exceptionhandler

lkrupp said:

I use a 7 digit passcode. I wonder how long that would take to hack over a 4 digit passcode?

Try this out:  https://www.grc.com/haystack.htm

It uses a much faster rate, but should give you an idea of how long brute forcing can take.  With passwords, length is king.  It can be helpful to have a bigger alphabet (lowers,uppers,punctuation,other special chars), but in the end, each new position you add to your passwords increases the haystack at an exponential rate.

"This is fundamentally a problem with technology, where compromising security for one and only one time and purpose seems exceedingly difficult if not impossible," Kaye writes.

This is not fundamentally about technology. It is just the tool.  It has made encryption easier/more obtainable, but encryption has been around longer than modern computers.  No, this is fundamentally about trust, and who you put it in.  I really hope apple wins this, as I don't trust our government organizations at all.  People are corrupt and are going to do what they want unless there is a safeguard.

anantksundaram said:

exceptionhandler said:

The ice sheets are actually growing, contradicting previous assumptions:

http://www.foxnews.com/science/2015/11/03/new-study-finds-antarctic-ice-growing-countering-earlier-studies.html

I'm all for reducing pollution, don't get me wrong, but I fail to see the alarmists view point as reality.

Fox News? ROTFLMAO. 

I think you accidentally misssed the "/sarcasm" tag?

(You do know they're talking about the Antarctic ice sheet, right?)

RTFA:

http://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/nasa-study-mass-gains-of-antarctic-ice-sheet-greater-than-losses

The ice sheets are actually growing, contradicting previous assumptions:

http://www.foxnews.com/science/2015/11/03/new-study-finds-antarctic-ice-growing-countering-earlier-studies.html

I'm all for reducing pollution, don't get me wrong, but I fail to see the alarmists view point as reality.

bobschlob said:

Man! AI really chumming the political waters a lot these days.
I don't know why. Plenty of other topics that always generate good user comments.   

Edit: Oops, almost forgot: Que climate change alarmist rants in 3... 2... 1...
(you're welcome)

FTFY