The person then sent the VIN via a text message to her accomplice who was then able to take complete and utter remote control of the car, from steering to gear to windows and door locks and even the radio using only the VIN.
That's actually not that far fetched. Hack into the OnStar system. Via the VIN, you should (now having full access to the db) be able to retrieve the actual control code for a specific car. And OnStar today can lock doors, engine shutdown, etc. Not steering, but pretty much everything else.
"Cybercrime" could be outright eliminated if OpenBSD was more widely used.
You Are High
yes, OpenBSD is more secure than windows/OSX.whatever. But a lot of 'cybercrime' happens as a result of userspace. Social engineering. Fraudulent emails. You will need to fix the users.
Also, what do you do about the desktop? You can go on all you want about OpenOffice, etc, but a decade ago when Company X went with Office 97 or 2000...those alternatives did not exist. So now they have 10+ years of corporate crap and tribal knowledge built around the MS Office ecosystem, which cannot change quickly. No matter how much you want it to, it cannot/will not change easily.
Technical problem? Ok, make [your fave distro] integrate as easily as Office/Exchange/Outlook/SharePoint. Not parts of it....all of it.
this could not have ended well. 1982 & 1989 747 - all 4 engines shut down. Last week Finnish F-18 - major engine damage. This stuff does kill an engine.
But from the few risky flights last week...no crash. Just like a drunk driver. "Hey..I didn't crash!" (this time) If the airlines had been allowed to fly, and there was just one instance of an engine shutting down, there would have been lawsuits all over.
The 16:9 craze means today we buy displays that are physcially larger and have more pixels overall than ten years ago, yet do not provide any more area for vertical display.
A 19" 'wide screen' 16:9 is smaller (less sq in or cm) than a 19" 4:3. As usual, advertising trumps.
What's the best way for me to make a "snapshot" of an existing, functional Windows XP system, such that I can boot up (a copy of) this system at a later point in time?
My town won't allow Verizon to put in FiOS until they stop the practice of removing the copper when installing fiber.
They don't do that. At least not in my town. I supervised the FiOS install at my ex's house, and there was no removal of copper. They simply ran a line from the trunk to the side of the house, and put a new junction box on the side of the house, next to the orig POTS interface. One jumper from the FiOS box to the POTS interface junction box, and another to the existing cable coax junction. I actually asked him about going back to copper if necessary, and he said "No prob. It's all still there. Just hook this back up." Of course, all our cables are underground. If yours are elevated, YMMV.
Yes, it sucks. To the tune of hundreds of millions of $$ per day. But this stuff can and will kill an engine. I wouldn't want to depend on a lucky restart.
Of course, if this goes on much longer, as it has in the past, we will run into serious problems.
For planners, having a meeting is work. For workers, having a meeting takes away from work. Unfortunately, the planner seems to be in between the worker and the customer/end user.
The assumption that the IM time is free and productive is a fallacy. Instead of paying for an annoying meeting for an hour a day, management is now paying for a low-level intrusion ALL DAY LONG. So while this may be an improvement, it needs to be quantified. (It may actually be a net loss of productivity.)
Oh yes. As one of the sr dev people here, I get this 'intrusion' all day long. For example:
IM from 'Mary' pops up "Hi Nightmare, are you there?" 'Yes'
"Can I ask you a question?"
'sure' [mary is typing]...pause...[mary is typing]...pause...[mary is typing] {for the love of FSM, mary...ask the damn question!} Eventually, she gets to the actual first level of the question mary: "ok, but what about...?"
After about 5 minutes of this, I get fed up and walk over to her desk. 30 seconds later, done. But of course, 20 minutes of my concentration/mindstream is blown.
so buying doesn't make economic sense. Per viewing, it costs more than renting for all except the most exceptional films.
My overall (2001-present) NetFlix average is $1.15 per movie, not counting WatchInstantly. Add those in, and its probably $0.85/movie or so. Way cheaper than buying.
2)The pilot is in constant communication with the tower through a very phone-like apparatus called a radio.
The radio (also CB radios) are not phone-like. They are half-duplex tools...you talk, the other party listens. You cannot listen while you talk. A phone, OTOH, is full-duplex. Both parties can be talking at the same time. And so a part of your attention/processing power is listening for the other party to say something.
Do you still think you can live without a mobile hotspot in Your car ?
Yes, because I don't live in my car. I'm in the car 15 minutes in the morning, and 15 minutes in the evening. Hell...sometimes I don't even have the radio on. OMG!
He created a new folder and copied the files over. All of the docs had his name and a new date, because suprise...he 'created' them. If he had just renamed the folder or library, they would have retained the original metadata.
Just imagine if you had 5 or 6 companies available to each home.
Just imagine if you had 5 or 6 data pipes from different companies crossing your yard. Doesn't sound like fun to me. And if you meant 'forcing' the current line owners (Verizon/Cox/Comcast/etc) to allow other companies to use those lines...well, you're not going to get that without the govt stepping in and making them allow it.
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After they break into my car, how do they know where I live to actually utilise this bundle of keys?
Because of the registration/insurance card (or other stuff) you have in your glovebox.
The person then sent the VIN via a text message to her accomplice who was then able to take complete and utter remote control of the car, from steering to gear to windows and door locks and even the radio using only the VIN.
That's actually not that far fetched. Hack into the OnStar system. Via the VIN, you should (now having full access to the db) be able to retrieve the actual control code for a specific car. And OnStar today can lock doors, engine shutdown, etc. Not steering, but pretty much everything else.
"Cybercrime" could be outright eliminated if OpenBSD was more widely used.
