Since every Mac laptop comes with a built-in wireless card, why would anyone use a third-party card
Just off the top of my head:
Older Powerbooks didn't come with a built-in wireless card. A 3rd-party PCMCIA card may have been a cheaper alternative at the time to the Airport card.
Older Powerbooks were 802.11b. Someone may be using 802.11g 3rd-party cards for higher speed.
Many early TiBooks got really terrible reception due to the Titanium enclosure and poor antenna placement. The solution typically suggested at the time was to get a 3rd-party card with an external antenna.
That said, I don't see this as being a very common hack, assuming only 3rd-party wireless cards are affected. Still, it may be a good incentive for OS makers to double-audit their drivers for vulnerabilities, esp. if whatever this flaw is can be exploited through other types of drivers aside from wireless ones.
With the majority (by far) of comments remarking on the utter badness of the ad, both aesthetically and in terms of its content, I should point out the following note when this was submitted:
This is just a draft, and we are in search of your feedback and suggestions!
I can only assume the ad will be replaced with something a lot, LOT better. Maybe it would be a good idea to get that part straight before soliciting for cash?
I'd like to see:
* What OOo is. * Why you would use it. * Compatibility with MS Office * Compatibility with WordPerfect (?) * Save-to-PDF and other standout features * Who brought you this ad, and why they did it. * NeoOffice as an interoperable alternative for OS X.
Whoa. That was triangular.
All the above could be done in a really clever way. A cool graphic. A slogan. Something that grabs your attention and then makes you read more. A contest or something might help to facilitate the best idea(s) floating to the top.
I think when NeoOffice goes beta, THAT will be news. Why? Because the current plan for beta includes an aquified version.
Take a look at how this is progressing here. Pretty amazing, especially when you consider that NeoOffice has two developers. TWO. And they aren't even full-time.
Also, a new graphics, file icons, splash screen, etc. are in the works for 2.0 beta. Check out the forums.
And FWIW, I've had absolutely no problem with the alpha series so far.
So c'mon, guys! If we're gonna get this job done quickly, we're gonna need your help! Everybody chip in, and we'll have 'em out of business in no time!
Maybe using a RAM disk... compressed.iso... multiple CPUS... distributed computing... yes...the number of copies created/destroyed could be optimized far beyond my simple example.
Start shorting MSFT. I think we're onto something here.;)
This is the WRONG counter to their claims. The correct counter is that an unauthorized copy of a piece of software is NOT the same as a lost software sale.
An extension of this argument might be, "If make 20,000 unauthorized copies of Word in my basement, did I single-handedly just deprive Microsoft of millions of dollars?"
You wouldn't even need that much hard drive space. Just copy the.iso, delete the copy, then make a new copy. With a simple shell script, anyone (think economic terrorist) could bankrupt Microsoft in less than a week!!!
Along the same lines, individual users and bloggers could join this coalition and blacklist any ISPs that are known to degrade or give preferential service to certain sites. Users attempting to hit a page would get a standardized page directing them to savetheinternet.com or some such location w/instructions on how to complain to their ISP.
Users may not miss one or two sites, but when enough sites do this, if the coalation for a free Internet is large enough, maybe the ISP's own customers will start to complain.
Would blacklisting ISPs that do not respect Net Neutrality in the same way that ISPs with open email relays are blacklisted work if enough content providers/blogs/online services/etc. banded together? I could see the argument that this would cut into your marketshare, but better to do it now with hopes of establishing Net Nuetrality than to wait until the net is balkanized and marketshare gets cut anyway.
Not to get in a terminology debate here, but "compatible with quicken" to me would suggest that files could be exchanged between Moneydance and Quicken, which I actually think is the case..
What I'm talking about is a compatibility with the banks, who think they have a connection with Windows Quicken when it is actually Moneydance identifying itself as such and acting identically. This is much the same way Firefox can identify itself to a server as Internet Explorer for Windows for Web sites that block non-IE for windows browsers.
Maybe "comparable to Quicken" would work better, similar to how generic drugs sometimes advertise "compare with the active ingredient in Bayer" meaning "this does the same thing".
I've been waiting for this FOREVER. Another alternative for Linux is Moneydance, a java app that apparently spoofs Windows quicken online banking on Macs (or Linux)..
It would be nice for someone to do a mini-review or comparison of the different FOSS or FOSS-friendly financial packages, because frankly, I'm ready to leave Intuit.
Oh, and speaking of which--y'all know that you can file your taxes for free, right? Or at least 70% of Americans can. Down from 100% last year, but still something.
