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  1. It's cute that they *try* to obey the constitution.

    The NSA also tries when it's convenient to them.

  2. Re:Can Anyone Explain It To Me on With TensorFlow, Google Open Sources Its Machine Learning Resources (blogspot.com) · · Score: 1

    AI in movies = exciting.

    AI in real life = horribly boring.

  3. Re:I'm using it in production on With TensorFlow, Google Open Sources Its Machine Learning Resources (blogspot.com) · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Erm....it's not a service and it's on Github so you can just download your own copy to use for as long as you wish.

    If you are going to troll, wait for an actual product announcement story, not just a code release story.

  4. Re:blame windows not amd on AMD Sued Over Allegedly Misleading Bulldozer Core Count · · Score: 4, Informative

    Err except with HT there is one execution unit, and with AMD there are two.

    They are real cores, that share instruction decode and a FPU.
    Actual execution is parallel (unlike HT which is more interleaved).

    HT isn't similar to Bulldozer modules in any sense.

  5. Yep so each vote is stored with a hash that includes the vote plus every vote before it. Hence why it's called a block 'chain'.

    If you were given a print out of the hash your vote generated it would prove that your vote was still present in the chain at the end, it would not reveal any information about previous or future votes nor your identity.

  6. Re:How much of it do I have to trust? on Linux 4.3 Released As Stable; Improves On Open-Source Graphics, SMP Performance (lkml.org) · · Score: 1

    This is Linux so putting in random USB sticks is largely a non-issue.

    Running stuff (especially as root) off random USB sticks is always a bad idea on any OS of course.

  7. No DNSSEC does not rely on trusting ICANN. ICANN's public key is fixed and known - if it changed alarm bells would go off.
    You do trust the TLD your domain uses, but nothing further. There is no single point of failure.

    And just trusting your TLD is a) easily verifiable (a simple DNS query can tell if they inject unauthorised public keys) and b) a hell of a lot better than hundreds of CA's that can all issue certificates for your domain.

  8. DANE (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNS-based_Authentication_of_Named_Entities) would make self signed certificates seamless and virtually flawless.

  9. Re:That editorial summary tho on 15-Year-Old Boy Arrested In Connection With TalkTalk Hack (bbc.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    What's wrong with current enforcement? They usually do catch the guys (Lulzsec, this case, etc...) which is much more than they can say about real world break ins.

  10. Re:That editorial summary tho on 15-Year-Old Boy Arrested In Connection With TalkTalk Hack (bbc.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    It's their implication that they were innocent victims, when in reality they left their safe unlocked, and the door open overnight.

  11. Re:Criteria from TFA on First Cancer Case Confirmed From Fukushima Cleanup (nhk.or.jp) · · Score: 0

    So he got about two chest CT scans?
    https://xkcd.com/radiation/

    Yep that's a definitive bullet proof 100% confirmed link to the nuclear incident.

    The compensation policy looks like it's aimed at stopping lawsuits since naturally you can't prove it wasn't linked to his work.
    Seems reasonable in that context.

  12. Re:Chip cards would not have prevented Target Brea on Criminals Hacked Chip-and-PIN System By Perfecting Point-of-Sale Attack (net-security.org) · · Score: 1

    Signatures are now not accepted in Australia. Chip + Pin only (or Pay Wave).
    Far better since signatures were never checked anyway.

  13. Re:Huawei? No thanks on Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P Reviews Arrive (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 2

    Linux would be immune of course.

    Windows 10 not so much. It wasn't malware - it was a Windows feature being abused where Windows would execute arbitrary code stored in the BIOS.
    No exploit or vulnerability.

  14. Re:Huawei? No thanks on Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P Reviews Arrive (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    You missed the whole Lenovo debacle didn't you?
    Where wiping the hard drive didn't in fact save you from their crap.

  15. Re:Try Edge on the Insider Preview Build on Browser Tests Show Edge Fastest, But Weak On Standards (hothardware.com) · · Score: 1, Troll

    'Their' browser as in the browser they initially bought.

    A long time ago sure, but like MS DOS and the Windows networking stack, it's not something Microsoft made.

  16. Re:From TFA on iPhone 6s's A9 Processor Racks Up Impressive Benchmarks · · Score: 1

    Well what the Android devices are trending towards is many cores, but not all identical - some low powered and some high powered.

    A phone is largely idle but it can never shut down entirely so you only need a bit of near constant computing power keeping everything running.
    The low powered cores can handle that just fine.
    And when you start using it actively then the high powered cores kick in seamlessly to take over.

    The iPhone misses out on that advantage because whenever it needs to do something like ping a mobile phone tower it needs to power up a high powered core.

  17. Re:Tor Is Not Anonymous on Chinese Researchers Propose Tor-Inspired Overhaul of Bitcoin · · Score: 1

    Only really if the data exiting the exit node is unencrypted.

    If it goes over HTTPS then all the exit knows is someone tried to access a website on a specific IP.
    If that IP is say a Google IP then all you know is someone on Tor wants to use Google which gives you nothing.

  18. So you should. I'm in Australia with a 100mbit residential connection for gods sake! :P

    Truly unlimited too. For $90 AUD/month which is about $63 USD/month.

  19. Re:"20 sessions of law enforcement training" on Bitcoin Trader Agrees To Work For Police In Plea Agreement · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Making them read is probably slightly harder than getting them to fly.

    A seminar is much easier for them - they can just pretend to pay attention while looking out the window.

  20. Probably more accurately, they are building the driver to work first, then they need to do a legal assessment to see what code (if any) has restrictions on it.

    Hard to do that before it has taken shape and starts working.

  21. Re:Drone hobbyists redefine "close call" on Drone Hobbyists Find Flaws In 'Close Call' Reports · · Score: 1

    And then the 747 would hit it like a bug on a windscreen. 747 = 1, Drone = 0. Every time.

    They haven't banned birds from the sky and they generally aren't considered a threat.
    Replace bird with drone and for some reason it's completely different.

  22. Re:Where is Commander Adama when we need him? on Why Car Info Tech Is So Thoroughly At Risk · · Score: 1

    Better not let you control what runs on your computer. We'll lock it down for you to keep you safe and.....oh shit did some just hack the system and steal your bank details? Oh dear we'll just do a recall.

    That's a computer analogy. Just because you can control your computer doesn't mean it's insecure.

  23. Re:One exception... on Happy Birthday, Linux! An OS At 24 · · Score: 2

    To be fair, take Linux away and a *massive* portion of the internet goes dark.

    Bit of hyperbole sure. But partially accurate.

  24. As someone in Australia:

    Will you guys please hurry up and get on with the revolution? Like damn Donald Trump could be your next President! What more do you need.
    What on earth is the point of having a second amendment if everyone is too lazy to use it?

  25. Re:Where is Commander Adama when we need him? on Why Car Info Tech Is So Thoroughly At Risk · · Score: 1

    You mean you want all physical access to also be secured.

    I.e. having to manually splice in to wiring looms (hard/time consuming) or using a convenient (but hard to access for an outside attacker) port in say the centre console.

    Not having a convenient port near a small breakable window (lots of expensive cars got stolen because of this, they could smash a small non-alarmed window, plug in a programming tool and add new keys to the ECU), or an externally accessible port.