Human controlled semi-autonomous killing machines are the real threat, not fully autonomous killing mahcines.
Specifically, the most likely killer robot scenario is not a robot army attacking and killing all humans, but instead a Hitler/Stalin/Kim Jong Il/Suharto taking control of an army of robots and ordering them to kill people they think are their enemies.
Think a Star Wars episode I type event where a ruler orders military machines to attack.
Frankly, we haven't done a good job managing pollution. Not enough research - generally because entrenched interests fight attempts to do the research. And too much partisan politics involved. Issue got pegged as liberal vs conservative rather than healthy vs non-healthy
There are people too stupid to understand that "overcharging" to 120 is not good for the battery. (won't make the easy joke about them being supporters of X candidate).
But those people would be in the small minority. Almost everyone else would understand that overcharging is not a good idea, even if they didn't know the particulars.
We need to design products for the majority user and how they use their devices, not for a theoretical user. Yes, you need safeguards, but they should not be the default nor should they be ignored (as we do currently).
I work for a law firm. We need to send data out all the time. When possible we FTP it. But for many jobs we need permanent record, so we use a mix of DVD's and hard drives.
For large jobs, we use Hard Drives. Anything less than 10 GB, we burn DVDs. We do it all the time.
Also, while I don't buy laptops or tablets with DVD players, I insist on every Desktop computer I buy to have one.
I will do so just for the ability to play my old movies and TV shows.
We need the 'I'm not in business, I facilitate micro business" model to exist.
But at the same time, we have to admit that those micro businesses avoid the regulation that normal small (and large) businesses have to do. This is an unfair advantage. As such, it makes a good compromise to allow them to exist, but have them pay a tax to equalize things out. They avoid the business regulations, but have to pay to do it.
Ideally, this will allow the innovation - such as getting clients via apps - but prevent the major abuses.
We should use this same model for the other 'facilitating micro businesses" such as AirBnB.
Look, it's not their fault if some idiot drives 300 miles. It's only their fault for making a crappy movie, or rather for over-charging for it. If they gave that piece of crap away for free that would be just about right.
Most locks can be opened in 5 seconds with a 'bump key'.
Even the best locks can easily be defeated by a sledge hammer.
The real advantage of most locks is that it TELLS you when they have been attacked. A good Bluetooth lock should keep an easily accessible record of how many times and when it was opened.
But yes, this should be fixed. Even simple encryption is better than plain text password transmission.
You don't use the same password for your email as you use for your bank account because you want to make sure that when one is compromised, the other is not.
Using a single login is just a slightly easier version of using the same password for all your accounts.
It is JUST as stupid as using the same password for your every account.
The only difference is that the people with your password are promising not to steal money from you outright.
They don't promise to respect your privacy in any way, because they are planning on abusing the crap out of it.
Trusting someone that's outright plan is to abuse your trust is not a smart thing to do.
1) Open up their stuff, letting other people sell cable boxes.
2) Do the following:
a) Stop charging for cable boxes entirely. Not a single penny for them - you want no competition? Then give it away for free. Whether you get one box or a hundred boxes. You can charge people to replace a broken one - but only if they break it more often than once a year.
b) Remove ALL advertisements from the channel guides ( no more adverts for VOD)
c) Allow anyone that wants to make Apps for your cable boxes, that can be free or charged money. Only rule for apps is that it can't facilitate Piracy - it is specifically allowed to replace the entire cable interface, or just parts of it.
d) Also, every single cable box must be able to connect to a standard hard drive, free of charge, to expand their DVR capacity. They can use whatever kind of encryption they want to protect the saved data - but the DVR'd content must be playable on any cable box connected to that same account.
Bull shit. Rotten Tomatoes offers TWO rankings - one for the critics and one for registered users.
Most importantly, Rotten Tomatoes has a great spread that most rating systems - that is they don't give all movies good ratings, some get low, some get high ratings. This is mainly because they are independent.
The problem is some people are addicted to certain genres, - asking them which movie is good is like asking a heroin addict to rate his heroin - the worst heroin gets a 9, the best gets a 10, and the rating is worthless.
But if you are wealthy enough to pay a stable of 100 people to avoid diseases and donate blood for your personal use, this is viable option.
I doubt anyone that is 30 would do it, but as you get closer to death your perspective changes.
Forget about the money for an instant, instead think about a personal hero - Albert Einstein, Martin Luther King Jr, Ghandi, etc. Would you volunteer to do this for them? (Yeah I know those heroes I mentioned have feet of clay, but you get the idea).
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"permanently after approximately 50 years of continuous service. "
Should be:
"permanently after approximately 50 years of ripping off the American taxpayer and tricking it's so called students"
Human controlled semi-autonomous killing machines are the real threat, not fully autonomous killing mahcines.
Specifically, the most likely killer robot scenario is not a robot army attacking and killing all humans, but instead a Hitler/Stalin/Kim Jong Il/Suharto taking control of an army of robots and ordering them to kill people they think are their enemies.
Think a Star Wars episode I type event where a ruler orders military machines to attack.
Frankly, we haven't done a good job managing pollution. Not enough research - generally because entrenched interests fight attempts to do the research. And too much partisan politics involved. Issue got pegged as liberal vs conservative rather than healthy vs non-healthy
There are people too stupid to understand that "overcharging" to 120 is not good for the battery. (won't make the easy joke about them being supporters of X candidate).
But those people would be in the small minority. Almost everyone else would understand that overcharging is not a good idea, even if they didn't know the particulars.
We need to design products for the majority user and how they use their devices, not for a theoretical user. Yes, you need safeguards, but they should not be the default nor should they be ignored (as we do currently).
The phones should be setup to charge to 80% and stop there.
