Go find an 8oz multi-copter and look at it. The battery is about the size of a stick of gum. The props are usually behind a bumper and made of soft plastic. If a prop is obstructed, it just draws more current until the battery is exhausted. It doesn't cause it to burst into flames.
Frankly I would be more worried about being hit with a kite than a mini multi-copter.
Have you ever tried the full screen capture in SnippingTool? Select Full-Screen Snip, then paste it or save it. Better yet, why capture the whole screen if you are only interested in a small area of the display?
Even easier, assign a Hot Key to the Snipping Tool. Just right-click on the Snipping Tool, go to Properties, then click in the Shortcut Key field. Assign a Hot Key sequence (I used F10) to quickly start the Snipping tool.
Once you have a screen capture you can make rudimentary annotations, paste it into email, or save the whole capture as a file.
I also use the Snipping Tool as a reminder. I can capture a small section of the screen that shows a URL, or a spreadsheet cell, or a address/phone number and leave it minimized until I need that information later. Kind of like a single item post-it note.
I find the Snipping Tool does many of the things people used to use Paint for.
Step away from the bong, dude. Drones are a legitimate threat to public safety.
B.S. The word "Drones" is a catch-all word that can mean anything from a nano-quadcopter the size of a beer coaster to a 5-foot octocopter big enough to lift a person. It also refers to autonomous fixed-wing aircraft. Just because someone labels something a Drone doesn't make it dangerous.
A multi-rotor helicopter that weighs 8 oz is no more dangerous than a Frisbee.
A "stealth jet" has a very small radar cross section (RCS) signature only from a very specific perspective and at very specific frequencies.
An 8-foot wooden 2x4 pointed directly at you only has an 8-inch cross section. From the side, that same 2x4 has a 384-inch cross section. As you probably know from studying WiFi signals, some frequencies are blocked by drywall and wooden framework, other frequencies pass right through it with minimal attenuation. This example isn't a perfect analogy, but it is enough to get you thinking about "stealth" limitations.
There is enough published information on stealth limitations that I don't need to expound on it more.
...remove/alter other nations satellites, capture other nations satellites and bring them back to the USA for study.
Find an enemy satellite, alter it without them noticing. At a very critical time it gives false information.
The Air Force is already tracking space junk down to the size of a walnut. You really think you can sneak a satellite out of orbit or physically modify it without the whole world knowing about it? It would be as obvious as a hot air balloon landing in Red Square, Tiananmen Square, or the National Mall.
Agreed. Spending about four years in the military gets you great training - college level training that transfers to most colleges. You also get tuition assistance while in the military and the GI bill to pay for college when you get out. Many folks can finish their bachelors degree and most masters degree programs without needing to acquire a huge student loan burden.
Folks getting ready to enter the military take an aptitude test to determine what skills they already possess. Depending on your score you have a list of jobs to choose from. Mechanic, heavy equipment, avioinics, supply, culinary specialist, administration, biomedical equipment technician, security training, etc are all college certified training courses.
Your four years also gets you other veterans benefits like VA home loans, transition assistance (similar to job placement), some hiring preference, group life insurance, and a mental discipline that most employers seek out.
OK, this starts to sound like a recruitment pitch, but so many people equate military service with what they see on TV regarding Army Infantry service. The Navy and Air Force have completely different training programs and job series. The military isn't just rucksacks and M-16s.
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(Disclaimer. Yes, I'm a retired veteran with a bias toward military service being good for most people. But I also realize it isn't for everyone.)
Not really. Not any more than someone who says lorry, bonnet, boot, or tyre when talking about cars. Maths is the standard word for mathematics in British English.
There is no such thing as "1000-times less". One times less power would be zero. (If a processor used 1 Watt, then this would use a 1000 times less, as in -999 Watts?) And one thousandth of the original is NOT the same as a thousand times less.
You can have a thousand times more, but you can't have a thousand times less!
You think these electronic billboards were left static for extended periods of time? The advertisers spent money to have their ads displayed and the display rotates at a constant rate to display the most ads it can. The only difference would be the ads would be targeted toward the users closest to the display. When no target information is present, the ads go back to their sequential order. Same number of ads just a targeted sequence.
No, same number of advertisements, just targeted toward you or the guy behind you. It's not like the billboard was blank before they started targeting ads.
Yes, encryption would be critical in securing the control of the RC craft. When the transmitter and receiver are paired, the receiver memorizes the transmitter's serial number and ignores all other transmissions. The attack device listens for the transmitted signals, records the transmitter serial number, then uses it to quickly transmit a counterfeit signal before the true transmitter transmits. The frequency hopping sequence gets our of sync with the true transmitter and because the signals are only one-way, the original transmitter has no indication that it is no longer in control.
