I'm a little bit surprised that slashdot has Tivo users. How can anybody here resist the urge to dust off one of the old PCs you have laying around to convert into a MythTV/BeyondTV box? It's Nerd-101 - A fairly straight-forward, practically free (assuming you have a space computer laying around), and immensely nerdy 4-6 hour project.
This is specifically about MySpace spam. It costs the spammer $$$, the spammers' ISPs $$$, and MySpace $$$. It would cost me $$$ too if I ever bothered to log into MySpace. I don't, so it doesn't. Every email that gets trapped by your spam filter uses a certain percentage of the connection that you pay for, and spam is especially a big portion of the costs of the upstream provider - who you pay indirectly. See how that works? This is about MySpace spam. It does not get e-mailed to me nor does it get caught by any spam filter. It gets posted to my MySpace account and eventually deleted by MySpace. It costs $$$ to the spammer (or his bots) and MySpace. See how that works?
I'm trying to be polite here, but you seem to really be missing the difference between e-mail spam and MySpace spam. They both suck, but one costs me nothing provided that I avoid MySpace.
I'm fairly certain that the system isn't functioning in complete accordance with the original intent of the procedure. Although, I haven't read the official policy - I've just observed the large metal containers full of computers and monitors as they sit out in the sun and age to perfection.
But, maybe that is the official plan - I'd hate to pass judgment before all the facts are in.
I don't know much about Texas or Illinois (limited understanding of geography?). But, in at least one branch of the Fed, they're sent back to a central office and taken off the books. Then, they sit in large metal containers and wait until they're approved for excess so that they can be put out for auction. Then, they're forgotten about and left to age until they can't be sold. Finally, they're sent out for recycling or landfill.
Pfft. Texans know nothing of ant troubles. Ever since the Trinity tests, we New Mexicans have had real difficulty. For those of you unfamiliar with the ant problems plaguing New Mexico, you may want to check out this documentary.
MySpace spam is a good reason to avoid MySpace and go somewhere else, but open hostility is silly. Spam costs everyone money whether I read it or not. This is specifically about MySpace spam. It costs the spammer $$$, the spammers' ISPs $$$, and MySpace $$$. It would cost me $$$ too if I ever bothered to log into MySpace. I don't, so it doesn't.
But spam does hunt you down. MySpace spam does not hunt me down. It only finds me when I log into MySpace (very rare - and typically MySpace has scrubbed most of it between log-ins).
Nice, my unmodded comment about myspace got modded overrated. I don't think it's the fact that you pointed out a flaw with MySpace - That's a valid complaint. But I think you misunderstood my post. MySpace spam is a good reason to avoid MySpace and go somewhere else, but open hostility is silly. Refusing to log in to MySpace is easy and it can be easily left to the people who find it valuable. Not enjoying it is fine - I was objecting to people badmouthing it as if it was hunting them down. YMMV.
Considering... the Pope's alleged Hitler Youth past... What's alleged about it? Germany made participation mandatory and the Pope complied. Does anyone in the church deny that?
This isn't news inside of Slashdot, and it certainly isn't news outside of Slashdot. On a related note - I have nothing to say and thought that you all may enjoy it if I shared that fact with you. No need to thank me.
I'm waiting for an answer from a legitimate authority. He said, "The search for forms of extraterrestrial life does not contradict belief in God." Are you suggesting that the search for forms of extraterrestrial life does contradict belief in God? I can't imagine any "legitimate authority" that would support that, although several may debate belief in God on other grounds.
It would be nice to see just how 'overwhelming' this statistic is. My dad was an engineer -> He encouraged me RE engineering -> I'm an engineer -> I'll encourage my kids in engineering. They're free to do what they want, but engineering is what I know, so they'll see a lot of it. And, there's also often a strong correlation between your profession and personality type (i.e. engineers often approach situations similarly, so do cops, so do scientists, etc.) So, I could really see growing up with an engineer (or whatever) may encourage a child to develop into an adult that would be well-fitted for the same position.
Multi-generation careers are not remotely unusual - Look at our president and his brother...
I hate spammers and MySpace alike, so I'm not sure what to think about this ruling. What's the problem with MySpace? It's trivially easy to ignore and it gives a lot of people that I don't feel like interacting with a place to interact with each-other. I just wish that there was a real-world version where all of the MySpace users could voluntarily commit themselves and withdraw from the rest of the world.
Spammers, however, reach out and touch me in ways I don't like to be touched. Kill 'em with fire.
because citizens with no property still have rights in this society? Like what? Two quick examples: 1) I can get on slashdot and say "Fuck the MPAA" without fear of being snatched away in the middle of the night. 2) If the MPAA wants to mess with me, they have to go through due process of law. Sure, the laws & courts are imperfect and lean toward the rich, but it beats the hell out of what China's got.
