Try wearing a suit sometime; it does wonders for self esteem and personal presence:)
Plus, a good suit is actually more comfy than jeans and a T-shirt.
I grew up with a bunch of hippies; by the time they hit their 40's, most of them converted to yuppieism. It's not corruption, it's just growing older and viewing your ideals in the light of experience. Instead of thinking of people as corrupted, think of them as having made a positive contribution to society, and now headed off to do something for themselves. The original work still stands (usually).
I thought by now that anyone with a clue firewalled anything and everything from Russia with a vengeance. Honestly, what worthwhile network traffic comes from there? Its nothing but bot nets, spams, and Mob networks (RBN, anyone?).
This wouldn't do a thing... there's a reason these guys call their operations things like "Canadian Pharmacy". Usually the websites are hosted in China, the site domains are hosted all over the world, and the spams are sent via botnet.
As for "what worthwhile network traffic comes from there?" Well, a lot of people have friends/family in Russia, there are universities in Russia, many megacorps have offices in Russia, and any kickbacks from the Russian government via moneygram have to get to you somehow....
...and besides which, poor sick KIDS aren't enough of a motivator for the USA to provide universal healthcare. What makes you think reduction of spam will be?
Because government employees/politicians all already have government-funded healthcare -- but this doesn't protect them against spam.
There is one other thing... we now have advances in technology that allow us to communicate without physical proximity. This means that while every city with an airport is literally next door to every city with connecting flights, it is possible to gather and collate significant amounts of information about disease movement without the people doing the studying being on-site and at risk.
Not really... but it would provide another Man-on-the-end attack method, where the owner of the DNS gets much more information and control regarding the endpoint. Someone who has a malicious DNS host would have much more control over how to direct traffic based on geolocation before you even reach their server. People from a specific location could be routed via a middleman to sniff/poison the data via this method.
A man in the middle already knows your entire IP, so they gain pretty much nothing here that they didn't already have.
So: possible attack: someone registers, say, www.facebook.co and runs the DNS. When people from Iran attempt to connect, the IP returned is for a proxy used to sniff/poison the connection, and the person is apparently redirected to www.facebook.com. When anyone else attempts to connect, the DNS passes the request to Facebook's DNS for a lookup on www.facebook.com. As a result, anyone outside of Iran investigating this fishy domain will get an apparantly standard connection to facebook, with the only warning bell being that facebook.co is registered to another entity.
I think this kind of kills the rest of what you said.
The initial attack was on the back-end systems via compromised online accounts. The withdrawals in meatspace were only the final step, and wouldn't have netted much of a haul without the initial attackers already modifying the limits set on the accounts used.
Indeed... after all, the LAST time Jobs left as CEO and founded NeXT, the company did a slow glide into not knowing what they did. If nothing else, Jobs provides focus and keeps the side projects to the side.
Someone else taking over tends to either keep things "as they are" which means eventually uncompetitive, or changes the direction of the company somewhat. Apple has enough history under its belt now though that any CEO under the directorship of Jobs should be able to pilot a course while learning from the mistakes of the past.
Please don't -- voting people out only lets other people in, with no regard for whether their policies are any better.
Instead, vote someone in who can actually make some sort of a difference. Until people start doing this instead of voting against "the other guy," you'll get the same story over and over again. It's much easier for a politiciian to "not be him" than to have a solid platform that they honor throughout their term.
Both the government forces and the rebel forces are Libyan forces; the robot was given to the rebel Libyan forces. The article already stated that, so didn't bother to qualify the second time around, due to context.
Either that, or the company decided to play fair, and gave one each to the government and rebels....
...and the government does not control DNS resolution and certificate signing; they just control the default avenue for doing these things. A tunnel to an out-of-state IP address should be enough to allow for more trusted IP and identity validation.
There could be a simpler reason for this... many devices charge MUCH faster if they sense a valid data connection... without the data connection, you're limited to normal USB line level. It's possible that the only thing on the other side is some caps and a resistor.
Tell me this... does this amazing OS of yours alert you when you plug in a new USB keyboard? Because some of the USB sticks people find on the ground have both a flash memory partition and a fake keyboard interface that sends key commands in a predefined manner.
I'm all for OSes that fingerprint all your USB devices and require you to validate each function of each interface the first time presented, but even OpenBSD doesn't do this by default.
I'm surprised Apple hasn't already gone that way on aesthetic grounds. Why should those perfect forms have holes in them?
