While cool as hell, any practical value in this knowedge?
Ah, my friend, AC, sometimes it is good to learn things beyond one's ability to experience. Not for profit or gain but simply to know. Objective knowledge of our vast universe helps keep ourselves and self-interests in perspective.
Not that you really cared for a philosophical dialouge on your rant, but, I digress...
I think it is shameful that MSFT would use the "Kerberos" name for its own proprietary protocol. The more people know that the "MSFT" modifier produces a third entity when joined to "Kerberos" the better. If rewriting the standard will help, so be it. We must keep up the publicity that MSFT Kerberos is not Kerberos.
No need. Once someone sends you one you have the code (it's a VBScript text file...not a compiled program). Of course, if you have Outloook (I heard it's quite popular;) )you'll want to be sure to Save AS the attachment and not open it directly (not that you didn't know this, but other people may be reading this).
Of course, one could just go over to Microsoft and read the VBScript documentation to create their own Herbie the Love Bug.
But this will not be an Apple Newton type device. It will be a variation of an existing theme running existing applications, mostly.
It will be as new as a Deleron or Curon (or whatever the names are this week);a new processor running industry standard apps. What's the point, then? Battery life...that's the difference.
It won't be anywhere as dangerous a platform as the PcoketPC.
How will the trial affect most Americans? In the pocket book, unfortunately. Many people own MSFT -- even if unintentionally. Some buy it directly, others own it as part of a mutual fund.
Tracking MSFT on the stock market is fun (unless you own the stock directly, or indirectly through a fund). Depending on when you (or your fund manager) bought MSFT, things are not as bad as they appear.
Apparently, MSFT has taken a huge beating -- down significantly from the high of, what?, 119 a few months ago. It looks bad over the past year: see Yahoo's 1 Year chart. But, if you examine the long term growth of MSFT stock (see Yahoo's 5 Year chart) the current price drop is a relatively small blip in a surging market capitalization.
Your perspective depends on when you bought in. And, unfortunately, I bought in at 90. So, would everyone please lay off the bad news until I can get out at least even?;-)
Anyone could become a Spam Bounty Hunter using e-z online tools such as Sam Spade (it even has a... plug-ing (?)... for IE. I've used this site for tracking down a number of spammers and 31337 "attackers".
Now? Linus started working for Transmeta in January 1997. A lot has happened in the Linux world since then, Mr. Rip Van Winkle.
Linux has been under active development spearheaded by Linus (who maintains his day job, too). Linus is integral to the direction of Linux kernel development (he decides what is officially in the kernel) but he is not the only interested party -- many expert developers around the world participate. Why do they let Linus determine the direction of the kernel? Is it a licensing arrangement? No! It is something more binding: Respect.
Does it strike you strange that soon after the collapse of the Iron Curtain and Soviet Union that people seemed to ho-hum those events? I'll never forget Tianimen Square in June of 1989. Especially this photo of the man standing in front of the tanks.
These were global events that shaped the future -- still impacting today. How soon we forget.
Since the combination of VBScript, Windows Scripting Host, and the Preview Pane in Outlook hit corporate America.
This latest one requires the uese to click on (i.e. execute) IM_A_DUMBASS.VBS Or are you asking is there any reason for attatching an executable to email? I think that answer would be yes.
I don't think you understand the issues here: regardless how the "latest" worm is initiated, the ability for anyone to embed executable code in the message itself is a huge security violation (not even a risk). For more information see this.
VBScript, WSH, Outlook Preview Pane: the unholy trinity that empower e-vandals.
It's the boot sequence. This is Linux. Thus spoke Linus Torvalds:
How many times a week do you reboot?
Let's not forget this isn't Windows -- the "ads" will rarely be displayed on your console (unless you dual boot often). Save the hysterics (no gender offence intended) for real battles.
The images are great. But if you try to right-click (in IE5) to Zoom In on the 1-meter images you're given an alert box: "Copyright images on page". Fine, I don't want the images, I just want the right click to work correctly.
Fortunately, this is easy: disable JavaScript (Active Scripting under security settings) and, yessir, the right click works as God intended.
