I have a number of Supermicro servers. I spent Friday poring over Wireshark logs looking for evidence of any kind of a command and control connection. I found nothing.
I don't trust Bloomberg for technical issues like this.
Elon Musk has made mortal enemies of a lot of extremely powerful people. The international energy and aerospace groups would like him and his ideas go away. Today's environment makes it too easy and tempting for cheaters to spread fake news.
The SEC should investigate Bloomberg's "sources" of information. One disputed story and a tech stock drops by 50%. I'm willing to bet their anonymous sources benefit in stock market swings.
I got my novice ticket when I was barely 6 years old. My dad was a Ham and we had a blast playing with electronics together. I can see where a kid could pass the exam with flying colors if they were committed to the hobby instead of TV and video games.
I think they were concerned about replacing chips for data communication and management functions with versions modified to perform the same function, plus send additional information to some nefarious location for analysis. I think the photo of a passive component is a red herring.
Frankly, I smell a rat, not because its implausible to replace chips, but that it wouldn't have been spotted long ago and publicized. All these companies are denying that this is happening and I have yet to see compelling technical proof. Maybe somebody is floating a click bait article to influence stock prices.
For information security scanning, including PCI for handling credit card data we have to scan for such things.
When I run Wireshark on a lan with my SuperMicro and HP servers, I do see a bunch of weird shit that looks like management communications that until now I've ignored. That said, its not boatloads of illicit communication and it doesn't contain a nefarious payload. Its mostly IPV6 and management stuff that is blocked by our firewall and router.
That said, we'd all better go back for another look at Wireshark logs to make sure...
More news from Captain Obvious. Everyone knows by now that every time we burn a gallon of gas, we damage the environment. Is the damage worth it? Sometimes yes. Can the damage be mitigated? Sometimes yes.
We don't inherit the earth, we borrow it from our descendants. We have no have right to incur a debt that our descendants must pay. People need to understand that environmental damage is stealing from our descendants.
Unfortunately, humanity has not evolved yet a healthy form of government that the protects everyone's right - including the rights of those yet to exist. Human nature is stubborn, but the first step is to admit we have a problem with our governments.
Learning COBOL is not really a big deal. What you need to be successful in that environment is experience with a whole raft of older IBM technologies like MVS, ISAM, SPUFI, MQ, etc. etc., etc... Layer that on top of modern "Get off the mainframe" stuff that emulates these things in a *NIX environment and you begin to realize you need to be Dr. Frankenstein from the past, not a good developer who can pick up yet another language.
I have a 3D printer. No way, no how is that the easiest way to produce a home made gun. Do people honestly think current 3D printer technology is like a Star Trek replicator?
I'd be much better of using my drill press, saw, dremel, files, etc. if I really wanted to make a gun.
Really well made guns are way cheaper and easier than a homebrew, and unfortunately getting them illegally is all too easy here in Chicago from what I can tell.
What am I missing in this debate about 3D printed guns?
An understanding of Bell's theorem is critical to understanding why people are excited about quantum entanglement. It relates because Bell's theorem where two or more particles in a quantum state continue to be mutually dependent at large physical separations and whose state isn't determined until its observed.
Some people have gone so far as to use this as a proof of God, the Ultimate observer or creator of "Super Determinism"
As programmers we think of this as being NULL as opposed to something like 1 or 0. Physicists prefer to think of it as a probability, or even both 1 and 0 until it observed. While there are useful mathematical models that that represent this view, I (and Einstein, and Schrodinger and his cat) think its nonsense when applied without a true understanding of what the model represents an therefore its limitations.
I'll answer our question for us - the tree makes a sound, just don't ask me to prove it.
Ahh, the old determinism debate - does God roll dice and if a tree falls in a forest does it make a sound?
Quantum mechanics (and thermodynamics for that matter) are useful mathematical models rooted in statistics. They are extremely useful tools but ultimately not exactly how our universe works. A true model that infallibly predicts all actions would need to take into consideration the state of all matter and energy in the entire universe. Obviously this is utterly impractical for we mortal beings, so statistical models are the best we've got - and they are plenty good enough as long as we understand their uses and limitations.
