So they should not say anything even though there is a government backed conspiracy (a legal one) to smear the name of Kaspersky? This without any evidence at all?
Most people that _do_ understand the theory wouldn't directly know that fact either. Because it isn't relevant to their work (or interests) and not verified.
I would still not consider a bag of chips a safe way to shield something even after reading this (and similar) stories. If it doesn't really matter if something is shielded or not, sure it could work. Otherwise?
. How consistent is the metal layer produced? Will there be pinholes? . How thick is the metal layer? . How large gaps will the welded seams of the bag have?
This is about an asshole abusing the freedom he obvious was given to cheat (and even IMO steal from) the people that paid money for a certain service. If he didn't want to do the work then he could quit. If he didn't like the idea of tracking he could use the bag as a kind of protest - AS LONG AS HE DID HIS JOB.
This isn't anything different than any other kind of criminal avoiding detection. Hero? Only to criminals.
Please write Minix 3 as it isn't the same as previous versions, designed for different goals and with different design features. Have seen many supposedly technical people being confused already, thinking that the ME runs what Linus Torvalds once used before making Linux.
You can't even disable it. There is a disable flag you can set, but the ME is still used to bring the CPU up from cold and then you have to trust that the flag does what it claims to do. You can try to sabotage the ME by deleting all the firmware modules except the early boot stuff, but then you are still vulnerable to any flaws in that boot code.
Just as one is vulnerable to flaws in the transistor layout.
This is a general problem with CPUs. Most modern ones run microcode which is updated by the BIOS and comes as a binary blob. They all have hidden code, hidden features for testing and debugging, hidden op-codes.
X86 have to use microcode but most other do not. Microcode in itself isn't a problem. The reason is simple: if you don't trust the designer/manufacturer of your processor then not having microcode doesn't make any difference. If you do then signed microcode updates isn't a problem.
Open source microcode updates would only lead to problems as they are part of the microprocessor design, the code is targeting a design that can vary even within a family (when hardware is patched to fix a problem microcode touching that hardware have to be updated). This means the microcode is similar to reverse engineering a processor - actually it is part of the processor hardware.
This is assuming that the signed, encrypted microcode update path is secure of course.
A truly free CPU would be great, but matching modern performance levels could be difficult and fabrication on any kind of modern process is extremely expensive. To that end it might be interesting to try to reverse engineer the microcode on something like Ryzen, but even that would probably take years and get hammered by DMCA notices (so better do it outside the US).
RISC V?
Ryzen most likely have a encrypted (external) microcode format so first you have to break the encryption. Given that you have essentially no knowledge of the internal implementation (though older designs and plain logical reasoning will help see likely patterns) and that the encryption is probably AES 256+ class it will be hard to the level of practically impossible to do. And even so actually getting the CPU to accept a "free" update means going through a cryptographic signature check.
Not even having access to the advanced technology required to physically reverse engineer hardware is likely to help much assuming the crypto engine is competently designed for security. Using statistical techniques + a lot of processors can help but a huge cost.
Everyone can sue anyone for anything (and they do). That doesn't make any difference.
The reason that there should be "extensive legal documentation" (which isn't "extensive" in any reasonable interpretation) is that refusing treatment isn't considered valid if the patient isn't able to legally come to that conclusion. Mental problems both physically and psychological can make a person legally incapable and for good reason.
The legal documentation will show that the person did make their choice while considered able to do so.
What if they are suffering from stroke, concussion or physical or mental brain damage? What if they can't hear properly and think you just asked them if they are fine? What if they are in a shock condition? What if their condition is caused by suicidal depression?
In other words: how can a simple question by someone that can't decide the level of consciousness or the mental state of the person in need help?
Most people don't know what any medical procedure is. People make choices that essentially kill themselves, family members or others because they don't understand things.
How would medical staff know if the person actually did understand the meaning of the words _and_ that he/she were mentally able to decide their position at the time of getting a tattoo? Which is legally required in the civilized world.
