I'm not blaming you for not RTFA, but if you did you would find that you actually still can make phone calls with those stations. However, you won't have a handset anymore. Making phone calls will be free.
First, the MAC is nothing fixed (unlike IMEI which is pretty much fixed by closed-down driver software), and second, WiFi APs are far more cheaper in buying and getting a license to send than 3G or LTE masts. The only solution for our internet needs is a dense mesh of APs, whether its WiFi or LTE. But as I've said, WiFi is cheaper and far more open than mobile connections.
"NSA class intel" is not exactly the case: if people use end-to-end encryption, the WiFi owner only sees which website I visit, but not which page on the website. Giving access to people's data to everybody and not just NSA, is like giving weapons to everybody and not just the state. Wasn't this something you americans like?
While its true that there is no way to prevent breaking in with physical access (even the "secure element" (an integrated sim card) can be hacked with proper technology), I can't see any attack in TFS that required physical access. A smartphone should be protected against a malicious wifi hotspot or NFC terminal, and I wouldn't regard communications with those as "physical access".
The key point of open source software is the right to fork. If microsoft does anything of step 3, some people will step up and create a fork. You can see that with openoffice. If step 2 is executed, there should be enough power in the community.
They agreed to that in the terms. So they had the choice.:-)
I think the root of the problem is that most people don't care about their data, and therefore don't demand for change in the terms. Telcos would give you options if enough people cared.
Digital devices make being monitored very convenient. People would object if they had to fill out forms or similar, but as long as they don't get disturbed with their daily lifes they don't care.
I don't use the new interface either, but still I can arrange myself without addons. When I need to access one of the menus, I simply press alt, and get the old menu bar. I only hope that they won't remove this in future.
Bootstrapping an industrial base is something that similarly can have some very positive benefits around the world, where the concepts on how to bootstrap an industrial society on Mars can also be done in Liberia, Somalia, or even Alaska and arguably even Detroit.
My thoughts, too.
One aspect we have to think of however are wars. EU for example was a project to make the industries of european countries dependent on each other, so that they can't make wars against each other. BTW thats the reason EU got the nobel peace prize, not because of frontex. So while I think that finding a fast way to bootstrap an industrialized civilisation is important for getting (and surviving) on mars, we could get problems at home. But you can't stop progress, so we will have to find a way to solve earth's war problem somehow else.
OK point taken, drinking milk doesn't need us to settle down.
But with the clothes I disagree. Yes you can die of exposure in alaskan wilderness, but clothes are more than just something that adds comfort. I'm not talking about 20th+ century humans who can use their heated cars to get anywhere, I'm talking of the inuit on their sled on the way to catch a seal. Try that without clothes. And yes, space suits are far more complicated than the clothes we wear, and yes on mars we are far more reliant on the suits as we are on earth. But they won't need to feed everyboby. Thats a nice feature, but not neccessary for survival.
Tailoring us to mars by genetic engineering alone is nearly impossible, I agree with you on that. My statement was that we will tailor ourselves through a mixture of technology and biology. I haven't said that it's only changes to DNA. My idea was more around changing the DNA to fit the environment as best as possible, and then add suits for the remaining "friction". Those will hopefully be leaner than the suits in which we are visiting mars now. And about binary compatibility... its the headers that matter. Linux on ARM is completely different from Linux on i86, but still you regard them as the same. Unfortunately we only have the binary code, and now have to port to another arch... thats going to be hard. Better get a VM (suits).
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Getting access to the wire should be only the first step of a successful MITM, but yes the WiFi attack is the easiest if you know your target.
VPN is a good idea whenever using a public Internet service, since not all sites are encrypted and you don't really know who you're connecting to.
And you know your VPN better? You know and trust every of the stations appearing on the traceroute list when run on your VPN-ed network interface?
Yes, I also hate "free" WiFi where you have to login first, or install some stupid app. It should just simply work without all that.
still it can be through an app you have to install.
I'm not blaming you for not RTFA, but if you did you would find that you actually still can make phone calls with those stations. However, you won't have a handset anymore. Making phone calls will be free.
