With OTP, it is provable that, regardless of computational power, the encryption is unbreakable. Even if you found some way to generate infinite computational power, the system itself would be unbreakable [1].
1. NTP servers located geographically close to you. Free [udel.edu].
I think it's worthwhile pointing out that what you want isn't NTP servers located geographically close to you, but servers that are networkwise close; the fact that the two often coincide notwithstanding.
Once when I was setting up an NTP server I found that although it was geographically close, packets had to make a round trip through Chicago before getting there. That's a distance of about 1500 km extra.
Okay, so now Slashdot is posting this story that is over a year old?
From the header of the paper: More Than a Gigabuck: Estimating GNU/Linux's Size David A. Wheeler (dwheeler@dwheeler.com) June 30, 2001 (updated November 8, 2001) Version 1.06
"I've just had déjà vu." "What did you see?" "I saw a black cat...and then I saw another one." "Could it have been the same cat?" "I guess so." "Déjà vu is a glitch in the Matrix, it happens when they change something."
However, just spelling it out works well enough for humans (as long as you use three-letter months).
That's fine if everyone is using the same language. If you have to think about internationalization, you might not want to spell out the month as an alternative to a sane date format.
Okay, that sounds like a nice idea, but what about any other Internet technology besides the Web? How would this work with e-mail? How about Usenet? Most technologies don't (or may not) have a GUI interface to choose a server based on name.
Repeat after me: The Internet is not the Web.
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"I hope they put a little glass window over these rather than leaving it exposed like the bottom of my optical mouse - human hands are just too oily for this kind of thing..."
Uh, dude, I think you're using your mouse upside down. The optical sensor is supposed to be on the bottom of the mouse.
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Oh, come on! That wouldn't even be a challenge. Windows wins hands down... I mean, you stick with what you're good at, right?
Lucas will be accused to overtinkering with the first Star Wars trilogy, and that won't win him friends among old-time Star Wars fandom, that's to be sure.
It's too late for that. He already overtinkered with it when the Special Edition was released.
Unless you are talking about Microsoft, you can add Microsoft to the list of companies that you can't block. That is, unless you've found a way to block those messages from Hotmail Member Services.
But if you could find a legitimate way for everyone in the country to pay you $5, wouldn't you?
And I think you've got it wrong when you say "[the Government] exists to ensure that my basic rights are well defended." That's what the Constitution is for: to defend your basic rights from the whims of the Government.
As for justification, I didn't mean to say that "but businesses need it!" should be a justification for any law. However, that doesn't preclude that from being used in favour of the bill.
Of course, I already wrote "already" in that last sentence before I already got ready to write "already" again. I should preview twice before I'm all ready to hit that Submit button already.
But you have to agree that it is in the government's interests to promote economic growth. In general, a stronger economy is better for everyone.
If this would actually work as Senator Hollings claims -- which is dubious at best -- then it would be a win/win situation, right? Government wins because it strengthens the economy, and consumers win because more of their privacy is protected.
I claim that the effects of such a bill, if passed into law, would be minor at best. The world already has enough ineffectual laws already.
I must say that I'm impressed that Senator Hollings would propose this bill, but I believe he is accurate when he says "Privacy fears are stifling the development and expansion of the Internet as an engine of economic growth."
My concern with this bill is who will actually enforce it if it becomes law? It's nice to have theoretical privacy, but will it really work in practice? And if it turns out to be enforceable, what stops the disreputable businesses from relocating outside of the US?
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No, 5 nines is about 5 minutes of downtime a year.
60 min/h * 24 h/d * 365.25 d/a = 525960 min/a
525960 * 99.999% = 525954.7404 min/a uptime
525960 - 525954.7404 = 5.2596 min/a downtime
So you're looking at just over a minute every three months.
Not just any old browser will be capable of displaying Flash. Have you tried browsing with lynx/links/w3m/any other text browser?
Flash is not universal...
With OTP, it is provable that, regardless of computational power, the encryption is unbreakable. Even if you found some way to generate infinite computational power, the system itself would be unbreakable [1].
[1] Let's see Oracle try to prove that!
