well, in the *article* it specifically says the concern was that some of the source code could have been modified, and they didn't trust microsoft's ability to sanitize it...
Moy... how many questions like this are gonna get moderated up?
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They're still in, aren't they?
well, their concern was the source was modified. In the (gasp! someone read it!) article, the concern was that the source code couldn't be sanitized... if someone did make a change, in millions of lines of code, is microsoft gonna notice?
And well, linux is not that hard to hack into... i've had to deal with too many friend's hacked boxes recently (thanks, RH)... but all computers suck. linux sucks, microsoft sucks, apple sucks... and well, frankly, the longer they suck and are insecure, the longer i've got a job.
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They're still in, aren't they?
or imagine this... microsoft takes code from Samba TNG, patches it into their smb source, then goes crying to the FBI...
If microsoft really is trying to do some big bad conspiracy thing...well, it'd be easy... but hey, why? They could shut down an OSS project now with a huge lawsuit... why couldn't they do that before? File an entirely unjustified claim, but be willing to spend all the money they needed to before a project foldeded... how much is it worth to MS to make linux unable to replace NT file/print sharing...
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They're still in, aren't they?
So... MS writes a browser... which runs all the time on current versions of windows... and to track users, they use an http/html trick?? You know, i think they'd be able to figure it out over there...
sub user_track {
# Nevermind, found out today we'll use cookies instead
1;
}
Now, the real conspiracy... why can the mac version of IE 5.5 correctly render transparent pngs, but 5.5 o nthe PC can't...
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They're still in, aren't they?
So now, with this program, i can log onto port 1062 and see what's been changed... hmm... writting a program to listen to port 1062 and say everything's a-ok... not too hard, i guess that'll be the next thing to add to rootkits...
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They're still in, aren't they?
but this is the simpsons... imagine all the self-referential humor another big marketing splurg'll do... now something new can replace the bartman shirts as the worst. shirt. ever.
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They're still in, aren't they?
did you ever use a g3 powerbook? Everyone i've ever seen did a damned good job of warming me up... wearing shorts while using one is (at least with mine) a good way to get burnt... the energy usage was quite good though... got amazing battery life..
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it's not *really* an enviromental story, it's a not so subtle hint to the zealots out there... if you're a linux advocate (the penguin), don't be a jackass, or you'll be wiped out by an oil slick (well, I'm not gonna say what that is).
time for the downward moderation!
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a more apropriate analogy to the current situation than the lady starting the fire would be this: we ejected a lady for being religous, which resulted in our lobby being fire-bombed by crazed violent (atheists|catholics|wev other group). At first I felt bad, but it was her actions that caused the fire.
The people getting kicked off weren't responsible for the DoS, the got DoSed because someone disagreed with them.
sorry for any lack of coherency there, finals time for me now...
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Am I the only who sqeezes the mouse in frustration, taps it in thought, and strokes it... um, well, you get the idea?
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Does this provide much more than before?
on
Advertising Via GPS
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· Score: 1
I may be vastly misunderstanding, but wasn't the former innacuracy enough to still do basic navigation? The point being, if Advertiser X knows you're.5 miles away from a store (say you're going 60 mph, that gives you 30 secs to make up your mind), and sends you an ad, does it make a difference if you're.51 miles or.49 miles fro mthe store? Surely they don't expect closer than that to be effective? On top of that, I believe someone mentioned that GPS is a passive sorta thing, you odn't broadcast where you are, you just triangulate... seems much better ways for advertisers to tracker your every goddamned move (annd at least in the good ol' US, there doesn't seem to be a damned thing stopping them!) than GPS... why not some mod to your car, cell phone, implanted ID (that'll come out soon as a protect the children/increase the peace/some dangerous criminals wev) that isn't restricted by the military's whim?? between those cards every major store uses to track your purchases and those dmaned doubleclick ads, why use this? How much more do they need to know? If they know every thursday you go to Safeway at 9:48 to by ice cream, why not just send you an ad for 30% of fat 9:00?? Anyhow, i've already sent out one e-mail I'll regret tonight, hope this isn't post #2 that shouldn't have been sent...
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Error Occurred While Processing Request Error Diagnostic Information An error occurred while attempting to establish a connection to the service.
The most likely cause of this problem is that the service is not currently running. You can use the 'Services' Control Panel to verify that the service is running and to restart it if necessary.
Windows NT error number 2 occurred.
now if the RIAA was running linux... (score -1, offtopic)
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Slashdot Mirror
hmm... would a post about "Linux a National Security Threat" be insightful? Or maybe the moderater was having homonym problems, and meant inciteful.
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They're still in, aren't they?
well, in the *article* it specifically says the concern was that some of the source code could have been modified, and they didn't trust microsoft's ability to sanitize it...
Moy... how many questions like this are gonna get moderated up?
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I'm not ashamed. It's the computer age, nerds are in.
