Other sites, like DropBoks for example, have over 1GB of storage, AES encryption and are much less of a target for data theft/hacking.
I think I'll pass on this until they offer something like true drag and drop and unlimited upload sizes, etc.
There's a lot of competing sites for online data storage (just too lazy to do the Googling right now...)
Google had argued that it should be possible to disable Vista's search entirely
I get that Google's peeved and everything -- but since when did it become improper for an OS to index the harddrive? Why should Microsoft allow that to be disabled?! What, then, if GDS is uninstalled later on and Vista search doesn't start back up, for example? It just seems like a basic thing that should be part of an OS.
They're far better off trusting their close allies to help them cover up then to risk letting an outside company, who may or may not share their political leanings, know that they want information disappeared.
Mod parent up.
Indeed, it's unlikely that they (a politician) would give a third party the trust necessary to cover up something that would be important enough to have them contact the cover-up company in the first place.
So, what about the millions of people who won't pay very close attention, and will type a bunch of stuff into Google Docs or whatever -- and fail to notice that their two-year-old unplugged the router? The web app keeps running and it indicates "App Offline" in the corner of the screen... they go to work and TEHOMG no document!
What then? At least right now it's all very clear: no internet, page doesn't load, check for the problem. Is it just me?
A large part of the issue is that ISPs don't have and aren't willing to invest in links to the internet at large.
I recall reading about how companies such as Verizon were taking large amounts of govt. subsidies to pay for fiber optic lines, but were instead pocketing the cash.
I'll probably get modded down for this -- but, I'm really against the OLPC project, the only good thing I can see coming out of it is efficient code as a result of its (relatively) "outdated" specs.
so you have a guaranteed full month before your exploit gets a fix.
I come across so many computers -- primarily at firms I work or help out at -- where it doesn't seem to make a difference if Microsoft even releases a patch. They are still running computers with SP1 (or even pre-SP1). The first thing I notice, every time without fail is the yellow Windows Update exclamation point in the system tray -- and when they reboot the system it will identify the system as WindowsXP Home Edition or Professional. Clearly -- no SP2, meaning they are vulnerable to hundreds of exploits.
What drives me mad is that I am sick of always trying to explain that they should take me seriously when I say...yes, a 1x1 pixel image can exploit your system unless you patch the damn thing.
do you _know_ what kind of data google collects from all its services and how it uses it to track you? if you don't _know_, then you're not willingly giving up your privacy, you're being conned into giving up your data.
I could guess. I recall reading that some of their records keep until something like 2038, while Yahoo and Microsoft retain it for much less like 2 to 3 years. Other things they could track, IP address, browser information, etc. People who are hardcore about protecting privacy use proxys and don't just jump right into Google running IE6.
I tried out using the Scroogle Scraper for a while, but it just got too annoying after a while since it doesn't have the ability to go to the next page, so the results are somewhat limited -- but it does promise: No cookies, No search-term records and the access log is deleted within 48 hours. Not bad, don't forget to recycle your tinfoil hat.
I saw how the bikes were put together for Tron a long time ago -- apparently they lacked the ability to use boolean operations so all of the parts of the bikes were animated together and placed together very carefully out of real primitive shapes. I can't remember if they had basic parenting or not...
Oh, and the outfits were all hand painted in by some hardcore artists in Korea, they had to do the job twice over because they finished it so damn quickly the first time that each frame stuck together and was rendered useless. Pretty fascinating.
Yes because the bandwidth can (finally) allow for it.
No because all the kinks need to be worked out (ways of displaying ads, ActiveX, etc. etc.), and still a lot of people don't have very nice monitors in their homes.
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Let's be realistic -- beat the crap out of him!
Yes! Finally! Everyone was laughing when I said VRML was the future, now who's got the last laugh? h0 h0 h0!
Hail the 3-touchable-red-cubes!
I didn't know that CallerID spoofing was a big issue.
Other sites, like DropBoks for example, have over 1GB of storage, AES encryption and are much less of a target for data theft/hacking. I think I'll pass on this until they offer something like true drag and drop and unlimited upload sizes, etc. There's a lot of competing sites for online data storage (just too lazy to do the Googling right now...)
I get that Google's peeved and everything -- but since when did it become improper for an OS to index the harddrive? Why should Microsoft allow that to be disabled?! What, then, if GDS is uninstalled later on and Vista search doesn't start back up, for example? It just seems like a basic thing that should be part of an OS.
Mod parent up.
Indeed, it's unlikely that they (a politician) would give a third party the trust necessary to cover up something that would be important enough to have them contact the cover-up company in the first place.
I don't know about criminal, but is certainly is absurd -- almost seems like charging a non-Windows tax for Mac users... or something.
It's mind-boggling how difficult this seems to stop. It's already illegal for chrissakes, how do you put a ban on something that's already illegal?
So, what about the millions of people who won't pay very close attention, and will type a bunch of stuff into Google Docs or whatever -- and fail to notice that their two-year-old unplugged the router? The web app keeps running and it indicates "App Offline" in the corner of the screen... they go to work and TEHOMG no document!
What then? At least right now it's all very clear: no internet, page doesn't load, check for the problem. Is it just me?
Could someone link me to a pic of what a "Zune" looks like? ;P
I recall reading about how companies such as Verizon were taking large amounts of govt. subsidies to pay for fiber optic lines, but were instead pocketing the cash.
...and this, for dangers on aspartame.
Which is a Good Thing(TM).
Does anyone else's eyes hurt? ;P
I come across so many computers -- primarily at firms I work or help out at -- where it doesn't seem to make a difference if Microsoft even releases a patch. They are still running computers with SP1 (or even pre-SP1). The first thing I notice, every time without fail is the yellow Windows Update exclamation point in the system tray -- and when they reboot the system it will identify the system as WindowsXP Home Edition or Professional. Clearly -- no SP2, meaning they are vulnerable to hundreds of exploits.
What drives me mad is that I am sick of always trying to explain that they should take me seriously when I say...yes, a 1x1 pixel image can exploit your system unless you patch the damn thing.
I saw how the bikes were put together for Tron a long time ago -- apparently they lacked the ability to use boolean operations so all of the parts of the bikes were animated together and placed together very carefully out of real primitive shapes. I can't remember if they had basic parenting or not...
Oh, and the outfits were all hand painted in by some hardcore artists in Korea, they had to do the job twice over because they finished it so damn quickly the first time that each frame stuck together and was rendered useless. Pretty fascinating.
Google already owns Orkut -- that would be overkill.
Anything to keep the traffic coming in.
Grammatical mistakes are just a part of /.
Yes because the bandwidth can (finally) allow for it.
No because all the kinks need to be worked out (ways of displaying ads, ActiveX, etc. etc.), and still a lot of people don't have very nice monitors in their homes.
So, maybe -- and depending on the demographic.
I blame Slashdot for my inability to RTFA. :/