Except this wasn't developed by "The Government." It was developed by a federal contractor, namely "GSA awarded REI Systems a 5-year, $10 million contract in March 2008 to work on USASpending.gov and other OMB systems."
For conspiracy theorists: Elvis' middle name was Aron, not Aaron, right?
Wikipedia says "Presley's genuine birth certificate reads "Elvis Aaron Presley" (as written by a doctor). There is also a souvenir birth certificate that reads "Elvis Aron Presley." When Presley did sign his middle name, he used Aron. It reads 'Aron' on his marriage certificate and on his army duffel bag. Aron was apparently the spelling the Presleys used to make it similar to the middle name of Elvis' stillborn twin, Jesse Garon. Elvis later sought to change the name's spelling to the traditional and biblical Aaron. In the process he learned that "official state records had always listed it as Aaron. Therefore, he always was, officially, Elvis Aaron Presley." Knowing Presley's plans for his middle name, Aaron is the spelling his father chose for Elvis' tombstone, and it is the spelling his estate has designated as the official spelling whenever the middle name is used today. His death certificate says "Elvis Aron Presley." This quirk has helped inflame the "Elvis is not dead" conspiracy theories."
Reminds me of the story of the ants in Neal Stephenson's The Diamond Age: "'There's only zero of you,' said the Queen of the Ants (to the King of the Shrews). In ant arithmetic, there are only two numbers: Zero, which means anything less than a million, and Some."
Not exactly. They all may provide a similar level of encryption but encryption != security. There are other factors that contribute to the "level of security" (what I'd call assurance) that different certificate vendors or sources can provide.
"The ICANN committee said cases suspected of front running often turned out to be coincidence, with multiple parties interested in the same names."
That, of course, is a load of horse feathers. There were countless examples of the practice being exposed by people searching for domains like NETSOLSUCKSALOT12300091.COM. Were there really many parties interested in that domain?
I think the practice is certainly deceptive and should be explained by the registrant ahead of time. But I agree that the real problem is domain tasting. I don't see too much of a reason for refunds beyond, say, 12 hours. That's plenty of time to recognize a typo and correct it. The financial hit for a legitimate registration is much less than what it used to be. So, when NetSol was the only game in town and was charging $100/year for a registration, I'd probably want a refund. When it went down to $30/year but there were other players, I'd still want a refund. But for legitimate purposes (and I'm not including landing pages in that category) there is no reason that an uncorrected typo shouldn't have some consequence. The domain tasting practice is a lot worse for the community at large.
Isn't this more like an "all-you-can-eat" restaurant situation? As long as you are eating the meal, no problem (Simpsons episodes and Louisiana restaurants - http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22487819/ - aside).
The restaurant wouldn't want you to buy one all-you-can-eat meal ticket and then feed your whole family with that purchase.
My boss got an XO through the B1G1 program and I found that it ran slowly. Can a stripped down version of XP perform reasonably on a platform that isn't designed for it?
I can't tell if you're a troll or not. In any case, take a look at Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: "The Congress shall have power . . . To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes;".
As a Fios customer, I can tell you that a box on the wires on the street doesn't mean you have service. What matters is the ONT box that would be affixed to the side of your house. No pic of the ONT, no evidence of Fios service.
We don't need internet providers and we don't need internet providers which leak our communication data to the governments and endanger the freedom of the net. The net should be a net and wireless technology is great for the creation of a real P2P internet.
OK, so how exactly are you connecting to Slashdot without using an ISP? Are you standing at a terminal in the cage at SAVVIS where Slashdot's servers are located?
Slashdot Mirror
Nell was also the name of the protagonist in Neal Stephenson's _The Diamond Age_, a story which touches on the concept of artificial intelligence.
Was it 255 plus 260 or just 260?
Except this wasn't developed by "The Government." It was developed by a federal contractor, namely "GSA awarded REI Systems a 5-year, $10 million contract in March 2008 to work on USASpending.gov and other OMB systems."
I propose calling it a giganova.
I have not bought any apps for my phone yet. I promise this will be the first one. That demo was great.
Good call. Virtual upmod for you. I posted the PP and ST above: http://tech.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=1033867&cid=25808441.