Suggesting that American big business is as oppressive as China's government is pretty fucking shallow...
Yes there was. But, if we're talking about the same bill, the US was taking steps to penalize US companies for aiding these oppressive regimes. Looking at those kind of measures is exciting and should be applauded, not flamed.
The "Free Tibet" movement has done more harm than good because it has muddled the legitimate grievances of the Tibet people with the specter of secession of China's second-largest province. It seems to me that the movement is made mainly of people who see a bad situation and feel good about themselves when they burn energy on it - Whether it makes any sense or not. No rational person thinks that bumper stickers or torch assaults will return sovereignty to Tibet (even if they wanted it), but nobody's accusing those folks of being rational... I guess it does a little bit to spread awareness of a rough situation. But, as you pointed out, it's spreading a misaligned image of the situation and doing very little good (or harm) to the actual desires of the people that the protesters want to help.
...the US gov would just get one of the ministers in sweden to lean on their mate in the police force and raid their offices there.
And thereby show that the US IS as bad as china and that, yes, other countries DO tell other companies what to do with online maps. The US government has problems, but can somebody explain to me why stories that have absolutely nothing to do with the US government still attract US gov flames? This story is about China's oppression and mentions the fact that it may have an impact on a couple of US businesses. How is the US government involved any more than Holland's or France's? Yes, most of Google's censored map areas are in the US, but other countries have made similar requests and had them granted. I'm sure China could too. But that's a whole different ball game than requiring licensing and approval for posting maps...
...quit bitching about everything we free people do outside your fucking borders. I don't remotely support the way China's oppressing their people, but criticizing this move as "outside your fucking borders" is off-base. They're restricting what comes into their country, just like almost every country in the world does. If you live somewhere with no copyright laws, start hosting movies that can be downloaded in the U.S. and see if it goes ignored. The only difference is that China is even more oppressive and aggressive than the MPAA and their goal is to enslave their citizens, not just suck them dry.
Where is your sense of patriotism? As a proud member of your country, your main concern should be to push its GDP as high as possible. Sure, not everyone in Cambodia thought very highly of Pol Pot during his restructuring, but do you have any idea what he did for the bottom line?
Yes, 2kBps would be the available average bandwidth. So, assuming that nobody is running p2p software, downloading pornos, or retrieving linux isos, the available peak bandwidth would be much higher. But that would mean that you'd have to advertise speeds that you can't provide during high-demand times and hide a "we'll provide whatever we feel like providing and you'll have to keep paying for it whether you're satisfied or not" clause in the contract. Would any ISP ever stoop so low as to try something like that?
Thats why you have two hands. Cover your PIN with your other hand. No it's not. I have two hands because my ancestor who first developed a mutant hinge at the end of his stubs had two arms.
But, now that I have these two wonderful hands, covering up my PIN is one of the things I can use them for.
Now, since we're not talking about injuring or killing people--just essentially jamming their net connection for a little while, and maybe messing up their computers--I'm much less concerned about "civilian casualties" of a botnet war. I'm not real worried about botnet casualties either, but I still don't think this is as straight-forward as OP made it out to be. We're talking about the USAF taking offensive action against civilians (possibly US citizens) guilty only of ignorance. It would be civilians that present a threat because they've lost control of their computers and the offensive action would probably not cause them any great distress, but it's a very different proposal than protecting yourself from an attacking ant or dog. I'm not going to weigh in on whether it's right or wrong, I just want to point out the important distinction.
A hostile ant isn't biting you because it's mean, it's instinct since you've been perceived as a threat to the colony. Suicide bombers don't try to blow you up because they're mean, it's their response since you've been perceived as a threat to their religion. I don't care about the ant's motives - If he bites me, he dies. (You could use the same logic to justify the USAF taking action against compromised computers...)
Hostile antbites also don't result in millions of dollars lost when mission critical infrastructure is brought down. A single ant bite won't kill you, but thousands of ant bites may. A single computer won't bring down a mission critical infrastructure, but a botnet of thousands may. But, I'm not going to go through too much trouble defending someone else's analogy that I cited as faulty.
The Air Force botnet would be government owned computers. The compromised computers come into play from:
If the enemy is using civilian computers in his country so as to cause us harm, then we may attack them.
If you don't route all of the packets through this thing, what device will do the cursory inspection and decide which packets warrant "deep" inspection? (I'm really asking - If somebody has a good answer, I'd be interested.)
I fail to see how this is any more big-brotherish than any monitored parole. Yes, these kids are being tracked, but only as a voluntary alternative to juvenile detention. Why is voluntarily carrying around a tracker a more frightening concept than incarceration?
Are those of you objecting upset because the kids are legally bound to attend school? Aside from that, I can't figure out what the problem may be.
