You can program a java applet that uses CORBA to connect to a server written in a totally different language. So - your browser has done what you described for years already. Cool, huh?
I'm not positive, but I believe close to ANY 450-day old kernel must have an exploit or two in it. Then again, if you're well protected, go with the flow and don't upgrade until your computer actually crashes.
You just need to transfer the md5 hash in advance, and separate from the actual content of the file. It's easier than PGP, but (almost) as effective under certain conditions.
The 2.2 Ghz Xeon box will be able to do so powerful encryption that the feds will NEVER be able to decrypt it (at least within decades). Basically, computers of such power should be made illegal!
However, that makes no sense. Iraq knows by experience that the US can whoop their heinie. Would they really try such a coverup? They would be WELL aware of the risks involved.
I'm partial towards "bin Laden did it", or "someone we don't know yet did it". bin Laden har motive and means to have executed such an act. However, it goes against his pattern in one particular way - AFAIK, he has always struck at the military or government. He even said that striking against civilians is clearly against the Koran in some interview. So the WTC bombing does not sound as much like him as the Pentagon attack. Maybe we are dealing with somebody else?
I've been toying with the idea that some of bin Laden's followers have broken out and started to operate on their own. bin Laden has consistently stated that the assailants did it for "personal reasons". It could very well be a break-out group within his organization.
It could also be Right-wing extremists with shoeshine in their face, or it could be Israel, Egypt, Libya, Palestinians or just a brand new Moslem organization. It could be a bunch of people.
If I were to pull off an attack like that (and I wouldn't consider it), I would certainly attempt to obscure the traces and possibly make them appear to point to someone else. That is called "Covering Your Back 101", and is taught in real life every day.
Anyhow - I've been worried for a few days that the feds are blindly following the wrong path. I hope I'm wrong.
If they think they've got ALL subversive, pacifist hippie music on the list, they've got another thing coming! They OBSVIOUSLY missed "the wall" by pink floyd. Jefferson Airplane, Frank Zappa. The list goes on. Ruby Tuesday by the Stones? What about "Sympathy for the Devil"? That must be much worse for the victims.
This sounds more like a jippo than a real concern, though I resent them for banning peaceloving music. Oh. And there is almost NO teen-bop in the list. I guess that's what the classic rock stations will have to play, now that all relevant music is boycotted.
This is like going to Church every Christmas to hear the same story. Linus wanted to run Unix on his 386, and used Minix as a base of inspiration. Heard it all before. It ain't that interesting anymore.
I was interviewing for a job, and they asked me how my LISP skills were. They are pretty shady, and I told them so. Then I started to inquire about why they needed LISP. Back in the day, they hired a guy to write their core system. He got full freedoms, and chose to implement it in LISP since that was something he was good at and few people knew.
After implementing it, he started to basically blackmail his employer for more money. The "You can't replace me" sort of attitude we all fear to encounter and sometimes love to give. His employer just told him to get lost, and hired three of the best LISP programmers in the country.
I just thought this was a really good story, and very pertinent in this context. If you consider learning to LISP, don't soil the reputation of LISP programmers with this kind of attitude! (And that goes any other obscure implementation as well)
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And you'll get something better. Compaq and HP are in direct competition to each other. They both sell quite a lot of desktops and laptops and servers. Rather than looking at synergy, you should look at bottom line.
They can fire a bunch of (now) extraneous people, pushing more units per employee. I mean, imagine the entire organizations - service centers, sales representatives, researchers, it staff. They can probably cut quite a few jobs, thus cutting costs.
They could also retrain some of these extra people, and use them elsewhere they might need them.
Basically, I think this could be a good thing for the companies (one less competitor to care about), but possibly a bad thing for us customers (less choice), and definitely a bad thing for quite a few employees (pink slips).
Security is a continuing process. You have to work not only on the technical level, but also with people. That being said, I'd like to discuss a bit of security.
Security is not implemented on a single level. The idea is that if you fuck up, there is a pretty good chance another level will catch you.
Consider this wireless story. It's really not THAT terrible - if you are using secure protocols. The people that struggle, are those that trusted 802.11b to the point of thinking that was their only level of security.
