Hacker News: aRationalMoose

'Doomsday' worm uses seven NSA exploits (WannaCry used two)

aRationalMoose — Wed, 24 May 2017 12:11:42 +0000

Article URL: https://www.cnet.com/au/news/doomsday-worm-eternalrocks-seven-nsa-exploits-wannacry-ransomware/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14409387

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New comment by aRationalMoose in "Amazon, the world’s most remarkable firm, is just getting started"

aRationalMoose — Fri, 24 Mar 2017 17:46:54 +0000

What sort of counterfeits are we talking that is so bad that they lose your business?

New comment by aRationalMoose in "CIA malware and hacking tools"

aRationalMoose — Tue, 07 Mar 2017 19:58:41 +0000

just saw half of these comments on /r/hacking. literally word for word.

New comment by aRationalMoose in "The end of the level playing field"

aRationalMoose — Mon, 06 Feb 2017 12:07:23 +0000

Certainly what it seems like. Internet regulations are like Climate change-- not really tangible in a traditional sense and sometimes difficult to grasp. People are very focused on this immigration/Travel Ban thing right now, because it's real and easy to understand, comparatively. I don't expect there to be a lot of popular pushback on this issue right now there was earlier, mostly because public attention is largely elsewhere

New comment by aRationalMoose in "Don’t Mess with The Google"

aRationalMoose — Thu, 17 Nov 2016 13:32:22 +0000

This is a cautionary tale for those who buy solely into one eco-system. I know the convenience makes it tempting, but they control everything and if you do something they don't like, even unknowingly, you'll pay a price. Amazon too, has been known to blacklist folks, without warning and with only one chance to appeal.

New comment by aRationalMoose in "Maine Ranked Choice Voting Initiative Approved"

aRationalMoose — Mon, 14 Nov 2016 16:30:22 +0000

Didn't the democrat get less votes than the third party candidate and was losing in polls running up to the election as well?

New comment by aRationalMoose in "Donald Trump will now control drone assassinations and mass surveillance"

aRationalMoose — Mon, 14 Nov 2016 16:16:37 +0000

Turns out the tools used by previous administration and the expansion of executive power the predecessors created, doesn't disappear but carries over to the next Administration. Gasp. Shock.

New comment by aRationalMoose in "Realistic alternatives to Apple computers"

aRationalMoose — Tue, 01 Nov 2016 15:58:55 +0000

You can always powerwash it and slap your favorite linux distro on it, no?

New comment by aRationalMoose in "Microsoft is now a braver, more innovative company than Apple"

aRationalMoose — Mon, 31 Oct 2016 10:54:25 +0000

Preach!

New comment by aRationalMoose in "Chrome Requiring Certificate Transparency in 2017"

aRationalMoose — Fri, 28 Oct 2016 11:21:44 +0000

snap yes.

New comment by aRationalMoose in "Soylent halts sales of its powder as customers keep getting sick"

aRationalMoose — Fri, 28 Oct 2016 10:29:47 +0000

No it isn't. Their slogan is something like: Not meant to replace every meal, but it can replace any meal.

New comment by aRationalMoose in "Drug Agents Use Vast Phone Trove, Eclipsing N.S.A.’s (2013)"

aRationalMoose — Tue, 25 Oct 2016 18:45:22 +0000

Piece in the Daily Beast says it's not just Drug Agents, but that it's also used by local municipalities and to investigate medicare fraud among others.

New comment by aRationalMoose in "Chrome Requiring Certificate Transparency in 2017"

aRationalMoose — Tue, 25 Oct 2016 12:50:23 +0000

I have my reservations about google and their omnipresent hunger and capability to consume my personal information(and what that may mean in the future for privacy etc), but they really seem to do a bang-up job when it comes to pushing for reforms to secure and implementing tools that are helpful for securing, the web; browsing and otherwise.

New comment by aRationalMoose in "Sid Meier’s Civilization VI"

aRationalMoose — Fri, 21 Oct 2016 11:07:11 +0000

I prefer Galactic Civ for the sole reason that the AI is wayyyy more interesting. Civ's AI i have always found somewhat lackluster.

New comment by aRationalMoose in "Samsung acquires Viv, a next-gen AI assistant built by creators of Apple’s Siri"

aRationalMoose — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 13:18:02 +0000

I actually think this is where googles assistant falls flat. "Speaking" with google doens't feel as natural as it does for Alexa, Cortana or even Siri. Part of the humanization i think, is the name. That's been the case for me anyway. Saying "Hey google" feels less natural than saying "Hey Alexa"

New comment by aRationalMoose in "Samsung acquires Viv, a next-gen AI assistant built by creators of Apple’s Siri"

aRationalMoose — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 13:15:52 +0000

So, will Samsung no longer develop on Android if they seem to be moving into the AI assistant space themselves...?

New comment by aRationalMoose in "Not OK, Google"

aRationalMoose — Wed, 05 Oct 2016 15:49:21 +0000

Would you elaborate for me, maybe toss out an example?

New comment by aRationalMoose in "Not OK, Google"

aRationalMoose — Wed, 05 Oct 2016 15:41:09 +0000

I have an open ended question-- mostly born out of ignorance; But why is this a bad thing? Isn't an artificial assistant that not only knows and understands us but anticipates our needs incredibly useful? In the process, sure they'll collect your info for better advertising, but short of Totalitarian Surveillance or Data Breach Concerns (The former is a bit of a reach if you live in the west, and they can survey you anyway if they really want to, the latter also seems somewhat unlikely)-- whats the issue here? Genuinely asking because I'm trying to understand.

New comment by aRationalMoose in "How Dropbox securely stores your passwords"

aRationalMoose — Wed, 21 Sep 2016 15:30:26 +0000

Now if only their customer service had been 'quietly' improved over the years.

New comment by aRationalMoose in "How Dropbox Hacks Your Mac"

aRationalMoose — Fri, 09 Sep 2016 17:29:36 +0000

Got a good alt suggestion?