Organs can not be harvested unless dead. Otherwise the surgery team would be murderers. They are not. A patient have to be declared dead before anything related to organ donation will begin. Properly dead: brain dead.
The family of donors doesn't get to pay for the donation. That is conspiracy theory crazy.
> Consider moving to Europe, nobody will bill you for saving your life (assuming you want that to happen).
No. They will just write you off instead. It's the US that engages in great heroic effort (and expense) to people barely hanging onto life.
Partially true but mostly false. In the US it is common to try to resuscitate even in cases where it is no reason to - were the condition means just continued suffering before dying. This in the hope a miracle will occur. A real miracle that is, not an unusual event.
In Europe* this is generally seen as ethically wrong. Not because of economic aspects but due to increased suffering for the patient with no hope of getting better.
(* which US citizens don't seem to understand _can't_ be treated as one country, almost every aspect of society varies a _lot_)
The bill collector can't take what you don't have. If you don't have any assets (like the vast majority of Europe), then the debt collector is an entirely moot point.
Now that is simply crazy. North Korea propaganda crazy.
No. Read up on evolution and evolutionary pressure. And remember that animals tend to have inactive tissue that are inherited from predecessors, think appendix*.
(* though the appendix is nowadays considered more useful than in the past one can live without it with no obvious problems)
Of course cats can be trained! Most owners don't bother (or even realize it's possible).
But even a trained cat can ignore their training if they don't want to do something. For a dog appreciation from the pack leader is extremely important, a cat don't care.
Slashdot Mirror
KGB became the FSB and the SVR. And? Re-read what you replied to.
So they should not say anything even though there is a government backed conspiracy (a legal one) to smear the name of Kaspersky? This without any evidence at all?
You perhaps should readjust your brain.
So tell us all, when did these secret negotiations happen? And how do you know about it but not the people of Ukraine?
No grounding required.
Mylar = plastic.
Experienced electricians tend to be technical people. Technical people like being accurate (at least while discussing technical matter).
Most people that _do_ understand the theory wouldn't directly know that fact either. Because it isn't relevant to their work (or interests) and not verified.
I would still not consider a bag of chips a safe way to shield something even after reading this (and similar) stories. If it doesn't really matter if something is shielded or not, sure it could work. Otherwise?
. How consistent is the metal layer produced? Will there be pinholes?
. How thick is the metal layer?
. How large gaps will the welded seams of the bag have?
This is about an asshole abusing the freedom he obvious was given to cheat (and even IMO steal from) the people that paid money for a certain service.
If he didn't want to do the work then he could quit.
If he didn't like the idea of tracking he could use the bag as a kind of protest - AS LONG AS HE DID HIS JOB.
This isn't anything different than any other kind of criminal avoiding detection. Hero? Only to criminals.
Please write Minix 3 as it isn't the same as previous versions, designed for different goals and with different design features.
Have seen many supposedly technical people being confused already, thinking that the ME runs what Linus Torvalds once used before making Linux.
You can't even disable it. There is a disable flag you can set, but the ME is still used to bring the CPU up from cold and then you have to trust that the flag does what it claims to do. You can try to sabotage the ME by deleting all the firmware modules except the early boot stuff, but then you are still vulnerable to any flaws in that boot code.
Just as one is vulnerable to flaws in the transistor layout.
This is a general problem with CPUs. Most modern ones run microcode which is updated by the BIOS and comes as a binary blob. They all have hidden code, hidden features for testing and debugging, hidden op-codes.
X86 have to use microcode but most other do not.
Microcode in itself isn't a problem. The reason is simple: if you don't trust the designer/manufacturer of your processor then not having microcode doesn't make any difference. If you do then signed microcode updates isn't a problem.
Open source microcode updates would only lead to problems as they are part of the microprocessor design, the code is targeting a design that can vary even within a family (when hardware is patched to fix a problem microcode touching that hardware have to be updated). This means the microcode is similar to reverse engineering a processor - actually it is part of the processor hardware.
