Your parents send you to college so you can get a better job when you get out. (or to just get you out of their house)
Your college wants you to attend, so they can make more money.
And most people go to get a degree, get drunk, and get laid. Priorities there are not usually in that order.
Living in his van, the only ladies he's going to see in there are the kind that charge by the act.:) But hey, with the money he's saving by not paying rent, he can afford them. Of course, they be the street walking drug addicted kind, since the class that we'd prefer to see won't even consider climbing in the back of a van.
It sounds like a good plan. Not dating means he isn't paying for dates. No casual sex means no chance of knocking up some girl, and removes the possibility of having child support payments for the following 18 years.
You know, that bulks you into a group of more nefarious searches. Sure, tor is great for anonymity, but if they look across searches over a period, and eventually track it back to you somehow, you may be on the hook for anything that "they" think may have been done by you.
Some people won't believe you (and it's argued in the replies also), but yes any sort of identification by IP is pretty much useless, and it has been for years. It wasn't so bad for geolocating, but even then it ran into serious problems. Even Google, the behemoth datamining company, would sometimes send me off to google.ca, even though I was happily sitting in the US.
They *CAN* use that information to associate you to a group of users. Some people have mentioned NAT on residential connections. Residential lines sometimes show up at small business sites, so even with some regex matching, it wouldn't identify if it's a single user house, or a 10+ user business. Then again, they can guess based on browser usage.
A long time ago, at a company I worked for, we tried to use IP's as part (not all) of the user identification. It's all fine and dandy, until you find out that some places (namely AOL) are obnoxious about their proxies, and some users have multiple lines. One of my original problem was the users with multiple dialup accounts. They'd get annoyed at the speed with one, and switch.
Even a user with a whole collection of dialup and broadband accounts won't be protected if they're searching for "bad" things. The IP is still identifiable to someone. If the feds start subpoenaing records, it won't matter which line you were on, they're still your line. If you're at work and doing it, don't believe for a second that your employer won't be compelled to hand over every machine in the place if necessary. And, no, stealing a WiFi connection from your neighbor isn't enough to protect you. If you've done something bad enough, and the feds show up, they'll figure out soon enough that grandma wasn't really looking for bomb making materials online, and they'll figure out who the rogue user is attached to her access point.
The larger your organization is, the less likely you'll know they're on to you before there's a nice man with handcuffs and a badge standing at your cube saying "We need to talk. Come with us."
So, the question then becomes, how much are you worried about what you're searching for online, and should you really be doing it? The IP may not be any good for positive identification, but it leads them down the trail right to you.
The US Gov't tried that once. They were considering using nukes for civil purposes, such as mining and highway construction. Like, they could remove a pesky mountain to put a road in. Hey, it worked with dynamite, it'd be faster with a nuke, right?
Do a little research on "Operation Plowshare" aka "Plowshare Program", and the "Sedan Crater"
But hey, I'm a big fan of explosions.:) I'd prefer if we're going to engineer some oceans with them, that I could survive enjoy my new beachfront property. The Sedan test made a pretty big radioactive mess. That was pretty bad, just to make a 30 acre hole.
There's been more interesting work done on activating fault lines with less radioactive results, which may have the anticipated results.:)
Unfortunately, you're joke is what too many people will take seriously. I guess that was the message of the whole movie, even though less than half the audience got it.
... and like a good defense in court, the burden of proof is on them.
and considering the topic, as vague as it may be, they'd have to prove that he wrote the document. Since it was quite a while ago, I'd assume there isn't much laying around about it, other than that textfile.
Unless he's going for some really insane position, no one is going to try to open an old dead criminal investigation. Even if they did, it was dropped when it was an active case, why would things be any different now?
I've used music at work. Sometimes I've left my headphones on with no music, since they're noise cancelling. It just depends on what mood I'm in. Either way, it removes my outside distractions, and I can focus on my work, rather than idle conversation around me, and random noises. Sometimes, even the noise cancelling headphones by themselves aren't enough to keep the outside distractions away.
