However: "So, when that light turns green, three Audi drivers on the cross-street will still be out in the middle of the intersection, waiting to turn left after THEIR light changes to red."
Dude, that's how you are supposed to drive! It's fine to queue in the middle of the intersection and once the lights go red you can then make the turn and clear the intersection. If you get a green light and there are still cars in the intersection: guess what Sunshine? You just have to wait. Tough titties. That's just how how it works.
He pled guilty to some bullshit charge about obstructing an officer's ability to search his person. Don't make it sound like he pled guilty to drug possession or that his money was in any way illegally obtained.
Now I'm speculating: he was probably led to believe that if he pled guilty he could peacefully go on his way. He did so. Then they slammed him with the fine. Cops lie.
Sure, but he then goes on to state: "And for new applications I suggest that people don't use AES-256. AES-128 provides more than enough security margin for the forseeable future."
But I don't want to quote him out of context, he then adds: "But if you're already using AES-256, there's no reason to change."
As usual with crypto it will come down to exactly what you are doing and what threat models you are prioritizing your defense against.
Hard to do in a small businesses, much like the hassles of needing a domain to control updates.
Microsoft has left small (5-10 chairs) businesses right in the lurch: not will to put up with the BS in home edition, and unable to justify the cost of Enterprise and a server (plus associated IT costs) to manage it properly.
I think if your business is below a certain size then they need to offer a major discount on enterprise, along with a free copy of Windows Server to run WSUS and host the domain.
Win10 Pro was supposed to fill this gap, but they have been removing features from it and crippling it to force people to Enterprise. It's shifty scummy behavior.
There is no such phenomenon as a "rotational lock".
The reference on that article simple describes the coincidence of Earth facing Venus, which is fine, documented, and no big deal. From the article: "making approximately the same face visible from Earth at each close approach. Whether this relationship arose by chance or is the result of some kind of tidal locking with Earth is unknown" Source.
But please, I thought Slashdot had an educated science-focused audience. The coincidence you mention is not a tidal lock or an orbital resonance.
"It will no longer get plugged up with pocket lint."
NotAPK's First Law of Pocket Lint: All openings in an object with a depth-to-width aspect ratio great than 1, if stored in a pocket, will fill up with pocket lint.
You're talking about orbital resonance, which does exist, but the Venus-Earth coincidence is not one of them. There is a really good section from Wikipedia on the topic. Read down to at least the section "Coincidental 'near' ratios of mean motion".
I'm sorry but Venus is not tidally locked to the Earth. Or the sun. More info. The orbit is "normal" (it has to be or it would fall into the sun, or leave the solar system) but the rotation is both very slow, and in the opposite direction to all the other planets in the solar system.
VPro is one example of side-band exploits. I'm happy for someone to provide a more accurate term, if one exists.
The general idea is that the CPU contains a side-band CPU running its own code, access to all peripherals, and the ability to access RAM and storage at its discretion. It's a three-letter-agency's wet-dream, and while there are many benefits to corporate users (reboot/cold-boot systems and re-image HDDs even with a non-functional primary OS) the lack of clear documentation and questions over a user's ability to disable these subsystems, certainly raises red flags for many.
The timing was about right, and the sudden need for "extensive support" in SkyLake has not been adequately explained. Happy to see some solid links or citations to the contrary, but to date, it just doesn't pass the wiff test.
My take is the NSA asked Microsoft to integrate these with the OS. They probably agreed to do so for 8 and 10, but drew the line at v7, "too much money for an old OS".
Hence the big announcement that Win7 would not "support" Skylake. They spun this as being bad for users, but of course (and as you indicate) regular x64 code will run without any issues at all.
While I've had this theory for a while, I concede that the Linux team had to spend a fair amount of time implementing Skylake support.
I agree with everything you wrote, except for this "breaks the page for people who disable advanced JavaScript".
When I wrote "static HTML" this means no JavaScript at all. In my humble opinion all websites should work with JavaScript disabled entirely.
Psychologically there is something about editing that you must consider. Not everyone can do it. Do you know anyone who claims they can't edit text on the computer? They have to print it out and edit in hard copy? There is no doubt there are some real complicating factors that means some people can't edit their response in advance, while to others it seems obvious and easy.
