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Strong encryption is used for offensive measures as well.


How do you mean? Isn't encryption essentially building a wall around your data - about as defensive as it gets?

Is your argument essentially "invaders can carry shields, therefore shields are a tool of attack"?


I’m not the person you asked, but I think they’re referring to ransomware


The "attack" part of any ransomware is how they were able to get to the point where they can execute arbitrary command on my computer. Because once that is achieved, all bets are off.


Thanks, that example makes sense to me, hadn't thought of that!


A good argument could be that the NSA is violating the intent of Congress by weakening encryption standards which are essential to online commerce. Could even be extended to authentication standards which there can be no legal restriction on.


Wouldn't this be "weak encryption is used for offensive purposes as well"?


No, this would be [insult to the NSA] at the idea of packet injection by controlling all the major backbones, and endorsing unauthenticated protocols.

The DoD’s faith in PKI is so great that many public facing DoD websites are signed by the DoD root CA.


Is a cloaking device a tool of attack?


Contrarian buy signal on natural gas from this article. Currently hovering just under 2.5


Coincidentally, I just put a used intel gb ct up for sale, along with an unrelated note to the fcc. I’ll double check the nic now to confirm authenticity. My voice is my passport. Verify me.


Besides actual issues with mental health history, is there any way to know if someone will react this way to LSD? Set and setting may not be enough in these cases, it seems?


One would likely want to be unafraid of letting go. After a heroic dose like that, it's possible he had some things on his mind and the chemical inescapably brought these things to the forefront of his attention.

More info here: https://erowid.org/experiences/subs/exp_LSD.shtml


Assuming this was pure LSD, 4 full doses is way too much. It leads me wonder if he knew what we was getting into ahead of time or if he was peer pressured and did not have much experience.

The trial will be interesting here. I think his best defense is that he had no clue what a safe dose was and had 0 control over his own actions while he did what he did.


Always carry benzos in case of bad trip.


benzos and a trip sitter would've avoided some of this at least could've calmed him down


Idk what the sitter situation was but it sounds like this got out of hand pretty fast. If they couldn't calm him I imagine the best they could do is pin him down and tie him up.


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