Does solid state hardware need the regular venting for altitude change? I'd think it would with an LCD behind glass... otherwise, you'll eventually get an im/explosion in the LCD and a cracked screen. You'll also need some way of reading air pressure (think microphone). The speaker issue could be got around via using the shell itself.
...but good luck getting an XLR interface into anything you can comfortably fit in your back pocket:D
Really though; Apple's already using a 4-contact interface in their 3.5" connector, and they're famous for championing new tech. Why not just go optical, or create a new interface that grounds first, provides resistance, and uses a slap-on interface instead of plug-in? I'm sure it would become popular quickly, and they could sell $85 adapters as well!
I feel like we need one of those form answers specifically for voting/elections.
It won't work, because there's no way to enforce the privacy of the ballot unless it is done in public with a scrutineer. Online voting at polling stations *might* work, but would provide virtually no gains over the paper ballot.
If all of the data is on a 2D barcode, that means there's a way for someone else to verify that you voted "correctly" as well -- fails the anonymous test yet again. A receipt that indicates that the specific person on the registry list has cast their vote could be done, but other than for systems auditing, this wouldn't really help much, and already has an analog in paper voting.
The thing is, we already have advance voting by mail... which means anyone who wants to ensure others "under their control" vote how they want is to request advance vote materials, and fill them out under the person's name.
So, that issue is already with us -- even if only on a small scale.
The issue isn't that the ATMs can't handle the heat -- I've worked with the kiosks myself and know how they're rated -- the issue is that PEOPLE can't handle the heat, so ATMs are usually placed in locations more comfortable to humans. However, I know that drive-through ATMs are used in Texas, so he's probably on to something for those.
It's not even that... the source code for a tool that patches the tool that BUILDS SpyEye trojans has been *released*.
It's amazing how the internet resembles that children's whispering game, considering we're dealing with text that supposedly doesn't change. I feel like I could write "I bought ice cream on Craigslist" on my blog and eventually see it posted to Slashdot as "Foreign terrorist creams Craig Ferguson." -- and yes, neither of these are news for nerds (well, maybe the first one).
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Try wearing a suit sometime; it does wonders for self esteem and personal presence :)
Plus, a good suit is actually more comfy than jeans and a T-shirt.
I grew up with a bunch of hippies; by the time they hit their 40's, most of them converted to yuppieism. It's not corruption, it's just growing older and viewing your ideals in the light of experience. Instead of thinking of people as corrupted, think of them as having made a positive contribution to society, and now headed off to do something for themselves. The original work still stands (usually).
I thought by now that anyone with a clue firewalled anything and everything from Russia with a vengeance. Honestly, what worthwhile network traffic comes from there? Its nothing but bot nets, spams, and Mob networks (RBN, anyone?).
This wouldn't do a thing... there's a reason these guys call their operations things like "Canadian Pharmacy". Usually the websites are hosted in China, the site domains are hosted all over the world, and the spams are sent via botnet.
As for "what worthwhile network traffic comes from there?" Well, a lot of people have friends/family in Russia, there are universities in Russia, many megacorps have offices in Russia, and any kickbacks from the Russian government via moneygram have to get to you somehow....
I think part of the GP's "socialize healthcare" likely involves ending the war on drugs not provided by Big Pharma.
Because government employees/politicians all already have government-funded healthcare -- but this doesn't protect them against spam.
There is one other thing... we now have advances in technology that allow us to communicate without physical proximity. This means that while every city with an airport is literally next door to every city with connecting flights, it is possible to gather and collate significant amounts of information about disease movement without the people doing the studying being on-site and at risk.
An added bonus for DNS providers is that they get a bit more telemetry on where lookups for domains are coming from.
Not really... but it would provide another Man-on-the-end attack method, where the owner of the DNS gets much more information and control regarding the endpoint. Someone who has a malicious DNS host would have much more control over how to direct traffic based on geolocation before you even reach their server. People from a specific location could be routed via a middleman to sniff/poison the data via this method.
A man in the middle already knows your entire IP, so they gain pretty much nothing here that they didn't already have.
So: possible attack: someone registers, say, www.facebook.co and runs the DNS. When people from Iran attempt to connect, the IP returned is for a proxy used to sniff/poison the connection, and the person is apparently redirected to www.facebook.com. When anyone else attempts to connect, the DNS passes the request to Facebook's DNS for a lookup on www.facebook.com. As a result, anyone outside of Iran investigating this fishy domain will get an apparantly standard connection to facebook, with the only warning bell being that facebook.co is registered to another entity.
With that much depending on it, it sounds like the branch needs a hot swap. Really.
Did the attack take place over the internet ?
Yes.
