and if the PINs are not stored at Target (as they insist) but are decrypted and processed at the credit card hardware at the POS..
Does this mean the malware on the POS systems and ATMs are monitoring and reporting the PIN decryption and processing? Now isn't THAT precious!
It also means that Target's encouraging words, "Oh, we never see or store the decrypted PINs, so they couldn't have been stolen from US!" isn't saying the PINs weren't stolen.
Can anyone explain this so a simple mind can grasp the extent of the threat? Or shall I just go back to pure cash transactions, and credit cards, debit cards, online shopping and transactions be damned?
I'm sorry, but I've NEVER found a "resurrected" game that was any fun to play, no matter how much fun the first versions were Way Back When. DOOM was great.. but I wouldn't play it now, no matter HOW much it was updated, ported, massaged to take advantage of the new hardware and memory and speeds and video available. I don't see much better coming out of this endeavor (especially since I never heard of Star Control).
And he still doesn't get it. At the Smithsonian event (barely attended by 40 people, probably mostly the artist's entourage):
"Van Hoeydonck retells the origin story of Fallen Astronaut with a mix of pride and hurt. He is still upset at having to remain quiet after Apollo 15. "
It's a crappy little piece of work, I must say. I submit that I (and probably any of you) could guide a 12-year-old into replicating that with some aluminum scrap and a jigsaw.
Why doesn't someone do that? And politely ask the Chinese to send it along with their next rover? I'll bet they'd do it:-)
I'm not impressed with Triple DES, nor the "security" allegedly provided by having the PIN decryption at the point of sale boxes. But you can always just go for brute force decryption.
That the Basel Action Network disclaimer, that they "never, ever" cited that 80% statistic, was a lie. The link clearly shows that, but not all go to the link.
Almost criminally so. No one is dumping anything in the Med (or at least one would hope not). Building the plant on a ship avoids a lot of political and public issues that might happen if you wanted to build it on land somewhere.
We (the US) dumped a HELL of a lot of chemical agents (and other dangerous stuff) into the oceans after WW II. I hope we've learned our lesson.
So you make a dart-shaped mold. You get some pewter from the store. And then "apply heat." Right.. like you're going to have a blowtorch in the airport terminal. Hell, you might as well build a forge, find an anvil and hammer, some charcoal, an urchin to work the bellows.. and make yourself a bloody Samurai sword!
These ideas are all quite silly really. Chucks of Liberty? And how far are they going to get you, exactly, in your fiendish terrorist plot? You swing, I duck, you miss, and then I shove those silly looking pointy magazines right up your... Well, you get my drift.
At least the creator wasn't afraid to look like a complete moron while striving for his 15 minutes of fame. And his point could be made without quite so much foolishness, eh? Look at prison shivs for creative use of readily available objects.
Well said, sir (or madam). Well said indeed. I strongly suspect most of us aren't all that fearful, but can easily be fooled into believing all those OTHER fools out there are fearful. "Think of the children!" That sort of crap. We're being manipulated.. as usual. [adjusts foil cap]
Design an add-on, a special mount or container, for the Olympic Torch that WOULD let it be lit and burn in orbit, even outside the space ship or satellite!
It can't be THAT hard, right? A sufficient flow of "air" (oxygen and whatever) to ensure burning and continued mixing of fuel and oxidizer.
The flea infection lesion isn't all that 'orrible. I suppose you have to work one up to a proper rotting lesion (as the department title suggests) to really ruin your appetite.
"The octagonal, 1100-kg satellite with a cross-sectional area of only 1m is configured to keep aerodynamic drag and torque to an absolute minimum. GOCE is symmetrical about its flight direction and two winglets provide additional aerodynamic stability. "
She might just penetrate like a spear, with the front burning away as she slows down. Sounds like she's built very solidly as well. So we should still have a nice big solid chunk of debris for impact. Possibly even salvageable for the museums!
But I'm afraid sleeping in your basement won't make a whole lot of difference.
I liked "Starship Troopers", don't get me wrong. But if that director ended up with a brilliant satire, it was purely by accident. And the critics extolling that corny POS (despite its not-bad special effects) are just puffing themselves up.. just like anyone praising Andy Warhol as "great art". Or a chimp throwing paint at a canvas.
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and if the PINs are not stored at Target (as they insist) but are decrypted and processed at the credit card hardware at the POS ..
Does this mean the malware on the POS systems and ATMs are monitoring and reporting the PIN decryption and processing? Now isn't THAT precious!
It also means that Target's encouraging words, "Oh, we never see or store the decrypted PINs, so they couldn't have been stolen from US!" isn't saying the PINs weren't stolen.
Can anyone explain this so a simple mind can grasp the extent of the threat? Or shall I just go back to pure cash transactions, and credit cards, debit cards, online shopping and transactions be damned?
Well, becoming deceased might have been stressful at the time. Once the even is over with, however, one would think it smooth sailing.
I'm sorry, but I've NEVER found a "resurrected" game that was any fun to play, no matter how much fun the first versions were Way Back When. DOOM was great .. but I wouldn't play it now, no matter HOW much it was updated, ported, massaged to take advantage of the new hardware and memory and speeds and video available. I don't see much better coming out of this endeavor (especially since I never heard of Star Control).
