And when will this happen? Since the Microsoft antitrust suit, MS is not allowed to bully OEMs around (one of the few merits of the MS/Netscape case). This has been almost a year ago. However, OEMs are still using IE. My guess is that OEMs are just as lazy as regular users: they'll just use what's on the desktop and not bother to download something else.
Is there any connection to this device and the HAARP project? Tesla had his 'teleforce' idea about a plasma forcefield about 50 years ago, and I found the connection between the teleforce, HAARP, and this recent article about a forcefield to be...eerie. (Sorry, I was just reading about HAARP yesterday.)
I could quote a few episodes of X-Files that were absolute shit, too. Unforunately, long-running series are at the whim of multiple show writers, some of them bad.
Besides you wouldn't be a deprived geek and "different" person if you were reading Slashdot, News for Nerds. At least I'm not reading Ain't It Cool News or videotaping myself waving a shower rod in crazy motions.
Blasting Babylon 5, ST:TNG (or ST:DS9 as well), and Lexx (okay, it's corny but in a quirky way)? Fine, it's not as good as books, but then again, books don't have continous storylines that span 5 years worth of episodes. Yes, I think your standards are too high.
Oh, and by the way, there's really nothing special about HBO. Sci-Fi (aka USA), WB, and all of the rest of basic cable have the same studios, even if they can't show a little boob or say *#&% once in a while.
Assuming that Trinity had downloaded the information in her brain, I'm sure that the computer knew about the exploit and it was part of the program. After all, it knew about future exploits (in the 2300's), even though it was 1999-2001 in the Matrix world (or whatever).
Now, I think I'll risk getting the wrath of the CIA/FBI/DHS, but I think virus writers aren't creative enough. The viruses aren't destructive enough, aren't socially acceptable enough (I can reconize a virus e-mail without even knowing what it is), and don't exploit enough weaknesses. I think there could be a virus that works like thus:
Day 0 - Spread like crazy through Samba shares, IMs, e-mail (with a *.zip file), and URL (a la CodeRed) Day 3 - Pass out *.doc/*.xls files to random people in the address book. (Oh, is that the CEO's pay roll sheet?) Day 6 (8AM-5PM) - Start randomly printing out these *.doc/*.xls files. Day 7 (12AM-4AM) - Find gay porn sites (or the Goatse.cx pic) and print porn on all of the printers it can find and as much as it as it can print. (Imagine 100 pages of highly detailed gay porn on a color laser printer.) Day 7 (4AM) - Flash the BIOS to all zeros and format the HD. (Low-level format if possible.)
There's probably more you could add to that, but I think I'm already being watched by the CIA right now:)
That's a great idea... but how do you identify the "sender"? By their IP address? By their "From:" address? These are easily forged. Digital certificates can be used to verify anything, not just real-life identities. It can be done via a cooperative, decentralized network. It can be done anonymously.
By their Received path? How do you think SpamCop works?
I'm not saying not to vote, but voting is such a generalistic option, so you're not really expressing an opinion. You only vote to get The Right Person(tm) in office, even if such an idea is a romantic's dream.
Voting is a very non-descript way of expressing an opinion, and is therefore the least effective way of compelling a statesman to reconsider a position. The two most effective ways are lawyers and money. You can combine the two by donating to the EFF.
Once shareholders are in control, there's a much bigger chance that they'll eventually stop doing what's right, and start maximizing profits.
Agreed. Don't do it, guys! Don't sell out! Once you start going public, you will be a slave to people who only care about numbers going up and down. The maximum profit margin will be your only goal, and your customers and employees will be merely an obsticle to this goal.
Don't do it. Don't ever go public. This is the one thing that has caused the downfall of many a company.
Actually, I thought her Storm wasn't too bad. Not great, but not bad, either. Part of the reason was the lack of dialogue, and they wrote her character as too much of a pushover. When she had that one finale with Toad, she was cool.
Slashdot Mirror
And when will this happen? Since the Microsoft antitrust suit, MS is not allowed to bully OEMs around (one of the few merits of the MS/Netscape case). This has been almost a year ago. However, OEMs are still using IE. My guess is that OEMs are just as lazy as regular users: they'll just use what's on the desktop and not bother to download something else.
Is there any connection to this device and the HAARP project? Tesla had his 'teleforce' idea about a plasma forcefield about 50 years ago, and I found the connection between the teleforce, HAARP, and this recent article about a forcefield to be...eerie. (Sorry, I was just reading about HAARP yesterday.)
