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[Daily Caller] Returning to his fan’s question, he continued, "I’m sorry, Molly. I know these are not comforting words. The world is as uncertain as the people in it, and we share this rock with some very uncertain folks. But we also share it with living proof that hope will never die."
Rowe then offered Molly advice on where comfort could be found. "Take comfort in men who threw themselves over other people’s children. They are no less real than the killer, and they are still with us," he said. "Take comfort in the woman who loaded wounded strangers into her car and drove them out of harm’s way. Take comfort in the hundreds of first responders who risk their lives every day, and the hundreds of anonymous citizens who stood in line to give their blood. Take comfort in the fact all good people are shattered, and that you are not alone."
"There are no words, Molly, at least in my vocabulary, to bring you the comfort you seek," he acquiesced. "But there are people among us who restore my faith in the species, even as others seek to rob me of it. I can introduce you to those people. That’s what I’ve tried to do with my little slice of cyber space, and that’s what I can do today. The same thing I do every Tuesday."
He then offered an episode of his show, "Returning The Favor," as an example of everyday people doing something small, something significant, to offer comfort to others who do the extraordinary.
"This is Momma Ginger. Momma and her fellow Soup Ladies spend their lives waiting for disaster and tragedy to strike," he said. "When the unthinkable happens, they drive to the scene with a trailer filled with homemade soup, and feed the first-responders."
"It sounds like a small thing. It isn’t. When it comes to kindness, there are no small things."
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Dang, little dusty in here. Thought the rain would take care of that.
And these people like Momma Ginger are absolute angels on earth. A year ago I had a different answer; today my favorite meal ever eaten is a ham and cheese on white bread with charr seasoning. Especially as we were constantly hearing of our neighbors and friends; brothers and sisters; comrades in hoses; family tallying up loses. Bless you all.
[Blooberg] The Trump administration is exploring ways to replace the use of Social Security numbers as the main method of assuring people’s identities in the wake of consumer credit agency Equifax Inc.’s massive data breach.
The administration has called on federal departments and agencies to look into the vulnerabilities of employing the identifier tied to retirement benefits, as well as how to replace the existing system, according to Rob Joyce, special assistant to the president and White House cybersecurity coordinator.
"I feel very strongly that the Social Security number has outlived its usefulness," Joyce said Tuesday at a cyber conference in Washington organized by the Washington Post. "Every time we use the Social Security number, you put it at risk." Yes, it was a quaint, manual process. You were provided a secure numbered account to which a small percentage of your earnings would be placed in the form of a tax. A half-century or so later, you would receive a modest annuity on which you would again pay taxes.
Joyce’s comments came as former Equifax CEO Richard Smith testified before the House Energy and Commerce Committee, the first of four hearings this week on Capitol Hill. Lawmakers from both parties expressed outrage over the size of the breach as well as the company’s response and grilled Smith on the timeline of the incident, including when top executives learned about it.
I'm certain each party to the owner of the SSN should have their own signed SSHash and salt, and the real "SSN" is never revealed, just allowed by it's owner to be salted, hashed and shared.
#3
Yes, gold and silver. For many years they were used as legal tender. No matter the imprint or country of origin, their actual value was derived from their weight in ounces or fractions thereof. Credit due the ancients, quite an ingenious system.
#7
then you'll have bigger worries than your ATM limit getting reached by someone else
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#8
And when someone cuts off your hand to steal your identity ...
Or your eye...
Modern (good scanners, not the shit ones on phones) scan up to 7 skin layers deep and are designed to look for blood flow. We used such a system in the two factor authentication system for doctors to digitally send pr3scriptions for schedule 3 drugs to the ph@rmacy as part of a pilot program with the feds so the patients didn't need a physical script.
There is still a problem with this level of security, and especially if it is stored locally, is that all this is still a hash. Hashes can be stolen and used to impersonate another account.
Lots of ways to minimize the risk of this, but the risk of a good biometric system having its data stolen is far, far less than what we have now with passwords and numbers.
#14
I remember dealing with some receptionist type who snappily asked "what's your 'sosh?'" I said "None of your business and stick your in-house slango up your heinie..."
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[PacificPundit] In the last election cycle, Democrat house members Sanford Bishop (Georgia), Henry Cuellar (Texas), Collin Peterson (Minnesota) and Tim Walz of Minnesota all gladly accepted donations from the NRA during the 2016 election cycle. There’s also another previous house member who became senator of Illinois who’s been whining about the NRA. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois gladly took money during her 2016 election cycle, yet has not returned a dime of the money because the NRA is the big, bad group.
