From what I saw, this system might be able to protect you from a single compromisation of your security. This would depend on a few factors, though. Given you can see both the pattern and the code, from a single session you could make some assumptions about what the code would be with a different pattern. It might take a few tries to generate the correct code. If the attacker can partially log in multiple times without being locked out, he may be able to choose a pattern that has fewer possible permutations for the code.
There's also a potential problem in that, if an attack is made on an account and the account is locked out, the card would have to be replaced. Otherwise, if the account is re-enabled without replacing the card, the attacker would be able to continue to make attempts to log in. I suppose you could also alert the customer to change their password due to a security breach.
I don't think this will protect very well against a customer's own system being compromised, with an attacker being able to monitor multiple log-ons. There are simply too few possible permutations in those 7-segment displays.
I'd also like to mention there's a potential problem if the monitor's resolution is too high. If, for instance, the user wants to log on via a netbook, the code displayed may be too small to match up with the code on the card, making logging in impossible.
Sunspots themselves don't generate the solar wind, but a reduction in sunspot activity correlates with a decreased solar wind. And yes, the solar wind is at a record low.
One of the theories behind the correlation between the sunspot cycle and climate change is that the solar wind tends to deflect cosmic rays from the inner system, and that when sunspots are rare, the solar wind isn't as strong, which allows more cosmic rays to strike the upper atmosphere, generating clouds which deflect sunlight from the Earth. Since up until very recently there's been a sunspot drought, this might indicate a cause.
Once upon a time, the computer you wanted always cost (at least) $5,000.
This trend ended in the late 80's. All of a sudden, package system prices started trending seriously downwards, because due to Moore's law, computer speed started outrunning almost everything you'd want to run on it. Not true for certain specific apps, including graphics and games, but for office use it was perfectly fine.
I remember buying a 200 MB hard drive for $500 and thinking about what a great price it was.
Up until recently hard drives were one of the more expensive components left in a computer package. Now? Most are under $100. That's lower than tape backups used to be at their lowest prices. It's true, right now the best way to back up your hard drive is a second hard drive.
IMO the big question now is where that second hard drive will be. You can stick it in your computer and mirror your main drive in real time easily enough, but that means a virus or software issue will ruin both drives simultaneously. Better to sync them once a week? Perhaps.
Of course, this won't help you if there's a house fire. The fireproof hard drives are still darned expensive. Internet-based remote backup is great, if your broadband can handle it.
Yeah, and I'm less concerned about passports being counterfeited than I am about people carrying US passports in other countries being targeted for mugging. Those passports are valuable, you know.
I've had problems with simultaneous ring service with cellphones before; there are inevitably circumstances where the cell goes straight to voicemail and terminates the IP call. "Find me, follow me" works well though, ring the IP phone a few times, then switch to cell.
So... What does this mean in real-world analysis? What does the score represent? Since the score shown seems to be smaller-is-better, does this mean that 85+% of the movies recommended won't be attractive to the target, and less than 15% would be found interesting?
The problem with this design is it requires electricity, which means expensive solar cells and periodic maintenance to clean them off.
The moisture traps mentioned in Dune already do exist, and are entirely passive. You need an underground chamber with a few vents in the sides, and vent in the top with a chimney. The air rises in the chimney creating a constant flow of air into the chamber, and moisture condenses due to the cooler conditions in the chamber than outside.
There's nothing wrong with VOLUNTARY communal organization. So long as individuals can freely part ways, it's not abusive. Trying to lock people into it rapidly makes it evil.
This will last only until we have nanoassembler devices, nanoscale robots which will force these components into the shape we want rather than try to engineer them to fall together properly. Still interesting though.
You can also slam the ground with your limbs, transferring the momentum to your torso and reducing the impact on it and on your head. I'm surprised they haven't experimented with that move yet.
ASCAP charges both for lyrics and melodies. If you make an instrumental version of a song, you have to pay, and if you create alternative lyrics over that instrumental, I don't think it changes anything. I suspect Dave isn't going to avoid the bill.
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This isn't meant to be added to a credit card; it's a system for adding security to an online banking log-in.
From what I saw, this system might be able to protect you from a single compromisation of your security. This would depend on a few factors, though. Given you can see both the pattern and the code, from a single session you could make some assumptions about what the code would be with a different pattern. It might take a few tries to generate the correct code. If the attacker can partially log in multiple times without being locked out, he may be able to choose a pattern that has fewer possible permutations for the code.