Myself, I listen to a good bit of techno/electronica. Something decent and repetitive keeps my rhythm going. But sometimes I listen to classic rock, because I already know all the words and there are no surprises. With the electronica, people have noticed that I type and move (mouse movements, etc) to the rhythm. I guess years of marching band did something for me.:) I can sit for hours on end without stopping with the proper audio environment.
I was told at one place that people knew not to bother me if my headphones were on, because I was concentrating. That was an added bonus. I could work solid on what I needed to, without people coming up asking for a one-off unscheduled task. They'd put it through the normal scheduling channels, so I could take it in turn with all my other tasks.
The cool spiral pictures were time lapsed shots. If you look around for the news story, you'll find some with the video, where you can see it's just a rocket pinwheeling. If you pay attention to the stills, you'll notice they're long exposure shots, and there's blurring at the ground because the camera wasn't absolutely still.
Oh god. Is he still writing that crap. Well, at least he's not blaming NASA for this one. I'm sure he'll find a way though. At least he got HAARP in there. I guess he's losing his touch.
They're testing a new series of ICBM's. So, a routine test launch, but not in the best interest of the world at large.
Then again, something like 11 of 15 test launches failed, so at this rate we don't have much to worry about from the new family of missiles. Well, if they make them work, they'll be extremely dangerous. They're suppose to carry their own countermeasures to avoid intercept by an anti-missile-missile, and allow for in-flight target changes. Right now, we know the target of an incoming ICBM based on where it was fired from, it's angle, and where it reaches it's apogee. They could make it look like it would land in Nebraska, and then turn it to hit DC. I'm sure there are limits there, but you get the idea. The countermeasures are dangerous for us. The redirection is not so bad. If we are pretty sure an ICBM has been launched towards the United States, a barrage of ICBM's will launch before the first volley hits the target. That's bad news for other countries though. Just because they're ICBM's, that doesn't necessarily mean they are targeted at the US.
It's a very dangerous game to play though. If we detected an ICBM launch, we'd be at Defcon 1, and some anxious fingers would be on the big red button. I guess what could be worse would be if another sub came into American territorial waters and launched. The world would perceive that as a first strike from the US. Just saying "No, that wasn't us, I promise" won't cut it.
No, but you have to have some compiled in. Most of the stock distros I've went looking through have things I don't want or need compiled in. The modules tend to be a little slower, and at very least I have to wait for all of them to load before things work. Why should you have a delay while they load, when they can be put in the kernel right off, and just work. On a one-off machine, you don't really care, but when you have a network of hundreds or thousands of machines, you don't want to have to wonder, "Did this module load? Was the boot-time environment set up correctly to load them?" etc, etc, etc. Even in my one-off machines, I tailor the kernel for the machine. The machine that I'm on right now, I customized it for everything. The CPU type is more appropriate for this CPU, rather than one that "just works". It loads the drivers I need, and nothing else. It boots up in no time, rather than originally when it had all the extra stuff to load.
Actually, custom kernels work better for most applications. It reduces the bloat of unwanted code that's been compiled in, and gives you exactly what you want.
Anyone who bitches about it just hasn't had enough practice.
They're only going to hold a several year old indiscretion against you, if they can find it. Most people don't read information and then check archive.org to see if it was there last month or last year. I found a reference of my own (under a different name) pop up recently in the Google News archives from the late 80's. There are no other traces of it on the Internet. It was a long dead piece of my own history, that I didn't even have a copy of any more.
It's not anything I'm ashamed about though. I'll be honest about it. It's about freedom of speech, and even over 20 years later I still stand by that. Regardless if I agree with you or not, I will stand by your right to say it. I may argue your points, but I will never attempt to keep you from saying it.
Things pop back up now and then.
Now, if you were to search my real name, you'll find all kinds of other people. It's a lot of fun.:) Lawyers, doctors, and the occasional criminal show up. They're all over the world. It's a fun game of "will the real me please stand up."
Well, if you can tell the judge a good reason for it, it would be granted. But, there's still a papertrail on that. If your employer, in their infinite wisdom and background checking (and a quick check with the local court records), finds that you changed your name, now you look like you have even more to hide.
