Luckily one could encrypt an innocuous message with, say, an attached image that contained the real encrypted message hidden in it. Which of course is what the naughty people are going to do; they will get off while the government snoops through the email of law-abiding citizens.
Maybe if they would quit wasting time rummaging through grocery lists they could dedicate the resources to more productive avenues for preventing terrorism? This of course assumes that is why they got the data in the first place, which may not be a valid assumption.
Actually Slashdot was around back then, but since there weren't any computers it was just a dozen or so people sitting around in a circle talking about stuff. Lack of technology wasn't the problem, since it all abruptly came to an end when several hooded strangers kept showing up day after day and setting people on fire; the first ever flame war was grim indeed.
Of course if I had one of these most likely I would be irritated because I am paying an extra $500/month on my car payment just to have an annoying robot in my car who is so useless he can't even bring the groceries in.
Of course there is also the possibility that I am more likely to keep virtualized machines updated (since I can now update and test them without taking the server down) and I set them up so that when they restart they reset to a known "safe" state on the next startup; at least in these two cases virtualized machines would be safer. Treating virtualized machines as being identical to the same exact software installed directly on hardware isn't valid.
The problem you run into is, what happens if you lose your citizenship? Take a gander at section 501 of the (poorly named) Patriot Act of 2001:
Section 501 would allow the federal government to strip the citizenship of an American citizen, if that person provided "material support" to a group the United States has designated as a terrorist organization. If you gave money to an overseas religious charity-later classified as a front organization for a terrorist group-you could lose your citizenship.
I'll keep that in mind as the next generation of 'bots mows me under for fertilizer to grow carbon fiber trees to finally make that beanstalk we have all been dreaming about.:-)
I think the secret is out: red mars dust is the best cleaner in the solar system. At least this will lead to a faster colonization of mars as we rush to mine the planet for superior cleaning products.
In the words of Judge Marrero, this use of National Security Letters "offends the fundamental constitutional principles of checks and balances and separation of powers."
Where is the "nodamnkidding" tag when you need it?
At approximately 170 kilometers in diameter and having characteristics similar to carbonaceous chondrite meteorites, the Baptistina parent body resided in the innermost region of the asteroid belt when it was hit by another asteroid estimated to be 60 kilometers in diameter. This catastrophic impact produced what is now known as the Baptistina asteroid family, a cluster of asteroid fragments with similar orbits.
Ok lets all hope we don't get another visit from the hit men of our solar system, the Baptistina family.
I always figured some kind of power generation on a floating platform at sea could be a spiffy way to generate hydrogen (and oxygen) using electrolysis. Just come by every now and then to collect the hydrogen and replace the anodes (which would probably corrode really really fast in salt water) and you are set.
Of course; space is big and there are bound to be tons of great planets out there. I just hope there is no one already living on our soon to be discovered new colony planet so we can move in quicker.
Try this: Heat room with running disks to 115F for several days.
Not too suprisingly I had two disks in the same raid die at the same time in conditions like this. Man did that suck, but it did finally sink in with everyone why I was yammering for a new AC for the servers before that.
Just do what I do and chisel all the important stuff into large rocks (works for porn too). I figure with all the crap that is still around from thousands of years ago this method is pretty foolproof, though I am still trying to figure out how to backup my music with rock carvings. At the rate I am losing my hearing this may not matter in a few years anyway.
...this is the best thing that has been coughed up since the hairball my cat expelled last week....
So I take it whoever modded me as flamebait thinks this isn't the best thing that has been coughed up since the hairball incident? Will the persecution of emacs never end?????
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Luckily one could encrypt an innocuous message with, say, an attached image that contained the real encrypted message hidden in it. Which of course is what the naughty people are going to do; they will get off while the government snoops through the email of law-abiding citizens.
Maybe we could call in the UN to monitor the next round of elections?
Luckily once they are all in place the general populace can hold a special referendum to get rid of them.
Oh wait...
Maybe if they would quit wasting time rummaging through grocery lists they could dedicate the resources to more productive avenues for preventing terrorism? This of course assumes that is why they got the data in the first place, which may not be a valid assumption.
Actually Slashdot was around back then, but since there weren't any computers it was just a dozen or so people sitting around in a circle talking about stuff. Lack of technology wasn't the problem, since it all abruptly came to an end when several hooded strangers kept showing up day after day and setting people on fire; the first ever flame war was grim indeed.
This would be awesome for scaring the hell out of would-be carjackers and people waiting at the bus stop.
Of course if I had one of these most likely I would be irritated because I am paying an extra $500/month on my car payment just to have an annoying robot in my car who is so useless he can't even bring the groceries in.
Of course there is also the possibility that I am more likely to keep virtualized machines updated (since I can now update and test them without taking the server down) and I set them up so that when they restart they reset to a known "safe" state on the next startup; at least in these two cases virtualized machines would be safer. Treating virtualized machines as being identical to the same exact software installed directly on hardware isn't valid.
Yeah; jumping out with a whirling blade turning into shrapnel overhead sounds like loads of fun.
Though which would you rather have: decreased blood flow or the side of your heart blow out?
Wait a minute.... could Slashdot be responsible for the
Technically the guns don't kill people* The bullets that come out of guns that tear through various body parts are a whole different matter.
* Unless of course you use your gun to bash people in the noggin.
The problem you run into is, what happens if you lose your citizenship? Take a gander at section 501 of the (poorly named) Patriot Act of 2001:
Section 501 would allow the federal government to strip the citizenship of an American citizen, if that person provided "material support" to a group the United States has designated as a terrorist organization. If you gave money to an overseas religious charity-later classified as a front organization for a terrorist group-you could lose your citizenship.
(From here: http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/pipermail/libs-or/2003-February/000739.html)
This looks ripe for abuse, especially when you can start to include just about anything in the incredibly vague category of "material support".
How many rolls of tinfoil do you use up making your own hardhat???
I'll keep that in mind as the next generation of 'bots mows me under for fertilizer to grow carbon fiber trees to finally make that beanstalk we have all been dreaming about.
I think the secret is out: red mars dust is the best cleaner in the solar system. At least this will lead to a faster colonization of mars as we rush to mine the planet for superior cleaning products.
It's ok they say the mind is the first thing to go :-)
Where is the "nodamnkidding" tag when you need it?
Ok lets all hope we don't get another visit from the hit men of our solar system, the Baptistina family.
I always figured some kind of power generation on a floating platform at sea could be a spiffy way to generate hydrogen (and oxygen) using electrolysis. Just come by every now and then to collect the hydrogen and replace the anodes (which would probably corrode really really fast in salt water) and you are set.
Of course; space is big and there are bound to be tons of great planets out there. I just hope there is no one already living on our soon to be discovered new colony planet so we can move in quicker.
Some days I wish it could cause a velociraptor attack:
"We don't need an AC unit for the compute.....AUGGGH velociraptors!!!!!!"
Try this:
Heat room with running disks to 115F for several days.
Not too suprisingly I had two disks in the same raid die at the same time in conditions like this. Man did that suck, but it did finally sink in with everyone why I was yammering for a new AC for the servers before that.
Just do what I do and chisel all the important stuff into large rocks (works for porn too). I figure with all the crap that is still around from thousands of years ago this method is pretty foolproof, though I am still trying to figure out how to backup my music with rock carvings. At the rate I am losing my hearing this may not matter in a few years anyway.
So I take it whoever modded me as flamebait thinks this isn't the best thing that has been coughed up since the hairball incident? Will the persecution of emacs never end?????