Clarification: This table lists candidates receiving money from this organization in 2015-2016. The organizations themselves did not donate, rather the money came from the organizations' PACs, their individual members or employees or owners, and those individuals' immediate families. Organization totals may include subsidiaries and affiliates... Distinction without difference.
In reality the NRA is a group that does what the 5 million members want them to do. The left however thinks it works the other way and the NRA simply duped 5 million followers to do their bidding. I figure they think this way because that is the way most liberal groups work, note the Democrat primaries with super-delegates and such to ensure the chosen are selected.
#2
I also enjoy the way the left believes that people turn from good gun-hating folks into 2nd amendment supporters because of NRA money rather than considering the NRA may find 2nd amendment supporters and give them money to win. I figure this is because most lefties don't actually believe in much and can change their beliefs for a price.
[GeopoliticalFutures] While this is somewhat self-serving coming from the former head of Stratfor when it was hacked, there's also some validity to this.
#3
#2 If people can be executed for crimes, why not corporations?
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418
Jobs, mostly. Putting all them people out of work is a bad thing.
What is really needed is a serious change in laws, corporations are not people, principals are held accountable for corporation actions and behaviors, regardless if those principals are involved or not.
Make sure that the principals are actually the people in charge, and not figureheads to shield the people in charge.
#5
If people can be executed for crimes, why not corporations?
If they screw up badly enough or often enough the market, their customers, will put them out of business.
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Big corporations must certainly have the resources to devote to IT security and they are clearly responsible for their failures. For small to medium companies, IT security can become a huge burden.
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#7
Killing Equifax doesn't solve anything, and in any event you are ultimately punishing the shareholders, and they did nothing wrong.
The Equifax leak is one of many, both past and future. It probably can't be secured using current technology. So we have to make a choice, either no one has it, or everyone does.
#9
Killing Equifax doesn't solve anything, and in any event you are ultimately punishing the shareholders, and they did nothing wrong.
There is a social / political aspect to "killing Equifax" that you ignore. les autres need to be encouraged to clean up their acts & make it a point not to damage the rest of us. Those precious "shareholders" whose moral standing and inherent value is so far above and beyond that of the rest of us, did after all chose to invest in an operation that damaged the rest of us. To hell with them and their "shares" of incompetency and culpability, they should have invested more wisely.
Need to be encouraged to do what, exactly? Take better care of our data? Is that even possible? And what about leaks from the IRS and GSA. Will they be encouraged?
The issue is actually reminiscent of the key escrow debate back in the 90's. Government and law enforcement wanted back doors in everything -- because we could trust them to only use it when appropriate, and not to lose it or leak it. Well, it's the same answer now as then. No, we can't. Ever. These are human systems designed and run by humans, and as such they ***will*** fail. Everything must proceed from that simple truth.
[Vets Before Illegals] When Americans tune in to watch football on TV, the last thing they want to be hit with is anti-American players demanding they are "oppressed" while making millions, using the National Anthem and U.S. Flag as a cowardly outlet for their own media attention. They claim "injustices" are "all over the place" and harming minorities, yet somehow have donated nothing to their own communities or taken action of any kind to help others.
As players continue to protest, the NFL continues to not only allow it, but highlight it. Somehow football is now less about sports and more about politically-charged statements from cocky players who think they can call the shots while ignoring their fans. And NFL officials are content to let it happen because it pushes their liberal agenda.
Unless you make the NFL hurt financially, they will continue to breed an atmosphere of disrespect and contempt towards our National Anthem, Flag, and Military Members.
Last week we spoke about the huge Veterans Day protest being planned, and that is a huge step in the right direction. But it isn’t enough to make the full impact needed to really make the NFL realize "they done messed up".
#4
I have tried to call the USAA corporate offices about the irony of who they have as clients and their support for the NFL. The cororate executive line 210-498-6071 connects and then automatically hangs up. gutless.
#5
I have tried to call the USAA corporate offices about the irony of who they have as clients and their support for the NFL. The cororate executive line 210-498-6071 connects and then automatically hangs up. gutless.
Call 1-800-531-7154 and ask to speak to a representative. Watch out though, they will blacklist your account.
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[Blooberg] The Trump administration is exploring ways to replace the use of Social Security numbers as the main method of assuring people’s identities in the wake of consumer credit agency Equifax Inc.’s massive data breach.
[Vets Before Illegals] When Americans tune in to watch football on TV, the last thing they want to be hit with is anti-American players demanding they are "oppressed" while making millions, using the National Anthem and U.S. Flag as a cowardly outlet for their own media attention. They claim "injustices" are "all over the place" and harming minorities, yet somehow have donated nothing to their own communities or taken action of any kind to help others.
