There's always the option of uninstalling 'default' apps. Admittedly in previous versions of Ubuntu when I've done this I've had to ignore the dire warning regarding k/x/ubuntu-desktop but if you read the small print you'll know they're just meta-packages and your entire desktop won't really go *bang* if you get rid of Firefox.
Not ideal for Granny User, but she won't be uninstalling things anyway. If you're the kind of user that worries about what's installed by default then you should be reading the small print and/or know what you're doing in the first place. That said, they may have made the small print a bit larger since I last tried it so it might not be an issue anymore.
On a home PC who's going to be looking over your shoulder for your password though? In a business environment then maybe (in which case why would desktop users need sudo anyway?)
As I understand sudo (and I don't - so please correct me if I'm wrong) a remote attacker is going to have to guess both the username and password for root access. So in a home environment (where passwords aren't usually very strong) having randomusername + password is going to be harder to crack than root + password.
Well at least one monkey took the bait. But apparently very few -- only ~70 posts in 4 hours on the front page. That "nobodycares" tag seems about right.
The 'proof' page leads you to a game. That's not a proof, it's a telephone directory.
Somebody call me when computers have proved the Four Colo(u)r Theorem. Until then I'll be off playing CounterStrike (so I can work on my winning algorithm).
By their very nature, visitors to tech sites are more tech-savy than your average surfer. Thus there's a high chance that they've got ad and script blocking extensions installed in Firefox and don't even see the ads to start with.
It's nothing to do with blogs stealing their revenue and everything to do with consumers getting sick of having to wade through animated gifs and flash just to read an article. The less technical sites will start to suffer from this phenomenon too once your average Joe wakes up to the fact that ads can be blocked.
If they'd be more subtle in their advertising (text-only, relevant links a la AdWords that you might actually want to click on) then we could all turn off our blockers and they'd start making money again.
Our logs show that you have exceeded our 'fair use' limit of 6Gb per month in less than 0.1 seconds. As per our terms of service your contract will be cancelled with immediate effect and no refund will be given.
Can't see the full list cos the site's been/.ed. But I'd be not very disappointed, though somewhat surprised if dos commands weren't on the list.
I sat in front of an (emulated) dos box the other day for a good minute or two while I tried to remember how to ls a directory. How easily we (well, me!) forget.
My browsing habits will be as useful to Microsoft as they are to Google - not very useful at all as I don't leave a trail of cookies/cache/passwords behind when I'm done and even if I did I don't see their targetted ads anyway. And it's not as if changing your IP for those 'special moments' is rocket science.
Everyday there's a new story in the newspapers about some guy who's had his identity stole online, so even your average Windows user is becoming less likely to save any type of personal information on a PC and is generally more educated about using the tubes.
Microsoft are desperately trying to catch up with Google with web ads, but that ship has already sailed. Yaaar!
Next thing you know MS will be buying an online ad company...
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There's always the option of uninstalling 'default' apps. Admittedly in previous versions of Ubuntu when I've done this I've had to ignore the dire warning regarding k/x/ubuntu-desktop but if you read the small print you'll know they're just meta-packages and your entire desktop won't really go *bang* if you get rid of Firefox.
Not ideal for Granny User, but she won't be uninstalling things anyway. If you're the kind of user that worries about what's installed by default then you should be reading the small print and/or know what you're doing in the first place. That said, they may have made the small print a bit larger since I last tried it so it might not be an issue anymore.
On a home PC who's going to be looking over your shoulder for your password though? In a business environment then maybe (in which case why would desktop users need sudo anyway?)
As I understand sudo (and I don't - so please correct me if I'm wrong) a remote attacker is going to have to guess both the username and password for root access. So in a home environment (where passwords aren't usually very strong) having randomusername + password is going to be harder to crack than root + password.
Dear Mr Dog,
Fewer books, more TV.
Well at least one monkey took the bait. But apparently very few -- only ~70 posts in 4 hours on the front page. That "nobodycares" tag seems about right.
Hoisted by your own petard methinks.
I'm on 7.04. I expect that by the time Seven comes out I'll be using Zany Zebra.
Seventh time's a charm.
There's nothing worth watching on TV because Murdoch owns a lot of the airwaves.
Yeah, for computers read humans. I'm a mathematician, not a writer see...
The 'proof' page leads you to a game. That's not a proof, it's a telephone directory.
Somebody call me when computers have proved the Four Colo(u)r Theorem. Until then I'll be off playing CounterStrike (so I can work on my winning algorithm).
I think he meant pheo^H^Hoenii
By their very nature, visitors to tech sites are more tech-savy than your average surfer. Thus there's a high chance that they've got ad and script blocking extensions installed in Firefox and don't even see the ads to start with.
It's nothing to do with blogs stealing their revenue and everything to do with consumers getting sick of having to wade through animated gifs and flash just to read an article. The less technical sites will start to suffer from this phenomenon too once your average Joe wakes up to the fact that ads can be blocked.
If they'd be more subtle in their advertising (text-only, relevant links a la AdWords that you might actually want to click on) then we could all turn off our blockers and they'd start making money again.
Dear Mrs Sigbritt,
Our logs show that you have exceeded our 'fair use' limit of 6Gb per month in less than 0.1 seconds. As per our terms of service your contract will be cancelled with immediate effect and no refund will be given.
Yours,
An ISP
Can't see the full list cos the site's been /.ed. But I'd be not very disappointed, though somewhat surprised if dos commands weren't on the list.
I sat in front of an (emulated) dos box the other day for a good minute or two while I tried to remember how to ls a directory. How easily we (well, me!) forget.
My browsing habits will be as useful to Microsoft as they are to Google - not very useful at all as I don't leave a trail of cookies/cache/passwords behind when I'm done and even if I did I don't see their targetted ads anyway. And it's not as if changing your IP for those 'special moments' is rocket science. Everyday there's a new story in the newspapers about some guy who's had his identity stole online, so even your average Windows user is becoming less likely to save any type of personal information on a PC and is generally more educated about using the tubes. Microsoft are desperately trying to catch up with Google with web ads, but that ship has already sailed. Yaaar! Next thing you know MS will be buying an online ad company...
MS might not have sent him any money, but I be they sent him a free laptop.