This is no single solution that will solve all security problems.
But there are solutions that will solve many security problems.
SQL injection attacks are far less successful today than a decade ago, mostly because of better APIs.
Buffer overflow vulnerabilities are also less common, because common libraries incorporate solutions such as Stack Canaries, and non-executable pages used for stacks and heaps.
The key is to not only develop better techniques, but to wrap them up in widely used APIs, frameworks, and libraries, so that even poorly trained coders end up using them, often without even realizing it.
The government tends to duplicate a number of roles and departments. Creating a monolithic bureaucracy that cost more in the end.
The bureaucracy also has a strong vested interest in NOT solving the problem, since doing so will obviate the reason for their existence, or at least reduce their budget.
the factory and the jobs were about to disappear, but the workers refused to stop coming to work; the factory is now more productive than ever
I am skeptical. If these workers' coops are really so wonderfully productive, then why can't they compete with capitalist companies? Why do they always seem to fail and fade away, rather than prospering?
Socialism is "democratic ownership of the means of production".
Yes, that is socialism. But when young people say they want "socialism" that is not what they mean. They mean they want to be like Denmark: Capitalism with universal healthcare.
Workers would be like temporary shareholders, gaining voting rights while joining a company
That sounds great until the company has a bad quarter and your paycheck is $0. Ownership has a negative side as well.
The best reviews to read are those giving two and three stars. They are usually written by reasonable people unhappy about the product for legitimate reasons.
Ignore the five-stars. Those are often fake.
Ignore the one-stars. Those are usually idiots in a rage because the package was lost or damaged.
Plenty of the blame is on Amazon. I have had reviews rejected because they pointed out that other reviews were obviously fake (a dozen 5-star reviews all one sentence long, and all with the the same grammatical mistake). So the real review is deleted and the dozen fakes stay up.
If Gmail can detect 99% of spam, why can't Amazon detect obviously fake reviews?
The bank "bailout' was the right thing to do, and we should be grateful that enough politicians had the moral courage to support it in the face of populist outrage from economic illiterates.
Of course if hub pickup became commonplace there would be nice long lines for extra fun.
There is no line. You get a locker # and code by text or email. You enter the code on the keypad and your locker pops open. It is a parallel process, so no queueing is needed.
the people who do it would just start stealing by other means.
Most crime is opportunistic. If you remove the opportunity, you remove the crime.
It is a fallacy to believe there is a "fixed" amount of crime that is just shifted around by enforcement.
If porch piracy is deterred, some thieves may look for other criminal opportunities (likely with a worse cost-benefit), but others will decide it isn't worth it, and get honest jobs instead.
Why would any sane investor do that except at a substantial discount?
Because most investors are interested in making money, and not in "having a say".
I have never, not once, cast a vote for a board member or sent in a proxy form. I just toss them in the trash. So why should I care if I have voting rights, when I don't exercise them?
Well, who would have seriously expected any integrity or honor of Ecquatorian politicians. Or any politicians, really. Can be bought, just a matter of price.
To be fair, the $4.2B loan goes to the Ecuadorian people, not to the politicians. There is no apparent personal benefit for them.
The politicians are supposed to represent the interests of their constituents, not Julian Assange.
1/3 of deaths being alcohol related is terrifying.
This factoid, in isolation, means nothing.
How many people drive after drinking? If it is 1/3, then alcohol is having no effect on accidents. "Alcohol related" doesn't mean "drunk", just some amount of alcohol.
There are about 30k traffic fatalities in America. If 10k are "alcohol related", that is about 1 for every 30,000 people. You are a hundred times more likely to die from heart disease. So exercise and a better diet will have way more effect than driving sober.
No. Every job that requires full-time hours is meant to be able to support family.
Are you really saying that low skill people shouldn't be hired full time? Is it ok if they work two part time jobs?
that's exactly why we have minimal wage, to avoid a never-ending spiral of race to the bottom.
98% of full time worker earn more than minimum wage. The other 2% are almost all entry level workers in their first 6 months of employment. So obviously employers are nearly all paying more than they have to.
After all, there are always desperate people who would work for a dollar a day.
Go to the Home Depot parking lot at 7 AM and try to hire an illegal Mexican for less than $10 per hour. Good luck. Even desperate people know the market value of their labor.
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Security isn't a "solvable problem"
This is no single solution that will solve all security problems.
But there are solutions that will solve many security problems.
SQL injection attacks are far less successful today than a decade ago, mostly because of better APIs.
Buffer overflow vulnerabilities are also less common, because common libraries incorporate solutions such as Stack Canaries, and non-executable pages used for stacks and heaps.
The key is to not only develop better techniques, but to wrap them up in widely used APIs, frameworks, and libraries, so that even poorly trained coders end up using them, often without even realizing it.
The problem is that science is partisan ideology to trump and his cadres.
Not all science. Conservatives only have issues with meteorology, geology, and biology.
Meanwhile, liberals have problems with genetics, nuclear physics, and economics.
Try to have a rational discussion with a liberal about GMO, the heritability of intelligence, nuclear power, or the economics of light rail.
It is the mirror image of taking to a redneck about climate change or evolutionary biology.
The government tends to duplicate a number of roles and departments. Creating a monolithic bureaucracy that cost more in the end.
The bureaucracy also has a strong vested interest in NOT solving the problem, since doing so will obviate the reason for their existence, or at least reduce their budget.
angry anti-science racist Conservative talking points
As a conservative, I am fine with schools teaching STEM. If anything, they should teach more. What they should stop teaching is partisan ideology.