Isn't there a version of double jeopardy for civil lawsuits? (All Jip-parody board game jokes aside...)
Heh...one word: Farscape.
I could quote a few episodes of X-Files that were absolute shit, too. Unforunately, long-running series are at the whim of multiple show writers, some of them bad.
Besides you wouldn't be a deprived geek and "different" person if you were reading Slashdot, News for Nerds. At least I'm not reading Ain't It Cool News or videotaping myself waving a shower rod in crazy motions.
Blasting Babylon 5, ST:TNG (or ST:DS9 as well), and Lexx (okay, it's corny but in a quirky way)? Fine, it's not as good as books, but then again, books don't have continous storylines that span 5 years worth of episodes. Yes, I think your standards are too high.
Oh, and by the way, there's really nothing special about HBO. Sci-Fi (aka USA), WB, and all of the rest of basic cable have the same studios, even if they can't show a little boob or say *#&% once in a while.
Assuming that Trinity had downloaded the information in her brain, I'm sure that the computer knew about the exploit and it was part of the program. After all, it knew about future exploits (in the 2300's), even though it was 1999-2001 in the Matrix world (or whatever).
Now, I think I'll risk getting the wrath of the CIA/FBI/DHS, but I think virus writers aren't creative enough. The viruses aren't destructive enough, aren't socially acceptable enough (I can reconize a virus e-mail without even knowing what it is), and don't exploit enough weaknesses. I think there could be a virus that works like thus:
:)
Day 0 - Spread like crazy through Samba shares, IMs, e-mail (with a *.zip file), and URL (a la CodeRed)
Day 3 - Pass out *.doc/*.xls files to random people in the address book. (Oh, is that the CEO's pay roll sheet?)
Day 6 (8AM-5PM) - Start randomly printing out these *.doc/*.xls files.
Day 7 (12AM-4AM) - Find gay porn sites (or the Goatse.cx pic) and print porn on all of the printers it can find and as much as it as it can print. (Imagine 100 pages of highly detailed gay porn on a color laser printer.)
Day 7 (4AM) - Flash the BIOS to all zeros and format the HD. (Low-level format if possible.)
There's probably more you could add to that, but I think I'm already being watched by the CIA right now
And we'll get to hear such classic lines like:
"Good... Bad... I'm the guy with web."
"Hail to the Spidey, baby."
"See this? This is my web slinger!"
"Gimmie some sugar, baby."
Do they support Palladum and other restrict-what-I-can-do-to-my-PC technologies?
What about The People vs. Larry Flynt? Clearly that was a "malicious modification" to the person's credibility.
Better yet, sign them up to thousands of catalogs.
Why can't anybody get a link that's Safe For Work?
That's a great idea... but how do you identify the "sender"? By their IP address? By their "From:" address? These are easily forged. Digital certificates can be used to verify anything, not just real-life identities. It can be done via a cooperative, decentralized network. It can be done anonymously.
By their Received path? How do you think SpamCop works?
I'm not saying not to vote, but voting is such a generalistic option, so you're not really expressing an opinion. You only vote to get The Right Person(tm) in office, even if such an idea is a romantic's dream.
Voting is a very non-descript way of expressing an opinion, and is therefore the least effective way of compelling a statesman to reconsider a position. The two most effective ways are lawyers and money. You can combine the two by donating to the EFF.
but unless the governor is corrupt
g overnment
Replace governor with any of the following:
politician
senator
president
adminstration
Sorry, but I can't help but laugh at that statement. The governor receives donations like any other politician.
Isn't that illegal? You cannot steal GNU code and "close the port". It is against the GNU Public License.
No prob. I posted a copy.
Well, if you read the article, you can find out :)
Wasn't the NY Post leftover from WRH's domain of newspaper control?
Once shareholders are in control, there's a much bigger chance that they'll eventually stop doing what's right, and start maximizing profits.
Agreed. Don't do it, guys! Don't sell out! Once you start going public, you will be a slave to people who only care about numbers going up and down. The maximum profit margin will be your only goal, and your customers and employees will be merely an obsticle to this goal.
Don't do it. Don't ever go public. This is the one thing that has caused the downfall of many a company.
NO HEADPHONE JACK!
Actually, I thought her Storm wasn't too bad. Not great, but not bad, either. Part of the reason was the lack of dialogue, and they wrote her character as too much of a pushover. When she had that one finale with Toad, she was cool.
There -IS- a huge network of foreign isonews mirrors set up. Eight to be exact.