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Comment Re:Passwords are overrated (Score 1) 180

That's the context missing from this article summary: in any of the realistic security scenarios the article describes, use of multi-factor is mandatory. You can get really lazy about passwords when you've got a good secure MFA solution required as well.

If you read the standard though,they made a whole bunch of assumptions that are also unrealistic in the real world that make following this advice WITHOUT using MFA suicidal. Ex. they say just force password changes if you think the password's been compromised. Ok, fine. And how long is it before you realize that a password's been popped? Maybe not until someone's used a zero day to own your whole environment. Whoops.

Defense in depth is a thing.

Comment Re:My 0.02 (Score 1) 103

But this does impose harsh criminal liability because previously owners could argue that their customers didn't have an expectation of privacy in areas outside of the bathroom and bedroom. Thus, if you had a camera up in living room, the host would argue that they couldn't be arrested under peeping tom statutes because their customer had no expectation of privacy. With explicit rules against recording, the customers can say that they relied on the AirBnB rules, and they expected that they had privacy inside the living room of their rental.

Comment Re:Fine whisky? (Score 1) 135

I'm with you. Stuffing as much peat smoke into a whisky is like cramming an IPA with too much hops. It is very easy to overdo, and some people just want to show off. I'm a fan of Black Bush for a good Irish whiskey or Glenkinchie 12-year if going for scotch whisky. I find lowland scotches much more palatable than highland or Islay scotches.

Comment Re:Florida leads the way (Score 1) 228

Although that's not what he said, the idea is absolutely right. Except for a very very small minority of students AP should NOT be offered in HS and definitely not until jr. or sr. year.

I've watched this play out in our own school district. Kids are being told to pick their college majors while in middle school (oh and you can only select from STEM or you're a failure) and they're being forced into AP courses (which are for-real college level content) in freshman year and being told that if they don't they won't get into a 'good' school and that their life is basically over. This is a horrifically destructive lie.

These kids don't get a chance to grow up and mature and make as smooth as possible transition from child to young adult. They are coached that they can never fail in anything and so are discouraged from trying anything off the beaten path. AP has driven out 'college prep' track classes; now your choices are go to college while you're still in HS (AP courses) or take an on-level course. There is no middle ground. It's taking a huge toll on these kids' mental health.

Go back to letting kids take home ec and wood shop. Let kids try things and fail and then learn that failure isn't final. This drive everyone to AP initiative isn't getting kids to college any better prepared (the % of kids who have to take remedial courses keeps climbing) and it's seriously damaging their mental health in the process.

Comment Re:Headline is misleading (Score 1) 325

In this you are completely correct. Unfortunately, the people who most needed to understand that, Facebook and Twitter, seem to be oblivious. So, short-sighted ignorant politicians are going to end up wrecking the protections of Section 230 to punish the bad behavior of two companies who thought they were too powerful to threaten and the rest of us get to live with the consequences. Someone remind me to send Zuck and Dorsey a Christmas basket full of coal.

Comment Re:Sidewalks (Score 1) 107

What gives you the expectation of privacy while appearing in public ? In my area sidewalks are not owned by the householder but rather public property. Either way what is visible from the street is legal tender so to speak. That is why they have 6' privacy fences in most neighborhoods. On top of all that anyone foolish enough to upload video to a google owned data storage with no privacy agreement gets what they deserve... outed ?

What happened to anonymous posting here ? You have to login to post anonymous ? Slashdot is once again gone to the dogs.
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