Those components were installed by editing the Windows registry, not 'dropped in' as is discussed here (Firefox looks in various locations to find plug-ins and addons to load).
Firefox (or any other browser) should have only one place for addons and plug-ins and this location should be locked with a password, like the OS devices.
Right now any program (or virus) can add addons to our browsers.
I'm sick of getting my browser hijacked every time I install a program.
In other news Nvidia just released a sub 100$ card. http://tech.slashdot.org/story/09/11/17/2035200/NVIDIA-Ships-Decent-DX10-Graphics-Card-For-Under-100
The technology idols can fall over-night. Let's hope they can come back, it's bad for consumers to have only 1 option.
What is the legality of this bill? On 1st December 2009, the EU will have in law the hated Lisbon treaty, which gives the EU carte blanche to do what the hell it likes with laws in the former 27 EU countries, and is accountable to nobody.
The EU wish to have some sort of three strikes laws for "illegal" copyright downloaders and cut off "offenders", this conflicts with what the Spanish have just done.
So who is going to win Spanish law, or EU law?
Depends how democratic the EU is.
For now the most e-democratic states are Finland and Spain, while France is going toward e-Fascism.
Historically, real interest rates (the nominal interest rate - inflation) have been about 2%. So in 1000 years, that 93 cents will be worth about 370 million in inflation adjusted terms. A respectable sum.
Depending on inflation. Has there yet been a bank or currency which has lasted that long?
The modern banking started during the Renaissance in the 14th–16th centuries.
And in the final sum you have to calculate also the account expenses the banks charges. It's possible, if the sum is not high enough, to own money to the bank after 1000 year.
Why do you need to pay for IT when you have a lot of students with free time?
Back in the days we were happy to maintain the PCs in our free time, as long as they allowed us to play games.
Just let the students tinker with the devices and they will learn how to use them.
Well thats probably the case if you go to movies to only watch a movie. I never do just that, but it's nice to sometimes go out with a girlfriend and on the way or after go eat at a restaurant too. In that case the ads dont really bother that much. But if I just want to watch a movie, yeah I rather do it home from my more comfortable bed naked drinking beer.
I don't know what do you do with you girlfriend, but watching adds together is not on my list.
One of the reasons I stopped going to theaters to watch movies was that after I paid to get in, I was sitting through commercials (not just trailers, but commercials). I decided that I might as well stay home and wait for the movies on non-premium cable.
Same here.
The funny thing is they blame piracy for their own failure.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_vino_veritas The Roman historian Tacitus described how the Germanic peoples always drank wine while holding councils, as they believed nobody could lie effectively when drunk.
I demand that the politician must be drunk when they give their speech. Maybe it will sound stupid (it always does anyway), but at least it will be the truth.
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You are right, I'll try to elaborate my posts more next time.
You have no idea what I install, so stop giving sentences.
As for the plugin auto-install location. You make a valid point. So I say, give 2 locations, 1 admin and 1 user.
But both of them should be locked and not accessible without giving explicit permission.
Those components were installed by editing the Windows registry, not 'dropped in' as is discussed here (Firefox looks in various locations to find plug-ins and addons to load).
Firefox (or any other browser) should have only one place for addons and plug-ins and this location should be locked with a password, like the OS devices.
Right now any program (or virus) can add addons to our browsers.
I'm sick of getting my browser hijacked every time I install a program.
Funny thing, I have the same feeling when I see babies.
In other news Nvidia just released a sub 100$ card.
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/09/11/17/2035200/NVIDIA-Ships-Decent-DX10-Graphics-Card-For-Under-100
The technology idols can fall over-night. Let's hope they can come back, it's bad for consumers to have only 1 option.
What is the legality of this bill? On 1st December 2009, the EU will have in law the hated Lisbon treaty, which gives the EU carte blanche to do what the hell it likes with laws in the former 27 EU countries, and is accountable to nobody.
The EU wish to have some sort of three strikes laws for "illegal" copyright downloaders and cut off "offenders", this conflicts with what the Spanish have just done.
So who is going to win Spanish law, or EU law?
Depends how democratic the EU is.
For now the most e-democratic states are Finland and Spain, while France is going toward e-Fascism.
Right now Nvidia sucks, but I'm thinking about getting one for physx support.
But since Nvidia is acting all emo and disabling this feature, I don't think I'll buy any of their product for the moment being.
But we need a strong Nvidia or ATI will stop delivering cheap and good video cards.
Historically, real interest rates (the nominal interest rate - inflation) have been about 2%. So in 1000 years, that 93 cents will be worth about 370 million in inflation adjusted terms. A respectable sum. Depending on inflation. Has there yet been a bank or currency which has lasted that long?
The modern banking started during the Renaissance in the 14th–16th centuries.
And in the final sum you have to calculate also the account expenses the banks charges. It's possible, if the sum is not high enough, to own money to the bank after 1000 year.
Incorrect. Don't spread fud to unsuspecting slashdot users. Someone might believe you.
There is so much ignorance when it comes to viruses, etc.
Not from my part friendo. Check the virus database and see how they work. 90% of them uses the Netbios port.
Port 139, 445, .. aka Netbios port, aka Virus port.
This ports are always closed, if they aren't your system is already infected.
Is it true I have no idea how Joe's mind works.
For me it's simple, teach people how to protect themselves.
But probably it's just me and the old "use common sense" doctrine.
Why do you need to pay for IT when you have a lot of students with free time? Back in the days we were happy to maintain the PCs in our free time, as long as they allowed us to play games. Just let the students tinker with the devices and they will learn how to use them.
Ads are loud and intrusive. Sure, you can pretend you don't care, but they go under you skin. Total refusal to watch them is the only way to go.
Well thats probably the case if you go to movies to only watch a movie. I never do just that, but it's nice to sometimes go out with a girlfriend and on the way or after go eat at a restaurant too. In that case the ads dont really bother that much. But if I just want to watch a movie, yeah I rather do it home from my more comfortable bed naked drinking beer.
I don't know what do you do with you girlfriend, but watching adds together is not on my list.
One of the reasons I stopped going to theaters to watch movies was that after I paid to get in, I was sitting through commercials (not just trailers, but commercials). I decided that I might as well stay home and wait for the movies on non-premium cable.
Same here. The funny thing is they blame piracy for their own failure.
They need to create a false sense of security. Like every other organization / state.
This is why god invented yahoo email.
So in other words it is true in every way, but there is a complicated workaround that only works on a PC.
Yap, this is how a PC works, it might be complicated , but it can get the job done. As for consoles, well, you know what do we think about them. :)
In vino veritas.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_vino_veritas
The Roman historian Tacitus described how the Germanic peoples always drank wine while holding councils, as they believed nobody could lie effectively when drunk.
I demand that the politician must be drunk when they give their speech. Maybe it will sound stupid (it always does anyway), but at least it will be the truth.
Does this mean I can play as a Chinese bureaucrat now? And I guess the special spell would be Silence your opponent.
No, but I bet the %Next_version_of_MS_OS% will be again much safer. Or at least this is what I'm told every single time.
Exactly and even if the cats becomes a problem we just breed smarter dogs. What could possibly go wrong?
So what is next? No more gold fish memory jokes?!!!!
The blogger's car was torched and his house vandalized.
Another good example of why the net should be as anonymous as possible
Why do you need anonymity if you don't have nothing to hide? Oh, wait ...
Drug prohibition does far more to finance the drug industry than drug legalization. Black markets inflate the price of drugs.
Obviously, maybe I didn't make it clear in my post.