There's plenty of crypto-currencies exchanges all over the planet.
I get that there are exchanges. But that doesn't mean there are always buyers. So, if I had $1M of BTC, would I be likely to quickly find a buyer who would wire that much cash to my back account? Or would it be a slog with smaller buyers? I'm simply curious. How hard/likely is it to actually make that transaction happen?
Can someone explain to me, because I honestly don't know, how one might take $1M worth of BTC and turn it into $1M USD (give or take)? Is it a simple transaction with some entity? Do you have to find a willing buyer? How does that work?
FOBO might be it for me. While I spend too much time here, I watch much less news these days. In fact, I pretty much only watch 'the news' when something big is happening.
Its not the good cells that are the problem. Out of thousands that people have scavenged from all over, you can bet their will be many that won't last long.
When I reached out to the laptop manufacturers, both Dell and HP discouraged hobbyists from reusing their batteries. "Dell laptop batteries are designed to be used within Dell-branded products only and we do not recommend or endorse any other use," a spokesperson from Dell told Motherboard in an email.
And they shouldn't. Companies can't dance this legal knife's edge, endorsing alternate battery usage, on the hope that DIYers* know what they are doing and the pinky promise that they or their families won't sue if they get hurt by fucking around with batteries.
*Some DIYers are very competent and understand engineering for safety, and may in fact be engineers. Some DIYers are very enthusiastic idiots.
Seems like they could sign a waiver and take care of that part. I think another worry, and possibly a bigger one, may be finding a bunch of them improperly disposed of and getting blamed for it. Hard to sign that away in a waiver because the cells are not traceable.
Nothing wrong technically if you know what you are doing, but I question the value return on all the effort and cost including the lifetime and maintenance requirements considering you are starting with used batteries many of which are already in the late aging phase. It seems to lean more toward enthusiast and hobby value than it does practical value. And that's OK.
Such innovations have a tough path to widespread use. They must be shown to meet building codes and statndards, which are often localized to account for regional differences in weather, events, and geology. If you are not using standard materials, then you may need special engineering analysis/approval to verify the suitability of the product for that purpose, which are big cost adders. Also, you may have trouble getting loans for houses using unproven techniques. In short, there are a lot of obstacles in place for new house technology beyond the technology itself. The more similar any technoglogy is to proven methods, the easier the path.
Then I suppose it is time to cancel the subscription and go back buying blurays.
If what you want is theatrical movie releases then yes, because that ship has sailed for NF. That business model wasn't sustainable as the movie houses became greedy with their licenses. But if you like any of the original content that isn't comic book based, that inventory is growing, not shrinking.
It seems the content you prefer is being reduced not because of money making content, but because the price of your desired content has risen more than NF can afford. That is what pushed them into content creation in the first place, they would not survive on the old model.
I don't think controlling something with buttons should warrant a patent no matter what it is. This is the type of crap that will have automakers and trolls suing each other. The control concept itself is something easy to pull off. The actual vehicle that can accept those controls and execute safely is another matter, and that doesn't exist yet.
I don't get it. You prefer they produce less comic book content which would result in lower revenues, so they will then spend EVEN LESS on the other stuff you prefer. That popular content is propping up everything else.
Nobody is fooling me. This is just some fake science dreamed up by the peanut lobby. Big Peanut will stop at nothing to make a buck, even if it means endangering our innocent children. Its a slippery slope, first make us think we don't have to worry about peanut allergies, next we'll be forced to eat Thai food and lubricate our cars with peanut oil. Go ahead, keep your heads in the sand. I warned you.
It might not be that hard, but it doesn't mean auto manufacturers have been following those standards. Just look into the Jeep Liberty hack from a couple years ago.
Valid point, but even then the hack was only performed in what was basically a lab setting, with the hackers having physical access to the car.
If your car is worth anything at all, odds are someone will desire to take it. I've seen videos of people stealing various makes of BMW via diag hacks, made easier by alarm blind spots. And it's not limited to high-ish end makes; bog-standard hondas, vws, and fords are stolen and stripped all the time.
It gets much easier with "OnStar"... that's a radio with complete control of the car.
The topic was more sabotage than theft. But car thefts have reduced significantly with new technology in place. Stealing cars now is a lot harder than its ever been, and the type of theft you describe is quite rare relative to overall theft numbers.
Because all they need to do is send a malicious RDS message through the FM network to a vulnerable car radio. Many radios are on the CANBUS these days, and it is highly unlikely that the developers of the radio software care about security or that secure channels for expedient software updates were designed in.
However, there are much more exciting things that you can do once you're on the CANBUS, instead of just shutting down ABS.
But, to my point, if its so easy why isn't it happening in the real world?
The article is about 'today's modern cars". I wasn't talking about the ifs of the future, you are into fully autonomous driving which is a totally different discussion. There are already standards in place on how to deal with mission and safety critical controls. Its not that hard.
Slashdot Mirror
Very informative. Excellent. Thanks
Thanks, That helps me understand the realities a bit better.
There's plenty of crypto-currencies exchanges all over the planet.
I get that there are exchanges. But that doesn't mean there are always buyers. So, if I had $1M of BTC, would I be likely to quickly find a buyer who would wire that much cash to my back account? Or would it be a slog with smaller buyers? I'm simply curious. How hard/likely is it to actually make that transaction happen?