Yes, this is an IE-specific tip. Of course, Opera users will have no trouble zooming in on the images with or without right clicking. And, as for Netscape...does anybody still use it?;)
(Note: I download the nightly builds of Mozilla every day).
I only know of Linuxcare because of Kernel Traffic. What an excellent resource (thanks, Zack Brown)! I was afraid that KT might go away after the latest Linuxcare blow-up, but, happily, it continues.
I find myself reviewing the KT and diving into the referenced discussions in the archive when something grabs my attention. I am not a kernel hacker, and much of the discussion is beyond me. Of course, exposure over time helps, but the other reason I read it is to see the Open Source development process in action. Very cool!
Be Europe says the story was a "little out of context"? I won't repeat the story here, for it is linked above nicely (surely everyone read it, right?), but the statements that BeOS would be folded into BeIA seemed pretty definite and not needing context to clarify. Perhaps his statements were falsified, or mangled, but "out of context"?
Maybe his statements reveal an underlying strategy, a paradigm shift: Be recognizes that OSes are as passe as the PC and is pegging its hopes on the information (Internet) appliance trend.
Perhaps the OS itself, by itself, is now meaningless. Maybe it's becoming an application-specific, high tech commodity world out there?
If the OS is a commodity (which it is) then companies that peg their hopes on selling and licensing the OS itself are in financial danger (MSFT, anyone?). The fact that a Bazaar-produced OS competes at all, and well in certain areas (like the Internet), against a Cathedal-imparted one bodes ill for the latter. Soon there will be mass defection from the High Priestly order of the Cathedral and spontaneous, free, open gatherings will supplant it. Viva Reformation!
Paylars.com is thwarted by their use of a license-crippled webserver (i.e. Microsoft's IIS). Here's the "Forbidden" message I got:
The page cannot be displayed There are too many people accessing the Web site at this time. -------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Please try the following: Click the Refresh button, or try again later. Open the 216.46.253.226 home page, and then look for links to the information you want. HTTP 403.15 - Forbidden: Client Access Licenses exceeded
Internet Information Services -------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Technical Information (for support personnel)
Background: The server you are attempting to access has exceeded its Client Access License limit.
More information: Microsoft Support
Note: this is not a warning that the server is out of capacity; it is out of client licenses. How embarrassing! Think of your day in Slashdot-glory when thousands of simultaneous requests are targeted toward your site only to have the expensive licensed-crippled server complain that it isn't getting enough money from you. Why is the server complainig to the guest? Why doesn't the server send a discreet "Ahem, there are more people trying to visit your site than you've paid us for...can we talk?" Instead the server yells, "You wanna come to this site? Sub-nose Louie says 'No.' Not 'til they paid their's dues. Get outta here! Scram!"
Wow. Imagine being called a cheapskate by your own server!
This gives new meaning to Microsoft Support.
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in posting non-tech stories if there is a valid "geek angle" to it ...The stock market in general doesn't qualify
I would agree with this statement if made before the Open Source IPO Rush.
[Aside:] I predict that in 2034 a new sports team in San Francisco will be named the '99ers after the dotCom IPO Rush of that year.
But, the stock market has become a plausible topic on Slashdot because the world has changed: Nerds are valuable (less so than in December, but still valuable). Cisco is the largest company in the US now, in terms of market capitalization. What is Cisco? Most people confuse it with Crisco. Cisco is geekdom. Look at the Open Source IPOs. Geeks rule (with declining value, but more so than 5 years ago!).
Also, Slashdot is now a market participant. Slashdot's value to the market is as a venue to the nerds. The nerds are what makes Slashdot what it is (I mean, come on! Anyone can set up their own slashsite, but without the nerds all you have is trolls, grits, goat***, and first posts). Some of the top geeks are now shareholders of VALinux and RedHat. Slashdot is tied to the market. So how can anyone say that the market is not a "news" item "that matters"?
The popularity of the hack centers around one figure: the low price.
My gut tells me this is right on target. All the exciting hacks are in the principle of creation: something from (almost) nothing. Or, something completely different than intended.
In this case, there is a feeling of mischeviousness. Almost a kind of "ha ha, so there" against an obvious attempt to build in a dependency which didn't naturally exist (i.e., Netpliance ISP was the only way to use the system).
