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Too bad there isn't a lot of good Free software. aka-ed writes: "A small update on the "Drink Or Die" busts: Apparently, the feds' move has borne preventative fruit. According to this post from one of the major commercial Usnet services, binaries traffic on Usenet has taken a noticeable hit since the bust, for reasons speculated upon in the post itself."
Open wide, and say "mmmmghrfgghfgr." atreus42 writes: "Microsoft has released a patch to fix the Gaping Security Hole(TM) in Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0. This security bulletin details the file extension/content header spoofing bug that would allow bad people to disguise a downloadable executable file as text. The internet isn't doomed after all..."
How to make my Visor look slow and lowly.
Sindre Lia writes "Sharp's new Zaurus SL5500 is the first PDA device from a major manufacturer in a long time that uses a new operating system and a new user interface.
According to preliminary reports from infoSync staffers Larry Garfield and Janice Karin that attended the launch of the SL-5500 and got hands-on experience with the new device, the GUI still needs polishing and to some degree also the hardware, but the device has according to them a lot of potential if some first-generation problems can be fixed.
See all the pictures of the new OS here!"
At least this letter is not in binary ...
Dog and Pony writes with a lengthy letter (informative, if you have odd taste in watches). "Slashdot recently ran a story about a pretty silly binary watch. Well, anyways, being a silly person, I thought one would be cool to have, even though I normally don't wear watches.
Problem was, they only shipped inside Norway... so I sent them a polite mail, asking them to notify me if they would start shipping internationally. And today I got an answer.
Too bad it seems a really cumbersome process to get that watch... have these guys never heard of PayPal? And offering payment via the www in 2003? 'Course, you gotta have goals...
Here is a copy of the mail:
> Dear Customer
> Please note the binary watch is released World-Wide Sale
> To be able to expedite your orders please follow instructions below
> 1.0
> Order Your watch by using or online home page:rsi-digital.com
> 2.0
> US$ 35 must be transfer from your local bank to
> ATT
> NORDEA BANK NORWAY
> Middelthuns Gt 17
> Postboks 1166.Centrum
> 0107 OSLO
> ACCOUNT NUMBER: 6527 05 04641
> Research & Supplier International A/S
> Postboks 236
> 4201 Sauda
> Norway
> 3.0
> Original receipt must be faxed to +47 52 78 88 01 or send scanned and send by mail to arramsta@online.no
> 4.0
> Your order will than be expedite from our sales office
> Delivery time is estimated to be 10 to 14 days after received confirmed payment by fax or mail as stated above
> 5.0
> Note: RSI will from 2003 offer payment by using WWW.
> 6.0
> Payment 35USD cover cost of watch 28 USD handling and postage 7 USD
> Total:
> =35 USD
> Best Regards
> Tone Yven
> Sales engineer
I am still thinking that black one....
On a side note, to us non-native English speakers, that has spent too much time in Dilbert-land, "Sales engineer" really sounds like an oxymoron."
...Is only available to IE 5.5SP1 and 6. I have 5.5 and a 56k modem. It will take me about 5 hours and a version upgrade to fix a small security hole. I've already tried once and inital crapplet that is required to start the download of IE5.5SP1 failed to complete its 400k-ish download. I'm seriously considering swapping to another browser.
Drop in usenet traffic? Howzabout a drop in mail traffic?
And wasn't the microsoft "gaping security hole" patch covered a few days ago?
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Unix and Linux are doing great!!!!!! None of those "gaping holes" that MS has. Yes, bash away, for everyone knows it's MICROSOFT that's responsible for all those gaping security holes. Really. Really. No kidding. Seriously.
You're going to have just as many problems downloading another browser as you are downloading the patch. Instead, why don't you order the IE6 CD? It costs $10. There's also another one that includes Windows Media Player for $10.
Also, I believe that the free 30-day trial CDs of Earthlink and such have the latest IE on them. You should be able to get this from an office supply store or computer store.
Finally, if you have a friend with broadband, or you have a fast work connection, you can use the advanced option in IE's install to save the files to a disk instead of just installing it directly. Burn to a CD and you're all set.
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There is a thread on BugTraq which explores this issue in depth:
http-equiv@excite.com is quoted:
Clearly what this so-called "patch" does is convert all embedded file types in MHTML documents viewed in patched Internet Explorer 6 into *.TMP files. Previously all file types and file names were retained and if accepted would run.
"Flyin' in just a sweet place,
Never been known to fail..."