Of course, I'd quietly say "Witness protection program. Can't say anything else about it.", and see if they're good with that.:)
Ya.. He didn't give sufficient information. Something on that site, in or about 1994, with the words (school|college|univeristy) and (FBI/NSA/CIA/DOD/ATF). and ya, I already ran several searches.:) Too many results without clarification.
There were some fuzzy things in my past. No convictions. Nothing ever comes up about it. Except....
When I tried to get a rental house, they ran an in-depth background check on me. Judging by some of the content they pulled, it wasn't a terribly legal search. They found something that was a dropped charge and no conviction. They also found several things on "me" that had absolutely nothing to do with me, and one that I had found on my own that was someone with my name but a different age in a different state.
I'd already put a deposit on the house. They wanted 3x more because I was a dubious figure. I told them to give me back my money, and go screw themselves. They did.:)
Now mind you, nothing in my background is all that interesting. Like I said, no convictions. They spent a good bit of money on a background check, just to find nothing. I suspected they did that to every prospective renter, hoping to bump up their "deposit", which they'd then screw you out of at the end of the lease.
Of course, deny, deny, deny is a wonderful thing. He has other options though.
1) He could bury it so deep in the searches that no one would ever stumble upon it. He could plaster his name across so many sites that he seems like a good upstanding citizen (and search engine spammer).
2) He could build a disinformation campaign. Build up identities with the same name but obviously different information. We'll assume his name is so unique there's only him to find. Now, with 100 profiles on sites and message boards with different ages, locations, and experiences (although all bogus) they'd have to wade through the crap to identify him.
3) Deny, deny, deny. It's still a good option.:) If a prospective employer comes across it, laugh about it. "Ya, I found my name, and saw what that other guy did. It's funny, but no it's not me."
4) Admit to the felony electronic trespass against the university that he was at, and not get the job.:) Ok, I'm just making an assumption on that one, but at some point, especially if there were federal charges, someone's going to track it back to him.
Well just remember that usually the force is forward or sideways. It's the "just in case" factor that they have the 5th belt going to the floor. Usually, the belt will keep you from being thrown from the seat. Well, that and they hold you in place while you're driving.
I did some oval track racing in my street car. I found out pretty quickly that in hard left turns with a standard 3 point belt, you find yourself sliding out of the shoulder portion. I had to brace myself with my elbow on the center console. I bought a 5 point harness that week, which kept me happily restrained in the seat.
I still think it's kinda silly seeing a lot of the modified street cars with harnesses. They never see serious driving. Then again, if (big if) they get into a situation where they are driving hard enough, or roll, they'll be properly restrained. It should be easier for the EMT to get you out too, since they don't have to dig around for the shoulder belt release. They're all quick releases in the center of your lap. Well, unless they can't find your lap, but you have more serious issues at that point. A good seat belt, without a good cage doesn't do you a lot of good. Most cars squish pretty easily.
Most of the LS1 mods that were required were just emissions stuff. Like, the OEM computer wants to know a lot of things like ground speed, read O2 sensors after the cat (not required for an airplane), etc, etc. They simplified it significantly, and made provisions for redundant computers and alternators.
Car engines are fine. I read up on people trying to use motorcycle engines, but they don't pull the same kind of load constantly. A LS1 runs fine in cars and trucks, and at speed, they run happily at 3k RPM all day long. While motorcycles can do it, the're really designed to put out a lot of power for a short time, and then cruise under a pretty light load. Aircraft know the only time they're under a low load is when they're idling on the ground waiting for takeoff.:)
I wouldn't see prolonged inverted flight being a good thing though, but you're kinda not suppose to do that anyways.:) Car engines generally use gravity fed lubrication systems, and when there's no oil in the pan for a while, that'd be a bad thing.
People do all kinds of wild things though. I saw an ultralight that looked a lot like a regular plane. It had two 15hp engines on it. People find the most creative ways to almost kill themselves.:)
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Your parents send you to college so you can get a better job when you get out. (or to just get you out of their house)
Your college wants you to attend, so they can make more money.
And most people go to get a degree, get drunk, and get laid. Priorities there are not usually in that order.
