"an out-of-channels approach like this leaves no paper trail"
Except for the logfiles that any solid OS should keep no matter what...
Which means OSX, Linux, Windows, MenuetOS - they all suck on basic security, just on that standpoint alone. A-grade encryption on logfiles and mandatory logs. If you do not possess this as a business, you're going to fail eventually.
So why are all of you win/mac/*nix zealots being so fucking obtuse?
You claim security, and this shit pops up. How the fuck are you going to deal with that, huh?
If Amtrak actually cared about security, this would have been seen months ago.
Open source isn't going to fucking save you from a paid mole with access. It might help you see who did something, but that's about it. If they're inside, you're fucked. Man can make it, man can break it.
And if you think management is actively watching (right down to the idiot admins,) I've got fifty Brooklyn bridges to sell you, a nickel a piece (actually 0.045 but we round up!)
This is just low-down mafia-level diversion bullshit. This isn't rivalry, and Uber/Lyft aren't fucking tech, they're taxi services that HAPPEN to be tied to using a smartphone - guess what Taxi drivers are tied to all day? A smartphone AND a CB radio AND a bunch of other shit that makes them actually worthy of the tech title.
Submitter should be stopped from posting any more stories until he figures out exactly what is tech worthy. Of course, given the 7 digit UID, not likely.
" An animal with dementia cannot even fend for itself in the wild"
Citation needed. I've seen plenty of animals with Rabies and other essential forms of dementia survive for quite a while, long enough to have been a potential vector to several thousand people.
"result would represent a substantial loss of consumer welfare."
Welfare is the provision of a minimal level of well-being and social support for all citizens. This sounds like they're threatening our lowest basic levels of well-being.
Sounds like the NFL needs to be classified as a terrorist organization.
"Or have you tried using a G5 PowerMac in the modern world? Anything that's GPU accelerated (like browsers), HD video, or Javascript heavy is going to have issues."
8GB RAM and a 512MB HD GeForce 7800 plays HD video just fine in my dual-proc G5. Javascript is shit so I avoid it like the plague anyways, and GPU browser acceleration, what a fucking joke.
I mean, you don't even need particularly awesome hardware. Get a Mini ITX board, with a couple of onboard GigE ports, toss in a 4-port Gig-e card, and a wireless card, install Linux.
It would last ages, and you'd probably only need to upgrade the wireless portion, which could be done cheaper than buying a new wireless router.
You're so ignorant of combo solar/wind turbines it's not even funny. Get the fuck out of here. Entire standing structure, plus blades, solar-paint coated. Generates electricity directly via photovoltaics, applied as a replaceable paint. Reduces the need for a larger wind turbine, reducing the need for larger more expensive generator head, also reduces te need for longer feeds of expensive thick copper cable.
You may run shit but you don't DESIGN shit like I do, so you need to shut the fuck up.
"It's like you just said the only way to be safe from murder is to kill yourself. "
Is it wrong? The only way to avoid being killed or dying is to already be dead. The only way to avoid getting compromised online is to not be online at all.
Yea, maybe your area of SoCal, far east of the valley area, stinks like Bakersfield. But us sitting pretty here in Riverside, the only time we get a bad stench is when it rains.
Plus we get more sun so that'll boost Tesla's solar storage plans, and maybe also give him incentive to invest in Wind, as well.
Oh, and the Bay area is just as much of a shit hole. Assholes are assholes anywhere you go.
Once per minute? Try twice per minute, working boxes of olive oil, for a twelve hour shift.
I'm 180cm ~70 kilograms and can do it all day with lumbosacral arthritis, a rebuilt wrist, and half of my right leg replaced internally. What's your excuse?
It'd probably be cheaper and smarter to just pay for your company and employees to move to Southern California, have better access to several major interstate corridors, better choices of location, better prices, and more.
Sitting in the Bay Area, when you are a Vehicle company, is a bad idea. You want more access to major traffic corridors to make it easier to get to you. Plenty of that in SoCal, not much of that in the Bay Area. You've only got the 101/5. Here we've got 101/5/15/10.
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"an out-of-channels approach like this leaves no paper trail"
Except for the logfiles that any solid OS should keep no matter what...
Which means OSX, Linux, Windows, MenuetOS - they all suck on basic security, just on that standpoint alone. A-grade encryption on logfiles and mandatory logs. If you do not possess this as a business, you're going to fail eventually.
So why are all of you win/mac/*nix zealots being so fucking obtuse?
You claim security, and this shit pops up. How the fuck are you going to deal with that, huh?
If Amtrak actually cared about security, this would have been seen months ago.
Open source isn't going to fucking save you from a paid mole with access. It might help you see who did something, but that's about it. If they're inside, you're fucked. Man can make it, man can break it.
And if you think management is actively watching (right down to the idiot admins,) I've got fifty Brooklyn bridges to sell you, a nickel a piece (actually 0.045 but we round up!)
"There's no need to keep decoding it for execution over and over."
So kinda in the bed with a combo ReadyBoost/XP-precache.
Why not just use ReadyBoost/precache and make it work the same freaking way?
