The AOLers cannot grasp the concept that they can retain their email addresses without paying for the unnecessary services. We've even downloaded their emails and contacts, opened IE and FF without AOL but they still don't believe. MSNers are no different. They are all the 60yo+ crowd who got online with the dial-up services and believe they still need these portals to get online with their Comcast/Cox/Qwest hi-speed. It doesn't help that the AOL operators outright lie to them about the necessity of the service.
You seem to be suggesting that instead of every addon being single, to have a couple of Mega-Addons.
No sir, I was talking about when the Awful Bar had to be turned off but never was really 'off'(3.0?/3.5?), the slightly less-annoying unsorted bookmarks feature, the private browser mode that doesn't work and whatever else that may come next. I want something slightly more functional than Lynx that can handle java & flash when I choose to use them. I don't mind adding plugs, will add NS, AB+ and whatever else I want myself. The only reason I haven't opted for SeaMonkey or Opera is b/c the ease of the AB+/NS plugs plus feeds in Firefox don't require a new window and I can put 40+/- in a folder on my Fav's bar and peruse titles without opening more windows.
Easy feeds handling suggestions in other browsers(sans Chrome) are welcome.
I wonder if the ultimate goal of the FF project should be a "roll your own" - a core, barebones browser that has a whole list of features available, and you just checkbox the ones you want at download (or install) time, or go for a few pre-defined profiles.
That would revitalize my love for the browser. All the bloat and features I could care less for would be a welcome loss. That's just bizarro thinking, it seems. I pine for a world where programs get leaner and more stable and HappyDays got canceled before the Fonz jumped the shark.
I learned my meager CLI skills by installing Dapper server, then xubuntu gui and then proceeding to dissect the link commands, investigating switches/man pages and Goog'ing for fixes because many things didn't work right. Linux not quite working as well as Windows was a bonus for me(in hindsight, not at the time), and I'm better off because of it. Believe it or not, for that reason I am also thankful to Microsoft for Vista. If Vista wasn't a steaming pile I would have continued to put off delving into the Linux world. Thanks Bill!
In this day and age of fear, a kid with an undetonated firecracker, a chip on his shoulder and a lighter could easily be labeled a 'terrorist threat'. Which any lawyer worth his/her salt, or golfs with the judge, could qualify as an 'emergency'. Getting around to sending the letter ex post facto? I'm sure it will be a top priority for the listeners already listening.
I'm pretty sure there are password cracking tools out there to account for that.
I don't doubt it, probably not up to Enterprise or Military standards. Small biz and average users will never remember 12+ random alpha-numeric strings every * days, however. Most I teach opt for one character substitution, cap first letter only. It is stronger than proper words and names, regardless.
To answer mackil below, thanks for the link, good read. With a sampling of 9-* characters, not knowing how many unique subs are made, even if you collected multiple passwords using the exact sub(s), that's a tough nut to crack. One SB I set-up had withstood 60 hours of brute force using 10 account names lifted from the AD before new management noticed(FTP, enabled but unmonitored). Most users had used different substitutions. A better algorithm, a better cracker or more time could have proven successful.
Thanks for the pointer, Rory. I will play around with it, average users may not grok it.
I give my clients a swap list(1=i, 3=E, 4=A, 5=S, etc...) and ask them to swap at least 2 alphas for numerals of their fav passwords, add a random cap and make it 9+ characters. We do a couple examples with words/phrases of their choosing. Most actually catch on quickly when they feel involved in the process...and a little L337. Changing passwords doesn't have to be like pulling teeth.
Heard that yesterday, sounds like Goddard's swan song on his way out the door. Will be good for his next office election and maybe state coffers.
This decision,' says the bank, 'is based upon our reasonable belief that WikiLeaks may be engaged in activities that are, among other things, inconsistent with our internal policies for processing payments.'
Too bad Wikileaks is not an international drug running or firearms smuggling organization, they appear to be more befitting "internal policies".
It's all shameless promotion and marketing, whomever has the most to gain(biggest ego/deepest pockets/etc) buys the award. I've read a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame runs $25,000, wonder what POTY costs?
