128-bit encryption does not make a secure server-client relationship. The data also needs to be encrypted and protected on the server. I baffles me that supposedly tech oriented companies can't figure this out.
This sounds good, but it becomes very cost/time prohibitive with database growth. Accessing a database takes time anyway, as does generating a report or searching for data... now imagine performing (insert favorite encryption technique here) on just 1,000,000 records of 20 fields apiece;Every search, sort, merge, add... very CPU expensive. Unless you have the resouces to procure a behemoth of a machine, it's going to bog alot of stuff down.
Now granted, I'm no security or DB expert, and I'm not claiming to be; I'm just putting it in my perspective. Certianly, for small databases/companies, this may very well be the solution. And larger companies that can afford to do so, I'm sure do. Mid-range companies, however, I'm doubtful can. If there is a better solution, by all means, tell me; I enjoy learning.
Dolphins will put half of their brain to sleep at a time. This allows them to maintain a state of semi-awareness, while resting. I wish we were built that way.
We are, but it only appears during the college years, mysteriously entering remission until, if by pure luck or natural selection, you acquire a position in middle management.
as long as they keep these things out of the (public high) schools for 2 more years... I wont have to be worrying about it =)...
however, what exactly is so bad that the employer would think they HAD to take measures like this? I mean surely it would have to be something worse than the occasional porn break wouldn't it?
It can be. One thing that is forgotten is that not every user is an idiot. We've got some people where I work who go out, download stuff, crack it, etc. I could possibly lose my job because of that. These computers are the *companies* property, not the users. As per the rights of their job, the user is allowed to use, within the restrictions set forth by the company, these computers. They don't have the right to break the law, install software(freeware, shareware or anything inbetween), or delete software.
Also lost productivity. Those computers aren't there for you to have fun on, they're there for you to work on (granted, some jobs can be a mixture of both:) ). An App log of what's been run would report those who are doing work as opposed to those who are slacking.
Much as I(we?) hate to admit it, work is for work. Admittedly, on a "lunch break" I wouldn't care if a user was playing a game of solitaire, or doom. But when they're using resources on my network under normal work conditions, and wasting that(the companies, and ultimately, my) time, that's when it needs to stop.
There would have to be hundreds of thousands of people scouring the net to make sure that every web page met the standards. Or, alternately, you couldn't post a page without it going before a "review board".
This would require constant resources and manpower(from each government / isp / company, etc, ISP, etc) that I don't think people would stand for.
In the end I think the plans, no matter how widely held the beliefs, would fail, because there are too many loopholes(writing a plugin to a browser to parse/strip the "rating banner" or whatnot,using a non-complying foreign host,etc).
But Schriner, who has devoted his research to small-scale electronic warfare, said the demonstration was intended as a "wake up call" to show that even low-budget saboteurs can create viable electronic weapons
I just don't understand that sentence from the article.
A wake up call... to the government? I don't think that the US could stop that if it tried, without reverting to a national police state.
Uhhh. Please don't clone him! Like we need MORE Anonymous Cowards Funny you should say thing considering this article is (and I'd assume most of the threads will be) about privacy. What do I really think about this whole scheme though? Personally I don't care ; I DO honestly think that if they wanted to, this would have already gone on and probably has. There's little to no chance that we could stop or postpone something like this from happeneing even if we wanted to, and we have to look at what it really means....
1> the government has information on us (oohhhh perish the thought... oh WAIT, they already DO) 2> they'll know what we look like. God forbid we ever get contacts, glasses, facial hair, shave our head, grow our hair out, get a nose job, etc. I just see no harm in it, and I don't see a way to stop it
I've always thought the alphas were "neat". Never had a chance to invest in them or really work on them, but I've always been very impressed. Which is why I'm a bit sad to see this news.
1.6gHz? Great. I really mean that. But with NT support dropped, how much of a mainstream market is there going to be?Or, more precisely, how much of a market does the architecture have now (AXPlinux , Digital Unix, NT), and how much do you think this will really change it?
They may be on the "cutting edge" (or maybe not), but without the right PR, they're going to continue to mire in obscurity.
Now, the alphazealots out there will rise up and shout that it doesn't mire in obscurity as it is,etc etc... Don't get me wrong, I'd love to see it take a bigger share of the intel market, but it just hasn't happened up until now... and from what this humble/.er can see (granted I have been before and I could be wrong), that doesn't seem to be changing.
Two problems with basic vs. Python. 1.) Line Numbers, no other current language does that.
True, but almost every language out there has the potential to use them. This doesn't wholly defend BASIC as a choice, but from QBASIC on, there has been no need for line numbers. ( I admit I have no experience with BASIC's under other OS's, but I'm assuming it's no different)
My own programming experience went BASIC->Pascal->C, which seems like a logicial continuation if it were to be taught in high schools.
2.) Usefullness. Someone might actualy use Python to wright a "Real" program, basic... nah.
Maybe no one's still writing things in GWBASICA, true, but the fundamentals of it live on (sad as it may seem) in Visual Basic. Granted, a lot of the functionality of VB comes from importing code written in C/VC, but we're not talking about a professional course here, we're talking about fundamentals, in high school.
