From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Tue Apr 2 13:46:01 2019 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CE9BD1567637 for ; Tue, 2 Apr 2019 13:46:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from galtsev@kicp.uchicago.edu) Received: from kicp.uchicago.edu (kicp.uchicago.edu [128.135.20.70]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E98DE8CE41 for ; Tue, 2 Apr 2019 13:46:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from galtsev@kicp.uchicago.edu) Received: from point.uchicago.edu (point.uchicago.edu [128.135.52.6]) by kicp.uchicago.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id AFDEB71803D for ; Tue, 2 Apr 2019 08:45:54 -0500 (CDT) Subject: Re: NVIDIA... issues of [deep state] graphics resolved? To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: From: Valeri Galtsev Message-ID: Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2019 08:45:54 -0500 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; FreeBSD amd64; rv:60.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/60.5.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Language: en-US Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: E98DE8CE41 X-Spamd-Bar: / Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; dmarc=fail reason="" header.from=uchicago.edu (policy=none) X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-0.15 / 15.00]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-0.73)[-0.733,0]; DMARC_POLICY_SOFTFAIL(0.10)[uchicago.edu : No valid SPF, No valid DKIM,none]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_ALL(0.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-0.17)[-0.168,0]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[text/plain]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+]; PREVIOUSLY_DELIVERED(0.00)[freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]; RCPT_COUNT_ONE(0.00)[1]; TO_DN_NONE(0.00)[]; MX_GOOD(-0.01)[kicp.uchicago.edu]; NEURAL_HAM_SHORT(-0.32)[-0.324,0]; RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE(0.00)[70.20.135.128.list.dnswl.org : 127.0.10.0]; R_SPF_NA(0.00)[]; RCVD_NO_TLS_LAST(0.10)[]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[]; R_DKIM_NA(0.00)[]; SUBJECT_ENDS_QUESTION(1.00)[]; ASN(0.00)[asn:160, ipnet:128.135.0.0/16, country:US]; MID_RHS_MATCH_FROM(0.00)[]; IP_SCORE(-0.01)[country: US(-0.06)]; RCVD_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2] X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 02 Apr 2019 13:46:02 -0000 Sorry about top posting. Could we stop any political discussions on technical mail list? I am on neither of your sides, still there should be other placed for discussions like that. Valeri On 4/2/19 6:46 AM, Carmel NY wrote: > On Mon, 1 Apr 2019 23:48:10 -0700, Frank stated: > >> I've seen many older "issue" statements re: non-supported NVIDIA >> graphics systyems. For instance, on my Dell Precision 5820 >> Workstation, Ubuntu 16.04 interfered with window manager logins so >> that it would always rest mid-logion and come back to the same login >> input box. >> >> Unfortunately, there is not an immediate "resolved" status nearby >> those issue postings. So, did it also occur in some ways w/r/t FreeBSD? >> >> Who knows what the independent-contracting CIA and computer-invasive >> NVIDIA are really up to.: >> >> "NVIDIA, the microprocessor manufacturer that powers much of >> the world’s gaming and cloud needs, will also join hands in >> this unlikely partnership between a retail giant, a government >> funded tech firm and the CIA. NVIDIA will provide the deep >> learning training needed by the AI system that will process >> billions of images collected by SpaceNet and turn it into >> “actionable intelligence.” - fropm >> >> >> "In 2016, it was revealed that DigitalGlobe was working with >> CIA chipmaker NVIDIA and Amazon Web Services to create an >> AI-run satellite surveillance network known as Spacenet." -- >> from >> >> >> I am avoiding their "graphics" systems. >> Is its "issue list" resolved (or better-hidden, like Microsoft's >> backdoor spyware) for newer platforms? I suspect that not supporting >> drivers for older systems is a bit like [cr]Apple killing off the X in >> MacOSX, along with all non-proprietary security tools like Doorstop X >> Suite. "That would be telling." [The Prisoner] >> >> This getting "fixed" oddly seems like "fixing a dog does to the dog... >> more like forcing manufactured issues resolution "code" closer to >> where OS security lives? I'm not "paranoid... just experienced. >> >> thanks, >> frank > > No Frank, I would classify you as “delusional.” Of course, I do applaud > you for qualifying your statements and or conclusions by backing them > up with data you found on the always reliable Internet. > > Seriously Frank, virtually every time I hear one of these “conspiracy” > theories I just roll my eyes. Of probably the thousands I have heard > over my lifetime, from fake moon landings, assassinations labeled > suicides, etcetera, less than a dozen were accompanied by actual, > verifiable documentation. In case after case, the supporting > documentation was always some obscure web site, or “Somebody told me,” > or “Everybody knows its true,” ad Infinitum. Of course, I am sure that > in your case, you have spent months (years) using Wireshark or a tool > of your choice to inspect every bit coming in or leaving your PC, as > well as inspecting every line of available code, so that you could > factually support your conclusions. > > In any case Frank, you have a right to live your life as you choose. If > living in fear turns you on, then that is cool. Personally, I have > always required actual proof before I choose a path to follow. However, > I do want to warn you about the new danger of eating bananas. It has > been confirmed by a friend of mine who saw it on the Internet, quoted > by an unknown source, that they are implanting bananas with > microsensors that will transmit your DNA profile back to a hidden site > somewhere north of the equator. This data will be used to develop a > mind-controlling drug that can be transmitted wirelessly to your > Medulla oblongata to force mind control on you. I absolutely know this > is true. You can trust me. > -- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Valeri Galtsev Sr System Administrator Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics University of Chicago Phone: 773-702-4247 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++