allots (2783683) and quartersa (2783685) are both astroturfing accounts, posting the minute the story goes live. Usually there's only one of them by story, but they have no shame:)
One word : Efficiency. Some PSU calculators are actually good. With this one, for a system you're defining as a "real" gaming one (i7-3820, RadeonHD 7970, 3 sticks of DDR3, 2 high-rpm SATA HD, 1 DVD-RW/DVD+RW Drive, Sound Blaster, 2 120mm fans) and for that they recommend 487W, so with 550W you still have spare capacity. See ? Ancient123 gave you sound advice and doesn't need to be told what a gaming machine is. Now, of course, you need to factor in that cheap PSU tend to advertize input wattage while reputable brands advertize sustained output wattage (but you better read the charts to be sure anyway).
What is stranger is that on Google maps' satellite view at that exact location there is a black area
For lands, Google Maps is displaying satellite/aerial imagery. For seas/oceans, they're displaying a seabed topology map. The black is just the color of the ocean as seen by satellites, showing through the sea/land mask.
It's also not obvious to new users, especially if you need to touch or mouse-over to even see it.
Fun fact : At the end of The Surface Movement Commercial, the guy is clicking on "Start", but actually it is not a clickable element.
On the other hand, when I tried Windows 8 in April on a PC (without touch interface), I found configuration options that would look like normal text, and mousing over would not help.
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Well, actually brought from Austria, and I'm sure eBay could tell us your real name and address:) We might even know where you're bicycling once you will actually use that komoot account:)
You mean that we cannot guarantee that the product does not contain nuts, even though the factory only makes sewing machines.
Well, you obviously can't guarantee that some consumer won't eat the nuts and bolts contained in the product. Still, it's of minor concern compared to the chance your consumers will sew themselves. And if your machine sew them, they can sue you.
I suppose that Megan means that Wikipedia is too liney. The comic also addresses "graphics popping out everywhere or things dancing across the screen":) Better just ignore her.
I'm going to try this one out, but suspect it will turn out to be the type that lets you get just so far with logic and then leaves you no alternative but trial and error, just like the Saturday ones in a certain Raleigh newspaper.
I've tried my own sudoku solver on it which puposefuly doesn't do the guessing/backtracking stuff. It didn't solve one single number. So, you might not want to waste time on trying by hand.
I just started using it last week, and today I couldn't even figure out how to "undo" a mistake I made in Excel.
IIRC, undo is not in the ribbon. Look up, it should be in the title bar (stupid place, I know). Or you could use the old Ctrl-Z shortcut, which should still work...
I was going to say basically the same think, then I searched in TFA for Airplay just in case... Turns out to be a misleading summary again...
The summary of the article should be : Nobody could do a (good/intuitive/whatever) Interactive TV interface, not even Apple (in Apple TV) , so the future is to have an interface à la AirPlay with iPad2.
SSL (among other things) uses session keys that change every few minutes. Once the session is over, the key no longer exists. You can't be forced to disclose it if it doesn't exist.
Unless I'm mistaken, session keys are symmetric keys sent from client to the server. If the government has the private key of the server and all of the session data, they can decrypt the session key when it is sent.
If you don't want an indignant response, don't suggest an inflammatory course of action.
I didn't felt that it was an inflammatory course of action as this is how laws are routinely written (sadly). Issues with liquid explosives ? Forbid all liquids on board ! That was kind of the point mentioning XKCD : government usually doesn't care to play by your rules.
You have to consider the damage that would occur if someone who didn't know any better actually took you seriously and tried to impose what you're suggesting.
As in "don't give them ideas" ? They're "smart" enough to figure that by themselves, as shown by the previous example.
Still, I supposed that I answered too fast, as I invalidated my third point by myself in my other response.
I don't see in which way they beg to differ. At a glance, I would call that out-of-band steganography. (I think that that paper was featured on Slashdot a few years ago ? Anyway, thanks for the link.)
Now, I agree that encrypted content can be undistinguishable from random noise. Usually there's an unencrypted hand-shake (allowing Wireshark to find SSL sessions for example), but Alice and Bob can do without if they shared their keys by another mean. But there is no point in sending random noise, so detecting random noise implies encryption (from a law enforcement point of view).
Here is how I would conceptually differentiate unencrypted and encrypted data streams : Basically, unencrypted means that the stream contains all of the bits necessary to reconstruct some data through some string of filters (like an AVI container filter, then an H264 codec and an AAC codec). Encrypted means that you don't have all the bits necessary (keys are missing) so you won't be able to reconstruct data through your filters. Although in theory anything can qualify as a filter, in practice, there is a finite number of filters that you can run in parallel. That's how forensics tools work. If something doesn't match any filter, it's most probably encrypted.
