The article merely repeats what is known for a very long time now and offers no ideas on how to change it. IMHO, there is likely much less benefit of sending a manned mission to Mars for instance compared to what we achieved sending a man to the moon. Keep in mind that the Apollo missions developed rocket technology which was then used for both peaceful and military purposes here on earth (along with much other technology also used here on earth). But it's not obvious to me what new technologies would be developed on a series of manned Mars missions that would be very useful here on earth. We likely wouldn't know exactly until we do actually do it. But I think any technologies developed would not be very useful until such time as the earth is overpopulated or resources are nearing exhaustion and I doubt either will happen anytime soon. Reports of rare earth mineral depletion notwithstanding.
I hear this economic statement a lot, but my understanding is Catalonia is 20% of the population and 25% of the economy. It's not the end all of Spain if that separates? They still likely have a lot of commerce together even if separate...
But yes, Spain as a whole is broke, and so is Catalonia to a large extent too.
Yes, the right of self-determination is a basic human right. When a geopolitical group wants to have their own government, why shouldn't they? I find it obtuse at best when I hear things like "it's illegal" or "Spain's constitution doesn't allow it". That's not how this works. Pretty sure England's government didn't allow us to succeed and that it was "illegal". It comes down to willpower and then eventually force of arms if needed. What's "legal" or "right" doesn't really enter into it all that much.
The only thing good about Starship Troopers was the naked shower scene. Robert Heinlein is still rolling in his grave... He would have liked the shower scene btw, he was in the end a rather dirty old man.
Yes, this is a big privacy blow. Probably the biggest in quite some time. Maybe the largest since the Patriot Act. And yes, there will be little outcry because most people don't even know or care what this means. But what will no doubt happen is the fed will shop around until they find the judge who grant them every warrant they want. Which they will no doubt find several if not more. This should be called, "Just Grant My Damned Warrant"
It would not be a bad choice. Servers are pretty cheap. I doubt you even have to pay to keep them always on. If you remote backup 1x/week, it's probably good enough. Just the idea that there could be 4-5 backups in unknown places would keep the wolves at bay or allow recovery in worst case scenario.
Great idea, but not sure Canada is all that safe. Trump or some other government entity could easily coerce Canada into seizing the servers. Better to put backups in several out of the way places around the world and not even disclose where they are.
All the things you described are examples of local services which most people I know are willing to pay for via taxes, but keep in mind, those things existed long before the outrageous taxes we have now. What most people object to are federal income taxes, but the simple slogan taxes = theft doesn't fully articulate the core issue. Yes, we should have a military and other things proscribed by the constitution, but again, prior to 1913, those things were all funded without income tax. We could have a vastly smaller federal government and not see any real decrease in essential services. And that smaller government would be less corrupt because with less funding/spending there would be a lot less pork to bribe folks over.
USB and most other ports already have some ESD/current protection. Without knowing the details of the device hard to say if current standards are enough protection. Someone else pointed out that a bad actor could just as easily hit the device with a hammer if they want to break it, so hard to say if anyone will really need to do anything about it.
I can see a lot of wasted costs if this *cough *cough "product" ever catches on. Working all my life at device manufacturers this is one I'd like to put back in the bottle.
Except it is not up to LEO to say what is illegal. They can only suggest to the court that something is illegal. Innocent until proven guilty. Also, piratebay is breaking no laws in this country as they are not a legal entity of this country. So in these cases, US companies are trying to extend legal reach beyond US borders and that not be legal.
Great points, but why stop there? Electricity is made from coal (and other fossil fuels), so sue the coal mines, trucking companies and dinosaurs. My crappy business model sucks but it's everyone else's fault...
For the most part, I agree. However, I've moved away from stuff talking about how bad Trump and Hillary are, and towards stuff promoting Gary Johnson. That has been effective at getting friends to ask where they can get more info about him. Positive stuff works pretty good. Slams are dumb.
