That isn't the way the US government wants to operate. They want to be able to share all of the information with any government agency that might have some interest.
The only reason it is even semi-legal is that the EU commissioner wrote a statement saying that he fully trusts the US government to comply with the data protection act, and there are no adverse privacy implications. This was written despite the US government refusing to comply with the conditions. Basically, the EU is saying "don't tell me what your doing with the data, and we won't ask questions". Sigh.
Yeah, I posted quite a few AC comments before I registered. I wish there was some way of finding them... You know, like when you get really drunk and search for the usenet posts you wrote 10 years ago before you knew about the difference between the static type and the dynamic type in C++, and how much of an idiot you were. I wonder, were my slashdot posts as idiotic too?
At least it is nice to know some things never change.
Sorry for the post that adds absolutely nothing to the discussion. Please mod me to hell for it, I can afford the karma anyway - but it is a good lesson in doing statistics properly. I mean, the number of people surfing the web at this moment, across the whole planet, I mean, the global economy must be losing BILLIONS, right?!?!?!
Usually, the word 'populous', applied to a geographic region, refers to population density. As In "one of the most populous countries in the world is Bangladesh, with 985 people per square kilometer". The population density of the USA is, by contrast, a mere 31 people per square kilometer. India and China too are well down the list, although above the USA.
With the caveat that I cannot RTFA as it is slashdotted, if the summary is in any way accurate then it will not affect the BSD's or Solaris. SCO I don't care about, especially as it would only affect them if they stole the relevant code from Linux in the first place.
Linux has a feature that allows you to register a new binary format loader. Of the traditional formats, ELF is the most common, a.out is ancient, I don't think I've ever seen an a.out executable on a Linux machine). But on Linux, for example, if you wanted java programs to run automatically when you execute them then you could install a loader for java files that runs them through the interpreter/jvm.
I don't know which other unixes have this capability, but IIRC Linux was the first so it follows that any other implementation is architecturally independent, so shouldn't share the same implementation flaws.
I cannot RTFA as it is slashdotted, but if you need to be root then yes, it is over and not much more to be said. Any non-hardened linux kernel will likely have things like/dev/kmem, or even something like insmod will let root insert code into kernel space for goodness sake!
A hardened kernel would most likely not allow runtime binary formats anyway (I'm pretty sure you can restrict it to just elf if you want). So it is a complete non-event. I'm not sure the kernel developers would even bother fixing it.
Actually, an a parliamenetary system it is usually the opposite. You vote for individual candidates, and once the members of the parliament have been decided they vote for a prime minister. It is not unheard of for the leader of a party to lose their seat in the parliament, but it is extremely rare.
IIRC, New Zealand has a mixed system where some number of the seats in the parliament (a minority, for sure) are chosen along party lines as you describe. But NZ is the only country I know of with that system.
No, the whole point is that, with Diebold machines in particular, if someone on the inside wanted to compromise the election itself it would be very easy. A single person could do it.
Whereas, on an exit poll, a single person probably could not cause too much damage; a single person collecting votes could make up whatever totals he likes but is fundamentally limited by the number of expected votes at that location (he cannot just say 'candidate X scored 1,543,200 votes when only 10,000 people voted at that polling station that day, duh!). To create a significant amount of fraud, our single person needs to work instead in a counting station somewhere. But if the procedures are done proplerly, no single person would ever be alone with the votes.
The analysis of the Diebold machines by Ed Felten's group shows that it would be easy for a single person to adjust the totals (even in a viral way, affecting many machines!), and moreover do it in a way that is completely undetectable.
Ok, but per-capita the USA is 3rd. By total it is about 5 times more than the country in 2nd place (276 billion vs China with 55 billion). Spin it whatever way you want;-)
If the "regulatory issue" was for real and not some white-wash, then I, for one, would be SEVERELY PISSED if my embassy complained to the US government about it. I think this attitude is shared by the majority of Europeans.
Ok, but does that make it right? "but he did it too!" is the favourite excuse of every 5 year old in the playground. The more relevant question is, what advantage does this tactic ultimately give, and how often can you use it before it becomes "abuse" ?
Huh? Your post is really inconsistent. How can "Greece and Turkey [be] the only NATO members to spend more than the US (per GDP) on defense" while at the same time "the US... is only ranked something like 40th worldwide" ?
Last I checked, US defence spending was greater than the sum of THE REST OF THE WORLD PUT TOGETHER.
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Why would it get slashdotted? Shashdot links to New Scientist all the time, I don't recall any problems with their web site before?
Right, thats what I was getting at. Is it not allowed to do low voltage wiring yourself? If so,
who enforces it? How to you get the qualification, it can't be that hard to pass the test, even the electrician wiring rules exam isn't that hard.