Actually, about 3 days after that letter went out, they sent one saying that you would be able to use a credit card online within 10 days, and also gave simplified payment instructions.
The Zarus that was demoed at JavaOne was running Embeddix+AmigaDE. Somewhere along the line they dropped AmigaDE, now it is running Embeddix+QT+Jeode. Still very cool though...
What do you know I wrote a novel
Yup. That was my point. But the thing is, M$, Adobe, Etc all have budgets for lobbiest. We don't. Who do you think they (law makers and law enforcement) are going to listen to?
US$500M dollars lost to 1 company is a big deal.
US$50 dollars lost to 10M people ain't no thing.
Now, if congress could "feel our pain" (as an expression common to the time put it) things might change.
To that end, I suggest that everytime you get a mail with a bogus "unsubscribe notice" at the bottom, I suggest you change the reply to the eddress of your elected reps.
See how long they (Okay, thier staff and interns) think Spam *isn't* a problem...
(oh, nice PJ quote.)
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Not really OT.
/. posted the Uplink article, the introversion server went down. But now the server came back up yesterday (Monday), so you may now place your orders.
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Things you think are in the Constitution, but are not.
I remember reading somewhere a little while ago that M$ is no longer supporting Win95 or older systems so any new software they put out (Like IE and Office) will only be available for Win98 and up. Also in the same article they said that Win98 is being scheduled to be phased out in 2002. Solution: Install Linux.
Many places only offer shipment to the continental US because dealing with UPS for international/overseas shipping is a huge pain in the ass in my experience, and AFAIK you need special authorization (so that customs doesn't have to open every box and see what's inside).
We don't really want to catch the guys that started the anthrax scare, but those warez kidz, now, they are a top priority. I understand Osama Bin Laden himself was able to plan the Sept 11th attacks using cracked software.
It's time to crack down. Let's jam bamboo under their fingernails and put electrodes on their testicles and make them scream so that we can all feel safe again.
you can find more screenshots here
and more info here here
this runs on top of the familiar linux distribution. and works on a compaq ipaq as well (although, not the 3800 series).
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NPL'd software is free software. There are many free software licenses besides the GPL.
From a list of free software licenses at the GNU website:
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You cannot wash away blood with blood
What about K-Meleon? This is IMHO one of the best *browsers* (i.e. no mail client, no news client, no blot) out there. It uses the gecko (i.e. Mozilla's) rendering engine. It's open source (GPLed). It's almost completely bug less (and the bugs are all UI, not the "I can delete your hard drive" variety). It's multi-lingual. It's secure. It's easy. And to your question it's small (3.89 mb). It kicks butt.
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This is in reference to the link off of the message- the DoJ press release
No, it really doesn't make sense, but I guess this is the only way to have charges dropped from the Warez rings.
Remember the last moments of the Clinton Presidency? When he made a slew of laws? Well one of these was called the McDade Act(s), which specifically states that no agent undercover may lie. That was one of the dumbest laws passed, considering that it could have prevented 9-11, but it applies to this case. The DoJ prides itself on it's "year-long" undercover investigation, but they should have known that its a big no-no to lie. I'd bet that some of these people "undercover" were asked "are you w/ the feds" in which their answer would obviously be "NO." Thats a lie, and goes against whath the (retarded) McDade act states. Boom, thats it- they were found illegally.
Please don't flame this, because all I'm doing is bringing to light something that most people didn't know. This is like the old police searching a random student at a HS dance, then arresting him for Marijuana possession. THe kid gets off totally free afterwards because the police had no warrant (etc...). I guess that the McDade act is the only trump card that the Warez rings have. I personally believe that McDade is totally stupid, and it will be really sad if they are used to throw out the case.
In Australia the present government has used words such as queue jumpers and illegal criminals to describe boat people. This is despite the fact that it is not unlawful to arrive in Australia if you are claiming political asylum and that there is no queue for processing refugees.
I don't know about the binary watch, but I know here in Luxembourg it is next to impossible (and, sometimes, quite illegal) to pay remotely. If I want to pay my doctor, I have to go to my bank and sign a paper transferring money from one person to another.
I could do web banking, but there are two problems: One, it's Windows only (and not due to a limitation in the browser - you get a smart-card reader that only works with Windows. It is *really* secure, though), and two: it's *really* expensive.
So, it's not that odd that they don't take credit cards...
...but it's being eaten...by some...Linux or something...