.. I won't lose a blink of sleep over them using Apple products. This guy had to have physical access to the iPhone to crack it, and even then the iPhone did not start sending its data out over the Internet along with a virus payload that formed a massive botnet that crippled Internet bandwidth.
That is because they are completely different cases with completely different mechanisms to prevent them. You're talking about the ability to load a spambot or something on a mobile device. The encryption is there to ensure your address book is safe, your calendar is safe, any photos and other data are safe. Not to ensure the device does not run arbitrary code. The problem with the data encryption being crackable within an arbitrary length of time is a large issue, as it is meant to be protection regardless of where the device lies, in hands or not.
My understanding is that the encryption in the 3GS is not meant to prevent a user with physical access to the device from accessing the data
1. To put into code or cipher.
2. Computer Science To alter (a file, for example) using a secret code so as to be unintelligible to unauthorized parties.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/encryption
So yes, it is a major issue, as it circumvents what the encryption is meant to accomplish.
At least the way I see it, it's not a case of "taboo" and more just a general lack of desire; to me it's a sign of affection, albeit a less personal one. Just like I wouldn't hold hands with a woman I'm not in some kind of serious relationship with, or at least have a great deal of affection for I wouldn't hold hands with a male friend. Maybe there is some of the "it makes you homosexual" to hold a man's hand in there somewhere, but I think the way I was brought up and the way most people I know were brought up it's more that it's reserved as a sign of affection. (Canadian, maybe us Canadians are just weird, I don't know)
It breaks on everything except for IE because it's an aspx download manager that it spawns to load-balance the download among their servers and get you the fastest possible speed. Myself and a few friends experienced the same problem in firefox on our linux boxes and had to resort to running to IE and a windows box to perform the download.
A little off topic but I guess along this line of discussion -- speaking of undoing moderation, am I just dim or is there no way to undo a tag if you manage to typo or something similar? That would be a handy feature.
Being in that situation I think I would be changing my number first thing -- if the problem is so bad that you are going to the FBI it's time to change the number and spare her the grief and stress from dealing with all the angry calls.
After that is done then it's time to try to sort out the problem from the source; as for what route one would take for that? I cannot be sure, but I do believe that the first course of action should be changing the number and making the calls stop.
I'd think the phone company should be kind enough to happily assist in that, since they're so unwilling to try to help solve the problem itself.
Nice.
In Canada we get no such thing -- Telus even recently dropped their unlimited data plan for $100. So one must pay for their standard plan (voice plan + 15 for unlimited BIS when I got mine) + the standard data to be able to use tether, $100 for 1GB a month.
Unless there is an overhaul of data plans in Canada it would never fly here, it would just be too prohibitively expensive.
Because I hear tethered data connections are cheap. I could see wifi, but I don't see it going very well as a tethered device. That said, at that price point I could see alot of geeks, at least the/. crowd picking them up for novelty value -- so it should well well either way.
At least here in Canada they actually sell both; they have a whole apple section, and they sell the subnotebooks with *nix, possibly desktops with *nix.
Counterstrike was also developed 9 years ago. "Cruise ships are massive projects requiring robotics and the workforce of a third world country" "Where was the titanic developed?"
Yeah.. it was 9 years ago, not exactly a perfect example.
That's the thought I was having, the comments about them being dorks was really irking me as I was going through. It's something they're interested in and it's a hobby that requires at least a tiny bit of intelligence, maybe they don't realize they're on/. or something.
I have my C64 in-box upstairs and I was thinking the same thing while I was reading the article, I think it could be a fun project.
My first thought was really, "aw damn, I missed it!" and looked longingly to my C64:(
Is that not more the duty of the company offering such a service and not ours? If they're willing to pony up the licensing fees to offer such a service to us, and the consumer is willing to pay prices in line with that then how is it the government's business. It's just a perpetuation of the nanny state if you ask me.
-- note: no I'm not interested in said service, no I don't really think it's that great of an idea, or feel any desire to use it. But it's still an issue of freedom.
"The Canadian tabloid the National Post..."
Tabloid? Financial newspaper != tabloid.
Skill and not language used?
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The Return of Ada
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I may just be a whippersnapper, get off my lawn and whatnot; as a Java, C, C++ coder, but the project being completed under-budget and pre-deadline and having that attributed to Ada itself seems rather misguided to me.
As far as I'm concerned, if a competent team is hired; skilled programmers and developers, then anyone could get it done under-budget and pre-deadline. (yes, yes, military intelligence, oxymoron, but it seems to have worked out with this project)
I think the headline could later read, "the return of C", or any other language in the future if a team manages to finish a project efficiently due to the use of skilled developers.
Not necessarily a praise of language used is necessary, and a congratulatory beer for the team may be advised.
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It's a quote from "Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels"
.. I won't lose a blink of sleep over them using Apple products. This guy had to have physical access to the iPhone to crack it, and even then the iPhone did not start sending its data out over the Internet along with a virus payload that formed a massive botnet that crippled Internet bandwidth.
That is because they are completely different cases with completely different mechanisms to prevent them. You're talking about the ability to load a spambot or something on a mobile device. The encryption is there to ensure your address book is safe, your calendar is safe, any photos and other data are safe. Not to ensure the device does not run arbitrary code. The problem with the data encryption being crackable within an arbitrary length of time is a large issue, as it is meant to be protection regardless of where the device lies, in hands or not.
