... according to the organization’s survey of 1,015 Americans... 84 percent told survey takers that they value the security of their data over convenience or speed of service.
So if they had asked me: What do you value most:
A: Data security
B: Convenience
C: Speed of service
I would probably have answered "A". The inappropriately named "Security Innovation Center" seems to be saying this means consumers don't want the right to repair. If they said "speed of service", in that context I would have been thinking "network throughput" when what they meant was "time to repair". Use of ambiguous or duplicitous language in a poll is unforgivable.
In any case, I'm not trying to fix or repair my device; I'm attempting to break it. The equivalent of driving over it with the tractor. I'm allowed to do that. Of course I'm a terrible hack. I may not be entirely successful in my attempts to disable or destroy the device's firmware. Gosh darnit.
Note: think like someone trying to break the system..... Suppose Person "A" stands near a car that's backing up. They, or one of their accomplices, uses a high-power laser pointer to disable the rear-facing cameras. Person "A" then "unintentionally" walks into the path of the reversing vehicle, making sure they avoid actually getting killed, but a big bruise would be good. Will the system disengage when it loses it's rearward vision? Will it do so fast enough? Will Person "A" suffer enough "pain, anguish, physical damage and emotional trauma" to sue? It's about the lawyers & lawsuits. We Americans have suing down to a science. Make Arraignments Great Again!
And in "Irony of the week news", the Tesla Roadster launched into Earth/Mars 5 years ago orbit by fellow bazillionaire Elon Musk, mysteriously re-entered Earth's atmosphere today. Pieces of the roadster unaccountably survived reentry and struck the directional unit for the Phoenix-Austin Hyperloop project, causing it to veer off-track and drill through President Bezo's millenium clock project. The clock was destroyed and the Boring Company's drilling was severely damaged by the tungsten components used by the "Big Donger". Bezos and Musk are planning to sue each other.
... A third is that this will likely be modded troll by people who don't understand that pointing out they lack context isn't just an attempt to make them feel small... yeah other cultures have this issue, but gosh y'all...
As a certified and licensed modder and card-carrying member of the MRA (Modulators Ruffle Association) I intended to give this +1:interesting but misclicked and gave it +-0:frunobulous. Slashdot only allows a modicum of modified moderations to a more modern modality via modem. Bummer.
You can help purchase the Groom Lake test facility from the US Air Force and own a historic piece of the "Will Smith slept here" hanger, not to mention Elvis's personal UFO. Our goal is to raise $11,000., $1000 of which will be the payment for the base and all assets. The rest will be used to commission a giant sign reading "President Trump is the bestest and mostest smartest ever in the history of ever" AND sponsor a tribute parade to the POTUS in downtown Pahrump. Can't lose.
Please, if it isn't written in Rust, it is irrelevant and a waste of digital storage space. Cobol belongs in a museum, next to stone tools and neanderthal wax sculpture.
In some cases language is irrelevant. The programs have been endlessly modified and tested to work around system or environment shortcomings, implement weird company policies, handle undocumented business conditions, deal with obscure tribal knowledge, and align with bizarre industry or government regulations. All that shit is in the code. It ain't written down in some handy reference guide for Joe Rust. Sorry about that.
How 'bout a baseball bat made with this process? Could you make a bat that is the same strength or stronger than a regular wooden bat but lighter? Would that be legal for the game?
Anything like this that restricts phone access would pretty much put an end to the presidential tweetstorming. That's unacceptable. It's the one thing he knows how to do well. Let Trump Tweet!!
Because you don't understand the chemistry of a simple Bosch Reaction?
Everything I did in chem lab turned into a Botched Reaction. Course, everything I did in woodworking turned into sawdust. I got into software development because that and politics were the only options left where repeated failure was acceptable. I wasn't rich enough to be a politician.
The potential risk of copycat incidents after celebrity cases is known to public health bodies.
I got a boobjob after Lindsay Lohan got one. Then I became a drug addict and alcoholic so I could go through treatment like.... well, like everyone. Then I caught cancer so I could be like Larry King, and others. Then I died so I could be like Prince. Then I resurrected so I could be like Elvis. Let me tell you, the copycat lifestyle takes a lot of commitment.