As of my point about steganography (and I forgot to mention deniable encryption), the weakness resides in the fact that you have to provide the "alternate" data stream: You need at least as much innocuous content as covert content. Now, thinking more about it, I found a way to get seemingly legitimate traffic (thus invalidating my previous 3rd point) : while the video of your last vacation wouldn't fit (finite length) simply a web-cam or a microphone would work. Want to send a movie to someone ? Just have a chat with the guy while the file is sent !
As a prerequisite, control usage of encryption. Make it illegal without government authorization. You can get clearance if you can provide private keys, use weak keys that law enforcement can bruteforce, and/or keep a transcript of the deciphered stream for two years, to be handed to government officials on demand.
Yes, sending all passwords to all websites in the clear is obviously on the Good Ideas list.
This just in. About your other "point", I will try to answer to the other guy that had the decency to contribute instead of flaming.
4. You can encrypt and obfuscate communications with the help of computers, beyond the reach of anyone, including the law enforcement. Hence, with little overhead, nobody can tell what you transmit over the internet, except the guy at the other end with the key/password.
5. Encrypted content can be identified as such.
Conclusion: 1. As a prerequisite, control usage of encryption. Make it illegal without government authorization. You can get clearance if you can provide private keys, use weak keys that law enforcement can bruteforce, and/or keep a transcript of the deciphered stream for two years, to be handed to government officials on demand. 2. xkcd/538. I'm sure that you can guess which one it is. 3. Yes, there is steganography. This is probably not practical (if you send many times the same "visible" content, it will quickly become obvious that you're hiding something).
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allots (2783683) and quartersa (2783685) are both astroturfing accounts, posting the minute the story goes live. Usually there's only one of them by story, but they have no shame :)
One word : Efficiency.
Some PSU calculators are actually good. With this one, for a system you're defining as a "real" gaming one (i7-3820, RadeonHD 7970, 3 sticks of DDR3, 2 high-rpm SATA HD, 1 DVD-RW/DVD+RW Drive, Sound Blaster, 2 120mm fans) and for that they recommend 487W, so with 550W you still have spare capacity. See ? Ancient123 gave you sound advice and doesn't need to be told what a gaming machine is.
Now, of course, you need to factor in that cheap PSU tend to advertize input wattage while reputable brands advertize sustained output wattage (but you better read the charts to be sure anyway).
Proof 1 :
Proof 2, specifically time stamp, and FUD that would have been obvious if you RTFA instead of trolling
Microsoft's version would process things independently on the wrist computer
vs
[Patent] indicates that most of the processing work [...] would likely be carried out by remote computer servers [...].
These astroturfers have been operating in the same way for a long time (more than a year I think), posting first-posts pro-Microsoft Anti-Google FUD.
Do you carefully check each and every mail by some Nigerian wanting to transfer some big money via your account ? Maybe THAT one isn't a scam ?
What is stranger is that on Google maps' satellite view at that exact location there is a black area
For lands, Google Maps is displaying satellite/aerial imagery. For seas/oceans, they're displaying a seabed topology map. The black is just the color of the ocean as seen by satellites, showing through the sea/land mask.
It's also not obvious to new users, especially if you need to touch or mouse-over to even see it.
Fun fact : At the end of The Surface Movement Commercial, the guy is clicking on "Start", but actually it is not a clickable element.
On the other hand, when I tried Windows 8 in April on a PC (without touch interface), I found configuration options that would look like normal text, and mousing over would not help.
This post brought to you by Mr. Jesus Christ, Downing Street 10, Washington DC, Russia.
Well, actually brought from Austria, and I'm sure eBay could tell us your real name and address :) :)
We might even know where you're bicycling once you will actually use that komoot account
I know expand, but I don't want add '| expand -t4' to every command I type
Then, try man tabs, e.g. tabs -4.
You mean that we cannot guarantee that the product does not contain nuts, even though the factory only makes sewing machines.
Well, you obviously can't guarantee that some consumer won't eat the nuts and bolts contained in the product.
Still, it's of minor concern compared to the chance your consumers will sew themselves. And if your machine sew them, they can sue you.
But... but... I HAVE TO download a new Slashdot logo EACH DAY this month !!!
There also are photos from a local newspaper (if you use noscript, allow www.lalsace.fr, there are 12 photos, not only one).
Google Image in French has a few others.
I like the green one.
Also, this is not innocuous, as the queen bees have stopped to lay eggs due to the unusual food (source in French).
Finally, clickable link for the BBC video, for the lazy :)
(Aside note : Slashdot also removes UTF-8 in URLs, I had to use %E9 instead of é.)
I'm wondering what the fishing boats in the Gulf are seeing, if there was a corresponding explosion of growth in populations of shrimp or such.
Not exactly.
This is becoming off-topic, but... in the European Union, carrots are fruits.
Also, many vegetables are botanically fruits : cucurbitaceae (cucumber, pumpkin,...), eggplant, bell pepper, green bean...
The gridded layout!
