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The Problem of Search Engines and "Sekrit" Data
Nos. writes: "CNet is reporting that not only Google but other search engines are finding password and credit card numbers while doing its indexing. An interesting quote from the article by Google: 'We define public as anything placed on the public Internet and not blocked to search engines in any way. The primary burden falls to the people who are incorrectly exposing this information. But at the same time, we're certainly aware of the problem, and our development team is exploring different solutions behind the scenes.'" As the article outlines, this has been a problem for a long time -- and with no easy solution in sight.
Beans and cornbread are good!
/me goes to search for "credit card"
/me buys an x-box with stuff he found by reading slashdot
the gods of irony salute!
Just in time for Christmas Shopping!!!!
All the toys and none of the debt!
Just gotta remember to buy a P.O. box first, not give my home address like the last ti....uhhhh...never mind.
Have you read the moderator guidelines? Well, have you, PUNK? (and I want a Karma: Gnarly option)
troooooon
$ishtoast
Requiring competence before publishing a page? What the Fuck?
Please think before modding him up because this post sounds good. Read it carefully, and you'll see it is only shit dressed up nicely.
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HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF
+MONDAY MORNING+
Cmdr Taco: I will not suck any more dick ever again.
+MONDAY EVENING+
Cmdr Taco: *slurp* *slurp* *slurp*
+TUESDAY MORNING+
Cmdr Taco: I will not suck any more dick ever again.
+TUESDAY EVENING+
Cmdr Taco: *slurp* *slurp* *slurp*
+WEDNESDAY MORNING+
Cmdr Taco: I will not suck any more dick ever again.
+WEDNESDAY EVENING+
Cmdr Taco: *slurp* *slurp* *slurp*
+THURSDAY MORNING+
Cmdr Taco: I will not suck any more dick ever again.
+THURSDAY EVENING+
Cmdr Taco: *slurp* *slurp* *slurp*
+FRIDAY MORNING+
Cmdr Taco: I will not suck any more dick ever again.
+FRIDAY EVENING+
Cmdr Taco: *slurp* *slurp* *slurp* *slurp*
+SATURDAY MORNING+
Cmdr Taco: I will not suck any more dick ever again.
+SATURDAY EVENING+
Cmdr Taco: *slurp* *slurp* *slurp*
+SUNDAY MORNING+
Cmdr Taco: Today is the Lord's day.
+SUNDAY AFTERNOON+
Cmdr Taco: *slurp* *slurp* *slurp*
Stupid submit button. Grrrrrrr.
All Troll + "offtopic" mods are meta moderated as "Unfair", because you abused the system.
From the Norton Anthology of Black Poetry:
"Watermelon, Fried Chicken, Cadillac Car -
We're not as dumb as you think we is!"
Flamebait? You mods have your heads in your asses again. That's funny.
Comdr Taco has a sister - Tuna Taco.
Now youre an 3l33t h^x0r D00d3!!!!
All Troll + "offtopic" mods are meta moderated as "Unfair", because you abused the system.
Here is my ass
Which you may kiss.
Take time and aim well
You don't want to miss.
For if you aim low
And your lips they do fall
Then you will find
You'll be sucking my balls.
If you aim high
Despite your true heart
Sucks to be you
Now you're eating my fart.
Thanks braniac. I wonder why he asked about the realtime display.
And if it really is flamebait then why haven't I been flamed?
That's not true at all. Suicide bombers can cause a *lot* more damage because they're so hard to defend against. How many rednecks have been willing to die in the process of taking out a govt building / abortion clinic / Olympics crowd / train? None so far. "Push the plunger and meet Allah" only works on the Arabs.
Do you always feel the need to recap the second god damn sentence in articles? And you get modded up? Has someone been handing out free beer with each bunch of moderator points today? ;-)
If you were blocking sigs, you wouldn't have to read this.
Can bin Laden get a fair trial?
What makes you think anybody has any intentions of giving him a fair trial? Dubya has already signed the executive order allowing secret military trials without appeal for foreign terrorists. If they capture him alive (unlikely) you'll hear about his summary execution a short time later.
Manufacturers Googmat today came under fire for their new transparent doormats.
An industry source who would not be named said "A number of our most important keys were compromised by this new Googmat feature. I realise they wanted to give exciting new options to their customers, but they should really give more careful thought to security before releasing a product like this."
My pleasure.
~ntswerver
I have yet to see any evidence that a "cyberwar" is imminent or even possible. Realistically - how many critical systems are connected to the Internet? Sure, a determined enemy might be able to take out Amazon or Yahoo, but who cares? Most Internet businesses aren't making much money anyway, so who cares if bad security puts the final nail in their coffin?
And think about other systems too. Is the phone network on the Internet? One wouldn't think so, because there's no benefit in adding the extra layer of complexity. How about the power grid? Or water supplies? There is literally zero business need to make any of these systems Internet accessible, so why would it happen? The answer is that it wouldn't, but our leaders just want an excuse to stay hysterical and keep their ratings high.
-sting3r
Pretty cute. Ya' got me.
"This is a people shooting hat, I shoot people in this hat."
-Holden Caulfield, The Catcher In The Rye
Due mainly to his leather attire and magnifying headgear.
Moo. Gateway is shipping with windows XP. Yipee!
*cough*
TWW
"Encyclopedia" is to "Wikipedia" what "Library" is to "Some people at a bus stop"
I'm surprised that Jules Verne and H.G. Wells have not been mentioned. They are probably the two most influential early science fiction writers.
;)
H.G....
Island of Doctor Moreau: Predicts genetic engineering.
War of the Worlds: Aliens, flying saucers and the like...not exactly a prediction, but it does cover some modern "interests," a la X-Files and, uh, Battlefield Earth (?).
Time Machine: Again, not a prediction but a current concern of many modern minds such as Stephen Hawking and popular culture like Timecop, Back to the Future and Quantum Leap.
The World Set Free: Predicted the nuclear bomb and the resulting arms race and stalemate.
Jules...
20,000 Leagues: Deep-sea submersibles!
Around the World in Eighty Days: Rapid transmit..hehe.
From the Earth to the Moon: Space travel.
Paris in the Twentieth Century: Never read it, but I heard some of the predictions are quite accurate.