I mean, I think he's evil. But I also remember Microsoft in the 90s: the EEE strategy, the monopolistic bullshit with web browsers, the FUD against competitors, the Strong arming of computer manufacturers to not offer alternatives, etc.
Disclaimer, I have not studied the software in question and there are many ways to implement it, so this isn't a way to say a computer is clean, just a way to detect if it's infected.
Typically, keylogging programs like these are installed as device driver filters. Open devmgmt.msc, locate your keyboard and right click -> properties -> details tab -> property drop down -> upper filters and lower filters.
These should be empty normally. If there are entries present then you have some program that is hooking into your keyboard driver and accessing your keystrokes.
Similarly, there should be a filter on your mouse if it is being listened to.
If you are especially paranoid, you can jot down the GUID of the keyboard and mouse driver (it looks like a long hex number with dashes surrounded by {}s), then shut down the computer and boot to a rescue disk, open up regedit, mount the registry hive for SYSTEM it's located in \windows\system32\config\system, (let's say you mount it to SYSTEM.remote), then navigate to SYSTEM.remote\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\
Then you scroll through this key's values and look for UpperFilters and LowerFilters.
The reason why you do it this way is to avoid a rootkit situation, where a driver also hooks into requests to the OS for certain information, and uses that to hide its presence.
If a phone can track you with a deactivated eSIM then it can also track you without a SIM, by just also giving you a secret eSIM for use when your regular SIM is missing, and then simply lying to you about it.
It is. So not really that great, imo. Just another rent seeking behavior to force a current subscription.
Don't get me wrong, I'm certain it scratches an itch many people have, just the fact they put it in the cloud is a hell of a lot of needless complexity and antiuser.
Although I also read and was influenced by The Cathedral and The Bazaar shortly after it was published, I find it difficult to recommend, given that ESR went off the deep end. The book is a good interesting read, just get a PDF of it and don't go digging.
The research team suggests their formulas and algorithm could be used in robotics applications and also in physics research associated with the angular moment of an electron—or in quantum research centered around the study of evolution of a quantum bit.
Even if it seems to be common sense to those inside the community, there is something to be said about getting actual data on the subject so that those outside the community at least have a touchstone for the reality those on the inside experience, because propagandists are working very hard to muddy the waters on this point and points like this one in particular. It might be a "no shit Sherlock" moment to you, but to people like my Fox News watching extended family, this study is something that contradicts their current mental model of the situation, and something that I am glad I have in my quiver when they start talking about the subject to me.
I mean, Snowden is, as I understand it, a libertarian idiot, but I think what he uncovered was extremely important, and the fact that he sold other secrets to the Russians in exchange for asylum, while certainly not great, is understandable considering that the alternative for him was rotting in solidarity confinement in an awful a federal hellhole prison.
The one for dispersion feels fishy; is dispersion really expected to be measured by the square root of length?
Yes, because dispersion of the type discussed is fundamentally not a linear phenomenon. Dispersion at 1km is about half of the dispersion at 4km and about a third of the dispersion at 9km. The only sensible way to handle it is through using sqrt(km) as a unit. The YouTube video is not the only place that uses this unit. It is featured in the Wikipedia article on polarization mode dispersion as well, and was initially added to the article in Oct 2004.
Also inventing evidence to scuttle anyone dangerous in the court of public opinion.
A union leader getting you down? Here's a "leaked tape" of him sexually harassing an "anonymous whistleblower."
Corporate democrat getting primaried by a socialist teacher? Sure would be a shame if it was "discovered" that he posts in a small dark web cp forum that has "posts going back years" and he "accidentally outed himself."
Once generative ML gets good enough that it's indistinguishable from legitimate evidence, it'll be possible for anyone with that kind of power to construct whatever reality is convenient. We were always at war with Eastasia.
We already do in many places, they sound good in theory, but in practice aren't much better. The problem with "express buses" is that they still have to sit in traffic. Really we need different modes of transportation, such as light rail, subways, dedicated bicycle paths, and so on, which do not share the road with cars. Otherwise, it's much more difficult to make a value proposition for public/alternative transportation to those who can afford cars.
Because security is still a big deal. There are post quantum algorithms, but there are similar post quantum algorithms that have been proven to be flawed. It's important to allow technology like this to mature prior to adoption.
most of these problems aren't of any parctical importance.
Well sure, but one of them is extremely important. Factoring integers rapidly is very useful, even if it completely destroys one of the most important encryption algorithms.
Not that this computer does, or could. RSA is still safe.
https://tasvideos.org/ It's a website that publishes Tool Assisted Speedrun videos and a community that makes the same. I've been part of this website for nearly 20 years at this point.
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As a former indie game dev who made their own in-house engine for a reasonably popular game, this is generally a bad idea. Just use Godot imo.