I suppose that Megan means that Wikipedia is too liney. :)
The comic also addresses "graphics popping out everywhere or things dancing across the screen"
Better just ignore her.
I'm going to try this one out, but suspect it will turn out to be the type that lets you get just so far with logic and then leaves you no alternative but trial and error, just like the Saturday ones in a certain Raleigh newspaper.
I've tried my own sudoku solver on it which puposefuly doesn't do the guessing/backtracking stuff. It didn't solve one single number. So, you might not want to waste time on trying by hand.
Did slashdot apply for the ".dot" domain ? h t t p colon slash slash slashdot dot dot ...
Developing touchscreen applications for Windows
Why would you even want to do that?
"Obligatory" bash quote
We had redundant raid arrays
Were they made from inexpensive disks ?
I just started using it last week, and today I couldn't even figure out how to "undo" a mistake I made in Excel.
IIRC, undo is not in the ribbon. Look up, it should be in the title bar (stupid place, I know). Or you could use the old Ctrl-Z shortcut, which should still work...
I was going to say basically the same think, then I searched in TFA for Airplay just in case...
Turns out to be a misleading summary again...
The summary of the article should be : Nobody could do a (good/intuitive/whatever) Interactive TV interface, not even Apple (in Apple TV) , so the future is to have an interface à la AirPlay with iPad2.
enabling serious tablet users to expose the OS complexity necessary to do real work.
Isn't the "real work" stuff like the "true Scotman" ?
SSL (among other things) uses session keys that change every few minutes. Once the session is over, the key no longer exists. You can't be forced to disclose it if it doesn't exist.
Unless I'm mistaken, session keys are symmetric keys sent from client to the server. If the government has the private key of the server and all of the session data, they can decrypt the session key when it is sent.
If you don't want an indignant response, don't suggest an inflammatory course of action.
I didn't felt that it was an inflammatory course of action as this is how laws are routinely written (sadly). Issues with liquid explosives ? Forbid all liquids on board ! That was kind of the point mentioning XKCD : government usually doesn't care to play by your rules.
You have to consider the damage that would occur if someone who didn't know any better actually took you seriously and tried to impose what you're suggesting.
As in "don't give them ideas" ? They're "smart" enough to figure that by themselves, as shown by the previous example.
Still, I supposed that I answered too fast, as I invalidated my third point by myself in my other response.
I don't see in which way they beg to differ. At a glance, I would call that out-of-band steganography. (I think that that paper was featured on Slashdot a few years ago ? Anyway, thanks for the link.)
Now, I agree that encrypted content can be undistinguishable from random noise. Usually there's an unencrypted hand-shake (allowing Wireshark to find SSL sessions for example), but Alice and Bob can do without if they shared their keys by another mean.
But there is no point in sending random noise, so detecting random noise implies encryption (from a law enforcement point of view).
Here is how I would conceptually differentiate unencrypted and encrypted data streams :
Basically, unencrypted means that the stream contains all of the bits necessary to reconstruct some data through some string of filters (like an AVI container filter, then an H264 codec and an AAC codec). Encrypted means that you don't have all the bits necessary (keys are missing) so you won't be able to reconstruct data through your filters. Although in theory anything can qualify as a filter, in practice, there is a finite number of filters that you can run in parallel. That's how forensics tools work. If something doesn't match any filter, it's most probably encrypted.
As of my point about steganography (and I forgot to mention deniable encryption), the weakness resides in the fact that you have to provide the "alternate" data stream: You need at least as much innocuous content as covert content. Now, thinking more about it, I found a way to get seemingly legitimate traffic (thus invalidating my previous 3rd point) : while the video of your last vacation wouldn't fit (finite length) simply a web-cam or a microphone would work. Want to send a movie to someone ? Just have a chat with the guy while the file is sent !
As a prerequisite, control usage of encryption. Make it illegal without government authorization. You can get clearance if you can provide private keys, use weak keys that law enforcement can bruteforce, and/or keep a transcript of the deciphered stream for two years, to be handed to government officials on demand.
Yes, sending all passwords to all websites in the clear is obviously on the Good Ideas list.
This just in.
About your other "point", I will try to answer to the other guy that had the decency to contribute instead of flaming.
4. You can encrypt and obfuscate communications with the help of computers, beyond the reach of anyone, including the law enforcement. Hence, with little overhead, nobody can tell what you transmit over the internet, except the guy at the other end with the key/password.
5. Encrypted content can be identified as such.
Conclusion:
1. As a prerequisite, control usage of encryption. Make it illegal without government authorization. You can get clearance if you can provide private keys, use weak keys that law enforcement can bruteforce, and/or keep a transcript of the deciphered stream for two years, to be handed to government officials on demand.
2. xkcd/538. I'm sure that you can guess which one it is.
3. Yes, there is steganography. This is probably not practical (if you send many times the same "visible" content, it will quickly become obvious that you're hiding something).