The fact is, a lot of security incidents stem from employees. They may be disgruntled or just curios. Whatever their motivations may be, it is a bit naive not to watch your back when dealing with coworkers. I'm not talking full-on paranoia, just using ssh rather than telnet on the intranet and measures to that effect. It's quite amazing what you can accomplish with a bit of elbow grease and a healthy mindset.
I think it's about time I got my finger out of my ****** and got myself a PS2. I'll wait until the release of the xbox. Hopefully, they'll slash prices by then, and I also want to contribute to PS2 keeping up with the xbox. DirectX schmirect x. Does it have anything like the emotion engine?
All you need is to set up one system, and then make all systems a complete copy of that system. You can do this by cd-rom, network or physically copying from hard drive to hard drive.
I would estimate that the cost of installing linux might be about 20 mins per PC - at definite most. If they streamline the operation, they would probably get down to about 5 mins per PC - boot, run install, reboot, boot from hd.
But when are they going to make Linux take full advantage of all the P4 advantages? Right now, to the best of my knowledge, it's almost like never running your ferrari past the second gear. Sure it's fast, but it's not taking full advantage of the potential.
Anyhow, I've always been a fan of the "more ram and better gfx card" school when it comes to improving performance. Office apps are more than fast enough. The only thing you REALLY need to improve would be the frame rate on Max Payne.
The solar-powered flying wing will be the new satelite. It is MUCH better suited for being a low-cost phone service provider. It is mucb better suited for just about anything, really. Rather than having tremendous costs of launching satelites, you can have cheap solar-powered wings doing the same job. You can probably even provide better coverage/throughput if you put multiple wings around metropolitan areas.
Satelite phones sound interesting. However, they're really not.
I bet this will go over really well in the courts!
It is very fortunate that most people who do something bad, and are in danger of getting caught, attempt to cover up their crime. That way, it gets quite a bit easier to spot the deliberate criminal.
while the range of emotions is close, the causes of different emotions are - ehm - quite different. i assume they'll be marking up emotions stemming from a previous state of mind..
Some people are so stuck in their ways that they cannot imagine that "it's free" and "it rocks" are NOT mutually exclusive. Well - these people will perhaps be MORE willing to adopt Linux if they pay a lot of money for it along with receiving some propaganda (true or not) of how much more secure than free Linux this distrobution really is, than if they download the ISO and hand it to the local (very capable) sysadmin.
Basically, HP will make some dough on Linux. They deserve it. HP/UX is supposedly a pretty sweet OS. It's been part of what kept Unix afloat in the middle of the NT reverse-revolution. I don't think that making a bit of dough on Linux is in any way bad - as long as there are free, good quality alternatives available.
So we can use Trustix and OpenBSD and Bastille and even roll our own distrobution, while some people will pay $3000 for a brand name.
If we're supportive/lucky, we might even see HP releasing some products under the GPL. If they're relatively moral, they'll give back some of their new technology to the society that gave them the platform for all that profit.
And heck - if they fall to the ground, they'll prolly release the full code. Win-win for us, folks!
Just look at PS1. It's still being actively developed on, and it was launched around '95 or so. Now let's see how many computers from 95 that can run recent games.
Yep. You'll get MUCH more gaming for your bucks if you get yourself a console. I know it's hurting our gaming pride, but it's really dumb to upgrade your computer to play games. Get a PS2, and save 500 bucks when you get a new PC (lower specs).
All you've gotta do, is adjust the clock (hardware and system) before you watch the movie. Well - I haven't tried it, but I'm almost willing to bet that will do the trick. I mean - what other reliable options do they have? They just can't be foolish enough to require the user to be connected to the internet for the player to connect to the time server.
Oh. And I'm based in Norway. Does the DCMA work here? I know the kid that made DeCSS got into trouble, but going to jail for adjusting the clock just sounds ridiculous!
Red Hat Network was the Red Hat answer to apt-get in Debian. I am not going to argue that all people should install Debian - it's not a total newbie distrobution.
However, a nightly apt-get against security.debian.org is a VERY good way to patch your system for holes. Debian is really good about releasing quick fixes to their packages.