Which newer motherboard does not support flashing your BIOS in Windows? Oops, forgot, this is slashdot, you don't use Windows.
That's exactly right. I bought my amd64 box for Linux only... I've never put any windows software on it, nor do I own any. To flash the BIOS, I have to use FreeDOS, which is what I do..
Wow.. So it looks like they finally fixed this security bug where the password could be discovered in the swap. Anyone know how to turn this feature on? (don't have Tiger yet & a quick Google search turns up nothing)
In the same vein, I recall OS X versions up to jaguar had weakly-hashed user passwords in a SAMBA directory somewhere. If I'm remembering correctly, can someone verify that this is no longer the case in Tiger?
Not if describing the method is ruled to constitute an "offer" or "provid[ing] to the public" a technology that circumvents the copyright protection. See sections 1201.2(a) and (c) of the DMCA, where it's illegal to
manufacture, import, offer to the public, provide, or otherwise traffic in any technology, product, service, device, component, or part thereof.
2600 was thought to have been providing deCSS simply by linking to it, even without describing the method of its operation. The balance of freedom of speech vs. the clauses in the DMCA that prohibit speech are, IMO, unclear, and HAS been used to quell even spoken descriptions of circumvention techniques.
Dave Touretzky demonstrates in his DeCSS gallery how retarded and incoherant this law's gag on free speech is.
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If you think you can cheap out and push terabytes for nothing, you will quickly find out that free lunches are hard to find anymore.
Unless you're a doctor in America.
And yes, this has to do with the campaign. The first thing Lamont talked about in his speech this evening was not the war-- it was health care.
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Just off the top of my head:
That said, I don't see this as being a very common hack, assuming only 3rd-party wireless cards are affected. Still, it may be a good incentive for OS makers to double-audit their drivers for vulnerabilities, esp. if whatever this flaw is can be exploited through other types of drivers aside from wireless ones.
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NeoOffice works, but in my opinion it is JUST AS FUGLY AS THIS AD.
Check out this thread.
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With the majority (by far) of comments remarking on the utter badness of the ad, both aesthetically and in terms of its content, I should point out the following note when this was submitted:
This is just a draft, and we are in search of your feedback and suggestions!
I can only assume the ad will be replaced with something a lot, LOT better. Maybe it would be a good idea to get that part straight before soliciting for cash?
I'd like to see:
* What OOo is.
* Why you would use it.
* Compatibility with MS Office
* Compatibility with WordPerfect (?)
* Save-to-PDF and other standout features
* Who brought you this ad, and why they did it.
* NeoOffice as an interoperable alternative for OS X.
Whoa. That was triangular.
All the above could be done in a really clever way. A cool graphic. A slogan. Something that grabs your attention and then makes you read more. A contest or something might help to facilitate the best idea(s) floating to the top.
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consequently a WRT54G isn't much use since it doesn't have a built-in DSL modem.
Huh? It goes:
Cable/DSL --> Cable/DSL Modem --> Linksys router
The router then can go via wired or wireless to all your computers.
Not including a modem means the router can works with either cable or dsl or whatever else...
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(ps-- the above is only one combination, although probably the most common. Others in this thread have discussed other configurations)
I think when NeoOffice goes beta, THAT will be news. Why? Because the current plan for beta includes an aquified version.
Take a look at how this is progressing here. Pretty amazing, especially when you consider that NeoOffice has two developers. TWO. And they aren't even full-time.
Also, a new graphics, file icons, splash screen, etc. are in the works for 2.0 beta. Check out the forums.
And FWIW, I've had absolutely no problem with the alpha series so far.
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So c'mon, guys! If we're gonna get this job done quickly, we're gonna need your help! Everybody chip in, and we'll have 'em out of business in no time!
.iso... multiple CPUS... distributed computing... yes...the number of copies created/destroyed could be optimized far beyond my simple example.
;)
Maybe using a RAM disk... compressed
Start shorting MSFT. I think we're onto something here.
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This is the WRONG counter to their claims. The correct counter is that an unauthorized copy of a piece of software is NOT the same as a lost software sale.
.iso, delete the copy, then make a new copy. With a simple shell script, anyone (think economic terrorist) could bankrupt Microsoft in less than a week!!!
An extension of this argument might be, "If make 20,000 unauthorized copies of Word in my basement, did I single-handedly just deprive Microsoft of millions of dollars?"
You wouldn't even need that much hard drive space. Just copy the
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any list of tech duds that doesn't include the venerable iOpener is.. well, incomplete.
