For example, if "teh terrist" wanted to send a message like "attack now", why couldn't the message be given via a pre-arranged signal
Ideally you would want to use both of these methods.
Even sending an encrypted message saying "we attack X location tomorrow at 3am, bring teams 2 and 3" jeapordizes the whole thing if somehow someone manages to decrypt your message. But if they decrypt the message and say "oh look, a picture of Osama - wtf?".
You're right in that prearranged signals are a great way to hide messages. The Brits used to do it with the French resistance on the darned public radio frequencies, right under the Germans' noses. You can even get more sophisticated by using combinations of messages, or having the same message mean different things depending on the time. The biggest problem there is if your "codebook" is leaked to your enemy. But I guess that's the problem with any security - it won't work if you give the key to your enemy.
Stock is like a poker table where each player gets 20% of chips that they currently have every round.
Where were you in 87 and 2001?
Also, it seems I am not the only one to see stocks as risky. Specifically:
Day trading is extremely risky and can result in substantial financial losses in a very short period of time.
Oh sure, it's fairly safe to research a company, buy stocks, and hold them for a long time. I buy stock and hold it for minutes, hours at most, and sell it for very little profit. But I do it several times a day. So in the long run I make much more cash on average than the "buy and hold" types. I earn more than I lose. But there's more risk. Ignoring that would make me complacent.
It's extremely hard to imagine that a small band (let alone an unknown) could have got anywhere near the amount of publicity this has had.
Gee I guess you've never head about Chris Crocker and his "Leave Britney Alone" video have you? I'm in the fucking Costa Rican jungle and I've heard of him. I assure you, if a decent band posts some decent music, the fame will come. No RIAA required.
You're joking, right? Even if it cost them 100k (that would be 8 cents PER DOWNLOAD which I sincerely doubt), name me another industry where you can make a 10000% profit margin?
The challenge is in identifying the one band in ten, if you're lucky, that'll be that successful act.
Nope, the market can do that too. Youtube has no trouble quickly identifying its "celebrities". All you need is a decent search method. But now that millions are involved, I'm sure Google will be happy to think of something (giving them yet another place to serve their ads)...
What do you do when first the Executive branch tells you to do something which is probably illegal, and which if you don't do you'll likely lose money (see QWEST), and if you do do you will face Congressional hearings, and possibly be punished for illegal activity.
You're supposed to do what's RIGHT. That's what people voted you into office for. That's why "I was only following orders" wasn't a valid defense at Nuremburg, and it's not a valid defense today.
Funny, you were modded Flamebait by an official Republican fanboy.
Also funny how, despite your qote that mentions "technological progress", this government slashed the science budget by over $100 million. Guess they needed to pay for a few extra Humvees.
But that's ok. China is coming, and God are they going to run right over the US economy. TWO billion people. I hope they will be nice to us.
"First we feared the wolf, then we danced with the wolf. Now we want to BE the wolf" - A chinese politician.
To that magical software that was supposed to guess if a movie will be a box-office homerun or not. It was supposed to turn the industry around and make poorly performing movies part of the past.
Seems to me like they are using it. The software keeps predicting more income by making sequels than original movies...
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If you can get the "pre-arranged signal" secretly to and from the participants, then why not just use that same method to get the message out too?
Because perhaps the "pre-arranged signal" was given in a face to face meeting, which will only happen once so as not to arouse suspicion.
For example, if "teh terrist" wanted to send a message like "attack now", why couldn't the message be given via a pre-arranged signal
Ideally you would want to use both of these methods.
Even sending an encrypted message saying "we attack X location tomorrow at 3am, bring teams 2 and 3" jeapordizes the whole thing if somehow someone manages to decrypt your message. But if they decrypt the message and say "oh look, a picture of Osama - wtf?".
You're right in that prearranged signals are a great way to hide messages. The Brits used to do it with the French resistance on the darned public radio frequencies, right under the Germans' noses. You can even get more sophisticated by using combinations of messages, or having the same message mean different things depending on the time. The biggest problem there is if your "codebook" is leaked to your enemy. But I guess that's the problem with any security - it won't work if you give the key to your enemy.
Stock is like a poker table where each player gets 20% of chips that they currently have every round.
Where were you in 87 and 2001?
Also, it seems I am not the only one to see stocks as risky. Specifically:
Day trading is extremely risky and can result in substantial financial losses in a very short period of time.