The Village of Mount Pleasant and Racine County, where the plant is to be built, have also agreed to provide $764 million in tax incentives to help get the facility constructed, including buying the land and giving it to Foxconn for free.
The state expects to spend about $400 million on road improvements, including adding two lanes to the nearby Interstate 94. And it's seeking $246 million more in federal money to help pay for the interstate expansion.
In addition, the local electric utility is upgrading its lines and adding substations to provide the necessary power that will be used by the plant, at a cost of $140 million. The cost of those projects will be paid by 5 million customers in the area.
About half the state's tax breaks depend upon how many workers Foxconn hires. While the state touts Foxconn's plans for 13,000 workers, the company has only committed to hiring 3,000 at this point.
So it the automation shows up but the jobs don't then some of Foxconn's tax breaks disappear. On the other hand, the fixed costs to the state and fed remain.
If someone else can port the exploit to Windows 2000, Microsoft should be capable of porting the fix.
Possibly, but is it cost-effective and can it be achieved within reasonable time constraints? IMHO, information warfare, like terrorism, is asymmetric. It's easier to burn a bridge than to design and build it.
The NSA's charter has two goals: improve the security of US stuff, and penetrate the security of non-US stuff...
From what I can tell, their "improvement" is restricted to "national security information and systems". I didn't know that included Windows XP.
From NSA story: NSA Mission
NSA's Mission is to help protect national security by providing policy makers and military commanders with the intelligence information they need to do their jobs. NSA's priorities are driven by externally developed and validated intelligence requirements, provided to NSA by the President, his national security team, and their staffs through the National Intelligence Priorities Framework.
From the NSA website: Mission Statement
The National Security Agency/Central Security Service (NSA/CSS) leads the U.S. Government in cryptology that encompasses both Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) and Information Assurance (IA) products and services, and enables Computer Network Operations (CNO) in order to gain a decision advantage for the Nation and our allies under all circumstances.
More from the NSA website: What is Information Assurance?
Information Assurance involves preventing unauthorized access to sensitive or classified national security information and systems. The purpose of the Information Assurance mission is to keep others from stealing or tampering with our national security systems and information. This work not only keeps our vital information out of unauthorized hands, but helps ensure that the information our decision makers need is available and reliable when they need it.
Under National Security Directive 42, the Director of NSA has responsibility for the security of national security information systems, covering the Department of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies. NSA/CSS also helps improve the security of critical operations and information by providing know-how and technology to suppliers and clients.
Who are NSA/CSS' Customers?
NSA/CSS provides intelligence products and services to the White House, executive agencies (such as CIA and the State Department), the Chairman and Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), military combatant commanders and component commands, military departments, multinational forces, and U.S. allies. In addition, we provide Information Assurance products and services to users of national security information systems and to government contractors, as required.
Consider Microsoft's position:
Many of the operating systems are on End-of-Life status which means this product will no longer receive assisted support or security updates from Microsoft. These OSs are still widely used and are now even more vulnerable, if that's possible.
Microsoft is in a bind. They could provide patches for these vulnerabilities, or restate their policy: "Your're on your own bucko". How many people left at Microsoft worked on the Windows 2000 software or remember it? If MS does somehow figure out how to patch these OSs, then I can see that as setting a precedent that says they will provide security fixes in certain situations. That's the kind of vague context that lawyers love and could lead to future class action lawsuits when they refuse to fix a bug that caused problems for someone. "Hey Microsoft, you did a fix for Eternal Blue but didn't do one for Never Ending Orange and my data got stolen! It's your fault."
If the NSA and other agencies worked on making US telecoms infrastructure and software more secure instead of....
I must be missing something. Isn't it the purview of the US telecoms and other companies that are creating, deploying and selling the infrastructure and software to ensure that it's secure, reliable and cost-effective, not the US government? That is, if they want customers.
... Or is the high AP exam pass rate enjoyed by AP CSP students proof that no-more-books works?
