I'm interested, too, but that's a tall order being no neurologist (or whatever such a person would be called). I wouldn't even begin to know where to find this literature. Can you provide citations, maybe some reviews?
and von Braun's crime was... ?Maybe you should ask those in British cities who know what a V1 looks like if you're not the engineer building it, but the target.
Designing and building weapons isn't a war crime. A V1 rocket is hardly a doomsday device. I don't hear you clamoring for Oppenheimer et al's execution.
he should make bail in no time...he won't see any prison,
Bail doesn't alleviate one of a sentenced term in prison. Bail keeps you out of jail prior to and during the trial. Bail is also not forfeited to the State unless the trial is skipped out on. Bail's not a fine, it's collateral and incentive to show up to the trial.
Slap on the wrist? One thirtieth of annual revenues is a slap? Take your annual salary, now give up a fine equal to one 33rd -mine is a couple thousand - and I wouldn't want to pay that.
Sure you would, if it enabled you to continue to bring in the income you're used to (or enabled you to bring in more than that). You pay more than a couple grand a year for housing, keeping a car, buying household supplies, taxes, etc. Consider this another cost of operating. The fine they payed was arguably less than the income that the price-fixing generated. The fine was a fraction of the extra profits. Thus: a slap on the wrist.
There are several queues, usually about 3-4 dedicated to American citizens, and a comparable number for foreigners.
I've heard people bring this up repeatedly, and I'm curious. I'm quite well traveled for my age (my parents took me all over Europe many times and since I've lived with them I've been to every continent at least once (well, save one!)) and I've never been to a foreign airport where the citizens of that country didn't pass through customs more quickly than foreigners. If there was any sort of line at all, it was always the foreigners waiting. Are you claiming that all countries besides the US have more customs agents available for foreigners than citizens of that country?
I think his point is that the aspect of us that makes us great is that we have the properties of a human. That's all the arguments that assert that humans aren't animals boil down to. Humans aren't animals because we have some characteristics that aren't (so far as we assume (a very key point, as you pointed out)) present in other animals. Nevermind the fact that each animal has some characteristics that are unique to it, the assertion is that humans are great because we are humans.
I hate to drag this discussion through the mud, but this viewpoint comes from the same place that strong nationalism, racial supremacy, and religious zealotry comes from: The characteristics that are unique to my group are those that are possessed by the superior group, because they are the characteristics that are possessed by my group.
OP:
"Could you name one issue where current law diverges from majority opinion, backed by some recent survey?"
Totally irrelevant to the issue at hand, which is that companies have more "access" to legislators than the electorate does.
(to supply context)
But since you asked - the current war in Iraq. Current law funds it - current public opinion is that the invasion was a mistake and to get out.
Your reply:
No, it isn't. The Democrats control both houses and would have already done this if they didn't think it would get them kicked out of office at the next election.
A bit of a non-sequiter? He says that legislators don't represent citizens and cites public disapproval of the continuing war in Iraq. You claim that he's wrong because some group of legislators support the war. I think you just made his point.
Possible, but every person who asks for the information will have a defense against a later Microsoft suit (increasingly effective as the suit follows the request by more time). If every potentially liable person asks them (in an orderly fashion: say a single request with a list of names and companies) and Microsoft refuses to work to mitigate damages, one could use laches at least for any damages that they could claim after the request was made.
I think there should be legislation to make a debit card more like a credit card, except linked to your current account.
How is that different from a check card? That's what I primarily use here in the US. It is a Visa card issued by my bank that withdraws automatically from my checking account. There's no credit involved, and I have the protections of a Visa card. It also doubles a a debit card, but I'd never use it that way.
If I buy something of a type I've never bought before because of an advertisement, then I'm not taking market share away from anyone.
The GP's post could have been better worded. The money you have available for spending on products is still finite. So money you spent on one product is money that was not spend on another product, even if they represent different market segments.
I tapped my brakes when someone was tailgating me once and they rear-ended me. They got a few points on their license and ended up having their license suspended over it (the points for their at-fault accident and the points they had previously added up). Their insurance paid for the damage to my car (probably hiked their rates a bit), which I was getting rid of anyway. Overall, it was a very satisfying experience for me, to see them get screwed by their own carelessness.
