1) If the nanotech is any good, it can absorb energy from a landing (by cascading stiffness up the armor, and allowing the armor to take the pressure without crushing the guy inside) after a fall of much more than 20 ft. Also, I have jumped off of second stories of buildings higher than that often, and 20 ft. isn't THAT much to land from (especially if you know how to land decently.)
2) Ummm, is it just me or is connecting the suit's pressure control just the kind of feature you store in ROM, so it can't be hacked? Also, don't connect this segment of the suit to the (heavily encrypted) wireless network that you would have (but could turn off to sneak past sensors.)
If you were in a combat situation such as the ones that the USA is likely to face in the near (50 years or so) future, the enemy will not have tech. to be able do much damage in a combat zone, and as long as you have good hackers building the systems for the US, it should be ok (randomize frequency used, use encryption, and be able to switch both in combat in case of problem)
3) With mostly tech availible off the shelf, you could build a system that pinpointed who was using your armor and who wasn't, and display this inside of the helmet that the guys are wearing. The suit could also have night vision that would find hot bodies and check if they were wearing suits (which might be able to mask heat using insulation, by the way)
These ideas are all within the range of technology availible by the time we have nanotech to build the suits. (the real assumption here is the nanotech good enough to make the suits)
Do you really think that there are privates manning the phones at the pentagon that will give out anything other then their name to someone that has no real reason to call?
Of all organisations that might be vulnerable to social engineering, I am least worried about the military.
In any case, if people only hire intelligent software engineers, no one will be able to social engineer anything. It's a concern, but real hackers who recognize the phrase "social engineersing" don't bother with crap companies, and the script kiddies who can do damage don't have voices deep enough to pass for an adult.
what exactly? Is there something fundamentally different about these diradicals that make them better for some uses? All that the article says is that it's more magnetically active.
My understanding of electronics is pretty basic, but is the amount of charge really important for electronics? You can make stronger magnets to generate electricity and other applications that use strong magnets, but my understanding was that most electronics were independant of the strength of the magnet.
Why am I wrong about this? (I assume that there is some important advantage here?)
Am I the only one looking for a database of scientific names to find duplicates? I mean, come on... I want a gartoggasaurus, and then we could get a slashdotachus, for obvious reasons and then maybe a goatse.cx-abilis in honor of/.'s trolls. There is no end to the madness.
I'm happy that there are people who are not technically savvy enough to set up their own firewalls that still want security. It tells you that people have a realistic expectation about how secure their surfing is.
Yes, but which is the signal and which is the noise? I intended to transmit poop, but (after going through a suitable sorting algorithm) would prefer to receive water from the system...
On/., I know we want to receive the articles(unless, of course, you like goatse.cx.)
This is just stupid...
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are they advocating the abandonment of copyright laws? This is stupid. People will not develop proprietary software if there is no way to make money off of it.
Linux works, but try selling software to commercial firms that don't have to abide by copyright. 1 per world software purchases.
Capitalism is supposed to acheive efficiency and a fair balance between consumer needs and producer needs, seeking out equilibrium. It says nothing about protecting consumers or delivering products at low cost.
"People seem to forget that capitalism is supposed to operate for the ultimate interest of the customer, by keeping the costs that the customer pays as low as possible."
NO! Read Adam Smith before posting uninformed crap like this to a site.
you mean to tell me that scientists are having to revise their methods to get better results? This is a travesty of science, a despicable breach of the scientific method! </sarcasm>
But really, is this news? Maybe you think I'm a troll, but we can't get better stuff to discuss than this?
The project says that it feeds malignant spiders poisoned addresses. Don't people check their addresses for addresses that don't deliver? Is this useful? I like the teergrube idea better. Can you modify apache to do this?
(And Microsoft's lawyers are just looking for an excuse to shut down/.) There are some specific copyright violations here that I would like to address... We're suing. DMCA. FBI. WYSIWYG. FSCK. VRML.
Re:Seen as a bumper sticker...
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I am referencing his sig, go read it. If you want to find the info, learn to use google, the numbers are everywhere (though i need to add some, Us commandos got some al-quaeda ppl recently)
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I was pointing out that a significant percentage of the death were terrorists, in response to This guy's sig
Basically, you believe that people should be forced by big brother to share what they developed. This is on par with very few bad ideas that I have seen on/.. If I am an inventor, and I am eccentric enough to want to keep my inventions to myself, it's my business.
An economic system can NEVER be more intelligent that the people who control it, whether it's the combined brains of a million entrepreneurs, or a communist dictator. The best we can hope for is inccentifying intelligence, which laise-fair capitalism seems to do best.
(Don't mod me down because you dislike my opinions, but feel free to mod me up if you agree )
Ummm... except that encryption with computationally intensive cracks are only useful until the advent of real quantum computing, and then secret algorithms (or idiot codes) will be the only way to keep a secret.
The first time I bought a copy of windows (95, and don't worry, I'm cured) I read through the licence. Why does it have to tell me specifically that nuclear fail-safes should not be run under windows, nor should any live-saving medical devices?
Re:Please do correct me if I'm wrong, but
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(on topically) speaking of quantum breaking cryptography... Is there any type of encryption that is uncrackable with quantum computers?
Seen as a bumper sticker...
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GnuPG. Because only the technically oriented deserve privacy.
Slashdot Mirror
1) If the nanotech is any good, it can absorb energy from a landing (by cascading stiffness up the armor, and allowing the armor to take the pressure without crushing the guy inside) after a fall of much more than 20 ft. Also, I have jumped off of second stories of buildings higher than that often, and 20 ft. isn't THAT much to land from (especially if you know how to land decently.)