And he still doesn't get it. At the Smithsonian event (barely attended by 40 people, probably mostly the artist's entourage):
"Van Hoeydonck retells the origin story of Fallen Astronaut with a mix of pride and hurt. He is still upset at having to remain quiet after Apollo 15. "
It's a crappy little piece of work, I must say. I submit that I (and probably any of you) could guide a 12-year-old into replicating that with some aluminum scrap and a jigsaw.
Why doesn't someone do that? And politely ask the Chinese to send it along with their next rover? I'll bet they'd do it :-)
I thought that was the KongressHalle !
The original still stands, you know, so it won't be hard to check:
http://www.kubiss.de/kulturreferat/reichsparteitagsgelaende/englisch/innenhof_kongresshalle.htm
I'm not impressed with Triple DES, nor the "security" allegedly provided by having the PIN decryption at the point of sale boxes. But you can always just go for brute force decryption.
http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2012-09/infographic-day-fastest-way-crack-4-digit-pin-number
Given tens of millions of credit cards, you're bound to slide right into enough of them to make the crack worth while.
Lightning uses them up. No worries.
That the Basel Action Network disclaimer, that they "never, ever" cited that 80% statistic, was a lie. The link clearly shows that, but not all go to the link.
Godz, I hate liars.
Almost criminally so. No one is dumping anything in the Med (or at least one would hope not). Building the plant on a ship avoids a lot of political and public issues that might happen if you wanted to build it on land somewhere.
We (the US) dumped a HELL of a lot of chemical agents (and other dangerous stuff) into the oceans after WW II. I hope we've learned our lesson.
It always amazes me, the staggering conclusions not just the media but the scientists themselves draw from such sketchy evidence.
Three-clawed, they say (as opposed to T-Rex's two) .. but with NO, repeat, NO hand bones. Not a trace of the head: do we even KNOW it's a carnivore?
Yeah, I know .. if you want to get published, you have to use a little imagination. Still ...
I submit that Siats probably would enjoy a nice tea and biscuit snack if he were still around.
So you make a dart-shaped mold. You get some pewter from the store. And then "apply heat." Right .. like you're going to have a blowtorch in the airport terminal. Hell, you might as well build a forge, find an anvil and hammer, some charcoal, an urchin to work the bellows .. and make yourself a bloody Samurai sword!
These ideas are all quite silly really. Chucks of Liberty? And how far are they going to get you, exactly, in your fiendish terrorist plot? You swing, I duck, you miss, and then I shove those silly looking pointy magazines right up your ... Well, you get my drift.
At least the creator wasn't afraid to look like a complete moron while striving for his 15 minutes of fame. And his point could be made without quite so much foolishness, eh? Look at prison shivs for creative use of readily available objects.
Yeah .. and then they say "Well, I don't know what I want .. but I don't want that!" Godz, how often have I heard that?
Well said, sir (or madam). Well said indeed. I strongly suspect most of us aren't all that fearful, but can easily be fooled into believing all those OTHER fools out there are fearful. "Think of the children!" That sort of crap. We're being manipulated .. as usual. [adjusts foil cap]
Design an add-on, a special mount or container, for the Olympic Torch that WOULD let it be lit and burn in orbit, even outside the space ship or satellite!
It can't be THAT hard, right? A sufficient flow of "air" (oxygen and whatever) to ensure burning and continued mixing of fuel and oxidizer.
3.4 million. US dollars.
Hmmm ...
Naw, I doan' need no steenking watch.
While my trusty well-worn characters, having struggled their way through Pandaria to a 90, must now somehow level even more?
Sigh ...
Actually, the images are out there (just search, but here's one: http://www.fleabites.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/sand-flea-bites.jpg).
The flea infection lesion isn't all that 'orrible. I suppose you have to work one up to a proper rotting lesion (as the department title suggests) to really ruin your appetite.
'ere ya go, mate .. another biscuit with your tea?
"The octagonal, 1100-kg satellite with a cross-sectional area of only 1m is configured to keep aerodynamic drag and torque to an absolute minimum. GOCE is symmetrical about its flight direction and two winglets provide additional aerodynamic stability. "
She might just penetrate like a spear, with the front burning away as she slows down. Sounds like she's built very solidly as well. So we should still have a nice big solid chunk of debris for impact. Possibly even salvageable for the museums!
But I'm afraid sleeping in your basement won't make a whole lot of difference.
I liked "Starship Troopers", don't get me wrong. But if that director ended up with a brilliant satire, it was purely by accident. And the critics extolling that corny POS (despite its not-bad special effects) are just puffing themselves up .. just like anyone praising Andy Warhol as "great art". Or a chimp throwing paint at a canvas.
In the entire Known Universe! I couldn't even begin to recognize a single one of them.
Sir, you have a twisted brain! But I DO like the logic!
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No, I haven't tried to report any flaws or problems in our nation's spying on friends and allies. Wouldn't be prudent.
Of course we're kind of backward in these parts .. and stupid .. and the politicians are corrupt .. and money talks.
But do a search on public broadband in NC to ruin your day.
Inquiring minds want to know!
Especially the anonymous ones.