Good for Strachman! I don't think even the MPAA is stupid enough to go after him. If they do, I think there will be mass abandonment of the MPAA! The motion picture companies would not want to associate themselves with such behavior.
My guess is that there will be a proprietary emulation layer developed so that existing software can be run. As horribly inefficient as this is, I would think that this would be the way to solve the problem of applications and libraries that are written for x86, X86_64, ARM, and the others.
I don't think it is a question of a good or bad idea. As the summary surmises, a unified architecture could make it easier to build in a common backdoor for spying. This is an issue of making surveillance easier and this should hardly come as a surprise because a Communist country is entirely dependent upon controlling its citizens through the use of surveillance. Ultimately, by putting in place a mandate and enforcing it, it places additional costs and burdens on the businesses that must abide by these new regulations.
Usually the first thing I do is disable that push-button, WPS thing as I don't usually trust "instant" security schemes anyhow. As I was reading the summary, I was thinking big deal, just turn off WPS. As I got near the end of the summary, I'm thinking "ouch," even though you turn it off the backdoor still exists. I would really like to see device manufacturers spend a little more time on security. It seems that security is an afterthought in the effort to bring a device to market and have it turn a profit. I would think that by spending a little more time on security, there would be more savings because it is costly to develop, test, and distribute patches. What if the patches brick a router, then even more money is spent on replacing the customer's hardware under warranty. Why not take the time and build a more secure router and spend a little more money which will be recouped over a longer period of time?
So, effectively, the FBI has just committed a crime. They have intruded into the server of a foreign company and added a backdoor. I am surprised Austria is not up in complete arms over this. Anonymity in of itself is not a crime so the FBI really behaved egregiously!
Just shouldn't be connected to the internet. There is really no good cause to connect your TV or Blu-ray to the internet. Instead, use a purpose built device like an AppleTV. I'll admit, the remote exploit is funny
The trouble is, all of the vendors selling the software and hardware to do all of this kind of surveillance have one helluva lobby. They probably make the lion's share of their yearly profits from selling to government. Big Business is just way too cozy with government, whether you are democrat or republican. These days it is probably impossible to get elected without the corporate donations because it is just so damn expensive. I am grateful for whistleblowers like these because it shows just how frivolously government continues to spend our money. Why the hell are we stepping up surveillance on our own citizens when we've got a shit-ton of other problems not being addressed? It is good that government fears its populace, government should be fearful. However, these programs succeed because of the apathy of most American citizens. To shut government down, it would just take a majority of us. Has it ever occurred to anyone that the drama in politics might actually be "staged" to keep us divided so government can secretly whittle away our freedom while we are left unawares?
In this day and age, there is significant pressure to bring a product to market before your competitor and to recoup your research costs. This is probably why device security is an afterthought. The internet has made controlling the flow of information very difficult, adding to that pressure to bring the innovative product to the market and establishing that product as the leader - it is all about beating your competitor to the punch. I do think it is a conscious decision to take a reactive approach to it or maybe denying it for a while until the press heats up and forces the company to deal with it. That, in of itself, is a mistake which all major electronics and software makers have made at one time or another.
That actually sounds rather dangerous! What happens if the electrode malfunctions? Instead of treating depression, why don't we look for what causes it and an organic cure for it? I am not a big fan of symptom mitigation. Could it be the chemicals in our food? Could it be air pollution reducing the amount of oxygen getting to our brains?
Correct me if I am wrong, but didn't Hollywood end up making quite a bit of money as a result of home theatre systems? You'd think they would've learned by now that technology can generate profits. Aereo is actually assisting in broadcasting the major networks content to a larger audience. In theory, this could be good for advertising revenue.
Okay, I am definitely not a nuclear physicist and I did poorly in chemistry. Could I have the reader's digest form of this? I'm very curious about fusion because, on the surface, it appears to be cleaner than fission reaction. Does it still have background radiation?
The internet has fundamentally and forever changed the way we do business. It stands to reason that big-box retailers are going to suffer as a result of changing shopping environment. I rarely visit a store to buy electronics. Instead, I make the purchase online.
I like Tunnelr. Tunnelr offers two services: SSH tunneling and OpenVPN tunneling. I like tunnelr because they use the most secure operating system on the planet, the infamous OpenBSD, as their infrastructure. Their rates are reasonable and throughput is good.
This sorry endeaviour reeks of political pork-barrell projects and I don't believe that this will cost the tax-payers nothing. Do you really think ad revenue will be enough to provide for the mamouth operating and maintenance costs? It will just be a matter of time before the tax payer needs to get involved. All all of this is to exactly what point? Tear out the phone booths that are really an urban blight. Just about everyone has cell phones and the number of consumers with tablets are growing constantly. Why not take that money and build out WiFi hotspots? Why would I use one of these "phone booths" when I have my own equipment?
