Shit, man, I play God in the U.S. all the time. But he always beats me. I mean, come on, if you're all-knowing, how is it possible that you don't cheat? But then again, I don't have the balls to accuse him of it to his face... He may be benevolent but he's not a wimp.
> If patents are being given out like candy, why should I have to fight for mine?
Because J. Fengel (I'm assuming) != Huge Corporation
You also made the mistake of giving them too much good information. Obscure the entire patent request with loads of irrelevant data and lists of very large, useless references, and it's a sure thing.
> it only comes on after you log on, so that you won't be messing up your password with numbers by mistake.
This sort-of brings up an annoyance I have with Win2K (dunno about XP). I use a Dvorak keyboard, but the Dvorak map doesn't load until you log in. Without changing my password, I have to try to remember the QWERTY layout.
> I protect my Windows box with everything I can, yet I still get infected every once and a while
I guess "everything" doesn't include patching. Not trying to troll or (God help me) defend MS, but all of the viruses/worms I have seen wild in the last year or 2 could have been prevented by applying all the patches. Not that I want to install patches all day: I'd never have time to do REAL work.
> Dogs are animals that survive quite nicely OUTSIDE
Yup, have for quite a while. OT, but people who keep animals indoors all the time are assholes. Animals are supposed to be outside doing what they do, like torturing & killing smaller animals. It seems cruel to me to force them to be inside all the time. Guess why the dog ran away? He doesn't want to be in the fucking house all the time, so he'll take any chance he can get to change that. Live in a big city & can't afford a yard? Don't buy a fucking dog then.
You mean nigerian... and where the hell else do you think he'd be, Australia? I mean sure, people travel, but I think the odds are in my favor on this one.
> Legislation is the answer. Legislation is the only way we have to cure social problems
That is so frustratingly asinine I want to scream. Did you get this crap from your parents, or do you truly believe this? Loose morality can be considered a social problem, yet we can't make legislation to make immorality "wrong," or at least illegal. I agree with you that the true problem lies with the greedy scumbags who send spam, and not necessarily with the technology itself, but legislation does nothing unless EVERY COUNTRY in the world passes the exact same law and enforces it fully. That's very unlikely.
A limited analogy is breaking into a house. It's illegal in the U.S. And it is (theoretically) enforced. It still happens, so guess what: legislation didn't fix the problem. That's why we have this great technology called locks, whether they be door locks, deadbolts, chains, window locks, whatever.
The point is, legislation doesn't really do much, so for proper security, in this respect, is multi-tiered, just like your house. Ideally, ave the ISPs use some sort of filtering, which doesn't have to be terribly good, but something that blocks (or "tags" may be better) the obvious stuff. Virus checking all over to stop the worm/spam (although that kind of mail isn't really at issue here, since it's not sent by a "salesman.") ISPs can suggest to their users some sort of workstation spam filtering that can be personalized & updated for better protection, plus it can filter out any messages "tagged" by the server. The single most important part (yeah, it's cliche, yet true) is education. Teach the users what this stuff is and how they use it to verify & sell your address to others, not to mention all the other problems w/ spam.
> Proper legislation, properly enforced would go a very long way to end [Insert ANYTHING]
Yes, but is there ever anything properly enforced? I'm sure there's one thing, but I can't name it.
Anyone who really believes legislation solves everything, especially if they think it's the ONLY answer, is a clueless socialist. (Not that socialism is inherently bad in any way; the insult lies in "clueless," not "socialist"...)
> But, everyone who signs up for an account at Netmar gets a username@netmar.com email address, and filtering would be done for every email address.
I'm not 100% on the implications of such a system, but couldn't you use procmail (+ your spam filtering program, I think SpamAssassin can do this) to filter mail only for selected accounts? That way your mail is filtered & every one else's is regular. You could even offer the spam filtering as an optional service to customers. This, of course, is assuming you are an admin there...
> a foreigner categorising something American as a 'home on the range cowboys-and-injuns buffalo herdin' ranch-farmin' texas rangin' good!'
While it's not very accurate, that is a part of American history, and I wouldn't get pissed off if referred to in that way. Although I understand (in both cases) it makes the speaker of the phrase look like a wanker to the person from that country...
> the eradication of all muslims from the planet. World peace would be right around the corner
Maybe if you included all the Christians too. And the Satanists of course. Oh, and the atheists. And I guess there are some violent agnostics also. I don't think the Buddhists need eradicating, in general, but there might be some Hindi.
A better solution is for you to kill yourself so you don't have to worry about it any more. If everyone like you followed that example, sure, peace would be right around the corner. Might be a pretty long block, though.
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> In Soviet Russia, YOU play GOD!
Shit, man, I play God in the U.S. all the time. But he always beats me. I mean, come on, if you're all-knowing, how is it possible that you don't cheat? But then again, I don't have the balls to accuse him of it to his face... He may be benevolent but he's not a wimp.
> SO WHY ARE PEOPLE FUCKING AROUND WITH ME?
Because you're easily fucked with... Slut.
> If patents are being given out like candy, why should I have to fight for mine?
Because J. Fengel (I'm assuming) != Huge Corporation
You also made the mistake of giving them too much good information. Obscure the entire patent request with loads of irrelevant data and lists of very large, useless references, and it's a sure thing.
Now when the dog eats your homework, you'll have the proof (a chewed-up laptop).
> it only comes on after you log on, so that you won't be messing up your password with numbers by mistake.
This sort-of brings up an annoyance I have with Win2K (dunno about XP). I use a Dvorak keyboard, but the Dvorak map doesn't load until you log in. Without changing my password, I have to try to remember the QWERTY layout.
