I guess my real point is: assuming the NSA can already do it, how long will it be before the 15 yr old skript kiddy can download a tool from somewhere that does it too?

This.
If I had mod points you'd get them.

Not useless, but also not what it says on the tin.

...but we can't eat a whole one (yet).

Why should we believe that HTTPS (or i suppose more accurately TLS / SSL) hasn't already been compromised (i.e. by the NSA)?

This.

I think this is the REAL question. As is: why should we believe that https isn't also already compromised (i.e. by the NSA)?

All this will do is encourage the so-called "rockstars" that come in and hack the crap out of the code base to throw together some piece of shit that superficially appears to very quickly met some highly visible/urgent management objective, then they always disappear before management get to also experience the fallout from the damage they did, so they leave looking good and the code devastation to everyone else (i.e. the _actually_ good engineers) to pick up the pieces.

It seems to me that you actually don't need someone's personal details just to pray for them.

Silk Road 3 is now open.

I'm still not holding my breath for Google to finally get a clue and include SD slots on Nexus phones.

>> Your high UID suggest that you weren't around when Linux was young.

Your automatic presumption that my slashdot membership age in any way relates to my industry experience only serves to further highlight that logical thinking is not one of your strengths.

>> If it wasn't for Red Hat, Linux wouldn't have made it as a viable commercial alternative to MS, period!

I agree that Red Hat has and does make valuable contributions to Linux, just as many other large companies, such as Google. I also agree that RedHat's contributions have helped (but are not singularly responsible for) Linux breaking the Microsoft monopoly, especially in the server space, however there is far more reason to Linux's existence than just being an anti-MS weapon.
you assertion that Linux would just not exist without RedHat remains patently ridiciulous.

>> If it wasn't for Red Hat, Linux wouldn't exist today.

Thanks for the laugh. I really didn't think anyone could be that clueless.

I like to throw popcorn at people that continue to disturb movies.
If they ever say anything, I respond with
Oh so you want me to stop being antisocial?"

>> drinking water is a basic human right ...as is their right to deny you entry to their premises.

Really? someone would be so unwilling to remove their (turned off) glass that they would rather miss the movie?
If thats true then there's a much deeper problem than the theater rules here.