Unfortunately, 16 months later, many major websites, including several ones that deal with real world transactions of goods and money, still haven't upgraded their systems. Even worse, for a big portion of those sites it can be shown that their operators failed to apply the essential configuration hotfix.
Lately we've also been finding out that many major websites are storing passwords as plain text and are untested against SQL injection. So it's unsurprising that they're also unpatched.
Web servers need to be actively watched, maintained and scanned for vulnerabilities. Just because it's a LAMP server doesn't mean it's rock-solid. The fire-and-forget philosophy does not apply.
Y'know, I've been watching this for the last few weeks and can only wholeheartedly agree that these people are scum who are only succeeding in making life difficult for millions of people. I personally want to slap people upside the head when they use the word "lulz" as part of their daily vocabulary. That they're willingly leaking and/or selling people's information is immensely appalling. That they're getting so much attention for this is exactly what they want.
But on the other hand, I'm glad that the abundance of security vulnerabilities in the world are being brought to light. These weaknesses are not just one person's oversight, but rather that of a strikingly vast number of server admins in the world. I hope this wave of attacks will be an eye-opener not only for server admins but for everybody else who has user accounts throughout the web. You have to adopt and follow good practice. You have to know what you're doing. And if it requires a nerve-wracking breach of your false security to do so, then so be it.
Considering the sheer number of large entities that have fallen victim, it was only a matter of time. If not "Anonymous" and "LulzSec," then somebody else.
Nah, in this context (comparing against garbage-collected and OO-centric languages), one could put both C++ and ASM together into the 'most powerful tools' category.
Really, I'd say those things you described are exactly what gave Duke3D at least some level of depth. Add to that the interactive environments (light switches, destroyable objects, being able to drink from fountains and use toilets to regain health, usable security cameras) as well as some pretty unique weapons and items (holoduke, jet pack), and plenty of unique one-liners, parodies and cultural references, and you will have more depth than any other contemporary FPS.
I wouldn't want to be the executive making the decision to launch a new portable gaming machine in the post-smartphone world... But of course, by the time they actually ship, there may be smartphones or these tablets with twice as much power as what they're shipping with on there.
Y'know, I hear people say that a lot. They wouldn't dream of buying a PSP when they could just use their phone instead. But there's a huge difference.
I've spent some time with the likes of Angry Birds, etc (mainstream games that would be worth a damn) on an iPhone, and the touch screen is well-suited for that. But for other games that try to be platformers with virtual on-screen joypads and action buttons, it just doesn't work well. I need to have real buttons. The PS Vita has a set of physical buttons because it is trying to be more than a casual bird-slinger. Games that can utilize this style of input tend to have more depth than what could be done with tapping and swiping.
Rage HD is an excellent example of ID Tech 5 running on strictly touchscreen hardware. It's enjoyable, looks great, and makes masterful use of the hardware. The developers were careful not to overuse onscreen buttons. However, at the end of the day, it was only ever meant to be played casually and thus it doesn't have the dept of, say, Rage (upcoming). The same can be said for Infinity Blade, which implements Unreal Engine 3 on iOS devices. Fun, well-made, though it borders on the edge of tedious when you either miss or accidentally press on-screen buttons.
If you only play casual games with your phone then the PS Vita is probably not for you. If you're interested in having portable games comparable to full-length console games, then the phone will probably disappoint you.
Yeah, University of Arizona is the same. If it is a WiFi-capable device, it can be connected. The University provides instructions for Windows and OS X. Linux WiFi clients are too diverse to effectively create a guide. It's not that complicated though. If you're running Linux on your laptop then you're probably sharp enough to be able to figure out the WiFi client yourself.
I did not read the article (yet) but I hope that is possible to get work on other OS's than just Linux.
Then for crap's sake, don't post. Spare us the idiocy and spare yourself the embarrassment. From the third paragraph of the article: "The Webian Shell is just a shell that will run on top on an existing operating system - Windows, Linux or Mac OS X."
Yeah, but it's very similar to the jump from Mac OS 9 to Mac OS X. One small incremental step for versioning; one giant fundamental change for the actual software.
