I remember reading a book about the history of computers... seems the old PDP computers had a 'crash' command that did exactly that. The reason it existed was to discourage hackers from trying to crash the PDP- why write a program like that when the command already exists?
So why don't game companies build this type of feature into their games? Choose a random person maybe once a week and let them stir things up a bit; and don't 'record' any of the damage that was done (sorta like a parallel universe).
Even if someone hacks into this feature, all they'll do is cause temporary damage. Then all the other players can just roll their eyes and laugh derisively at the 'K3WL H4XX0R', and get on with their gaming after the idiot gets smacked down.
When the hardware receives an incoming call, the software automatically pulls up the caller's contact information and photo if the data are stored on the system.
Well, time to get to work today...
No, too fat... Hm, no picture? No support... Yikes! Fugly, no help for you... Whoa, hold on a minute! Yes, Tech Support is ready to hump- er help you!
If ruled against, it's entirely possible that Verizon would simply create a 'copyright claims' department to shovel this information out to anyone who asks. This would protect them from future lawsuits ("See? we're cooperating fully").
A spammer could then, conceivably, send you an email to/through Verizon (anonymously, through a proxy server, etc.) then contact Verizon, demanding access to your email inbox/log files to see if you're receiving 'copyrighted' material.
Hell, after a few requests, they could even forego the 'email' part:
Spammer: Hiya Bill, it's me again. Verizon: Hey Mark! Need to track down some thieves again? <snicker> Spammer: <chuckle> You know me, Bill- my justice is swift! Verizon: Ha haaa! You da man! Shall I zip it for ya? Spammer: Please.
"The Ambient Orb is simply plugged into any standard 110V power outlet and it is up and running on a nationwide wireless network - no internet connection required. The Orb does not attach to a PC."
They want me to pay $1 a week to make this thing to glow/pulse to a particular set of data?! There isn't anything I can think of that I couldn't get for 'free' with a script written in [favorite-language].
You didn't snip enough to tell folks the REAL power of Rubberhose.
It is possible to create encrypted containers 'embedded' in other ecrypted containers (Matryoshka-doll fashion), each protected with a password. So when the 'thugs' come knocking, you can give them a password which will unlock the outer container, without compromising the inner ones (which, obviously, aren't visible- you have to KNOW they exist).
Of course, the thugs already know about this software, so you can repeat the above process- give them three passwords and then say "that's all there is"- they can't prove otherwise.
Let's be pragmatic, though- this is only going to work if you believe the thugs would let you go if they couldn't prove anything. Otherwise, it's simpler to use gpg and a cyanide pill.
It's Mr. Rogers that passed away, at 74. Now that's an American Icon.
Back on topic: The BSA rep apologized for the mistake, which implies she's a) not a lawyer, and b) knew something about OpenOffice- if only that it's GPL/free-as-in-beer.
It would have been more of a story if the BSA started trying to find out which company owns OpenOffice, or just blindly pressed on with their accusations... but they didn't.
Hey, that's an interesting idea. wouldn't a filter be perfect for recognizing a duplicate story? First, run a program that builds a 'word map' for a particular article (using keywords, for instance), then compare that map to an article you wish to submit.
The problem is when there are multiple "unique" stories about the RIAA or Microsoft. Even if the word maps are different the story is the same...
My company's IT policy clearly states "We're watching you 24/7; the computers you use are ours, as is all the data on them. We can rifle through your email, your 'personal' disk space, whatever and whenever we choose. And we do!"
In reality, however, enforcement rarely happens, due to the sheer amount of data that several thousands of people can produce in a single day. Most "enforcment actions" are due to gross system abuses- 100's of megs of pr0n, for example- or someone ratting another person out.
If private corporations, who own their computers in every definition, aren't really able to police their users (certainly not without massive expense and damage to business), what hope would our government have in monitoring the entire country?
Another vote for Speakeasy... A couple of months ago the mailman hands me a package. I open it up and lo! A Speakeasy coffee mug! No warning that I was going to get one; it just shows up. Sure I paid for it through my monthly bill, but it's simple stuff like that that makes loyal customers. (Or maybe I'm just easily bought. BTW the service is rock solid for me in NYC; I only remember ONE outage in ~2 years of service.)
