Just a few years ago, the same USA demanded that ALL passports to be used while entering the USA had to be machine readable and it is the case now.
And from the people I speak to, lots of people aren't visiting the US due to all the information that the US requires, and the way they're treated at Immigration. Read some of the comments in this, and this, or this.
Yep, I can guess your response: Well don't come here then, we don't want you anyway.
Indeed. Someone once (on here?) remarked that you can't make a bank invulnerable to being robbed/broken in. What you can do, however, is boost the security to a point where breaking in requires so much time, equipment and risk that it becomes prohibitive.
Bank 1: £100k, in a shoe box, guarded by a blind old lady.
Bank 2: £100m, in a state of the art, underground steel vault, guarded by 100 men with guns and sensors all over the place.
You can, with enough time, people, and equipment rob both successfully.
I'm honestly not trolling here, but I've noticed that men are, on average, better at parallel-parking. I think it's fairly well known that men have better visio-spatial awareness/control. No female F1 drivers, for example. Men are also more brave/courageous/(stupid?!), take more risks. Women are, in general, more caring. There's always the nature/nurture argument, but I believe that you are (a lot, anyway) the way you are based on the chemicals and hormones that you were exposed to in your mother's womb.
No, there's no reason a man or a woman can't do any job they want to, and are able to. I just think that usually, women's brains aren't tuned for geekiness, fiddling around with code, etc. (Of course there are those that are, and that's great:) )
As most of us are in a rush to post something insightful or funny, we don't take the time to wade through 9 pages of ads to RTFA, we just read the summary (sometimes) and post.
Perhaps there should be no commenting for 5/10/15/20/30 minutes after a story is posted. That would mean people "might as well" RTFA, and I think we'd get more comments, that were longer, better thought out, and more insightful/interesting.
Eh? I've been to Russia, and know(n?) quite a few Russians, and I can't say I recognise that. In fact, I got the impressions that Russians were usually taller on average.
The main reason women are lacking in the tech industry is because of perception that women do not belong there.
Not really. Most women don't like techie stuff, just as most men don't like flower arranging. As with everything though, there are overlaps. Some women can lift heavier things than some men. Most men can lift heavier things than most women. That's due to their bodies being different. If their bones and muscles can be different, so can the brain.
How do you define a car? Is an SUV a car? What about a pickup - they're more or less the same size? Is a pickup really a truck?
The answer, of course, is programmatically.
public class SUV extends Vehicle implements PoorFuelEconomy,DangerToOtherRoadUsers { private int lengthCms; private int heightCms; private boolean isPickup = false; }
Yes, that's quite a nice idea. Cache the key fingerprints somewhere, and if they change, that's a much greater sign that you're being MItMing (unless it's within, say, 1 month of the expiry of the original cert). Of course, there's always the chance you got screwed the very first time you connected, but it's minimal. Perhaps it could be implemented via a plugin - I don't know - I don't know anything about the Firefox architecture, or how deep plugins can reach.
Mod the parent puppy up.
It's been 4 minutes since you last successfully posted a comment. Oh, FFS. Sort it out, Slashdot.
it seems extremely unlikely that anyone, much less the Chinese government, can break AES.
Why the "much less"? I would put China in the top 5 of countries I would expect to have the ability and desire to have a good go at breaking an algorithm.
I wanted to try and find the location of the last pic in Google maps. So I went to maps.google.com, and typed in Lake Geneva. It suggested something called "Lake Geneva", WI. I thought, OK, typical Americanocentrism, so I searched for Lake Geneva, Switzerland, and ended up with "Lake Geneva Uninc Switzerland County, IN". I zoomed out of that place a fair way, and I couldn't see any water. What gives? Brin, you listening?
I keep telling people how similar Dutch is to English, and this is an example:
"Wie een kuil graaft voor een ander, valt er zelf in"
Literally translated: Who a hole dug for an other*, falled** their self in. (* You knew that "another" used to be "an other"? And that "an apron" used to be "a napron"? It's happening again with "a lot" - soon that'll be "alot". ** Artistic license applied for).
Voor = for. een = an/one. zelf = self. in = in.
If something affects you, it has an effect on you. But you can also affect a funny accent, and you can have personal effects. Hope that's cleared things up for you.
Programmers need to learn something but I think the real lesson here is simply that input over the network cannot ever be trusted. You should assume that it is corrupt, untrusted, or wrong.
Well, I have to say I'm guilty. I just assume that all the checksums at the various levels of TCP/IP make sure the data that comes over a socket is the same as what went in.
Of course, if I was working on a critical/must-never-go-down system, I'd maybe be a little more paranoid.
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Just a few years ago, the same USA demanded that ALL passports to be used while entering the USA had to be machine readable and it is the case now.
And from the people I speak to, lots of people aren't visiting the US due to all the information that the US requires, and the way they're treated at Immigration. Read some of the comments in this, and this, or this.
Yep, I can guess your response: Well don't come here then, we don't want you anyway.
Indeed. Someone once (on here?) remarked that you can't make a bank invulnerable to being robbed/broken in. What you can do, however, is boost the security to a point where breaking in requires so much time, equipment and risk that it becomes prohibitive.