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Along the same lines, individual users and bloggers could join this coalition and blacklist any ISPs that are known to degrade or give preferential service to certain sites. Users attempting to hit a page would get a standardized page directing them to savetheinternet.com or some such location w/instructions on how to complain to their ISP.
Users may not miss one or two sites, but when enough sites do this, if the coalation for a free Internet is large enough, maybe the ISP's own customers will start to complain.
Would blacklisting ISPs that do not respect Net Neutrality in the same way that ISPs with open email relays are blacklisted work if enough content providers/blogs/online services/etc. banded together? I could see the argument that this would cut into your marketshare, but better to do it now with hopes of establishing Net Nuetrality than to wait until the net is balkanized and marketshare gets cut anyway.
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I'm sick tired of our rights being taken away because of some submarine legislations (DMCA, patriot act, etc. etc).
Aw, you ain't seen nothin' yet...
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"NEEEERRAAAOOOWWWWWUUUMMMMMMMMMM"
No, no. You're confused. That's the old Current Affair sound...
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Ah, you mean that it's compatible with Quicken.
Not to get in a terminology debate here, but "compatible with quicken" to me would suggest that files could be exchanged between Moneydance and Quicken, which I actually think is the case..
What I'm talking about is a compatibility with the banks, who think they have a connection with Windows Quicken when it is actually Moneydance identifying itself as such and acting identically. This is much the same way Firefox can identify itself to a server as Internet Explorer for Windows for Web sites that block non-IE for windows browsers.
Maybe "comparable to Quicken" would work better, similar to how generic drugs sometimes advertise "compare with the active ingredient in Bayer" meaning "this does the same thing".
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By spoofs, I mean--
It's my understanding that Moneydance can appear to banks as if it were Windows Quicken, when really it's Moneydance running on a Mac, or whatever.
If I'm wrong about this, someone correct me, because this is an important feature that I'd kinda need for my bank...
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I've been waiting for this FOREVER. Another alternative for Linux is Moneydance, a java app that apparently spoofs Windows quicken online banking on Macs (or Linux)..
It would be nice for someone to do a mini-review or comparison of the different FOSS or FOSS-friendly financial packages, because frankly, I'm ready to leave Intuit.
Oh, and speaking of which--y'all know that you can file your taxes for free, right? Or at least 70% of Americans can. Down from 100% last year, but still something.
W
Which newer motherboard does not support flashing your BIOS in Windows? Oops, forgot, this is slashdot, you don't use Windows.
That's exactly right. I bought my amd64 box for Linux only... I've never put any windows software on it, nor do I own any. To flash the BIOS, I have to use FreeDOS, which is what I do..
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RC3 here. Release to come soon no doubt.
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Babel is simply the intelligent design theory of language.
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In addition to Libraries of Congress and football fields, today we add two need units of measurement: "pencil width" and "bucks in quarters
Don't forget grapefruits. Perfect for measuring hailstones and tumors.
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In development, but coming soon...
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Andy Warhol would be in a lot of trouble.
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Wow.. So it looks like they finally fixed this security bug where the password could be discovered in the swap. Anyone know how to turn this feature on? (don't have Tiger yet & a quick Google search turns up nothing)
In the same vein, I recall OS X versions up to jaguar had weakly-hashed user passwords in a SAMBA directory somewhere. If I'm remembering correctly, can someone verify that this is no longer the case in Tiger?
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Seems the "NeoOffice/J"->"Preferences..." menu option got disconnected in the final build.
You can use "Tools"->"Options" if you want; it's the same thing. Or get this patch.
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Waldo entered uninvited into a radiation oncology examination room disturbing a Doctor and Patient enough that it caused them to flee the room.
How many times do I have to apologize! I thought it was the gift shop!
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you can describe a method with no issue
Not if describing the method is ruled to constitute an "offer" or "provid[ing] to the public" a technology that circumvents the copyright protection. See sections 1201.2(a) and (c) of the DMCA, where it's illegal to
manufacture, import, offer to the public, provide, or otherwise traffic in any technology, product, service, device, component, or part thereof.
2600 was thought to have been providing deCSS simply by linking to it, even without describing the method of its operation. The balance of freedom of speech vs. the clauses in the DMCA that prohibit speech are, IMO, unclear, and HAS been used to quell even spoken descriptions of circumvention techniques.
Dave Touretzky demonstrates in his DeCSS gallery how retarded and incoherant this law's gag on free speech is.
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