you, with an Idaho license, get stopped in Idaho and detained because the TSA refuses to recognize your license as valid - Do you consider that just an "incremental change", or do you consider that a fundamental violation of your right to equal protection under the law as a US citizen?
Whether or not you respond to me, decide your answer now, because I haven't asked you a hypothetical question.
I can choose to take off my shoes or not. I can't choose whether or not I come from a noncompliant state and can't afford to move.
Or maybe just too stupid
Well, one of us, anyway, counts as too stupid to recognize the difference between "willingness" and "ability" to comply.
I fully agree with Gilmore, but understand the grounds on which he lost. Totally different ballpark than having the federal government say "people from Idaho can't fly".
Dear TSA: I can't wait to have you deny me, as an American citizen, my equal protection rights under the 14th amendment.
Bring it.
Wonderful strawman.
Look, I hate FB and Zuck as much as the next Slashdotter, but in this case, the GP has it absolutely spot-on.
Facebook has offered to make a number of services available. Yes, they will take as much as they can get from the government to help pay for providing this service. And yes, the local governments can say "no thanks, we'd rather have the next Tsunami surprise us, if we can't have porn". It really does come down to that, no strawman involved: Bandwidth costs money.
When you have your hand out, do you spit at the guy who gives you five dollars instead of ten?
Unless you practice in the nude, Ms. Sharapova, don't flatter yourself. No one sends their drones your way to watch you flail at fuzzy yellow balls like a drunken hippo.
Did anyone catch the last bit there in the synopsis? Puppetry? WTF?
Yeah, I kinda wondered about that myself. Of all the useless skills we geeks have an interest in, I can't say I've ever met one into puppetry.
/ No, RealDolls don't count.
Please read the article before posting:
Yes, please do:
"Inslee said the state is working to locate offenders released early who need to complete their sentences. Five have been returned to prison, according to Brown."
The Corrections Department is now trying to track down released inmates to make some of them finish their terms.
Wow... How fucking maliciously vindictive and petty can Uncle Sam get?
"Yeah, good job getting your life back together, congrats on landing that new job - Now get back in the goddamned cage."
the airline is unwilling to transport you unless you agree to a search.
No. The airlines themselves hate this shit even more than their passengers do. They just want to get the plane packed and in the air on-schedule; kinda tough to reliably perform that function when some thug with a god-complex can recall a plane to the gate on a whim.
You waive your rights when you purchase your ticket
Do you know what "inalienable" means?
You can't "waive" your due process rights any more than you can sell yourself into slavery.
Why you should ? For two reasons: 1) You, too, may become the victim of a gruesome disease or a bad accident
When my time comes, my time comes. Simple as that - And the sooner modern society comes to accept that as a healthy attitude, the better we'll all do.
2)Because it is a moral thing, for the stronger, to help the weaker.
In order to make the strong care about the weak, you need to structure programs like universal healthcare to really offer universal healthcare. Oh, so tens of millions more Americans have insurance thanks to government subsidies now - Yet my non-subsidized health insurance rates still go up 10+% per year? Fuck the weak! I support universal healthcare. Universal. Not "The middle class pays for everyone (except the 1% who don't care either way)".
1- Bitcoin transactions can take hours to complete
My bank's online billpay can take up to three days to complete. Sending a check out of state can take well over two weeks to arrive and fully clear.
2- [...] people will "bribe" the system by enclosing a transaction fee into their transaction.
I can enter a stock order at a host of retail brokerages for under $10; or, I can pay biiig bucks to have a sub-millisecond line right to the exchange.
3- Everyone who touches this stuff seems to turn into some kind of thief.
First of all, massive selection bias there. And second, welcome to every unregulated item of value ever created. Until some regulatory authority steps in to protect the weak and the stupid, some people just can't seem to throw their money at the criminals fast enough. "Here, stranger, hold this money for me while I look the other way for a few days".
4- The people sound absolutely insane.
I can send money to foreign friends without paying foreign exchange or wire transfer fees. Wow. Lock me in a padded room. I can pay for goods and services online semi-anonymously. Pass the antipsychotics. Again - Selection bias. You've chosen to only hear the crazies over the people just using it in mundane day-to-day transactions.
5- The whole thing is shrouded in ludicrous amounts of secrecy.
And the Federal Reserve won't open its books to outside auditors because?
this is very volatile and backed by nothing except scarcity.
"Scarcity" means it has more backing than every world government issued currency.
It exists solely because there's no good way to transfer money anonymously without meeting in person- literally any government in the world could tank the price by offering a way to transfer their currency anonymously.
And I agree, with the only substantially-true statement you've made. Except, no government will ever offer that as an option (without having a backdoor), making it not much of a threat.
I'm sure that the 15 year old's with a smart phone would all obey the rule and not use a false date of birth
15? Try "anyone old enough to type".
It takes exactly one age-related rejection from trying to sign up for a site, before kids learn to just lie about their age online.
Good idea, EU, but unless you also require sites to allow people under 16 to sign up without being tracked (which opens another whole can of worms, not least of which, I can see an awfully lot of adults suddenly lying about their age in the opposite direction), this has absolutely no effect on anyone except promoting a circle-jerk lies.
I predict the rise of a huge market for 249g drones in the very near future.
That said, "Civilian drones weighing more than 250 grams (0.55 pounds) must be registered and identified with markings so that authorities have a better chance of finding the owner in the event of an illegal flight or crash"... Riiight, because someone planning to illegally use their drone will certainly make sure to properly register it first?
they all come from China today--even the ore mined in the US is shipped to China for processing. Until this is addressed, the so-called "green" technologies are not remotely green.
"Made in China" has nothing to do with whether or not a resource counts as renewable. Economies of scale frequently make it more efficient to ship raw materials halfway around the world than to process them on-site.
You could, of course, argue that anything mined has a finite supply present on Earth; but at least in the case of the Rare Earths, we can recycle 100% of them (and in fact, we'd count as idiots not to - Your $100 solar panel, even once it has reached the end of its working life, contains a good $20 in silver alone).
Fee simple title refers to how the title to the property is held. This form of vesting implies an absolute form of ownership. The owner of a property held as fee simple has the right to grant the property to anyone via a deed. If the owner keeps the property until his death, his heirs become the owners. When ownership is transferred, the fee simple title remains. Fee simple title can be impaired by liens and mortgages.
On average, most people in the U.S. will lose, over their lifetime, at least $250K to insurance
That little? Wow. Hell, medical insurance alone over a 40-year career will come out to more than that. Throw in another grand per year each for the car and house...
And you gained no benefit for it.
You mean you don't consider the warm and fuzzy feeling you get from lining the coffers of a corporate parasite a "benefit"? Well, to each their own, I suppose.
Do cryptographers give a flying fuck about prison sentences?
The tools already exist, no new cryptographers required.
Kinda makes me wonder about that initial founding block of bitcoins that has never been used
BTC clients don't allow transactions against the genesis block (#0). Originally this resulted naturally from the the way the client inserted transactions into the local database (often called a bug, but possible done by design to address exactly what you ask); Newer versions handle it as an explicitly disallowed transaction (and even if you rolled your own version that allowed it, no other clients would honor it).
So no, gaining control of Satoshi's private keys couldn't compromise the blockchain; they could at best spend his BTC starting from block #1.