1. NTP servers located geographically close to you. Free [udel.edu].
I think it's worthwhile pointing out that what you want isn't NTP servers located geographically close to you, but servers that are networkwise close; the fact that the two often coincide notwithstanding.
Once when I was setting up an NTP server I found that although it was geographically close, packets had to make a round trip through Chicago before getting there. That's a distance of about 1500 km extra.
EVAL: it appears theres a *.deb of it already (or is this an old story...)
RESULT: TRUE.
Okay, so now Slashdot is posting this story that is over a year old?
From the header of the paper:
More Than a Gigabuck: Estimating GNU/Linux's Size
David A. Wheeler (dwheeler@dwheeler.com)
June 30, 2001 (updated November 8, 2001)
Version 1.06
"I've just had déjà vu."
"What did you see?"
"I saw a black cat...and then I saw another one."
"Could it have been the same cat?"
"I guess so."
"Déjà vu is a glitch in the Matrix, it happens when they change something."
However, just spelling it out works well enough for humans (as long as you use three-letter months).
That's fine if everyone is using the same language. If you have to think about internationalization, you might not want to spell out the month as an alternative to a sane date format.
Who's to say that "another company" isn't Sony?
Conspiracies abound!
Okay, that sounds like a nice idea, but what about any other Internet technology besides the Web? How would this work with e-mail? How about Usenet? Most technologies don't (or may not) have a GUI interface to choose a server based on name.
Repeat after me: The Internet is not the Web.
M0d p4r3nt up!!!!111!1!!!!!
"I hope they put a little glass window over these rather than leaving it exposed like the bottom of my optical mouse - human hands are just too oily for this kind of thing..."
Uh, dude, I think you're using your mouse upside down. The optical sensor is supposed to be on the bottom of the mouse.
Oh, come on! That wouldn't even be a challenge. Windows wins hands down... I mean, you stick with what you're good at, right?
"This is not about which chip is smarter, but about rooting for a sentimental favorite and cheering until a winner is crowned."
That's the wrong game. You're thinking of checkers.
Lucas will be accused to overtinkering with the first Star Wars trilogy, and that won't win him friends among old-time Star Wars fandom, that's to be sure.
It's too late for that. He already overtinkered with it when the Special Edition was released.
Unless you are talking about Microsoft, you can add Microsoft to the list of companies that you can't block. That is, unless you've found a way to block those messages from Hotmail Member Services.
Just remember that it was the United States that put Pinochet in control in the first place.
Sounds like you need to start watching movies in the comfort of your own home. You may have heard of an invention called "video".
Sigh. Just one more reason why Visa Is Everywhere You Want To Be [tm].
But if you could find a legitimate way for everyone in the country to pay you $5, wouldn't you?
And I think you've got it wrong when you say "[the Government] exists to ensure that my basic rights are well defended." That's what the Constitution is for: to defend your basic rights from the whims of the Government.
As for justification, I didn't mean to say that "but businesses need it!" should be a justification for any law. However, that doesn't preclude that from being used in favour of the bill.
Of course, I already wrote "already" in that last sentence before I already got ready to write "already" again. I should preview twice before I'm all ready to hit that Submit button already.
But you have to agree that it is in the government's interests to promote economic growth. In general, a stronger economy is better for everyone.
If this would actually work as Senator Hollings claims -- which is dubious at best -- then it would be a win/win situation, right? Government wins because it strengthens the economy, and consumers win because more of their privacy is protected.
I claim that the effects of such a bill, if passed into law, would be minor at best. The world already has enough ineffectual laws already.
I must say that I'm impressed that Senator Hollings would propose this bill, but I believe he is accurate when he says "Privacy fears are stifling the development and expansion of the Internet as an engine of economic growth."
My concern with this bill is who will actually enforce it if it becomes law? It's nice to have theoretical privacy, but will it really work in practice? And if it turns out to be enforceable, what stops the disreputable businesses from relocating outside of the US?
It sounds as if the FBI is browsing the world at -1
Yeah, but the problem is that they don't want to see all the stuff at +1 and above.
"I have a truly marvelous demonstration of this proposition which this bandwidth is too narrow to transmit."