It's this kind of resourcefulness that encouraged my company to begin using Linux a few years ago: older machines (486 and slower Pentiums) that were in no shape to run NT Server, or Win9x as desktops, could serve as excellent Linux servers for different tasks. The feeling was, "Hey! Let's beat the system." Instead of paying the WinTel monopoly regular tithes (worse, actually) according to a GM-like obsolesence plan (why do you think MSFT started naming OS versions by year? It's like a 1999 Ford Mustang, by now it should feel old--don't you want a 2001 model?).
I'm all in favor of (ethical) hacks. The $400 MSN rebate "hack" was, IMO, not "ethical" because the deal was presented as quid pro quo, but the I-Opener deal was not originally presented as such; the ISP was an option. Only in retrospect did Netpliance add terms to the deal to enforce their "business model".
Slashdot reported on another interesting hack in February: the netBSD port to the Workpad z50. I bought one of these beauties (it really is) and have been following the NetBSD and LinuxCE mailing lists as to progress being made. This was an ethical hack: take a discontinued but interesting machine and make it better. WinCE is pretty awful (but usable for text editing, I found) and the ability to add my native enviroment to this little treasure is too nifty! I never would have paid $1000 for the unit. Not when a real laptop is not much more. But, I did buy at under $400. And, by looking on eBay daily, it seems a lot of people are still buying these things (although the price is going up).
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Ah, my friend, AC, sometimes it is good to learn things beyond one's ability to experience. Not for profit or gain but simply to know. Objective knowledge of our vast universe helps keep ourselves and self-interests in perspective.
Not that you really cared for a philosophical dialouge on your rant, but, I digress...
MSFT Kerberos: a true bait-and-switch.
No need. Once someone sends you one you have the code (it's a VBScript text file...not a compiled program). Of course, if you have Outloook (I heard it's quite popular ;) )you'll want to be sure to Save AS the attachment and not open it directly (not that you didn't know this, but other people may be reading this).
Of course, one could just go over to Microsoft and read the VBScript documentation to create their own Herbie the Love Bug.
My guess is that IE 5 for Linux/BSD is a compile away. But the greatest barrier won't be technical...
I should know...I is one. Pet peeve. Sorry.
or, the PocketPC, for that matter!
But this will not be an Apple Newton type device. It will be a variation of an existing theme running existing applications, mostly.
It will be as new as a Deleron or Curon (or whatever the names are this week);a new processor running industry standard apps. What's the point, then? Battery life...that's the difference.
It won't be anywhere as dangerous a platform as the PcoketPC.
I can't wait.
So...is the point that these photos (and al the Mars missions) have been faked? If so, why?
Tracking MSFT on the stock market is fun (unless you own the stock directly, or indirectly through a fund). Depending on when you (or your fund manager) bought MSFT, things are not as bad as they appear.
Apparently, MSFT has taken a huge beating -- down significantly from the high of, what?, 119 a few months ago. It looks bad over the past year: see Yahoo's 1 Year chart. But, if you examine the long term growth of MSFT stock (see Yahoo's 5 Year chart) the current price drop is a relatively small blip in a surging market capitalization.
Your perspective depends on when you bought in. And, unfortunately, I bought in at 90. So, would everyone please lay off the bad news until I can get out at least even? ;-)
Anyone could become a Spam Bounty Hunter using e-z online tools such as Sam Spade (it even has a ... plug-ing (?) ... for IE. I've used this site for tracking down a number of spammers and 31337 "attackers".
Now? Linus started working for Transmeta in January 1997 . A lot has happened in the Linux world since then, Mr. Rip Van Winkle.
Linux has been under active development spearheaded by Linus (who maintains his day job, too). Linus is integral to the direction of Linux kernel development (he decides what is officially in the kernel) but he is not the only interested party -- many expert developers around the world participate. Why do they let Linus determine the direction of the kernel? Is it a licensing arrangement? No! It is something more binding: Respect.
Eerie...like missing a belly-button.
Does it strike you strange that soon after the collapse of the Iron Curtain and Soviet Union that people seemed to ho-hum those events? I'll never forget Tianimen Square in June of 1989. Especially this photo of the man standing in front of the tanks.