Red Hat Network may or may not be good about keeping your system completely up to date. I don't know, because I am not willing to shell out a monthly amount of money for keeping my free system up to date.
Really, I don't think MOST people are willing to pay for this sadly necessary excercise in security. By charging for this functionality, Red Hat is reducing the security of a large portion of the installed linux servers. It is simply going to create a bad rep for all of the linux community when worms start to work they way around linux servers using old vulnerabilities. Users with systems that automatically patch themselves will sleep fairly soundly (of course, there is a 24 hour time frame between every time you patch yourself. In the meantime, someone MIGHT have found an exploit and created a worm that utilizes that exploit).
I realize they are in the money-making business. However, they are also representatives for linux. I think they need to be gently prodded to either make red hat network a one-time fee, or totally free..NET has not yet made people used to paying for software subscriptions.
Oh - and I DO know that patching alone is not enough. You also need to use secure services, and as few services as possible with explicit firewall rules for controlling who can access those services, plus making a good security policy altogether (most important).
I don't think you fully grasped the guys argument. He was arguing that the guy was arguing that though other platforms are capable of doing what's needed, J2EE does it so much better that the alternatives are not really interesting.
Among other things, that goes for performance and code maintanability. J2EE is a truly impressive platform. Trust me. Learn it before you diss it.
Web Services will need to handle huge amounts of traffic when somebody discovers them and develops a liking for them. Performance and scalability are key!
Just because AMD stops producing them, doesn't mean these chips cannot be produced with a profit. I guess AMD just figures they can get a HIGHER profit by producing more advanced microprocessorts.
That being said, the industry should really concentrate on processor technologies with a lower power consumption. Not that the utility bills will be that much lower, but rather to improve battery life on handheld embedded devices. It's GOTTA be more expensive to have the increased maintenance costs of having two staffs of software engineers (one for each platform), then a few more bucks per unit..
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You can program a java applet that uses CORBA to connect to a server written in a totally different language. So - your browser has done what you described for years already. Cool, huh?
I'm not positive, but I believe close to ANY 450-day old kernel must have an exploit or two in it. Then again, if you're well protected, go with the flow and don't upgrade until your computer actually crashes.
You just need to transfer the md5 hash in advance, and separate from the actual content of the file. It's easier than PGP, but (almost) as effective under certain conditions.
The 2.2 Ghz Xeon box will be able to do so powerful encryption that the feds will NEVER be able to decrypt it (at least within decades). Basically, computers of such power should be made illegal!
However, that makes no sense. Iraq knows by experience that the US can whoop their heinie. Would they really try such a coverup? They would be WELL aware of the risks involved.
I'm partial towards "bin Laden did it", or "someone we don't know yet did it". bin Laden har motive and means to have executed such an act. However, it goes against his pattern in one particular way - AFAIK, he has always struck at the military or government. He even said that striking against civilians is clearly against the Koran in some interview. So the WTC bombing does not sound as much like him as the Pentagon attack. Maybe we are dealing with somebody else?
I've been toying with the idea that some of bin Laden's followers have broken out and started to operate on their own. bin Laden has consistently stated that the assailants did it for "personal reasons". It could very well be a break-out group within his organization.
It could also be Right-wing extremists with shoeshine in their face, or it could be Israel, Egypt, Libya, Palestinians or just a brand new Moslem organization. It could be a bunch of people.
If I were to pull off an attack like that (and I wouldn't consider it), I would certainly attempt to obscure the traces and possibly make them appear to point to someone else. That is called "Covering Your Back 101", and is taught in real life every day.
Anyhow - I've been worried for a few days that the feds are blindly following the wrong path. I hope I'm wrong.
If they think they've got ALL subversive, pacifist hippie music on the list, they've got another thing coming! They OBSVIOUSLY missed "the wall" by pink floyd. Jefferson Airplane, Frank Zappa. The list goes on. Ruby Tuesday by the Stones? What about "Sympathy for the Devil"? That must be much worse for the victims.
This sounds more like a jippo than a real concern, though I resent them for banning peaceloving music. Oh. And there is almost NO teen-bop in the list. I guess that's what the classic rock stations will have to play, now that all relevant music is boycotted.
