It's called cutting. Bodybuilders have been doing it for years. If you just diet by cutting your calorie intake then eventually your metabolism slows down and weight loss slows down. If you just exercise then you take in too many calories to lose weight. It's really simple, to lose weight you have to skip breakfast and ride the stationary bike for 45 minutes. If you do that every day for a week you'll lose 3lbs. If you do that every day for a month you'll lose 10lbs. If you run instead of bike you could lose up to 20lbs. The more exercise you do when under a calorie deficit the more your body must burn itself to feed itself glucose.
The key is not to eat sugar, or dairy, but everything else you can have in small quantities. It's essential to exercise on an empty stomach early in the morning, this is why boxers and the military jog in the morning. Skip breakfast and your body will burn itself until lunch time, and if thats not fast enough then skip lunch too and you'll shed even more pounds.
Individuals who base their worldview on the assumption that the world is not a corrupt place are always shocked by financial collapses, or corrupt politicians, or corrupt cops. When are you going to figure out that people are inherently selfish, inherently corrupt, and they aren't looking out for your best interest?
Yes some are incompetent, but if there is financial incentive to be corrupt then you should consider the possibility of corruption based on the amount of incentive and not on any assumption.
What password of random characters can you actually store in your mind and how many? If anyone actually has access to your machine then all your passwords are useless. Assuming your passwords cannot be cracked is silly. The smartcard removes the need to enter a password into a machine, this prevents remote users from using a software keylogger.
Passwords are why everyone is so easy to hack today. Nobody picks a secure password because those passwords cannot be remembered, and the passwords which can be remembered can usually be cracked. Smartcards are as secure as credit cards, passwords aren't very secure because you have to type them into a computer and thats writing it down for everyone to see.
How would a smartcard ever be less secure than a password?
The problem is SSL. Did you do your research as to what GNUPG auth is? Sure it does not replace all the functions of SSL, but SSL if it's this broken isnt really much better. I think there should be an alternative to SSL so that SSL actually has reason to improve. If you only offer one crypto protocol and one set of options then what do you expect?
When have we given the user the choice to have an operating system not vulnerable to botnets? They don't get a choice. And let's be realistic, botnets are offtopic.
It's actually simple if you look at it from the point of view of an insider who can write or who reads code. Why do we keep seeing the same bugs in the most critical software? Buffer overflows, and other exploitable backdoors? Every hacker knows to look for buffer overflow exploits and it's not all that difficult to write the code or pay someone to write it for you. So it's just stupid to believe that by hiding the exploits that we weaken hackers. To the contrary, by hiding the bugs we make the hackers stronger because the backdoors remain secret and there is no incentive to ever fix the bugs.
Remember that bug in Ubuntu that let people remotely get root? These sorts of bugs/backdoors could be written in on purpose. A lot of people say it coming and warned them against keeping the user logged in as root, and we all know the dangers of sudo. When a buffer overflow leads to privileges then you have to wonder whether the coders made an honest mistake or whether somebody paid them to sneak in a backdoor or two. Never rule out corruption from any equation, especially in a bad economy like this one.
If somebody is sufficiently motivated, has lots of free time, and has the knowledge, you can be sure they'd learn about this exploit before slashdot or the mainstream media. You can be sure they'd probably learn about it the moment the first researchers learn about it and sell the information, or brag about what they discovered behind closed doors. Lets get real, most people can't keep a secret and that includes the people who discover the exploits, and while it might not be on slashdot, the sort of people who would use this exploit probably don't look on slashdot to find the latest exploits.
No... the criminals can bribe or pay some masters or phd level researcher to sell them the source code in some instances or they can just listen and wait for them to brag to their friends on IRC "hey look I just discovered a bug in SSL!"
We should eliminate SSL completely, and the password based security methodology. Credit cards are no more secure using a password over SSL than they are if you use credit cards over the phone than they are if you just hand someone your credit card and hope they can't remember what they see.
Maybe its time we stop using SSL and just use GNUPG Auth. Let the user generate their own key and be responsible for their own security, or lets just use smart card readers. We make impossible to secure our machines due to our institutional insecurity. This way we can use it as an excuse to blame terrorists and get the feds involved.
Why aren't smart cards the norm? Why are we using passwords at all?
So now that SSL is pretty much useless, lets assume the terrorists have all of our https and ssl secured credit card numbers. This is on top of the random number generator vulnerability in Windows which most people don't know about.
If you only have one kid you wont be driving the population out of control. Now if you have 20 kids and they all live forever and you are all on welfare like the Octomom, then we have a problem.
If you don't want to be a serf, and if you don't want to be culled, then become wealthy. If you don't like these options then stop supporting American capitalism.
