They way you put it the relation will be quickly over. From the way the question was put, both parties have something to gain if these documents are sent over, but the OP the most. He doesn't want to push his wish for security up to the point where the deal is blown off. Pick your battles carefully, that kind of stuff.
As others have pointed out, once the documents are decrypted, there's no telling what happens to them. There's nobody stopping them from sending a copy directly to the NSA for convenience. But in this case, he trusts the organization to do the right thing. Then a once-off practical security measure is simplest: encrypt the document with a password, tell the password in a separate conversation. Once he gets to the point where he has to send another document every day, something like pgp might be in order. But by that time he is talking to other people besides the secretary and it will be a lot easier.
Of course nut jobs, communists, professional agitators want to be free as well.
Freedom would imply the liberty to ignore these people. We're it becomes dangerous is when people say that it would also imply the liberty to beat them up, or even kill them. A moral compass would prevent this, but not everybody can be trusted to have a moral compass. There comes the choice: should there be a distinction between people with and without a moral compass - is there a need for a government that locks "bad" people up? I think so, but as soon as you give the rights to do so to a government, it will expand its authority. This means putting more people in jail for questionable actions. It will invent laws that first slightly bend, then outright contradict what was its goal. It will start spying on the people it says it wants to protect.
As long as people disagree with each other, they will team up with other people that agree with them. That is called a government and the purpose of that government is to oppress the ones that don't agree with it. After a while, nobody is being served by that government anymore.
the fastest way to mine bitcoins is to use asics. Small boxes that are usb powered. Once these become available in bulk it will make gpu mining obsolete. Using cpus is already not cost effective.
There's always two sides to a story. To be honest, everything mr. Myhrvold says sounds very reasonable. Of course everybody is entitled to his own opinion, but I think he's more qualified to speak on the right and wrong of patents than most. I learned something here... and that's worth a big thank you.
IANABF (I am not a bible fanatic) but I think somewhere they mention that everything was created about 3000 years ago? I don't even know how to start disproving that one. Too many options!
basic income won't do it. It will get rid of the people that just don't want to contribute. It will not get rid of incompetent people lusting for power.
I have mixed feelings about bitcoin. I own a couple, and see a couple of benefits which are threats at the same time. Since it allows anonymous payments, it will for sure be used to dodge taxes. This in turn means that governments will discourage the use one way or another.
The bigger thing is that it is a currency that isn't backed by anything valuable. Yes, it took the equivalent of a couple of dollars worth of electricity to mine a bitcoin. But you can't convert it back. There is no way I can get electricity from a bitcoin. As such, it is again a currency that exists by the trust people have in it.
You'll see a lot of suggestions here that involve you being dependent on others: customers that buy apps. Why not take matters into your own hand and develop applications that trade for you? This could be anything from arbitraging between ebay and something else to finding arbitrage opportunities in the stock market. And yes, those still exist and you don't have to be a HFT firm for it. You'll just need to be satisfied with less money; these things typically don't scale. I started down this road about 10 years ago, and have seen a steady increase in income through them. I only work on the software when I want to (which is often, since it's such a fun thing to do), but it makes money for me 24x7, 365 days a year. It has given me independence: if tomorrow I'll lose my job I'm not sure if I ever need one again.
We could make a market. I'm backing the outcome "Bennett is a moron" with $100 at odds 2, $200 at odds 2.5 and $300 at odds 3. I'll be willing to put up more money at higher odds.
Maybe, just maybe they will learn in a few years that touch panels are a nice gimmick, but are a step back compared to traditional keyboard and mouse when doing actual work.
Truly wise money would go yet another step further. Instead of using a regular laptop, bring a commodore 64 and put sensitive data in the $E000-$F000 region. Mark the machine with a sticker 'confusius'.
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actually, it will be a great shorting opportunity
They way you put it the relation will be quickly over. From the way the question was put, both parties have something to gain if these documents are sent over, but the OP the most. He doesn't want to push his wish for security up to the point where the deal is blown off. Pick your battles carefully, that kind of stuff.
As others have pointed out, once the documents are decrypted, there's no telling what happens to them. There's nobody stopping them from sending a copy directly to the NSA for convenience. But in this case, he trusts the organization to do the right thing. Then a once-off practical security measure is simplest: encrypt the document with a password, tell the password in a separate conversation. Once he gets to the point where he has to send another document every day, something like pgp might be in order. But by that time he is talking to other people besides the secretary and it will be a lot easier.
best advise I've seen here.