I believe that proves the test is well correlated to the class content (or vice-versa). Does the class content help the students find meaningful, relevant employment?
They're supplying cryptocurrency chips to an unnamed Chinese distributor. TechCrunch Article in Korean paper
From the Chrome translation of that page...
According to Samsung Electronics and related industries on the 29th, Samsung Electronics completed the process development of semiconductor ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) for bit coin mining last year, and started mass production from January.
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Not everything needs to be computer controlled.
Absolutely. My new computer controlled, energy & water conserving, "kind to clothes" machine sucks in ways you can't even imagine.
So if they had asked me: What do you value most:
In any case, I'm not trying to fix or repair my device; I'm attempting to break it. The equivalent of driving over it with the tractor. I'm allowed to do that. Of course I'm a terrible hack. I may not be entirely successful in my attempts to disable or destroy the device's firmware. Gosh darnit.
And don't forget the frickin laser beams.
Which brings up an interesting point.
..... Suppose Person "A" stands near a car that's backing up. They, or one of their accomplices, uses a high-power laser pointer to disable the rear-facing cameras. Person "A" then "unintentionally" walks into the path of the reversing vehicle, making sure they avoid actually getting killed, but a big bruise would be good. Will the system disengage when it loses it's rearward vision? Will it do so fast enough? Will Person "A" suffer enough "pain, anguish, physical damage and emotional trauma" to sue? It's about the lawyers & lawsuits. We Americans have suing down to a science. Make Arraignments Great Again!
Note: think like someone trying to break the system
And in "Irony of the week news", the Tesla Roadster launched into Earth/Mars 5 years ago orbit by fellow bazillionaire Elon Musk, mysteriously re-entered Earth's atmosphere today. Pieces of the roadster unaccountably survived reentry and struck the directional unit for the Phoenix-Austin Hyperloop project, causing it to veer off-track and drill through President Bezo's millenium clock project. The clock was destroyed and the Boring Company's drilling was severely damaged by the tungsten components used by the "Big Donger". Bezos and Musk are planning to sue each other.
going to go nuts over this ... snipsnip ....
I'd prefer a curry mint sauce.
Don't blame me. I voted for the baaaaaastard.
As a certified and licensed modder and card-carrying member of the MRA (Modulators Ruffle Association) I intended to give this +1:interesting but misclicked and gave it +-0:frunobulous. Slashdot only allows a modicum of modified moderations to a more modern modality via modem. Bummer.
We will need...
Posted with Andriod, hence the speeling otters.
You can help purchase the Groom Lake test facility from the US Air Force and own a historic piece of the "Will Smith slept here" hanger, not to mention Elvis's personal UFO. Our goal is to raise $11,000., $1000 of which will be the payment for the base and all assets. The rest will be used to commission a giant sign reading "President Trump is the bestest and mostest smartest ever in the history of ever" AND sponsor a tribute parade to the POTUS in downtown Pahrump. Can't lose.
Climate change articles on slashdot is ringing the dinner bell for the extremeophiles. Such a shame.
Please, if it isn't written in Rust, it is irrelevant and a waste of digital storage space. Cobol belongs in a museum, next to stone tools and neanderthal wax sculpture.
In some cases language is irrelevant. The programs have been endlessly modified and tested to work around system or environment shortcomings, implement weird company policies, handle undocumented business conditions, deal with obscure tribal knowledge, and align with bizarre industry or government regulations. All that shit is in the code. It ain't written down in some handy reference guide for Joe Rust. Sorry about that.
Excellent work comrade. Check is in mail.
How 'bout a baseball bat made with this process? Could you make a bat that is the same strength or stronger than a regular wooden bat but lighter? Would that be legal for the game?
mexican style
Whoa. Requesting that omelette made with eggbeaters or "whites only" takes on a whole new meaning, don't it?
Anything like this that restricts phone access would pretty much put an end to the presidential tweetstorming. That's unacceptable. It's the one thing he knows how to do well. Let Trump Tweet!!
Because you don't understand the chemistry of a simple Bosch Reaction?