By agreeing on an encryption key during the binding process, the entire exploit fails. The true transmitter no longer transmits its serial number in the clear, the signals are decrypted by the receiver using the stored key, and unless it sees the correct transmitter serial number in the encrypted signal it ignores the transmission. Since the clear text never changes (the transmitter's serial number) it would have to use a rolling key to prevent the counterfeit transmitter from just replaying past transmitter sequences. (Your car's remote key fob and garage door opener already use a rolling code to prevent this same type of replay attack.)
b) Police need privacy too. They have to pee and stuff, just like other people.
Since when are Body Worn Cameras pointed at the officer's crotch? At best it will show a picture of the urinal or stall door. I doubt the police would release video of bathroom breaks. Unless the officer is facing a mirror, nothing will be on video.
I call Bullshit. Breaking the law does NOT require intent before you can be charged.
"Honestly, officer, I didn't MEAN to speed. I just wasn't paying attention."
"But I didn't MEAN to kill that other hunter. I just shot at the sound and didn't know what was in the bushes."
"I didn't MEAN to run that stop sign. I didn't see it because I was busy playing with my cell phone."
If intent was part of the prosecution then there wouldn't be a need for the saying "Ignorance of the law is no defense." You can still be charged and prosecuted for breaking a law even if you didn't KNOW it was illegal.
Disclosing classified material, which she should have known was classified, is breaking the law. If I did that when I was in charge of classified information it would have gotten me arrested, my security clearance revoked, and my job changed. I would never be allowed to handle classified material again.
Instead the FBI says "Oh, let's not prosecute her because she didn't MEAN to reveal classified material over an illegal, unsecured email system.
The more likely reason they decided not to prosecute was that they didn't want to draw attention to the fact that multiple classified email messages were sent over an unsecured system and are possibly stored in the backup systems of the commercial email servers. Sweep it under the rug, deny there was any wrongdoing, and hope nobody remembers it once the election circus starts.
Which is why they just copy the entire hard drive in situ. After returning your laptop, they can open a copy of your OS and files in a virtual machine. If it tries to boot from the alternate partition and overwriting the partition in question, they just load another copy of your files and work around your trick.
If your primary partition is encrypted, that might set them back another 30 minutes to determine the encryption key. It isn't as easy as using "xyzzy" as an override passphrase, but almost.
The troubling section starts on page 47, where it states "Defendant Has No Reasonable Expectation of Privacy in His Computer".
The judge states that because home computers can be hacked so easily, it becomes a common assumption that your home computer MIGHT be hacked, therefore your expectation of privacy is forfeit. Just like a broken window blind allows police to peek into your home, an easily exploited vulnerability on your home computer means you assume your data is not private. Even a password protected file is not immune to discovery because everyone knows passwords can be easily defeated. (pages 47 - 55)
The judge's analysis is similar to saying we should not really expect any privacy in our homes because a skilled locksmith can unlock our front door at any time, and a locked safe in the home is not really private because a skilled safe cracker can open it easily. The judge is saying that because something MIGHT happen, we should assume it WILL happen, and thus give up our right to expectations of privacy.
What? You don't have a cold-metal-restore backup? You relied on the restore partition being left alone by all malware? All malware (in this case Win10) should leave your partition configuration just the way it is?
Sounds like you need to rethink your backup strategy soon. A full disk backup and an external copy of your BIOS setup is essential.
And you shouldn't have needed to swap hard drives to get your partition table configured again. DISKPART should have been able to do it, assuming you have a restore CD with a WinPE environment and can setup your UEFI and data partitions. I will admit your post doesn't state if you tried this or not, but I'll assume you didn't because you needed to swap to a pre-configured hard drive.
Your problem is similar to purchasing a new hard drive or SSD. You will need to configure the hardware before installing any OS. Assuming your hardware will always remain configured so you can restore Win7 from your vendor's restore media is a recipe for frustration.
DISCLAIMER: Yeah, I've been in your same situation before. It took me a while to collect the proper Ghost/Trueimage and BartPE/WinPESE tools for a true disaster recovery toolkit, but the peace of mind is worth the effort.
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Go find an 8oz multi-copter and look at it. The battery is about the size of a stick of gum. The props are usually behind a bumper and made of soft plastic. If a prop is obstructed, it just draws more current until the battery is exhausted. It doesn't cause it to burst into flames.
Frankly I would be more worried about being hit with a kite than a mini multi-copter.
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Have you ever tried the full screen capture in SnippingTool? Select Full-Screen Snip, then paste it or save it. Better yet, why capture the whole screen if you are only interested in a small area of the display?
Even easier, assign a Hot Key to the Snipping Tool. Just right-click on the Snipping Tool, go to Properties, then click in the Shortcut Key field. Assign a Hot Key sequence (I used F10) to quickly start the Snipping tool.