Of course nut jobs, communists, professional agitators want to be free as well.
Freedom would imply the liberty to ignore these people. We're it becomes dangerous is when people say that it would also imply the liberty to beat them up, or even kill them. A moral compass would prevent this, but not everybody can be trusted to have a moral compass. There comes the choice: should there be a distinction between people with and without a moral compass - is there a need for a government that locks "bad" people up? I think so, but as soon as you give the rights to do so to a government, it will expand its authority. This means putting more people in jail for questionable actions. It will invent laws that first slightly bend, then outright contradict what was its goal. It will start spying on the people it says it wants to protect.
As long as people disagree with each other, they will team up with other people that agree with them. That is called a government and the purpose of that government is to oppress the ones that don't agree with it. After a while, nobody is being served by that government anymore.
Mark.
where is that $1000 bitcoin troll at now?
he's buying.
the fastest way to mine bitcoins is to use asics. Small boxes that are usb powered. Once these become available in bulk it will make gpu mining obsolete. Using cpus is already not cost effective.
Those insured deposits are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States government
hahaha!!
Easy. market is 10.00 - 10.05
You want to sell at 10.02, no trade done.
With HFT, the spread will be lower. The market will be something like 10.02 - 10.03.
Trade done.
We'll talk again in five years.
There's always two sides to a story. To be honest, everything mr. Myhrvold says sounds very reasonable. Of course everybody is entitled to his own opinion, but I think he's more qualified to speak on the right and wrong of patents than most. I learned something here... and that's worth a big thank you.
You sound eager, humble and smart.
In other words: you'll be fine no matter what bubble pops.
When first reading your comment I though wtf?! After the second time I knew it must be sarcasm.
Easy money!
IANABF (I am not a bible fanatic) but I think somewhere they mention that everything was created about 3000 years ago? I don't even know how to start disproving that one. Too many options!
Thanks Jane. Just inquiring: do you have videos or photo's of said locker room situations? For my collection?
(Just kidding of course)
basic income won't do it. It will get rid of the people that just don't want to contribute. It will not get rid of incompetent people lusting for power.
I have mixed feelings about bitcoin. I own a couple, and see a couple of benefits which are threats at the same time. Since it allows anonymous payments, it will for sure be used to dodge taxes. This in turn means that governments will discourage the use one way or another. The bigger thing is that it is a currency that isn't backed by anything valuable. Yes, it took the equivalent of a couple of dollars worth of electricity to mine a bitcoin. But you can't convert it back. There is no way I can get electricity from a bitcoin. As such, it is again a currency that exists by the trust people have in it.
it also has a more left-leaning government
Now, that's an understatement!
Please note that Hollande has nothing to do with Holland. Although it has a similarly f*cked up government.
I can come up with a shorter list. My idea of a smart watch would be one that
A) is a Rolex Submariner
And I'm sure James Bond agrees.
You'll see a lot of suggestions here that involve you being dependent on others: customers that buy apps. Why not take matters into your own hand and develop applications that trade for you? This could be anything from arbitraging between ebay and something else to finding arbitrage opportunities in the stock market. And yes, those still exist and you don't have to be a HFT firm for it. You'll just need to be satisfied with less money; these things typically don't scale. I started down this road about 10 years ago, and have seen a steady increase in income through them. I only work on the software when I want to (which is often, since it's such a fun thing to do), but it makes money for me 24x7, 365 days a year. It has given me independence: if tomorrow I'll lose my job I'm not sure if I ever need one again.
We could make a market. I'm backing the outcome "Bennett is a moron" with $100 at odds 2, $200 at odds 2.5 and $300 at odds 3. I'll be willing to put up more money at higher odds.
Maybe, just maybe they will learn in a few years that touch panels are a nice gimmick, but are a step back compared to traditional keyboard and mouse when doing actual work.
that they failed to copy OSX is actually a good thing
why should "we" do that? Can't "you" do it yourself?
Maybe the American programmer hired Spongebob, who paid to do the job.
Truly wise money would go yet another step further. Instead of using a regular laptop, bring a commodore 64 and put sensitive data in the $E000-$F000 region. Mark the machine with a sticker 'confusius'.