There's also a potential problem in that, if an attack is made on an account and the account is locked out, the card would have to be replaced. Otherwise, if the account is re-enabled without replacing the card, the attacker would be able to continue to make attempts to log in. I suppose you could also alert the customer to change their password due to a security breach.
I don't think this will protect very well against a customer's own system being compromised, with an attacker being able to monitor multiple log-ons. There are simply too few possible permutations in those 7-segment displays.
I'd also like to mention there's a potential problem if the monitor's resolution is too high. If, for instance, the user wants to log on via a netbook, the code displayed may be too small to match up with the code on the card, making logging in impossible.
Do we have data on the solar wind for prior to 25 years ago, which is what the article cites as the beginning of the increased cloud cover?
Sunspots themselves don't generate the solar wind, but a reduction in sunspot activity correlates with a decreased solar wind. And yes, the solar wind is at a record low.
One of the theories behind the correlation between the sunspot cycle and climate change is that the solar wind tends to deflect cosmic rays from the inner system, and that when sunspots are rare, the solar wind isn't as strong, which allows more cosmic rays to strike the upper atmosphere, generating clouds which deflect sunlight from the Earth. Since up until very recently there's been a sunspot drought, this might indicate a cause.
Once upon a time, the computer you wanted always cost (at least) $5,000.
This trend ended in the late 80's. All of a sudden, package system prices started trending seriously downwards, because due to Moore's law, computer speed started outrunning almost everything you'd want to run on it. Not true for certain specific apps, including graphics and games, but for office use it was perfectly fine.
I remember buying a 200 MB hard drive for $500 and thinking about what a great price it was.
Up until recently hard drives were one of the more expensive components left in a computer package. Now? Most are under $100. That's lower than tape backups used to be at their lowest prices. It's true, right now the best way to back up your hard drive is a second hard drive.
IMO the big question now is where that second hard drive will be. You can stick it in your computer and mirror your main drive in real time easily enough, but that means a virus or software issue will ruin both drives simultaneously. Better to sync them once a week? Perhaps.
Of course, this won't help you if there's a house fire. The fireproof hard drives are still darned expensive. Internet-based remote backup is great, if your broadband can handle it.
Maybe they'll be bright enough to use for area lighting?
Yeah, and I'm less concerned about passports being counterfeited than I am about people carrying US passports in other countries being targeted for mugging. Those passports are valuable, you know.
The collapse of the Cap & Trade scheme.
Woohoo!
I think you mean olpc.tv.
I don't think that device is coming any time soon, unfortunately.
You might consider that price a bargain, for what it does, but that is NOT cheap!
Perhaps I should have said "night-scape" rather than "night sky".
...A time-lapse video of the night sky on Mars, the stars rolling overhead...
I've had problems with simultaneous ring service with cellphones before; there are inevitably circumstances where the cell goes straight to voicemail and terminates the IP call. "Find me, follow me" works well though, ring the IP phone a few times, then switch to cell.
So... What does this mean in real-world analysis? What does the score represent? Since the score shown seems to be smaller-is-better, does this mean that 85+% of the movies recommended won't be attractive to the target, and less than 15% would be found interesting?
That doesn't seem very accurate...
The problem with this design is it requires electricity, which means expensive solar cells and periodic maintenance to clean them off.
The moisture traps mentioned in Dune already do exist, and are entirely passive. You need an underground chamber with a few vents in the sides, and vent in the top with a chimney. The air rises in the chimney creating a constant flow of air into the chamber, and moisture condenses due to the cooler conditions in the chamber than outside.
A small office in a tall building, an antenna on the roof, a decent internet uplink (DS3 or better), and some electronics.
"There are no wireless broadband providers available in the area, I already checked."
Start one. Given what you've told us, there should be plenty of demand.
Gaze upon the city of tomorrow!
All of this has happened before, and it will all happen again...
(Some content to stick on your USB key.)
There's nothing wrong with VOLUNTARY communal organization. So long as individuals can freely part ways, it's not abusive. Trying to lock people into it rapidly makes it evil.
No coincidence, it's keywords.
This will last only until we have nanoassembler devices, nanoscale robots which will force these components into the shape we want rather than try to engineer them to fall together properly. Still interesting though.
You can also slam the ground with your limbs, transferring the momentum to your torso and reducing the impact on it and on your head. I'm surprised they haven't experimented with that move yet.
ASCAP charges both for lyrics and melodies. If you make an instrumental version of a song, you have to pay, and if you create alternative lyrics over that instrumental, I don't think it changes anything. I suspect Dave isn't going to avoid the bill.