2) Ummm, is it just me or is connecting the suit's pressure control just the kind of feature you store in ROM, so it can't be hacked? Also, don't connect this segment of the suit to the (heavily encrypted) wireless network that you would have (but could turn off to sneak past sensors.)
If you were in a combat situation such as the ones that the USA is likely to face in the near (50 years or so) future, the enemy will not have tech. to be able do much damage in a combat zone, and as long as you have good hackers building the systems for the US, it should be ok (randomize frequency used, use encryption, and be able to switch both in combat in case of problem)
3) With mostly tech availible off the shelf, you could build a system that pinpointed who was using your armor and who wasn't, and display this inside of the helmet that the guys are wearing. The suit could also have night vision that would find hot bodies and check if they were wearing suits (which might be able to mask heat using insulation, by the way)
These ideas are all within the range of technology availible by the time we have nanotech to build the suits. (the real assumption here is the nanotech good enough to make the suits)
Do you really think that there are privates manning the phones at the pentagon that will give out anything other then their name to someone that has no real reason to call?
Of all organisations that might be vulnerable to social engineering, I am least worried about the military.
In any case, if people only hire intelligent software engineers, no one will be able to social engineer anything. It's a concern, but real hackers who recognize the phrase "social engineersing" don't bother with crap companies, and the script kiddies who can do damage don't have voices deep enough to pass for an adult.
what exactly? Is there something fundamentally different about these diradicals that make them better for some uses? All that the article says is that it's more magnetically active.
My understanding of electronics is pretty basic, but is the amount of charge really important for electronics? You can make stronger magnets to generate electricity and other applications that use strong magnets, but my understanding was that most electronics were independant of the strength of the magnet.
Why am I wrong about this? (I assume that there is some important advantage here?)
Am I the only one looking for a database of scientific names to find duplicates? I mean, come on... I want a gartoggasaurus, and then we could get a slashdotachus, for obvious reasons and then maybe a goatse.cx-abilis in honor of /.'s trolls. There is no end to the madness.
Don't mod me down. It's a JOKE!
I'm happy that there are people who are not technically savvy enough to set up their own firewalls that still want security. It tells you that people have a realistic expectation about how secure their surfing is.
It's a joke, not an annoying correction.
the post that this is replying to, which was FUNNY DAMNIT! follows:
hm (Score:-1, Flamebait)
by prizzznecious (samsa@@@antisocial...com) on Tuesday March 12, @08:01PM (#3153398)
With all the poop down there, I'll bet the signal to noise ratio is comparable to Slashdot's.
Yes, but which is the signal and which is the noise? I intended to transmit poop, but (after going through a suitable sorting algorithm) would prefer to receive water from the system...
/., I know we want to receive the articles(unless, of course, you like goatse.cx.)
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are they advocating the abandonment of copyright laws? This is stupid. People will not develop proprietary software if there is no way to make money off of it.
Linux works, but try selling software to commercial firms that don't have to abide by copyright. 1 per world software purchases.
Capitalism is supposed to acheive efficiency and a fair balance between consumer needs and producer needs, seeking out equilibrium. It says nothing about protecting consumers or delivering products at low cost.
"People seem to forget that capitalism is supposed to operate for the ultimate interest of the customer, by keeping the costs that the customer pays as low as possible."
NO! Read Adam Smith before posting uninformed crap like this to a site.
you mean to tell me that scientists are having to revise their methods to get better results? This is a travesty of science, a despicable breach of the scientific method!
</sarcasm>
But really, is this news? Maybe you think I'm a troll, but we can't get better stuff to discuss than this?
The project says that it feeds malignant spiders poisoned addresses. Don't people check their addresses for addresses that don't deliver? Is this useful? I like the teergrube idea better. Can you modify apache to do this?
Nope, Stegner is just a crappy sensationalist science reporter. Articles include:
Space colonists' language could mutate over decades
and Internet sizzles and fizzles with election coverage
Wait, are you saying that Group X's rendition of "Mario twins" Isn't the best music ever written?
I spit at your suggestion!
(And Microsoft's lawyers are just looking for an excuse to shut down /.)
There are some specific copyright violations here that I would like to address... We're suing. DMCA. FBI. WYSIWYG. FSCK. VRML.
Funny pseudo lawyer/techiespeak over and out.
Saber may be spelled sabre, but lightsaber is NOT spelled like that...
Just because i'm american doesn't mean that I'm an ethnocentric culture-nazi. I'm just being one in this case.
It isn't online... sorry.
I am referencing his sig, go read it. If you want to find the info, learn to use google, the numbers are everywhere (though i need to add some, Us commandos got some al-quaeda ppl recently)
I was pointing out that a significant percentage of the death were terrorists, in response to This guy's sig
Basically, you believe that people should be forced by big brother to share what they developed. This is on par with very few bad ideas that I have seen on /.. If I am an inventor, and I am eccentric enough to want to keep my inventions to myself, it's my business.
An economic system can NEVER be more intelligent that the people who control it, whether it's the combined brains of a million entrepreneurs, or a communist dictator. The best we can hope for is inccentifying intelligence, which laise-fair capitalism seems to do best.
(Don't mod me down because you dislike my opinions, but feel free to mod me up if you agree )
Ummm... except that encryption with computationally intensive cracks are only useful until the advent of real quantum computing, and then secret algorithms (or idiot codes) will be the only way to keep a secret.
The first time I bought a copy of windows (95, and don't worry, I'm cured) I read through the licence. Why does it have to tell me specifically that nuclear fail-safes should not be run under windows, nor should any live-saving medical devices?
(on topically) speaking of quantum breaking cryptography...
Is there any type of encryption that is uncrackable with quantum computers?
GnuPG. Because only the technically oriented deserve privacy.