Consider this is only $1000, which is extremely cheap for a medical procedure, and it is only done once. Compare that to the cost of MRI scans, which run about $3,000 a pop at a hospital, with patients routinely getting multiple scans.
He went out of his way to leak the documents. It is certainly not negligence: "The failure to use reasonable care to avoid consequences that threaten or harm the safety of the public and that are the foreseeable outcome of acting in a particular manner."
Reckless endangerment is closer to the mark, but is civilian law and applies to one person and not the government: "Reckless endangerment is a crime consisting of acts that create a substantial risk of serious physical injury to another person. The accused person isn't required to intend the resulting or potential harm, but must have acted in a way that showed a disregard for the foreseeable consequences of the actions."
It seems people are confusing civilian laws with military rules. He is under military oath to protect confidential materials. He knowingly broke that oath and under military law is being prosecuted accordingly.
Actually he is being treated pretty lightly compared to what would have happened in the past. He is guilty as hell and has already admitted it. Most governments would have either shot him in the head or hanged him by now. He is military, not a civilian, and should be treated differently.
" The imposition on servicemen of a stricter criminal law, with less due
process than enjoyed by civilian defendants, is not the result of mere
caprice or of any innate harshness on the part of senior military commanders.
Rigid standards for the military, strictly enforced, are vital to
the safety, even the continued existence, of a civil society. Soldiers undeterred
by the realization that desertion and battlefield derelictions will
bring prompt and drastic punishment may not provide effective defense
against foreign enemies. Civil governments, whether democratic
or not, are on unstable ground as long as cliques of military officers feel
safe in plotting coups. Finally, few worse fates can befall a society
than to be at the mercy of either hostile or "friendly" troops who are
not deterred from violence by the expectation of swift trial and prompt
punishment."
I find it funny that you call me a moron but totally agree with me. I guess I should be used to condescending anonymous cowards, providing no additional insight. Grow some balls and post under your name, and cite sources if you want to be taken seriously.
In addition, there is evidence that multiple developers worked on it. From TFA: "Both the Flamer and Tilded platform code bases are different enough to suggest different developers were involved."
From the white paper:
"PLC device attack code
The code conducts an attack by closing valves in the six top rated cascades out of the possible 18 cascades. The
states of two types of valves are modified:
Centrifuge valves – a set of three valves (feed, product, tails) that work in unison per centrifuge to control
uranium hexafluoride (UF6) flow into each centrifugeStage valves – one per stage to control UF6 flow into each
stage
Auxiliary valves – valves that control UF6 flow into or out of each stage (stage valve) or the cascade as a whole"
Keep in mind, this is working backwards by dissecting the virus. The programmers would have to know this information up front to create the virus. I do not see anyone but "governments or their agents" creating this virus. Another explanation is naive.
Is there any doubt that this is government sanctioned? Who has the knowledge (or will) to write a program to disrupt centrifuges. Also this tidbit from the article: "Both the Flamer and Tilded platform code bases are different enough to suggest different developers were involved."
They could easily have a list of lawyers on a piece of paper or computer to provide to people. Lawyers themselves could ask to be added to the list. If the sole purpose of internet access is to provide solely contact information, it seems a bit overkill, especially with "the decision may have resource implications, since providing Internet access will be more costly and cumbersome than pointing to a nearby telephone."
They are saying there is a middle ground where diversity plays a beneficial role towards economic development. Here is the beginning of the abstract:
Abstract
This research advances and empirically establishes the hypothesis that, in the course of the
prehistoric exodus of Homo sapiens out of Africa, variation in migratory distance to various
settlements across the globe affected genetic diversity and has had a persistent hump-shaped
effect on comparative economic development, reflecting the trade-off between the beneficial and
the detrimental effects of diversity on productivity.
It seems their main argument has less to do with genetic diversity and more to do with distance from each other. They claim superior technological advances are a driving factor and I do not see how that relates to genetic diversity.