I was one of the foolish who subscribed to the free trial. Then like many others, the jackwagons deleted all my music collection. Luckily I had most of it on backup, but it took many days to even figure out what the heck was going on, and another day or two to fix it all on my pc, then reload to my phone and whatnot. Another reason to get an Android device. Would never trust these fools again.
I could not agree with you more unfortunately. Sometimes, Rome has to burn. I don't want it to all burn to the ground, but we are heading in that direction very rapidly in my opinion. Again, not wanting it, but I'm ready. I'm "preppred" if you will... lol
Don't think for a second that they're done. The all out assault on our liberties by statists is non stop. The FBI failed to stop Omar Mateen after meeting with him twice, but somehow that is justification for asking for MORE spy powers? Orwellian move by the Oligarchs.
totally agree it's not a core feature, just an accessory. it's certainly not a replacement for a key or fob as I said. but I see you're thinking now about how it might be used. cool.
My main way of thinking is that locks and keys and so forth are there to keep honest people honest. They don't really stop the determined criminal so that's not what they are really for in the end.
maybe you do not lend your car, but A - others might, and B - you currently can't which isn't a good predictor of what you may want or others may want to do in the future. as i said in my other post, it's terrible as a replacement for key or fob, but an interesting companion feature.
For reasons others mentioned (dead battery, etc) it's likely not a total replacement for a key or fob. However, it could be a great extension or companion to a key or fob. E.G. if you lost your fob, or you want to grant access to a friend, to either drive the car, or retrieve items from the car, that part is cool. Even if the bluetooth raises a security concern (and I doubt current key fobs are much if any better), at least with a smart phone app there is the possibility to update the app and fix security issues unlike key fobs.
There is a big difference between a cop telling you not to speed, and cop or court telling you MUST speed. What's happening here is that they are attempting to compel Apple to do something they don't want to. That's completely different than telling them to stop breaking the law or punishing them for breaking the law.
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The article merely repeats what is known for a very long time now and offers no ideas on how to change it. IMHO, there is likely much less benefit of sending a manned mission to Mars for instance compared to what we achieved sending a man to the moon. Keep in mind that the Apollo missions developed rocket technology which was then used for both peaceful and military purposes here on earth (along with much other technology also used here on earth). But it's not obvious to me what new technologies would be developed on a series of manned Mars missions that would be very useful here on earth. We likely wouldn't know exactly until we do actually do it. But I think any technologies developed would not be very useful until such time as the earth is overpopulated or resources are nearing exhaustion and I doubt either will happen anytime soon. Reports of rare earth mineral depletion notwithstanding.
I hear this economic statement a lot, but my understanding is Catalonia is 20% of the population and 25% of the economy. It's not the end all of Spain if that separates? They still likely have a lot of commerce together even if separate... But yes, Spain as a whole is broke, and so is Catalonia to a large extent too.
Yes, the right of self-determination is a basic human right. When a geopolitical group wants to have their own government, why shouldn't they? I find it obtuse at best when I hear things like "it's illegal" or "Spain's constitution doesn't allow it". That's not how this works. Pretty sure England's government didn't allow us to succeed and that it was "illegal". It comes down to willpower and then eventually force of arms if needed. What's "legal" or "right" doesn't really enter into it all that much.
The only thing good about Starship Troopers was the naked shower scene. Robert Heinlein is still rolling in his grave... He would have liked the shower scene btw, he was in the end a rather dirty old man.
ya, and that probably describes more than half of them.
Yes, this is a big privacy blow. Probably the biggest in quite some time. Maybe the largest since the Patriot Act. And yes, there will be little outcry because most people don't even know or care what this means. But what will no doubt happen is the fed will shop around until they find the judge who grant them every warrant they want. Which they will no doubt find several if not more. This should be called, "Just Grant My Damned Warrant"
Yes, my point exactly.
It would not be a bad choice. Servers are pretty cheap. I doubt you even have to pay to keep them always on. If you remote backup 1x/week, it's probably good enough. Just the idea that there could be 4-5 backups in unknown places would keep the wolves at bay or allow recovery in worst case scenario.
