Part of the issue is that there are some entities, we're not actually doing business with, like the Credit Bureau, whom we can't stop giving them our data. Even if we stop using credit cards, they still collect data from bills we pay by check or with cash, because our sewer, electric, gas, etc... reports our on-time payments to them.
Recent reports show that even when they don't want it, app makers are reporting data to Facebook, and Facebook is having to report they're getting personal data they don't want, including medical and finical-related data. It's easy to see that people are disillusioned with the idea they can protect themselves altogether. And if they can't do that, why not have the benefits of the services, at least, if they're going to have your data anyway?
Is it a good idea, to sell a product, that every human being on the planet, from now into the foreseeable future, will likely be intersted in buying? (That's assuming we ignore the moral reasons.)
While NASA is something that Democrats will likely be much more happy to fund, it would be interesting to see Republican response to such drive from the Administration.
Now, as for NASA's part... I'd say take the money and RUN! Pour as much money as you can get into the prep work. There's got to be unmanned missions that need to go before hand just to find the right site to land in. We'll have to deposit gear and supplies ahead of time, we'll have to have an orbital relay station in place most likely. While they realistically can't people there by 2020, they could make strides in that direction.
But, perhaps they can parlay it into something like establishing a working base on the moon, to make a shot at Mars have a higher chance of success, allowing NASA to hone their craft at building something for humans to live in on a remote world. While it might not be Mars, a working base on the Moon would be no small feat.
"Most modern artificially intelligent systems are based on a derivative of machine learning. In simple terms, machine learning is about training an artificial neural network with already labeled data to help it understand general concepts out of special cases. It’s all about statistics. By feeding thousands upon thousands of prepared data to the network, you enable the system to gradually fine tune the weight of the individual neurons in a specific layer. The end result is a complex reading of all the neurons weighing in to have a say about the end result.
Much like how our brain works, the inner workings of a trained model isn’t like traditional rule-based algorithms where for each input there is a predefined output. The only thing we can do is to try to create the best model possible and train it with as much unbiased data we can get our hands on. The rest is a mystery to scientists."
By their nature, they're not simply a set of patterns that are programmed. They're self-programming at some point, learning, pruning and expanding on their own. If they aren't doing that, they aren't Artificial Intelligence, or Neural Networks, by definition.
"But the problem is, we don’t exactly know how the neural networks behind computer vision algorithms define the characteristics of each object, and that’s why they can fail in epic and unexpected ways."
Well, if indeed, the FCC does not have the "power" to regulate Broadband, then each of the 20 states suing them should be allowed to regulate this "information service" that the FCC says it cannot.
This seems at odds with the idea of states rights to make laws MORE restrictive that those of the Federal Government. That's always been the way of things in the past.
We're currently at odds with things like marijuana laws, the states making them LESS restrictive and the Federal Government going crazy over that idea, but we've never had them lose their minds over making MORE restrictive laws by state. So, why is this different?
If we figure out why this is different, the same can be applied to California's reasoning for making MORE restrictive MPG requirements on cars there.
This was really a missed opportunity for Verizon. They should have made a lack of data cap for public safety workers a selling feature. How many more options would they pick up if they had done it that way in the first place.
And today, in unrelated news, the document incineration segment of the market had a sharp increase in installations and therefore matching record profits!
Get 'um while they're still "cheap" and while you can!
This is a loop hole should have been tightened up long, long ago. It should be a tool used to encourage companies to invenst in their own employees, re-tooling them with the skills the company needs; not used as a reason to go looking to effectively off-shore work.
At best, it should be a stop-gap measure while you train up local talent to fill the position long-term.
This is a numbers game, currently, to corporations. If these numbers become less and less appealing, then they'll turn to other solutions that include increasing local skills and building local talen.
I agree with efficiency, but that's a scheduling function, not something that should require being connected...