(The door flies open and Bill Gates of Microsoft enters, flanked by two junior cardinals. Steve Ballmer has goggles pushed over his forehead. Sam Palmisano (IBM) is just an idiot.)
Gates: NOBODY expects the InfoWorld Article! The chief thing missing from MySQL is subselects...subselects and views...views and subselects.... The two things missing are views and subselects...and triggers.... The *three* things missing are views, subselects and triggers...and an almost fanatical devotion to row-level transactions.... The *four*...no... *Amongst* the things missing from MySQL...are such elements as views, subselects.... I'll come in again. (Exit and exeunt)
Slashdotters: I didn't expect a kind of InfoWorld article.
The main thing missing from MySQL is subselects, views and subselects- the TWO main things missing from MySQL are views and subselects... and triggers... Oh I'll just come in again....
Among MySQL's deficiencies are such diverse elements as subselects, views and triggers...
Mark Ishikawa came to the data security business from the Dark Side, having been busted years ago for breaking into the network at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Preferring employment to jail time, he became a security consultant for the Lab and a lot of other places.
That's why he can't protest. The government already has the goods on him; if he slips up, he's in the pokey for sure. He's as trapped as those he's busted- Worse, because the threat of going to jail is always there, and he has to keep running away from it
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He isn't.
I remember reading a book about the history of computers... seems the old PDP computers had a 'crash' command that did exactly that. The reason it existed was to discourage hackers from trying to crash the PDP- why write a program like that when the command already exists?
So why don't game companies build this type of feature into their games? Choose a random person maybe once a week and let them stir things up a bit; and don't 'record' any of the damage that was
done (sorta like a parallel universe).
Even if someone hacks into this feature, all they'll do is cause temporary damage. Then all the other players can just roll their eyes and laugh derisively at the 'K3WL H4XX0R', and get on with their gaming after the idiot gets smacked down.
When the hardware receives an incoming call, the software automatically pulls up the caller's contact information and photo if the data are stored on the system.
Well, time to get to work today...
No, too fat... Hm, no picture? No support... Yikes! Fugly, no help for you... Whoa, hold on a minute! Yes, Tech Support is ready to hump- er help you!
If ruled against, it's entirely possible that Verizon would simply create a 'copyright claims' department to shovel this information out to anyone who asks. This would protect them from future lawsuits ("See? we're cooperating fully").
A spammer could then, conceivably, send you an email to/through Verizon (anonymously, through a proxy server, etc.) then contact Verizon, demanding access to your email inbox/log files to see if you're receiving 'copyrighted' material.
Hell, after a few requests, they could even forego the 'email' part:
Spammer: Hiya Bill, it's me again.
Verizon: Hey Mark! Need to track down some thieves again? <snicker>
Spammer: <chuckle> You know me, Bill- my justice is swift!
Verizon: Ha haaa! You da man! Shall I zip it for ya?
Spammer: Please.
I probably will.
It's actually been fun learning about dependencies, permissions, libraries, etc., but I don't think I'll put myself through that again.
All pre-packaged distros suck. Build your own linux distro... from scratch.
(Chicken-v.-Egg Warning: You'll need a working linux system to build one from scratch.)
I started compiling from source two weeks ago and just built Mozilla last night! w00t!
Whooops, nevermind...
"The Ambient Orb is simply plugged into any standard 110V power outlet and it is up and running on a nationwide wireless network - no internet connection required. The Orb does not attach to a PC."
I'm probably right about the DMCA part, though!
"...Premium content available for about $1/week"
They want me to pay $1 a week to make this thing to glow/pulse to a particular set of data?! There isn't anything I can think of that I couldn't get for 'free' with a script written in [favorite-language].
(Unless the DMCA applies somehow...)
You didn't snip enough to tell folks the REAL power of Rubberhose.
It is possible to create encrypted containers 'embedded' in other ecrypted containers (Matryoshka-doll fashion), each protected with a password. So when the 'thugs' come knocking, you can give them a password which will unlock the outer container, without compromising the inner ones (which, obviously, aren't visible- you have to KNOW they exist).