"The beneficial effect of diversity, on the other hand, concerns the positive role of heterogeneity
in the expansion of society's production possibility frontier. A wider spectrum of traits is more
likely to contain those that are complementary to the advancement and successful implementation
of superior technological paradigms. Higher diversity therefore enhances society's capability to
integrate advanced and more efficient production methods, expanding the economy's production
possibility frontier and conferring the benefits of improved productivity."
This exploit was through Java. It was on a mobile app development site, which made it more likely to be installed by a developer of mobile apps, but it certainly isn't limited to just mobile developers.
[Vogon Captain] All the planning charts and demolition orders have been on display in your local planning department in Alpha Centauri for 50 of your Earth years, and so you've had plenty of time to lodge any complaints and it's far too late to make a fuss about it now!
(ANGRY SHOUTING)
[Vogon Captain] What do you mean you've never been to Alpha Centauri? Oh, for heaven's sake, mankind! It's only four light years away, you know! I'm sorry, but if you can't be bothered to take an interest in local affairs, that's your own lookout! Energize the demolition beam! God, I don't know! Apathetic bloody planet, I've no sympathy at all!
No, I used the definition of skeptical properly, "questioning attitude towards knowledge, facts, or opinions/beliefs stated as facts". I generally have more faith in qualified people publishing in their own field.
I generally am skeptical of anyone publishing claims that are outside their field of expertise. As the rebuttal from Tomas J. Aragon, MD, DrPH, Health Officer, explained there are some serious defects in their study:
"The basic study flaw is that persons that use reusable bags frequently may not be the same persons that were diagnosed with
gastrointestinal bacterial infections in their study. This is the reason epidemiologists will not
use ecological studies to test causal hypotheses. At best, ecologic studies raise epidemiologic
causal hypotheses but cannot test them."
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I assumed the most innovative technology development, regardless of field, is in a military or university setting.
Consider this is only $1000, which is extremely cheap for a medical procedure, and it is only done once. Compare that to the cost of MRI scans, which run about $3,000 a pop at a hospital, with patients routinely getting multiple scans.
He went out of his way to leak the documents. It is certainly not negligence: "The failure to use reasonable care to avoid consequences that threaten or harm the safety of the public and that are the foreseeable outcome of acting in a particular manner."
Reckless endangerment is closer to the mark, but is civilian law and applies to one person and not the government: "Reckless endangerment is a crime consisting of acts that create a substantial risk of serious physical injury to another person. The accused person isn't required to intend the resulting or potential harm, but must have acted in a way that showed a disregard for the foreseeable consequences of the actions."
It seems people are confusing civilian laws with military rules. He is under military oath to protect confidential materials. He knowingly broke that oath and under military law is being prosecuted accordingly.
Actually he is being treated pretty lightly compared to what would have happened in the past. He is guilty as hell and has already admitted it. Most governments would have either shot him in the head or hanged him by now. He is military, not a civilian, and should be treated differently.
" The imposition on servicemen of a stricter criminal law, with less due process than enjoyed by civilian defendants, is not the result of mere caprice or of any innate harshness on the part of senior military commanders. Rigid standards for the military, strictly enforced, are vital to the safety, even the continued existence, of a civil society. Soldiers undeterred by the realization that desertion and battlefield derelictions will bring prompt and drastic punishment may not provide effective defense against foreign enemies. Civil governments, whether democratic or not, are on unstable ground as long as cliques of military officers feel safe in plotting coups. Finally, few worse fates can befall a society than to be at the mercy of either hostile or "friendly" troops who are not deterred from violence by the expectation of swift trial and prompt punishment."
http://scholarship.law.wm.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2769&context=wmlr
Are you looking at the same link I am? There's a video at the bottom of the article showing them in all their wired up glory. http://www.nature.com/news/intercontinental-mind-meld-unites-two-rats-1.12522
I find it funny that you call me a moron but totally agree with me. I guess I should be used to condescending anonymous cowards, providing no additional insight. Grow some balls and post under your name, and cite sources if you want to be taken seriously.
What kind of meds cure schizophrenic drunk rambling?
Correct, here is the validation documentation: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Apps/Publishing/Validating_a_receipt
"A usual time to validate is when the user starts the app."
In addition, there is evidence that multiple developers worked on it. From TFA: "Both the Flamer and Tilded platform code bases are different enough to suggest different developers were involved."
