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[–] [email protected] 1 points 27 minutes ago

I see you understood the point made by the example.

For nuclear weapons specifically, the activation code was supposed to be a command and control measure to prevent unauthorized use. Having it both be an easily remembered code and one widely known made that whole system meaningless theatre.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

Are there any real-world examples where encryption backdoors have been successfully used without compromising cybersecurity?

No. Adding a backdoor to cybersecurity is fundamentally introducing a vulnerability that can be exploited by an attacker.

A backdoor in your IT security is like a hidden button to bypass the lock on the impenetrable front door of your impenetrable house. Sure, it makes the police serving a warrant easier, but now there's a button that anyone can push to bypass your door.

What you will find are instances with no apparent violations. Just like setting all the nuclear weapons to have the exact same easily remembered activation code didn't actually lead to a nuclear exchange.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 21 hours ago

Do tbey still mindlessly phone home so MS can censor what you do on your own PC?

[–] [email protected] 50 points 4 days ago

When the standard is a big interoperability push that leverages MORE functionality as a bribe to be implemented.

This is how USB (plug & play!), Bluetooth (wireless headset!), HDMI (high def, single cable!) , and USB-C (both sides are good!) all beat the entrenched pseudo standards.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 4 days ago (3 children)

The uniform change was either requested by or substantially welcomed by Marina Sirtis, fwiw.

https://screenrant.com/star-trek-tng-troi-no-uniform-why/

[–] [email protected] 62 points 1 week ago (4 children)

The issue isn't fucking "social division".

It's that one of the established American political parties went bat shit crazy and abandoned every principle they ever had in the naked pursuit of bigotry and power.

Any time you spread "both sides" bullshit, *you're aiding a hard-right propaganda machine *

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

I think it's a good idea to foster a social place, or places,.where you just go to talk. Be as kind as humble as you can, and just post new topics you want to talk about or on-topic replies to things that seem interesting. The Mastodon / bsky model is probably a little better than Lemmy in this regard, since the basic unit is "account" and not "subreddit".

And I obviously have no idea what we call these things on Lemmy. What do you think they should be called?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Are you really trying to round up from "suck" to "tyranny"?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Close to it, maybe, but police can't do a whole bunch of things. Like hold you forever without trial, or arbitrarily rape people with no consequences. Or shoot judges whose rulings they don't like

What they get away with is outrageous, but it's not quite "absolute power "

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The next election may come after a civil war,.but there will be a next election.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (5 children)

POTUS immunity wasn't a blanket grant of absolute power. It was just the same BS immunity that cops get for what they do as cops.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

This is a point well worth making and repeating.

If there isnt a law recognizing your labor rights, you serve at the whim of the executive. True in government and true in the private sector.

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submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

First house rule from my P2e remaster game, offered for your review.

Spell Slot Heresy

Since Pathfinder is balanced at a per encounter level, per-day limits on daily abilities are largely only kept around due to tradition. And tradition is just peer pressure from strangers, I don't see a good reason to follow it.

Any spellcaster can recover spent spell-slots with a one-hour activity, as noted below, while characters with focus points can recover them during combat.


Recover Magic

Traits: concentrate, exploration, manipulate
Requirements: You have expended a spell slot or used some other once-per-day activity

You spend one hour to recover your expended magical power.

During such time you may not work on any other activities or actions or be treated for wounds. At the end of the hour you regain spell slots or once-per-day abilities as per your daily preparations. If you have cast spells from a wand or staff, the item also regains any expended uses or charges.

If you are a prepared spellcaster such as a cleric or wizard, you may not replace what spells you have prepared for the day.


Refocus (1A)

Traits: concentrate, flourish, manipulate
Requirements: You are missing at least one focus point.

You take a moment to perform some deed to restore your magical connection, such as touching a talisman, speaking a phrase, or simply taking a breath. Doing so restores 1 Focus Point at the end of your turn.


EDIT: For the record, please presume the above is all released under the ORC license as a derivative of Player Core 1.

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