> This means 28k visit slashdot daily.
No' that 28K would read an article in a day. Think of the thousands that don't even RTFA before posting.
> that would make changes to a target computer without the owner`s consent
True, I'd probably be mad if a program did what I suggested without telling me... Even if the intent is good.
> what does it matter to a desktop machine's security if sendmail is totally rooted ?
I can't read the poster's mind, but if sendmail is r00ted, most likely the rest of the machine is at risk as well.
> you just planted image
I don't get it...
> I protect my Windows box with everything I can, yet I still get infected every once and a while
I guess "everything" doesn't include patching. Not trying to troll or (God help me) defend MS, but all of the viruses/worms I have seen wild in the last year or 2 could have been prevented by applying all the patches. Not that I want to install patches all day: I'd never have time to do REAL work.
> That's GNU/(UNIX/Linux), dammit!
Or is it UNIX/GNU/Linux, as there's no such thing as GNU/UNIX... Would kinda' miss the point of GNU if there was.
> Puke! Barf!! Vomit!!!
.NET too? Vomit!!!
Puke, fine. Barf, fine. But don't you think vomit is a bit extreme. I mean... Wait,
> besides the LCD part thing
the LCD part thing... Could you, perhaps, mean the LCD? That's what that "part thing" is called.
> Dogs are animals that survive quite nicely OUTSIDE
Yup, have for quite a while. OT, but people who keep animals indoors all the time are assholes. Animals are supposed to be outside doing what they do, like torturing & killing smaller animals. It seems cruel to me to force them to be inside all the time. Guess why the dog ran away? He doesn't want to be in the fucking house all the time, so he'll take any chance he can get to change that. Live in a big city & can't afford a yard? Don't buy a fucking dog then.
> every CD i create has a small executeable that pops up
Instead of (or in addition to) doing that, you should include something that changes the registry to disable autorun.
> How about a giant chin
:)
I'll second that
> a black niger in nigeria!
You mean nigerian... and where the hell else do you think he'd be, Australia? I mean sure, people travel, but I think the odds are in my favor on this one.
> You know those Dell printers are rebadged Lexmarks
I can just hear the *WOOSH* of the joke flying over your head...
> Do you have any idea how much each extension costs to the company?
Do you have any idea how much cash Disney grosses per year? Enough to consider the cost of legislation purchased very low.
> Adams need only sit back and watch it be ruined.
Or, more properly lie back... although he hasn't got much say in it at this point.
> Legislation is the answer. Legislation is the only way we have to cure social problems
That is so frustratingly asinine I want to scream. Did you get this crap from your parents, or do you truly believe this? Loose morality can be considered a social problem, yet we can't make legislation to make immorality "wrong," or at least illegal. I agree with you that the true problem lies with the greedy scumbags who send spam, and not necessarily with the technology itself, but legislation does nothing unless EVERY COUNTRY in the world passes the exact same law and enforces it fully. That's very unlikely.
A limited analogy is breaking into a house. It's illegal in the U.S. And it is (theoretically) enforced. It still happens, so guess what: legislation didn't fix the problem. That's why we have this great technology called locks, whether they be door locks, deadbolts, chains, window locks, whatever.
The point is, legislation doesn't really do much, so for proper security, in this respect, is multi-tiered, just like your house. Ideally, ave the ISPs use some sort of filtering, which doesn't have to be terribly good, but something that blocks (or "tags" may be better) the obvious stuff. Virus checking all over to stop the worm/spam (although that kind of mail isn't really at issue here, since it's not sent by a "salesman.") ISPs can suggest to their users some sort of workstation spam filtering that can be personalized & updated for better protection, plus it can filter out any messages "tagged" by the server. The single most important part (yeah, it's cliche, yet true) is education. Teach the users what this stuff is and how they use it to verify & sell your address to others, not to mention all the other problems w/ spam.
> Proper legislation, properly enforced would go a very long way to end [Insert ANYTHING]
Yes, but is there ever anything properly enforced? I'm sure there's one thing, but I can't name it.
Anyone who really believes legislation solves everything, especially if they think it's the ONLY answer, is a clueless socialist. (Not that socialism is inherently bad in any way; the insult lies in "clueless," not "socialist"...)
> But, everyone who signs up for an account at Netmar gets a username@netmar.com email address, and filtering would be done for every email address.
I'm not 100% on the implications of such a system, but couldn't you use procmail (+ your spam filtering program, I think SpamAssassin can do this) to filter mail only for selected accounts? That way your mail is filtered & every one else's is regular. You could even offer the spam filtering as an optional service to customers. This, of course, is assuming you are an admin there...
> a foreigner categorising something American as a 'home on the range cowboys-and-injuns buffalo herdin' ranch-farmin' texas rangin' good!'
While it's not very accurate, that is a part of American history, and I wouldn't get pissed off if referred to in that way. Although I understand (in both cases) it makes the speaker of the phrase look like a wanker to the person from that country...
> Yay for geek education. I think I'm going to shoot myself now.
Yay for the humour impaired. Oh, and for shooting yourself, too, that's a big help. Thanks.
> the eradication of all muslims from the planet. World peace would be right around the corner
Maybe if you included all the Christians too. And the Satanists of course. Oh, and the atheists. And I guess there are some violent agnostics also. I don't think the Buddhists need eradicating, in general, but there might be some Hindi.
A better solution is for you to kill yourself so you don't have to worry about it any more. If everyone like you followed that example, sure, peace would be right around the corner. Might be a pretty long block, though.