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  1. Re: I believe it on New Study Shows One-Third of Americans Don't Believe In Evolution · · Score: 1

    I remember that long time ago, in my teens, i solved a certain type of iq tests only viewing the answer (not the question). They are that flawed - or at least were back then. One could statistically deduce the correct answer from the given options themselves.

  2. Re: How much did X-Road cost to develop? on Estonia Sharing Its Finnish-Made E-Government Solution With Finland · · Score: 1

    National id card system maybe originated from Finland. But X-road is more for server to server communication infrastructure, so its a bit different thing. And that is local. Id card is just one way of authenticating users.

  3. Re: How much did X-Road cost to develop? on Estonia Sharing Its Finnish-Made E-Government Solution With Finland · · Score: 1

    X-road is not also much a website per se but an background infrastructure to exchange data from different (state and private) databases and websites.

    I don't know in what way this is finnish invention, AFAIK it was entirely developed in Estonia from the start. Maybe the idea as such originated in Finland. And p.s. - its open source.

  4. Re: In other news on Apple Starts Blocking Unauthorized Lightning Cables With iOS 7 · · Score: 0

    Just out of curiosity - how do you manage to break them? I've had every conceivable Apple device and my 2007 iphone's cable is starting to disintegrate now (but still works).
    And - if you don't get along with cables as such - maybe you should buy a micro-usb to lightning adapter from Apple. Then you can replace standard micro-usb cables.

  5. Re: This is why encryption isn't popular on Ask Slashdot: How Do I Request Someone To Send Me a Public Key? · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Yup. That's pretty much the case, as i said. You lose the encrypted documents. Generally people don't use it to encrypt day-to-day communitcations. Many people here confuse security and privacy (especially from the government). While our id card system is extremely good and easy for security, its no good for privacy from the governement.

      If i exchanged documents with someone that i want to hide from big brother, i would use PGP. But for legal communications with other individuals or businesses or government, i use the id card system.

  6. Re: This is why encryption isn't popular on Ask Slashdot: How Do I Request Someone To Send Me a Public Key? · · Score: 4, Informative

    You mean a standard e-mail client like for example Thunderbird that has existed for more than a decade and could check all your 8 accounts easily and with more functionality than you could ever imagine on a mobile device and has zero advertisements?

  7. Re: This is why encryption isn't popular on Ask Slashdot: How Do I Request Someone To Send Me a Public Key? · · Score: 1

    I understand that for hiding things from the government the Estonian one is not an ideal solution. But the original problem involved communicating personal information with some kind of business entoty while securing privacy of said info from third parties while in transit. And for that the Estonian national ID card system is perfect as it is universal and accepted by everyone and all keys are in place and nothing needs to be exchanged.
    If you want to hide something from the big brother you should not send the information to a business entity in the same country no matter what the encryption in transit is.

  8. Re: This is why encryption isn't popular on Ask Slashdot: How Do I Request Someone To Send Me a Public Key? · · Score: 5, Informative

    In Estonia these id cards are used for everything. You can log into banks, you can communicate with any state official. You can sign any contract digitally with them. You can encrypt documents to another person's public key. Etc. This is much simpler than banks and everyone giving out their own cards - i only need one.

  9. Re: This is why encryption isn't popular on Ask Slashdot: How Do I Request Someone To Send Me a Public Key? · · Score: 5, Informative

    The key pair is generated INSIDE the card. This is the norm with most PKCS11 cards. The private key never leaves the card, your public key is signed by state. So the state does not have your private key per se.
    But that does not necessarily mean they have no means to decrypt it some other way - i don't even pretend to know that.

  10. Re: This is why encryption isn't popular on Ask Slashdot: How Do I Request Someone To Send Me a Public Key? · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Just as information - in Estonia we have national id cards which have PKCS11 for digital signing and encryption. Everyone already has a key that can be used to encrypt and/or sign data. For instance, the state sends speedcam fines to you via email that are encrypted to your public key and digitally signed by a police officer. Any person can encrypt data to any other person's public key provided that the recipient has an id card with valid certificates. The only caveat is that when the id card expires, the data is unencryptable because new certificates are generated in the new card and then signed by CA.