P.S. Everything is a wave, de Broglie was pretty much right.
What makes people think people will be more focused for 6 hours than 8. What about service jobs where customer support has fixed hours and forced focus? I'm already reading there is a labor shortage. If take home pay remains the same, we're talking a 33% increase in hourly rate - that's inflationary.
Doctors follow a philosophy of do no harm. It will be very challenging when patients presenting no other symptoms other than an abnormal ECG seek treatment. Many if not most of these people would otherwise have led normal lives untreated, but now may demand treatment which likely will cause harm. At best initially, our already overburdened health care system will groan under the weight.
Ultimately though, vast numbers of ECG readings and other electronic health records may ultimately serve as training examples for machine learning technology that will lead to life saving outcomes for many who can afford the new technology.
>Maybe I'm some kind of sleeper agent who registered to/. almost 20 years ago
LOL, no worries. It's clear we're a couple of people who care to know the truth.
>I think the core disagreement is I see the dangers as internal, you as external
We actually agree that the greatest danger is internal. Where it seems we disagree is that I have reviewed solid proof that there are serious dangers that are external as well. We have been infiltrated and corrupted from within.
>I think you're a bit presumptuous about knowing the Americans.
I'm American
>You're dismissing everyone who doesn't buy into the mainstream stories as either a Russian stooge or as gullible and manipulated by the Russians.
My views are not based upon mainstream media. I haven't dismissed any evidence from reliable sources. We have many problems unrelated to Russia. My only point is that agents in Russia are a serious threat to our democracy that we are not addressing. I am dismayed that people choose to be oblivious to the threat.
>Does that mean there is no threat at all? Not necessarily. Does that mean the adversaries are actually nice people? Not at all.
So you do agree that there is a threat after all. This is my only point.
>But it means that in a functioning democracy internal distrust is essential.
Of course
>When the mainstream press is starting to trust official sources it's dead.
I'll concede the point, but I don't think all our official sources are as far gone as you imply.
>So in a functioning democracy it's not easy to get the people lined up behind wars and foreign aggression.
I agree. Ideally it would be impossible for everyone on the planet.
>Apparently your priorities are different.
War is an unsatisfactory solution where all concerned suffer great loss. I'm not sure what priorities you assume I have. I think we have a right to defend ourselves against groups attacking our way of life. I only point out that my fellow Americans can get pretty violent when provoked.
My only point: There has been Russian influence on our democracy and it has had a measurable and undesirable result.
>There has never been an Android phone made that is superior to my iphone
I switched from an iPhone 6 Plus and Apple Watch to a Samsung Note 8 and Gear Watch earlier this year. Both are very good and in many ways each is superior to the other. Having used and programmed all of the above, I call it even.
Dishwashers are great for killing bacteria. The water is heated and the powder contains oxygen based bleach. If you're worried the dishwasher isn't doing a good job, get glass straws if appropriate for your household.
The Russian Oligarchs that are essentially an arm of the Russian government have laundered billions of dollars in the U.S. through commercial real estate and casino operations including Trump. Additionally through K Street lobby firms like Black, Manafort and Stone and the Podesta Group have essentially purchased our government officials on both sides of the aisle. As shocking as that may sound, much of it isn't illegal as some of these foreign agents have actually become naturalized American citizens.
Because our laws protecting freedom of speech permit political action committees to spend as much money as they want with little to no reporting requirements, its hard to say what they've spent, but its clearly in the billions of US dollars. This is a lot cheaper than an aircraft carrier, and more humane when you want to gain control of an enemy's government.
When one realizes that our leaders spend most of their time soliciting campaign money, its no small wonder that governments including Russia have spent billions here and represent a significant slice of the pie.
I wish this was some kind of crazy conspiracy theory, but unfortunately it is a matter of public record in court cases.
