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  1. Re: RMI and serialization was useful on Oracle Calls Java Serialization 'A Horrible Mistake', Plans to Dump It (infoworld.com) · · Score: 1

    The problem lies in that there's no validation of who's submitting or fetching the data and that the data is correct when deserialized. Someone can compose a binary stream that can be crafted to result in something unexpected when deserialized.

    Exchange formats like xml can be validated before parsing.

  2. Re: Was very obvious back then on Oracle Calls Java Serialization 'A Horrible Mistake', Plans to Dump It (infoworld.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The disadvantage with xml is that it creates a lot of overhead, which could be a problem in embedded applications and large scale solutions.

  3. Re: Was very obvious back then on Oracle Calls Java Serialization 'A Horrible Mistake', Plans to Dump It (infoworld.com) · · Score: 0

    The only sane language in that realm is Ada. C# is worse than Java because it's influenced by language problems from VB.

    However the serialization is not really a language problem, it's an implementation problem. The serialization is something that could have been done better, and in a more safe manner. But it's also useful. Removing it may break a lot of applications and actually cause them to stay on older insecure runtimes instead of figuring out a way to secure that part in a manner that won't break the applications that are legal.

  4. Re: NO. on Ask Slashdot: Could Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics Ensure Safe AI? (wikipedia.org) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    So that means essentially that the system isn't even permitted to choose between a truck trailer or a motorcyclist when a crash is unavoidable even though the former might be a better choice.

    I think we will see a lot of crazy stuff floating up over the years to come and that we may all need to ride in bumper cars doing 10mph at most to avoid serious accidents.

  5. Re: You're not that important on 40 Cellphone-Tracking Devices Discovered Throughout Washington (nbcwashington.com) · · Score: 2

    You don't know what I work with.

  6. It would if anything be easier to plant those devices, but only part of the data may be captured due to small cells and multipath solutions.

    What might exist and is not possible to detect is the passive receivers that spies can use. It will of course be more complicated to decrypt info, but if it's just used to track people it's good enough once you have identified the IMEI or IMSI of the phone.

  7. Re: Get your hands on one on 40 Cellphone-Tracking Devices Discovered Throughout Washington (nbcwashington.com) · · Score: 1

    A spark gap transmitter blankets all bands.

  8. Or redefine what a human is.

    Blond and blue-eyed is a human, the rest aren't.

  9. Re: NO. on Ask Slashdot: Could Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics Ensure Safe AI? (wikipedia.org) · · Score: 1, Insightful

    But the intent of the laws still are interesting from an AI perspective. So there is a reason to at least consider them when designing an AI. The fourth law looks good on paper, but it may be a problem too for humanity.

    How do you then decide which action to take if there are situations where humans can be injured or iilled regardless of action. Like choosing between 100 kids or 100 elderly people?

  10. Re:No on Should The Media Cover Tesla Accidents? (chicagotribune.com) · · Score: 2

    That was the fist definition that appeared when searching for liberal definition on Google.

    And it matches what the classic definition of Liberal is - and then the term has been hijacked by politicians that have contaminated it.

  11. Re:No on Should The Media Cover Tesla Accidents? (chicagotribune.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Liberal: "willing to respect or accept behaviour or opinions different from one's own; open to new ideas."
    Socialism: "any of various economic and political theories advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods"

    Pick what you really mean.

  12. Re:of course on Should The Media Cover Tesla Accidents? (chicagotribune.com) · · Score: 1

    Should the media cover accidents?
    Should the media cover terrorist actions?
    Should the media provide weather reports?

  13. Re: Would you like to buy a bridge? on 'I Asked Apple for All My Data. Here's What Was Sent Back' (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    If I'm using my R250s Neither Apple nor Droid will get my data.

  14. Re:The real sophistication was in its hardware on Ask Slashdot: What's the Most Sophisticated Piece of Software Ever Written? (quora.com) · · Score: 1

    It actually takes quite a deal of skill and sophistication to cut software down to the absolutely necessary level needed.

  15. They are afraid that others will make money from it.

  16. Here's an interesting Mickey Mouse: https://www.tradera.com/item/3...

  17. And if you own the bank $100 billion it's a government problem.

  18. Re: Increasing rate of God's creation on Congress Is Looking To Extend Copyright Protection Term To 144 Years (wired.com) · · Score: 1

    Make that 6000 years so you can include the first texts too.

    Then - who's the copyright holder? And what if it's now no longer possible to read in any other language than ancient Hebrew since the copyright holder says so?

  19. Apollo Lander software on Ask Slashdot: What's the Most Sophisticated Piece of Software Ever Written? (quora.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The software in the Apollo moon lander is probably one of the most qualified in this category considering that it had to be reliable and it was used in a solution that couldn't be tested for all eventualities on Earth.

  20. Re:Laziness and incompetence. on Facebook's Android App Is Asking for Superuser Privileges, Users Say (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 1

    If you upload videos then the location might be nice too, but that's a minor issue.

  21. Re:No need to freak out on Facebook's Android App Is Asking for Superuser Privileges, Users Say (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 1

    How about not using the app but a web browser?

  22. Re: Pine on Slashdot Asks: Which Is Your Favorite Email Client? · · Score: 1

    A step up from mailx.

  23. Re: Thunderbird... on Slashdot Asks: Which Is Your Favorite Email Client? · · Score: 1

    If you have a problem with the font you should have your eyes examined.

    The fonts that are used by many web sites today are the worst, they are all fuzzy. Thunderbird has really sharp and easy to read characters.

  24. Re: Outlook and Gmail. on Slashdot Asks: Which Is Your Favorite Email Client? · · Score: 1

    And why do you want to use Outlook? It's a pretty crappy client with a junk mail filter that's bad.

  25. Re: Thunderbird or AlPine on Slashdot Asks: Which Is Your Favorite Email Client? · · Score: 2

    Thunderbird, and I have the inbox zero strategy. It helps me getting ahead of the game and not lag behind at work because then I can figure out what's important to work on and stay clear of working on futile things.