Posts by Mark 85 12882 publicly visible posts • joined 22 Nov 2012
Take it a step further... they claim they aren't taxi company yet they are buying and testing self-driving cars and also own a company making trucks with auto-pilot. All their drivers and vehicles are claimed to be "contractors" and "contractor owned" to enable "ride-sharing". Will they soon claim that the truckers are "load-sharing"? So what the fu** are they besides a company who doesn't want to follow any regulations?
Not the IoN (Internet of Nannies).
Too late, it's already here. We have governments trying to stop porn, wanting magical encryption, backdoors, and the usual "thinking of the children" and of course, terrorism.
Here's the latest one: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/12/19/south_carolina_calls_for_smutfree_pcs/
Here, we just finished the election season and this guy says "this isn't about politics"... hmm.. Then comes up with requiring some magical chip or method. This is pure voter bait.
What the hell is he drinking, smoking, or sniffing? Or maybe he's been talking to someone in one of the TLA's about backdoors, magical encryption, etc.?
Things are changing over there in Philippines or maybe Duarte is just blowing smoke. He's now screaming that the Americans need to get out as China is his buddy now. Chasing the US off will give the Chinese a bit more maneuvering room with the US having to be further away. Behind the scenes wheeling and dealing, perhaps?
Even though there's the campaign pledge about "fixing the H-1B", how many actually believe this will come to pass?
I'll leave it as an exercise for the reader to understand why I ask this. Hint: Count the number of "captains of industry" on various advisory boards, etc. Does anyone seriously believe they will encourage fixing the H-1B?
I'm not a Trump hater or lover. I just hope he gives things a fair shake and does something for the country instead of for the corporates which is way things have been for too long a time.
I'm still finding this interesting and there are many questions unanswered.
As for the FBI's reluctance.. as I recall the head of the FBI is Republican which might explain his not jumping up and down and all over this?
If there was a hack on the RNC, why wasn't this discovered earlier and reported then?
As for the "arrogance"... it's been there for a long time and not just with Dems. The Repubs have their arrogant ones also.
I don't expect, but yet I and probably many others would like to see a clear-cut, non-political review and explanation of what went on.
I may not like Trump or Clinton, but I sure as hell care about my country and if the election was manipulated, there should be something done. Not sure exactly what as tit-for-tat goes no where. If the election had went the other way, I would still want to know and still expect some response.
The rumor mill and some of the MSM has picked up on that the German government and candidates for their election are also getting hit by hackers with similarities to the what hit the US. If Russia is stirring the pot in upcoming German elections, this is not a good sign for any country anywhere.
Pay with money, and get all the credentials and access to what you're paying for, wait for it; BEFORE you hand over the final payments.
One more bit needs to be added here.... and change the frikkin' passwords and usernames before handing over the check.
Edit: Also, just hit me... audit the code for backdoors.
And if keeping the site online is $3m and legal defense is similar spending, where's the rest of it going?? The link implies coding and user research - is that really true?
Therein is the problem. If it's a not-for-profit company and registered in the States, they make as much money as they want (different taxes and regs on them though) and not account for it publically. If' it's a non-profit and registered in the States, it's a horse of an entirely different color.
The problem is there's no transparency (seems to be the buzzword of late by lots of folks) and no accounting for where all that cash is going. Is Jimmy getting new Ferraris this week? Or paying some high priced coders? All expense vacation to some expensive resort for the board? Or serious legal fees and hardware purchases?
It would be good for those donating to know how this money is actually being spent. From my perspective after scandals with certain charitable organizations of late, disclosure should be mandatory.
I wouldn't be surprised at all if some larger and better connected firms took extra-judicial measures against ransomware players unlucky enough to strumble across particularly sensitive data.
What we really need right now in the security area for this is an Uncle Guido. One who has friends in low places. Then your hope might become reality.
Here in the States, non-compete clauses in employee contracts are pretty much useless in many industries and professions. The courts will find for the employee. However, many employees fear that the employer will take them to court and tie them up for years and thus deprive them of income. The employee is basically screwed in that even if they win, they've lost the time the court case takes. So it's a gamble... try it and maybe your former employer will take you court and maybe they won't.
Yes, we're all twats. We've all had the whiny, loud, obnoxious, know-it-all user who's a pain the backside. I think Aaron handled this very well. I've done the same thing but usually will fire up the machine in the lab before sticking it on the shelf. Others, I just take it back to the lab and take it back in a day or so.
Which reminds of one user who insisted that when there was any problem, that the computer or printer obviously needed to be turned off for a day or two to "rest".... I think they (the user) needed a rest.. maybe a long weekend with alcohol...
The other choices left in dealing with these types (reference BOFH) are not socially or legally acceptable in real life.
I think you'd be surprised at how many people will buy into a fake story either because of pre-conceived notions, the fake news being repeated enough, or because someone they "trust" has passed it along.
There's a saying attributed to Goering (I believe) about 'repeat a lie often enough and people will believe it's the truth'.
Indeed it is pejorative and provoking. There are many of us who know there's climate change and warming going on. We're not sure of the reasons though due to too much screaming, urinating contests and manipulation of the data by both sides. The jury is out on why.
Having said that.. I'm all for nuke fusion/fission plants to generate power. It's the smart thing although maybe not politically correct thing to do.
Phooey. Yahoo! never had a billion accounts.
Not users but accounts. For way too many years, much like Hotmail, Yahoo was a choice for throw away accounts and also for spammers. So it's very possible. I think I still have a about 10 or 12 open throwaways there.
It also brings Yahoo!'s acquisition by Verizon into question, as the much smaller September breach prompted questions about whether the purchase price Verizon will pay for the company should be reduced.
Sell? I'd be surprised if they even give the company away at this point. If they offer it to me, they'd have to pay me to take it.
Even though I'm not a Win10 user, I was wondering about that. I have some friends and relatives (who I refuse to support or fix)* using Win10 and having the issue with DHCP.
*I told them I couldn't support them as I would use Win10 myself and therefore know FA about it.
Once this is enforced, the various porn sites will also be required to provide the lists, I would expect some (maybe all) government officials to start sweating blood over the fact their names will show up on those lists. There will be either fix to the law or a quick exemption list for various "services" and products.
That sounds plausible but usually its the other way around. Engineering won't do crap on their own unless they've been doing some R&D work and even then, it's a case of "Look what we can do. Is there a market for this?" but it won't be a finished product.. only a concept.
The people who work in the stock exchange soon recognise "strange" dealings. After all, it is money that is not going their way. Unless they are in on the racket, of course.
They're like bookies. No matter what happens to the market, they make money. If weren't for the SEC keeping an eye on things, the market would wilder and more manipulated than it is.
Not sure why the downvotes on this. I would add that under Johnson, the war ramped up and up and he personally micromanaged it while all the while reviewing his polling numbers on daily basis. He had a couple of opportunities to end the war and ignored them. If we go back FDR wasn't much better. Going forward, Nixon was an self-centered egotist and an alcoholic who held onto the war to get re-elected.
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