You can know them by their actions: weaken NATO, destroy American relations with its trusted allies and trading partners, support the continuation of the fossil fuel economy, inflammation of nationalistic fervor, justify vast sums of money on military spending. Ask yourself who would want that and you will see the truth.
I won't call you a Russian stooge because I suspect you like many others have been lied to by very good liars. The truth has a nasty habit of always coming out in America and ultimately you will know if you bother to really look.
In the event that you are a Russian stooge, or in the unlikely event one of those is reading this, I feel sorry for you. The Russian people are getting screwed much worse than we are by their government. When what I and many others are saying sinks in, there will be hell to pay. Americans at their core are super nice people that will give you the shirt off their back, but threaten us and we morph into by far the most dangerous group in humanities history.
Please cite your evidence that they only spent $100K.
I suspect they spent *far* more than that, especially if you consider the Russian investments in Trump real estate and casino projects. Before you replay that this is a half baked conspiracy theory, read House of Trump, House of Putin.
Even if you ignore that, your argument is fatally flawed. $100k spent on a cheating illegal effort is far more powerful than $100k legally spent. A good analogy would be a race car where a $100 part that adds horsepower against the rules (e.g. restricter plate) , shouldn't be considered a factor in fixing a race because the other cars spent lots of money but followed the rules..
>There's no industry that's improved safety or security without governments forcing it to do so.
How about PCI (Payment Card Security Standards)? This is one of many examples where industry has self imposed security standards without being forced by government.
I personally advocate a happy medium on regulation, but that statement seems to demand the creation of a police state and I have to speak out against that horrible idea.
My response was to point out that Russian propaganda had an affect on the election, and that there are objective studies that have measured the result to the extent that is possible. The effect is statistically significant.
>Russian meddling is just a red herring
This is the incorrect and dangerous attitude I'm trying to change. There are many other factors that our system is addressing, but the foreign powers messing with our democracy cannot go unchallenged.
If you cannot agree that Russian meddling is significant and a bad thing that needs to be resisted, your statements are a shining example of what is wrong with our democracy. Stay focused - one problem at a time.
>If a race is very close then every tiny event can be made responsible for tilting the result.
Yes, of course. There were many tiny events that led us to the Trump presidency. The important point here is that some tiny events are legitimate and some like a foreign power's propaganda are not.
>The real issue is why the race was close at all.
You're right. The race would not have been close if both political camps conducted themselves honorably.
Take away Comey's Clinton investigation announcements and we have a Clinton presidency instead of a Trump presidency.
Take away the illegal campaign donations used to stop the drumbeat of Trump sex scandels and we have a Clinton presidency instead of a Trump presidency.
Take away the Russian propaganda and we have a Clinton presidency instead of a Trump presidency.
Enough straws will break a camel's back. I feel a duty to point out that foreign propaganda played a role in the selection of our leadership in hopes that it will help prevent this stain on our democracy becoming permanent. I at least have provided credible evidence to support that opinion.
TLDR - the race was very close and I believe its not possible to argue successfully that Russian meddling didn't carry the day.
Personally, I don't think we give the Russians nearly enough credit. Vladimir Putin is truly an evil genius. If you don't agree, read House of Trump House of Putin. I have to say it blew my mind. And if you're tempted to cry Fake Book, be sure to review the bibliography. Its hard to argue with facts backed up by proof.
Federal subsidies have fallen sharply in the last three years for renewable energy and are still competitive. The low cost of fossil fuel doesn't take into consideration the long term cost of adding gigatons of carbon into the atmosphere.
Natural gas is important and should remain in use where needed, but not exclusively.
Actually California could use a huge water reservoir that doubles as an energy storage resource. From what I understand, wind and solar are among the cheapest sources of power today.
That is an interesting point. I wonder if its better to completely see screen only and then show the real world with the image from cameras. This certainly addresses the black issue.
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I have a number of Supermicro servers. I spent Friday poring over Wireshark logs looking for evidence of any kind of a command and control connection. I found nothing.