Living in his van, the only ladies he's going to see in there are the kind that charge by the act. :) But hey, with the money he's saving by not paying rent, he can afford them. Of course, they be the street walking drug addicted kind, since the class that we'd prefer to see won't even consider climbing in the back of a van.
It sounds like a good plan. Not dating means he isn't paying for dates. No casual sex means no chance of knocking up some girl, and removes the possibility of having child support payments for the following 18 years.
All in all, it's a good plan. :)
I'd park the van closer to the bathroom though. :)
You know, that bulks you into a group of more nefarious searches. Sure, tor is great for anonymity, but if they look across searches over a period, and eventually track it back to you somehow, you may be on the hook for anything that "they" think may have been done by you.
You're asking how good Google's own browser is at protecting you from Google finding out what you're doing?
Think about that for a few minutes, and try again.
Some people won't believe you (and it's argued in the replies also), but yes any sort of identification by IP is pretty much useless, and it has been for years. It wasn't so bad for geolocating, but even then it ran into serious problems. Even Google, the behemoth datamining company, would sometimes send me off to google.ca, even though I was happily sitting in the US.
They *CAN* use that information to associate you to a group of users. Some people have mentioned NAT on residential connections. Residential lines sometimes show up at small business sites, so even with some regex matching, it wouldn't identify if it's a single user house, or a 10+ user business. Then again, they can guess based on browser usage.
A long time ago, at a company I worked for, we tried to use IP's as part (not all) of the user identification. It's all fine and dandy, until you find out that some places (namely AOL) are obnoxious about their proxies, and some users have multiple lines. One of my original problem was the users with multiple dialup accounts. They'd get annoyed at the speed with one, and switch.
Even a user with a whole collection of dialup and broadband accounts won't be protected if they're searching for "bad" things. The IP is still identifiable to someone. If the feds start subpoenaing records, it won't matter which line you were on, they're still your line. If you're at work and doing it, don't believe for a second that your employer won't be compelled to hand over every machine in the place if necessary. And, no, stealing a WiFi connection from your neighbor isn't enough to protect you. If you've done something bad enough, and the feds show up, they'll figure out soon enough that grandma wasn't really looking for bomb making materials online, and they'll figure out who the rogue user is attached to her access point.
The larger your organization is, the less likely you'll know they're on to you before there's a nice man with handcuffs and a badge standing at your cube saying "We need to talk. Come with us."
So, the question then becomes, how much are you worried about what you're searching for online, and should you really be doing it? The IP may not be any good for positive identification, but it leads them down the trail right to you.
The US Gov't tried that once. They were considering using nukes for civil purposes, such as mining and highway construction. Like, they could remove a pesky mountain to put a road in. Hey, it worked with dynamite, it'd be faster with a nuke, right?
Do a little research on "Operation Plowshare" aka "Plowshare Program", and the "Sedan Crater"
But hey, I'm a big fan of explosions. :) I'd prefer if we're going to engineer some oceans with them, that I could survive enjoy my new beachfront property. The Sedan test made a pretty big radioactive mess. That was pretty bad, just to make a 30 acre hole.
There's been more interesting work done on activating fault lines with less radioactive results, which may have the anticipated results. :)
Good Idiocracy quote.
Unfortunately, you're joke is what too many people will take seriously. I guess that was the message of the whole movie, even though less than half the audience got it.
and considering the topic, as vague as it may be, they'd have to prove that he wrote the document. Since it was quite a while ago, I'd assume there isn't much laying around about it, other than that textfile.
Unless he's going for some really insane position, no one is going to try to open an old dead criminal investigation. Even if they did, it was dropped when it was an active case, why would things be any different now?
I've used music at work. Sometimes I've left my headphones on with no music, since they're noise cancelling. It just depends on what mood I'm in. Either way, it removes my outside distractions, and I can focus on my work, rather than idle conversation around me, and random noises. Sometimes, even the noise cancelling headphones by themselves aren't enough to keep the outside distractions away.
Myself, I listen to a good bit of techno/electronica. Something decent and repetitive keeps my rhythm going. But sometimes I listen to classic rock, because I already know all the words and there are no surprises. With the electronica, people have noticed that I type and move (mouse movements, etc) to the rhythm. I guess years of marching band did something for me. :) I can sit for hours on end without stopping with the proper audio environment.
