In this day and age, if you are an American student and want to get into serious R&D, go into the Medical field. There is no shortage in demand for research scientists doing even basic research, and if you specialize after a few years or get onboard at a major pharma, you're looking at the big $$$.
This is the path my sister chose, after figuring out that being a trauma surgeon would be too much stress for too little return. She is now working for a major university hospital as a research scientist and making more than any three of the rest of our family put together. She's not even graduated her doctorate yet and already has 15 patents and 38 co-patents with the university.
She's already had offers of employment from 8 different international pharma companies with a base salary of nearly $300k per year once her doctorate is complete this fall.
Oh yeah, and she seems to be specializing in engineering targeted pharmaceuticals and their effects on DNA/RNA and better delivery methods of said medicines, and also medicines that attempt to repair "broken" DNA (at least in "lab rats").
Except they are not floating off and staying solid chunks, they are melting because the sub-surface water temperature is rising faster than the surface water temperature.
From what you are describing, it sounds like you are in or very near the Harrisburg, PA area, which I am quite familiar with myself, having lived there for 20 years.
Also, another reason our infrastructure sucks:
Why upgrade when you can pay yourself fat bonuses, bribe politicians, and pay exorbitant sums buying Super Bowl ads on television?
JS injection to HTML, such as performed by many JavaScript Trojans such as JS.Gumblar. Where Gumblar was mainly restricted to redirects, downloading and execution of encrypted malicious executable files, etc, the ball changes with HTML5, which by design, gives unfettered access to certain storage areas, etc on your system via your browser. Modify, Delete, etc type of access.
Now we'll have something that can pull as well as push and execute, and won't require your permission to do so, especially since with HTML5, there are currently no plans to even allow end-users to customize any of the settings.
Imagine this: In Win7 for instance, by default most programs trigger UAC at some point if they want to change something. Read and Copy however, is not even questioned by default UAC settings. Some execute functionality is also not questioned.
Scripting something malicious to play a "video" or "mp3" in Windows Media Player (which by default after all of these years, still for some reason trusts unknown content to execute scripts, etc), is probably a trivial exercise. I also imagine something will be scripted to exploit installed plugins in conjunction with this, so if the computer say, has Flash Player, but not Windows Media Player, it will still have an avenue to do naughty things.
I can see privilege escalation exploits could also tie in heavily, to try and access say, System32 in Win7.
Masters of the Arctic Ice recently had a showing on PBS, and it was really disturbing to see that not only is the Western ice shelf melting, but the Eastern shelf is also showing signs of rapid deterioration from the bottom, and not from the top.
If both shelves go, it will put the ocean water levels up by approximately sixty feet or more world-wide.
....I first met my wife in about 2000 playing a MUD called Dragonstone.
I was in the middle of a nasty break-up with the mother of my son, and really wasn't looking to date anyone for a bit. Our relationship just evolved over the years that we played together, and when we both became administration for the game, we ended up getting married, as it was pretty obvious by then that we should be together.
I asked her what attracted her to me. She loved my RP style, and the fact that I always took the time to make her laugh. Giggity.
They already do that - to the point that when some game consoles came with a one-controller package and a two-controller package, they would remove the second controller, re-bag it, and sell it. They would then just slap the two-controller retail box in with the normal one-controller retail boxes. Gamestop employees have also be caught "stealing" DLC codes out of game boxes, game posters from the game boxes, advertising cutouts (you know, the big cardboard ones with game characters), and in more than one instance, game manuals themselves out of Collector's Editions.
That's because consoles are quite a bit more portable than average PCs and have "convenient" co-op with your friends in front of the tele. When was the last time you saw a good co-op PC game, and no, I don't mean hotseat.
For the rest, there are smartphones and tablets. People value mobility over "freedom" now, which is sad, but almost a necessity in today's business and social atmosphere.
That sounds like the perfect opportunity to swap carriers.
The problem isn't necessarily the service we pay for, it's the nickel-and-dime shit they pull behind our backs. They've been able to get away with highway robbery for so long - and I don't know how half of the nonsense in their contracts (and their willingness to violate the terms, but watch out if you do) is even legal.
Uh...PhysX is part of the physics engine used in a lot of games, especially ones sponsored by nVidia. It's not like it's crapware, it's designed to do things like give you water ripples and dust devils.
That doesn't explain being able to bypass firewall restrictions, AKA, not having been granted access to outgoing traffic yet since it's a newly installed system.
Considering that Toyota owns and manufactures the Lexus brand, this isn't too surprising really. All Lexus really is, is rebadged Toyotas, possibly with a few swapped out body panels and inside trim. The engine, frame, etc are all exactly the same.
Actually, they had support, but Intel disabled the use of that support intentionally via CPU microcode so that only certain higher-priced models of those capable chips could actually execute the virtual mode portions.