I don't trust Bloomberg for technical issues like this.
Any ideas what I should be looking for?
Elon Musk has made mortal enemies of a lot of extremely powerful people. The international energy and aerospace groups would like him and his ideas go away. Today's environment makes it too easy and tempting for cheaters to spread fake news.
The SEC should investigate Bloomberg's "sources" of information. One disputed story and a tech stock drops by 50%. I'm willing to bet their anonymous sources benefit in stock market swings.
I got my novice ticket when I was barely 6 years old. My dad was a Ham and we had a blast playing with electronics together. I can see where a kid could pass the exam with flying colors if they were committed to the hobby instead of TV and video games.
I think they were concerned about replacing chips for data communication and management functions with versions modified to perform the same function, plus send additional information to some nefarious location for analysis. I think the photo of a passive component is a red herring.
Frankly, I smell a rat, not because its implausible to replace chips, but that it wouldn't have been spotted long ago and publicized. All these companies are denying that this is happening and I have yet to see compelling technical proof. Maybe somebody is floating a click bait article to influence stock prices.
For information security scanning, including PCI for handling credit card data we have to scan for such things.
When I run Wireshark on a lan with my SuperMicro and HP servers, I do see a bunch of weird shit that looks like management communications that until now I've ignored. That said, its not boatloads of illicit communication and it doesn't contain a nefarious payload. Its mostly IPV6 and management stuff that is blocked by our firewall and router.
That said, we'd all better go back for another look at Wireshark logs to make sure...
More news from Captain Obvious. Everyone knows by now that every time we burn a gallon of gas, we damage the environment. Is the damage worth it? Sometimes yes. Can the damage be mitigated? Sometimes yes.
We don't inherit the earth, we borrow it from our descendants. We have no have right to incur a debt that our descendants must pay. People need to understand that environmental damage is stealing from our descendants.
Unfortunately, humanity has not evolved yet a healthy form of government that the protects everyone's right - including the rights of those yet to exist. Human nature is stubborn, but the first step is to admit we have a problem with our governments.
Learning COBOL is not really a big deal. What you need to be successful in that environment is experience with a whole raft of older IBM technologies like MVS, ISAM, SPUFI, MQ, etc. etc., etc... Layer that on top of modern "Get off the mainframe" stuff that emulates these things in a *NIX environment and you begin to realize you need to be Dr. Frankenstein from the past, not a good developer who can pick up yet another language.
I have a 3D printer. No way, no how is that the easiest way to produce a home made gun. Do people honestly think current 3D printer technology is like a Star Trek replicator?
I'd be much better of using my drill press, saw, dremel, files, etc. if I really wanted to make a gun.
Really well made guns are way cheaper and easier than a homebrew, and unfortunately getting them illegally is all too easy here in Chicago from what I can tell.
What am I missing in this debate about 3D printed guns?
Is it shaped like a mushroom?
An understanding of Bell's theorem is critical to understanding why people are excited about quantum entanglement. It relates because Bell's theorem where two or more particles in a quantum state continue to be mutually dependent at large physical separations and whose state isn't determined until its observed.
Some people have gone so far as to use this as a proof of God, the Ultimate observer or creator of "Super Determinism"
As programmers we think of this as being NULL as opposed to something like 1 or 0. Physicists prefer to think of it as a probability, or even both 1 and 0 until it observed. While there are useful mathematical models that that represent this view, I (and Einstein, and Schrodinger and his cat) think its nonsense when applied without a true understanding of what the model represents an therefore its limitations.
I'll answer our question for us - the tree makes a sound, just don't ask me to prove it.
Ahh, the old determinism debate - does God roll dice and if a tree falls in a forest does it make a sound?
Quantum mechanics (and thermodynamics for that matter) are useful mathematical models rooted in statistics. They are extremely useful tools but ultimately not exactly how our universe works. A true model that infallibly predicts all actions would need to take into consideration the state of all matter and energy in the entire universe. Obviously this is utterly impractical for we mortal beings, so statistical models are the best we've got - and they are plenty good enough as long as we understand their uses and limitations.