You
Are
High
yes, OpenBSD is more secure than windows/OSX.whatever. But a lot of 'cybercrime' happens as a result of userspace. Social engineering. Fraudulent emails. You will need to fix the users.
Also, what do you do about the desktop? You can go on all you want about OpenOffice, etc, but a decade ago when Company X went with Office 97 or 2000...those alternatives did not exist. So now they have 10+ years of corporate crap and tribal knowledge built around the MS Office ecosystem, which cannot change quickly. No matter how much you want it to, it cannot/will not change easily.
Technical problem? Ok, make [your fave distro] integrate as easily as Office/Exchange/Outlook/SharePoint. Not parts of it....all of it.
this could not have ended well. 1982 & 1989 747 - all 4 engines shut down. Last week Finnish F-18 - major engine damage. This stuff does kill an engine.
But from the few risky flights last week...no crash. Just like a drunk driver. "Hey..I didn't crash!" (this time)
If the airlines had been allowed to fly, and there was just one instance of an engine shutting down, there would have been lawsuits all over.
Using someone else's network without their authorization is only illegal if it's encrypted.
A broad statement that may not hold true in a court of law. This is still very much up in the air, so to speak.
Weird; you'ld think Macs, with their popularity among designers, would be more likely than any other platform to support accurate DPI settings.
Apple philosophy. You'll take what they allow you to have, and love it.
The 16:9 craze means today we buy displays that are physcially larger and have more pixels overall than ten years ago, yet do not provide any more area for vertical display.
A 19" 'wide screen' 16:9 is smaller (less sq in or cm) than a 19" 4:3.
As usual, advertising trumps.
IMNAL = I Might Need A Lawyer?
What's the best way for me to make a "snapshot" of an existing, functional Windows XP system, such that I can boot up (a copy of) this system at a later point in time?
DriveImage XML
Shuttle sonic booms were a perk for me living in LA, whenever it landed at Vandenburg.
Edwards. It never landed at Vandenburg,
Then it's not worth listening to.
Bull.
Mike Oldfield. Multiple instruments, multiple tracks, all played by one individual. You cannot do that live.
Now...if you want to say "he sucks", that's ok, you can do that. But other peoples tastes differ.
My town won't allow Verizon to put in FiOS until they stop the practice of removing the copper when installing fiber.
They don't do that. At least not in my town. I supervised the FiOS install at my ex's house, and there was no removal of copper. They simply ran a line from the trunk to the side of the house, and put a new junction box on the side of the house, next to the orig POTS interface. One jumper from the FiOS box to the POTS interface junction box, and another to the existing cable coax junction.
I actually asked him about going back to copper if necessary, and he said "No prob. It's all still there. Just hook this back up." Of course, all our cables are underground. If yours are elevated, YMMV.
There is a slight chance that ONE of those might be affected at high altitude.
OK, Sparky. You go first.
Yes, it sucks. To the tune of hundreds of millions of $$ per day. But this stuff can and will kill an engine. I wouldn't want to depend on a lucky restart.
Of course, if this goes on much longer, as it has in the past, we will run into serious problems.
For planners, having a meeting is work. For workers, having a meeting takes away from work.
Unfortunately, the planner seems to be in between the worker and the customer/end user.
The assumption that the IM time is free and productive is a fallacy. Instead of paying for an annoying meeting for an hour a day, management is now paying for a low-level intrusion ALL DAY LONG. So while this may be an improvement, it needs to be quantified. (It may actually be a net loss of productivity.)
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Oh yes. As one of the sr dev people here, I get this 'intrusion' all day long. For example:
IM from 'Mary' pops up "Hi Nightmare, are you there?"
'Yes'
"Can I ask you a question?"
'sure'
[mary is typing]...pause...[mary is typing]...pause...[mary is typing]
{for the love of FSM, mary...ask the damn question!} Eventually, she gets to the actual first level of the question
mary: "ok, but what about
After about 5 minutes of this, I get fed up and walk over to her desk. 30 seconds later, done.
But of course, 20 minutes of my concentration/mindstream is blown.
The 3 other laws
I didn't do it
Nobody saw me
You can't prove anything
so buying doesn't make economic sense. Per viewing, it costs more than renting for all except the most exceptional films.
My overall (2001-present) NetFlix average is $1.15 per movie, not counting WatchInstantly. Add those in, and its probably $0.85/movie or so.
Way cheaper than buying.
2)The pilot is in constant communication with the tower through a very phone-like apparatus called a radio.
The radio (also CB radios) are not phone-like. They are half-duplex tools...you talk, the other party listens. You cannot listen while you talk.
A phone, OTOH, is full-duplex. Both parties can be talking at the same time. And so a part of your attention/processing power is listening for the other party to say something.
Do you still think you can live without a mobile hotspot in Your car ?
Yes, because I don't live in my car.
I'm in the car 15 minutes in the morning, and 15 minutes in the evening. Hell...sometimes I don't even have the radio on. OMG!
Trust me, most young Japanese people below college age have no idea what the Japan Times is
Most young people below college age everywhere have no idea what newspapers are.
He created a new folder and copied the files over. All of the docs had his name and a new date, because suprise...he 'created' them.
If he had just renamed the folder or library, they would have retained the original metadata.
Not 'Why not?', but rather 'Why?'
Just imagine if you had 5 or 6 companies available to each home.
Just imagine if you had 5 or 6 data pipes from different companies crossing your yard. Doesn't sound like fun to me. And if you meant 'forcing' the current line owners (Verizon/Cox/Comcast/etc) to allow other companies to use those lines...well, you're not going to get that without the govt stepping in and making them allow it.
87-91, when we had the 86th Fighter Wing, with F-16's. Yes, Ramstein was much different.