If CP goes away, you still have your local data, but you can't read it. Unless you know how to parse the CP backup files without the CP software... I specifically asked CP if it was possible to restore from my backups if I was disconnected from the net or if CP went out of business, and was told no, that restore wouldn't work if they went out of business.
Why can't you read it? You have the software, because it's running the backup. Even if the CP-site is gone, I guess that someone has a copy or the internet archive has one that works. You have your local backup. OK the online backup at the CP servers is gone, but the local copy on your external HD or at your friend's computer not.
If CP servers stop working, nothing locally will be destroyed. You should always keep a local copy next to the online one. When offline, you local backup will still work. Test it! From time to time: test!!!!
I have CP+ family plan, so I use the online backup. Then I have a backup to a local server using CP. Last I use Timemachine to an external HD.
Perhaps I should RTFS before posting. I still wouldn't trust these services anyway, how do you know the keys are made securely and stay secure?
Exactly! How will you ever know for sure that the program won't send your private key to the server - encrypted with another key so you will never see it if you would try to monitor traffic? I think it's impossible with hundreds of gigabytes of traffic.
The amazing thing is that people have swallowed it, even people with lots of money, which might be taken as an indicator that they'd know better.
I think they have really excellent techniques to focus your mind, and to convince people. I've taken an Avatar course, whose founder was a former Scientology member. I haven't taken any Scientology courses, so I cannot tell from first hand, but I'm quite sure that the Avatar methods are based on what Scientology had to offer back then. I really don't like the Avatar organisation, but I really like their course. I did only the first week.
What I don't like about them? They want to "enlighten" the world with their view. At the end of the first week they try to convice you to do the master course. The introduction course is to help yourself. The master course helps you to help other people. And if you don't do that, you won't be able to help your family and friends, and that's no good! It sounded like emotional blackmail to me. The problem is that their convincing (selling) techniques are so good, that it's really hard to say no. Their arguments are hard to withstand. Don't you want to be happy? Don't you want your friends to be happy? Well - don't think that this is what they come up with, as that would be much too easy, but you get the idea.
The good thing is how they teach you to get rid of blocking and limiting thoughts. It was really effective for me, but to tell them that just that introduction was enough was quite difficult. I guess Scientology has similar and probably better techniques.
i wonder if there are any high level Scientologists in the NSA?
Of course, they are known as Operating System Thetans.
They even created the Scientology Operating System (SOS). They don't use terms like "cpu" and "reinstalling" anymore, but use more common terms like "brain" and "brainwashing".
I suspect that the real reason why people aren't outraged is because we've been groomed to accept a lack of privacy for years. We have companies like Facebook, Google, and Twitter to thank for that.
We simply don't know the value of privacy and liberty anymore. We live in great wealth, most of us at least, even if most of it is based on a big loan or huge mortgage. Teenagers and people in their twenties or early thirties (the ones who have the energy to protest) have a different view on sharing all they do with everybody. It's like a different culture - they don't see the problem. (Groomed like you say.) Snowden has shown us what is going on, but this will not create outrage until the data is abused on a big scale while that abuse really affects our lifes notably.
I'm sure the NSA is happy to see lots of people adopting popular systems that include NSA backdoors (explicit or implicit), and would rather not see lots of new systems that don't natively support NSA access.
However, I'm also sure that building a system that effectively blocks the NSA is a pretty tall order. You need algorithms that the NSA can't crack, and you need personnel that the NSA (and affiliated agencies) can't suborn.
I'm sure it'll be quite straightforward to develop a system that seems secure from NSA snooping. Something that provides actual security, rather than empty reassurance? That's a taller order.
With mandatory PGP you can make quite a good start. Then it depends on the storage systems, how secure they are. Then there is the social hacking, bribing employees, etc.
Since PGP based email encryption will solve their problem quite nicely, their chances of success are pretty much guaranteed. I'm hoping their not trying to come up with something where the government can read everyone's messages though, as that will end poorly.
As the NSA can do already you mean, as they monitor all traffic at the exchanges? This is for the government, not for the people. Maybe the develop something open source that can be used by others as well, and that doesn't have to be hosted and monitored by the governement.
Because the userbase for Ubuntu is quite huge comparatively, and Ubuntu seems to like doing shit like this "just because" without any reasoning grounded in fact or reality.
Sorry, I don't understand the comment. Isn't Doing shit, "just because" a fundamental part of OSS software development? Do you want to remove the "scratch your own itch" element?
