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  1. Re: 44% larger risk on Debris From India's Anti-Satellite Test Poses Threat To ISS, Says NASA (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    I guess that's a "no", then.

  2. Re: 44% larger risk on Debris From India's Anti-Satellite Test Poses Threat To ISS, Says NASA (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    Wondering if you know what the word "and" means.

  3. Re: Something missing in the head on Measles Cases Top Last Year's Total · · Score: 1

    It shows that perhaps the schedule and recommendations in the U.S. are a bit much (the broader subject of the sub-thread).

    It shows no such thing; you can just as easily conclude that the schedule in other places is rather not enough. Unless you've done comparative studies of outcomes you're just operating on your own biases.

    But in answer to the rest, the risk for a baby born to an already infected mother is sufficient that even a small chance that the vaccine might actually have an effect is worth it.

    If there's even a small chance that it'll work, then the claim that infants have no immune system is bunk.

    Of course we know that it's bunk anyway; you certainly won't hear such nonsense from any medical professionals. And we know that the efficacy of infant HepB vaccination is far better than "a small chance".

    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m...

  4. Re: User have been the problem forever on IT and Security Professionals Think Normal People Are Just the Worst (zdnet.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The problem with this advice is people cracking passwords don't just go through the alphabet, they use dictionaries. Since you're using words, you made their attack far more likely to succeed because the space of possible solutions is much, much smaller than "every character, number and symbol"

    Using dictionaries makes it easier, but that doesnt mean the passwords aren't any good.

    Pick 4 words at random from a very simple 2,000 word dictionary and it's roughly the equivalent of a 7 character password using alphanumeric and basic symbols. If you pick them from a 6,000 word dictionary then it's the same as 9 character password. That's assuming a dictionary attack.

    You can also repeat words without much penalty. "purpletablepurpletablepurpletable" is 6 words; even using a 2,000 word dictionary that's equivalent to a 10 character password. With a 6,000 word dictionary it's 12 characters. And it's insanely easy to remember no matter which words you pick.

    You can also do fun things like combine languages. This is easier for people who are multilingual, but anyone can do it. Pick 3 words from 3 different languages. Random example; "I like cheese" in Albanian, Japanese, and Danish: "une suki ost". There's a 10 character password (12 if you use spaces) which is very memorable and which makes dictionary lists useless. Want it longer? Add the word "green" in English, now you're up to 15-18 characters. That's only slightly weaker than the password "!e?@D71?kkvA", but infinitely easier to memorize.

    I use random passwords too, but those get stored in a password manager. For the password manager itself, or for any passwords which I have to type frequently, using actual words is the only way to go.

  5. Re: 44% larger risk on Debris From India's Anti-Satellite Test Poses Threat To ISS, Says NASA (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    I'm wondering if you have a definition of "Space Force" that isn't shared by... anyone else.

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wik...

    The more you know, amirite???

    Yw!

  6. Oh, I got your point. It basically boils down to "it doesn't matter how good the security is, I can find a way to fuck it up". No arguments there; I'm sure you can, and I know you're not the only one. I just thought I would offer you a way to avoid fucking it up in that particular scenario. Trying to be helpful rather than disputing your point.

  7. Re: Something missing in the head on Measles Cases Top Last Year's Total · · Score: 1

    I don't see the relevance. His argument was that vaccines given at birth can't work, and that vaccinating infants is somehting only the USA does. Whether it's being given to all infants or just a subset has no bearing on the veracity of those statements.

  8. For example: I've got a great VPN (it uses OpenVPN), but when it fails, all my traffic is suddenly exposed. So I adjust my firewall rules so the only traffic allowed besides that needed to establish the vpn link must go through through tun0. Or use wireguard instead. Until next week when I'm in a factory and I need to talk to some PLCs or I/O modules to configure them, then I turn off the firewall or use the "factory" instead of the "office" setting. Now I have to remember to turn it on again or I won't be protected. etc. etc. etc.

    You could just configure your firewall to exclude private subnets from the rule in the first place. Or if that's too insecure for your needs, add exclusions on a per-IP basis only when you need them (you can even give them an automatic timeout using ipset, so you don't have to remember to remove them). Or have a completely separate interface (USB Ethernet or wireless) which is exempted from the firewall rules, and use that when you don't want to route through your VPN.

    I agree, though, that the "just turn it off for now" mentality tends to cause a lot of security issues. That's exactly why you should plan ahead and implement one of the solutions I've listed above, instead.

  9. I'm pretty sure his first sentence contradicts itself.

  10. Re: 44% larger risk on Debris From India's Anti-Satellite Test Poses Threat To ISS, Says NASA (npr.org) · · Score: 2

    The United States Space Force is currently in the proposal stage, waiting on approval by Congress. If approved it will be implemented beginning in 2020, with full capability established by 2024.

    As of 2019 only one nation has an operational Space Force: the People's Republic of China.