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I'm a little bit surprised that slashdot has Tivo users. How can anybody here resist the urge to dust off one of the old PCs you have laying around to convert into a MythTV/BeyondTV box? It's Nerd-101 - A fairly straight-forward, practically free (assuming you have a space computer laying around), and immensely nerdy 4-6 hour project.
I'm trying to be polite here, but you seem to really be missing the difference between e-mail spam and MySpace spam. They both suck, but one costs me nothing provided that I avoid MySpace.
I'm fairly certain that the system isn't functioning in complete accordance with the original intent of the procedure. Although, I haven't read the official policy - I've just observed the large metal containers full of computers and monitors as they sit out in the sun and age to perfection.
But, maybe that is the official plan - I'd hate to pass judgment before all the facts are in.
I don't know much about Texas or Illinois (limited understanding of geography?). But, in at least one branch of the Fed, they're sent back to a central office and taken off the books. Then, they sit in large metal containers and wait until they're approved for excess so that they can be put out for auction. Then, they're forgotten about and left to age until they can't be sold. Finally, they're sent out for recycling or landfill.
Pfft. Texans know nothing of ant troubles. Ever since the Trinity tests, we New Mexicans have had real difficulty. For those of you unfamiliar with the ant problems plaguing New Mexico, you may want to check out this documentary.
It would be nice to see just how 'overwhelming' this statistic is. My dad was an engineer -> He encouraged me RE engineering -> I'm an engineer -> I'll encourage my kids in engineering. They're free to do what they want, but engineering is what I know, so they'll see a lot of it. And, there's also often a strong correlation between your profession and personality type (i.e. engineers often approach situations similarly, so do cops, so do scientists, etc.) So, I could really see growing up with an engineer (or whatever) may encourage a child to develop into an adult that would be well-fitted for the same position.
Multi-generation careers are not remotely unusual - Look at our president and his brother...
Crest reports that 4 out of 5 dentists agree...
Spammers, however, reach out and touch me in ways I don't like to be touched. Kill 'em with fire.
1) I can get on slashdot and say "Fuck the MPAA" without fear of being snatched away in the middle of the night.
2) If the MPAA wants to mess with me, they have to go through due process of law. Sure, the laws & courts are imperfect and lean toward the rich, but it beats the hell out of what China's got.
Suggesting that American big business is as oppressive as China's government is pretty fucking shallow...
Yes there was. But, if we're talking about the same bill, the US was taking steps to penalize US companies for aiding these oppressive regimes. Looking at those kind of measures is exciting and should be applauded, not flamed.
Now I'm depressed...
...the US gov would just get one of the ministers in sweden to lean on their mate in the police force and raid their offices there.And thereby show that the US IS as bad as china and that, yes, other countries DO tell other companies what to do with online maps. The US government has problems, but can somebody explain to me why stories that have absolutely nothing to do with the US government still attract US gov flames? This story is about China's oppression and mentions the fact that it may have an impact on a couple of US businesses. How is the US government involved any more than Holland's or France's? Yes, most of Google's censored map areas are in the US, but other countries have made similar requests and had them granted. I'm sure China could too. But that's a whole different ball game than requiring licensing and approval for posting maps...
Ugh - Maybe I should just filter out ACs...
...quit bitching about everything we free people do outside your fucking borders. I don't remotely support the way China's oppressing their people, but criticizing this move as "outside your fucking borders" is off-base. They're restricting what comes into their country, just like almost every country in the world does. If you live somewhere with no copyright laws, start hosting movies that can be downloaded in the U.S. and see if it goes ignored. The only difference is that China is even more oppressive and aggressive than the MPAA and their goal is to enslave their citizens, not just suck them dry.Where is your sense of patriotism? As a proud member of your country, your main concern should be to push its GDP as high as possible. Sure, not everyone in Cambodia thought very highly of Pol Pot during his restructuring, but do you have any idea what he did for the bottom line?
Yes, 2kBps would be the available average bandwidth. So, assuming that nobody is running p2p software, downloading pornos, or retrieving linux isos, the available peak bandwidth would be much higher. But that would mean that you'd have to advertise speeds that you can't provide during high-demand times and hide a "we'll provide whatever we feel like providing and you'll have to keep paying for it whether you're satisfied or not" clause in the contract. Would any ISP ever stoop so low as to try something like that?
But, now that I have these two wonderful hands, covering up my PIN is one of the things I can use them for.
If you don't route all of the packets through this thing, what device will do the cursory inspection and decide which packets warrant "deep" inspection? (I'm really asking - If somebody has a good answer, I'd be interested.)
I fail to see how this is any more big-brotherish than any monitored parole. Yes, these kids are being tracked, but only as a voluntary alternative to juvenile detention. Why is voluntarily carrying around a tracker a more frightening concept than incarceration?
Are those of you objecting upset because the kids are legally bound to attend school? Aside from that, I can't figure out what the problem may be.