You don't need to wait for law enforcement to stop spam in its tracks. OpenBSD's Spam Deferrel daemon does an excellent job of combating spam without the overhead involved of filtration. Through a combination of tar pitting and grey listing, I was able to take the family business' spam counts from 1,000 a day to 2 or 3 per week. OpenBSD's tar pitting sets a TCP recieve window of 1 byte per second on known IP addresses that send spam. Additionally, you can create spam trapping addresses and I've done this and placed them in the open on bulletin boards and newsgroups. In fact, I've used spam trapping addresses to harvest IPs of known spammers and add those to a blacklist. There is no performance drop on our end. The most persistent spammer hung in for nearly an hour before giving up the ghost.
I think a lot of the recommendations are going to depend upon what you do for a living. Are you a Systems Administrator or Engineer, a Software Engineer, or remote tech support? I can't provide any recommendations without knowing what your job function really is.
Working from home is a win-win situation for everyone. The company saves lots of money by not needing premium office space and the employee is happier working in the comfort of their own home. The employee doesn't have commute expenses or office politics as well. Only the stodgiest and most old fashioned of employers refuse to entertain the possibility. I gather there are some managers that just have to micromanage. Stories like these might have cost-concious companies looking for savings and this could be a way to bring jobs back onshore. Imagine the amounts of money that could go to salaries and benefits if you didn't need a behemouth building. The technology exists to make telecommuting entirely feasible.
I have just caught the Arizona GOP in one large hypocrisy. Arizona, being a state dominated by the Republican Party, should espouse smaller government and more individual freedoms. It looks like the wolf in sheep's clothing just got unmasked. The GOP is NOT about more individual freedoms as this bill is designed to significantly curtail freedom to the point of being fascist. I have very grave and serious concerns as to whether or not the GOP really cares about individual freedoms or are looking to further protect their corporate interests. If Sheriff Joe is any representation of this, then we are in dire straits. Oh, and it ain't signed into law yet so I am free and clear!
Given the propensity of government to lie or manipulate the truth, I don't believe a word of what the NOAA says. Everyone should look at this with a very healthy dose of skepticism.
Technology is simply a tool for teaching but this tool will not miraculously make a poor teacher stellar. While I like the idea of technology in the classroom and encouraging its use, it won't supplant teaching teachers how to teach. Teacher education needs to improve!
On one level this shows just how clever Dmitry is and it shows excellent problem solving skills. However, I would be more impressed if he could do something interesting with more modern technology. The technical challenges of booting a modern OS on dinosaur hardware are amazing and if he could take his innovation ability and apply it to state of the art technology, image what he could achieve.
As others have noted Foxconn is a sub-contractor of multiple companies so really Apple should not be the fall guy. But, this is China and personal freedoms are just not as valued and China is not a democracy.
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Good for Strachman! I don't think even the MPAA is stupid enough to go after him. If they do, I think there will be mass abandonment of the MPAA! The motion picture companies would not want to associate themselves with such behavior.
My guess is that there will be a proprietary emulation layer developed so that existing software can be run. As horribly inefficient as this is, I would think that this would be the way to solve the problem of applications and libraries that are written for x86, X86_64, ARM, and the others.
I don't think it is a question of a good or bad idea. As the summary surmises, a unified architecture could make it easier to build in a common backdoor for spying. This is an issue of making surveillance easier and this should hardly come as a surprise because a Communist country is entirely dependent upon controlling its citizens through the use of surveillance. Ultimately, by putting in place a mandate and enforcing it, it places additional costs and burdens on the businesses that must abide by these new regulations.
Usually the first thing I do is disable that push-button, WPS thing as I don't usually trust "instant" security schemes anyhow. As I was reading the summary, I was thinking big deal, just turn off WPS. As I got near the end of the summary, I'm thinking "ouch," even though you turn it off the backdoor still exists. I would really like to see device manufacturers spend a little more time on security. It seems that security is an afterthought in the effort to bring a device to market and have it turn a profit. I would think that by spending a little more time on security, there would be more savings because it is costly to develop, test, and distribute patches. What if the patches brick a router, then even more money is spent on replacing the customer's hardware under warranty. Why not take the time and build a more secure router and spend a little more money which will be recouped over a longer period of time?
So, effectively, the FBI has just committed a crime. They have intruded into the server of a foreign company and added a backdoor. I am surprised Austria is not up in complete arms over this. Anonymity in of itself is not a crime so the FBI really behaved egregiously!
Just shouldn't be connected to the internet. There is really no good cause to connect your TV or Blu-ray to the internet. Instead, use a purpose built device like an AppleTV. I'll admit, the remote exploit is funny
The trouble is, all of the vendors selling the software and hardware to do all of this kind of surveillance have one helluva lobby. They probably make the lion's share of their yearly profits from selling to government. Big Business is just way too cozy with government, whether you are democrat or republican. These days it is probably impossible to get elected without the corporate donations because it is just so damn expensive. I am grateful for whistleblowers like these because it shows just how frivolously government continues to spend our money. Why the hell are we stepping up surveillance on our own citizens when we've got a shit-ton of other problems not being addressed? It is good that government fears its populace, government should be fearful. However, these programs succeed because of the apathy of most American citizens. To shut government down, it would just take a majority of us. Has it ever occurred to anyone that the drama in politics might actually be "staged" to keep us divided so government can secretly whittle away our freedom while we are left unawares?
