Comment Re:huh? (Score 1) 526
I have tried to report the problem by dialing 9-1-1
Where is the Emergency? 9-1-1 is SUPPOSED to be used for Emergency call
9-1-1 You Keep Using That Word, I Do Not Think It Means What You Think
Comment Re:If I were a betting man... (Score 1) 608
it won't matter anyway who he sides with, since he's obvious nuts.
Nuts with a Voter ID card.
Submission + - The Folly of Cyberwar Doctrines (threatpost.com)
Trailrunner7 writes: When the history of cyberwar is written, 2012 may well be marked down as the year that it all began in earnest. Governments have been attacking one another electronically for decades now, but the last 12 months have seen both the concept and reality of cyberwar elbow their way into the consciousness of the general public through attacks such as Flame, Gauss and Shamoon, and also have seen government officials openly discussing offensive operations and calling out other nations for their extensive attacks on U.S. networks. Now, those same U.S. officials are in the process of developing doctrines for cyberwar operations as way of defining how and when military and government teams can act.
To help govern the use of cyber weapons and lay out the circumstances under which they can be used, U.S. officials are in the process of developing a doctrine for cyberwar. Similar in concept to the doctrines that dictate when conventional weapons can be used and what targets are legitimate one, the cyberwar doctrine supposedly would lay out ground rules for offensive operations and specify who is responsible for taking those actions. Such rules are vital for conventional military operations, but in the online environment they're unlikely to be of much use.
A major problem with the idea of a cyberwar doctrine is that in order for it to really matter, to really work, the other parties involved in cyberwar operations need to have similar policies. A declaration of U.S. policies regarding cyberwar does no good without similar ones from China, Iran and every other nation involved. If U.S. officials say that they'll only attack foreign networks in scenarios X, Y and Z, all it does is give foreign attackers a blueprint. It certainly has no effect on whether they're going to use their own tools. The Marquess of Queensberry rules do not apply.
To help govern the use of cyber weapons and lay out the circumstances under which they can be used, U.S. officials are in the process of developing a doctrine for cyberwar. Similar in concept to the doctrines that dictate when conventional weapons can be used and what targets are legitimate one, the cyberwar doctrine supposedly would lay out ground rules for offensive operations and specify who is responsible for taking those actions. Such rules are vital for conventional military operations, but in the online environment they're unlikely to be of much use.
A major problem with the idea of a cyberwar doctrine is that in order for it to really matter, to really work, the other parties involved in cyberwar operations need to have similar policies. A declaration of U.S. policies regarding cyberwar does no good without similar ones from China, Iran and every other nation involved. If U.S. officials say that they'll only attack foreign networks in scenarios X, Y and Z, all it does is give foreign attackers a blueprint. It certainly has no effect on whether they're going to use their own tools. The Marquess of Queensberry rules do not apply.
Comment Re:This Is A Bad Idea (Score 1) 516
Screen not visible, which screen?
The "Screen" that contains your speed,engine indicators and a bunch of other stuff?
Duh where do they find these people?
The "Screen" that contains your speed,engine indicators and a bunch of other stuff?
Duh where do they find these people?
Comment Re:California (Score 1) 398
Careful, there. Being pedantic is known to the State of California to cause cancer.
Are you sure? I heard from a reliable source that the California labels cause cancer.
Comment Re:Oh Frack! (Score 1) 377
You can ALREADY put a pump into your garage that will fill your CNG vehicle (depending on where you live, this cost would be as little as $0.75/gallon equiv)
$0.75 a gallon ? Bullocks..... the road/fuel/usage tax is probably gonna be higher than that. People forget that alternative fuels sound cheaper than gasoline.... but that is because they are not figuring the tax. Get caught not paying that can be expensive.... Why do you think they dye off road diesel?
Comment Re:Bomb password? (Score 2) 358
First, you can't do it, because standard procedure in cases like this is to duplicate the drive contents and do all analysis on the duplicate. If your system destroyed the data when a "duress" password is entered, it would only be destroying a copy.
Yes but then they are in violation of Copyright...
Comment Re:Bullshit asshole (Score 1) 617
Anyone who works or worked for Monsanto, needs to be killed across the board.
Hmm be careful you or your 401K may own shares of Monsanto then you will be forced to kill yourself.
Comment Re:So? (Score 1) 487
Let me guess, it's your fucking constitutional right to evade the law now?
Why yes.... the constitution doesn't prohibit the people from anything
Comment Re:I already have this. (Score 2, Insightful) 439
What is illegal about an internet connection?
What is illegal about bittorrent?
What is illegal about a PS3?
Come to think about it...
What is illegal about a window?
What is illegal about a brick?
What is illegal about me throwing that brick through the window? Careful here.....
It is my window.... and my brick....
Comment Re:Summary... (Score 1) 490
God forbid anyone have a name like Dick or Peter are they suspending anyone with a surname of Dick or Peters?
Political Correctness has gone the way of Zero Tolerance..... you can't even use humor/sarcasm/irony as that "MIGHT" offend someone.
Ok how bout this... The truth.... Oh wait we can't use that either it "MIGHT" offend someone.
Where do we draw the line?
Not a troll I really want to hear the rational arguments that will be posted.
Comment Re:Soviet vs. American engineering (Score 2, Insightful) 183
This report is unsurprising... the Soviet approach just seems so stupid to any Western engineer unfamiliar with it
It isn't exactly stupid. It's just a continuation of the typical methods of engineering before electronic computers became integral tools in the process. With the ever advancing and sophisticated technology developed in the 20th century they needed to distribute a larger work load across more workers.
Comment Re:No they didn't. (Score 1) 853
A single minor mistake forever damns you?
I hope you are never in a position of power. Everyone makes mistakes yourself included.
Comment Wait a second - (Score 1) 530
Can you tell me that password again?
Comment Re:No they didn't. (Score 1) 853
The whole idea is predicated on the fact that one minor fuck up will screw him for life.
And yes the fuck up is extremely minor. Apple gets a ton of free press. There's not a single thing innovative in the new model. The changes are boring iterative refinements.
I could imagine Apple never giving him another device but career ending? That's nonsensical. There's no customer impact. There's no company impact.
Anyone who's been in charge of a customer facing system and had unscheduled down time has done worse.