Once you have a screen capture you can make rudimentary annotations, paste it into email, or save the whole capture as a file.
I also use the Snipping Tool as a reminder. I can capture a small section of the screen that shows a URL, or a spreadsheet cell, or a address/phone number and leave it minimized until I need that information later. Kind of like a single item post-it note.
I find the Snipping Tool does many of the things people used to use Paint for.
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Step away from the bong, dude. Drones are a legitimate threat to public safety.
B.S. The word "Drones" is a catch-all word that can mean anything from a nano-quadcopter the size of a beer coaster to a 5-foot octocopter big enough to lift a person. It also refers to autonomous fixed-wing aircraft. Just because someone labels something a Drone doesn't make it dangerous.
A multi-rotor helicopter that weighs 8 oz is no more dangerous than a Frisbee.
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You are correct in a very limited sense, but...
A "stealth jet" has a very small radar cross section (RCS) signature only from a very specific perspective and at very specific frequencies.
An 8-foot wooden 2x4 pointed directly at you only has an 8-inch cross section. From the side, that same 2x4 has a 384-inch cross section. As you probably know from studying WiFi signals, some frequencies are blocked by drywall and wooden framework, other frequencies pass right through it with minimal attenuation. This example isn't a perfect analogy, but it is enough to get you thinking about "stealth" limitations.
There is enough published information on stealth limitations that I don't need to expound on it more.
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RCW 36.65.030
Searching the Revised Code of Washington for the single word "income" results in 2,266 hits.
Please penalize yourself 10 Karma points for sloppy research.
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Pay the same for a phone as I would for a full-featured gaming computer, including monitor? No way!!
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...remove/alter other nations satellites, capture other nations satellites and bring them back to the USA for study.
Find an enemy satellite, alter it without them noticing. At a very critical time it gives false information.
The Air Force is already tracking space junk down to the size of a walnut. You really think you can sneak a satellite out of orbit or physically modify it without the whole world knowing about it? It would be as obvious as a hot air balloon landing in Red Square, Tiananmen Square, or the National Mall.
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Agreed. Spending about four years in the military gets you great training - college level training that transfers to most colleges. You also get tuition assistance while in the military and the GI bill to pay for college when you get out. Many folks can finish their bachelors degree and most masters degree programs without needing to acquire a huge student loan burden.
Folks getting ready to enter the military take an aptitude test to determine what skills they already possess. Depending on your score you have a list of jobs to choose from. Mechanic, heavy equipment, avioinics, supply, culinary specialist, administration, biomedical equipment technician, security training, etc are all college certified training courses.
Your four years also gets you other veterans benefits like VA home loans, transition assistance (similar to job placement), some hiring preference, group life insurance, and a mental discipline that most employers seek out.
OK, this starts to sound like a recruitment pitch, but so many people equate military service with what they see on TV regarding Army Infantry service. The Navy and Air Force have completely different training programs and job series. The military isn't just rucksacks and M-16s.
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(Disclaimer. Yes, I'm a retired veteran with a bias toward military service being good for most people. But I also realize it isn't for everyone.)
Get off your high horse. FTFY
Not really. Not any more than someone who says lorry, bonnet, boot, or tyre when talking about cars. Maths is the standard word for mathematics in British English.
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Florida was a blue state? Since 1952 Florida has voted for the Republican candidate 12 times in the last 17 elections.
However, if you are referring to the time frame from 1880 - 1948, then your argument might be valid.
http://www.270towin.com/states...
There is no such thing as "1000-times less". One times less power would be zero. (If a processor used 1 Watt, then this would use a 1000 times less, as in -999 Watts?) And one thousandth of the original is NOT the same as a thousand times less.
You can have a thousand times more, but you can't have a thousand times less!
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You think these electronic billboards were left static for extended periods of time? The advertisers spent money to have their ads displayed and the display rotates at a constant rate to display the most ads it can. The only difference would be the ads would be targeted toward the users closest to the display. When no target information is present, the ads go back to their sequential order. Same number of ads just a targeted sequence.
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No, same number of advertisements, just targeted toward you or the guy behind you. It's not like the billboard was blank before they started targeting ads.
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So they fight off all the H-1Bs
FTFY
Shooting down UAVs near your property makes about as much sense as shooting the tires of speeders in your neighborhood. Talk about overreacting!
Do you also grab the shotgun when you see a kite above your property? Kites can also carry cameras on stabilized platforms. So can balloons.
Also, if you fire a weapon within your city or county limits, you will be talking to the authorities anyway.