If you hurt yourself and want the water warmed up before you get home, you'd still have to have someone draw the bath. I'm not sure this is something that should ever really need to be connected, even if you give it some 'smart' functions.
On-demand water heaters don't have relief valve, as they don't have tanks. They're either electric based or gas based heaters that heat a sink of pipes that water moves through when you turn on the faucet. So, if you over-ride and crank up the heating element without water movement, you have a heating element that isn't disappating, and that's boiling water inside your pipes.
Tank-based water heaters are being phased out by law in most places in the US.
Remind me again why our hot water heaters need to be online? Better yet, why don't we have on-demand ones that..you know, just supply hot water, on demand; no connectivity required.
While I can see the danger presented, let me ask this hot water question related question: Should we be just as concerned with remote execution of code that causes a hot water to overheat and either explode, or catch a house on fire?
There's and upcoming VMWorld conference in LV in the MGM properties. I know this is their last of a 3-year agreement, then they're moving back to SF (at least for a while.) But, I suspect if this is the new 'normal' for hotel security, then they can probably expect a downturn in large convention business. I suspect that IT Nerds on both side of the black/white line will be very happy to be vocal about their displeasure, and have a good understanding of how Social Networking/Media works.
I don't think it will go well for the hotels if this is going to be SOP.
Buy the device, you might not understand why it works. Buy the company, you buy the Intelectual Property, and maybe find an engineer in there who can make your products better before they roll out the door the first time.
So, would that mean that if the US Government build/controlled the network, then leased it out, they wouldn't need to notify the companies when they were mirroring and monitoring traffic, right?
Slashdot Mirror
If US students have achieved world domination, why are there such a high demand for H1-B Visa's?
Part of the issue is that there are some entities, we're not actually doing business with, like the Credit Bureau, whom we can't stop giving them our data. Even if we stop using credit cards, they still collect data from bills we pay by check or with cash, because our sewer, electric, gas, etc... reports our on-time payments to them.
Recent reports show that even when they don't want it, app makers are reporting data to Facebook, and Facebook is having to report they're getting personal data they don't want, including medical and finical-related data. It's easy to see that people are disillusioned with the idea they can protect themselves altogether. And if they can't do that, why not have the benefits of the services, at least, if they're going to have your data anyway?
Is it a good idea, to sell a product, that every human being on the planet, from now into the foreseeable future, will likely be intersted in buying? (That's assuming we ignore the moral reasons.)
I'm sure the average taxpayer would love to be able to pay $0.00 in federal taxes.
It must be nice.
Seriously.
Great Firewall Upgrades have now been completed, we can restore services once more. ;-)
While NASA is something that Democrats will likely be much more happy to fund, it would be interesting to see Republican response to such drive from the Administration.
Now, as for NASA's part... I'd say take the money and RUN! Pour as much money as you can get into the prep work. There's got to be unmanned missions that need to go before hand just to find the right site to land in. We'll have to deposit gear and supplies ahead of time, we'll have to have an orbital relay station in place most likely. While they realistically can't people there by 2020, they could make strides in that direction.
But, perhaps they can parlay it into something like establishing a working base on the moon, to make a shot at Mars have a higher chance of success, allowing NASA to hone their craft at building something for humans to live in on a remote world. While it might not be Mars, a working base on the Moon would be no small feat.
Clearly, contract requirements should also now include proof of engagement in best practices of network and data security.
"Most modern artificially intelligent systems are based on a derivative of machine learning. In simple terms, machine learning is about training an artificial neural network with already labeled data to help it understand general concepts out of special cases. It’s all about statistics. By feeding thousands upon thousands of prepared data to the network, you enable the system to gradually fine tune the weight of the individual neurons in a specific layer. The end result is a complex reading of all the neurons weighing in to have a say about the end result.
Much like how our brain works, the inner workings of a trained model isn’t like traditional rule-based algorithms where for each input there is a predefined output. The only thing we can do is to try to create the best model possible and train it with as much unbiased data we can get our hands on. The rest is a mystery to scientists."
https://bdtechtalks.com/2018/0...