Does anyone still think awards are recognitions of achievement? I thought we all learned that lesson last year...
Is this the acme of US innovation... How to screw and lie for profit?
That's all I got, the abuses of corporate owned government are too pervasive to list again. Until YOU stop giving them your money, it will only get worse.
Is it a coincidence these 3 turds targeted are already airing daily on HBO? Will they re-air for the next 20 years in an attempt to get out of the red? Will profitable litigation spare the dozens of people who still pay HBO to re-watch such greats as Bachelor Party, Cool Runnings or GI Jane for the 42nd time?
No, I cannot move on and ignore the elephant in the room. However, you may skip over the posts without "crying on your keyboard" if you'd like.
Blizzard has alg's that tell them how much potential income they are losing, and I am fairly certain they would drop DRM in a second if they could earn more income by doing so. Therefore, I will join each and every discussion to declare my stance and get my vote in there(and maybe cry how I really do want to buy Diablo3 b/c D2 just isn't cutting it anymore).
But hey, thanks for acting tough on your keyboard and setting me straight. I'll try not to cry in the future.
Of course, a multi-national(smb, non-profit, myself, et al) is going to need remote services for their traveling interests. Luckily, thanks to PCs, there's a lot of people like you and me, not infallible but accountable and knowledgeable(1st hand), working in-house and sharing the same goals and interest of our employer, the L-T welfare and functionality of your group/org/biz. If the PC is relegated out of circulation to be replaced with dumb terminals we'll be a world of iPhone/Android users happy to get whatever is offered with a (relatively) small handful of "elite" technologists who provide only sanctioned content locked down into neatly priced packages that you can rent or forgo(until it's Guv mandated).
My point of contention is the farming out of responsibility/control to (un)trusted 3rd party vendors. The BS proprietary formats, their "no export/lock-down/trap" customer retention models, boisterous claims followed by silence and errors/limited functionality... if they're not shisters and snake oil salesmen then they're corps with hollow promises and LT contracts. I don't host my own email, either, but I do store it locally and retain the right to take it elsewhere whenever I so choose...no lock-down contract, no proprietary formats and plenty of competitive options. I know full well my host will not consider anyone's welfare but their own in an emergency(Priority 1: damage control). To run your business on someone else's terms and hand them control of your data/services is an inevitable Fail, imo.
I am sad to say I am[still] boycotting, too. I don't play online, my LAN party does not need an outside server and I want nothing to do with Blizzard(EA/Ubisoft/etc) once our initial transaction is complete. Sorry, you are not my new best friend and I am not your new perpetual tool to extract $ & data from. Sorry.
Gadgets are gadgets. Gadgets may resemble tools but tools are specifically designed for their purpose(s). Nothing will replace a workstation's keyboard, local storage and large displays for professionals, they may be plugged into a smaller case/form-factor but it will still need a functional environment, applications for tasks and data back-ups. MS is driving hard to sign-up the masses for streaming services in the "cloud" so they can sell dumb(er) products and meter all the utility however they deem fit(fit=profitable). Reality is vapor and finger-pointing is what you get when services and connections are disrupted or storage crashes with no recovery. I'd prefer to put my head in a lion's mouth than to put my data in MS's, or anyone else's, "cloud".
I read that trolls and wizards will crawl out of their mothers' dungeons and lay waste to the world when Linux x32 calendar expires. Let's hope the Mayans' runs out first!
Maybe you could write a guide to virtualizing the Mac under Windows / Linux (or whatever you are using).
And perhaps highlight how you got it to network(Nat, Bridged, Host-Only). I never could get VMW or VB to network or access shared folders when running OSX guest. 10.5 I think, maybe it was 10.4.
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I concur on going to DC, but I bet he will be more useful on a different tack...
National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspac
Next Steps to Enhance Online Security
I've told them until I am blue in the face!
The AOLers cannot grasp the concept that they can retain their email addresses without paying for the unnecessary services. We've even downloaded their emails and contacts, opened IE and FF without AOL but they still don't believe. MSNers are no different. They are all the 60yo+ crowd who got online with the dial-up services and believe they still need these portals to get online with their Comcast/Cox/Qwest hi-speed. It doesn't help that the AOL operators outright lie to them about the necessity of the service.