Those people that actually can extract the text, please copy and paste the info, DON'T LINK!!
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This is like going to Church every Christmas to hear the same story. Linus wanted to run Unix on his 386, and used Minix as a base of inspiration. Heard it all before. It ain't that interesting anymore.
I was interviewing for a job, and they asked me how my LISP skills were. They are pretty shady, and I told them so. Then I started to inquire about why they needed LISP. Back in the day, they hired a guy to write their core system. He got full freedoms, and chose to implement it in LISP since that was something he was good at and few people knew.
After implementing it, he started to basically blackmail his employer for more money. The "You can't replace me" sort of attitude we all fear to encounter and sometimes love to give. His employer just told him to get lost, and hired three of the best LISP programmers in the country.
I just thought this was a really good story, and very pertinent in this context. If you consider learning to LISP, don't soil the reputation of LISP programmers with this kind of attitude! (And that goes any other obscure implementation as well)
And you'll get something better. Compaq and HP are in direct competition to each other. They both sell quite a lot of desktops and laptops and servers. Rather than looking at synergy, you should look at bottom line.
They can fire a bunch of (now) extraneous people, pushing more units per employee. I mean, imagine the entire organizations - service centers, sales representatives, researchers, it staff. They can probably cut quite a few jobs, thus cutting costs.
They could also retrain some of these extra people, and use them elsewhere they might need them.
Basically, I think this could be a good thing for the companies (one less competitor to care about), but possibly a bad thing for us customers (less choice), and definitely a bad thing for quite a few employees (pink slips).
Security is a continuing process. You have to work not only on the technical level, but also with people. That being said, I'd like to discuss a bit of security.
Security is not implemented on a single level. The idea is that if you fuck up, there is a pretty good chance another level will catch you.
Consider this wireless story. It's really not THAT terrible - if you are using secure protocols. The people that struggle, are those that trusted 802.11b to the point of thinking that was their only level of security.
The fact is, a lot of security incidents stem from employees. They may be disgruntled or just curios. Whatever their motivations may be, it is a bit naive not to watch your back when dealing with coworkers. I'm not talking full-on paranoia, just using ssh rather than telnet on the intranet and measures to that effect. It's quite amazing what you can accomplish with a bit of elbow grease and a healthy mindset.
More info from Egbert. It appears this might be miscommunication. I suggest we stop petitioning for a little while to see what happens next.
I think it's about time I got my finger out of my ****** and got myself a PS2. I'll wait until the release of the xbox. Hopefully, they'll slash prices by then, and I also want to contribute to PS2 keeping up with the xbox. DirectX schmirect x. Does it have anything like the emotion engine?
All you need is to set up one system, and then make all systems a complete copy of that system. You can do this by cd-rom, network or physically copying from hard drive to hard drive.
I would estimate that the cost of installing linux might be about 20 mins per PC - at definite most. If they streamline the operation, they would probably get down to about 5 mins per PC - boot, run install, reboot, boot from hd.
Yes - it's that easy.
But when are they going to make Linux take full advantage of all the P4 advantages? Right now, to the best of my knowledge, it's almost like never running your ferrari past the second gear. Sure it's fast, but it's not taking full advantage of the potential.
Anyhow, I've always been a fan of the "more ram and better gfx card" school when it comes to improving performance. Office apps are more than fast enough. The only thing you REALLY need to improve would be the frame rate on Max Payne.
And you now see things like they really are. Kinda like the Matrix.
The solar-powered flying wing will be the new satelite. It is MUCH better suited for being a low-cost phone service provider. It is mucb better suited for just about anything, really. Rather than having tremendous costs of launching satelites, you can have cheap solar-powered wings doing the same job. You can probably even provide better coverage/throughput if you put multiple wings around metropolitan areas.
Satelite phones sound interesting. However, they're really not.
I bet this will go over really well in the courts!
It is very fortunate that most people who do something bad, and are in danger of getting caught, attempt to cover up their crime. That way, it gets quite a bit easier to spot the deliberate criminal.
