India doesn't have a complete grid, much less a grid strong enough to recharge a bunch of cars. Solar and battery would work, if they could afford it... or indoor plumbing. There are many issues preventing this from happening but I'm glad they are at least trying.
The vendor has all of the control because they are the ones who made the default configuration. Also, blaming users for shitty security on an IoT device doesn't actually solve any problems... unless you are a vendor of an IoT product with shitty security.
I only meant that "sectors" were 4096 bytes but thanks for the additional info. I suppose it only makes sense that they also use larger blocks in order to achieve higher read/write throughput rates.
The customers still need to be involved to ruin their reputations as well. Perhaps after a time the bots should still brick themselves.
A curious idea but if it's too obvious then they may just dismiss it as "some hacker's fault" and possibly exchange it for a new one instead of laying the blame on the maker. I think a better solution to this would be to allow the device to function... but only intermittently and/or heavily delayed. This way they are more likely to leave negative reviews of the product itself. It's translating to the owner that insecure/connected devices are terrible products that is the challenge. When this is done it's merely left to survival of the fittest.
The problem with this solution is that the companies are not getting the negative financial feedback (punishment) that they need to correct their behavior.
IoT vendors will only secure their devices after it starts costing them money or are legally required to do so.
The best option is to hijack the IoT devices to DDoS their makers because it creates a direct feedback loop. The more insecure devices they sell, the more it will cost them to host their company's website(s). For extra points, only target their parent company.;)
I've not had that experience, however, it seems like a good reason to have an open source SSD controller firmware, so that you can force it to let you access it.
Those of you who were willing to "settle" for Hillary bear some responsibility for this, too.
That is one very dumb argument because "no, I'll vote for Bernie even if he's not the party candidate," or "I rather not vote than vote for Hillary," only results in a higher chance of Trump being elected in your district. Perhaps you don't know how the mathematics of elections work. I'm not saying I like it, I'm just saying how it is.
The memory used in SSDs are all 4096 byte blocks of NAND FLASH memory. 512 bytes is the sector size for HDDs... though they may have changed that in recent years.
How would you persuade governments to allow for the use of say, 1%, of the spectrum for an unlicensed mesh experiment?
1% of the spectrum is HUGE. You don't need 1%. However, you don't have to convince anyone because you can just use one of the ISM bands because they are free to use for whatever.
However...
The problem with a large-scale mesh network is that you are going to end up needs to make a LOT of hops just to reach your destination. With every hop, you get a little bit of latency and that number adds up quickly. I think to do this on a global scale in a way comparable to our current system that you would need a ASIC to do all the routing quickly. If you are serious about this, you can start off by using an FPGA to manage the radio and routing. You need to design the routing so that it can restructure routes quickly based on throughput, including zero throughput.
If you build it, democratic governments would be hardpressed to try and stop the general public from using it, so they would approve it's use even if previously denied because they could easily be replaced by someone who will approve it.
Unlike HDD controllers, SSD controller do wear-leveling, so there is no guarantee that your data will be written as as a contiguous block of memory (regardless of what the filesystem says), only that it will be in 4096 byte blocks. Recovering deleted data from a SSD is no simple task because it means you need to know or guess the controller behavior for wear-leveling in order to go back and find the order of previously written data. With this you would be able to just read the raw memory even after the controller has been reset and still be able to recover the data. I think it would be a nice option to have a filesystem be able to encode user files in something like this highly recoverable format. The only real problem is that the file has to be completely rewritten even if you only modify part it in order to differentiate the new version from the old version.
I agree that the current reactor designs are not cost friendly which shouldn't be a surprise since they aren't designed that way. My interest is in the 4th gen reactors that congress refused the finance because it couldn't be used to make nuclear weapons. However, when you take radioactive materials out of the mix, you can make power generation totally autonomous and inexpensive.
Frankly, I would only want to keep nuclear around for the power hungry businesses and high density cities because if people had solar roofs + battery then they would be independent of the grid. This is better for security and is cheaper than maintaining the grid to reach every single house.
Nuclear isn't stupid, it's just that our current reactor designs are intended to be used to churn out weapons-grade plutonium.
What I got from your comment was that it may be possible, but that it won't work in the end
You have inferred something that was not implied because I merely stated that "[w]e lack the technology to properly integrate the vast majority of nerves, especially the spine" but made no claims about the possibility of such a technology being developed in the future. I wrote, "this guy would revive someone to live in a body they cannot control" as a reference this particular doctor and his timetable.
What this is really showing is that they have worked out how to make an array antenna and composite that data to "see" what is blocking RF signals which is normally metals. I think you would be hardpressed to identify if a person was standing in the room. Still interesting though.
I support both things highly which is why we need to dump oil entirely. Solar, wind and nuclear (especially 4th gen reactors) could make us fully independent if we only invested in them.
Now, let's just say all the problems of tissue damage are somehow magically resolved, you still end up with a horrifying ending. We lack the technology to properly integrate the vast majority of nerves, especially the spine. In the best case scenario, this guy would revive someone to live in a body they cannot control and possibly even be unable to sense anything at all. That's a fate worse than death.
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100 million degrees celsius? I hope the containment system will hold...
Containment of a 100 million degree microwaved plasma? Is it just me or does it sound suspiciously like a Hot Pocket? ;)
Well, there goes the uniqueness of people needed to create new video. We're now in S1MØNE territory.
India doesn't have a complete grid, much less a grid strong enough to recharge a bunch of cars. Solar and battery would work, if they could afford it... or indoor plumbing. There are many issues preventing this from happening but I'm glad they are at least trying.
Make it so that footage cannot be "lost" when it's an officer on trial.