That was an interesting tool, especially to note which DNS servers were known by it to pull dirty tricks, and which ones just refused to respond to DNS queries.
Don't be fucking dense. Getting slammed by a drunk driver is exactly what it implies - they were involved in a serious accident caused by a drunk driver. The rest of the details are irrelevant to the point.
Interesting thing about the Yakuza and the legal system there:
If someone admits openly they are Yakuza, it is considered an automatic guilty plea and all charges have the maximum penalty applied. If they don't admit at any point (during the "crime" itself or afterwards), that they are Yakuza, their "boss" pays a fine for them and they are left free to go. Of course murder is handled more seriously than the rest, but extortion, coercion, etc are all treated as the US equivalent of a Misdemeanor as far the Yakuza is concerned.
The support is built into every computer that carries an Intel, IBM, or AMD CPU and has been for almost a decade. Most systems come with it disabled by default - it's left disabled and up to the end user to enable it. Mostly it's for corporate use at the moment.
I know Apple has a "crippled" form of it enabled by default on all of the MacTel machines.
That user feedback nonsense is ridiculous as well. I think just about every piece of shareware from 1992 on had some sort of user feedback mechanism built into the software that was accessible via a key combo or menu in the software, even if it was only to print out the form to fill it in and mail it.
Yes, but the fact remains, the developer did it first, by a year or more, not Apple. Right or wrong, I don't know under current international copyright accords.
I am betting Apple took the easy way out on this, hoping nobody would notice or protest too loudly.
Of course it is vulnerable. A large part of the power/sewer/water infrastructure uses Siemens control systems, with their (now) widely known vulnerabilities. Systems directly connected to the public internet and open wi-fi devices so they can be controlled remotely.
This is where the "cheap, fast, secure - pick two of the three" comes into effect.
These systems were designed and implemented before the current age of readily available malware/"hacking" kits were even a wet dream.
To be honest, our entire national infrastructure needs to be rebuilt from the ground up, but it will only happen over decades, as it is now with "smart grid" functionality, etc.
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That's just it, they haven't thought of it yet. Wait until they do.
In this day and age, if you are an American student and want to get into serious R&D, go into the Medical field. There is no shortage in demand for research scientists doing even basic research, and if you specialize after a few years or get onboard at a major pharma, you're looking at the big $$$.
This is the path my sister chose, after figuring out that being a trauma surgeon would be too much stress for too little return. She is now working for a major university hospital as a research scientist and making more than any three of the rest of our family put together. She's not even graduated her doctorate yet and already has 15 patents and 38 co-patents with the university.
She's already had offers of employment from 8 different international pharma companies with a base salary of nearly $300k per year once her doctorate is complete this fall.
Oh yeah, and she seems to be specializing in engineering targeted pharmaceuticals and their effects on DNA/RNA and better delivery methods of said medicines, and also medicines that attempt to repair "broken" DNA (at least in "lab rats").
Common practice with hiring agencies that are just looking for an excuse to hire H1-Bs and then claim there is no American workers to fit the job.
Except they are not floating off and staying solid chunks, they are melting because the sub-surface water temperature is rising faster than the surface water temperature.
From what you are describing, it sounds like you are in or very near the Harrisburg, PA area, which I am quite familiar with myself, having lived there for 20 years.
Also, another reason our infrastructure sucks:
Why upgrade when you can pay yourself fat bonuses, bribe politicians, and pay exorbitant sums buying Super Bowl ads on television?
JS injection to HTML, such as performed by many JavaScript Trojans such as JS.Gumblar. Where Gumblar was mainly restricted to redirects, downloading and execution of encrypted malicious executable files, etc, the ball changes with HTML5, which by design, gives unfettered access to certain storage areas, etc on your system via your browser. Modify, Delete, etc type of access.
Now we'll have something that can pull as well as push and execute, and won't require your permission to do so, especially since with HTML5, there are currently no plans to even allow end-users to customize any of the settings.
Imagine this: In Win7 for instance, by default most programs trigger UAC at some point if they want to change something. Read and Copy however, is not even questioned by default UAC settings. Some execute functionality is also not questioned.
Scripting something malicious to play a "video" or "mp3" in Windows Media Player (which by default after all of these years, still for some reason trusts unknown content to execute scripts, etc), is probably a trivial exercise. I also imagine something will be scripted to exploit installed plugins in conjunction with this, so if the computer say, has Flash Player, but not Windows Media Player, it will still have an avenue to do naughty things.
I can see privilege escalation exploits could also tie in heavily, to try and access say, System32 in Win7.
I think things like this speak for themselves:
http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/photos/antarctica-gallery/
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2011/07/mongolian-herders-feel-change-in-climate.html
http://www.amazon.com/National-Geographic-Masters-Arctic-Ice/dp/B000R7I4AE
Masters of the Arctic Ice recently had a showing on PBS, and it was really disturbing to see that not only is the Western ice shelf melting, but the Eastern shelf is also showing signs of rapid deterioration from the bottom, and not from the top.
