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Possessed said:

Probably to cater to people like me who’ve never even heard of it. But then again I do live under a rock.

You’ve never heard of Murder on the Orient Express??? Dame Agatha Christie’s most famous book? Don’t watch the new movie, read the book and then watch David Suchet’s version.

If it is true, you do indeed live under a rock.

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That’s one of those stories that gets a new film every generation. Don’t see anything wrong with that.

If the new movie is good, don’t listen to warb, just go see that.

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Warbler said:

Possessed said:

Probably to cater to people like me who’ve never even heard of it. But then again I do live under a rock.

You’ve never heard of Murder on the Orient Express??? Dame Agatha Christie’s most famous book? Don’t watch the new movie, read the book and then watch David Suchet’s version.

If it is true, you do indeed live under a rock.

I prefer the Sidney Lumet 1974 version. It has a cast to die for and as much as I like Suchet the television version adds much to the book which isn’t needed. Another version wouldn’t hurt though. Look how many versions of Hound of the Baskervilles exist. Rathbone’s version is still my favorite but I love the Jeremy Brett one too. The Cushing version is fun but all that added nonsense with the spider is a bit of a let down.

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Bingowings said:

Warbler said:

Possessed said:

Probably to cater to people like me who’ve never even heard of it. But then again I do live under a rock.

You’ve never heard of Murder on the Orient Express??? Dame Agatha Christie’s most famous book? Don’t watch the new movie, read the book and then watch David Suchet’s version.

If it is true, you do indeed live under a rock.

I prefer the Sidney Lumet 1974 version. It has a cast to die for and as much as I like Suchet the television version adds much to the book which isn’t needed.

perhaps, but Suchet IS Poirot. No one else can play the part like he can. That is why I was recommending his version of the story.

Another version wouldn’t hurt though. Look how many versions of Hound of the Baskervilles exist. Rathbone’s version is still my favorite but I love the Jeremy Brett one too.

Yeah I know. I have seen both versions. Both are good, but I am still looking my definitive Holmes and therefore still waiting for a definitive version of Hound of the Baskervilles.

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DominicCobb said:

That’s one of those stories that gets a new film every generation. Don’t see anything wrong with that.

If the new movie is good, don’t listen to warb, just go see that.

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Warbler said:

I am still looking my definitive Holmes and therefore still waiting for a definitive version of Hound of the Baskervilles.

There’s always the book version. . . .

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DuracellEnergizer said:

Warbler said:

I am still looking my definitive Holmes and therefore still waiting for a definitive version of Hound of the Baskervilles.

There’s always the book version. . . .

Yes, I know. I have read the books. I meant my definitive tv/movie Holmes. Obviously the books are more definitive than any tv/movie version.

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DominicCobb said:

That’s one of those stories that gets a new film every generation. Don’t see anything wrong with that.

If the new movie is good, don’t listen to warb, just go see that.

It’s similar to the Christmas Carol.

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Was the site down for about 20 minutes for anyone else?

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Where were you in '77?

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Well this isn’t good.

https://www.krackattacks.com/

We discovered serious weaknesses in WPA2, a protocol that secures all modern protected Wi-Fi networks. An attacker within range of a victim can exploit these weaknesses using key reinstallation attacks (KRACKs). Concretely, attackers can use this novel attack technique to read information that was previously assumed to be safely encrypted. This can be abused to steal sensitive information such as credit card numbers, passwords, chat messages, emails, photos, and so on. The attack works against all modern protected Wi-Fi networks. Depending on the network configuration, it is also possible to inject and manipulate data. For example, an attacker might be able to inject ransomware or other malware into websites.

The weaknesses are in the Wi-Fi standard itself, and not in individual products or implementations. Therefore, any correct implementation of WPA2 is likely affected. To prevent the attack, users must update affected products as soon as security updates become available. Note that if your device supports Wi-Fi, it is most likely affected. During our initial research, we discovered ourselves that Android, Linux, Apple, Windows, OpenBSD, MediaTek, Linksys, and others, are all affected by some variant of the attacks. For more information about specific products, consult the database of CERT/CC, or contact your vendor.

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yhwx said:

Well this isn’t good.

https://www.krackattacks.com/

We discovered serious weaknesses in WPA2, a protocol that secures all modern protected Wi-Fi networks. An attacker within range of a victim can exploit these weaknesses using key reinstallation attacks (KRACKs). Concretely, attackers can use this novel attack technique to read information that was previously assumed to be safely encrypted. This can be abused to steal sensitive information such as credit card numbers, passwords, chat messages, emails, photos, and so on. The attack works against all modern protected Wi-Fi networks. Depending on the network configuration, it is also possible to inject and manipulate data. For example, an attacker might be able to inject ransomware or other malware into websites.

The weaknesses are in the Wi-Fi standard itself, and not in individual products or implementations. Therefore, any correct implementation of WPA2 is likely affected. To prevent the attack, users must update affected products as soon as security updates become available. Note that if your device supports Wi-Fi, it is most likely affected. During our initial research, we discovered ourselves that Android, Linux, Apple, Windows, OpenBSD, MediaTek, Linksys, and others, are all affected by some variant of the attacks. For more information about specific products, consult the database of CERT/CC, or contact your vendor.

Yeah, not good.

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dahmage said:

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/10/18/558519095/computer-learns-to-play-go-at-superhuman-levels-without-human-knowledge

Thanks guys, human civilization was ok while it lasted…

Seriously, I am growing very concerned about the improvements in computers and computer intelligence. It is not out of the realm of possibility that computers will able to replace every human at every job. Imagine what it will do to the economy if humans are no long employable? What if computers do take over. I’m serious. As we become more and more dependent on computers and allow them to control more and more and artificial intelligence gets better and better, computers could potentially take control of us if they decide to. I think we need to slow things down and see just where we want to go with computers and limit what they control and put some limits on how far we want to go with artificial intelligence.

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Warbler said:

dahmage said:

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/10/18/558519095/computer-learns-to-play-go-at-superhuman-levels-without-human-knowledge

Thanks guys, human civilization was ok while it lasted…

Seriously, I am growing very concerned about the improvements in computers and computer intelligence. It is not out of the realm of possibility that computers will able to replace every human at every job. Imagine what it will do to the economy if humans are no long employable? What if computers do take over. I’m serious. As we become more and more dependent on computers and allow them to control more and more and artificial intelligence gets better and better, computers could potentially take control of us if they decide to.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=7Pq-S557XQU

I think we need to slow things down and see just where we want to go with computers and limit what they control and put some limits on how far we want to go with artificial intelligence.

That’s probably impossible.

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The venn diagram of people upset that Criterion is releasing The Breakfast Club and people that have forgotten they once made a DVD of Michael Bay’s Armageddon is a circle.

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Warbler said:

Seriously, I am growing very concerned about the improvements in computers and computer intelligence. It is not out of the realm of possibility that computers will able to replace every human at every job. Imagine what it will do to the economy if humans are no long employable? What if computers do take over. I’m serious.

Universal basic income. It’s going to happen. It should happen way sooner than it’s going to though, and it’s going to carry a sigma similar to welfare for far too long after it’s implemented, too.