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Comment Re:Or maybe ... (Score 2) 230

You could say the same thing about reports (or lack thereof) of rural crime of all times. I spend a large part of the year in a fairly remote rural area. We have no police department. The only option is the state police who can take up to 45 mins to respond after 8pm. End result is a lot of shit goes unreported, not just because it seems pointless to do so, but also beause of potential retribution.

Comment Standard for the Brits (Score 3, Interesting) 117

This is nothing new for the UK. The only thing new is that it is done electronically rather than by old fashioned methods (ie, bribes, cajoling, blackmail). Just about every fucked up situation in the world today can be traced back to root causes that are result of UK colonial policies and the use of "intelligence" agencies from the late 1800's thru the late 1960s (when they finally became a has been).

Comment Re:Or maybe ... (Score 1) 230

Don't just look at "violent" crime rates. Look at property rates too. NYC is one of the lowest out there regardless of size. What source are you using? in 2012 per the UCR database, of agencies in populations > 100K NYC ranked # 97 in violent crime rate and #272 in property crime rates (both out of 287 reporting) For murders it is #131, Even robbery (as opposed to burglary) it is only ranked #74.

Comment NYC (Score 3, Interesting) 230

less crime? OK. clearner air? compared to....? NYC is a big place - its not just Manhattan or the upper East (or West) side. In fact, you might make the argument in reverse when it comes to NYC, that lower "skilled" workers are clustering there and getting the benefits described.

Comment just like EE, ME, CE, finance...... (Score 5, Insightful) 608

just about every field above burger flipping requires specialization. Are you going to ask Joe Blow about your corporate tax accounting needs? Or are you just going to drop by Intel and see if you can lend a hand with some microcode? Work is becoming increasingly specialized across all fronts, time to get used to it.

Comment Laptops too? (Score 2) 112

So basically it sounds like anything using the wpa_supplicant code may do this? I can understand why it may be necessary for a hidden network, don't understand why the connecting party would ever transmit anything about past connections for public networks. Isn't SSID included in the beacon every 100ms or so?

Comment Re:Disclaimer? (Score 1) 346

Here is a standard one:

This electronic communication originates from Lawyer A&B, LLP. This
communication and any file transmitted with it contain confidential and
protected information, which may be subject to the attorney-client
privilege, or otherwise be protected against unauthorized use. This
communication is also subject to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act,
18 U.S.C. Sec. 2510-2521. The information herein and any file transmitted
with it is transmitted in this form based on a reasonable expectation of
privacy. See ABA Formal Opinion No. 99-413. If you are not the intended
recipient of this communication, you are hereby notified that any
retention, dissemination, distribution or copying is strictly prohibited.

If you have received this message in error, please advise the sender by
immediate reply and delete the original message.

Emphasis added. There is nothing there about reading the message - that is assumed as there would not be a reasonable way to determine you are not the intended recipient.

And here you can read about what happens when you keep credit card statements sent to you when you are not the intended recipient.

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