The Protection Profile and Validation Report can be downloaded at http://www.niap-ccevs.org/cc-scheme/pp/id/pp_skpp_hr_v1.03.
The Security Target and Validation Report can be downloaded at http://www.niap-ccevs.org/cc-scheme/st/vid10119/.
For conspiracy theorists: Elvis' middle name was Aron, not Aaron, right?
Wikipedia says "Presley's genuine birth certificate reads "Elvis Aaron Presley" (as written by a doctor). There is also a souvenir birth certificate that reads "Elvis Aron Presley." When Presley did sign his middle name, he used Aron. It reads 'Aron' on his marriage certificate and on his army duffel bag. Aron was apparently the spelling the Presleys used to make it similar to the middle name of Elvis' stillborn twin, Jesse Garon. Elvis later sought to change the name's spelling to the traditional and biblical Aaron. In the process he learned that "official state records had always listed it as Aaron. Therefore, he always was, officially, Elvis Aaron Presley." Knowing Presley's plans for his middle name, Aaron is the spelling his father chose for Elvis' tombstone, and it is the spelling his estate has designated as the official spelling whenever the middle name is used today. His death certificate says "Elvis Aron Presley." This quirk has helped inflame the "Elvis is not dead" conspiracy theories."
Apparently, you have enough money to afford luxuries like a computer and an internet connection....
Or access to a public library.
Reminds me of the story of the ants in Neal Stephenson's The Diamond Age : "'There's only zero of you,' said the Queen of the Ants (to the King of the Shrews). In ant arithmetic, there are only two numbers: Zero, which means anything less than a million, and Some."
Not exactly. They all may provide a similar level of encryption but encryption != security. There are other factors that contribute to the "level of security" (what I'd call assurance) that different certificate vendors or sources can provide.
I didn't look it up but I'd double on 44 against the dealer's 5.
Does it make a difference that your prior art is in Canada? I'm not sure whether it does.
"The ICANN committee said cases suspected of front running often turned out to be coincidence, with multiple parties interested in the same names."
That, of course, is a load of horse feathers. There were countless examples of the practice being exposed by people searching for domains like NETSOLSUCKSALOT12300091.COM. Were there really many parties interested in that domain?
I think the practice is certainly deceptive and should be explained by the registrant ahead of time. But I agree that the real problem is domain tasting. I don't see too much of a reason for refunds beyond, say, 12 hours. That's plenty of time to recognize a typo and correct it. The financial hit for a legitimate registration is much less than what it used to be. So, when NetSol was the only game in town and was charging $100/year for a registration, I'd probably want a refund. When it went down to $30/year but there were other players, I'd still want a refund. But for legitimate purposes (and I'm not including landing pages in that category) there is no reason that an uncorrected typo shouldn't have some consequence. The domain tasting practice is a lot worse for the community at large.
Isn't this more like an "all-you-can-eat" restaurant situation? As long as you are eating the meal, no problem (Simpsons episodes and Louisiana restaurants - http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22487819/ - aside).
The restaurant wouldn't want you to buy one all-you-can-eat meal ticket and then feed your whole family with that purchase.
My boss got an XO through the B1G1 program and I found that it ran slowly. Can a stripped down version of XP perform reasonably on a platform that isn't designed for it?
I can't tell if you're a troll or not. In any case, take a look at Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: "The Congress shall have power . . . To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes;".
I can check out ebooks from my public library: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/dbsremote/resource/ebook.htm. Audiobooks too: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/dbsremote/resource/audiobooks.htm.
As a Fios customer, I can tell you that a box on the wires on the street doesn't mean you have service. What matters is the ONT box that would be affixed to the side of your house. No pic of the ONT, no evidence of Fios service.
F: You are co-located at 365 Main.
Seriously? Because investors LOVE recurring revenues.
Thanks for the tip. I had no idea about this and have put November's launch on my calendar.
We don't need internet providers and we don't need internet providers which leak our communication data to the governments and endanger the freedom of the net. The net should be a net and wireless technology is great for the creation of a real P2P internet.
OK, so how exactly are you connecting to Slashdot without using an ISP? Are you standing at a terminal in the cage at SAVVIS where Slashdot's servers are located?
Oh, come on! You know "where we're going, we don't need roads."