If both shelves go, it will put the ocean water levels up by approximately sixty feet or more world-wide.
....I first met my wife in about 2000 playing a MUD called Dragonstone.
I was in the middle of a nasty break-up with the mother of my son, and really wasn't looking to date anyone for a bit. Our relationship just evolved over the years that we played together, and when we both became administration for the game, we ended up getting married, as it was pretty obvious by then that we should be together.
I asked her what attracted her to me. She loved my RP style, and the fact that I always took the time to make her laugh. Giggity.
Good luck to you guys in your online search :)
They already do that - to the point that when some game consoles came with a one-controller package and a two-controller package, they would remove the second controller, re-bag it, and sell it. They would then just slap the two-controller retail box in with the normal one-controller retail boxes. Gamestop employees have also be caught "stealing" DLC codes out of game boxes, game posters from the game boxes, advertising cutouts (you know, the big cardboard ones with game characters), and in more than one instance, game manuals themselves out of Collector's Editions.
That's because consoles are quite a bit more portable than average PCs and have "convenient" co-op with your friends in front of the tele. When was the last time you saw a good co-op PC game, and no, I don't mean hotseat.
For the rest, there are smartphones and tablets. People value mobility over "freedom" now, which is sad, but almost a necessity in today's business and social atmosphere.
Unfortunately, with JavaScript and HTML5, it's trivial to do it WITHOUT the consent of the user.
That's the issue.
That sounds like the perfect opportunity to swap carriers.
The problem isn't necessarily the service we pay for, it's the nickel-and-dime shit they pull behind our backs. They've been able to get away with highway robbery for so long - and I don't know how half of the nonsense in their contracts (and their willingness to violate the terms, but watch out if you do) is even legal.
Uh...PhysX is part of the physics engine used in a lot of games, especially ones sponsored by nVidia. It's not like it's crapware, it's designed to do things like give you water ripples and dust devils.
That doesn't explain being able to bypass firewall restrictions, AKA, not having been granted access to outgoing traffic yet since it's a newly installed system.
MSN has always been able to do this somehow.
That company is incompetent, and if you're working for them, you need to find someplace else that isn't quite as incompetent.
It's not worth the hassle and frustration for a paycheck - unless you like setting yourself up for an early heart attack or stroke that is.
Considering that Toyota owns and manufactures the Lexus brand, this isn't too surprising really. All Lexus really is, is rebadged Toyotas, possibly with a few swapped out body panels and inside trim. The engine, frame, etc are all exactly the same.
Actually, they had support, but Intel disabled the use of that support intentionally via CPU microcode so that only certain higher-priced models of those capable chips could actually execute the virtual mode portions.
AMD did not do that.
That was an interesting tool, especially to note which DNS servers were known by it to pull dirty tricks, and which ones just refused to respond to DNS queries.
Don't be fucking dense. Getting slammed by a drunk driver is exactly what it implies - they were involved in a serious accident caused by a drunk driver. The rest of the details are irrelevant to the point.
Interesting thing about the Yakuza and the legal system there:
If someone admits openly they are Yakuza, it is considered an automatic guilty plea and all charges have the maximum penalty applied. If they don't admit at any point (during the "crime" itself or afterwards), that they are Yakuza, their "boss" pays a fine for them and they are left free to go. Of course murder is handled more seriously than the rest, but extortion, coercion, etc are all treated as the US equivalent of a Misdemeanor as far the Yakuza is concerned.
China, India, and Israel. I've also heard Brazil has been getting caught red-handed at these types of actions lately.
The support is built into every computer that carries an Intel, IBM, or AMD CPU and has been for almost a decade. Most systems come with it disabled by default - it's left disabled and up to the end user to enable it. Mostly it's for corporate use at the moment.
I know Apple has a "crippled" form of it enabled by default on all of the MacTel machines.
That user feedback nonsense is ridiculous as well. I think just about every piece of shareware from 1992 on had some sort of user feedback mechanism built into the software that was accessible via a key combo or menu in the software, even if it was only to print out the form to fill it in and mail it.
Yes, but the fact remains, the developer did it first, by a year or more, not Apple. Right or wrong, I don't know under current international copyright accords.
I am betting Apple took the easy way out on this, hoping nobody would notice or protest too loudly.
Of course it is vulnerable. A large part of the power/sewer/water infrastructure uses Siemens control systems, with their (now) widely known vulnerabilities. Systems directly connected to the public internet and open wi-fi devices so they can be controlled remotely.
This is where the "cheap, fast, secure - pick two of the three" comes into effect.
These systems were designed and implemented before the current age of readily available malware/"hacking" kits were even a wet dream.
To be honest, our entire national infrastructure needs to be rebuilt from the ground up, but it will only happen over decades, as it is now with "smart grid" functionality, etc.