Some jobs require teamwork to get the job done. It makes sense to have 12 people talking about something when you are all working on the same problem or all building the same thing. The fact that he thinks it would decrease productivity shows that he doesn't work in the sort of industry where teamwork is encouraged. If you work with 12 people there are instances where you will need realtime communication with all 12. Rather than have a series of meetings and brainstorming sessions you can stay at your desk or even work from home with apps like this. I don't see how it would decrease productivity unless its used as a toy.
There is no "we" when it comes to brain design. We all have different brains with different capabilities.
People with your brain type can't multitask? Too bad. I do agree you should be able to set whatever limits you want, no problem in having more options but please don't make claims about how you think other peoples brains work.
I don't have a clue what women find attractive in men. Thats why I ask my female friends and the women in my life what they find attractive in men.
And an attractive man wouldn't look like a man anymore, they'd look like a woman. So once again I'd never find any manly looking man attractive and would have to ask a woman.
Bisexuals always are the ones to assume everyone is like them, yes there are completely straight and completely gay people who are disgusted by the other gender.
If people were individuals it wouldn't matter what dumb behaviors their friends adopt. People need to learn to be responsible for their own health and their own happiness and their own happiness.
If you think the web isn't anonymous enough with all the cookies and hidden tracking features of firefox, just log onto usenet and load your anonymous remailer, use your digital signature as your name, and communicate behind that.
And if you have to use a tor like proxy service there are ways to use it properly and ways to use it improperly.
This is the law 1. A person commits the crime of harassment if he or she:...
(3) Knowingly... causes emotional distress to another person by anonymously making... any electronic communication; or
(4) Knowingly communicates with another person who is... seventeen years of age or younger and in so doing and without good cause recklessly... causes emotional distress to such other person; or...
(6) Without good cause engages in any other act with the purpose to... cause emotional distress to another person, cause such person to be... emotionally distressed, and such person's response to the act is one of a person of average sensibilities considering the age of such person.
2. Harassment is a [class D felony if]...:
(1) Committed by a person twenty-one years of age or older against a person seventeen years of age or younger...
It is impossible to coerce a person into suicide. People have free will and suicidal people are mentally ill, they are not coerced by others anymore than you can blame society for the suicides.
Then stop talking to me. It's that simple. There is no reason to go and commit suicide just like theres no reason to go on a killing spree. It's never an excuse and no you can never blame someone else for what you do.
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It's called cutting. Bodybuilders have been doing it for years. If you just diet by cutting your calorie intake then eventually your metabolism slows down and weight loss slows down. If you just exercise then you take in too many calories to lose weight. It's really simple, to lose weight you have to skip breakfast and ride the stationary bike for 45 minutes. If you do that every day for a week you'll lose 3lbs. If you do that every day for a month you'll lose 10lbs. If you run instead of bike you could lose up to 20lbs. The more exercise you do when under a calorie deficit the more your body must burn itself to feed itself glucose.
The key is not to eat sugar, or dairy, but everything else you can have in small quantities. It's essential to exercise on an empty stomach early in the morning, this is why boxers and the military jog in the morning. Skip breakfast and your body will burn itself until lunch time, and if thats not fast enough then skip lunch too and you'll shed even more pounds.
And you didn't listen, because you focused on our tin foil hats. Good luck.
Individuals who base their worldview on the assumption that the world is not a corrupt place are always shocked by financial collapses, or corrupt politicians, or corrupt cops. When are you going to figure out that people are inherently selfish, inherently corrupt, and they aren't looking out for your best interest?
Yes some are incompetent, but if there is financial incentive to be corrupt then you should consider the possibility of corruption based on the amount of incentive and not on any assumption.
Who is they? The mafia?
If they are in position to torture you, whatever secrets you have is probably not worth more than your life.
What password of random characters can you actually store in your mind and how many? If anyone actually has access to your machine then all your passwords are useless. Assuming your passwords cannot be cracked is silly. The smartcard removes the need to enter a password into a machine, this prevents remote users from using a software keylogger.
Passwords are why everyone is so easy to hack today. Nobody picks a secure password because those passwords cannot be remembered, and the passwords which can be remembered can usually be cracked. Smartcards are as secure as credit cards, passwords aren't very secure because you have to type them into a computer and thats writing it down for everyone to see.
How would a smartcard ever be less secure than a password?
The problem is SSL. Did you do your research as to what GNUPG auth is? Sure it does not replace all the functions of SSL, but SSL if it's this broken isnt really much better. I think there should be an alternative to SSL so that SSL actually has reason to improve. If you only offer one crypto protocol and one set of options then what do you expect?
Show me an example of a PGP failure.
When have we given the user the choice to have an operating system not vulnerable to botnets? They don't get a choice. And let's be realistic, botnets are offtopic.
It's actually simple if you look at it from the point of view of an insider who can write or who reads code. Why do we keep seeing the same bugs in the most critical software? Buffer overflows, and other exploitable backdoors? Every hacker knows to look for buffer overflow exploits and it's not all that difficult to write the code or pay someone to write it for you. So it's just stupid to believe that by hiding the exploits that we weaken hackers. To the contrary, by hiding the bugs we make the hackers stronger because the backdoors remain secret and there is no incentive to ever fix the bugs.