P.S. Everything is a wave, de Broglie was pretty much right.
What makes people think people will be more focused for 6 hours than 8. What about service jobs where customer support has fixed hours and forced focus? I'm already reading there is a labor shortage. If take home pay remains the same, we're talking a 33% increase in hourly rate - that's inflationary.
What dream world do these people live in?
Doctors follow a philosophy of do no harm. It will be very challenging when patients presenting no other symptoms other than an abnormal ECG seek treatment. Many if not most of these people would otherwise have led normal lives untreated, but now may demand treatment which likely will cause harm. At best initially, our already overburdened health care system will groan under the weight.
Ultimately though, vast numbers of ECG readings and other electronic health records may ultimately serve as training examples for machine learning technology that will lead to life saving outcomes for many who can afford the new technology.
>Maybe I'm some kind of sleeper agent who registered to /. almost 20 years ago
LOL, no worries. It's clear we're a couple of people who care to know the truth.
>I think the core disagreement is I see the dangers as internal, you as external
We actually agree that the greatest danger is internal. Where it seems we disagree is that I have reviewed solid proof that there are serious dangers that are external as well. We have been infiltrated and corrupted from within.
>I think you're a bit presumptuous about knowing the Americans.
I'm American
>You're dismissing everyone who doesn't buy into the mainstream stories as either a Russian stooge or as gullible and manipulated by the Russians.
My views are not based upon mainstream media. I haven't dismissed any evidence from reliable sources. We have many problems unrelated to Russia. My only point is that agents in Russia are a serious threat to our democracy that we are not addressing. I am dismayed that people choose to be oblivious to the threat.
>Does that mean there is no threat at all? Not necessarily. Does that mean the adversaries are actually nice people? Not at all.
So you do agree that there is a threat after all. This is my only point.
>But it means that in a functioning democracy internal distrust is essential.
Of course
>When the mainstream press is starting to trust official sources it's dead.
I'll concede the point, but I don't think all our official sources are as far gone as you imply.
>So in a functioning democracy it's not easy to get the people lined up behind wars and foreign aggression.
I agree. Ideally it would be impossible for everyone on the planet.
>Apparently your priorities are different.
War is an unsatisfactory solution where all concerned suffer great loss. I'm not sure what priorities you assume I have. I think we have a right to defend ourselves against groups attacking our way of life. I only point out that my fellow Americans can get pretty violent when provoked.
My only point: There has been Russian influence on our democracy and it has had a measurable and undesirable result.
>There has never been an Android phone made that is superior to my iphone
I switched from an iPhone 6 Plus and Apple Watch to a Samsung Note 8 and Gear Watch earlier this year. Both are very good and in many ways each is superior to the other. Having used and programmed all of the above, I call it even.
I just bought a package of glass straws. They came with 2 little brushes.
Dishwashers are great for killing bacteria. The water is heated and the powder contains oxygen based bleach. If you're worried the dishwasher isn't doing a good job, get glass straws if appropriate for your household.
The Russian Oligarchs that are essentially an arm of the Russian government have laundered billions of dollars in the U.S. through commercial real estate and casino operations including Trump. Additionally through K Street lobby firms like Black, Manafort and Stone and the Podesta Group have essentially purchased our government officials on both sides of the aisle. As shocking as that may sound, much of it isn't illegal as some of these foreign agents have actually become naturalized American citizens.
Because our laws protecting freedom of speech permit political action committees to spend as much money as they want with little to no reporting requirements, its hard to say what they've spent, but its clearly in the billions of US dollars. This is a lot cheaper than an aircraft carrier, and more humane when you want to gain control of an enemy's government.
When one realizes that our leaders spend most of their time soliciting campaign money, its no small wonder that governments including Russia have spent billions here and represent a significant slice of the pie.