Who decides which publishers are 'working hard to uncover the truth"? Subscribers?
So there are buyers willing to pay cash, how do I get that cash?
Can someone explain to me, because I honestly don't know, how one might take $1M worth of BTC and turn it into $1M USD (give or take)? Is it a simple transaction with some entity? Do you have to find a willing buyer? How does that work?
FOBO might be it for me. While I spend too much time here, I watch much less news these days. In fact, I pretty much only watch 'the news' when something big is happening.
Its not the good cells that are the problem. Out of thousands that people have scavenged from all over, you can bet their will be many that won't last long.
When I reached out to the laptop manufacturers, both Dell and HP discouraged hobbyists from reusing their batteries. "Dell laptop batteries are designed to be used within Dell-branded products only and we do not recommend or endorse any other use," a spokesperson from Dell told Motherboard in an email.
And they shouldn't. Companies can't dance this legal knife's edge, endorsing alternate battery usage, on the hope that DIYers* know what they are doing and the pinky promise that they or their families won't sue if they get hurt by fucking around with batteries.
*Some DIYers are very competent and understand engineering for safety, and may in fact be engineers. Some DIYers are very enthusiastic idiots.
Seems like they could sign a waiver and take care of that part. I think another worry, and possibly a bigger one, may be finding a bunch of them improperly disposed of and getting blamed for it. Hard to sign that away in a waiver because the cells are not traceable.
Nothing wrong technically if you know what you are doing, but I question the value return on all the effort and cost including the lifetime and maintenance requirements considering you are starting with used batteries many of which are already in the late aging phase. It seems to lean more toward enthusiast and hobby value than it does practical value. And that's OK.
Such innovations have a tough path to widespread use. They must be shown to meet building codes and statndards, which are often localized to account for regional differences in weather, events, and geology. If you are not using standard materials, then you may need special engineering analysis/approval to verify the suitability of the product for that purpose, which are big cost adders. Also, you may have trouble getting loans for houses using unproven techniques. In short, there are a lot of obstacles in place for new house technology beyond the technology itself. The more similar any technoglogy is to proven methods, the easier the path.
"Below is a list of the most expensive items found at the couple's home: Approximately $2,500 Victoria Secret Underwear"
Lowes sells Victoria Secret underwear?
Welding lingerie is expensive.
Then I suppose it is time to cancel the subscription and go back buying blurays.
If what you want is theatrical movie releases then yes, because that ship has sailed for NF. That business model wasn't sustainable as the movie houses became greedy with their licenses. But if you like any of the original content that isn't comic book based, that inventory is growing, not shrinking.
It seems the content you prefer is being reduced not because of money making content, but because the price of your desired content has risen more than NF can afford. That is what pushed them into content creation in the first place, they would not survive on the old model.
I don't think controlling something with buttons should warrant a patent no matter what it is. This is the type of crap that will have automakers and trolls suing each other. The control concept itself is something easy to pull off. The actual vehicle that can accept those controls and execute safely is another matter, and that doesn't exist yet.
That popular content is displacing everything else. Get it now?
No, it is not displacing anything. It is enabling the purchase of more content you like than it could without the added customers.
I don't get it. You prefer they produce less comic book content which would result in lower revenues, so they will then spend EVEN LESS on the other stuff you prefer. That popular content is propping up everything else.
Nobody is fooling me. This is just some fake science dreamed up by the peanut lobby. Big Peanut will stop at nothing to make a buck, even if it means endangering our innocent children. Its a slippery slope, first make us think we don't have to worry about peanut allergies, next we'll be forced to eat Thai food and lubricate our cars with peanut oil. Go ahead, keep your heads in the sand. I warned you.
A proper /. headline might read; "Have Scientists Just Eliminated Peanut Allergies?"
One way or the another, you reduce the number of peanut allergic kids.
OR even buy less stuff you like
It might not be that hard, but it doesn't mean auto manufacturers have been following those standards. Just look into the Jeep Liberty hack from a couple years ago.
Valid point, but even then the hack was only performed in what was basically a lab setting, with the hackers having physical access to the car.
If your car is worth anything at all, odds are someone will desire to take it. I've seen videos of people stealing various makes of BMW via diag hacks, made easier by alarm blind spots. And it's not limited to high-ish end makes; bog-standard hondas, vws, and fords are stolen and stripped all the time.
It gets much easier with "OnStar"... that's a radio with complete control of the car.
The topic was more sabotage than theft. But car thefts have reduced significantly with new technology in place. Stealing cars now is a lot harder than its ever been, and the type of theft you describe is quite rare relative to overall theft numbers.
Because all they need to do is send a malicious RDS message through the FM network to a vulnerable car radio. Many radios are on the CANBUS these days, and it is highly unlikely that the developers of the radio software care about security or that secure channels for expedient software updates were designed in.
However, there are much more exciting things that you can do once you're on the CANBUS, instead of just shutting down ABS.
But, to my point, if its so easy why isn't it happening in the real world?
The article is about 'today's modern cars". I wasn't talking about the ifs of the future, you are into fully autonomous driving which is a totally different discussion. There are already standards in place on how to deal with mission and safety critical controls. Its not that hard.