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Comment Re:Bruce Schneier the paranoid cryptographer (Score 1) 157

So you are saying that Bradley Manning's leaks did harm the US*? Delayed recognition is better than none I suppose.

*Not that there was any real question about that. High cost, no useful outcome.

How could you possibly come to that conclusion? There's no way @dbll was saying that. I don't want to speak for him/her, but they said the oil company already had that opinion (that the US couldn't keep its intel secure).

By oil company, they surely meant "Shell", the US based juggernaut. The documents revealed that the company had inserted staff and fully infiltrated the Nigerian government, hence they told the US they could ensure that the Nigeria's 2009 Petroleum Industry Bill would favorably treat the US/Shell.

Comment Re:Proof (Score 1) 546

Agreed. I'm actually let down that this was "reported" on Slashdot in this manner. The entire thing is suspect, and it's been handled in typical fashion by news organizations across the country (countries) i.e., they just repeat what has been told to them by an anonymous government source, providing nothing remotely resembling evidence, in a manner that just happens to support the establishment's needs.

Comment Security - physical, network, machines (Score 4, Insightful) 258

We can't even get voting machines that are secure and verifiable. We contract companies with no accountability to make these, and they don't even listen to third party researchers, or calls for open reviews. Why on earth would we think we could secure it on a public network, with umpteen more attack vectors?

Comment Re:Unbelievable. (Score 1) 180

*COUGH* Bullshit. They've been using these TI calcs for over 20-25 years.... WAY, WAY before people could use a device to "Google" solutions. The fact that they have contracts and books, and lord knows what else is what keeps their devices in play and permitted for testing. If nothing else, at least the cost was driven down because of the fact that their parts are dirt cheap compared to my day (early 90's) when you couldn't get a TI for under a few hundred bucks. I don't know if the new color models with crazy interfaces are allowed in schools now, but please know that the internet had no bearing on the original decision to allow these calcs to be used in testing.

Comment I agree but..... (Score 2) 410

I agree totally, but there are instances where the damage is already done, and no amount of strength training will fix the problem at hand. Building up strength in yourlower back and abdomen are two of the most important things you can do for preventative maintenance for you back. Gaining muscle and flexibilty in your lower back and abdomen can and will make your life easier if you suffer from mild to moderate bacak pain. But if you suffer from a bulged or slipped disc, or even a pinched nerve, make suree you see a real doctor before taking everyones advice to just "get healthy", because a serious injury like that does not "fix itself" through exercise. In fact, you can make the problem much worse, if you're not very careful.

I guess what I'm getting at, is don't take back pain lightly. It is a serious issue, that deserves serious consideration. Pain killers are NOT an answer. They only treat the symptoms and disguise the real problem. See a doctor! See more than one doctor. Make sure you get more than one diagnosis. Quite often, doctors are not qualified to diagnose and treat serious back problems. Misdiagnosis and mistreatment are can be major problems, that can very easily lead to a lifetime of pain and addiction to pain killers.

If you don't have serious back problems, then by all means, take care of it now. Exercise regularly, and use common sense. Use good posture and place your keyboard/mouse in an ergonomically correct position. It could mean the difference between a healthy, happy life, and one plagued with chronic back pain, and even worse, opiate addiction.

Take care...Jaxn.

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