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Computers had been in use for over 30 years at that time by the US governement. By the 80's computers were in wide use for many purposes. I would suggest that many records are in computers, but one issue we have seen is that the government has not be able to get the computers to work together.
Getting the wildly heterogeneous systems to talk together is the major sticking point. I have been REQUIRED to enter duplicate information into multiple database systems during the over 20 years I have worked in the federal government. The worst offender for this duplication is systems that track "mandatory" training requirements. A major cause of the smokestacks is that the people who pay for a system do not want to pay money so that "other groups" can use the data. Another driver is the mindset that not providing an interface makes for better security.
I wonder when will we learn that fighting the Nature is not the best path to survival.
What does that mean in practice in this context, should we just let the rootworms have the corn?
Before the genetic engineering the rootworms didn't "have" all the corn. The existing pesticides, used prudently, and other practices were working. The pesticides are not the only course for fighting the rootworms, crop rotation and other practices can work. The pesticides were the most common method. But pesticides are scary chemicals, and Jenny McBunny swears they cause "-insert disorder here-", so "think of the children" shenanigans happened.
As others have mentioned, there was very little altruism behind the sale of the modified corn.
The problem is that there is NO WAY to disable or change the 30 minute window. Using the "require password for all purchases" option does not override the 30 minute window. Google page about how this works.
So, I guess the only way to prevent this is to confiscate the phone for 30 minutes.
"But your child should be trained to not buy things! You're a bad parent!"
Children are not animals, whipped into learning behaviors. They do not learn as fast as some of you obviously non-parents seem to think. Not to mention that even angelic children can sometimes be "mischievous".
Oh, and make sure you don't hand your device to your adult friends after you purchase something either. Adults can be even more greedy and stupid than kids.
Do the math it IS two factor authentication. 1) something physical you have (card with chip) 2) something you know (PIN)
So, you might think, "aha, it will be THREE factors, woohoo!". However, chip, PIN, and signature, can't really be considered three factor authentication, unless the signature is checked in real (or near real) time.
I try to be a reasonable person, but if an UPS or other delivery person DROPPED a computer package in front of me and/or it looked damaged, I WOULD NEVER ACCEPT IT!!! EVER. Even if I had waited months to get it. Even if I was writing an article for money, let alone fame. Tell him/her to get out a return form, and reach for the phone to call your vendor. Once you accept a package, you enter return hell if you need to send it back. Your vendor should have been able to fix this quickly or refund your money. I'm sorry, but the damage and lengths you went to to fix this sound like a BAD movie. I will find it difficult to bother to read anymore of this "series" if the author is this out of touch with how to deal with a simple situation like a damaged shipment. By the way, I understand you might have been thinking that the Linux way is to overcome, to fix, and to adapt. But another part of Linux, let alone common sense dictates that you should get what you pay for. Maybe more than you paid for, but NEVER any less.
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... Computers had been in use for over 30 years at that time by the US governement. By the 80's computers were in wide use for many purposes. I would suggest that many records are in computers, but one issue we have seen is that the government has not be able to get the computers to work together.
Getting the wildly heterogeneous systems to talk together is the major sticking point. I have been REQUIRED to enter duplicate information into multiple database systems during the over 20 years I have worked in the federal government. The worst offender for this duplication is systems that track "mandatory" training requirements. A major cause of the smokestacks is that the people who pay for a system do not want to pay money so that "other groups" can use the data. Another driver is the mindset that not providing an interface makes for better security.
I wonder when will we learn that fighting the Nature is not the best path to survival.
What does that mean in practice in this context, should we just let the rootworms have the corn?
Before the genetic engineering the rootworms didn't "have" all the corn. The existing pesticides, used prudently, and other practices were working. The pesticides are not the only course for fighting the rootworms, crop rotation and other practices can work. The pesticides were the most common method. But pesticides are scary chemicals, and Jenny McBunny swears they cause "-insert disorder here-", so "think of the children" shenanigans happened.
As others have mentioned, there was very little altruism behind the sale of the modified corn.
The problem is that there is NO WAY to disable or change the 30 minute window. Using the "require password for all purchases" option does not override the 30 minute window. Google page about how this works. So, I guess the only way to prevent this is to confiscate the phone for 30 minutes.
"But your child should be trained to not buy things! You're a bad parent!"
Children are not animals, whipped into learning behaviors. They do not learn as fast as some of you obviously non-parents seem to think. Not to mention that even angelic children can sometimes be "mischievous".
Oh, and make sure you don't hand your device to your adult friends after you purchase something either. Adults can be even more greedy and stupid than kids.
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Do the math it IS two factor authentication.
1) something physical you have (card with chip)
2) something you know (PIN)
So, you might think, "aha, it will be THREE factors, woohoo!". However, chip, PIN, and signature, can't really be considered three factor authentication, unless the signature is checked in real (or near real) time.
I try to be a reasonable person, but if an UPS or other delivery person DROPPED a computer package in front of me and/or it looked damaged, I WOULD NEVER ACCEPT IT!!! EVER. Even if I had waited months to get it. Even if I was writing an article for money, let alone fame.
Tell him/her to get out a return form, and reach for the phone to call your vendor. Once you accept a package, you enter return hell if you need to send it back. Your vendor should have been able to fix this quickly or refund your money.
I'm sorry, but the damage and lengths you went to to fix this sound like a BAD movie. I will find it difficult to bother to read anymore of this "series" if the author is this out of touch with how to deal with a simple situation like a damaged shipment.
By the way, I understand you might have been thinking that the Linux way is to overcome, to fix, and to adapt. But another part of Linux, let alone common sense dictates that you should get what you pay for. Maybe more than you paid for, but NEVER any less.