They acknowledged there have been reports of security breaches abroad, but assured us that all U.S. cellphone networks were secure."
That statement should have read:
They acknowledged there have been reports of security breaches abroad, but assured us that all U.S. cellphone networks were secure to the degree the NSA wants them to be secure."
It's where we get our news, share our political views, and interact with politicians.
Really? I have never got my news from Facebook, never! People forget that many of those so called Facebook accounts are accounts held by single entities, and for others, they are kind of dormant.
...hearings held in secret and away from the public gaze, the person said that the tech companies hit by these demands are losing 'most of the time...
Can some one explain to me how this behaviour by our [democratic] government, is very very different as compared to similar action taken by "those regimes" to the east? I mean, I do not see the difference here!
What is interesting is that providers need to keep connection data for two years. So if they see somebody downloading childporn from everyday at 08:07-08:09 at the stations Starbucks, it is still possible to get a court order to get more data and set up an operation to arrest the person.
I think today's criminals are smart enough to defeat this way of doing things. Heck, one has 24 hrs a day, 365 days a year! Easy to defeat in my opinion.
I mean, if the legal system pushes too hard at FB, they should just move off shore. That will be interesting to watch. In fact, FB could easily move [all] their infrastructure offshore, but still remain relevant to its US users.
That way, they can claim not to be an American company and still be able to reap the benefits of being one. How about that?
"You find two-stroke engines in poorer countries because they're cheap..."
Maybe they have these blowers there because they "want" them...or because of some other reason. Not because they are poor, but just happen to be poor.
Why does this attitude persist? Is there anything we can learn from these "poor" countries? I know of Americans that have left this country for the so called poor countries - for good. Question is: Why?
Those that constitute the majority now will surely fade out in a few decades. That's guaranteed.
What makes it worse is that there isn't much that current governments can do about it, though the majority of the population doesn't look forward to being the minority.
This confirms one thing: Times ahead will be interesting.
Americans work so much because among other reasons, sadly, having debts is now considered 'normal.' It's become like divorce after marriage. People are encouraged to borrow more. Even for things they do not really need. A good number of folks especially those new to the workforce do not see any problem carrying debt at all.
The "me" "me" attitude makes things worse. In fact mortgage, auto and student loan debt now is in the trillions and getting higher! It's sad. But more importantly, we still think we're at the epitome of standard of life.
Very few folks talk of saving to buy what one wants. And if they do, their voices are drowned out by corporate controlled media.
"...The Saddam Hussein regime in Iraq and the Gaddafi regime in Libya could not escape the fate of destruction after being deprived of their foundations for nuclear development and giving up nuclear programs of their own accord, yielding to the pressure of the US and the West keen on their regime changes... a bitter lesson should be drawn from those events..."
I wonder why I am inclined to believe them. Am I alone?
"A good chunk of the web today (and particularly the mobile web) effectively relies on -webkit prefixed CSS properties & features. We wish we lived in a world where web content always included standards-based fallback (or at least multiple-vendor-prefixed fallback), but alas, we do not live in that world. To be successful at rendering the web as it exists, we need to add support for a list of frequently-used -webkit prefixed CSS properties & features."
This has always been the case. Are they telling us they had no clue it's been this way all along?
Can someone tell me what exactly I am missing by [stubbornly] refusing to use Windows Server? I know there surely exist some advantages but what are they really?
I have been using Debian Linux on our servers for almost 13 years now and we have no regrets! We have Samba installed as well.
I sincerely do not know what I am missing as our systems have not given us any trouble for a long time.
I must say we have some company contracted for support just in case. Who will bite?
You may wonder what then keeps me busy: Well, We experiment a lot and contribute to quashing Debian specific bugs from time to time.
I say this because I wonder whether there's a way for scientists to read a password from my memory. I doubt! I have one that consists of a special combination of my school registration numbers since grade 9. Unbeatable!
To this sequence, I have added space, special keyboard characters from those number keys. It has worked for me for 21 years so far. One password of mine had 31 characters. All from my mind! No wonder the NSA can't beat this approach.
It's sad! The western media, with no personnel on the ground but with their respective government agendas to advance, report news with innuendos being taken as the truth by the consuming public.
No wonder none of them took their governments to task when Iraq was being bombed years ago.
Question: Who provides reliable truthful media reports in today?
The absence of a serious alternative to MS Access or easy/documemnted scripting [via macros] and VBA, as found in Excel is a non starter for me.
I am aware of the limitations of these MS Office applications but you all will agree with me that in many small office environments, they get the job done.
It doesn't matter to me because GM sells products that I will avoid at all cost. Their cars are meant to expire after a set of metrics have been hit. And there's not much one can do about it. My buddy had his CTS stall on him once it hit 100,801KM on a 100,000KM warranty.
Imagine a vehicle fire. A plastic situation road creates fuel right there! If a round is fired at a suspect on a chase, and this chase ends up with an accident, I can't see how a plastic road can help matters. Does it?
Oh...I would like to hear the other side. One that will defend this action. One that will say it's no where near those other nation states, that harass their citizens.
Slashdot Mirror
They acknowledged there have been reports of security breaches abroad, but assured us that all U.S. cellphone networks were secure."
That statement should have read:
They acknowledged there have been reports of security breaches abroad, but assured us that all U.S. cellphone networks were secure to the degree the NSA wants them to be secure."
It's where we get our news, share our political views, and interact with politicians.
Really? I have never got my news from Facebook, never! People forget that many of those so called Facebook accounts are accounts held by single entities, and for others, they are kind of dormant.
Isn't the reason they woiuld be called USB type-C cables; that they meet the "spec" so to speak?