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This sounds good, but it becomes very cost/time prohibitive with database growth. Accessing a database takes time anyway, as does generating a report or searching for data ... now imagine performing (insert favorite encryption technique here) on just 1,000,000 records of 20 fields apiece;Every search, sort, merge, add ... very CPU expensive. Unless you have the resouces to procure a behemoth of a machine, it's going to bog alot of stuff down.
Now granted, I'm no security or DB expert, and I'm not claiming to be; I'm just putting it in my perspective. Certianly, for small databases/companies, this may very well be the solution. And larger companies that can afford to do so, I'm sure do. Mid-range companies, however, I'm doubtful can. If there is a better solution, by all means, tell me; I enjoy learning.
Dolphins will put half of their brain to sleep at a time. This allows them to maintain a state of semi-awareness, while resting. I wish we were built that way.
We are, but it only appears during the college years, mysteriously entering remission until, if by pure luck or natural selection, you acquire a position in middle management.
as long as they keep these things out of the (public high) schools for 2 more years... I wont have to be worrying about it =)...
:) ). An App log of what's been run would report those who are doing work as opposed to those who are slacking.
however, what exactly is so bad that the employer would think they HAD to take measures like this? I mean surely it would have to be something worse than the occasional porn break wouldn't it?
It can be. One thing that is forgotten is that not every user is an idiot. We've got some people where I work who go out, download stuff, crack it, etc. I could possibly lose my job because of that. These computers are the *companies* property, not the users. As per the rights of their job, the user is allowed to use, within the restrictions set forth by the company, these computers. They don't have the right to break the law, install software(freeware, shareware or anything inbetween), or delete software.
Also lost productivity. Those computers aren't there for you to have fun on, they're there for you to work on (granted, some jobs can be a mixture of both
Much as I(we?) hate to admit it, work is for work. Admittedly, on a "lunch break" I wouldn't care if a user was playing a game of solitaire, or doom. But when they're using resources on my network under normal work conditions, and wasting that(the companies, and ultimately, my) time, that's when it needs to stop.
Who could rate all of this?
There would have to be hundreds of thousands of people scouring the net to make sure that every web page met the standards. Or, alternately, you couldn't post a page without it going before a "review board".
This would require constant resources and manpower(from each government / isp / company, etc, ISP, etc) that I don't think people would stand for.
In the end I think the plans, no matter how widely held the beliefs, would fail, because there are too many loopholes(writing a plugin to a browser to parse/strip the "rating banner" or whatnot,using a non-complying foreign host,etc).
But Schriner, who has devoted his research to small-scale electronic warfare, said the demonstration was intended as a "wake up call" to show that even low-budget saboteurs can create viable electronic weapons
... to the government? I don't think that the US could stop that if it tried, without reverting to a national police state.
I just don't understand that sentence from the article.
A wake up call
Uhhh. Please don't clone him! Like we need MORE Anonymous Cowards ....
... oh WAIT, they already DO)
Funny you should say thing considering this article is (and I'd assume most of the threads will be) about privacy.
What do I really think about this whole scheme though? Personally I don't care ; I DO honestly think that if they wanted to, this would have already gone on and probably has.
There's little to no chance that we could stop or postpone something like this from happeneing even if we wanted to, and we have to look at what it really means
1> the government has information on us (oohhhh perish the thought
2> they'll know what we look like. God forbid we ever get contacts, glasses, facial hair, shave our head, grow our hair out, get a nose job, etc.
I just see no harm in it, and I don't see a way to stop it
And he says Linux is notoriously complex and hard to use, making it a poor choice for any but the most sophisticated users.
(emphasis mine)
permit me a cruel chuckle.
I've always thought the alphas were "neat". Never had a chance to invest in them or really work on them, but I've always been very impressed. Which is why I'm a bit sad to see this news.
... and from what this humble /.er can see (granted I have been before and I could be wrong), that doesn't seem to be changing.
1.6gHz? Great. I really mean that. But with NT support dropped, how much of a mainstream market is there going to be?Or, more precisely, how much of a market does the architecture have now (AXPlinux , Digital Unix, NT), and how much do you think this will really change it?
They may be on the "cutting edge" (or maybe not), but without the right PR, they're going to continue to mire in obscurity.
Now, the alphazealots out there will rise up and shout that it doesn't mire in obscurity as it is,etc etc... Don't get me wrong, I'd love to see it take a bigger share of the intel market, but it just hasn't happened up until now
Two problems with basic vs. Python. 1.) Line Numbers, no other current language does that.
True, but almost every language out there has the potential to use them. This doesn't wholly defend BASIC as a choice, but from QBASIC on, there has been no need for line numbers.
( I admit I have no experience with BASIC's under other OS's, but I'm assuming it's no different)
My own programming experience went BASIC->Pascal->C, which seems like a logicial continuation if it were to be taught in high schools.
2.) Usefullness. Someone might actualy use Python to wright a "Real" program, basic... nah.
Maybe no one's still writing things in GWBASICA, true, but the fundamentals of it live on (sad as it may seem) in Visual Basic. Granted, a lot of the functionality of VB comes from importing code written in C/VC, but we're not talking about a professional course here, we're talking about fundamentals, in high school.