So you're either referring to this dictionary attack or you're just making stuff up. All of the reported WPA cracks are for WPA-PSK and are brute force cracks. I don't see why you'd need modified firmware to do a brute force attack (although I guess you could make it faster that way, but ideally you'd do the attack on captured traffic, so it wouldn't make a difference). If you're instead referring to some super secret uberleet method to take advantage of a flaw in the crypto of WPA (like the weak IV's or small keyspace of WEP) then out with it! Pretending like you've solved a very difficult problem but refuse to tell people how you did it screams of you making it all up.
And a brute force attack isn't a real crack, either. Quoting MechaBlue on this site:
WPA-PSK may be vulnerable to a brute force attack but, with the choice of the right password, it becomes unfeasible.
Assuming a decent utility is used, a 31 character long password of random upper- and lowercase letters and numbers results in 62^31, or 3.7x10^55 possible combinations.
If we assume 60 attempts per second, it will take more that 1.3x10^36 times the age of the universe (15 billion years) to attempt every possible combination. The average time would be half that, or 6.5x10^35 times the age of the universe.
Even if someone were to come up with a scheme that reduced the bruteforce time to 1 trillionth of what would be required otherwise, it would still take 6.5x10^23 times the age of the universe. And so on...
Unless someone find another way to get the password (e.g., can determine from traffic (like with WEP), beats it out of me, hacks my laptop, etc.), my WAP will remain secure until long after I'm dead.
And that's good enough for me.
Thinking about it, though, I'd bet you could pick up traces of the unencrypted datastream in poorly designed cards. That's hardly a crack for the crypto, though.
Given the thousands of cases you would expect the occasional politician, lawyer, rich businessman to be accused.
Perhaps we're seeing an economic snapshot of the majority of the US population here. I know very few people who could afford to be sued my a multibillion dollar corporation right now. How many do you know?
But since Apple isn't allowed to use the right solder, this happened. Have you ever designed something? Can you say that you tested EVERY POSSIBLE point of failure?
So... an engineer is told to design a ship. He's told that the material to be used is wood, but designs it as if it were to be made of steel (because that's the right material!). The ship fails. How is it not the engineer's fault for not designing the system to the intended specifications? If the specs said that a non-lead solder was to be used, then the board should have been designed so that it would not fail with a non-lead solder.
Maybe they swapped out the solder after the design was finalized and it's not the designing engineer's fault. But you can't blame the failure on the solder (unless it was not the correct composition). It's not as if this lead-free solder is some mysterious substance. Someone, somewhere along the line, failed in the design of this system.
Yeah, I worked on cars while I was in school. I found this description of my job on the FBI site:
Working Conditions: For the most part, work is performed in an
enclosed facility, which is usually drafty, noisy, and exposes
workers to toxic fumes, dirt, dust, and grease. Ventilation systems
may be present to reduce the level of airborne hazards. The
incumbent frequently stands on hard surfaces for long periods of
time and crawls under vehicles and makes repairs on hard, sometimes
damp surfaces. The incumbent occasionally performs repairs outside
in all weather conditions. Vehicle fluids, such as battery acids
and hydraulic fluids, may cause burns or irritate the skin, or be
otherwise hazardous to health. The incumbent is frequently exposed
to the possibility of cuts, bruises, shocks, burns, and strains.
Physical Demands: The incumbent frequently makes repairs and may
assist other workers in making repairs while vehicles are overhead,
and where parts worked on are often in hard-to-reach places. The
incumbent is required to stand, stoop, bend, stretch, and work in
tiring and uncomfortable positions for extended periods of time.
The incumbent frequently lifts parts and equipment that weigh up to
20 pounds and occasionally lifts and caries items that weigh 50
pounds or more.
Nope. This whole mess was caused by government intervention. In a capitalist free market system, there would be no artificial monopolies such as are granted by patents. This is Verizon killing off Vonage by decidedly non-capitalistic means.
most States (outside of Texas), you are expected to try to retreat.
Think again. It is well understood that your home is the last place of retreat. It would be unreasonable to think that anywhere outside of your home is safe if your home is under siege. "A man's house is his castle, et domus sua cuique est tutissimum refugium," Edward Coke
See the Castle Exception. It is in effect in many states (nearly, if not more than, half of the states. Who knows how accurate that list is?)
