they've had skyhook since the 1950s. they couldn't grapple the thing and t into a cargo plane?
They were saying on the news that it was too high for an airplane to fly. Some have suggested they could hit it with smaller munitions so that it would fall slowly rather than crash, but to be accurate they probably have to be fired from near-range.
But, yeah, I have wondered, just as I have wondered why they didn't shoot
it down while it was over uninhabited areas of Montana or the Dakotas.
Last I heard, it was too late now... it is over areas with denser populations.
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But, yeah, I have wondered, just as I have wondered why they didn't shoot it down while it was over uninhabited areas of Montana or the Dakotas. Last I heard, it was too late now... it is over areas with denser populations.
It's been shot down now. The balloon probably had parachutes like a weather balloon would (even thought it isn't )
the chinese must have been pissing their pants laughing at us.
This shit wouldn't have happened with trump.
The media is rpeorting that several of these incidents occurred
during Trumps' reign - as if to suggest that the same type of
thing didn't occur during any other president's reign. Instead,
this type of incident is probably very common, except that the
military doesn't make it public front-page news to the average
citizen.
But, yeah, I have wondered, just as I have wondered why they didn't sho it down while it was over uninhabited areas of Montana or the Dakotas. Last I heard, it was too late now... it is over areas with denser populations.
It's been shot down now. The balloon probably had parachutes like a weath balloon would (even thought it isn't )
After it had already finished crossing the US. If the intent were to stop it transmitting data back to base, you'd not wait until it was finished
with its fly-over.
Now, if it was just to shoot it down to say you shot it down and to impress John Q. Public, that plan might work.
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The equipment under the ballon broadcast radio frequencies. I'm not an RF guy but if a signal is broadcast, it can be picked up. Agencies such as the CIA and NSA could scan the entire RF spectrum and detect what is being broadcast.
The CIA has the crypto abilities to crack any encryption
The CIA has the crypto abilities to crack any encryption
Any time something foreign comes close to the US, the CIA is going to want to analyze how it works and what it reports back. During the cold war the Soviets would tail the US fleets with fishing trawlers covered in antennas. The US knew they were tailing them, and listened to anything they broadcasted. While the ballon is in the air, the CIA had the ability to liste n to it.
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plane. I don't trust them, but I am sure even they know the difference between an unmanned balloon and a plane full of passengers when it
comes to world opinion.
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Re: fucking chinese balloon
By: Dumas Walker to MOONDOG on Sun Feb 05 2023 06:04 pm
They wanted to listen and learn from the balloon. That is why they
waited so long. All of it's tranmissions were intercepted.
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No, the CIA does not have the ability to crack "any encryption".
No, the CIA does not have the ability to crack "any encryption".
Wait, you mean we've been lied to? It makes me question everything
we've heard or read...
Hah!
Re: fucking chinese balloon
By: MRO to DaiTengu on Tue Feb 07 2023 10:24 pm
i'm pretty sure most decryption they do now is via backdoors in the protocols that they are given by the developers.
the vast majority of encryption protocols in use these days are open source
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Re: fucking chinese balloon
By: Moondog to MRO on Tue Feb 07 2023 02:48 pm
The equipment under the ballon broadcast radio frequencies. I'm not an guy but if a signal is broadcast, it can be picked up. Agencies such as the CIA and NSA could scan the entire RF spectrum and detect what is be broadcast.
This is true, it's not that difficult to figure out what frequency somethi
The CIA has the crypto abilities to crack any encryption
Right, and the president has a direct line to the military that guards the
wait, you're being serious, aren't you?
HAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAH
No, the CIA does not have the ability to crack "any encryption".
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Re: fucking chinese balloon
By: Moondog to MRO on Tue Feb 07 2023 02:48 pm
The CIA has the crypto abilities to crack any encryption
Any time something foreign comes close to the US, the CIA is going to w to analyze how it works and what it reports back. During the cold war t Soviets would tail the US fleets with fishing trawlers covered in antennas. The US knew they were tailing them, and listened to anything they broadcasted. While the ballon is in the air, the CIA had the abili to liste n to it.
