Even if the system can be abused, doesn't mean that all of your customers are going to do so. REI is a co-op, however they also have an incredible return policy.
I have heard of people going to thrift stores, picking up REI branded gear, and going back to the store to exchange for new version of the item simply because "they didn't like it".
This is a complete abuse of the relationship, and those folks were demoted to "complete fucking assholes" in my mind, yet REI is still in business and going strong. People like me have no issues shopping there, as I know I will always be taken care of if I have a problem.
I would imagine that the platform that has the most 3rd party support would be the most successful. There are a lot of benefits to being the system that everyone chooses - while 90% of my movie money might go to Netflix, I still see the xbox ads and I still buy other services on the platform (including a annual subscription to xbox live).
I have learned that copying files using the UI in Vista is a very painful thing to do - even if you don't have 16K+ files.
Heaven forbid you ever extract files from a cab you found on the internet - it will ask you for confirmation for every single file, without the option of 'yes for all'.
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The only reason we backed HD-DVD is to keep the market split until we could deliver our technology.
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I had the same issue when I went for a pre-interview with a contracting agency. They had computer terminals setup with tests for areas of expertise - mine being SQL.
The one thing that really bothered me about these tests (including the CCNA test), is that they often to word tricks to try to trip you up.
My favorite was from the CCNA exam, where the question was something like "which statement is the most accurate", and option 'D' was a sentence with two statements separated by an 'or' - the first half of the statement was blatantly wrong, and the second half was the most true of anything listed above.
How many of the wild exploits actually used vulnerabilities that Microsoft didn't already know about?
Viruses like ms-blaster etc were built off of reverse engineering the patch, and writing the virus to exploit unpatched machines.
I think the major problem that Microsoft has faced is how to patch the world as quickly as possible on a patch Tuesday - especially since most home users don't have an IT guy to do it for them. The constant patch nagging put into XP.SP2 has dramatically increased the patch uptake by non-IT supported users.
Funny - but there are times when you want the battery to come out when in your backpack.
When going backpacking, I need to turn the phone off as most of the time I am out of reach of cell phone towers. During this time, a phone will drain rapidly if on - and unfortunately the power button on most phones is on the outside of the shell.
Really annoying to find your phone dead when you get back to the trailhead because the power button was bumped.
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So what happens two years down the road when the batteries can no longer hold out for the needed time?
Does this mean that the OPS team needs to proactively change the batteries before disaster?
Even if the system can be abused, doesn't mean that all of your customers are going to do so. REI is a co-op, however they also have an incredible return policy.
I have heard of people going to thrift stores, picking up REI branded gear, and going back to the store to exchange for new version of the item simply because "they didn't like it".
This is a complete abuse of the relationship, and those folks were demoted to "complete fucking assholes" in my mind, yet REI is still in business and going strong. People like me have no issues shopping there, as I know I will always be taken care of if I have a problem.
I would imagine that the platform that has the most 3rd party support would be the most successful. There are a lot of benefits to being the system that everyone chooses - while 90% of my movie money might go to Netflix, I still see the xbox ads and I still buy other services on the platform (including a annual subscription to xbox live).
Wouldn't you have to have access to the password hash to even begin to use this?
Also, a salt would prevent this as well.
I don't think your average user would do this.
I have learned that copying files using the UI in Vista is a very painful thing to do - even if you don't have 16K+ files.
Heaven forbid you ever extract files from a cab you found on the internet - it will ask you for confirmation for every single file, without the option of 'yes for all'.
This is excellent! To get HD content, you can just download it from us! No need for a disk! The only reason we backed HD-DVD is to keep the market split until we could deliver our technology. Love, Microsoft
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If you don't want to be forced to see this message everytime you watch the movie you purchased, then copy this film and edit this out.
Or go to bittorrent - somebody has probably done this for you already. Otherwise, please wait for 30 seconds while we remind you (once again) not to copy this film.
Sense perl? The damn thing makes everything look like perl.
Oh, peril. Nevermind.
I had the same issue when I went for a pre-interview with a contracting agency. They had computer terminals setup with tests for areas of expertise - mine being SQL.
The one thing that really bothered me about these tests (including the CCNA test), is that they often to word tricks to try to trip you up.
My favorite was from the CCNA exam, where the question was something like "which statement is the most accurate", and option 'D' was a sentence with two statements separated by an 'or' - the first half of the statement was blatantly wrong, and the second half was the most true of anything listed above.
How many of the wild exploits actually used vulnerabilities that Microsoft didn't already know about?
Viruses like ms-blaster etc were built off of reverse engineering the patch, and writing the virus to exploit unpatched machines.
I think the major problem that Microsoft has faced is how to patch the world as quickly as possible on a patch Tuesday - especially since most home users don't have an IT guy to do it for them. The constant patch nagging put into XP.SP2 has dramatically increased the patch uptake by non-IT supported users.
Funny - but there are times when you want the battery to come out when in your backpack. When going backpacking, I need to turn the phone off as most of the time I am out of reach of cell phone towers. During this time, a phone will drain rapidly if on - and unfortunately the power button on most phones is on the outside of the shell. Really annoying to find your phone dead when you get back to the trailhead because the power button was bumped.