I was told at one place that people knew not to bother me if my headphones were on, because I was concentrating. That was an added bonus. I could work solid on what I needed to, without people coming up asking for a one-off unscheduled task. They'd put it through the normal scheduling channels, so I could take it in turn with all my other tasks.
The cool spiral pictures were time lapsed shots. If you look around for the news story, you'll find some with the video, where you can see it's just a rocket pinwheeling. If you pay attention to the stills, you'll notice they're long exposure shots, and there's blurring at the ground because the camera wasn't absolutely still.
Oh god. Is he still writing that crap. Well, at least he's not blaming NASA for this one. I'm sure he'll find a way though. At least he got HAARP in there. I guess he's losing his touch.
They're testing a new series of ICBM's. So, a routine test launch, but not in the best interest of the world at large.
Then again, something like 11 of 15 test launches failed, so at this rate we don't have much to worry about from the new family of missiles. Well, if they make them work, they'll be extremely dangerous. They're suppose to carry their own countermeasures to avoid intercept by an anti-missile-missile, and allow for in-flight target changes. Right now, we know the target of an incoming ICBM based on where it was fired from, it's angle, and where it reaches it's apogee. They could make it look like it would land in Nebraska, and then turn it to hit DC. I'm sure there are limits there, but you get the idea. The countermeasures are dangerous for us. The redirection is not so bad. If we are pretty sure an ICBM has been launched towards the United States, a barrage of ICBM's will launch before the first volley hits the target. That's bad news for other countries though. Just because they're ICBM's, that doesn't necessarily mean they are targeted at the US.
It's a very dangerous game to play though. If we detected an ICBM launch, we'd be at Defcon 1, and some anxious fingers would be on the big red button. I guess what could be worse would be if another sub came into American territorial waters and launched. The world would perceive that as a first strike from the US. Just saying "No, that wasn't us, I promise" won't cut it.
No, but you have to have some compiled in. Most of the stock distros I've went looking through have things I don't want or need compiled in. The modules tend to be a little slower, and at very least I have to wait for all of them to load before things work. Why should you have a delay while they load, when they can be put in the kernel right off, and just work. On a one-off machine, you don't really care, but when you have a network of hundreds or thousands of machines, you don't want to have to wonder, "Did this module load? Was the boot-time environment set up correctly to load them?" etc, etc, etc. Even in my one-off machines, I tailor the kernel for the machine. The machine that I'm on right now, I customized it for everything. The CPU type is more appropriate for this CPU, rather than one that "just works". It loads the drivers I need, and nothing else. It boots up in no time, rather than originally when it had all the extra stuff to load.
I actually take a good bit out, only leaving what I'll be using. It not only helps in the running environment, but it helps a lot at boot time too.
They'll never be done compiling. :)
Actually, custom kernels work better for most applications. It reduces the bloat of unwanted code that's been compiled in, and gives you exactly what you want.
Anyone who bitches about it just hasn't had enough practice.
They're only going to hold a several year old indiscretion against you, if they can find it. Most people don't read information and then check archive.org to see if it was there last month or last year. I found a reference of my own (under a different name) pop up recently in the Google News archives from the late 80's. There are no other traces of it on the Internet. It was a long dead piece of my own history, that I didn't even have a copy of any more.
It's not anything I'm ashamed about though. I'll be honest about it. It's about freedom of speech, and even over 20 years later I still stand by that. Regardless if I agree with you or not, I will stand by your right to say it. I may argue your points, but I will never attempt to keep you from saying it.
Things pop back up now and then.
Now, if you were to search my real name, you'll find all kinds of other people. It's a lot of fun. :) Lawyers, doctors, and the occasional criminal show up. They're all over the world. It's a fun game of "will the real me please stand up."
Well, if you can tell the judge a good reason for it, it would be granted. But, there's still a papertrail on that. If your employer, in their infinite wisdom and background checking (and a quick check with the local court records), finds that you changed your name, now you look like you have even more to hide.