Oh yeah, and I forgot one other thing -
The CIA isn't authorized to operate independently on US soil. It would lik
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Re: fucking chinese balloon
By: Dumas Walker to MOONDOG on Sun Feb 05 2023 06:04 pm
They wanted to listen and learn from the balloon. That is why they waited so long. All of it's tranmissions were intercepted.
Ever the optimist! :)
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Re: fucking chinese balloon
By: Cougar428 to DAITENGU on Tue Feb 07 2023 11:01 pm
No, the CIA does not have the ability to crack "any encryption".
Wait, you mean we've been lied to? It makes me question everything
we've heard or read...
Hah!
who told you the CIA could crack any encryption? the CIA/FBI/etc. certainly wouldn't make that claim.
Heck, even if they COULD crack some kind of popular encryption, they'd probably keep themselves extremely tight-lipped about it so that
people didn't move to something they couldn't exploit.
the vast majority of encryption
protocols in use these days are open
source, so a backdoor would have bee
spotted a long, long time ago.
who told you the CIA could crack any encryption? the CIA/FBI/etc. certainly wouldn't make that claim.
the vast majority of encryption
protocols in use these days are open
source, so a backdoor would have bee
spotted a long, long time ago.
Most of that stuff these days uses
pubilc/private key pairs. You very much
could make an algorithm with a "master
key" that is undetectable just looking
at the code.
But I would imaging that it is hard to hide the functionality
of "master key" in open-source code.
dude, opensource has been a security risk since it's been open
source.
ok, you guys think its so easy to upload a virus to a linux distro,it's open-source, he thought anyone could go in and put malware in it. And he said he trusted Windows more because Windows is made by a small group of people who are paid to develop it, so they have a vesteddude, opensource has been a security risk since it's been open
source.
interest in making sure it works well and is secure.
dude, opensource has been a security risk since it's been open
source.
Years ago, I was looking for a job and I had a job interview at one company where the interviewer asked what I thought about Linux. I've always had a mostly positive view of Linux. He said he thought Linux was basically inherently something you couldn't trust because, since it's open-source, he thought anyone could go in and put malware in it.
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Re: Re: fucking chinese balloon
By: Gamgee to MRO on Sun Feb 12 2023 09:09 am
But I would imaging that it is hard to hide the functionality
of "master key" in open-source code.
dude, opensource has been a security risk since it's been open
source.
Years ago, I was looking for a job and I had a job interview at
one company where the interviewer asked what I thought about
Linux. I've always had a mostly positive view of Linux. He said
he thought Linux was basically inherently something you couldn't
trust because, since it's open-source, he thought anyone could go
in and put malware in it. And he said he trusted Windows more
because Windows is made by a small group of people who are paid
to develop it, so they have a vested interest in making sure it
works well and is secure.
dude, opensource has been a security risk since it's been open
source.
it's open-source, he thought anyone could go in and put malware in
it. And he said he trusted Windows more because Windows is made by a
small group of people who are paid to develop it, so they have a
vested interest in making sure it works well and is secure.
ok, you guys think its so easy to upload a virus to a linux distro,
then go ahead and upload one...
Years ago, I was looking for a job and I had a job interview at
one company where the interviewer asked what I thought about
Linux. I've always had a mostly positive view of Linux. He said
he thought Linux was basically inherently something you couldn't
trust because, since it's open-source, he thought anyone could go
in and put malware in it. And he said he trusted Windows more
because Windows is made by a small group of people who are paid
to develop it, so they have a vested interest in making sure it
works well and is secure.
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I'm thinking (hoping?) that maybe you didn't take that job... ;-)
dude, opensource has been a security risk since it's been open
source.
Years ago, I was looking for a job and I had a job interview at one company where the interviewer asked what I thought about Linux. I've always had a mostly positive view of Linux. He said he thought Linux was basically inherently something you couldn't trust because, since it's open-source, he thought anyone could go in and put malware in it. And he said he trusted Windows more because Windows is made by a small group of people who are paid to develop it, so they have a vested interest in making sure it works well and is secure.
But I would imaging that it is hard
hide the functionality
of "master key" in open-source code.
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