    The more you know!

  11. Re: India It would seem never saw the movie gravit on Debris From India's Anti-Satellite Test Poses Threat To ISS, Says NASA (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    The ocean nutters conveniently forget about scurvy. Even our shore-hugging sailors are running into long term effects of scurvy. I can see the advert for the India mission: Come see India in person today, enjoy your teeth falling out for the rest of your life...sign up NOW!!!

  12. Re: Something missing in the head on Measles Cases Top Last Year's Total · · Score: 5, Informative

    First of all new borns basically have no immune system. Vaccination before about 6 weeks is completely pointless

    Nonsense. Newborns have a poorly developed immune system, but that's a far cry from "no immune system".

    If you'd bothered looking at the list, the only vaccination given prior to 6 weeks is the Hep-B vaccine, and that's due to the high risk of developing chronic Hep-B. And despite your protestations, plenty of European countries also give the Hep-B vaccine at birth:

    https://vaccine-schedule.ecdc....

  13. Re: Something missing in the head on Measles Cases Top Last Year's Total · · Score: 1

    "Deflection"? Are you high?

  14. Re: Something missing in the head on Measles Cases Top Last Year's Total · · Score: 2

    I've discovered that vaccines saves hundreds of thousands of lives, and billions of dollars in medical costs annually.

  15. Re: They should have been doing this all along. on US Lawmakers Propose Allowing Prisons To Jam Signals From Smuggled Cellphones (apnews.com) · · Score: 1

    I am familiar with the issues you've outlined. I think most of us realize that there are aspect of the prison system which need improving. The kind of problems you've laid out here don't exist in allprisons, but they shouldn't exist in any prisons. Obviously any reasonable person would be in favour of fixing it, but that's a whole seperate issue from the question of inmates having their own cellphones.

  16. Breaking the terms of your rental agreement is not a personal freedom, FYI.

  17. Re: "What have you got to hide?"= Inspect my assho on Tenants Outraged Over New York Landlord's Plan To Install Facial Recognition Technology (gothamist.com) · · Score: 2

    Your argument started off with "guns have no purpose", evolved to "well I wouldn't use them for that purpose so it's not a real purpose", and ended off with "well if you really need guns you should just move".

    Do you even listen to yourself?

  18. It's hard to distinguish people who seriously believe that shit from those who are just trolling.

  19. Re: Ah, april first... on New Male Birth Control Pill Succeeds In Preliminary Testing (time.com) · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'm pretty sure it's closer to 3.5 billion.

  20. Re: They should have been doing this all along. on US Lawmakers Propose Allowing Prisons To Jam Signals From Smuggled Cellphones (apnews.com) · · Score: 1

    You seem to have zero experience with reading comprehension; I was commenting on how to fix the issue which he outlined, not explaining "how things are".

  21. Re: They should have been doing this all along. on US Lawmakers Propose Allowing Prisons To Jam Signals From Smuggled Cellphones (apnews.com) · · Score: 1

    Groups will camp the phones and sell time-slots and privacy to other inmates. The amounts they charge can be exorbitant, and are far too expensive for an inmate with a regular prison job to afford. Just for example, I knew a guy who liked to call his wife and kids every day. He worked in the prison kitchen making $18 a month, but the phone crew charged him $1/minute to use the phone.

    This isn't a phone issue; it's an extortion issue. Take away the phones completely and that same "crew" could just charge your buddy $50 a month for continuing to breathe, or $1 per meal for not having his food stolen, or whatever. The solution for this is not "hey just let everyone have phones"; the solution is for the prisons to do a better job of preventing that type of abuse.

  22. Re: Udacity is Comically Bad on Can Marc Andreessen Stop Technology From Eating Our Jobs? (hackernoon.com) · · Score: 1

    Just out of curiosity, are you opposed to all online math courses, or just those specific ones? I've been wanting to take some courses to brush up on my math skills, but have neither the time nor the interest to attend actual lectures.

  23. Re: Correct. Fatcats descended from royalty. on Can Marc Andreessen Stop Technology From Eating Our Jobs? (hackernoon.com) · · Score: 1

    That's why the glorious Democratic People's Republic of Korea has outlawed profit, and given its people heaven on earth. Long live the Dear Leader!

  24. Re: Nobody wants a job! on Can Marc Andreessen Stop Technology From Eating Our Jobs? (hackernoon.com) · · Score: 1

    In reality, given enough free time, people start doing useful things by themselves!

    For sure. Just look at the Kardashians.

  25. Re: Ars Technica link... on California Man Sentenced To 20 Years In Deadly Kansas 'Swatting' (fox4kc.com) · · Score: 1

    You seriously don't see the control angle of what is happening?

    I was considering responding to the rest of your comment, but this Alex Jones nuttery spoiled the whole thing. It takes a special kind of turd to see the botched handling of a hostage situation as an example of "control".