Quick google says that Mir is GPL V3 What exactly is the issue here? I'm missing something...
You're probably missing the fact that most Ubuntu users are not able to change their desktop environment without extensive help. They are stuck to Unity, to Mir, or whatever Canonical brings up. Ubuntu is meant for these users. The only problem is that most prefer Gnome 2 to Unity or Gnome 3. And now it seems to get more complicated with Mir if I understand correctly.
Almost exactly what browsing with lynx looks like on my CIT-101e VT100 dumb terminal that i still have, and still works. It's been a workhorse since 1989 or so, and has yet to fail.
Granted, i don't keep it ON all the time.
Don't keep it OFF too long, the cable might dry out and the thing might go up in smoke when turned on...
Well, something that will never get nuked are that guys student loans.
Not until the lawyers get their hands on this. I think they are the only ones able to get him out of prison, out of Iran, to the US, just so he can pay off his loan.
Previously, it was believed that Munich city's authorities were going to offer Lubuntu 12.04, which would have required lower system requirements with the same support period.
I have Ubuntu 12.04 LTS running on a nine year old P4. I won't say it's fast, but it works and is usable and probably works as fast as XP. I would only recommend using Gnome Classic (Gnome 2 like) as standard desktop, as it's much more intuitive than Unity. If Munich really wants this to work, they should create some kind of social work project that employs a bunch of people who can help Munich citizens to migrate. Just putting that CD in your computer will definitely result in data loss for many people I'm afraid.
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Try disconnecting your internet connection and then try to do a restore. The SW refuses to run without being able ot contact CP.
Thank you! If true - and I will test this - this means the end of CP for me, and I'll look for another solution.
If CP goes away, you still have your local data, but you can't read it. Unless you know how to parse the CP backup files without the CP software... I specifically asked CP if it was possible to restore from my backups if I was disconnected from the net or if CP went out of business, and was told no, that restore wouldn't work if they went out of business.
Why can't you read it? You have the software, because it's running the backup. Even if the CP-site is gone, I guess that someone has a copy or the internet archive has one that works. You have your local backup. OK the online backup at the CP servers is gone, but the local copy on your external HD or at your friend's computer not.
If CP servers stop working, nothing locally will be destroyed. You should always keep a local copy next to the online one. When offline, you local backup will still work. Test it! From time to time: test!!!!
I have CP+ family plan, so I use the online backup. Then I have a backup to a local server using CP. Last I use Timemachine to an external HD.
EncFS might just do what you and I need!
Perhaps I should RTFS before posting. I still wouldn't trust these services anyway, how do you know the keys are made securely and stay secure?
Exactly! How will you ever know for sure that the program won't send your private key to the server - encrypted with another key so you will never see it if you would try to monitor traffic? I think it's impossible with hundreds of gigabytes of traffic.
I can feel his pain.
Then it's your pain, not his.
In other words.... Where can I purchase a car with all the amenities of the high end Rolls-Royce, for the price of a Civic?
At the Mercedes Benz dealer?
I certainly wouldn't take a job that would force me to flee to another country for asylum if my conscience makes me become a whistle blower.
Long before that you could decide to take your chances elsewhere - same job, different employer?!
The amazing thing is that people have swallowed it, even people with lots of money, which might be taken as an indicator that they'd know better.
I think they have really excellent techniques to focus your mind, and to convince people. I've taken an Avatar course, whose founder was a former Scientology member. I haven't taken any Scientology courses, so I cannot tell from first hand, but I'm quite sure that the Avatar methods are based on what Scientology had to offer back then. I really don't like the Avatar organisation, but I really like their course. I did only the first week.
What I don't like about them? They want to "enlighten" the world with their view. At the end of the first week they try to convice you to do the master course. The introduction course is to help yourself. The master course helps you to help other people. And if you don't do that, you won't be able to help your family and friends, and that's no good! It sounded like emotional blackmail to me. The problem is that their convincing (selling) techniques are so good, that it's really hard to say no. Their arguments are hard to withstand. Don't you want to be happy? Don't you want your friends to be happy? Well - don't think that this is what they come up with, as that would be much too easy, but you get the idea.
The good thing is how they teach you to get rid of blocking and limiting thoughts. It was really effective for me, but to tell them that just that introduction was enough was quite difficult. I guess Scientology has similar and probably better techniques.
i wonder if there are any high level Scientologists in the NSA?
Of course, they are known as Operating System Thetans.