The names of Windows CE and Windows Mobile were abandoned as their code was, though. The name was changed to Windows Phone to reflect the new code. I kind of wonder if MS felt compelled to add the lucky number "7" to the name of Windows Phone for the same reason as they did for Windows 7. It might not make any sense, but it is an attractive name. At least the 6.5 -> 7 progression is more logical than XP -> Vista -> 7...
A [insert OS here] computer managed by competent IT staff is likely to be far more secure than an an unmanaged [insert same OS here] computer brought in from the outside.
Nintendo will need to seriously overhaul their model for online interactivity before they could even be placed in the same ball park as XBL and PSN. As it is, they could not use the Wii's present level of online interactivity on the new console and hope to welcome in PSN refugees. They'd all sooner hop over to XBL.
Nobody mentioned GNOME 2 specifically till you did.
I know what you mean, and I for one miss having KDE 3 in a modern distro.
But the fact is that GNOME is still out there, so I would hope that Ubuntu will continue to have a gnome-desktop metapackage for those who would prefer to run it, 2.x or 3.x. They continue provide numerous other environments (Fluxbox, LXDE, XFCE, just to name a few) and undoubtedly somebody will make an unofficial GNOME-only offshoot of Ubuntu (similar to Lubuntu) whether Canonical sanctions it or not.
I'm personally happy with XFCE so as long as that never gets axed, I'll be sound as a pound.
just a very special type of board with tiny inbuilt tactile sensors capable of detecting what your spider-formation fingers are about to tap before they actually do
Because what could possibly be annoying about hardware-level autocompletion!
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Unfortunately, 16 months later, many major websites, including several ones that deal with real world transactions of goods and money, still haven't upgraded their systems. Even worse, for a big portion of those sites it can be shown that their operators failed to apply the essential configuration hotfix.
Lately we've also been finding out that many major websites are storing passwords as plain text and are untested against SQL injection. So it's unsurprising that they're also unpatched.
Web servers need to be actively watched, maintained and scanned for vulnerabilities. Just because it's a LAMP server doesn't mean it's rock-solid. The fire-and-forget philosophy does not apply.
Y'know, I've been watching this for the last few weeks and can only wholeheartedly agree that these people are scum who are only succeeding in making life difficult for millions of people. I personally want to slap people upside the head when they use the word "lulz" as part of their daily vocabulary. That they're willingly leaking and/or selling people's information is immensely appalling. That they're getting so much attention for this is exactly what they want.
But on the other hand, I'm glad that the abundance of security vulnerabilities in the world are being brought to light. These weaknesses are not just one person's oversight, but rather that of a strikingly vast number of server admins in the world. I hope this wave of attacks will be an eye-opener not only for server admins but for everybody else who has user accounts throughout the web. You have to adopt and follow good practice. You have to know what you're doing. And if it requires a nerve-wracking breach of your false security to do so, then so be it.
Considering the sheer number of large entities that have fallen victim, it was only a matter of time. If not "Anonymous" and "LulzSec," then somebody else.
Anything that can phase out the necessity for Flash is welcome news in the web dev community.
So, yeah. Posting snooty Slashdot criticisms as AC is pretty cool too.
Seriously. Hashing. Does nobody practice this for user account databases?
I'll be sure to use the direct link and not the submitted article, then.
Nah, in this context (comparing against garbage-collected and OO-centric languages), one could put both C++ and ASM together into the 'most powerful tools' category.
There's a very famous saying by an certain Mr. Ackbar.
I think it describes at least some pirates' attitude about the situation.
Nope, C++ certainly not for everyone. But the most powerful tools rarely are.
Really, I'd say those things you described are exactly what gave Duke3D at least some level of depth. Add to that the interactive environments (light switches, destroyable objects, being able to drink from fountains and use toilets to regain health, usable security cameras) as well as some pretty unique weapons and items (holoduke, jet pack), and plenty of unique one-liners, parodies and cultural references, and you will have more depth than any other contemporary FPS.
"I ain't afraid of no 'Quake.'"
Well, the game is turning out to be an unTitly mess. Shame.
Accessible digital medium replaces outdated, schedule-based medium. News at elev... er, whenever you feel like checking your smartphone.
Silverlight devs
Are you sure that should be plural? =)
I wouldn't want to be the executive making the decision to launch a new portable gaming machine in the post-smartphone world... But of course, by the time they actually ship, there may be smartphones or these tablets with twice as much power as what they're shipping with on there.