Everything I did in chem lab turned into a Botched Reaction. Course, everything I did in woodworking turned into sawdust. I got into software development because that and politics were the only options left where repeated failure was acceptable. I wasn't rich enough to be a politician.
The potential risk of copycat incidents after celebrity cases is known to public health bodies.
I got a boobjob after Lindsay Lohan got one. Then I became a drug addict and alcoholic so I could go through treatment like .... well, like everyone. Then I caught cancer so I could be like Larry King, and others. Then I died so I could be like Prince. Then I resurrected so I could be like Elvis. Let me tell you, the copycat lifestyle takes a lot of commitment.
Wisconsin is paying nothing...
From this:
So it the automation shows up but the jobs don't then some of Foxconn's tax breaks disappear. On the other hand, the fixed costs to the state and fed remain.
If someone else can port the exploit to Windows 2000, Microsoft should be capable of porting the fix.
Possibly, but is it cost-effective and can it be achieved within reasonable time constraints? IMHO, information warfare, like terrorism, is asymmetric. It's easier to burn a bridge than to design and build it.
The NSA's charter has two goals: improve the security of US stuff, and penetrate the security of non-US stuff...
From what I can tell, their "improvement" is restricted to "national security information and systems". I didn't know that included Windows XP.
From NSA story:
NSA Mission
NSA's Mission is to help protect national security by providing policy makers and military commanders with the intelligence information they need to do their jobs. NSA's priorities are driven by externally developed and validated intelligence requirements, provided to NSA by the President, his national security team, and their staffs through the National Intelligence Priorities Framework.
From the NSA website:
Mission Statement
The National Security Agency/Central Security Service (NSA/CSS) leads the U.S. Government in cryptology that encompasses both Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) and Information Assurance (IA) products and services, and enables Computer Network Operations (CNO) in order to gain a decision advantage for the Nation and our allies under all circumstances.
More from the NSA website:
What is Information Assurance?
Information Assurance involves preventing unauthorized access to sensitive or classified national security information and systems. The purpose of the Information Assurance mission is to keep others from stealing or tampering with our national security systems and information. This work not only keeps our vital information out of unauthorized hands, but helps ensure that the information our decision makers need is available and reliable when they need it.
Under National Security Directive 42, the Director of NSA has responsibility for the security of national security information systems, covering the Department of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies. NSA/CSS also helps improve the security of critical operations and information by providing know-how and technology to suppliers and clients.
Who are NSA/CSS' Customers?
NSA/CSS provides intelligence products and services to the White House, executive agencies (such as CIA and the State Department), the Chairman and Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), military combatant commanders and component commands, military departments, multinational forces, and U.S. allies. In addition, we provide Information Assurance products and services to users of national security information systems and to government contractors, as required.
Consider Microsoft's position:
Many of the operating systems are on End-of-Life status which means this product will no longer receive assisted support or security updates from Microsoft. These OSs are still widely used and are now even more vulnerable, if that's possible.
Microsoft is in a bind. They could provide patches for these vulnerabilities, or restate their policy: "Your're on your own bucko". How many people left at Microsoft worked on the Windows 2000 software or remember it? If MS does somehow figure out how to patch these OSs, then I can see that as setting a precedent that says they will provide security fixes in certain situations. That's the kind of vague context that lawyers love and could lead to future class action lawsuits when they refuse to fix a bug that caused problems for someone. "Hey Microsoft, you did a fix for Eternal Blue but didn't do one for Never Ending Orange and my data got stolen! It's your fault."
If the NSA and other agencies worked on making US telecoms infrastructure and software more secure instead of ....
I must be missing something. Isn't it the purview of the US telecoms and other companies that are creating, deploying and selling the infrastructure and software to ensure that it's secure, reliable and cost-effective, not the US government? That is, if they want customers.
I made a fair amount of money on that game. Monopoly money, of course ...
Exchange it for BitCoins.
I believe that proves the test is well correlated to the class content (or vice-versa). Does the class content help the students find meaningful, relevant employment?
TechCrunch
Article in Korean paper
From the Chrome translation of that page...