I would be heavily in favour of the death penalty for this moron.
The focus should be on fixing security holes, rather than draconian punishments for those who inevitably exploit them.
the factory and the jobs were about to disappear, but the workers refused to stop coming to work; the factory is now more productive than ever
I am skeptical. If these workers' coops are really so wonderfully productive, then why can't they compete with capitalist companies? Why do they always seem to fail and fade away, rather than prospering?
The suits get a base pay plus options and bonuses, why not the workers?
The "suits" are the managers, not the owners.
Shareholders don't get "base pay".
Ownership doesn't mean "free money from thin air".
Socialism is "democratic ownership of the means of production".
Yes, that is socialism. But when young people say they want "socialism" that is not what they mean. They mean they want to be like Denmark: Capitalism with universal healthcare.
Workers would be like temporary shareholders, gaining voting rights while joining a company
That sounds great until the company has a bad quarter and your paycheck is $0. Ownership has a negative side as well.
Do you sort by worst reviews, or best?
The best reviews to read are those giving two and three stars. They are usually written by reasonable people unhappy about the product for legitimate reasons.
Ignore the five-stars. Those are often fake.
Ignore the one-stars. Those are usually idiots in a rage because the package was lost or damaged.
You never have to ship them if you're the one buying them. Boom 1000 fake reviews.
An obvious fix for this is to require the seller to upload a legitimate tracking number for every order.
Plenty of the blame is on Amazon. I have had reviews rejected because they pointed out that other reviews were obviously fake (a dozen 5-star reviews all one sentence long, and all with the the same grammatical mistake). So the real review is deleted and the dozen fakes stay up.
If Gmail can detect 99% of spam, why can't Amazon detect obviously fake reviews?
Replacing failed banks is!
The banks did not "fail".
They had liquidity problems, not solvency problems.
Jimmy Stewart explains the difference far better than I can.
The bank "bailout' was the right thing to do, and we should be grateful that enough politicians had the moral courage to support it in the face of populist outrage from economic illiterates.
The bailouts shouldn't have happened in the first place.
There were no bailouts in 1929.
So now we have dealt with financial crises both with, and without, "bailouts" (government provided liquidity).
Which worked better?
Of course if hub pickup became commonplace there would be nice long lines for extra fun.
There is no line. You get a locker # and code by text or email. You enter the code on the keypad and your locker pops open. It is a parallel process, so no queueing is needed.
ring the doorbell and actually deliver the package to a person
You can sign up for delivery alerts.
You will get a notification on your cell a few seconds after the deliverer scans the barcode and drops the package on your porch.
Also, the taxpayer ends up picking up the bill for the extra police activity.
That is what taxes are for.
the people who do it would just start stealing by other means.
Most crime is opportunistic. If you remove the opportunity, you remove the crime.
It is a fallacy to believe there is a "fixed" amount of crime that is just shifted around by enforcement.
If porch piracy is deterred, some thieves may look for other criminal opportunities (likely with a worse cost-benefit), but others will decide it isn't worth it, and get honest jobs instead.
Why would any sane investor do that except at a substantial discount?
Because most investors are interested in making money, and not in "having a say".
I have never, not once, cast a vote for a board member or sent in a proxy form. I just toss them in the trash. So why should I care if I have voting rights, when I don't exercise them?
Then it gets flooded with actual Nazis. As in "blood and soil", Hitler did nothing wrong, genocide people based on genetics, real life fucking Nazis.
Even Nazis have a right to speak, and you have a right to disagree and speak back. That's what freedom means.
Well, who would have seriously expected any integrity or honor of Ecquatorian politicians. Or any politicians, really. Can be bought, just a matter of price.
To be fair, the $4.2B loan goes to the Ecuadorian people, not to the politicians. There is no apparent personal benefit for them.
The politicians are supposed to represent the interests of their constituents, not Julian Assange.
all of the major companies have long ago abandoned any pretense to being neutral platforms, and all should be excluded from 230 protections.
Nancy Pelosi is not interested in making them more neutral. Her goal is to impose more political correctness and censorship.
Protections for free speech should be strengthened, not removed.
If we're going to let them in by the tens of thousands, we really should vaccinate them at the border.
Mexico has a higher measles vaccination rate than America.
So it is the south-bound Americans who need to be vaccinated at the border.
1/3 of deaths being alcohol related is terrifying.
This factoid, in isolation, means nothing.
How many people drive after drinking? If it is 1/3, then alcohol is having no effect on accidents. "Alcohol related" doesn't mean "drunk", just some amount of alcohol.
There are about 30k traffic fatalities in America. If 10k are "alcohol related", that is about 1 for every 30,000 people. You are a hundred times more likely to die from heart disease. So exercise and a better diet will have way more effect than driving sober.
No. Every job that requires full-time hours is meant to be able to support family.
Are you really saying that low skill people shouldn't be hired full time? Is it ok if they work two part time jobs?
that's exactly why we have minimal wage, to avoid a never-ending spiral of race to the bottom.
98% of full time worker earn more than minimum wage. The other 2% are almost all entry level workers in their first 6 months of employment. So obviously employers are nearly all paying more than they have to.
After all, there are always desperate people who would work for a dollar a day.
Go to the Home Depot parking lot at 7 AM and try to hire an illegal Mexican for less than $10 per hour. Good luck. Even desperate people know the market value of their labor.
They are? Amazon is playing by the rules in regards to what taxes they pay
... and Walmart is playing by the rules in regards to what wages they pay.
This spat is about what companies SHOULD do, not what they are legally required to do.