"... which implies that you consider branch prediction to be a form of mitigation against errors, similar to error correction — i.e. that the reason branch prediction exists is to improve security"
You very clearly fail to understand my consistently paradoxical (and laced with hidden humor) statements. Well, I guess I can't help that. Old timers like yourself just don't understand this younger generation.
Software can NEVER be 100% secure. Why? Because there's always hardware flaws, and HUMAN FLAWS.
And since humans make both hardware and software, it can't be infallible. Hence why we have branch prediction, error correction, and more. And even then, stuff still screws up.
Nothing is secure. Man can make it, man can break it. This is yet another proof of that concept.
To think otherwise is sheer stupidity.
Oh, wait, this is CERT we're talking about. Stupidity comes from them in spades. Let's audit all of their systems, bet you 10,000,000:1 they're just as insecure as the stuff they're claiming is insecure.
"When held over an ultraviolet light the security thread will glow red."
Only for $100 bills. $20 use green, new $50 use yellow. Newer $5 (the ones with purple on the paper) use a blue strip.
If you're going to say things, at least make sure you're repeating ALL OF THE INFORMATION. Your words will likely cause people to go "No red strip, this is a fake $20!" when reality shows that real $20 bills have a green strip. Also, LOCATION OF THE STRIP IS IMPORTANT (and something you clearly forgot about.) No $20 should have a green strip on the right side of the bill if you're looking at the obverse side, it should be on the left, approx 1cm from the left edge of the bill.
You wouldn't even make it as a cashier in my porno shop, which gets counterfeits all day long (we practically have an SS agent on-location 24/7 due to the amount of counterfeit cash we receive.)
Way more than that over shorter period of time, you're totally forgetting about every FF release, from Gameboy to PSP. FF1-14 are simply the big console games, you totally neglected the mobile game market.
Too lazy to drop in a 16GB memory card? The Wii wasn't meant to have large internal storage, games were meant to run purely from disc, as nothing sure as fuck installs to a hard drive.
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"The ant burning ones are called magnifying glasses."
Any lens, including microscopes and telescopes, can work in much the same manner.
"... which implies that you consider branch prediction to be a form of mitigation against errors, similar to error correction — i.e. that the reason branch prediction exists is to improve security"
You very clearly fail to understand my consistently paradoxical (and laced with hidden humor) statements. Well, I guess I can't help that. Old timers like yourself just don't understand this younger generation.
A password I just randomly chose (1mg0nn@fuckyourm0m) would take roughly 4 billion centuries to crack.
Sometimes childish 1337$p3@k is fucking awesome.
"Branch prediction isn't about fallibility or security."
How wrong you are. Ever hear of a Simple Branch Prediction Analysis attack? We covered that back in 2006, if not earlier.
Software can NEVER be 100% secure. Why? Because there's always hardware flaws, and HUMAN FLAWS.
And since humans make both hardware and software, it can't be infallible. Hence why we have branch prediction, error correction, and more. And even then, stuff still screws up.
"Software can be made 100% secure assuming it is the only attack vector."
No way in hell. If software could be made secure, we'd not need laws for DRM.
Nothing is secure. Man can make it, man can break it. This is yet another proof of that concept.
To think otherwise is sheer stupidity.
Oh, wait, this is CERT we're talking about. Stupidity comes from them in spades. Let's audit all of their systems, bet you 10,000,000:1 they're just as insecure as the stuff they're claiming is insecure.
You don't see ten meter-kilograms of torque listed in a technical manual anywhere across the globe, do you?
Nope, I start that out with "I work in a porn shop, you need anything?"
Bypass blood/brain barrier and just inject coffee directly to brain!
My grandfather, major coffee drinker, died from Alzheimers.
And despite the coffee I consume, I'm already noticing my memory slipping and fading. Of course it doesn't help I was already dead twice back in 2007.
"This is a list of all the anti-counterfeiting measures in US currency"
AND YOU FORGOT THE FUCKING IRON EYES. The eyes of the Presidents on the Obverse side of the bill is ferro-magnetic.
I'm quite sure I could slip counterfeits past you all day long. Good job relying upon that Wikipedia education.
"When held over an ultraviolet light the security thread will glow red."
Only for $100 bills. $20 use green, new $50 use yellow. Newer $5 (the ones with purple on the paper) use a blue strip.
If you're going to say things, at least make sure you're repeating ALL OF THE INFORMATION. Your words will likely cause people to go "No red strip, this is a fake $20!" when reality shows that real $20 bills have a green strip. Also, LOCATION OF THE STRIP IS IMPORTANT (and something you clearly forgot about.) No $20 should have a green strip on the right side of the bill if you're looking at the obverse side, it should be on the left, approx 1cm from the left edge of the bill.
You wouldn't even make it as a cashier in my porno shop, which gets counterfeits all day long (we practically have an SS agent on-location 24/7 due to the amount of counterfeit cash we receive.)
"Five little words to inform the world you know nothing about economics."
Speak for yourself, oh ignorant one. Keep pushing for fiat currency while the rest of us stockpile what you will ultimately need to live.
Then you're enslaved to us.
Well, given your level of intelligence regarding economics, it's probably better off that you're a slave to us.
"You'll still get upvotes"
Back to Reddit with ye. This is Slashdot.
Completely unstable but still worth more than US currency as of this writing.
Hi guys, welcome to 2009, only it's done with air instead of fluid.
Which genius thought liquids built into electronics was a good fucking idea?
We're talking TRUE franchise tie-ins, not crappy half-assed "Let's give Mario and his pals some extra out-of-franchise screen time"
And in that regard, Final Fantasy still wins.
Blacklights aren't single-wavelength. They're broad-UV spectrum (UVA anyways.)
I love it when people make dope growing comments. It shows how childish, immature, and ignorant they truly are.
People thought I was insane by thinking you could link quantum sciences with biological sciences.
And here I am, working with single-wavelength quanta growing plants.
Shows them!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Final_Fantasy_video_games
Sorry, There's a reason FF has GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS, pal.
It gets milked more than any other fucking franchise in history. There's a reason it holds SEVERAL Guinness World Records for games.
And that's just GAMES, not including MOVIES, ANIME, and ORCHESTRAL SOUNDTRACK SALES related to the series.
Oh, and live Orchestral events, as well. Nothing like hearing Kevin Aprillo playing the piano arrangement of Tatakau Mono Tachi live.
"Final fantasy did 14 over 23 years."
Way more than that over shorter period of time, you're totally forgetting about every FF release, from Gameboy to PSP. FF1-14 are simply the big console games, you totally neglected the mobile game market.
"The internal storage on the Wii just sucks"
Too lazy to drop in a 16GB memory card? The Wii wasn't meant to have large internal storage, games were meant to run purely from disc, as nothing sure as fuck installs to a hard drive.
Talk about not seeing the forest for the trees.
http://wiibrew.org/wiki/Wii-Linux
Again, I'm going to have to ask, what kind of geek/nerd are you?
Already had Linux on my 3DS for roughly three months. That's a little more difficult but nowhere near as hard as you claim it to be.
You mean you haven't already figured out the Wii's pinouts and built your own set of component cables?
What the hell kinda geek/nerd are you?