This is just low-down mafia-level diversion bullshit. This isn't rivalry, and Uber/Lyft aren't fucking tech, they're taxi services that HAPPEN to be tied to using a smartphone - guess what Taxi drivers are tied to all day? A smartphone AND a CB radio AND a bunch of other shit that makes them actually worthy of the tech title.
Submitter should be stopped from posting any more stories until he figures out exactly what is tech worthy. Of course, given the 7 digit UID, not likely.
You do know we also have finned dart rounds for incredible accuracy out of the barrel, yea?
"They're basically pulling an IBM."
Uh, yea... about that...
Because being able to do that with a fully-automatic heavy weapon will be the new level of warfare.
" You want to help restore privacy? Donate to the EFF."
They're about as useless as the ACLU.
You want to help restore privacy? Start by burning down the Google offices and NSA headquarters.
Apparently you don't know how the fuck freedom of speech works, nimrod.
"That information is irrevocably destroyed"
Who says there isn't a backup hiding somewhere?
" An animal with dementia cannot even fend for itself in the wild"
Citation needed. I've seen plenty of animals with Rabies and other essential forms of dementia survive for quite a while, long enough to have been a potential vector to several thousand people.
"result would represent a substantial loss of consumer welfare."
Welfare is the provision of a minimal level of well-being and social support for all citizens. This sounds like they're threatening our lowest basic levels of well-being.
Sounds like the NFL needs to be classified as a terrorist organization.
Skype does run on 2.3. It's running on my shit-locked MetroPCS ZTE Score.
"Or have you tried using a G5 PowerMac in the modern world? Anything that's GPU accelerated (like browsers), HD video, or Javascript heavy is going to have issues."
8GB RAM and a 512MB HD GeForce 7800 plays HD video just fine in my dual-proc G5. Javascript is shit so I avoid it like the plague anyways, and GPU browser acceleration, what a fucking joke.
I mean, you don't even need particularly awesome hardware. Get a Mini ITX board, with a couple of onboard GigE ports, toss in a 4-port Gig-e card, and a wireless card, install Linux.
It would last ages, and you'd probably only need to upgrade the wireless portion, which could be done cheaper than buying a new wireless router.
"This is such an antiquated IT Industry philosophy! (if it ain't broke don't fix it)."
Yea, you go fuck your BIOS up just because you wanted some extra SSD speed. Watch your system brick out.
Have fun with that BIOS hot swap, assuming that doesn't fail as well.
There's a reason we don't fix non-broken things in the IT industry. It's called 'uptime.'
You're so ignorant of combo solar/wind turbines it's not even funny. Get the fuck out of here. Entire standing structure, plus blades, solar-paint coated. Generates electricity directly via photovoltaics, applied as a replaceable paint. Reduces the need for a larger wind turbine, reducing the need for larger more expensive generator head, also reduces te need for longer feeds of expensive thick copper cable.
You may run shit but you don't DESIGN shit like I do, so you need to shut the fuck up.
" When it's very hot, no wind, when it's very cold, no wind."
You must not live in a desert.
Because it's sure as fuck windy here in the southern part of the Mojave.
"It's like you just said the only way to be safe from murder is to kill yourself. "
Is it wrong? The only way to avoid being killed or dying is to already be dead. The only way to avoid getting compromised online is to not be online at all.
There is no such thing as 100% security.
" To really get a high-security setup, boot chain, you need to do a lot of start-up work. "
No. To get a high-security setup, you simply never connect to the internet.
If you have internet access, you're fucked. Man can make it, man has repeatedly proven man can break it.
There is ZERO other alternative.
"At this rate you guys are going to be out of water forever."
Uhh, this is a pretty typical cyclical drought that happens for three or four years, then goes away fr another 15-20, then returns.
Yea, maybe your area of SoCal, far east of the valley area, stinks like Bakersfield. But us sitting pretty here in Riverside, the only time we get a bad stench is when it rains.
Plus we get more sun so that'll boost Tesla's solar storage plans, and maybe also give him incentive to invest in Wind, as well.
Oh, and the Bay area is just as much of a shit hole. Assholes are assholes anywhere you go.
That's standard punishment in the Mississippi RID program. Please. and we did that with a piece of a fucking telephone pole. Five? Try thirty minutes.
Once per minute? Try twice per minute, working boxes of olive oil, for a twelve hour shift.
I'm 180cm ~70 kilograms and can do it all day with lumbosacral arthritis, a rebuilt wrist, and half of my right leg replaced internally. What's your excuse?
It'd probably be cheaper and smarter to just pay for your company and employees to move to Southern California, have better access to several major interstate corridors, better choices of location, better prices, and more.
Sitting in the Bay Area, when you are a Vehicle company, is a bad idea. You want more access to major traffic corridors to make it easier to get to you. Plenty of that in SoCal, not much of that in the Bay Area. You've only got the 101/5. Here we've got 101/5/15/10.
It's that simple. If documentation cannot be kept up to date and accurate, I cannot rely upon the software, and will not touch it period.