Who can give a guarantee that nobody tampers with the results or creates a database with citizens voting information?
Who can guarantee that doesn't happen with regular voting? When it all comes down you are trusting the people who count the votes, and the people who collect the votes, that nothing shady is happening from when you vote to when it's counted.
They had four points of authentication and if you want two more points have them authenticate both their MAC address and IP. Sure, both can be forged but to have all 6 points of data line up in a database would take a determined person.
The real concern I have with Internet voting is that to the general public, the security concerns it raises makes having identifier chips on electronic devices seem like a good idea. The answer lies in education. So long as you accept the fact that NO security is absolute then you can move into the grey areas of increased security.
Well, rather the version that is being sold doesn't work. CBC radio did an interview with the CEO of the company and ask how they plan to keep the person from flying the devise. He said that the company was removing critical systems to keep the buyer honest.
The focus of the sale is in the hopes of it being used for an educational purpose, ie: placed in a technology center or a science museum...or a very rich school board. He didn't get into why they were selling it, at least I didn't hear him get into it.
Damn it, my MicroSoft ToiletPaper just got a nasty virus and my MicroSoft Toilet has just been cracked. If only the hackers hadn't grabbed control of that DrainCam that is designed to check for blockages and turned it around...again.
Microsoft has built a new national wireless data network, based on the data broadcasting ability of FM radio stations. The company says that compared with traditional paging systems, this network makes it cheaper both to broadcast data and build receivers. It said the microchips for the watch, which it designed, cost less than $10 each wholesale.
Is it just me or has anyone else noticed that when a company makes a statement like "we've made it so cheap it costs us peanuts" that the consumer still ends up paying an outragous price? Cost of advertizing and packaging considered it's still crazy the markup on some of this crap.
If you consider stability to be measured by the lack of need to reboot then you are correct. If, on the other hand, you consider stability to be measured by the consistant functioning and/or failing of the system then you are incorrect (by my estimation.)
I find there are few things that I can consistantly do to product a debugging script on a regular basis. On the other hand I notice it tends to go in busts of popping up more one week then the next, even when just surfing the web.
On top of that my issues with the pop up box is why send the message to Microsoft if they never get back to me nor seem to fix the problem?
I can understand you wanting to have your 7 year old running XP (as much as I hate to admit that here!)
My personal experience with XP (it's on my wife's computer) is that the games I play are somewhat stable but if I play them too long or if there is a lot of reloading, IE between games in NHL 2003, it tends to crash.
oh sure, they've replaced the BSOD with a little "would you like to tell Big Brother all your problems" prompt...but that doesn't mean it's more stable. It just appears to be.
Actually I think that they were looking for something a little more constructive then stating the obvious! lol. Something like "Have debuggers understand how to program independantly so they can parse through the code and identify the errors for you"
You know, like In Soviet Russia your code debugs YOU!
1: You land on your head, seconds after the screaming cat cuts the bread to ribbons
2: The screaming cat eats the buttery toast while cutting your head to ribbons and lands on it's feet
3: You succeed, but no one around to witness it. Stranded in a remote place with no one around you get picked up by Aliens who probe the bread, disect the cat and eat you. Your remains, ironically, fall on what is left of your head.
And they got one thing right: "Well that was certainly fun. The most interesting aspect of the avatar chat mode is the way words are communicated. Instead of opening a chat window underneath the main screen, There uses cartoon style bubbles that pop up above the avatar's head. There claims that this keeps your eye more on the avatar, and the facial expressions, rather than just turning the entire experience into a text chat.". Guess how almost all MMORPGs have implemented speech. With a g..damned IRC-like interface which makes all conversation a rather impersonal affair!
Floating word bubbles are all fine and good but do the avatars properly convey those oh so cute emoticons?
Sauron would be the ultimate evil, not for making the rings, but because of the restrictive EULA they had.
The hero's, on the other hand, would have fabricated a more flexible if slightly less clean looking version of the One Ring. Complete building instructions would have been made available to everybody with mailing lists created for usage support.
The hero's would then bicker about different releases of the Ring, who's Ring was more pure to the source and ask the really important question, why do we still look like Sauron's ring?
It's a bit like translating Shakespear into Klingon. Well, yes, do it if you want but the world reads Shakespear as it was written and as it was intended! Everything else is a waste of time...
I prefer to hear Hamlet in the original Klingon, just like Star Trek taught me to like it.