  11. Re: NOPE! on AOC's 21:9 Format, 29" IPS Display Put To the Test At 2560x1080 · · Score: 1

    More importantly - these 2560x1080 displays are not cheap either. They cost approximately the same as 2560x1440 displays (400-500$). And last time i checked 1440>1080. When i first heard of he LG 29" 21:9 panel, i was somewhat excited about some applications, but its price makes it totally obsolete.

  12. Re: Adecco will not win. IP law protects Barr on How I Got Fired From the Job I Invented · · Score: 2

    If it was granted, they would use R in a circle. TM symbolizes that the application process has been started.

  13. Re: Proprietary ports? on Samsung Launches 3200x1800 Pixel ATIV Book 9 Plus Laptop · · Score: 1

    Dell changes every so often? Its been the same for over 10 years, probably more. The old adapters still work, if it has enough W.

  14. Re: Let's hope no one needs... on Archaeologists Discover Lost City In Cambodian Jungle · · Score: 1

    But there will be a channel from one end to another.

  15. Re: Will it be a repeat? on Will PCIe Flash Become Common In Laptops, Desktops? · · Score: 1

    This is not some proprietary Apple tech that it even can claim any royalties for. They are just among the first to have it in production systems, they did not invent hooking SSD onto PCI-e cards. The article is just saying that as apple has it in their products, perhaps the install base is large enough for other makers to move away from the s-ata bottleneck.

  16. Re: 22" 1920x1080 USB Powered Portable Monitor on Ask Slashdot: Portable High-Resolution External Displays? · · Score: 1

    Why? Its a USB monitor that works with a mac. It essentially includes an external USB gpu.

  17. Re: But can you play Crysis on it? on 4K Computer Monitors Are Coming (But Still Pricey) · · Score: 1

    There are lots of 27" 2560x1440 displays. Most of them are way under $1K

  18. Re:Here's his best defense.. on Judge Orders Child Porn Suspect To Decrypt His Hard Drives · · Score: 1

    I think the legal practice in the U.S in such a case is to hold the suspect in custody for contempt of court until he/she remembers them. For years, if necessary. Google it, there are several cases.

  19. Re:BYOD means I/T loses some control over it on Why Everyone Gets It Wrong About BYOD · · Score: 1

    How do you make sure no-one plugs in whatever they want?

    IEEE 802.1X

  20. Re: Techy drone-boners must stop. on German Railways To Test Anti-Graffiti Drones · · Score: 1

    More like 35000 fatalities.

  21. Re: If you have to ask /. on Ask slashdot: Which 100+ User Virtualization Solution Should I Use? · · Score: 1

    The trouble is - all specialists have to say - you shouldn't ask this question!!!!111/yes you suould!!!!!1111

  22. Re: How does this help Google+? on Google Drops XMPP Support · · Score: 1

    Gtalk (service) has always allowed formatting. At least when i used ichat as a client.

  23. Re: price tag is irrelavant on Latvian Police Raid Teacher's Home for Uploading $4.00 Textbook · · Score: 1

    I'd say touching a boob falls under the first sale doctrine.

  24. Re: please stop calling it piracy on Latvian Police Raid Teacher's Home for Uploading $4.00 Textbook · · Score: 1

    Really? Could you give us an example of such a use of the word "piracy" from before the copyright was invented? Were you conscious when you wrote that?

  25. Re: How does this help Google+? on Google Drops XMPP Support · · Score: 1

    Antisocial network is not defined by the number of members. It is defined by the social interaction (or lack thereof). My idea for an antisocial network was that it can have millions of members who can post anything. But they can be reasonably sure that no one sees what they post.