In this day and age, there is significant pressure to bring a product to market before your competitor and to recoup your research costs. This is probably why device security is an afterthought. The internet has made controlling the flow of information very difficult, adding to that pressure to bring the innovative product to the market and establishing that product as the leader - it is all about beating your competitor to the punch. I do think it is a conscious decision to take a reactive approach to it or maybe denying it for a while until the press heats up and forces the company to deal with it. That, in of itself, is a mistake which all major electronics and software makers have made at one time or another.
That actually sounds rather dangerous! What happens if the electrode malfunctions? Instead of treating depression, why don't we look for what causes it and an organic cure for it? I am not a big fan of symptom mitigation. Could it be the chemicals in our food? Could it be air pollution reducing the amount of oxygen getting to our brains?
Correct me if I am wrong, but didn't Hollywood end up making quite a bit of money as a result of home theatre systems? You'd think they would've learned by now that technology can generate profits. Aereo is actually assisting in broadcasting the major networks content to a larger audience. In theory, this could be good for advertising revenue.
Okay, I am definitely not a nuclear physicist and I did poorly in chemistry. Could I have the reader's digest form of this? I'm very curious about fusion because, on the surface, it appears to be cleaner than fission reaction. Does it still have background radiation?
The internet has fundamentally and forever changed the way we do business. It stands to reason that big-box retailers are going to suffer as a result of changing shopping environment. I rarely visit a store to buy electronics. Instead, I make the purchase online.
I like Tunnelr. Tunnelr offers two services: SSH tunneling and OpenVPN tunneling. I like tunnelr because they use the most secure operating system on the planet, the infamous OpenBSD, as their infrastructure. Their rates are reasonable and throughput is good.
This sorry endeaviour reeks of political pork-barrell projects and I don't believe that this will cost the tax-payers nothing. Do you really think ad revenue will be enough to provide for the mamouth operating and maintenance costs? It will just be a matter of time before the tax payer needs to get involved. All all of this is to exactly what point? Tear out the phone booths that are really an urban blight. Just about everyone has cell phones and the number of consumers with tablets are growing constantly. Why not take that money and build out WiFi hotspots? Why would I use one of these "phone booths" when I have my own equipment?
You don't need to wait for law enforcement to stop spam in its tracks. OpenBSD's Spam Deferrel daemon does an excellent job of combating spam without the overhead involved of filtration. Through a combination of tar pitting and grey listing, I was able to take the family business' spam counts from 1,000 a day to 2 or 3 per week. OpenBSD's tar pitting sets a TCP recieve window of 1 byte per second on known IP addresses that send spam. Additionally, you can create spam trapping addresses and I've done this and placed them in the open on bulletin boards and newsgroups. In fact, I've used spam trapping addresses to harvest IPs of known spammers and add those to a blacklist. There is no performance drop on our end. The most persistent spammer hung in for nearly an hour before giving up the ghost.
I think a lot of the recommendations are going to depend upon what you do for a living. Are you a Systems Administrator or Engineer, a Software Engineer, or remote tech support? I can't provide any recommendations without knowing what your job function really is.
Working from home is a win-win situation for everyone. The company saves lots of money by not needing premium office space and the employee is happier working in the comfort of their own home. The employee doesn't have commute expenses or office politics as well. Only the stodgiest and most old fashioned of employers refuse to entertain the possibility. I gather there are some managers that just have to micromanage. Stories like these might have cost-concious companies looking for savings and this could be a way to bring jobs back onshore. Imagine the amounts of money that could go to salaries and benefits if you didn't need a behemouth building. The technology exists to make telecommuting entirely feasible.
It would seem not an illogical conclusion that the constitution is meaningless to Arizona's elected officials!
I have just caught the Arizona GOP in one large hypocrisy. Arizona, being a state dominated by the Republican Party, should espouse smaller government and more individual freedoms. It looks like the wolf in sheep's clothing just got unmasked. The GOP is NOT about more individual freedoms as this bill is designed to significantly curtail freedom to the point of being fascist. I have very grave and serious concerns as to whether or not the GOP really cares about individual freedoms or are looking to further protect their corporate interests. If Sheriff Joe is any representation of this, then we are in dire straits. Oh, and it ain't signed into law yet so I am free and clear!
Given the propensity of government to lie or manipulate the truth, I don't believe a word of what the NOAA says. Everyone should look at this with a very healthy dose of skepticism.
Technology is simply a tool for teaching but this tool will not miraculously make a poor teacher stellar. While I like the idea of technology in the classroom and encouraging its use, it won't supplant teaching teachers how to teach. Teacher education needs to improve!
On one level this shows just how clever Dmitry is and it shows excellent problem solving skills. However, I would be more impressed if he could do something interesting with more modern technology. The technical challenges of booting a modern OS on dinosaur hardware are amazing and if he could take his innovation ability and apply it to state of the art technology, image what he could achieve.
Is this some sort of April Fools joke?
There is something undeniably very sexy about the female British voice.
As others have noted Foxconn is a sub-contractor of multiple companies so really Apple should not be the fall guy. But, this is China and personal freedoms are just not as valued and China is not a democracy.