The summary is written as if Tor is suppose to be secure from eavesdropping. It isn't. It's supposed to offer anonymity. There's nothing to indicate that the _source_ of the documents was compromised.
marking bad sectors is part of high level (file system) formatting. There was no standardized way to mark bad sectors at the media/device level (addresses were physical, e.g. h/t/s, not logical), keeping track of bad blocks was all done at the file system level.
There is no "low level format" for USB drives. A low level format is used on floppies, and ancient hard drives to write address information to the sectors on the media, so after you seek to a track, you can tell which sector is about to spin past. There is no equivalent for solid state memory - addressing is an intrinsic property of the device.
What does apply to solid state media, is creating file system structures, sometimes called "high level formatting." "format c:" in WinDOS, "mkfs" in *nix.
I think he meant an alternative which would let him get a copy of recent films without paying anything to the copyright holder, and without getting caught for his illegal actions.
So, I'm violating my usual rule of not responding to ACs, only because you're such an idiot (which conveniently explains why you are posting AC).
"perfect" in that they will distribute the writes 100% evenly across all available spare sectors
See, that's the thing. Once a sector is written to, it won't be touched again, unless the data changes. You end up with some subset of sectors which are frequently modified, while others never are. That is NOT an even distribution of writes across all sectors, nor is it "perfect" in any sense of the word.
So, fill up 75% of your SSD with files which don't change, then beat up on the remaining sectors 4 times as much as truly evenly distributed writes would cause.
It's not clear what you "MLC" comment was about, since I specifically mentioned that as an example of flash technology.
since this test isn't on an actual, shipping solid state drive (SSD) product, the results will be discounted by a lot of critics.
Assuming that the flash is of equivalent technology (e.g. SLC NAND, cell size, etc) to that used for SSD, then this would present a best case test, since it is exercising all cells equally.
An SSD tries to do wear leveling (distribute writes evenly), but that can't done perfectly, as is done in this test.
If it fails on a write, then the data written is useless (because some random bit/s will be wrong), so the storage is "dead" in that it is no longer useful. IOW, it can no longer be used for its intended purpose.
"Read-only" refers to storage which contains useful information, in that it was written once with the desired data, even if it can't be again (ROM or PROM). So even though it's read-only, it still fulfills its intended purpose.
In any case, read-only = useful, dead = not useful; worn out flash = not useful.
Every certification test I've ever taken measures, not knowledge, but rote memorization. Seems that the tests are created by people with no understanding of the subject matter. Questions are created by simply taking material literally from the study material, context and real-world applicability be damned.
As long as you can remember the study materials (especially the company specific terminology) long enough to get through the test, you pass. Understanding/knowing anything useful gets you nowhere.
so much like a rehash of the Patriot missile / SCUD results from the first gulf war? You'd think the military-industrial complex could afford to make up new lies.
Silly me. When he said "Sprint needs to learn a lesson about this effect..." you immediately understood that he was referring to HTC, while I mistakenly thought he was talking about Sprint.
You think Sprint wants to sell you a new phone. They don't. They want you to continue paying for your monthly service. If you want to delay buying a heavily subsidized phone, that's perfectly OK with them. In fact, the more you delay, the more money they make off of you.
that it is Apple which has caused this change in direction.
Google's Android apps are written predominantly in Java. Apple recently made an edict that all iPhone apps must be developed in some form of C (or Javascript, but that's not Java).
So, Google would now be required to completely rewrite the app. No wonder they're "decommitting."
(c) If the signal exhibits a steady red indication, the following apply:
(i) Vehicular traffic facing a steady red signal alone shall stop before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or at a limit line when marked or, if there is no crosswalk or limit line, before entering the intersection and shall remain standing until a green indication is shown, except as provided in subparagraph (ii).
(ii) Vehicular traffic facing a steady red signal, after stopping before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or at a limit line when marked or, if there is no crosswalk or limit line, before entering the intersection, may make a right turn from a 1-way or 2-way street into a 2-way street or into a 1-way street carrying traffic in the direction of the right turn or may make a left turn from a 1-way or 2-way street into a 1-way roadway carrying traffic in the direction of the left turn, unless prohibited by sign, signal, marking, light, or other traffic control device. The vehicular traffic shall yield the right of way to pedestrians and bicyclists lawfully within an adjacent crosswalk and to other traffic lawfully using the intersection.
See that "shall stop before entering?" If you're already in the intersection and the light turns red, that's impossible to do. The law doesn't require you to do impossible things, so proceed through the intersection with caution, legally.
Each licensee shall furnish the Commission with an address to be
used by the Commission in serving documents or directing correspondence
to that licensee.
