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but as far as I can see, I see nothing else than your opinion...
But that's the thing, it's not just my opinion. It's the advice that security experts have been shouting for years with web developers completely ignoring them. Implementing a robust crypto library is an extremely difficult task, you can't just go through a spec, implement it and hope to get it right. Not that long ago Cryptocat got bitten by the same problem. I'd rather we all get our best minds together, focus them on one implementation and have them work together to fix all the problems that appear along the way.

I may have no street cred when it comes to security, so don't take my word for it. Rather here's what the experts have to say:
You can roll your own, but you probably will make a major security mistake if you are not an expert in security/cryptography or have had your scheme analyzed by multiple experts. I'm more willing to bet on an open-source publicly known encryption scheme that's out there for all to see and analyze. More eyes means less likely that the current version doesn't have major vulnerabilities than something developed in-house by non-experts.
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Bruce Schneier wrote"Anyone can invent an encryption algorithm they themselves can't break; it's much harder to invent one that no one else can break".
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researchers at IBM wroteThe number one lesson from last time is never to roll your own cryptographic algorithms. The best bet is to borrow liberally from the good ideas that cryptography specialists have invented and tested over the years.
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I'm not claiming at all that I came up with the notion of "don't roll your own crypto", instead I only relay advice I've heard. As a spectator and potential victim, I've witnessed too many times developers trying to outsmart their elders by refusing to reuse crypto libs.

Finally, we agree that reuse is not ALWAYS THE RIGHT OPTION, but reimplementation should be an exception, not the rule. And as such, each exception has to be thoroughly justified before creeping into your code.

Interestingly relevant
I'm not saying your opinion has no value. Your opinion, or the opinion of 10 senior security experts, it's still that: opinion. Valuable opinion, yes. Right? maybe. Evidence? No!
Thing is, not everyone that can, should.
You're welcome for your daily dose of random wisdom young padawan
port80 wroteDoes anyone know if we are allowed to ship supplements from abroad? I mean I know the Lebanese borders restrict the shipping of medicines unless I am licensed to do so, but these are not technically medicine and are not considered so by the US. So would the "jamerik" let them in or seize them?
y


I used to buy and ship a lot of them.
Supplements that are not evaluated by the FDA are medicines(drugs), so supplements can be bought from anywhere like the supermarket!

I bought from bodybuilding.com and used super saver shipping, I got my goods in 14 days or so. Delivered to my door by Libanpost with no import duties taxes or what so ever, i paid just what i paid on the website with visa card.

Bought multivitamins, BCAAs, fish oil, glutamine, tribulus, milatonin, ON whey protein, and a lot of NOW wonderful products!

go for it!
bodybuilding.com is good , I bought whey protein and creatine from it ..
This is a useless post.
I am a rebel, I don't always follow the rules.
This is dangerous
وأضاف غالانت بقوله: "يمكننا أن نبدأ بقراءة الأفكار منذ الآن إن توفرت الطرق ومعايير القياس الأنسب للنشاط الدماغي"، مشيراً إلى أن قراءة الأفكار ستصبح أمراً شائعاً خلال 50 عاماً.
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كما يقوم العلماء بدارسة إمكانية تحكم شخص بدماغ آخر، إذ تمكن العلماء من إرسال إشارة دماغية عبر الإنترنت لعالم حاول تحريك يد عالم في مكان آخر، لكن دماغ الشخص الثاني لم يتمكن من تحليل الإشارة، ورغم أن هذه الطريقة نجحت مع الفئران، إلا أنها لم تنجح لغاية الآن مع البشر.

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m_zeid wrote
port80 wroteDoes anyone know if we are allowed to ship supplements from abroad? I mean I know the Lebanese borders restrict the shipping of medicines unless I am licensed to do so, but these are not technically medicine and are not considered so by the US. So would the "jamerik" let them in or seize them?
y


I used to buy and ship a lot of them.
Supplements that are not evaluated by the FDA are medicines(drugs), so supplements can be bought from anywhere like the supermarket!

I bought from bodybuilding.com and used super saver shipping, I got my goods in 14 days or so. Delivered to my door by Libanpost with no import duties taxes or what so ever, i paid just what i paid on the website with visa card.