Not that it would ever happen, but doesn't the FCC have the power to revoke licenses from evil-doers?
Aaaaaah have a dreeeeeeeam!
You seem to be suggesting that instead of every addon being single, to have a couple of Mega-Addons.
No sir, I was talking about when the Awful Bar had to be turned off but never was really 'off'(3.0?/3.5?), the slightly less-annoying unsorted bookmarks feature, the private browser mode that doesn't work and whatever else that may come next. I want something slightly more functional than Lynx that can handle java & flash when I choose to use them. I don't mind adding plugs, will add NS, AB+ and whatever else I want myself. The only reason I haven't opted for SeaMonkey or Opera is b/c the ease of the AB+/NS plugs plus feeds in Firefox don't require a new window and I can put 40+/- in a folder on my Fav's bar and peruse titles without opening more windows.
Easy feeds handling suggestions in other browsers(sans Chrome) are welcome.
I wonder if the ultimate goal of the FF project should be a "roll your own" - a core, barebones browser that has a whole list of features available, and you just checkbox the ones you want at download (or install) time, or go for a few pre-defined profiles.
That would revitalize my love for the browser. All the bloat and features I could care less for would be a welcome loss. That's just bizarro thinking, it seems. I pine for a world where programs get leaner and more stable and HappyDays got canceled before the Fonz jumped the shark.
I learned my meager CLI skills by installing Dapper server, then xubuntu gui and then proceeding to dissect the link commands, investigating switches/man pages and Goog'ing for fixes because many things didn't work right. Linux not quite working as well as Windows was a bonus for me(in hindsight, not at the time), and I'm better off because of it. Believe it or not, for that reason I am also thankful to Microsoft for Vista. If Vista wasn't a steaming pile I would have continued to put off delving into the Linux world. Thanks Bill!
Haha, I expected to see a sea of white and hear crickets chirping in this story's comment section...
ducking...running...desperately trying to delete post............
Actually, they just need to promise to deliver one in a week...
Third bullet from the bottom.
In this day and age of fear, a kid with an undetonated firecracker, a chip on his shoulder and a lighter could easily be labeled a 'terrorist threat'. Which any lawyer worth his/her salt, or golfs with the judge, could qualify as an 'emergency'. Getting around to sending the letter ex post facto? I'm sure it will be a top priority for the listeners already listening.
Riiight. I welcome our long-lasting, battery powered overlords...if they ever transcend marketing fiction and appear IRL.
I'm pretty sure there are password cracking tools out there to account for that.
I don't doubt it, probably not up to Enterprise or Military standards. Small biz and average users will never remember 12+ random alpha-numeric strings every * days, however. Most I teach opt for one character substitution, cap first letter only. It is stronger than proper words and names, regardless.
To answer mackil below, thanks for the link, good read. With a sampling of 9-* characters, not knowing how many unique subs are made, even if you collected multiple passwords using the exact sub(s), that's a tough nut to crack. One SB I set-up had withstood 60 hours of brute force using 10 account names lifted from the AD before new management noticed(FTP, enabled but unmonitored). Most users had used different substitutions. A better algorithm, a better cracker or more time could have proven successful.
Thanks for the pointer, Rory. I will play around with it, average users may not grok it.
I give my clients a swap list(1=i, 3=E, 4=A, 5=S, etc...) and ask them to swap at least 2 alphas for numerals of their fav passwords, add a random cap and make it 9+ characters. We do a couple examples with words/phrases of their choosing. Most actually catch on quickly when they feel involved in the process...and a little L337. Changing passwords doesn't have to be like pulling teeth.
Goodbye '57 chevy', hello 'Ch3vy83l41R'.
Welcome to the United Corporations of America.
Land of the Fee.
This decision,' says the bank, 'is based upon our reasonable belief that WikiLeaks may be engaged in activities that are, among other things, inconsistent with our internal policies for processing payments.'
Too bad Wikileaks is not an international drug running or firearms smuggling organization, they appear to be more befitting "internal policies".