I wish this was some kind of crazy conspiracy theory, but unfortunately it is a matter of public record in court cases.
You can know them by their actions: weaken NATO, destroy American relations with its trusted allies and trading partners, support the continuation of the fossil fuel economy, inflammation of nationalistic fervor, justify vast sums of money on military spending. Ask yourself who would want that and you will see the truth.
I won't call you a Russian stooge because I suspect you like many others have been lied to by very good liars. The truth has a nasty habit of always coming out in America and ultimately you will know if you bother to really look.
In the event that you are a Russian stooge, or in the unlikely event one of those is reading this, I feel sorry for you. The Russian people are getting screwed much worse than we are by their government. When what I and many others are saying sinks in, there will be hell to pay. Americans at their core are super nice people that will give you the shirt off their back, but threaten us and we morph into by far the most dangerous group in humanities history.
Please cite your evidence that they only spent $100K.
I suspect they spent *far* more than that, especially if you consider the Russian investments in Trump real estate and casino projects. Before you replay that this is a half baked conspiracy theory, read House of Trump, House of Putin.
Even if you ignore that, your argument is fatally flawed. $100k spent on a cheating illegal effort is far more powerful than $100k legally spent. A good analogy would be a race car where a $100 part that adds horsepower against the rules (e.g. restricter plate) , shouldn't be considered a factor in fixing a race because the other cars spent lots of money but followed the rules..
>There's no industry that's improved safety or security without governments forcing it to do so.
How about PCI (Payment Card Security Standards)? This is one of many examples where industry has self imposed security standards without being forced by government.
I personally advocate a happy medium on regulation, but that statement seems to demand the creation of a police state and I have to speak out against that horrible idea.
My response was to point out that Russian propaganda had an affect on the election, and that there are objective studies that have measured the result to the extent that is possible. The effect is statistically significant.
>Russian meddling is just a red herring
This is the incorrect and dangerous attitude I'm trying to change. There are many other factors that our system is addressing, but the foreign powers messing with our democracy cannot go unchallenged.
If you cannot agree that Russian meddling is significant and a bad thing that needs to be resisted, your statements are a shining example of what is wrong with our democracy. Stay focused - one problem at a time.
>If a race is very close then every tiny event can be made responsible for tilting the result.
Yes, of course. There were many tiny events that led us to the Trump presidency. The important point here is that some tiny events are legitimate and some like a foreign power's propaganda are not.
>The real issue is why the race was close at all.
You're right. The race would not have been close if both political camps conducted themselves honorably.
Take away Comey's Clinton investigation announcements and we have a Clinton presidency instead of a Trump presidency.
Take away the illegal campaign donations used to stop the drumbeat of Trump sex scandels and we have a Clinton presidency instead of a Trump presidency.
Take away the Russian propaganda and we have a Clinton presidency instead of a Trump presidency.
Enough straws will break a camel's back. I feel a duty to point out that foreign propaganda played a role in the selection of our leadership in hopes that it will help prevent this stain on our democracy becoming permanent. I at least have provided credible evidence to support that opinion.
Here is a study for you: https://www.documentcloud.org/...
TLDR - the race was very close and I believe its not possible to argue successfully that Russian meddling didn't carry the day.
Personally, I don't think we give the Russians nearly enough credit. Vladimir Putin is truly an evil genius. If you don't agree, read House of Trump House of Putin. I have to say it blew my mind. And if you're tempted to cry Fake Book, be sure to review the bibliography. Its hard to argue with facts backed up by proof.
Federal subsidies have fallen sharply in the last three years for renewable energy and are still competitive. The low cost of fossil fuel doesn't take into consideration the long term cost of adding gigatons of carbon into the atmosphere.
Natural gas is important and should remain in use where needed, but not exclusively.
Actually California could use a huge water reservoir that doubles as an energy storage resource. From what I understand, wind and solar are among the cheapest sources of power today.
That is an interesting point. I wonder if its better to completely see screen only and then show the real world with the image from cameras. This certainly addresses the black issue.