Right, but if it doesn't do exactly what you expected, its a bit more serious if its 120V! Besides, it is illegal, unless you are a qualified electrician and have passed the wiring rules. Or at least this is true where I live, surely it is true in USA as well?!?
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Another curiosity: vim has 276,398 versus emacs with 233,375 ? Who said emacs was bloated?
Why not? A spelling check over a help file would be very easy to do.
The only reason it is even semi-legal is that the EU commissioner wrote a statement saying that he fully trusts the US government to comply with the data protection act, and there are no adverse privacy implications. This was written despite the US government refusing to comply with the conditions. Basically, the EU is saying "don't tell me what your doing with the data, and we won't ask questions". Sigh.
At least it is nice to know some things never change.
Sorry for the post that adds absolutely nothing to the discussion. Please mod me to hell for it, I can afford the karma anyway - but it is a good lesson in doing statistics properly. I mean, the number of people surfing the web at this moment, across the whole planet, I mean, the global economy must be losing BILLIONS, right?!?!?!
Was it a typo? That is the $64 million question...
Irrelevant. I was reading shashdot for several years before registered.
Heh, that post could serve as the poster child for the decline in slashdot. There was a time when the majority of slashdot users had a clue!
Usually, the word 'populous', applied to a geographic region, refers to population density. As In "one of the most populous countries in the world is Bangladesh, with 985 people per square kilometer". The population density of the USA is, by contrast, a mere 31 people per square kilometer. India and China too are well down the list, although above the USA.
Linux has a feature that allows you to register a new binary format loader. Of the traditional formats, ELF is the most common, a.out is ancient, I don't think I've ever seen an a.out executable on a Linux machine). But on Linux, for example, if you wanted java programs to run automatically when you execute them then you could install a loader for java files that runs them through the interpreter/jvm.
I don't know which other unixes have this capability, but IIRC Linux was the first so it follows that any other implementation is architecturally independent, so shouldn't share the same implementation flaws.
A hardened kernel would most likely not allow runtime binary formats anyway (I'm pretty sure you can restrict it to just elf if you want). So it is a complete non-event. I'm not sure the kernel developers would even bother fixing it.
Fine. I was just pointing out that, under the current system, it is probably easier to hack the election itself than hack the exit poll. Weird, huh?!
IIRC, New Zealand has a mixed system where some number of the seats in the parliament (a minority, for sure) are chosen along party lines as you describe. But NZ is the only country I know of with that system.
Whereas, on an exit poll, a single person probably could not cause too much damage; a single person collecting votes could make up whatever totals he likes but is fundamentally limited by the number of expected votes at that location (he cannot just say 'candidate X scored 1,543,200 votes when only 10,000 people voted at that polling station that day, duh!). To create a significant amount of fraud, our single person needs to work instead in a counting station somewhere. But if the procedures are done proplerly, no single person would ever be alone with the votes.
The analysis of the Diebold machines by Ed Felten's group shows that it would be easy for a single person to adjust the totals (even in a viral way, affecting many machines!), and moreover do it in a way that is completely undetectable.
Either that, or you never get undressed without having sex in the process.
But I'm not sure its that simple. Women are oppressed in most muslim countries, for sure. But is it specifically nakedness? What about naked men?
You should realize, the equivalence nakedness == pornography is virtually unique to the USA.
Ok, but per-capita the USA is 3rd. By total it is about 5 times more than the country in 2nd place (276 billion vs China with 55 billion). Spin it whatever way you want ;-)
If the "regulatory issue" was for real and not some white-wash, then I, for one, would be SEVERELY PISSED if my embassy complained to the US government about it. I think this attitude is shared by the majority of Europeans.
Ok, but does that make it right? "but he did it too!" is the favourite excuse of every 5 year old in the playground. The more relevant question is, what advantage does this tactic ultimately give, and how often can you use it before it becomes "abuse" ?
Last I checked, US defence spending was greater than the sum of THE REST OF THE WORLD PUT TOGETHER.
Why would it get slashdotted? Shashdot links to New Scientist all the time, I don't recall any problems with their web site before?
Right, thats what I was getting at. Is it not allowed to do low voltage wiring yourself? If so, who enforces it? How to you get the qualification, it can't be that hard to pass the test, even the electrician wiring rules exam isn't that hard.
Right, but if it doesn't do exactly what you expected, its a bit more serious if its 120V! Besides, it is illegal, unless you are a qualified electrician and have passed the wiring rules. Or at least this is true where I live, surely it is true in USA as well?!?
If I were building a house, I would almost certainly do the low-voltage wiring myself. Is there any reason not to?