Because the vast majority can go from 2.6.32 to a newer kernel without noticing any negative side effects? Version 4 didn't have in it's changelog "Now with spyware!"
How would ballot stuffing be prevented with that system? The illegitimate ballots would certainly be scanned correctly and be sent to state correctly and an audit would show the numbers match.
Because paper is immutable and can never be forged or replaced?
A correctly designed electronic system would be able to detect tampering a lot easier than with paper (cryptographic chains). Of course the keywords are "correctly designed" and since politicians are the ones authorising the purchase of these machines, they either deliberately or incompetently leave that bit out.
And it's also entirely possible to engineer it correctly. A bridge that fails is also pretty catastrophic, but oddly enough engineers have also dealt with that problem and no one is scared of bridges.
We are at the stage of having computers self drive cars, but the moment a computer looks like it could control a engine valve suddenly it's a ridiculous idea?
How does that make sense? Do you think speed limits are based on how people think they should drive?
I hope they make the street your house is on limited to a more reasonable 60mph since I'm sure there would be some people who would much appreciate the increase.
How can there be side effects if the only modification is changing a specific already damaged gene back to it's known healthy setting?
If you are just stabbing around changing random stuff sure there will be random consequences. But if you can change specific genes and you know what the damaged state and the healthy states are, you are good to go.
You forget that SSL provides two benefits, not one.
1. No one can intercept the communication and read the messages. No one cares for driver updates so yep you would be perfectly safe letting everyone on your network read the driver files.
2. It proves that you are talking to who you think you are talking to. This is the bit you miss - for important system files that are executable, it's kinda important to make sure you get them from the legitimate source. As it stands if you go to a coffee shop, anyone else there could tell your computer that there is a critical driver update coming from a malware server and your computer would happily download it.
Oh no it is still part of America. In fact NY is a trend setter - they are going and the rest will follow.
Now could you guys please use that 4th amendment to overthrow the government? You never shut up about your right to do it but everyone overseas is still waiting for it to happen.
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Very very mild problems.
Btw if you can use a chemical process to create radioactive isotopes I think you've just gotten a Nobel prize!
Because the vast majority can go from 2.6.32 to a newer kernel without noticing any negative side effects?
Version 4 didn't have in it's changelog "Now with spyware!"
Negligence? Privacy violations.
The big difference being nothing working.
Space efficiency is technically a type of efficiency as well as all the other points above. :)
It's cute you think your constitutional rights are intact.
Did you miss the bit about warrantless mass surveillance of the US people by the NSA?
No, Digital to Analog converts do not output square waves.
Nor does MP3 encoding or anything else.
Go learn a thing or two over here: https://www.xiph.org/video/
And why can't the ballot stuffer get a polling booth extra ballots and use the real ballots?
Difficult for individuals, not so much for governments.
Erm 320kbps MP3's ARE audibly lossless.
They aren't actually lossless but no one can ever tell the difference in a proper double blind study.
How would ballot stuffing be prevented with that system?
The illegitimate ballots would certainly be scanned correctly and be sent to state correctly and an audit would show the numbers match.
Because paper is immutable and can never be forged or replaced?
A correctly designed electronic system would be able to detect tampering a lot easier than with paper (cryptographic chains).
Of course the keywords are "correctly designed" and since politicians are the ones authorising the purchase of these machines, they either deliberately or incompetently leave that bit out.
That will get you past the lock screen but it's not much help if the phone's data is actually encrypted.
Only the correct passcode will help there.
And it's also entirely possible to engineer it correctly.
A bridge that fails is also pretty catastrophic, but oddly enough engineers have also dealt with that problem and no one is scared of bridges.
We are at the stage of having computers self drive cars, but the moment a computer looks like it could control a engine valve suddenly it's a ridiculous idea?
OS/2?
How does that make sense? Do you think speed limits are based on how people think they should drive?
I hope they make the street your house is on limited to a more reasonable 60mph since I'm sure there would be some people who would much appreciate the increase.
It couldn't possibly get 'very heavy usage' when it needs to recharge for several hours every few hundred km.
Erm...if a taxi driver can afford a Tesla for his work car then jeez the Taxi industry needs to die faster.
For what they do, their chips are quite expensive?
You can buy a couple of CH340 breakout boards with shipping from eBay/AliExpress for the same price as a single FTDI chip.
How can there be side effects if the only modification is changing a specific already damaged gene back to it's known healthy setting?
If you are just stabbing around changing random stuff sure there will be random consequences.
But if you can change specific genes and you know what the damaged state and the healthy states are, you are good to go.
'Operating System' is giving it a bit more credit.
And the protocol between the SIM and the phone is public, well known and very simple.
You can see exactly what it's doing.
You forget that SSL provides two benefits, not one.
1. No one can intercept the communication and read the messages. No one cares for driver updates so yep you would be perfectly safe letting everyone on your network read the driver files.
2. It proves that you are talking to who you think you are talking to. This is the bit you miss - for important system files that are executable, it's kinda important to make sure you get them from the legitimate source.
As it stands if you go to a coffee shop, anyone else there could tell your computer that there is a critical driver update coming from a malware server and your computer would happily download it.
I don't see any mention of a securty hole at all, do you?
Likely it's a trojan that runs if you install it first (after typing in your sudo password).
That's generally how things work on Linux.
Wow why wouldn't the skilled engineers at Seagate and Western Digital think of stuff like that?
They should employ you on the spot!
Actually his password was probably just 'password123'.
Oh no it is still part of America. In fact NY is a trend setter - they are going and the rest will follow.
Now could you guys please use that 4th amendment to overthrow the government?
You never shut up about your right to do it but everyone overseas is still waiting for it to happen.