Oh sure, it's fairly safe to research a company, buy stocks, and hold them for a long time. I buy stock and hold it for minutes, hours at most, and sell it for very little profit. But I do it several times a day. So in the long run I make much more cash on average than the "buy and hold" types. I earn more than I lose. But there's more risk. Ignoring that would make me complacent.
MMO players pay ~$15 a month for the same effect.
;)
Ahh but you forget that REAL MMO players have more than 1 account
Please stop mentioning them in your next-gen-extreme-thing PR.
Sounds like someone isn't going to get their "Sweet Sixteen"...
I prefer stocks. Just as thrilling, and you get to earn (or lose) as much as you want, with none of the ethical or moral issues.
And of course you get to laugh at all the people on the wrong side of the fence on a day like today, and take their money!
It's extremely hard to imagine that a small band (let alone an unknown) could have got anywhere near the amount of publicity this has had.
Gee I guess you've never head about Chris Crocker and his "Leave Britney Alone" video have you? I'm in the fucking Costa Rican jungle and I've heard of him. I assure you, if a decent band posts some decent music, the fame will come. No RIAA required.
You let the music industry do what it was supposed to do in the first place: scout and promote talent,
You mean "talent", because frankly I think they've lost themselves nowadays, considering all the shit I hear on the radio.
Keep in mind bandwidth isn't too cheap.
You're joking, right? Even if it cost them 100k (that would be 8 cents PER DOWNLOAD which I sincerely doubt), name me another industry where you can make a 10000% profit margin?
I really really really wish you guys who say this would do something to back up your figures.
:)
Why? The RIAA doesn't have to back up their figures, why should WE?
The artist win ! The consumers win !
But more importantly, the RIAA nazis lose.
The challenge is in identifying the one band in ten, if you're lucky, that'll be that successful act.
Nope, the market can do that too. Youtube has no trouble quickly identifying its "celebrities". All you need is a decent search method. But now that millions are involved, I'm sure Google will be happy to think of something (giving them yet another place to serve their ads)...
Good, maybe they'll sell another dozen copies...
What do you do when first the Executive branch tells you to do something which is probably illegal, and which if you don't do you'll likely lose money (see QWEST), and if you do do you will face Congressional hearings, and possibly be punished for illegal activity.
You're supposed to do what's RIGHT. That's what people voted you into office for. That's why "I was only following orders" wasn't a valid defense at Nuremburg, and it's not a valid defense today.
It is simply unfathomable to be why so many Democrats don't take a firm stand against NSA wiretapping, the Iraq war, etc.
Unfathomable? No it isn't. Simply put - they are too busy "looking after number one" to deal with petty things like the "United States".
Just because you can read my post doesn't mean I give you permission to see the words!!! :)
hear my speaking if I am near them. If they do, it's on!
Speaking? Who says you're allowed to speak? I have already patented that!!! My lawyers will be in touch with you shortly.
Funny, you were modded Flamebait by an official Republican fanboy.
Also funny how, despite your qote that mentions "technological progress", this government slashed the science budget by over $100 million. Guess they needed to pay for a few extra Humvees.
But that's ok. China is coming, and God are they going to run right over the US economy. TWO billion people. I hope they will be nice to us.
"First we feared the wolf, then we danced with the wolf. Now we want to BE the wolf" - A chinese politician.
After all a Patent on your idea is absolutely VITAL to maintaining your market....NOT!!
See how Coca-Cola protected their formula.
Fortunately for Coca-Cola, they were able to dominate the market long before mass spectrometers became popular...
Shakespeare had it right:
"The first thing we'll do - we'll kill all the lawyers", Cade
Nope. Then they'd deny everything.
:)
This is a bad thing? That's the whole point!
I'm amazed that anyone would actually invest in a stock based on a spam message.
/sarcasm
:)
But it's so cheap! I can buy 100,000 shares!!! When it goes up just a dollar, I'll be RICH!
Is the pool of idiots with investment dollars actually big enough
History has shown that the pool of stupid people with money is bottomless. In fact, we can all take turns once in a while. You want to be next?
To that magical software that was supposed to guess if a movie will be a box-office homerun or not. It was supposed to turn the industry around and make poorly performing movies part of the past.
Seems to me like they are using it. The software keeps predicting more income by making sequels than original movies...
The true test will be - will they do it again. If they do, it's because it was worth it.
Wait wait you forgot about insulting immediate relatives and casting doubts on the legitimacy of someone's birth...