Anyway, for what it's worth, I was trying to point out that technically an editing system could be implemented that did not break the premise of "posts can't be edited once replied to". There is no technical reason why it can't be done. But of course it's just simpler to not allow editing at all.
But what's wrong with allowing edit until someone replies? Or even allow edit up until someone begins to compose a reply. And then, if the original author is editing, and the person wanting to reply clicks reply, they get a helpful message saying "author is editing, reply not allowed until editing is complete/times out". I know it's a hassle to enumerate the possible combinations, but it wouldn't be too much AJAX to make it work.
However, making it work nicely with those using static HTML (who I support 100% BTW) is much trickier. For those users it becomes a bit more tedious. Their reply goes up to the server, but if an edit occurred before their reply was received, the reply content gets bounced back to the user and they are given a chance to edit it in context with the new post content. That way they can decide if their reply is still relevant. There is one more combination that would be robust, but may piss some users off as their new post/or edit (depending on how you want to slice it) would be bounced.
Anyway, I normally get paid quite well to work this stuff out for my clients. Slashdot certainly isn't paying me enough to write any more than this...
I remember putting together a PowerPoint presentation on Windows with video used a standalone VLC executable with media files and a launching batch file to bring it up full screen, play it through, and throw you back to PP. It was ugly but it worked. My latest presentation did not need sound, so I just converted the AVI to an animated GIF and put that directly in the PP. Worked a treat.
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I agree with you that Aldi drivers are arseholes.
However: "So, when that light turns green, three Audi drivers on the cross-street will still be out in the middle of the intersection, waiting to turn left after THEIR light changes to red."
Dude, that's how you are supposed to drive! It's fine to queue in the middle of the intersection and once the lights go red you can then make the turn and clear the intersection. If you get a green light and there are still cars in the intersection: guess what Sunshine? You just have to wait. Tough titties. That's just how how it works.
I agree. There seems to be a "war on cash". Unsurprising considering the banking industry benefits from every single transaction.
I see, cheers for the explanation.
I've filled in many Government issued forms where the instructions are not very clear. Unsurprising to hear the online ones are no better.
Why are you entering anything more than: 1 female, under-18?
Does the form record full contact information about your daughter? And you voluntarily supplied it?
"but if you're visiting a foreign country you have no rights"
And as a society we accept this?
Why?
"He pled guilty BTW"
He pled guilty to some bullshit charge about obstructing an officer's ability to search his person. Don't make it sound like he pled guilty to drug possession or that his money was in any way illegally obtained.
Now I'm speculating: he was probably led to believe that if he pled guilty he could peacefully go on his way. He did so. Then they slammed him with the fine. Cops lie.
There is nothing wrong with travelling with $5k in cash.
What? To be a good citizen we must pay 3rd parties to transfer money for us?
Sure, but he then goes on to state: "And for new applications I suggest that people don't use AES-256. AES-128 provides more than enough security margin for the forseeable future."
But I don't want to quote him out of context, he then adds: "But if you're already using AES-256, there's no reason to change."
As usual with crypto it will come down to exactly what you are doing and what threat models you are prioritizing your defense against.
My understanding is that due to problems with key schedules 256bit AES is less secure than 128bit. Ref.
Hard to do in a small businesses, much like the hassles of needing a domain to control updates.
Microsoft has left small (5-10 chairs) businesses right in the lurch: not will to put up with the BS in home edition, and unable to justify the cost of Enterprise and a server (plus associated IT costs) to manage it properly.
I think if your business is below a certain size then they need to offer a major discount on enterprise, along with a free copy of Windows Server to run WSUS and host the domain.
Win10 Pro was supposed to fill this gap, but they have been removing features from it and crippling it to force people to Enterprise. It's shifty scummy behavior.
No wonder Win10 is full of bugs and the update borked.
These jokers are the ones working on it.
Wanker.
You are wrong.
There is no such phenomenon as a "rotational lock".
The reference on that article simple describes the coincidence of Earth facing Venus, which is fine, documented, and no big deal. From the article: "making approximately the same face visible from Earth at each close approach. Whether this relationship arose by chance or is the result of some kind of tidal locking with Earth is unknown" Source.