...hearings held in secret and away from the public gaze, the person said that the tech companies hit by these demands are losing 'most of the time...
Can some one explain to me how this behaviour by our [democratic] government, is very very different as compared to similar action taken by "those regimes" to the east? I mean, I do not see the difference here!
You mean like they already do in order to avoid paying their taxes?
You mean like they already legally do in order to avoid paying their taxes?
What is interesting is that providers need to keep connection data for two years. So if they see somebody downloading childporn from everyday at 08:07-08:09 at the stations Starbucks, it is still possible to get a court order to get more data and set up an operation to arrest the person.
I think today's criminals are smart enough to defeat this way of doing things. Heck, one has 24 hrs a day, 365 days a year! Easy to defeat in my opinion.
I mean, if the legal system pushes too hard at FB, they should just move off shore. That will be interesting to watch. In fact, FB could easily move [all] their infrastructure offshore, but still remain relevant to its US users.
That way, they can claim not to be an American company and still be able to reap the benefits of being one. How about that?
I just have a question: Is it possible to download and install some software that will do exactly what Apple has done with their [iPhone] devices?
If so, let Apple do as they please then quietly advertise the availability of this software.
Sincerely speaking, when I read the headline, I thought the choice was for the desktop.
Alas was I wrong!
Is there anyone else who thought the same?
Which major enterprise is using Linux on the desktop is I may ask?
"You find two-stroke engines in poorer countries because they're cheap..."
Maybe they have these blowers there because they "want" them...or because of some other reason. Not because they are poor, but just happen to be poor.
Why does this attitude persist? Is there anything we can learn from these "poor" countries? I know of Americans that have left this country for the so called poor countries - for good. Question is: Why?
Those that constitute the majority now will surely fade out in a few decades. That's guaranteed.
What makes it worse is that there isn't much that current governments can do about it, though the majority of the population doesn't look forward to being the minority.
This confirms one thing: Times ahead will be interesting.
Is this even [remotely] possible?
Folks, it bothers me that even with all these features, Linux [still] doesn't matter on the desktop. Where are these features really having impact?
Americans work so much because among other reasons, sadly, having debts is now considered 'normal.' It's become like divorce after marriage. People are encouraged to borrow more. Even for things they do not really need. A good number of folks especially those new to the workforce do not see any problem carrying debt at all.
The "me" "me" attitude makes things worse. In fact mortgage, auto and student loan debt now is in the trillions and getting higher! It's sad. But more importantly, we still think we're at the epitome of standard of life.
Very few folks talk of saving to buy what one wants. And if they do, their voices are drowned out by corporate controlled media.
According to the Norh Koreans:
"...The Saddam Hussein regime in Iraq and the Gaddafi regime in Libya could not escape the fate of destruction after being deprived of their foundations for nuclear development and giving up nuclear programs of their own accord, yielding to the pressure of the US and the West keen on their regime changes... a bitter lesson should be drawn from those events..."
I wonder why I am inclined to believe them. Am I alone?
Android-Based Smart TVs Aren't That Smart When You Install Malware On Them
I think this is obvious. Is there anyone who thinks otherwise? Anyway, why is this a headline on Slashdot? I sincerely just don't get it.
"A good chunk of the web today (and particularly the mobile web) effectively relies on -webkit prefixed CSS properties & features. We wish we lived in a world where web content always included standards-based fallback (or at least multiple-vendor-prefixed fallback), but alas, we do not live in that world. To be successful at rendering the web as it exists, we need to add support for a list of frequently-used -webkit prefixed CSS properties & features."
This has always been the case. Are they telling us they had no clue it's been this way all along?
Can someone tell me what exactly I am missing by [stubbornly] refusing to use Windows Server? I know there surely exist some advantages but what are they really?
I have been using Debian Linux on our servers for almost 13 years now and we have no regrets! We have Samba installed as well.
I sincerely do not know what I am missing as our systems have not given us any trouble for a long time.
I must say we have some company contracted for support just in case. Who will bite?
You may wonder what then keeps me busy: Well, We experiment a lot and contribute to quashing Debian specific bugs from time to time.
I just wish that Android can be "beautiful" by default. I mean, the plain vanilla Android is damn ugly!! And tries hard to push Google services...
I know beauty lies in the hands of the beholder.
I say this because I wonder whether there's a way for scientists to read a password from my memory. I doubt! I have one that consists of a special combination of my school registration numbers since grade 9. Unbeatable!
To this sequence, I have added space, special keyboard characters from those number keys. It has worked for me for 21 years so far. One password of mine had 31 characters. All from my mind! No wonder the NSA can't beat this approach.
It's sad! The western media, with no personnel on the ground but with their respective government agendas to advance, report news with innuendos being taken as the truth by the consuming public.
No wonder none of them took their governments to task when Iraq was being bombed years ago.
Question: Who provides reliable truthful media reports in today?
The absence of a serious alternative to MS Access or easy/documemnted scripting [via macros] and VBA, as found in Excel is a non starter for me.
I am aware of the limitations of these MS Office applications but you all will agree with me that in many small office environments, they get the job done.
LibreOffce or Open Office just do not cut it!
It doesn't matter to me because GM sells products that I will avoid at all cost. Their cars are meant to expire after a set of metrics have been hit. And there's not much one can do about it. My buddy had his CTS stall on him once it hit 100,801KM on a 100,000KM warranty.
Back to topic: I am not surprised!
Imagine a vehicle fire. A plastic situation road creates fuel right there! If a round is fired at a suspect on a chase, and this chase ends up with an accident, I can't see how a plastic road can help matters. Does it?
Oh...I would like to hear the other side. One that will defend this action. One that will say it's no where near those other nation states, that harass their citizens.
Waiting.