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From: GreenXenon on 19 May 2010 22:44 On May 19, 7:30 pm, bruc...(a)realtime.net (Bruce Burden) wrote: > In comp.sys.laptops GreenXenon <glucege...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > : > : 1. I do plan to store files on the internet but not stuff that I feel > : is important > : > If you read the service agreement on a "cloud", you will note > that all your bases belong to us. In other words, the damn lawyers > decided everyhing stored in the cloud belongs to the cloud provider > so they can delete it if somebody squawks. > > Perhaps more importantly, you also give up any and all copywrite > to said data. Not only no, but hell no. > > Of course, it also means said cloud provider can also share > your data if they want to... One can store files on groups.yahoo.com without providing their true identity. > : > : 2. Stuff that I do feel is important, I store on a different computer > : > Okay. So how do you protect said different computer? As some > poster noted, truely secure systems aren't on the net, but they > are in secured rooms, and anything that enters the room that isn't > flesh or clothes stays in said room. > > At some point, you have to accept that your data is at risk, > and accept said level of risk. Since you are talking WiFi on your > dream laptop, I'd think you are already accepting a large element > of risk, as everything you transmit to the local station is liable > to interception. Perhaps not right then, but given time, about > any data can be deciphered. > The other computer is a desktop and uses a different internet connection that is accomplished via fiber-optics, not wi-fi.
From: Mike Rosenberg on 20 May 2010 07:40 GreenXenon <glucegen1x(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Tempest shielding, unobtanium RAM, and physics-defying radio antenna > > account for the largest part of it. Low volume would account for the > > rest. > > > So the RAM that I want is physically-impossible? Oh no! We don't know whether it's impossible, but you yourself said hypothetical. -- Mac and geek T-shirts & gifts <http://designsbymike.net/shop/mac.cgi> Prius shirts/bumper stickers <http://designsbymike.net/shop/prius.cgi> Make money while saving money <http://www.bign.com/mrosenberg>
From: GreenXenon on 21 May 2010 12:03 On May 20, 4:40 am, mikeP...(a)TOGROUPmacconsult.com (Mike Rosenberg) wrote: > GreenXenon <glucege...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > Tempest shielding, unobtanium RAM, and physics-defying radio antenna > > > account for the largest part of it. Low volume would account for the > > > rest. > > > So the RAM that I want is physically-impossible? Oh no! > > We don't know whether it's impossible, but you yourself said > hypothetical. Do you think it will be possible in the next 5 to 10 years?
From: Robert Haar on 21 May 2010 17:01 On 5/21/10 12:03 PM, "GreenXenon" <glucegen1x(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On May 20, 4:40�am, mikeP...(a)TOGROUPmacconsult.com (Mike Rosenberg) > wrote: >> >> We don't know whether it's impossible, but you yourself said >> hypothetical. > > Do you think it will be possible in the next 5 to 10 years? Possible - sure, It could be built today, except maybe the vaguely defined bit about the antenna. But I don't expect that any manufacturer would see enough of a market to mass produce one.
From: GreenXenon on 21 May 2010 20:40
On May 21, 2:01 pm, Robert Haar <bobh...(a)me.com> wrote: > On 5/21/10 12:03 PM, "GreenXenon" <glucege...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > On May 20, 4:40 am, mikeP...(a)TOGROUPmacconsult.com (Mike Rosenberg) > > wrote: > > >> We don't know whether it's impossible, but you yourself said > >> hypothetical. > > > Do you think it will be possible in the next 5 to 10 years? > > Possible - sure, It could be built today, except maybe the vaguely defined > bit about the antenna. I should've added, the receiver antenna is omnidirectional but the transmitter is unidirectional. Transmit in only one direction but receive in all directions. That way I have more choices of which wi-fi access point to use. The purpose of unidirectional transmission is to decrease the chance of interception by the bad guys who could use automatic/radio-direction-finding to triangulate my position. > > But I don't expect that any manufacturer would see enough of a market to > mass produce one. What if I design and build this laptop myself? |