Of course, the thugs already know about this software, so you can repeat the above process- give them three passwords and then say "that's all there is"- they can't prove otherwise.
Let's be pragmatic, though- this is only going to work if you believe the thugs would let you go if they couldn't prove anything. Otherwise, it's simpler to use gpg and a cyanide pill.
What, no 'goat'?!
No, you're confused.
It's Mr. Rogers that passed away, at 74. Now that's an American Icon.
Back on topic: The BSA rep apologized for the mistake, which implies she's a) not a lawyer, and b) knew something about OpenOffice- if only that it's GPL/free-as-in-beer.
It would have been more of a story if the BSA started trying to find out which company owns OpenOffice, or just blindly pressed on with their accusations... but they didn't.
Frequently celebrity interviews are mocked up from a stock tape of the celebrity answering questions with the DJ's voice dubbed between even.
Gee, I thought that was the norm...
Seriously, unless it was a live show, I always assumed that radio 'interviews' were recorded.
Maybe not with the answers recorded separate from the questions, but still...
Hey, that's an interesting idea. wouldn't a filter be perfect for recognizing a duplicate story? First, run a program that builds a 'word map' for a particular article (using keywords, for instance), then compare that map to an article you wish to submit.
The problem is when there are multiple "unique" stories about the RIAA or Microsoft. Even if the word maps are different the story is the same...
Of this propopsal in action.
My company's IT policy clearly states "We're watching you 24/7; the computers you use are ours, as is all the data on them. We can rifle through your email, your 'personal' disk space, whatever and whenever we choose. And we do!"
In reality, however, enforcement rarely happens, due to the sheer amount of data that several thousands of people can produce in a single day. Most "enforcment actions" are due to gross system abuses- 100's of megs of pr0n, for example- or someone ratting another person out.
If private corporations, who own their computers in every definition, aren't really able to police their users (certainly not without massive expense and damage to business), what hope would our government have in monitoring the entire country?
Another vote for Speakeasy... A couple of months ago the mailman hands me a package. I open it up and lo! A Speakeasy coffee mug! No warning that I was going to get one; it just shows up. Sure I paid for it through my monthly bill, but it's simple stuff like that that makes loyal customers. (Or maybe I'm just easily bought. BTW the service is rock solid for me in NYC; I only remember ONE outage in ~2 years of service.)
and we're still underworked. There's only 6 of us left, and in general six people got axed during each layoff round.
I'd love to be overworked right now, instead of posting to slashdot...
(No offense intended)
You mean Ellen Feiss doesn't exist? Say it aint so!
Almost seven hours and not a single reference to gaol? (Granted it's not funny, but still...)
In jail, In jail without no bail
In jail, In jail because we failed!
(JARRING CHORD)
(The door flies open and Bill Gates of Microsoft enters, flanked by two junior cardinals. Steve Ballmer has goggles pushed over his forehead. Sam Palmisano (IBM) is just an idiot.)
Gates: NOBODY expects the InfoWorld Article! The chief thing missing from MySQL is subselects...subselects and views...views and subselects.... The two things missing are views and subselects...and triggers.... The *three* things missing are views, subselects and triggers...and an almost fanatical devotion to row-level transactions.... The *four*...no... *Amongst* the things missing from MySQL
Slashdotters: I didn't expect a kind of InfoWorld article.
The main thing missing from MySQL is subselects, views and subselects- the TWO main things missing from MySQL are views and subselects... and triggers... Oh I'll just come in again....
Among MySQL's deficiencies are such diverse elements as subselects, views and triggers...
(Ashamed to say I've forgotten the rest...)
That's why he can't protest. The government already has the goods on him; if he slips up, he's in the pokey for sure. He's as trapped as those he's busted- Worse, because the threat of going to jail is always there, and he has to keep running away from it
I'm sure it's only because of the stencil shadows and per pixel lights. Nothing to do with /., nosiree...
To warchalk the buildings when you're done... Or will that violate the 'no visible technology' rule?
Does anyone know the licensing terms for using opentype?