By their nature, they're not simply a set of patterns that are programmed. They're self-programming at some point, learning, pruning and expanding on their own. If they aren't doing that, they aren't Artificial Intelligence, or Neural Networks, by definition.
We can't see inside them, to know why things go wrong, when they do.
https://gizmodo.com/the-malwar...
"But the problem is, we don’t exactly know how the neural networks behind computer vision algorithms define the characteristics of each object, and that’s why they can fail in epic and unexpected ways."
Well, if indeed, the FCC does not have the "power" to regulate Broadband, then each of the 20 states suing them should be allowed to regulate this "information service" that the FCC says it cannot.
This seems at odds with the idea of states rights to make laws MORE restrictive that those of the Federal Government. That's always been the way of things in the past.
We're currently at odds with things like marijuana laws, the states making them LESS restrictive and the Federal Government going crazy over that idea, but we've never had them lose their minds over making MORE restrictive laws by state. So, why is this different?
If we figure out why this is different, the same can be applied to California's reasoning for making MORE restrictive MPG requirements on cars there.
This was really a missed opportunity for Verizon. They should have made a lack of data cap for public safety workers a selling feature. How many more options would they pick up if they had done it that way in the first place.
Seriously.
And today, in unrelated news, the document incineration segment of the market had a sharp increase in installations and therefore matching record profits!
Get 'um while they're still "cheap" and while you can!
This is a loop hole should have been tightened up long, long ago. It should be a tool used to encourage companies to invenst in their own employees, re-tooling them with the skills the company needs; not used as a reason to go looking to effectively off-shore work.
At best, it should be a stop-gap measure while you train up local talent to fill the position long-term.
This is a numbers game, currently, to corporations. If these numbers become less and less appealing, then they'll turn to other solutions that include increasing local skills and building local talen.
I agree with efficiency, but that's a scheduling function, not something that should require being connected...
If you hurt yourself and want the water warmed up before you get home, you'd still have to have someone draw the bath. I'm not sure this is something that should ever really need to be connected, even if you give it some 'smart' functions.
How does that work in this case, where that management is compromised?
On-demand water heaters don't have relief valve, as they don't have tanks. They're either electric based or gas based heaters that heat a sink of pipes that water moves through when you turn on the faucet. So, if you over-ride and crank up the heating element without water movement, you have a heating element that isn't disappating, and that's boiling water inside your pipes.
Tank-based water heaters are being phased out by law in most places in the US.
Remind me again why our hot water heaters need to be online? Better yet, why don't we have on-demand ones that ..you know, just supply hot water, on demand; no connectivity required.
While I can see the danger presented, let me ask this hot water question related question: Should we be just as concerned with remote execution of code that causes a hot water to overheat and either explode, or catch a house on fire?
There's and upcoming VMWorld conference in LV in the MGM properties. I know this is their last of a 3-year agreement, then they're moving back to SF (at least for a while.) But, I suspect if this is the new 'normal' for hotel security, then they can probably expect a downturn in large convention business. I suspect that IT Nerds on both side of the black/white line will be very happy to be vocal about their displeasure, and have a good understanding of how Social Networking/Media works.
I don't think it will go well for the hotels if this is going to be SOP.
The question to ask, as both a taxpayer and an IT guy is this: What's the "penalty" for failing to make the October deadline?
Does anyone know where the $1B is going to land after it's paid? Just cuirous.
Buy the device, you might not understand why it works. Buy the company, you buy the Intelectual Property, and maybe find an engineer in there who can make your products better before they roll out the door the first time.
So...do you suppose that Apple will just buy Grayshift next, and resolve the issue? And how long before they do the same with Cellebrite?
So, would that mean that if the US Government build/controlled the network, then leased it out, they wouldn't need to notify the companies when they were mirroring and monitoring traffic, right?