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while the range of emotions is close, the causes of different emotions are - ehm - quite different. i assume they'll be marking up emotions stemming from a previous state of mind..
Some people are so stuck in their ways that they cannot imagine that "it's free" and "it rocks" are NOT mutually exclusive. Well - these people will perhaps be MORE willing to adopt Linux if they pay a lot of money for it along with receiving some propaganda (true or not) of how much more secure than free Linux this distrobution really is, than if they download the ISO and hand it to the local (very capable) sysadmin.
Basically, HP will make some dough on Linux. They deserve it. HP/UX is supposedly a pretty sweet OS. It's been part of what kept Unix afloat in the middle of the NT reverse-revolution. I don't think that making a bit of dough on Linux is in any way bad - as long as there are free, good quality alternatives available.
So we can use Trustix and OpenBSD and Bastille and even roll our own distrobution, while some people will pay $3000 for a brand name.
If we're supportive/lucky, we might even see HP releasing some products under the GPL. If they're relatively moral, they'll give back some of their new technology to the society that gave them the platform for all that profit.
And heck - if they fall to the ground, they'll prolly release the full code. Win-win for us, folks!
Just look at PS1. It's still being actively developed on, and it was launched around '95 or so. Now let's see how many computers from 95 that can run recent games.
Yep. You'll get MUCH more gaming for your bucks if you get yourself a console. I know it's hurting our gaming pride, but it's really dumb to upgrade your computer to play games. Get a PS2, and save 500 bucks when you get a new PC (lower specs).
All you've gotta do, is adjust the clock (hardware and system) before you watch the movie. Well - I haven't tried it, but I'm almost willing to bet that will do the trick. I mean - what other reliable options do they have? They just can't be foolish enough to require the user to be connected to the internet for the player to connect to the time server.
Oh. And I'm based in Norway. Does the DCMA work here? I know the kid that made DeCSS got into trouble, but going to jail for adjusting the clock just sounds ridiculous!
Red Hat Network was the Red Hat answer to apt-get in Debian. I am not going to argue that all people should install Debian - it's not a total newbie distrobution.
.NET has not yet made people used to paying for software subscriptions.
However, a nightly apt-get against security.debian.org is a VERY good way to patch your system for holes. Debian is really good about releasing quick fixes to their packages.
Red Hat Network may or may not be good about keeping your system completely up to date. I don't know, because I am not willing to shell out a monthly amount of money for keeping my free system up to date.
Really, I don't think MOST people are willing to pay for this sadly necessary excercise in security. By charging for this functionality, Red Hat is reducing the security of a large portion of the installed linux servers. It is simply going to create a bad rep for all of the linux community when worms start to work they way around linux servers using old vulnerabilities. Users with systems that automatically patch themselves will sleep fairly soundly (of course, there is a 24 hour time frame between every time you patch yourself. In the meantime, someone MIGHT have found an exploit and created a worm that utilizes that exploit).
I realize they are in the money-making business. However, they are also representatives for linux. I think they need to be gently prodded to either make red hat network a one-time fee, or totally free.
Oh - and I DO know that patching alone is not enough. You also need to use secure services, and as few services as possible with explicit firewall rules for controlling who can access those services, plus making a good security policy altogether (most important).
I don't think you fully grasped the guys argument. He was arguing that the guy was arguing that though other platforms are capable of doing what's needed, J2EE does it so much better that the alternatives are not really interesting.
Among other things, that goes for performance and code maintanability. J2EE is a truly impressive platform. Trust me. Learn it before you diss it.
Web Services will need to handle huge amounts of traffic when somebody discovers them and develops a liking for them. Performance and scalability are key!
Just because AMD stops producing them, doesn't mean these chips cannot be produced with a profit. I guess AMD just figures they can get a HIGHER profit by producing more advanced microprocessorts.
That being said, the industry should really concentrate on processor technologies with a lower power consumption. Not that the utility bills will be that much lower, but rather to improve battery life on handheld embedded devices. It's GOTTA be more expensive to have the increased maintenance costs of having two staffs of software engineers (one for each platform), then a few more bucks per unit..
Of course, I'm not an embedded expert..