Enough with Mars. We cannot live on Mars. Ever. The difference in gravity and radiation will guarantee that. You can't fix biology and evolution. And don't say "live in caves" or "underground". Give us all a break.
100% correct. Moores Law is dying (or dead). People have been spoiled and think technological progress will go on forever. It won't. Digital computers are a dead end.
You don't know what the WhatsApp "app" is doing. It is closed source. It could be sending all your messages directly to the NSA. Why would you trust your communications to closed source running on a megacorporations system?
How do you know that is what WhatsApp uses? It is closed source. They could be doing anything, no matter what they CLAIM they are using. They could be sending all of your messages directly to the NSA. Why do people trust closed source apps?
Why is that more fishy then it connecting to a server in China and sending all your data there? What is the difference? You are installing a closed source app. It could be doing anything. If you were concerned about your data, why would you install a flashlight app from a random person?
Possibly. A rogue app would just open a connection to china anyway and send your data that way. It wouldn't listen for incoming connections since phones are mostly behind carrier NAT. Worrying about open ports is silly. You don't know what the hell the app is doing.
I've written more client server software than you have. Once you install a closed source "app" on your phone it can do whatever it wants. "Open ports" by themselves don't consititte a security risk. That is (mostly) how computers communicate.
"evaluate the security of the software that opens each port"
Unless you are running open source you aren't evaluating anything. An "app" can do WHATEVER IT WANTS. Any closed source software can. Who cares about "open ports"? You don't know what the software is doing. It could steal all your information and connect() to a server in China. And you care about "open ports"?
Really? You do realize your computer has dozens of "open ports" right now, right? How do you think computers communicate? Magic? Open ports are not by themselves a security risk.
One endpoint is calling listen(). Are you saying calling listen() is a security risk? That makes no sense. You have dozens of ports "open" on the computer you use every day. A mobile phone normally doesn't have a public IP anyway, and is behind a carrier NAT usually. I think you guys are confusing "open ports" with "closed source". Open ports are fine. The Internet is full of them. That is how things communicate. The problem is you don't know what these "apps" are doing.
What? That makes no sense. What is the difference between an open port on an Android device and the dozens that are open on your personal computer? Nothing. An Android device is just a computer. Really, people are stupid.
"If a port is opened on an Android device, that 100% means that an app opened it for some reason"
Really? Genius. You must be a "security researcher".
If I wrote an app that allowed you to transfer photos to the phone via a socket, how would the photos get transferred? Magic? Most server type process needs ports. Open ports aren't the problem. Closed source is.
Who said anything about "you knowing it"? You run closed source software, that is what you get. You don't know what an app is doing? My comment said nothing about that.
Open ports by themselves don't constitute a security risk. How do you think computers communicate? Magic? "Security researcher" is the new term for failed CS majors.
AI is "maturing" too. The definition of "maturing" means "how much money can we get from venture capital"? Of course the field itself is stagnant, but the hype is real.
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Enough with Mars. We cannot live on Mars. Ever. The difference in gravity and radiation will guarantee that. You can't fix biology and evolution. And don't say "live in caves" or "underground". Give us all a break.
It is very impressive to be able to recover the 1st stage. Amazing engineering!
This VC guy just invested in a bunch of "AI" stuff and wants to sell it to another sucker. It is the greater fool theory.
100% correct. Moores Law is dying (or dead). People have been spoiled and think technological progress will go on forever. It won't. Digital computers are a dead end.
...we still run Windows 3.0 with dialup Internet.
Much of the money goes the people who rented them the real estate.
You don't know what the WhatsApp "app" is doing. It is closed source. It could be sending all your messages directly to the NSA. Why would you trust your communications to closed source running on a megacorporations system?
How do you know that is what WhatsApp uses? It is closed source. They could be doing anything, no matter what they CLAIM they are using. They could be sending all of your messages directly to the NSA. Why do people trust closed source apps?
It doesn't take 120 people and $120 million to sell cars online. What were those 120 people doing?
Like it? I WROTE that article! Cutting edge.
What is next? They can use "light waves" to detect a cross placed in a room? Its like magic and stuff!
Why is that more fishy then it connecting to a server in China and sending all your data there? What is the difference? You are installing a closed source app. It could be doing anything. If you were concerned about your data, why would you install a flashlight app from a random person?
Possibly. A rogue app would just open a connection to china anyway and send your data that way. It wouldn't listen for incoming connections since phones are mostly behind carrier NAT. Worrying about open ports is silly. You don't know what the hell the app is doing.
I've written more client server software than you have. Once you install a closed source "app" on your phone it can do whatever it wants. "Open ports" by themselves don't consititte a security risk. That is (mostly) how computers communicate.
"evaluate the security of the software that opens each port"
Unless you are running open source you aren't evaluating anything. An "app" can do WHATEVER IT WANTS. Any closed source software can. Who cares about "open ports"? You don't know what the software is doing. It could steal all your information and connect() to a server in China. And you care about "open ports"?
Any "app" you download can do ANYTHING THEY WANT without your knowledge. If you cared about security you wouldnt use them.
Really? You do realize your computer has dozens of "open ports" right now, right? How do you think computers communicate? Magic? Open ports are not by themselves a security risk.
One endpoint is calling listen(). Are you saying calling listen() is a security risk? That makes no sense. You have dozens of ports "open" on the computer you use every day. A mobile phone normally doesn't have a public IP anyway, and is behind a carrier NAT usually. I think you guys are confusing "open ports" with "closed source". Open ports are fine. The Internet is full of them. That is how things communicate. The problem is you don't know what these "apps" are doing.
What? That makes no sense. What is the difference between an open port on an Android device and the dozens that are open on your personal computer? Nothing. An Android device is just a computer. Really, people are stupid.
"If a port is opened on an Android device, that 100% means that an app opened it for some reason"
Really? Genius. You must be a "security researcher".
If I wrote an app that allowed you to transfer photos to the phone via a socket, how would the photos get transferred? Magic? Most server type process needs ports. Open ports aren't the problem. Closed source is.
Who said anything about "you knowing it"? You run closed source software, that is what you get. You don't know what an app is doing? My comment said nothing about that.
Open ports by themselves don't constitute a security risk. How do you think computers communicate? Magic? "Security researcher" is the new term for failed CS majors.
Too bad. You paid to lease the Fire. They own it and can put anything on it they want (or take anything off of it). You knew the deal.
"the language markups are [only] available to developers in the U.S., U.K. and Germany."
Welcome to the walled garden.
AI is "maturing" too. The definition of "maturing" means "how much money can we get from venture capital"? Of course the field itself is stagnant, but the hype is real.