The vendor has all of the control because they are the ones who made the default configuration. Also, blaming users for shitty security on an IoT device doesn't actually solve any problems... unless you are a vendor of an IoT product with shitty security.
I only meant that "sectors" were 4096 bytes but thanks for the additional info. I suppose it only makes sense that they also use larger blocks in order to achieve higher read/write throughput rates.
And proprietary software will be gone by 2030.
YES! 2030 will be the year of the Linux desktop! ;)
The customers still need to be involved to ruin their reputations as well. Perhaps after a time the bots should still brick themselves.
A curious idea but if it's too obvious then they may just dismiss it as "some hacker's fault" and possibly exchange it for a new one instead of laying the blame on the maker. I think a better solution to this would be to allow the device to function... but only intermittently and/or heavily delayed. This way they are more likely to leave negative reviews of the product itself. It's translating to the owner that insecure/connected devices are terrible products that is the challenge. When this is done it's merely left to survival of the fittest.
The problem with this solution is that the companies are not getting the negative financial feedback (punishment) that they need to correct their behavior.
I've said it before but it's worth repeating.
IoT vendors will only secure their devices after it starts costing them money or are legally required to do so.
The best option is to hijack the IoT devices to DDoS their makers because it creates a direct feedback loop. The more insecure devices they sell, the more it will cost them to host their company's website(s). For extra points, only target their parent company. ;)
Practically you wouldn't want that. A doctor in your bedroom. Overseeing every intercourse you have.
Are you kidding? This is the internet, some people would pay for such a service. ;)
I've not had that experience, however, it seems like a good reason to have an open source SSD controller firmware, so that you can force it to let you access it.
Those of you who were willing to "settle" for Hillary bear some responsibility for this, too.
That is one very dumb argument because "no, I'll vote for Bernie even if he's not the party candidate," or "I rather not vote than vote for Hillary," only results in a higher chance of Trump being elected in your district. Perhaps you don't know how the mathematics of elections work. I'm not saying I like it, I'm just saying how it is.
I knew the war over Debian switching to Systemd was intense but I had no idea it had gone this far! ;)
The memory used in SSDs are all 4096 byte blocks of NAND FLASH memory. 512 bytes is the sector size for HDDs... though they may have changed that in recent years.
How would you persuade governments to allow for the use of say, 1%, of the spectrum for an unlicensed mesh experiment?
1% of the spectrum is HUGE. You don't need 1%. However, you don't have to convince anyone because you can just use one of the ISM bands because they are free to use for whatever.
However...
The problem with a large-scale mesh network is that you are going to end up needs to make a LOT of hops just to reach your destination. With every hop, you get a little bit of latency and that number adds up quickly. I think to do this on a global scale in a way comparable to our current system that you would need a ASIC to do all the routing quickly. If you are serious about this, you can start off by using an FPGA to manage the radio and routing. You need to design the routing so that it can restructure routes quickly based on throughput, including zero throughput.
If you build it, democratic governments would be hardpressed to try and stop the general public from using it, so they would approve it's use even if previously denied because they could easily be replaced by someone who will approve it.
Unlike HDD controllers, SSD controller do wear-leveling, so there is no guarantee that your data will be written as as a contiguous block of memory (regardless of what the filesystem says), only that it will be in 4096 byte blocks. Recovering deleted data from a SSD is no simple task because it means you need to know or guess the controller behavior for wear-leveling in order to go back and find the order of previously written data. With this you would be able to just read the raw memory even after the controller has been reset and still be able to recover the data. I think it would be a nice option to have a filesystem be able to encode user files in something like this highly recoverable format. The only real problem is that the file has to be completely rewritten even if you only modify part it in order to differentiate the new version from the old version.
I agree that the current reactor designs are not cost friendly which shouldn't be a surprise since they aren't designed that way. My interest is in the 4th gen reactors that congress refused the finance because it couldn't be used to make nuclear weapons. However, when you take radioactive materials out of the mix, you can make power generation totally autonomous and inexpensive.
Frankly, I would only want to keep nuclear around for the power hungry businesses and high density cities because if people had solar roofs + battery then they would be independent of the grid. This is better for security and is cheaper than maintaining the grid to reach every single house.
Nuclear isn't stupid, it's just that our current reactor designs are intended to be used to churn out weapons-grade plutonium.
Here's the original article that this is all based on.
What I got from your comment was that it may be possible, but that it won't work in the end
You have inferred something that was not implied because I merely stated that "[w]e lack the technology to properly integrate the vast majority of nerves, especially the spine" but made no claims about the possibility of such a technology being developed in the future. I wrote, "this guy would revive someone to live in a body they cannot control" as a reference this particular doctor and his timetable.
Yes, I agree a brain transplant is *vastly* more difficult than any of those things, but I would never say that it is flatly impossible.
Umm... that makes two of us?
If this is too theoretical for you then perhaps you would like this article titled, Most mammals need only 12 seconds to poop ;)
What this is really showing is that they have worked out how to make an array antenna and composite that data to "see" what is blocking RF signals which is normally metals. I think you would be hardpressed to identify if a person was standing in the room. Still interesting though.
Support freedom and US energy independence.
I support both things highly which is why we need to dump oil entirely. Solar, wind and nuclear (especially 4th gen reactors) could make us fully independent if we only invested in them.
Now, let's just say all the problems of tissue damage are somehow magically resolved, you still end up with a horrifying ending. We lack the technology to properly integrate the vast majority of nerves, especially the spine. In the best case scenario, this guy would revive someone to live in a body they cannot control and possibly even be unable to sense anything at all. That's a fate worse than death.
You know that, right? We wanted this. Wanted the chaos. God help us all.
I wanted Bernie but was willing to settle for Hillary. I did not want this, the people who voted for Trump wanted this.