My understanding is that the encryption in the 3GS is not meant to prevent a user with physical access to the device from accessing the data
That is exactly the purpose of encryption.
enÂcrypt (Än-krÄpt) tr.v. enÂcryptÂed, enÂcryptÂing, enÂcrypts
1. To put into code or cipher.
2. Computer Science To alter (a file, for example) using a secret code so as to be unintelligible to unauthorized parties.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/encryption
So yes, it is a major issue, as it circumvents what the encryption is meant to accomplish.
Sadly it does not, windows only, and they claim IE8 only as well, but I didn't try the installer to check.
At least the way I see it, it's not a case of "taboo" and more just a general lack of desire; to me it's a sign of affection, albeit a less personal one. Just like I wouldn't hold hands with a woman I'm not in some kind of serious relationship with, or at least have a great deal of affection for I wouldn't hold hands with a male friend. Maybe there is some of the "it makes you homosexual" to hold a man's hand in there somewhere, but I think the way I was brought up and the way most people I know were brought up it's more that it's reserved as a sign of affection. (Canadian, maybe us Canadians are just weird, I don't know)
*tries to find the "so true it's depressing" mod* now where did that option go....
Never been involved in anything even remotely emotionally complex, have you?
oblig: You must be new here.
It breaks on everything except for IE because it's an aspx download manager that it spawns to load-balance the download among their servers and get you the fastest possible speed. Myself and a few friends experienced the same problem in firefox on our linux boxes and had to resort to running to IE and a windows box to perform the download.
Funny? Really now? This is when we need sane people with modpoints.
A little off topic but I guess along this line of discussion -- speaking of undoing moderation, am I just dim or is there no way to undo a tag if you manage to typo or something similar? That would be a handy feature.
Being in that situation I think I would be changing my number first thing -- if the problem is so bad that you are going to the FBI it's time to change the number and spare her the grief and stress from dealing with all the angry calls.
After that is done then it's time to try to sort out the problem from the source; as for what route one would take for that? I cannot be sure, but I do believe that the first course of action should be changing the number and making the calls stop.
I'd think the phone company should be kind enough to happily assist in that, since they're so unwilling to try to help solve the problem itself.
Nice. In Canada we get no such thing -- Telus even recently dropped their unlimited data plan for $100. So one must pay for their standard plan (voice plan + 15 for unlimited BIS when I got mine) + the standard data to be able to use tether, $100 for 1GB a month. Unless there is an overhaul of data plans in Canada it would never fly here, it would just be too prohibitively expensive.
Because I hear tethered data connections are cheap. I could see wifi, but I don't see it going very well as a tethered device. That said, at that price point I could see alot of geeks, at least the /. crowd picking them up for novelty value -- so it should well well either way.
Vi/Vim/GVim!
At least here in Canada they actually sell both; they have a whole apple section, and they sell the subnotebooks with *nix, possibly desktops with *nix.
No! Don't say that, now they're going to! What have you done!?
"Do I have to drink my own urine? No, but I do anyways, because it's sterile and I like the taste."
sweet! I can pick up both!
Counterstrike was also developed 9 years ago. "Cruise ships are massive projects requiring robotics and the workforce of a third world country" "Where was the titanic developed?" Yeah.. it was 9 years ago, not exactly a perfect example.
That's the thought I was having, the comments about them being dorks was really irking me as I was going through. It's something they're interested in and it's a hobby that requires at least a tiny bit of intelligence, maybe they don't realize they're on /. or something.
:(
I have my C64 in-box upstairs and I was thinking the same thing while I was reading the article, I think it could be a fun project.
My first thought was really, "aw damn, I missed it!" and looked longingly to my C64
Is that not more the duty of the company offering such a service and not ours? If they're willing to pony up the licensing fees to offer such a service to us, and the consumer is willing to pay prices in line with that then how is it the government's business. It's just a perpetuation of the nanny state if you ask me.
-- note: no I'm not interested in said service, no I don't really think it's that great of an idea, or feel any desire to use it. But it's still an issue of freedom.
"resemble's"? really now?
And yeah, definitely have to isolate that gene and get me some gene therapy. What I wouldn't give for some wolverine-style retractable claws.
That's why most of the general population performs something called personal grooming... oh wait.. slashdot. I must be new here.
"The Canadian tabloid the National Post..." Tabloid? Financial newspaper != tabloid.
I may just be a whippersnapper, get off my lawn and whatnot; as a Java, C, C++ coder, but the project being completed under-budget and pre-deadline and having that attributed to Ada itself seems rather misguided to me.
As far as I'm concerned, if a competent team is hired; skilled programmers and developers, then anyone could get it done under-budget and pre-deadline. (yes, yes, military intelligence, oxymoron, but it seems to have worked out with this project)
I think the headline could later read, "the return of C", or any other language in the future if a team manages to finish a project efficiently due to the use of skilled developers.
Not necessarily a praise of language used is necessary, and a congratulatory beer for the team may be advised.
"Gosh, this has gotta be the perfect phone for KDE lovers!" All 6 of them? Karma--;