Hortensius: We’re not trying to get into an argument with the security guys. They’re dealing with theoretical concerns. We have no insight that anything nefarious has occurred. But we agree that this was not something we want to have on the system, and we realized we needed to do more.
Beef industry spokesman: We’re not trying to get into an argument with the health guys. They’re dealing with theoretical concerns. We have no insight that anything serious has occurred. But we agree that Salmonella was not something we want to have in our beef, and we realized we needed to do more.
"Most people, I think, don't even know what a rootkit is, so why should they care about it?"
Most people, I think, don't even know what Salmonella is, so why should they care about it?
It's worth reiterating that these are just draft rules and we've still got a public comment period that could extend the already-delayed drone rule making process another two years.
I believe that might have been a typo, and was intended to read:
It's worth reiterating that these are just daft rules and we've still got a public comment period that could extend the already-delayed drone rule making process another two years.
What about inspecting Radio / TV transmitter towers?
Those are over 500 feet. Commercial drones are used to inspect those. The drones need to go over 500 feet, but they don't need to go outside of a fairly small radius from the tower's base.
The problem is that Obama treats the phrase 'law enforcement' as a monolithic entity with a single unified purpose, coherent standards of behavior, and consistent prosecution of those abusing the public trust.
Declaring encryption a munition ended up putting US companies at a significant competitive disadvantage.
You could import good cryptography from abroad. But you could not export it. So guess where all the good crypto products were developed? When anyone outside the US needed a product that contained any crypto technology, guess which country could NOT sell it to them? That means the US companies could not sell secure products to 94 % of the world's population.
I hope I never have to buy a Smart TV. I just want an ordinary TV thank you.
Reasons why:
Competition and open market. I can buy whatever choice of "smart tv" box that I want. Amazon Fire Stick. Chromecast. Google TV. Roku. PS/3, Xbox, MythTV, Etc. I can even have more than one. Even with overlapping functions. Or even no smart tv at all for those who don't want one.
Competition for the smart TV boxes is important for the future. Just think of what happens if there is a new "Microsoft" of smart tv boxes, and maybe then only one major streaming platform (think "Comcast" of streaming platforms).
The price of the TV is cheaper without building in the smart tv.
If the smart tv box is spying on me, it is not part of the TV and I can get rid of it. It probably cost about $100 which is way less than the cost of the TV.
The Smart TV box becomes obsolete long before the expensive TV does. In fact, the TV might last multiple generations of smart TV box. (This is why I also think buying a computer built into a monitor is a dumb idea.) I can replace the inexpensive smart tv box without throwing out the expensive TV part.
If I don't like the EULA of a smart tv, I don't have to forego the nice TV just because it has a smart TV component with a ridiculous EULA.
Keeping the prices unbundled prevents various pricing games that are played when things are bundled.
The underlying issue is deeper than ticket quotas. It's about anticipating and budgeting ticket revenue. That's the core problem. Any ticket quotas are a symptom of the deeper problem. Ticket quotas lead to ways of entrapping people into speeding, and thus speed traps.
When ticket revenue becomes part of the operating budget, then problems will emerge.
Speed traps have nothing to do with increasing public safety.
This law will be repurposed for copyright enforcement. Just argue that piracy == terrorism. A solid secondary argument is that since copyright == censorship the censorship law can be used as intended to fight piracy.
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On the post: Lenovo CTO Claims Concerns Over Superfish Are Simply 'Theoretical'
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On the post: Lenovo CTO Claims Concerns Over Superfish Are Simply 'Theoretical'
In other news
Most people, I think, don't even know what Salmonella is, so why should they care about it?
On the post: Lenovo Quietly Deletes That Bit About 'No Security Concerns' To Superfish... While Superfish Says 'No Consumers Vulnerable'
Superfish *is* Transparent
Were you confused into thinking Superfish meant it was transparent to the person (who paid!) to be spied on?
On the post: Eric Holder Says Putting Reporter James Risen Through Hell Is A Good 'Example' Of DOJ Process For Leak Investigations
So basically
On the post: UK Intellectual Property Office Plays Up Imaginary 'Toxic' Claim In Grabbing Food Pretending To Be From Somewhere Else
Here's how I imagine it works
Protect people from fake toxic alcoholic beverages.