If 68k was such a nice, clean design, why did Apple move away from it? Apple fanboys never cease to amaze me.
68k is a whole lot more than just Apple. It's a quite beautiful architecture and still sees enormous use even today. IIRC, it's still the top embedded processor in use.
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I'm interested, too, but that's a tall order being no neurologist (or whatever such a person would be called). I wouldn't even begin to know where to find this literature. Can you provide citations, maybe some reviews?
That's scary.
I hate to drag this discussion through the mud, but this viewpoint comes from the same place that strong nationalism, racial supremacy, and religious zealotry comes from: The characteristics that are unique to my group are those that are possessed by the superior group, because they are the characteristics that are possessed by my group.
Totally irrelevant to the issue at hand, which is that companies have more "access" to legislators than the electorate does.
(to supply context)
But since you asked - the current war in Iraq. Current law funds it - current public opinion is that the invasion was a mistake and to get out.
Your reply:
No, it isn't. The Democrats control both houses and would have already done this if they didn't think it would get them kicked out of office at the next election.A bit of a non-sequiter? He says that legislators don't represent citizens and cites public disapproval of the continuing war in Iraq. You claim that he's wrong because some group of legislators support the war. I think you just made his point.
-My take based on one law class in college!
How is that different from a check card? That's what I primarily use here in the US. It is a Visa card issued by my bank that withdraws automatically from my checking account. There's no credit involved, and I have the protections of a Visa card. It also doubles a a debit card, but I'd never use it that way.
+1 Funny, right?
The GP's post could have been better worded. The money you have available for spending on products is still finite. So money you spent on one product is money that was not spend on another product, even if they represent different market segments.
I still do it. I hope to meet you one day.
And a brute force attack isn't a real crack, either. Quoting MechaBlue on this site:
WPA-PSK may be vulnerable to a brute force attack but, with the choice of the right password, it becomes unfeasible. Assuming a decent utility is used, a 31 character long password of random upper- and lowercase letters and numbers results in 62^31, or 3.7x10^55 possible combinations. If we assume 60 attempts per second, it will take more that 1.3x10^36 times the age of the universe (15 billion years) to attempt every possible combination. The average time would be half that, or 6.5x10^35 times the age of the universe. Even if someone were to come up with a scheme that reduced the bruteforce time to 1 trillionth of what would be required otherwise, it would still take 6.5x10^23 times the age of the universe. And so on... Unless someone find another way to get the password (e.g., can determine from traffic (like with WEP), beats it out of me, hacks my laptop, etc.), my WAP will remain secure until long after I'm dead. And that's good enough for me.Thinking about it, though, I'd bet you could pick up traces of the unencrypted datastream in poorly designed cards. That's hardly a crack for the crypto, though.
So... an engineer is told to design a ship. He's told that the material to be used is wood, but designs it as if it were to be made of steel (because that's the right material!). The ship fails. How is it not the engineer's fault for not designing the system to the intended specifications? If the specs said that a non-lead solder was to be used, then the board should have been designed so that it would not fail with a non-lead solder.
Maybe they swapped out the solder after the design was finalized and it's not the designing engineer's fault. But you can't blame the failure on the solder (unless it was not the correct composition). It's not as if this lead-free solder is some mysterious substance. Someone, somewhere along the line, failed in the design of this system.
Nope. This whole mess was caused by government intervention. In a capitalist free market system, there would be no artificial monopolies such as are granted by patents. This is Verizon killing off Vonage by decidedly non-capitalistic means.
Think again. It is well understood that your home is the last place of retreat. It would be unreasonable to think that anywhere outside of your home is safe if your home is under siege. "A man's house is his castle, et domus sua cuique est tutissimum refugium," Edward Coke
See the Castle Exception. It is in effect in many states (nearly, if not more than, half of the states. Who knows how accurate that list is?)
OT, I know, but Bruce... c'mon. It's impolite to usurp all of the +5 mods on an article about yourself!
And here I thought you were going for a funny mod.
68k is a whole lot more than just Apple. It's a quite beautiful architecture and still sees enormous use even today. IIRC, it's still the top embedded processor in use.
Don't worry, I've got step three all figured out: Step 3: ???
Didn't you even read the post? When it's lowercase. Duh.
I'm pretty sure that it isn't just an American thing. Humans love traditions, no matter how idiotic they are.