Remember that bug in Ubuntu that let people remotely get root? These sorts of bugs/backdoors could be written in on purpose. A lot of people say it coming and warned them against keeping the user logged in as root, and we all know the dangers of sudo. When a buffer overflow leads to privileges then you have to wonder whether the coders made an honest mistake or whether somebody paid them to sneak in a backdoor or two. Never rule out corruption from any equation, especially in a bad economy like this one.
If somebody is sufficiently motivated, has lots of free time, and has the knowledge, you can be sure they'd learn about this exploit before slashdot or the mainstream media. You can be sure they'd probably learn about it the moment the first researchers learn about it and sell the information, or brag about what they discovered behind closed doors. Lets get real, most people can't keep a secret and that includes the people who discover the exploits, and while it might not be on slashdot, the sort of people who would use this exploit probably don't look on slashdot to find the latest exploits.
No... the criminals can bribe or pay some masters or phd level researcher to sell them the source code in some instances or they can just listen and wait for them to brag to their friends on IRC "hey look I just discovered a bug in SSL!"
We should eliminate SSL completely, and the password based security methodology. Credit cards are no more secure using a password over SSL than they are if you use credit cards over the phone than they are if you just hand someone your credit card and hope they can't remember what they see.
Maybe its time we stop using SSL and just use GNUPG Auth. Let the user generate their own key and be responsible for their own security, or lets just use smart card readers. We make impossible to secure our machines due to our institutional insecurity. This way we can use it as an excuse to blame terrorists and get the feds involved.
Why aren't smart cards the norm? Why are we using passwords at all?
So now that SSL is pretty much useless, lets assume the terrorists have all of our https and ssl secured credit card numbers. This is on top of the random number generator vulnerability in Windows which most people don't know about.
The lifespans will be similar to what it's always been. 50% of the population wont be living to 100, trust me.
If you only have one kid you wont be driving the population out of control. Now if you have 20 kids and they all live forever and you are all on welfare like the Octomom, then we have a problem.
The wealthy should be the ones having 16 kids.
If you don't want to be a serf, and if you don't want to be culled, then become wealthy. If you don't like these options then stop supporting American capitalism.
Some jobs require teamwork to get the job done. It makes sense to have 12 people talking about something when you are all working on the same problem or all building the same thing. The fact that he thinks it would decrease productivity shows that he doesn't work in the sort of industry where teamwork is encouraged. If you work with 12 people there are instances where you will need realtime communication with all 12. Rather than have a series of meetings and brainstorming sessions you can stay at your desk or even work from home with apps like this. I don't see how it would decrease productivity unless its used as a toy.
There is no "we" when it comes to brain design. We all have different brains with different capabilities.
People with your brain type can't multitask? Too bad. I do agree you should be able to set whatever limits you want, no problem in having more options but please don't make claims about how you think other peoples brains work.
I don't have a clue what women find attractive in men. Thats why I ask my female friends and the women in my life what they find attractive in men.
And an attractive man wouldn't look like a man anymore, they'd look like a woman. So once again I'd never find any manly looking man attractive and would have to ask a woman.
Bisexuals always are the ones to assume everyone is like them, yes there are completely straight and completely gay people who are disgusted by the other gender.
If people were individuals it wouldn't matter what dumb behaviors their friends adopt. People need to learn to be responsible for their own health and their own happiness and their own happiness.
Seriously, how hard would it be to use an anonymous remailer bot? These bots can post all over usenet, and on some forums.
If you think the web isn't anonymous enough with all the cookies and hidden tracking features of firefox, just log onto usenet and load your anonymous remailer, use your digital signature as your name, and communicate behind that.
And if you have to use a tor like proxy service there are ways to use it properly and ways to use it improperly.
This is the law ...
1. A person commits the crime of harassment if he or she:
(3) Knowingly ... causes emotional distress to another person by anonymously making ... any electronic communication; or
(4) Knowingly communicates with another person who is ... seventeen years of age or younger and in so doing and without good cause recklessly ... causes emotional distress to such other person; or ...
(6) Without good cause engages in any other act with the purpose to ... cause emotional distress to another person, cause such person to be ... emotionally distressed, and such person's response to the act is one of a person of average sensibilities considering the age of such person.
2. Harassment is a [class D felony if] ...:
(1) Committed by a person twenty-one years of age or older against a person seventeen years of age or younger ...
It is impossible to coerce a person into suicide. People have free will and suicidal people are mentally ill, they are not coerced by others anymore than you can blame society for the suicides.
Then stop talking to me. It's that simple. There is no reason to go and commit suicide just like theres no reason to go on a killing spree. It's never an excuse and no you can never blame someone else for what you do.