Usually also everybody else in that area can access the data. Encrypt your connections and live with it.
First, the MAC is nothing fixed (unlike IMEI which is pretty much fixed by closed-down driver software), and second, WiFi APs are far more cheaper in buying and getting a license to send than 3G or LTE masts. The only solution for our internet needs is a dense mesh of APs, whether its WiFi or LTE. But as I've said, WiFi is cheaper and far more open than mobile connections.
"NSA class intel" is not exactly the case: if people use end-to-end encryption, the WiFi owner only sees which website I visit, but not which page on the website. Giving access to people's data to everybody and not just NSA, is like giving weapons to everybody and not just the state. Wasn't this something you americans like?
... and save humanity from an evil autopilot.
What do you think is the greatest misconception people not liking systemd have about it?
Its good to have choice. If there is none, things like heartbleed or winshock can happen.
... so that they can focus on fucking up the desktop like with gnome 3?
"Thank you. With this handshake you handed over all your bitcoins to me."
Yeah, and politics is never about money.
TFSINTFA : The Fucking Summary Is Not The Fucking Article
you have a 5 digit ID you should know that.
While its true that there is no way to prevent breaking in with physical access (even the "secure element" (an integrated sim card) can be hacked with proper technology), I can't see any attack in TFS that required physical access. A smartphone should be protected against a malicious wifi hotspot or NFC terminal, and I wouldn't regard communications with those as "physical access".
The key point of open source software is the right to fork. If microsoft does anything of step 3, some people will step up and create a fork. You can see that with openoffice. If step 2 is executed, there should be enough power in the community.
Modder didn't get the joke did they?
does the 4chan crowd know about this?
They agreed to that in the terms. So they had the choice. :-)
I think the root of the problem is that most people don't care about their data, and therefore don't demand for change in the terms. Telcos would give you options if enough people cared.
Digital devices make being monitored very convenient. People would object if they had to fill out forms or similar, but as long as they don't get disturbed with their daily lifes they don't care.
Yeah, and Microsoft won't release it either. Or does the "server stack" include WinForms?
only html :)
mod parent up.
I don't use the new interface either, but still I can arrange myself without addons. When I need to access one of the menus, I simply press alt, and get the old menu bar. I only hope that they won't remove this in future.
Bootstrapping an industrial base is something that similarly can have some very positive benefits around the world, where the concepts on how to bootstrap an industrial society on Mars can also be done in Liberia, Somalia, or even Alaska and arguably even Detroit.
My thoughts, too.
One aspect we have to think of however are wars. EU for example was a project to make the industries of european countries dependent on each other, so that they can't make wars against each other. BTW thats the reason EU got the nobel peace prize, not because of frontex. So while I think that finding a fast way to bootstrap an industrialized civilisation is important for getting (and surviving) on mars, we could get problems at home. But you can't stop progress, so we will have to find a way to solve earth's war problem somehow else.
OK point taken, drinking milk doesn't need us to settle down.
But with the clothes I disagree. Yes you can die of exposure in alaskan wilderness, but clothes are more than just something that adds comfort. I'm not talking about 20th+ century humans who can use their heated cars to get anywhere, I'm talking of the inuit on their sled on the way to catch a seal. Try that without clothes. And yes, space suits are far more complicated than the clothes we wear, and yes on mars we are far more reliant on the suits as we are on earth. But they won't need to feed everyboby. Thats a nice feature, but not neccessary for survival.
Tailoring us to mars by genetic engineering alone is nearly impossible, I agree with you on that. My statement was that we will tailor ourselves through a mixture of technology and biology. I haven't said that it's only changes to DNA. My idea was more around changing the DNA to fit the environment as best as possible, and then add suits for the remaining "friction". Those will hopefully be leaner than the suits in which we are visiting mars now. And about binary compatibility... its the headers that matter. Linux on ARM is completely different from Linux on i86, but still you regard them as the same. Unfortunately we only have the binary code, and now have to port to another arch... thats going to be hard. Better get a VM (suits).