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Adobe Chided For Insecure Acrobat Reader
The Register covers security firm Secunia calling out Adobe for its insecure distribution practices with regard to Adobe Reader. (Here is Secunia's note.) The accusation is that the way Adobe provides Reader extends the software's window of vulnerability once an exploit has begun to circulate. Version 9.1 of Reader, which is what you get when you visit the official download site, contains 10 vulnerabilities that were patched by later releases. "Adobe Systems has been taken to task for offering outdated software on its downloads page that contains dozens of security vulnerabilities, several of which are already being exploited in the wild... Visitors who obtain Adobe Reader from the company's official downloads page will find that it installs version 9.1 of the program on their computers, even though the most recent version was 9.1.2 at time of writing. That could put users at considerable peril given the number of vulnerabilities fixed in the two iterations that have come since 9.1, complains Secunia..."
I've heard (it may be just a rumor, can't say for certain) that Acrobat Reader was originally developed using aborted fetuses, glue and AIDS. Still I don't know if it's true or not but it could help explain why it sucks horse dick.
http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/thegaggle/archive/2009/07/21/romney-on-obama-s-push-for-health-reform-slow-down.aspx
I'm afraid I have to agree with Romney on this one. Such an important piece of legislation that is going to fundamentally alter such a large chunk of the economy deserves a thorough vetting, and some real leadership from Obama to stick to his campaign promise of bipartisan support and changing the tone in Washington, not twisting arms and cramming through a bill that he admittedly isn't even familiar with. America needs real leadership and real solutions, not another trillion-dollar entitlement with unfunded mandates for the states. We already have THAT system. It's called MedicAid.