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For sure, but can I fault idiots for inability to read the documentation and caveats? Maybe, but not really lest most on this site could not "do computers" pro

by 616c 13y ago

For sure, but can I fault idiots for inability to read the documentation and caveats? Maybe, but not really lest most on this site could not "do computers" professionally. Unfortunately, the trust problem you mention is pervasive. It was a signed applet IIRC, but we both requires you trust the original and modified applets from the developer. I am wishing someone released an auto-encrypting PGP service and client, open-sourced on purpose. We all know only four people would read the source of that, and two of those would verify the dev key given with the release. :-)

rdl 13y ago
The correct way to do a signed applet or signed extension is to give the signing key to a third party who has responsibility for auditing it, or at least being "out of the subpoena chain" so when bad stuff happens, they suddenly stop signing new versions. I kind of wish there were a (well armed) organization which did this for other projects.
SimHacker 13y ago
Well, it looks like we got ourselves a reader. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwkdGr9JYmE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwkdGr9JYmE
- 616c 13y ago
  Unfortunately, I cannot find a clip of this from the movie Ronin. One of my favorites with Robert DeNiro as a criminal or spy, and not even his own gang of crooks are trusting of him. Among my many favorite quotes (I am reviewing all of them and laughing; the movie is a goldmine [0]): Spence: You think too hard. Sam (DeNiro): Nobody ever told me that before. [0] http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0122690/quotes http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0122690/quotes
  - SimHacker 13y ago
    "I'm try'n to think, but nuthin happens!" -Curly Joe http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxtW98VSegk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxtW98VSegk