They even created the Scientology Operating System (SOS). They don't use terms like "cpu" and "reinstalling" anymore, but use more common terms like "brain" and "brainwashing".
I suspect that the real reason why people aren't outraged is because we've been groomed to accept a lack of privacy for years. We have companies like Facebook, Google, and Twitter to thank for that.
We simply don't know the value of privacy and liberty anymore. We live in great wealth, most of us at least, even if most of it is based on a big loan or huge mortgage. Teenagers and people in their twenties or early thirties (the ones who have the energy to protest) have a different view on sharing all they do with everybody. It's like a different culture - they don't see the problem. (Groomed like you say.) Snowden has shown us what is going on, but this will not create outrage until the data is abused on a big scale while that abuse really affects our lifes notably.
I'm sure the NSA is happy to see lots of people adopting popular systems that include NSA backdoors (explicit or implicit), and would rather not see lots of new systems that don't natively support NSA access.
However, I'm also sure that building a system that effectively blocks the NSA is a pretty tall order. You need algorithms that the NSA can't crack, and you need personnel that the NSA (and affiliated agencies) can't suborn.
I'm sure it'll be quite straightforward to develop a system that seems secure from NSA snooping. Something that provides actual security, rather than empty reassurance? That's a taller order.
With mandatory PGP you can make quite a good start. Then it depends on the storage systems, how secure they are. Then there is the social hacking, bribing employees, etc.
Since PGP based email encryption will solve their problem quite nicely, their chances of success are pretty much guaranteed. I'm hoping their not trying to come up with something where the government can read everyone's messages though, as that will end poorly.
As the NSA can do already you mean, as they monitor all traffic at the exchanges? This is for the government, not for the people. Maybe the develop something open source that can be used by others as well, and that doesn't have to be hosted and monitored by the governement.
Not me, no matter which government it is.
Who want email hosted by the Federal Government? Maybe the government itself?!
despite MI5 warning that such disclosures cause enormous damage to their image
FTFY!
Sorry, I don't understand the comment.
Isn't Doing shit, "just because" a fundamental part of OSS software development?
Do you want to remove the "scratch your own itch" element?
Quick google says that Mir is GPL V3
What exactly is the issue here?
I'm missing something...
You're probably missing the fact that most Ubuntu users are not able to change their desktop environment without extensive help. They are stuck to Unity, to Mir, or whatever Canonical brings up. Ubuntu is meant for these users. The only problem is that most prefer Gnome 2 to Unity or Gnome 3. And now it seems to get more complicated with Mir if I understand correctly.
"The number of male developers is currently close to the low, at 86%, which might indicate more females are taking up programming."
Might indicate more females? Do we have a large number of non-gender or 3rd gender in the workforce taking up programming?
I think cats are on the rise!
Almost exactly what browsing with lynx looks like on my CIT-101e VT100 dumb terminal that i still have, and still works.
It's been a workhorse since 1989 or so, and has yet to fail.
Granted, i don't keep it ON all the time.
Don't keep it OFF too long, the cable might dry out and the thing might go up in smoke when turned on...
That's easy to prove. Just show us one fake SSL certificate issued by the NSA.
So far, not a single one has ever surfaced. If it's happening at all, it's certainly very rare.
They don't issue fake certificates. They copy the real ones.
Well, something that will never get nuked are that guys student loans.
Not until the lawyers get their hands on this. I think they are the only ones able to get him out of prison, out of Iran, to the US, just so he can pay off his loan.
I think they plan to speed up the Earth's rotation so that the computer clocks will stay synchronized with daylight.
With GTA V out, we just have to get everyone to drive eastward.
Yeah renaming (shortcuts for) Thunderbird to Email, Writer to Word, Firefox to Internet does the trick for most people.
We nod our heads for yes and shake them for no.
Yeah those Finnish people. It must be the Vodka!
Don't forget about The Panopticlick. Clearing stuff simply isn't enough.
So we need a custom browser (or Firefox addon) that makes us all use the same browser.
Previously, it was believed that Munich city's authorities were going to offer Lubuntu 12.04, which would have required lower system requirements with the same support period.
I have Ubuntu 12.04 LTS running on a nine year old P4. I won't say it's fast, but it works and is usable and probably works as fast as XP. I would only recommend using Gnome Classic (Gnome 2 like) as standard desktop, as it's much more intuitive than Unity. If Munich really wants this to work, they should create some kind of social work project that employs a bunch of people who can help Munich citizens to migrate. Just putting that CD in your computer will definitely result in data loss for many people I'm afraid.