Bought multivitamins, BCAAs, fish oil, glutamine, tribulus, milatonin, ON whey protein, and a lot of NOW wonderful products!

go for it!
Thanks, I will order some when I am done with my combat powder. I've been meaning to ship for quite a while since the prices here are outrages really sometimes even double what it is available for online, but I just wanted to make sure the customs wouldn't confiscate it.
I'll just leave this here, I guess.
Russian researchers in the late 1940s kept five people awake for fifteen days using an experimental gas based stimulant. They were kept in a sealed environment to carefully monitor their oxygen intake so the gas didn't kill them, since it was toxic in high concentrations. This was before closed circuit cameras so they had only microphones and 5 inch thick glass porthole sized windows into the chamber to monitor them. The chamber was stocked with books, cots to sleep on but no bedding, running water and toilet, and enough dried food to last all five for over a month (...)
Continue reading: http://creepypasta.wikia.com/wiki/The_Russian_Sleep_Experiment
I just read this story for my wife in bed .... Big no no
port80 wrote
m_zeid wrote
port80 wroteDoes anyone know if we are allowed to ship supplements from abroad? I mean I know the Lebanese borders restrict the shipping of medicines unless I am licensed to do so, but these are not technically medicine and are not considered so by the US. So would the "jamerik" let them in or seize them?
y


I used to buy and ship a lot of them.
Supplements that are not evaluated by the FDA are medicines(drugs), so supplements can be bought from anywhere like the supermarket!

I bought from bodybuilding.com and used super saver shipping, I got my goods in 14 days or so. Delivered to my door by Libanpost with no import duties taxes or what so ever, i paid just what i paid on the website with visa card.

Bought multivitamins, BCAAs, fish oil, glutamine, tribulus, milatonin, ON whey protein, and a lot of NOW wonderful products!

go for it!
Thanks, I will order some when I am done with my combat powder. I've been meaning to ship for quite a while since the prices here are outrages really sometimes even double what it is available for online, but I just wanted to make sure the customs wouldn't confiscate it.
just to keep it in low profile, like don't order over 200$ in the same shipment!
Awww, come on! Whomever edited my post, I understand why the text was made shorter, but you could have kept the picture!
aliessayli2 wroteI am relieved the story is not true
http://www.hoax-slayer.com/russian-sleep-experiment.shtml
I can sleep now
There is something weird happening in this story (beside people eating their own selves): It begins with 5 subjects, then one dies, then another one dies, then another one - so they're supposed to be two left, but they're still talking about three subjects... I tried tracking it down but it got very confusing, and I got tired of reading about people turned into monsters and details about bloody organs and stuff like that, so I gave up. But I strongly suspect that something doesn't add up in the numbers.
Otherwise, the story is very realistic :)
rolf wrote
aliessayli2 wroteI am relieved the story is not true
http://www.hoax-slayer.com/russian-sleep-experiment.shtml
I can sleep now
There is something weird happening in this story (beside people eating their own selves): It begins with 5 subjects, then one dies, then another one dies, then another one - so they're supposed to be two left, but they're still talking about three subjects... I tried tracking it down but it got very confusing, and I got tired of reading about people turned into monsters and details about bloody organs and stuff like that, so I gave up. But I strongly suspect that something doesn't add up in the numbers.
Otherwise, the story is very realistic :)

Four of the five subjects were still alive, although no one could rightly call the state that any of them in 'life.'( 1 down)

The surviving three test subjects were heavily restrained and moved to a medical facility.(2 down)

No sign of the third one being dead before the story continued.

Yes i'm bored.

ps : this link has more detailed story than the one originally posted here I think I read new things this time.
rolf wrote
aliessayli2 wroteI am relieved the story is not true
http://www.hoax-slayer.com/russian-sleep-experiment.shtml
I can sleep now
There is something weird happening in this story (beside people eating their own selves): It begins with 5 subjects, then one dies, then another one dies, then another one - so they're supposed to be two left, but they're still talking about three subjects... I tried tracking it down but it got very confusing, and I got tired of reading about people turned into monsters and details about bloody organs and stuff like that, so I gave up. But I strongly suspect that something doesn't add up in the numbers.
Otherwise, the story is very realistic :)
If you want to find out what's going on in the world, don't watch the news.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyatlov_Pass_incident
tt400 wroteAwww, come on! Whomever edited my post, I understand why the text was made shorter, but you could have kept the picture!
Too graphic. There are children on these forums.
SubPac M1 first impression: very impressive, adds a new dimension to music, gaming and movies. I think I'll prefer games without music from now on, or at least with low vol music or just ambient sounds. Imagine a highly sensitive gamepad rumble attached to your spine, you wouldn't want rumble with the music, just gameplay ;)
P.S anyone wanna try this out can pm me, I'm close to Hamra.

EDIT: you'll be able to try out 3D Vision gaming on 2.5m wide projector as well, for anyone intrerested ;)
who keeps deleting my posts !