Of course, I'd quietly say "Witness protection program. Can't say anything else about it.", and see if they're good with that. :)
Ya.. He didn't give sufficient information. Something on that site, in or about 1994, with the words (school|college|univeristy) and (FBI/NSA/CIA/DOD/ATF). and ya, I already ran several searches. :) Too many results without clarification.
You're probably right.
There were some fuzzy things in my past. No convictions. Nothing ever comes up about it. Except....
When I tried to get a rental house, they ran an in-depth background check on me. Judging by some of the content they pulled, it wasn't a terribly legal search. They found something that was a dropped charge and no conviction. They also found several things on "me" that had absolutely nothing to do with me, and one that I had found on my own that was someone with my name but a different age in a different state.
I'd already put a deposit on the house. They wanted 3x more because I was a dubious figure. I told them to give me back my money, and go screw themselves. They did. :)
Now mind you, nothing in my background is all that interesting. Like I said, no convictions. They spent a good bit of money on a background check, just to find nothing. I suspected they did that to every prospective renter, hoping to bump up their "deposit", which they'd then screw you out of at the end of the lease.
There's a bit more to it.
Of course, deny, deny, deny is a wonderful thing. He has other options though.
1) He could bury it so deep in the searches that no one would ever stumble upon it. He could plaster his name across so many sites that he seems like a good upstanding citizen (and search engine spammer).
2) He could build a disinformation campaign. Build up identities with the same name but obviously different information. We'll assume his name is so unique there's only him to find. Now, with 100 profiles on sites and message boards with different ages, locations, and experiences (although all bogus) they'd have to wade through the crap to identify him.
3) Deny, deny, deny. It's still a good option. :) If a prospective employer comes across it, laugh about it. "Ya, I found my name, and saw what that other guy did. It's funny, but no it's not me."
4) Admit to the felony electronic trespass against the university that he was at, and not get the job. :) Ok, I'm just making an assumption on that one, but at some point, especially if there were federal charges, someone's going to track it back to him.
I really like harnesses for that. :) But, you are right, they aren't as effective if they aren't attached to the proper equipment.
Well just remember that usually the force is forward or sideways. It's the "just in case" factor that they have the 5th belt going to the floor. Usually, the belt will keep you from being thrown from the seat. Well, that and they hold you in place while you're driving.
I did some oval track racing in my street car. I found out pretty quickly that in hard left turns with a standard 3 point belt, you find yourself sliding out of the shoulder portion. I had to brace myself with my elbow on the center console. I bought a 5 point harness that week, which kept me happily restrained in the seat.
But, for the sake of your nuts, this is what you'd want :)
I still think it's kinda silly seeing a lot of the modified street cars with harnesses. They never see serious driving. Then again, if (big if) they get into a situation where they are driving hard enough, or roll, they'll be properly restrained. It should be easier for the EMT to get you out too, since they don't have to dig around for the shoulder belt release. They're all quick releases in the center of your lap. Well, unless they can't find your lap, but you have more serious issues at that point. A good seat belt, without a good cage doesn't do you a lot of good. Most cars squish pretty easily.
Most of the LS1 mods that were required were just emissions stuff. Like, the OEM computer wants to know a lot of things like ground speed, read O2 sensors after the cat (not required for an airplane), etc, etc. They simplified it significantly, and made provisions for redundant computers and alternators.
Car engines are fine. I read up on people trying to use motorcycle engines, but they don't pull the same kind of load constantly. A LS1 runs fine in cars and trucks, and at speed, they run happily at 3k RPM all day long. While motorcycles can do it, the're really designed to put out a lot of power for a short time, and then cruise under a pretty light load. Aircraft know the only time they're under a low load is when they're idling on the ground waiting for takeoff. :)
I wouldn't see prolonged inverted flight being a good thing though, but you're kinda not suppose to do that anyways. :) Car engines generally use gravity fed lubrication systems, and when there's no oil in the pan for a while, that'd be a bad thing.
People do all kinds of wild things though. I saw an ultralight that looked a lot like a regular plane. It had two 15hp engines on it. People find the most creative ways to almost kill themselves. :)
Yup, no one would make a replacement seat belt that would be better than the OEM belt.