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I suggest you let Tor know. The headline on their web site says "Tor: anonymity online."
The summary is written as if Tor is suppose to be secure from eavesdropping. It isn't. It's supposed to offer anonymity. There's nothing to indicate that the _source_ of the documents was compromised.
dd if=/dev/null of=/dev/sda (dev node as appropriate, Windows may be harder :-) )
marking bad sectors is part of high level (file system) formatting. There was no standardized way to mark bad sectors at the media/device level (addresses were physical, e.g. h/t/s, not logical), keeping track of bad blocks was all done at the file system level.
The OP was grasping at straws.
There is no "low level format" for USB drives. A low level format is used on floppies, and ancient hard drives to write address information to the sectors on the media, so after you seek to a track, you can tell which sector is about to spin past. There is no equivalent for solid state memory - addressing is an intrinsic property of the device.
What does apply to solid state media, is creating file system structures, sometimes called "high level formatting." "format c:" in WinDOS, "mkfs" in *nix.
I think he meant an alternative which would let him get a copy of recent films without paying anything to the copyright holder, and without getting caught for his illegal actions.
You left out
(2a) if write didn't work, fail
See, that's the thing. Once a sector is written to, it won't be touched again, unless the data changes. You end up with some subset of sectors which are frequently modified, while others never are. That is NOT an even distribution of writes across all sectors, nor is it "perfect" in any sense of the word.
So, fill up 75% of your SSD with files which don't change, then beat up on the remaining sectors 4 times as much as truly evenly distributed writes would cause.
It's not clear what you "MLC" comment was about, since I specifically mentioned that as an example of flash technology.
Since you don't know it's failed until you have an unsuccessful write, what "graceful" mechanism are you proposing?
Assuming that the flash is of equivalent technology (e.g. SLC NAND, cell size, etc) to that used for SSD, then this would present a best case test, since it is exercising all cells equally.
An SSD tries to do wear leveling (distribute writes evenly), but that can't done perfectly, as is done in this test.
If it fails on a write, then the data written is useless (because some random bit/s will be wrong), so the storage is "dead" in that it is no longer useful. IOW, it can no longer be used for its intended purpose.
"Read-only" refers to storage which contains useful information, in that it was written once with the desired data, even if it can't be again (ROM or PROM). So even though it's read-only, it still fulfills its intended purpose.
In any case, read-only = useful, dead = not useful; worn out flash = not useful.
Afterall, what self-respecting terrorist would jeopardize their credit rating by not paying their bill?
Every certification test I've ever taken measures, not knowledge, but rote memorization. Seems that the tests are created by people with no understanding of the subject matter. Questions are created by simply taking material literally from the study material, context and real-world applicability be damned.
As long as you can remember the study materials (especially the company specific terminology) long enough to get through the test, you pass. Understanding/knowing anything useful gets you nowhere.
"Hijack the starship" - Paul Kantner
so much like a rehash of the Patriot missile / SCUD results from the first gulf war? You'd think the military-industrial complex could afford to make up new lies.
Silly me. When he said "Sprint needs to learn a lesson about this effect..." you immediately understood that he was referring to HTC, while I mistakenly thought he was talking about Sprint.
You think Sprint wants to sell you a new phone. They don't. They want you to continue paying for your monthly service. If you want to delay buying a heavily subsidized phone, that's perfectly OK with them. In fact, the more you delay, the more money they make off of you.
get a manpurse.
as long as Outlook continues to encourage top-posting and HTML formatted content, and discourage quoted reply trimming, it will still suck.
that it is Apple which has caused this change in direction.
Google's Android apps are written predominantly in Java. Apple recently made an edict that all iPhone apps must be developed in some form of C (or Javascript, but that's not Java).
So, Google would now be required to completely rewrite the app. No wonder they're "decommitting."
What is this, "Are you smarter than a 5th grader?" Wasn't it in Mass. where they
136/206~0.6602, less than 2/3. The measure did not pass.
I haven't kept up on Mass. politics, but hopefully the AG they're going to ask isn't Martha Coakley, who thought a glorified Lite-Brite was a bomb.
Unlike the iPad, they too can play DVDs!
See that "shall stop before entering?" If you're already in the intersection and the light turns red, that's impossible to do. The law doesn't require you to do impossible things, so proceed through the intersection with caution, legally.
BTW, you're wrong.
- 47CFR1.5(a)
If the FCC doesn't have the authority to enforce equal access in ISPs, then they also don't have the authority to mandate free rights-of-way for ISPs.
Comcast can now negotiate with every property owner over/through whose properties their Internet links pass. No more free ride, and major costs.
Live by the sword, die by it.