From the white paper: "PLC device attack code
The code conducts an attack by closing valves in the six top rated cascades out of the possible 18 cascades. The states of two types of valves are modified:
Centrifuge valves – a set of three valves (feed, product, tails) that work in unison per centrifuge to control uranium hexafluoride (UF6) flow into each centrifugeStage valves – one per stage to control UF6 flow into each stage
Auxiliary valves – valves that control UF6 flow into or out of each stage (stage valve) or the cascade as a whole"
Keep in mind, this is working backwards by dissecting the virus. The programmers would have to know this information up front to create the virus. I do not see anyone but "governments or their agents" creating this virus. Another explanation is naive.
In that case, post a link with the inner workings of an Iranian nuclear plant and then point out a vulnerability that is software controlled.
Is there any doubt that this is government sanctioned? Who has the knowledge (or will) to write a program to disrupt centrifuges. Also this tidbit from the article: "Both the Flamer and Tilded platform code bases are different enough to suggest different developers were involved."
Moving to another country is a pretty big deal, considering they did not actually sue, but simply wrote a letter threatening to sue.
Moral of the story? Just the threat of a lawsuit motivates people to do things against their will.
How do metal detectors work against drugs & explosives?
And that can't be done by blocking internet access to certain lawyers as well?
They could easily have a list of lawyers on a piece of paper or computer to provide to people. Lawyers themselves could ask to be added to the list. If the sole purpose of internet access is to provide solely contact information, it seems a bit overkill, especially with "the decision may have resource implications, since providing Internet access will be more costly and cumbersome than pointing to a nearby telephone."
They are saying there is a middle ground where diversity plays a beneficial role towards economic development. Here is the beginning of the abstract:
Abstract
This research advances and empirically establishes the hypothesis that, in the course of the prehistoric exodus of Homo sapiens out of Africa, variation in migratory distance to various settlements across the globe affected genetic diversity and has had a persistent hump-shaped effect on comparative economic development, reflecting the trade-off between the beneficial and the detrimental effects of diversity on productivity.
It seems their main argument has less to do with genetic diversity and more to do with distance from each other. They claim superior technological advances are a driving factor and I do not see how that relates to genetic diversity.
From Page 3 in here:
"The beneficial effect of diversity, on the other hand, concerns the positive role of heterogeneity in the expansion of society's production possibility frontier. A wider spectrum of traits is more likely to contain those that are complementary to the advancement and successful implementation of superior technological paradigms. Higher diversity therefore enhances society's capability to integrate advanced and more efficient production methods, expanding the economy's production possibility frontier and conferring the benefits of improved productivity."
If you are developing in java, certainly.
This exploit was through Java. It was on a mobile app development site, which made it more likely to be installed by a developer of mobile apps, but it certainly isn't limited to just mobile developers.
[Vogon Captain] All the planning charts and demolition orders have been on display in your local planning department in Alpha Centauri for 50 of your Earth years, and so you've had plenty of time to lodge any complaints and it's far too late to make a fuss about it now!
(ANGRY SHOUTING)
[Vogon Captain] What do you mean you've never been to Alpha Centauri? Oh, for heaven's sake, mankind! It's only four light years away, you know! I'm sorry, but if you can't be bothered to take an interest in local affairs, that's your own lookout! Energize the demolition beam! God, I don't know! Apathetic bloody planet, I've no sympathy at all!
No, I used the definition of skeptical properly, "questioning attitude towards knowledge, facts, or opinions/beliefs stated as facts". I generally have more faith in qualified people publishing in their own field.
Quit trolling AC.
I generally am skeptical of anyone publishing claims that are outside their field of expertise. As the rebuttal from Tomas J. Aragon, MD, DrPH, Health Officer, explained there are some serious defects in their study:
"The basic study flaw is that persons that use reusable bags frequently may not be the same persons that were diagnosed with gastrointestinal bacterial infections in their study. This is the reason epidemiologists will not use ecological studies to test causal hypotheses. At best, ecologic studies raise epidemiologic causal hypotheses but cannot test them."