It's all shameless promotion and marketing, whomever has the most to gain(biggest ego/deepest pockets/etc) buys the award.
I've read a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame runs $25,000, wonder what POTY costs?
Does anyone still think awards are recognitions of achievement? I thought we all learned that lesson last year...
Is this the acme of US innovation... How to screw and lie for profit?
That's all I got, the abuses of corporate owned government are too pervasive to list again. Until YOU stop giving them your money, it will only get worse.
Is it a coincidence these 3 turds targeted are already airing daily on HBO? Will they re-air for the next 20 years in an attempt to get out of the red?
Will profitable litigation spare the dozens of people who still pay HBO to re-watch such greats as Bachelor Party, Cool Runnings or GI Jane for the 42nd time?
1) divide
2) debunk
3) disable
Web 3.0 FTW!
No, I cannot move on and ignore the elephant in the room. However, you may skip over the posts without "crying on your keyboard" if you'd like.
Blizzard has alg's that tell them how much potential income they are losing, and I am fairly certain they would drop DRM in a second if they could earn more income by doing so. Therefore, I will join each and every discussion to declare my stance and get my vote in there(and maybe cry how I really do want to buy Diablo3 b/c D2 just isn't cutting it anymore).
But hey, thanks for acting tough on your keyboard and setting me straight. I'll try not to cry in the future.
Of course, a multi-national(smb, non-profit, myself, et al) is going to need remote services for their traveling interests. Luckily, thanks to PCs, there's a lot of people like you and me, not infallible but accountable and knowledgeable(1st hand), working in-house and sharing the same goals and interest of our employer, the L-T welfare and functionality of your group/org/biz. If the PC is relegated out of circulation to be replaced with dumb terminals we'll be a world of iPhone/Android users happy to get whatever is offered with a (relatively) small handful of "elite" technologists who provide only sanctioned content locked down into neatly priced packages that you can rent or forgo(until it's Guv mandated).
My point of contention is the farming out of responsibility/control to (un)trusted 3rd party vendors. The BS proprietary formats, their "no export/lock-down/trap" customer retention models, boisterous claims followed by silence and errors/limited functionality... if they're not shisters and snake oil salesmen then they're corps with hollow promises and LT contracts. I don't host my own email, either, but I do store it locally and retain the right to take it elsewhere whenever I so choose...no lock-down contract, no proprietary formats and plenty of competitive options. I know full well my host will not consider anyone's welfare but their own in an emergency(Priority 1: damage control). To run your business on someone else's terms and hand them control of your data/services is an inevitable Fail, imo.
I am sad to say I am[still] boycotting, too. I don't play online, my LAN party does not need an outside server and I want nothing to do with Blizzard(EA/Ubisoft/etc) once our initial transaction is complete. Sorry, you are not my new best friend and I am not your new perpetual tool to extract $ & data from. Sorry.
Gadgets are gadgets. Gadgets may resemble tools but tools are specifically designed for their purpose(s).
Nothing will replace a workstation's keyboard, local storage and large displays for professionals, they may be plugged into a smaller case/form-factor but it will still need a functional environment, applications for tasks and data back-ups. MS is driving hard to sign-up the masses for streaming services in the "cloud" so they can sell dumb(er) products and meter all the utility however they deem fit(fit=profitable). Reality is vapor and finger-pointing is what you get when services and connections are disrupted or storage crashes with no recovery. I'd prefer to put my head in a lion's mouth than to put my data in MS's, or anyone else's, "cloud".
Malware (also: scumware), short for malicious software, is software designed to secretly access a computer system without the owner's informed consent.
"Men will never be free until the last policeman is strangled with the entrails of the last banker"
-- Diderot, or so.
Where do the lawyers fit into that scenario?
I read that trolls and wizards will crawl out of their mothers' dungeons and lay waste to the world when Linux x32 calendar expires. Let's hope the Mayans' runs out first!
Maybe you could write a guide to virtualizing the Mac under Windows / Linux (or whatever you are using).
And perhaps highlight how you got it to network(Nat, Bridged, Host-Only). I never could get VMW or VB to network or access shared folders when running OSX guest. 10.5 I think, maybe it was 10.4.