These were global events that shaped the future -- still impacting today. How soon we forget.
VBScript, WSH, Outlook Preview Pane: the unholy trinity that empower e-vandals.
Let's not forget this isn't Windows -- the "ads" will rarely be displayed on your console (unless you dual boot often). Save the hysterics (no gender offence intended) for real battles.
Oops, I didn't specify which images... I'm referring to the Area 51 images posted by The Federation of American Scientists.
Fortunately, this is easy: disable JavaScript (Active Scripting under security settings) and, yessir, the right click works as God intended.
Yes, this is an IE-specific tip. Of course, Opera users will have no trouble zooming in on the images with or without right clicking. And, as for Netscape...does anybody still use it? ;)
(Note: I download the nightly builds of Mozilla every day).
I find myself reviewing the KT and diving into the referenced discussions in the archive when something grabs my attention. I am not a kernel hacker, and much of the discussion is beyond me. Of course, exposure over time helps, but the other reason I read it is to see the Open Source development process in action. Very cool!
Maybe his statements reveal an underlying strategy, a paradigm shift: Be recognizes that OSes are as passe as the PC and is pegging its hopes on the information (Internet) appliance trend.
Perhaps the OS itself, by itself, is now meaningless. Maybe it's becoming an application-specific, high tech commodity world out there?
If the OS is a commodity (which it is) then companies that peg their hopes on selling and licensing the OS itself are in financial danger (MSFT, anyone?). The fact that a Bazaar-produced OS competes at all, and well in certain areas (like the Internet), against a Cathedal-imparted one bodes ill for the latter. Soon there will be mass defection from the High Priestly order of the Cathedral and spontaneous, free, open gatherings will supplant it. Viva Reformation!
Wow. Imagine being called a cheapskate by your own server!
This gives new meaning to Microsoft Support.
Also, Slashdot is now a market participant. Slashdot's value to the market is as a venue to the nerds. The nerds are what makes Slashdot what it is (I mean, come on! Anyone can set up their own slashsite, but without the nerds all you have is trolls, grits, goat***, and first posts). Some of the top geeks are now shareholders of VALinux and RedHat. Slashdot is tied to the market. So how can anyone say that the market is not a "news" item "that matters"?
The world has changed. Deal.
Either they can handle the load, or the average Slashdot reader is in the Big Blue Room today.
Bye!
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Funny. I was thinking similarly, except the /.'er didn't correct the grammar, just criticize. Perhaps the /.'er would like to suggest an alternative?
Lessee:
My gut tells me this is right on target. All the exciting hacks are in the principle of creation: something from (almost) nothing. Or, something completely different than intended.
In this case, there is a feeling of mischeviousness. Almost a kind of "ha ha, so there" against an obvious attempt to build in a dependency which didn't naturally exist (i.e., Netpliance ISP was the only way to use the system).
It's this kind of resourcefulness that encouraged my company to begin using Linux a few years ago: older machines (486 and slower Pentiums) that were in no shape to run NT Server, or Win9x as desktops, could serve as excellent Linux servers for different tasks. The feeling was, "Hey! Let's beat the system." Instead of paying the WinTel monopoly regular tithes (worse, actually) according to a GM-like obsolesence plan (why do you think MSFT started naming OS versions by year? It's like a 1999 Ford Mustang, by now it should feel old--don't you want a 2001 model?).
I'm all in favor of (ethical) hacks. The $400 MSN rebate "hack" was, IMO, not "ethical" because the deal was presented as quid pro quo, but the I-Opener deal was not originally presented as such; the ISP was an option. Only in retrospect did Netpliance add terms to the deal to enforce their "business model".
Slashdot reported on another interesting hack in February: the netBSD port to the Workpad z50. I bought one of these beauties (it really is) and have been following the NetBSD and LinuxCE mailing lists as to progress being made. This was an ethical hack: take a discontinued but interesting machine and make it better. WinCE is pretty awful (but usable for text editing, I found) and the ability to add my native enviroment to this little treasure is too nifty! I never would have paid $1000 for the unit. Not when a real laptop is not much more. But, I did buy at under $400. And, by looking on eBay daily, it seems a lot of people are still buying these things (although the price is going up).