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Yes, encryption would be critical in securing the control of the RC craft. When the transmitter and receiver are paired, the receiver memorizes the transmitter's serial number and ignores all other transmissions. The attack device listens for the transmitted signals, records the transmitter serial number, then uses it to quickly transmit a counterfeit signal before the true transmitter transmits. The frequency hopping sequence gets our of sync with the true transmitter and because the signals are only one-way, the original transmitter has no indication that it is no longer in control.
By agreeing on an encryption key during the binding process, the entire exploit fails. The true transmitter no longer transmits its serial number in the clear, the signals are decrypted by the receiver using the stored key, and unless it sees the correct transmitter serial number in the encrypted signal it ignores the transmission. Since the clear text never changes (the transmitter's serial number) it would have to use a rolling key to prevent the counterfeit transmitter from just replaying past transmitter sequences. (Your car's remote key fob and garage door opener already use a rolling code to prevent this same type of replay attack.)
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b) Police need privacy too. They have to pee and stuff, just like other people.
Since when are Body Worn Cameras pointed at the officer's crotch? At best it will show a picture of the urinal or stall door. I doubt the police would release video of bathroom breaks. Unless the officer is facing a mirror, nothing will be on video.
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I call Bullshit. Breaking the law does NOT require intent before you can be charged.
"Honestly, officer, I didn't MEAN to speed. I just wasn't paying attention."
"But I didn't MEAN to kill that other hunter. I just shot at the sound and didn't know what was in the bushes."
"I didn't MEAN to run that stop sign. I didn't see it because I was busy playing with my cell phone."
If intent was part of the prosecution then there wouldn't be a need for the saying "Ignorance of the law is no defense." You can still be charged and prosecuted for breaking a law even if you didn't KNOW it was illegal.
Disclosing classified material, which she should have known was classified, is breaking the law. If I did that when I was in charge of classified information it would have gotten me arrested, my security clearance revoked, and my job changed. I would never be allowed to handle classified material again.
Instead the FBI says "Oh, let's not prosecute her because she didn't MEAN to reveal classified material over an illegal, unsecured email system.
The more likely reason they decided not to prosecute was that they didn't want to draw attention to the fact that multiple classified email messages were sent over an unsecured system and are possibly stored in the backup systems of the commercial email servers. Sweep it under the rug, deny there was any wrongdoing, and hope nobody remembers it once the election circus starts.
Which is why they just copy the entire hard drive in situ. After returning your laptop, they can open a copy of your OS and files in a virtual machine. If it tries to boot from the alternate partition and overwriting the partition in question, they just load another copy of your files and work around your trick.
If your primary partition is encrypted, that might set them back another 30 minutes to determine the encryption key. It isn't as easy as using "xyzzy" as an override passphrase, but almost.
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There was another idea back in the 1950s that might be resurrected, if the car companies hadn't killed the spare tire.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
The troubling section starts on page 47, where it states "Defendant Has No Reasonable Expectation of Privacy in His Computer".
The judge states that because home computers can be hacked so easily, it becomes a common assumption that your home computer MIGHT be hacked, therefore your expectation of privacy is forfeit. Just like a broken window blind allows police to peek into your home, an easily exploited vulnerability on your home computer means you assume your data is not private. Even a password protected file is not immune to discovery because everyone knows passwords can be easily defeated. (pages 47 - 55)
The judge's analysis is similar to saying we should not really expect any privacy in our homes because a skilled locksmith can unlock our front door at any time, and a locked safe in the home is not really private because a skilled safe cracker can open it easily. The judge is saying that because something MIGHT happen, we should assume it WILL happen, and thus give up our right to expectations of privacy.
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What? You don't have a cold-metal-restore backup? You relied on the restore partition being left alone by all malware? All malware (in this case Win10) should leave your partition configuration just the way it is?
Sounds like you need to rethink your backup strategy soon. A full disk backup and an external copy of your BIOS setup is essential.
And you shouldn't have needed to swap hard drives to get your partition table configured again. DISKPART should have been able to do it, assuming you have a restore CD with a WinPE environment and can setup your UEFI and data partitions. I will admit your post doesn't state if you tried this or not, but I'll assume you didn't because you needed to swap to a pre-configured hard drive.
Your problem is similar to purchasing a new hard drive or SSD. You will need to configure the hardware before installing any OS. Assuming your hardware will always remain configured so you can restore Win7 from your vendor's restore media is a recipe for frustration.
DISCLAIMER: Yeah, I've been in your same situation before. It took me a while to collect the proper Ghost/Trueimage and BartPE/WinPESE tools for a true disaster recovery toolkit, but the peace of mind is worth the effort.
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Let's see. How about Discus throw, Shot put, Hammer throw, Sumo wrestling, Weightlifting, Rugby, Shooting, Archery, American football, or bowling.
All of those are either enhanced by extra weight or at least beer-gut neutral.
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Ha Ha. So few people will get the reference to that.
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