They seize it.
They discover it to be real.
They cannot return it because they had to destroy the evidence since there would be no prosecution.
On the post: While Better Than Expected, New FAA Drone Rules Would Still Kill Some Promising Business Models
Typo in the article
But I cannot be sure of the actual intent.
On the post: While Better Than Expected, New FAA Drone Rules Would Still Kill Some Promising Business Models
What about inspecting Radio / TV transmitter towers?
On the post: President Obama: I'm A Big Believer In Strong Encryption... But...
Re: Tradeoff
On the post: President Obama: I'm A Big Believer In Strong Encryption... But...
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You could import good cryptography from abroad. But you could not export it. So guess where all the good crypto products were developed? When anyone outside the US needed a product that contained any crypto technology, guess which country could NOT sell it to them? That means the US companies could not sell secure products to 94 % of the world's population.
On the post: President Obama: I'm A Big Believer In Strong Encryption... But...
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On the post: Russia Reaches The Censorship Endgame: Banning VPNs, Tor And Web Proxies
Censorship Endgame
Censorship that stops at Internet technologies is a censorship that falls short of thought control.
Wait until the people who demonstrate they have wrong thoughts are imprisoned, executed or otherwise punished or 're-educated'.
On the post: Political Meltdown In Macedonia Shows Destabilizing Effect Of Massive Government Surveillance
I hope the US is paying attention to this
Or alternately, those who don't learn from history are doomed to go into marketing, or something like that.
On the post: Samsung Ad Injections Perfectly Illustrate Why I Want My 'Smart' TV To Be As Dumb As Possible
Smart TVs are a step of modern progress
On the post: Samsung Ad Injections Perfectly Illustrate Why I Want My 'Smart' TV To Be As Dumb As Possible
Please keep the SMART out of the TV
I hope I never have to buy a Smart TV. I just want an ordinary TV thank you.
Reasons why:
Competition and open market. I can buy whatever choice of "smart tv" box that I want. Amazon Fire Stick. Chromecast. Google TV. Roku. PS/3, Xbox, MythTV, Etc. I can even have more than one. Even with overlapping functions. Or even no smart tv at all for those who don't want one.
Competition for the smart TV boxes is important for the future. Just think of what happens if there is a new "Microsoft" of smart tv boxes, and maybe then only one major streaming platform (think "Comcast" of streaming platforms).
The price of the TV is cheaper without building in the smart tv.
If the smart tv box is spying on me, it is not part of the TV and I can get rid of it. It probably cost about $100 which is way less than the cost of the TV.
The Smart TV box becomes obsolete long before the expensive TV does. In fact, the TV might last multiple generations of smart TV box. (This is why I also think buying a computer built into a monitor is a dumb idea.) I can replace the inexpensive smart tv box without throwing out the expensive TV part.
If I don't like the EULA of a smart tv, I don't have to forego the nice TV just because it has a smart TV component with a ridiculous EULA.
Keeping the prices unbundled prevents various pricing games that are played when things are bundled.
On the post: Miami Cops Flood Waze With Bogus Speed Trap Data, Don't Understand How Crowd Sourcing Works
Re: this is all about ticket quotas
When ticket revenue becomes part of the operating budget, then problems will emerge.
Speed traps have nothing to do with increasing public safety.
On the post: University Court Tries To Stifle Coverage Of Its Controversial Actions; Guarantees Only That It Will Be Covered More Thoroughly
Re: Promising prospects
On the post: Samsung's Smart TVs Are Collecting And Storing Your Private Conversations
Re: Re: Please keep the SMART out of the TV
You mean 'telescreens'?
On the post: French Government Declares Independence From Free Speech: Broad Internet Take-Down Powers Now In Place
How long before this law is repurposed
On the post: French Government Declares Independence From Free Speech: Broad Internet Take-Down Powers Now In Place
Re: Absolute Free Speech is an American value
> And you are wrong for using your values to judge another
> culture with different values.
Invading France and murdering innocents is a Nazi value.
And you are wrong for using your values to judge another culture with different values.
(Oh, no, I just Godwined this thread)
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