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codesterling | 9 years ago | on: The Case for Wooden Skyscrapers

Yea, I don't buy those as being sound arguments. I'm sorry I don't just accept everything in a sales pitch. I've seen a log cabin burn, and those were 12" logs, so....

codesterling | 9 years ago | on: The Case for Wooden Skyscrapers

Lower carbon footprint of construction, more expensive, lower noise during construction. I read it, none of those benefits are worth the risks to me.

codesterling | 9 years ago | on: Sophisticated OS X Backdoor Discovered

There are too many "No, that's wrong"'s here for a bunch of people that aren't getting this quite correct. You do not need root access to install a rootkit, you simply need to exploit a security flaw that allows you to install, run, and avoid detection. This is easiest done by modifying the host to disable it's ability to even find you on the device. This is much more difficult on modern systems, so for most modern systems, they're installed as trojans using the privilege escalation of another application or install.

The connotation difference is the difference between getting hit with a 10mm and a 9mm. Negligible, as it's leaving a hole that you really don't want there.

codesterling | 9 years ago | on: Sophisticated OS X Backdoor Discovered

I don't like the use of backdoor for malicious cracks, as it confuses the argument between malware and bad security practices. Though technically, backdoor is the correct term.

codesterling | 9 years ago | on: How Do Criminals Launder Money Through a Restaurant?

Cash only businesses. Family, friends all eat there for free, like grandma's kitchen used to be. They gotta eat anyway, and it fills out a restaurant. The busier, the more you pad. Give options of top shelf scotches, etc... A guy is celebrating and wants table service, you provide that. Strip clubs, etc... Easy easy ways to either hide what's coming in, or pad what's coming in. Food trucks are brilliant for this, though stretching the definition of restaurant.

codesterling | 9 years ago | on: Tim Cook to repatriate money

And Apple just got punished for what Ireland did, and is paying Ireland for the privilege. This makes dealing with EU countries a much more problematic venture. Countries trying to improve their economy can't introduce new legislation without it being suspect. Also, Europe was benefitting from that money. Moves like this will cause American companies to repatriate their money so the EU doesn't decide to come up with another number when they are looking to balance a budget item. How do we pay for all of these refuges? Sue American companies...

codesterling | 9 years ago | on: July was the hottest month ever recorded, according to Nasa

Essentially, think compound interest, except carbon in the atmosphere. More carbon in the atmosphere causes and uses more carbon to combat this. Everyone using A/C is a good example. Also China and India are industrializing right now, at a scale we can't comprehend.
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