Great idea, but not sure Canada is all that safe. Trump or some other government entity could easily coerce Canada into seizing the servers. Better to put backups in several out of the way places around the world and not even disclose where they are.
All the things you described are examples of local services which most people I know are willing to pay for via taxes, but keep in mind, those things existed long before the outrageous taxes we have now. What most people object to are federal income taxes, but the simple slogan taxes = theft doesn't fully articulate the core issue. Yes, we should have a military and other things proscribed by the constitution, but again, prior to 1913, those things were all funded without income tax. We could have a vastly smaller federal government and not see any real decrease in essential services. And that smaller government would be less corrupt because with less funding/spending there would be a lot less pork to bribe folks over.
USB and most other ports already have some ESD/current protection. Without knowing the details of the device hard to say if current standards are enough protection. Someone else pointed out that a bad actor could just as easily hit the device with a hammer if they want to break it, so hard to say if anyone will really need to do anything about it.
I can see a lot of wasted costs if this *cough *cough "product" ever catches on. Working all my life at device manufacturers this is one I'd like to put back in the bottle.
That's a great comment, especially the last sentence. I've not thought of it that way before, but spot on!
Except it is not up to LEO to say what is illegal. They can only suggest to the court that something is illegal. Innocent until proven guilty. Also, piratebay is breaking no laws in this country as they are not a legal entity of this country. So in these cases, US companies are trying to extend legal reach beyond US borders and that not be legal.
Great points, but why stop there? Electricity is made from coal (and other fossil fuels), so sue the coal mines, trucking companies and dinosaurs. My crappy business model sucks but it's everyone else's fault...
For the most part, I agree. However, I've moved away from stuff talking about how bad Trump and Hillary are, and towards stuff promoting Gary Johnson. That has been effective at getting friends to ask where they can get more info about him. Positive stuff works pretty good. Slams are dumb.
The same time kat.cr got taken down, solarmove.is is down too. I think the same people / servers were hosting both. Curious if anyone knows?
I was one of the foolish who subscribed to the free trial. Then like many others, the jackwagons deleted all my music collection. Luckily I had most of it on backup, but it took many days to even figure out what the heck was going on, and another day or two to fix it all on my pc, then reload to my phone and whatnot. Another reason to get an Android device. Would never trust these fools again.
McConnell the Turtle... hate that guy http://thewackydeli.tumblr.com...
I could not agree with you more unfortunately. Sometimes, Rome has to burn. I don't want it to all burn to the ground, but we are heading in that direction very rapidly in my opinion. Again, not wanting it, but I'm ready. I'm "preppred" if you will... lol
Don't think for a second that they're done. The all out assault on our liberties by statists is non stop. The FBI failed to stop Omar Mateen after meeting with him twice, but somehow that is justification for asking for MORE spy powers? Orwellian move by the Oligarchs.
totally agree it's not a core feature, just an accessory. it's certainly not a replacement for a key or fob as I said. but I see you're thinking now about how it might be used. cool. My main way of thinking is that locks and keys and so forth are there to keep honest people honest. They don't really stop the determined criminal so that's not what they are really for in the end.
maybe you do not lend your car, but A - others might, and B - you currently can't which isn't a good predictor of what you may want or others may want to do in the future. as i said in my other post, it's terrible as a replacement for key or fob, but an interesting companion feature.
For reasons others mentioned (dead battery, etc) it's likely not a total replacement for a key or fob. However, it could be a great extension or companion to a key or fob. E.G. if you lost your fob, or you want to grant access to a friend, to either drive the car, or retrieve items from the car, that part is cool. Even if the bluetooth raises a security concern (and I doubt current key fobs are much if any better), at least with a smart phone app there is the possibility to update the app and fix security issues unlike key fobs.
There is a big difference between a cop telling you not to speed, and cop or court telling you MUST speed. What's happening here is that they are attempting to compel Apple to do something they don't want to. That's completely different than telling them to stop breaking the law or punishing them for breaking the law.