But please, I thought Slashdot had an educated science-focused audience. The coincidence you mention is not a tidal lock or an orbital resonance.
"It will no longer get plugged up with pocket lint."
NotAPK's First Law of Pocket Lint: All openings in an object with a depth-to-width aspect ratio great than 1, if stored in a pocket, will fill up with pocket lint.
With a > 50% failure rate.
You're talking about orbital resonance, which does exist, but the Venus-Earth coincidence is not one of them. There is a really good section from Wikipedia on the topic. Read down to at least the section "Coincidental 'near' ratios of mean motion".
I'm sorry but Venus is not tidally locked to the Earth. Or the sun. More info. The orbit is "normal" (it has to be or it would fall into the sun, or leave the solar system) but the rotation is both very slow, and in the opposite direction to all the other planets in the solar system.
It's fear.
They are worried the company will come down hard on them in some way.
Land of the free indeed...
I see what you're saying, but why does this line of CPUs require such extensive new driver support?
VPro is one example of side-band exploits. I'm happy for someone to provide a more accurate term, if one exists.
The general idea is that the CPU contains a side-band CPU running its own code, access to all peripherals, and the ability to access RAM and storage at its discretion. It's a three-letter-agency's wet-dream, and while there are many benefits to corporate users (reboot/cold-boot systems and re-image HDDs even with a non-functional primary OS) the lack of clear documentation and questions over a user's ability to disable these subsystems, certainly raises red flags for many.
The timing was about right, and the sudden need for "extensive support" in SkyLake has not been adequately explained. Happy to see some solid links or citations to the contrary, but to date, it just doesn't pass the wiff test.
VPro has been around for a while now, it was only natural that it would be subverted by NSA interests.
NSA support.
Skylake has extensive side-band capabilities.
My take is the NSA asked Microsoft to integrate these with the OS. They probably agreed to do so for 8 and 10, but drew the line at v7, "too much money for an old OS".
Hence the big announcement that Win7 would not "support" Skylake. They spun this as being bad for users, but of course (and as you indicate) regular x64 code will run without any issues at all.
While I've had this theory for a while, I concede that the Linux team had to spend a fair amount of time implementing Skylake support.
I agree with everything you wrote, except for this "breaks the page for people who disable advanced JavaScript".
When I wrote "static HTML" this means no JavaScript at all. In my humble opinion all websites should work with JavaScript disabled entirely.
Psychologically there is something about editing that you must consider. Not everyone can do it. Do you know anyone who claims they can't edit text on the computer? They have to print it out and edit in hard copy? There is no doubt there are some real complicating factors that means some people can't edit their response in advance, while to others it seems obvious and easy.
Anyway, for what it's worth, I was trying to point out that technically an editing system could be implemented that did not break the premise of "posts can't be edited once replied to". There is no technical reason why it can't be done. But of course it's just simpler to not allow editing at all.
I understand that logic.
But what's wrong with allowing edit until someone replies? Or even allow edit up until someone begins to compose a reply. And then, if the original author is editing, and the person wanting to reply clicks reply, they get a helpful message saying "author is editing, reply not allowed until editing is complete/times out". I know it's a hassle to enumerate the possible combinations, but it wouldn't be too much AJAX to make it work.
However, making it work nicely with those using static HTML (who I support 100% BTW) is much trickier. For those users it becomes a bit more tedious. Their reply goes up to the server, but if an edit occurred before their reply was received, the reply content gets bounced back to the user and they are given a chance to edit it in context with the new post content. That way they can decide if their reply is still relevant. There is one more combination that would be robust, but may piss some users off as their new post/or edit (depending on how you want to slice it) would be bounced.
Anyway, I normally get paid quite well to work this stuff out for my clients. Slashdot certainly isn't paying me enough to write any more than this...
That's a really good idea!
I remember putting together a PowerPoint presentation on Windows with video used a standalone VLC executable with media files and a launching batch file to bring it up full screen, play it through, and throw you back to PP. It was ugly but it worked. My latest presentation did not need sound, so I just converted the AVI to an animated GIF and put that directly in the PP. Worked a treat.