Then offer a special "overcharge" feature that charges it to 100%.
But label the 80% charge "100" and the 100% level as 120 (no percentages)
People would like the 'new' feature. Everyone would instinctively understand that charging past "100" would be bad.
Some day I won't remember to pull the ripcord.
That's my insurance against living too long.
MONEY. They pay you to do this.
Also, connecting your thermostat is not the smartest decision. But laundry and dishwasher both make a lot of sense to do it.
I work for a law firm. We need to send data out all the time. When possible we FTP it. But for many jobs we need permanent record, so we use a mix of DVD's and hard drives.
For large jobs, we use Hard Drives. Anything less than 10 GB, we burn DVDs. We do it all the time.
Also, while I don't buy laptops or tablets with DVD players, I insist on every Desktop computer I buy to have one.
I will do so just for the ability to play my old movies and TV shows.
There are over 7 billion people in the world. Every day, over 150,000 people die.
Two die playing Pokemon? That's sounds about right.
You need a good comparison to make these kinds of claims. When the number of death per hour played exceeds that for other games, then call me.
Otherwise, go take a class on statistics.
We need the 'I'm not in business, I facilitate micro business" model to exist.
But at the same time, we have to admit that those micro businesses avoid the regulation that normal small (and large) businesses have to do. This is an unfair advantage. As such, it makes a good compromise to allow them to exist, but have them pay a tax to equalize things out. They avoid the business regulations, but have to pay to do it.
Ideally, this will allow the innovation - such as getting clients via apps - but prevent the major abuses.
We should use this same model for the other 'facilitating micro businesses" such as AirBnB.
"What's your password or you go to jail?"
"I don't remember what's my password."
"He's lying, throw him in jail!"
Five years later, released from jail because they crack the password, finding embarrassing porn, but nothing illegal.
But no compensation for throwing a man in jail for the 'crime' of a poor memory.
Read this article:
http://teachingprivacy.org/the...
The real problem with your philosophy is that so much of that information is secretly personably identifiable.
It is like the extra data a browser gives - things like versions, addons, etc. There is enough variability that you can determine the exact person.
It may not be good enough in a court of law, but it is good enough for a private investigator.
Look, it's not their fault if some idiot drives 300 miles. It's only their fault for making a crappy movie, or rather for over-charging for it. If they gave that piece of crap away for free that would be just about right.
They owe him the ticket price. That's it.
Most locks can be opened in 5 seconds with a 'bump key'.
Even the best locks can easily be defeated by a sledge hammer.
The real advantage of most locks is that it TELLS you when they have been attacked. A good Bluetooth lock should keep an easily accessible record of how many times and when it was opened.
But yes, this should be fixed. Even simple encryption is better than plain text password transmission.
People that play computer games tend to be:
1) Computer literate = average or greater intelligence and having the skills to self-teach technological skills.
2) Not dirt poor = having the many advantages of the middle class life.
3) Not have parents that are tyrannical puritans that discourage kids from learning.
Same topic (different article
) was submitted by myself on Friday May 13, 2016 @09:58AM
The Washington Post article was longer and had more info, if not as much formatting.
You don't use the same password for your email as you use for your bank account because you want to make sure that when one is compromised, the other is not.
Using a single login is just a slightly easier version of using the same password for all your accounts.
It is JUST as stupid as using the same password for your every account.
The only difference is that the people with your password are promising not to steal money from you outright.
They don't promise to respect your privacy in any way, because they are planning on abusing the crap out of it.
Trusting someone that's outright plan is to abuse your trust is not a smart thing to do.
Yeah, photoshop is probably a lot cheaper than a real manned moon shot.
The cable companies have a choice:
1) Open up their stuff, letting other people sell cable boxes.
2) Do the following:
a) Stop charging for cable boxes entirely. Not a single penny for them - you want no competition? Then give it away for free. Whether you get one box or a hundred boxes. You can charge people to replace a broken one - but only if they break it more often than once a year.
b) Remove ALL advertisements from the channel guides ( no more adverts for VOD)
c) Allow anyone that wants to make Apps for your cable boxes, that can be free or charged money. Only rule for apps is that it can't facilitate Piracy - it is specifically allowed to replace the entire cable interface, or just parts of it.
d) Also, every single cable box must be able to connect to a standard hard drive, free of charge, to expand their DVR capacity. They can use whatever kind of encryption they want to protect the saved data - but the DVR'd content must be playable on any cable box connected to that same account.
Bull shit. Rotten Tomatoes offers TWO rankings - one for the critics and one for registered users.
Most importantly, Rotten Tomatoes has a great spread that most rating systems - that is they don't give all movies good ratings, some get low, some get high ratings. This is mainly because they are independent.
The problem is some people are addicted to certain genres, - asking them which movie is good is like asking a heroin addict to rate his heroin - the worst heroin gets a 9, the best gets a 10, and the rating is worthless.
Of course, I wasn't stupid enough to spend 10,000 of my own money to give other people the right to spy on me.
Not only is there no reason for the computer to send my battery, but there is NO reason to send ANY information beyond what I expressly tell it to.
Someone wants to know what my browser or what addons I am using, I should have to expressely tell them. Otherwise it should send a default value.
Look, when someone breaks the law, punish them for what they did, not things that are SIMILAR to what they did.
I agree that this is not for everyone.
But if you are wealthy enough to pay a stable of 100 people to avoid diseases and donate blood for your personal use, this is viable option.
I doubt anyone that is 30 would do it, but as you get closer to death your perspective changes.
Forget about the money for an instant, instead think about a personal hero - Albert Einstein, Martin Luther King Jr, Ghandi, etc. Would you volunteer to do this for them? (Yeah I know those heroes I mentioned have feet of clay, but you get the idea).