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  1. Then again, who is?

    That person or persons will be revealed when litigation is applied.

    I see the security issue as sharing a similar trajectory as product liability litigation and public safety standards.

    For reference, see fire and building codes, aircraft and automobile safety standards.

    Qualified people were located when the cost of doing nothing became expensive.

  2. Re:Liability on What Happens When Software Companies Are Liable For Security Vulnerabilities? (techbeacon.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Actually, I am a programmer (retired) and I agree with you that there is no such thing as "AI." The AI part was a dig at those who are delusional in that regard.

    Still, you and I have the skill sets to write "play-like" algorithms that can single-step through an executable without allowing anything to actually happen.

    If the code says it's going to start some shit, we can tell it, "No, you're not."

  3. Then you're not the person to tackle this issue.

    Microsoft did (as mentioned above) glue their hardware together.

    That fixes a lot of problems.

    Microsoft will find a solution to security when it's cost-prohibitive to continue to ignore the problem.

  4. This kind of thinking pisses me off.

    It's a goddam computer.

    You and I know what best practices are, so why the fuck don't we "AI" the computing devices?

    Meta Code (I never met a code I didn't like):

    - See email attachment
    - Examine attachment code
    - Predict consequences
    - Vet the code against:

    Isaac Asimov's "Three Laws of Robotics"

            A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.

            A robot must obey orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.

            A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.

  5. Security will only happen ... on What Happens When Software Companies Are Liable For Security Vulnerabilities? (techbeacon.com) · · Score: 1

    ... in response to litigation.

    I predict the EULA inclusion of waiver of liability is going to be removed.

    It's similar to signs in the parking lots of Walmart saying, "Not responsible for damage from shopping carts."

    While that sign may discourage some shoppers from filing damage claims, it certainly does not protect Walmart from liability in all cart-related matters.

    As TFS suggests, computing devices are becoming more critical and damages more damaging.

  6. Re:ISIS = US creation on Pentagon Cyberweapons 'Disappointing' Against ISIS (nytimes.com) · · Score: 2

    This.

    Iraq is an oil war and we didn't even get a fucking T-shirt.

    Afghanistan is a revenge war for 9/11 but it's a false flag.

    None of the terrorists were from there.

    No, Afghanistan is a surrogate for Saudi Arabia.

    The whole idea, of course, is to subsidize the military and its logistical needs.

    The pussy grabber wants 25 billion dollars to beef up the military and the military is confused as to what it's supposed to do with the goddam money.

  7. When the NSA gives ... on Pentagon Cyberweapons 'Disappointing' Against ISIS (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    ... its shit away ...

  8. Re:Only LUDDITES use tabs or spaces! on Developers Who Use Spaces Make More Money Than Those Who Use Tabs (stackoverflow.blog) · · Score: 1

    LUDDITES don't use any equipment that has tabs or spaces ... or APPS.

  9. ... program for the NSA.

  10. ... always face forward.

    There's no news value here.

  11. They could build a wind wall and make Mexico pay for it ...

  12. Either direction is fine.

    Those big windmills are there to combat global warming.

    They are cooling fans.

  13. Re:In Communist Europe... on It's Been So Windy in Europe That Electricity Prices Have Turned Negative (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    And the greedy mother fucking suicidal fossil fuel shareholders who dump science and common sense in favour of asymptotic wealth over a period of nanoseconds.

  14. Sorry ...

    Here's link.

  15. ...

    A University of Texas law professor, Stephen Vladeck, was quick to debunk [newsweek.com] the idea that Comey had broken a law, and stated that analysis should not get stuck on the term “leak.”

            Vladeck cited two cases and a legal statute before concluding that, in his opinion, there seems to be little possibility or a “real legal argument” to claim Comey crossed a legal line.

  16. ... two fucking articles.

    I have to explain everything.

  17. They're golden ... on The Public Is Growing Tired of Trump's Tweets, Says Voter Survey (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    ... because they work against him.

    Reporters (and critics) who have been blocked are using Trump's own tweet to petition for equal access.

    Bloomberg reports that White House spokesman Sean Spicer confirmed in a press conference that Trump's tweets should be considered official statements.

  18. ... as a Christmas turkey.

    Ballmer hasn't seen his name in print lately, is what this is about.

  19. Re:1000 bits/ per LED? on Malware Uses Router LEDs To Steal Data From Secure Networks (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 1

    Parsec is distance.

  20. Or some duct tape.

  21. ... is the business model?

  22. Re:Maybe invest something into IT security next ti on Hackers Leak Eight Episodes of An Unreleased ABC Show (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 1

    cc: NSA, CIA

  23. Re:RIP on Jean Sammet, Co-Designer of COBOL, Dies at 89 (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    Had to be a "he," I guess.

    Did anyone watch Hidden Figures?

  24. I never met a terrorism.

  25. Fake news ... on NASA Will Create Fake Red And Green Clouds Near Virginia (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    ... right?