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State of Colorado Calls Firefox Insecure, IE6 Safe
linuxkrn writes "The State of Colorado's Office of Technology (OIT) has set up a work skills website. The problem is that the site says 'DO NOT use FIREFOX or other Browsers besides IE. It has been decided that Mozilla based, non-IE browsers pose a security risk.' (Original emphasis from site.) If the leading IT agency for the State is making these uneducated claims, should the people worry about their other decisions?"
What do you expect from a state who uses 128 characters to describe a perspective hire's education.
The Education Property has been increased to 128 characters due to popular demand. Thanks for your patience.
Maybe they're not morons, maybe it's just that the entire state is on the cutting edge of the latest trolling fads? Like, it's so good at trolling that I can't think of how the joke is on everyone, so...
My head hurts, colorado wins again...
I tried to leave a comment :
Server Error in '/SKILLS' Application.
Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.
Exception Details: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
Source Error:
An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below.
Stack Trace:
[NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.]
Skills.Suggestion.doTheSend() in C:\Documents and Settings\qeuc34\My Documents\Visual Studio 2005\Projects\Skills\Skills\Suggestion.aspx.vb:137
Skills.Suggestion.sendEmailLink_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e) in C:\Documents and Settings\qeuc34\My Documents\Visual Studio 2005\Projects\Skills\Skills\Suggestion.aspx.vb:127
System.Web.UI.WebControls.LinkButton.OnClick(EventArgs e) +90
System.Web.UI.WebControls.LinkButton.RaisePostBackEvent(String eventArgument) +76
System.Web.UI.WebControls.LinkButton.System.Web.UI.IPostBackEventHandler.RaisePostBackEvent(String eventArgument) +7
System.Web.UI.Page.RaisePostBackEvent(IPostBackEventHandler sourceControl, String eventArgument) +11
System.Web.UI.Page.RaisePostBackEvent(NameValueCollection postData) +177
System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint) +1746
Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:2.0.50727.1433; ASP.NET Version:2.0.50727.1433
LOL ?!?
EDUCATION:
I got a B.S. in computer science at Crazy Go Nuts University, and learned about security, including browsers. And let me tell y
3. Profit!
2. ???
1. On Soviet Slashdot, a Beowulf cluster of alien Natalie Portman overlords welcomes YOU!
Must use IE. Windows is unsafe. FF is not.
Head asplodes.
Absolute power corrupts absolutely. indymedia
I wonder if the website was hacked already and its a fake ;) :)
"Questions and Answers"
"Can I use Firefox or another Browser?"
"No! For security reasons, and some significant processing issues as well, the only supported Browser is Internet Explorer Release 6 or later."
"What if I have a Skill that isn't listed?"
"The "Suggestion" tool enables you to communicate directly with the Administrators. We will research your proposed Skill with your input and agreement."
I'd like to learn how to make web pages. Think I might see if I can tap these guys expertise. Anyone else fancy coming along?
On the plus side, his workstation is about to get an HTTP benchmark.
Were you using IE to send your comment?
I like music
http://www.sciencemadesimple.com/sky_blue.html The answer to "Why is the sky blue?" is reproduced from copyrighted material at sciencemadesimple.com
Obviously the correct approach is to send them a link to a special web page that will infect their computer if using IE. Once you've taken over their computer, you can use it to change their policies to supporting Firefox.
Skills.Suggestion.doTheSend()
Priceless. 'send()' would have been a boring name for that function.
First Hosea wins Top Chef instead of an actual chef, and now this.
I hate Colorado now.
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This is from the site headers:
I love how they have the office web server extensions enabled. Ouch.
I can just drive down there and slap them in person...
I'm trying to teach myself to set people on fire with my mind... Is it hot in here?
Yeah, you're not really a winner until you successfully punch the monkey.
That's just in IE6. Better security that way.
Faster! Faster! Faster would be better!
Look on the bright side, at least it's spelled right. I'd rather have doTheSend() than excetute(), which some kind soul helpfully made an abstract in one of our base classes, and that has since been propagated across a few hundred other classes that I'm not allowed to refactor. A little piece of me dies every time I see it.
At least I sort of know who did it, thanks to cvs history. And if I ever figure out who the hell ers4634 is, they'll truly know what it means to be excetuted. Bastard.
Well, seeing as its stack trace says *vb instead of *cs, I'm guessing it's VB.
Skills.Suggestion.doTheSend()
Priceless. 'send()' would have been a boring name for that function.
This is because it's already in use. Just like 'doSend()'. And what do you do when you just happen to need a third 'send()' function?
The truth may be out there, but lies are inside your head
In other, completely unrelated news, Microsoft announced today that they are opening a new software development center in Colorado.
Sleep your way to a whiter smile...date a dentist!
.SendThatBitch() /*if only my bosses ever bothered to read my code comments! They wouldn't be able to keep a straight face while firing me*/
Oh yeah, I'd love to see them try and apprehend Batman. I mean come on, the cops never catch him.
Well.. maybe. Or Maybe not. But Definitely not sort of.
Oh yay, another great example of providing a technically correct, but thoroughly misleading answer. "To answer these questions, we must learn about light, and the Earth's atmosphere." No, you mustn't. Ok, you need to learn one thing: "the sky is blue because air is blue" (from Recurring Science Misconceptions in K-6 Textbooks). All that crap about Rayleigh scattering and frequencies of light is...well, it's true but it's generally beside the point.
Q. Why is my shirt red?
A1. (bad) To answer these questions, we must learn about light, and how photons are absorbed or reflected by different materials, and how the cones of the eye convert photons into neural impulses....
A2. (good) because it was dyed red.
Granted, all that other stuff can be interesting too, but to claim that you're providing the simple explanation is just ridiculous.
(At least it's not as bad as the standard explanation of an airfoil, which is simply wrong.)
"Please come with us Mr. West."
"But I don't even have a computer.
-Arthur
Cave ne ante ullas catapultas ambules
doTheSend()... that is amusing. I think it is even funnier that they left the code in:
C:\Documents and Settings\qeuc34\My Documents\Visual Studio 2005\Projects\Skills\
So..I guess they could only afford one copy of Visual Studio, and it is....on the server..../boggle
And production code running from "My Documents" haha.
they'll truly know what it means to be excetuted. Bastart.
Broke That For You.
This is why they told you not to use Mozilla. It poses a security risk for the site... look, you went and disobeyed the directions and broke it!
All because you were using Mozilla instead of IE!
No no no MY comment shows MY ignorance.
Wait... what?
And if I ever figure out who the hell ers4634 is, they'll truly know what it means to be excetuted.
Good luck with that. I mean, he could be anyone. ;)
Server Error in '/SKILLS' Application.
That may be the most astute error message I've ever read.
Help stamp out iliturcy.
Nah, go all the way. inUrMethodSendinUrMessage() or bust.
How are sites slashdotted when nobody reads TFAs?