Bank 1: £100k, in a shoe box, guarded by a blind old lady.
Bank 2: £100m, in a state of the art, underground steel vault, guarded by 100 men with guns and sensors all over the place.
You can, with enough time, people, and equipment rob both successfully.
Or you could be wrong about that.
I'm honestly not trolling here, but I've noticed that men are, on average, better at parallel-parking. I think it's fairly well known that men have better visio-spatial awareness/control. No female F1 drivers, for example. Men are also more brave/courageous/(stupid?!), take more risks. Women are, in general, more caring. There's always the nature/nurture argument, but I believe that you are (a lot, anyway) the way you are based on the chemicals and hormones that you were exposed to in your mother's womb. :) )
No, there's no reason a man or a woman can't do any job they want to, and are able to. I just think that usually, women's brains aren't tuned for geekiness, fiddling around with code, etc. (Of course there are those that are, and that's great
As most of us are in a rush to post something insightful or funny, we don't take the time to wade through 9 pages of ads to RTFA, we just read the summary (sometimes) and post.
Perhaps there should be no commenting for 5/10/15/20/30 minutes after a story is posted. That would mean people "might as well" RTFA, and I think we'd get more comments, that were longer, better thought out, and more insightful/interesting.
a) Not all of Holland is below sea level, 75% of it is above sea level.
Really? Cos that's a major reason why I wouldn't move there. Which big cities are below sea level then? I'll just avoid them.
Six amatuer comedians and 8 bottles of wine
Six amatuer comedians, 8 bottles of wine and one misspelling of amateur. :)
short (Russian style) muscular legs
Eh? I've been to Russia, and know(n?) quite a few Russians, and I can't say I recognise that. In fact, I got the impressions that Russians were usually taller on average.
The main reason women are lacking in the tech industry is because of perception that women do not belong there.
Not really. Most women don't like techie stuff, just as most men don't like flower arranging. As with everything though, there are overlaps. Some women can lift heavier things than some men. Most men can lift heavier things than most women. That's due to their bodies being different. If their bones and muscles can be different, so can the brain.
Please, please take notice of the "most"s there.
How do you define a car? Is an SUV a car? What about a pickup - they're more or less the same size? Is a pickup really a truck?
The answer, of course, is programmatically.
Yep - I guessed it was fur. Just funning with you.
Yes, that's quite a nice idea. Cache the key fingerprints somewhere, and if they change, that's a much greater sign that you're being MItMing (unless it's within, say, 1 month of the expiry of the original cert). Of course, there's always the chance you got screwed the very first time you connected, but it's minimal.
Perhaps it could be implemented via a plugin - I don't know - I don't know anything about the Firefox architecture, or how deep plugins can reach.
Mod the parent puppy up.
It's been 4 minutes since you last successfully posted a comment. Oh, FFS. Sort it out, Slashdot.
Speaking of ugly: What is this für currency you speak of? Farsi quarter-rands?
OT: I saw a guy wearing a T-shirt saying "I'm huge in Japan". It was quite funny, as he wasn't that tall.
Have the posting time-limits changed? "It's been 3 minutes since you last successfully posted a comment"
Uh, I think you're maybe the one person who didn't realise that.
it seems extremely unlikely that anyone, much less the Chinese government, can break AES.
Why the "much less"? I would put China in the top 5 of countries I would expect to have the ability and desire to have a good go at breaking an algorithm.
But this this is a lot better. Has an overlay, with the rings on it.
For the record, it's here. Visit it again in a few years to look at the smoking crater.
I wanted to try and find the location of the last pic in Google maps. So I went to maps.google.com, and typed in Lake Geneva. It suggested something called "Lake Geneva", WI. I thought, OK, typical Americanocentrism, so I searched for Lake Geneva, Switzerland, and ended up with "Lake Geneva Uninc Switzerland County, IN". I zoomed out of that place a fair way, and I couldn't see any water. What gives? Brin, you listening?
Wonder what their naming convention is. Simpsons characters or types of curry just won't cut it.
I'd people would go mad after a few weeks.
I'd they would too.
All good - but I can't follow the "hole" -> "cowl" jump. Does cowl mean what you think it means?
:)
Maar Nederlands is een goeie taal. Even if I'm not very good at it.
"Wie een kuil graaft voor een ander, valt er zelf in"
Literally translated: Who a hole dug for an other*, falled** their self in. (* You knew that "another" used to be "an other"? And that "an apron" used to be "a napron"? It's happening again with "a lot" - soon that'll be "alot". ** Artistic license applied for).
Voor = for. een = an/one. zelf = self. in = in.
what happens when you need those same emails that are over 180 days old that would have EXONERATED you?
It doesn't matter, because you're innocent until proven guilty, right. Right?
If something affects you, it has an effect on you. But you can also affect a funny accent, and you can have personal effects. Hope that's cleared things up for you.
Programmers need to learn something but I think the real lesson here is simply that input over the network cannot ever be trusted. You should assume that it is corrupt, untrusted, or wrong.
Well, I have to say I'm guilty. I just assume that all the checksums at the various levels of TCP/IP make sure the data that comes over a socket is the same as what went in.
Of course, if I was working on a critical/must-never-go-down system, I'd maybe be a little more paranoid.