This is assuming that the signed, encrypted microcode update path is secure of course.
A truly free CPU would be great, but matching modern performance levels could be difficult and fabrication on any kind of modern process is extremely expensive. To that end it might be interesting to try to reverse engineer the microcode on something like Ryzen, but even that would probably take years and get hammered by DMCA notices (so better do it outside the US).
RISC V?
Ryzen most likely have a encrypted (external) microcode format so first you have to break the encryption. Given that you have essentially no knowledge of the internal implementation (though older designs and plain logical reasoning will help see likely patterns) and that the encryption is probably AES 256+ class it will be hard to the level of practically impossible to do. And even so actually getting the CPU to accept a "free" update means going through a cryptographic signature check.
Not even having access to the advanced technology required to physically reverse engineer hardware is likely to help much assuming the crypto engine is competently designed for security. Using statistical techniques + a lot of processors can help but a huge cost.
Technically what you found was a mirror.
Everyone can sue anyone for anything (and they do). That doesn't make any difference.
The reason that there should be "extensive legal documentation" (which isn't "extensive" in any reasonable interpretation) is that refusing treatment isn't considered valid if the patient isn't able to legally come to that conclusion. Mental problems both physically and psychological can make a person legally incapable and for good reason.
The legal documentation will show that the person did make their choice while considered able to do so.
What if they are suffering from stroke, concussion or physical or mental brain damage?
What if they can't hear properly and think you just asked them if they are fine?
What if they are in a shock condition?
What if their condition is caused by suicidal depression?
In other words: how can a simple question by someone that can't decide the level of consciousness or the mental state of the person in need help?
Most people don't know what any medical procedure is. People make choices that essentially kill themselves, family members or others because they don't understand things.
How would medical staff know if the person actually did understand the meaning of the words _and_ that he/she were mentally able to decide their position at the time of getting a tattoo? Which is legally required in the civilized world.
That's not claimed nor implied.
Organs can not be harvested unless dead. Otherwise the surgery team would be murderers. They are not.
A patient have to be declared dead before anything related to organ donation will begin. Properly dead: brain dead.
The family of donors doesn't get to pay for the donation. That is conspiracy theory crazy.
That isn't a factual recount of the story...
> Consider moving to Europe, nobody will bill you for saving your life (assuming you want that to happen).
No. They will just write you off instead. It's the US that engages in great heroic effort (and expense) to people barely hanging onto life.
Partially true but mostly false.
In the US it is common to try to resuscitate even in cases where it is no reason to - were the condition means just continued suffering before dying.
This in the hope a miracle will occur. A real miracle that is, not an unusual event.
In Europe* this is generally seen as ethically wrong. Not because of economic aspects but due to increased suffering for the patient with no hope of getting better.
(* which US citizens don't seem to understand _can't_ be treated as one country, almost every aspect of society varies a _lot_)
The bill collector can't take what you don't have. If you don't have any assets (like the vast majority of Europe), then the debt collector is an entirely moot point.
Now that is simply crazy. North Korea propaganda crazy.
For you it's even easier: look in a mirror.
Go back to twitter.
No. Read up on evolution and evolutionary pressure. And remember that animals tend to have inactive tissue that are inherited from predecessors, think appendix*.
(* though the appendix is nowadays considered more useful than in the past one can live without it with no obvious problems)
If joking it wasn't funny. If not it tells more about your intelligence than that of cats.
Of course cats can be trained! Most owners don't bother (or even realize it's possible).
But even a trained cat can ignore their training if they don't want to do something. For a dog appreciation from the pack leader is extremely important, a cat don't care.
So...?
We are talking about brainiest (which for some reason isn't tagged as a misspelled word -> probably in use) which isn't the same as most intelligent.
So men are statistically "brainier" than women. And? Dolphins, elephants and blue whales are much "brainier" than any human.
Brainier.
Really? Something to back that up would be nice...