I think this kind of kills the rest of what you said.
The initial attack was on the back-end systems via compromised online accounts. The withdrawals in meatspace were only the final step, and wouldn't have netted much of a haul without the initial attackers already modifying the limits set on the accounts used.
I figured he was moving on to replace Steve....
Indeed... after all, the LAST time Jobs left as CEO and founded NeXT, the company did a slow glide into not knowing what they did. If nothing else, Jobs provides focus and keeps the side projects to the side.
Someone else taking over tends to either keep things "as they are" which means eventually uncompetitive, or changes the direction of the company somewhat. Apple has enough history under its belt now though that any CEO under the directorship of Jobs should be able to pilot a course while learning from the mistakes of the past.
Please vote these people out in 2012.
For your self interest.
Please don't -- voting people out only lets other people in, with no regard for whether their policies are any better.
Instead, vote someone in who can actually make some sort of a difference. Until people start doing this instead of voting against "the other guy," you'll get the same story over and over again. It's much easier for a politiciian to "not be him" than to have a solid platform that they honor throughout their term.
Both the government forces and the rebel forces are Libyan forces; the robot was given to the rebel Libyan forces. The article already stated that, so didn't bother to qualify the second time around, due to context.
Either that, or the company decided to play fair, and gave one each to the government and rebels....
...and the government does not control DNS resolution and certificate signing; they just control the default avenue for doing these things. A tunnel to an out-of-state IP address should be enough to allow for more trusted IP and identity validation.
There could be a simpler reason for this... many devices charge MUCH faster if they sense a valid data connection... without the data connection, you're limited to normal USB line level. It's possible that the only thing on the other side is some caps and a resistor.
Tell me this... does this amazing OS of yours alert you when you plug in a new USB keyboard? Because some of the USB sticks people find on the ground have both a flash memory partition and a fake keyboard interface that sends key commands in a predefined manner.
I'm all for OSes that fingerprint all your USB devices and require you to validate each function of each interface the first time presented, but even OpenBSD doesn't do this by default.
I presume you meant umop ap!sdn...
How do you think they get new "volunteers"?
I do wonder what their fees are if you return any in damaged condition though.
In all seriousness, I'd guess the Human Resource section is much like the Reference section -- in-library use only.
I'm surprised Apple hasn't already gone that way on aesthetic grounds. Why should those perfect forms have holes in them?
Does solid state hardware need the regular venting for altitude change? I'd think it would with an LCD behind glass... otherwise, you'll eventually get an im/explosion in the LCD and a cracked screen. You'll also need some way of reading air pressure (think microphone). The speaker issue could be got around via using the shell itself.
...but good luck getting an XLR interface into anything you can comfortably fit in your back pocket :D
Really though; Apple's already using a 4-contact interface in their 3.5" connector, and they're famous for championing new tech. Why not just go optical, or create a new interface that grounds first, provides resistance, and uses a slap-on interface instead of plug-in? I'm sure it would become popular quickly, and they could sell $85 adapters as well!
I feel like we need one of those form answers specifically for voting/elections.
It won't work, because there's no way to enforce the privacy of the ballot unless it is done in public with a scrutineer. Online voting at polling stations *might* work, but would provide virtually no gains over the paper ballot.
If all of the data is on a 2D barcode, that means there's a way for someone else to verify that you voted "correctly" as well -- fails the anonymous test yet again. A receipt that indicates that the specific person on the registry list has cast their vote could be done, but other than for systems auditing, this wouldn't really help much, and already has an analog in paper voting.
The thing is, we already have advance voting by mail... which means anyone who wants to ensure others "under their control" vote how they want is to request advance vote materials, and fill them out under the person's name.
So, that issue is already with us -- even if only on a small scale.
The issue isn't that the ATMs can't handle the heat -- I've worked with the kiosks myself and know how they're rated -- the issue is that PEOPLE can't handle the heat, so ATMs are usually placed in locations more comfortable to humans. However, I know that drive-through ATMs are used in Texas, so he's probably on to something for those.
You really have ATMs operating in 104F environments? More likely there's an AC unit right above the thing blasting cold air on it.
It's not even that... the source code for a tool that patches the tool that BUILDS SpyEye trojans has been *released*.
It's amazing how the internet resembles that children's whispering game, considering we're dealing with text that supposedly doesn't change. I feel like I could write "I bought ice cream on Craigslist" on my blog and eventually see it posted to Slashdot as "Foreign terrorist creams Craig Ferguson." -- and yes, neither of these are news for nerds (well, maybe the first one).