No offence but just because a book has been available for a good long time doesn't mean that people shouldn't be considerate and include a spoiler warning/space. Especially with a piece of work as delightful as The Lord of the Rings. Lets face it, it doesn't take but a second to include a warning in the subject or before the particular text.
People could stand to be a little more considerate these days.
The only problem with these books is how quickly they do become dated. You won't get an amazing amount of use out of them in 5 years time except for as some sort of historical perspective.
It doesn't matter how dated the book is, I've found the entire "exposed" series is great for getting you think in the right direction how to plug holes and where the next holes might be. Anyone who reads them strickly as an instruction manual will be easily comprimised. The person who reads them to understand the fundamentals will be much more secure.
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Who can guarantee that doesn't happen with regular voting? When it all comes down you are trusting the people who count the votes, and the people who collect the votes, that nothing shady is happening from when you vote to when it's counted.
They had four points of authentication and if you want two more points have them authenticate both their MAC address and IP. Sure, both can be forged but to have all 6 points of data line up in a database would take a determined person.
The real concern I have with Internet voting is that to the general public, the security concerns it raises makes having identifier chips on electronic devices seem like a good idea. The answer lies in education. So long as you accept the fact that NO security is absolute then you can move into the grey areas of increased security.
Hey, maybe on of those Nigerian 419ers could pick it up, they've got lots of money!
Lets face it, eBay is probably one of the worlds best examples of 'Buyer Beware'
it does work. The guy on the CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Company) was one of the first test pilots. They haven't tested it above 4 feet yet.
The focus of the sale is in the hopes of it being used for an educational purpose, ie: placed in a technology center or a science museum...or a very rich school board. He didn't get into why they were selling it, at least I didn't hear him get into it.
It's all subjective now isn't it?
Damn it, my MicroSoft ToiletPaper just got a nasty virus and my MicroSoft Toilet has just been cracked. If only the hackers hadn't grabbed control of that DrainCam that is designed to check for blockages and turned it around...again.
Is it just me or has anyone else noticed that when a company makes a statement like "we've made it so cheap it costs us peanuts" that the consumer still ends up paying an outragous price? Cost of advertizing and packaging considered it's still crazy the markup on some of this crap.
You obviously don't have a grasp on what news is. Just because it's not timely doesn't mean it's not news, it just means it's old news.
I find there are few things that I can consistantly do to product a debugging script on a regular basis. On the other hand I notice it tends to go in busts of popping up more one week then the next, even when just surfing the web.
On top of that my issues with the pop up box is why send the message to Microsoft if they never get back to me nor seem to fix the problem?
Do you really think other people are actually reading it?
Those hits on your counter are your friends and family and the 15 million you bumped it up to initially to make yourself feel important.
Frankly there is just to much "look at me, I've got something to say" these days...
(Please note that I appreciate replies as I feel my contributions here are worth something.)
My personal experience with XP (it's on my wife's computer) is that the games I play are somewhat stable but if I play them too long or if there is a lot of reloading, IE between games in NHL 2003, it tends to crash.
oh sure, they've replaced the BSOD with a little "would you like to tell Big Brother all your problems" prompt...but that doesn't mean it's more stable. It just appears to be.
The other day they delivered a system to the Dude.
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You know, like In Soviet Russia your code debugs YOU!
Developers, developers, developers, developers.
1: You land on your head, seconds after the screaming cat cuts the bread to ribbons
2: The screaming cat eats the buttery toast while cutting your head to ribbons and lands on it's feet
3: You succeed, but no one around to witness it. Stranded in a remote place with no one around you get picked up by Aliens who probe the bread, disect the cat and eat you. Your remains, ironically, fall on what is left of your head.
Floating word bubbles are all fine and good but do the avatars properly convey those oh so cute emoticons?
"Of course my social life is online, no one would believe me a woman to see me" - unknown
The hero's, on the other hand, would have fabricated a more flexible if slightly less clean looking version of the One Ring. Complete building instructions would have been made available to everybody with mailing lists created for usage support.
The hero's would then bicker about different releases of the Ring, who's Ring was more pure to the source and ask the really important question, why do we still look like Sauron's ring?
I prefer to hear Hamlet in the original Klingon, just like Star Trek taught me to like it.
People could stand to be a little more considerate these days.
It doesn't matter how dated the book is, I've found the entire "exposed" series is great for getting you think in the right direction how to plug holes and where the next holes might be. Anyone who reads them strickly as an instruction manual will be easily comprimised. The person who reads them to understand the fundamentals will be much more secure.