Y'know, I hear people say that a lot. They wouldn't dream of buying a PSP when they could just use their phone instead. But there's a huge difference.
I've spent some time with the likes of Angry Birds, etc (mainstream games that would be worth a damn) on an iPhone, and the touch screen is well-suited for that. But for other games that try to be platformers with virtual on-screen joypads and action buttons, it just doesn't work well. I need to have real buttons. The PS Vita has a set of physical buttons because it is trying to be more than a casual bird-slinger. Games that can utilize this style of input tend to have more depth than what could be done with tapping and swiping.
Rage HD is an excellent example of ID Tech 5 running on strictly touchscreen hardware. It's enjoyable, looks great, and makes masterful use of the hardware. The developers were careful not to overuse onscreen buttons. However, at the end of the day, it was only ever meant to be played casually and thus it doesn't have the dept of, say, Rage (upcoming). The same can be said for Infinity Blade, which implements Unreal Engine 3 on iOS devices. Fun, well-made, though it borders on the edge of tedious when you either miss or accidentally press on-screen buttons.
If you only play casual games with your phone then the PS Vita is probably not for you. If you're interested in having portable games comparable to full-length console games, then the phone will probably disappoint you.
Yeah, University of Arizona is the same. If it is a WiFi-capable device, it can be connected. The University provides instructions for Windows and OS X. Linux WiFi clients are too diverse to effectively create a guide. It's not that complicated though. If you're running Linux on your laptop then you're probably sharp enough to be able to figure out the WiFi client yourself.
I did not read the article (yet) but I hope that is possible to get work on other OS's than just Linux.
Then for crap's sake, don't post. Spare us the idiocy and spare yourself the embarrassment. From the third paragraph of the article:
"The Webian Shell is just a shell that will run on top on an existing operating system - Windows, Linux or Mac OS X."
I'm not even going to touch that HURD sentence.
And I was thinking: The 70's called and they want their dumb terminals back.
Yeah, but it's very similar to the jump from Mac OS 9 to Mac OS X. One small incremental step for versioning; one giant fundamental change for the actual software.
The names of Windows CE and Windows Mobile were abandoned as their code was, though. The name was changed to Windows Phone to reflect the new code. I kind of wonder if MS felt compelled to add the lucky number "7" to the name of Windows Phone for the same reason as they did for Windows 7. It might not make any sense, but it is an attractive name. At least the 6.5 -> 7 progression is more logical than XP -> Vista -> 7...
iGor... Apple's hunch-backed assistant?
A [insert OS here] computer managed by competent IT staff is likely to be far more secure than an an unmanaged [insert same OS here] computer brought in from the outside.
Yes, even Windows.
But only a cap from a freshly-opened beer bottle. Otherwise the analogy doesn't work!
Nintendo will need to seriously overhaul their model for online interactivity before they could even be placed in the same ball park as XBL and PSN. As it is, they could not use the Wii's present level of online interactivity on the new console and hope to welcome in PSN refugees. They'd all sooner hop over to XBL.
Nobody mentioned GNOME 2 specifically till you did.
I know what you mean, and I for one miss having KDE 3 in a modern distro.
But the fact is that GNOME is still out there, so I would hope that Ubuntu will continue to have a gnome-desktop metapackage for those who would prefer to run it, 2.x or 3.x. They continue provide numerous other environments (Fluxbox, LXDE, XFCE, just to name a few) and undoubtedly somebody will make an unofficial GNOME-only offshoot of Ubuntu (similar to Lubuntu) whether Canonical sanctions it or not.
I'm personally happy with XFCE so as long as that never gets axed, I'll be sound as a pound.
Do you even read tech/science news?
**I spent 10 seconds googling 'mac vulnerabilities'.
...do you read it?
just a very special type of board with tiny inbuilt tactile sensors capable of detecting what your spider-formation fingers are about to tap before they actually do
Because what could possibly be annoying about hardware-level autocompletion!
100 MB * 60 sec * 60 min * 24 hrs * 31 days (rounding up) = 267840000 MB
A nearly 268 TB cap each month sounds extremely reasonable to me. =)