They're still in, aren't they?
well, their concern was the source was modified. In the (gasp! someone read it!) article, the concern was that the source code couldn't be sanitized... if someone did make a change, in millions of lines of code, is microsoft gonna notice?
And well, linux is not that hard to hack into... i've had to deal with too many friend's hacked boxes recently (thanks, RH)... but all computers suck. linux sucks, microsoft sucks, apple sucks... and well, frankly, the longer they suck and are insecure, the longer i've got a job.
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I'm not ashamed. It's the computer age, nerds are in.
They're still in, aren't they?
what they need to do is embed an evil bit on the hardware of people who would use it for piracy...
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I'm not ashamed. It's the computer age, nerds are in.
They're still in, aren't they?
So, we're praising a culture where the only brain involvement in muscle memorization, rather than thought?? What the fuck are you thinking?
Sell the games and buy a fucking book... Up Up wev wev isn't going to do them a damned thing later in life...
Hmm... should abortion be legal? Well, Up Up Down Down... oh...
Hmm... should the US be involved in every 3rd world countries civil wars? Well, if you do it right at the startup screen, but not to early... oh...
Maybe if your goal is to raise a generation of media moron slaves, go for it.
-Patrick (quickly becoming the worlds only 20 year old perl/unix guru luddite)
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They're still in, aren't they?
yumm... symmetric multi-presidency... i can't help but wonder what the bandwidth between them would be...
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They're still in, aren't they?
but even better... now you can talk about 'red book' with the purple cover, and it'll just add to your aura to newbie sysadmins
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They're still in, aren't they?
First line in a Jon Katz article:
Jon's Hellmouth series stands as one of the most important things that have ever appeared on Slashdot.
Hint: If you have to tell us that, it isn't true.
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They're still in, aren't they?
you have a sound card?? All i need a printer for my sound...
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I'm not ashamed. It's the computer age, nerds are in.
They're still in, aren't they?
or imagine this... microsoft takes code from Samba TNG, patches it into their smb source, then goes crying to the FBI...
.well, it'd be easy... but hey, why? They could shut down an OSS project now with a huge lawsuit... why couldn't they do that before? File an entirely unjustified claim, but be willing to spend all the money they needed to before a project foldeded... how much is it worth to MS to make linux unable to replace NT file/print sharing...
If microsoft really is trying to do some big bad conspiracy thing..
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They're still in, aren't they?
The point is it doesn't have the copyright problems that mp3 does.
By that line of reasoning, we musta all been fucking morons for making mp3s several years ago, since our walkmen couldn't play them.
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They're still in, aren't they?
don't be silly! slashdot gets international trolls! silly ameri-centric you...
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I'm not ashamed. It's the computer age, nerds are in.
They're still in, aren't they?
So... MS writes a browser... which runs all the time on current versions of windows... and to track users, they use an http/html trick?? You know, i think they'd be able to figure it out over there...
sub user_track {
# Nevermind, found out today we'll use cookies instead
1;
}
Now, the real conspiracy... why can the mac version of IE 5.5 correctly render transparent pngs, but 5.5 o nthe PC can't...
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They're still in, aren't they?
No no no!! Privacy invading radio shack hardware only works in the US! sure, it looks all spify, but what do you do on error -57, can't find Echlon??
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They're still in, aren't they?
So now, with this program, i can log onto port 1062 and see what's been changed... hmm... writting a program to listen to port 1062 and say everything's a-ok... not too hard, i guess that'll be the next thing to add to rootkits...
---
I'm not ashamed. It's the computer age, nerds are in.
They're still in, aren't they?
but this is the simpsons... imagine all the self-referential humor another big marketing splurg'll do... now something new can replace the bartman shirts as the worst. shirt. ever.
---
I'm not ashamed. It's the computer age, nerds are in.
They're still in, aren't they?
if you can't lose your keyboard, you aren't trying hard enough!
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I'm not ashamed. It's the computer age, nerds are in.
They're still in, aren't they?
did you ever use a g3 powerbook? Everyone i've ever seen did a damned good job of warming me up... wearing shorts while using one is (at least with mine) a good way to get burnt... the energy usage was quite good though... got amazing battery life..
---
I'm not ashamed. It's the computer age, nerds are in.
They're still in, aren't they?
it's not *really* an enviromental story, it's a not so subtle hint to the zealots out there... if you're a linux advocate (the penguin), don't be a jackass, or you'll be wiped out by an oil slick (well, I'm not gonna say what that is).
time for the downward moderation!
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I'm not ashamed. It's the computer age, nerds are in.
They're still in, aren't they?
hmm... how much would it cost to be the '|' symbol?
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I'm not ashamed. It's the computer age, nerds are in.
They're still in, aren't they?
a more apropriate analogy to the current situation than the lady starting the fire would be this: we ejected a lady for being religous, which resulted in our lobby being fire-bombed by crazed violent (atheists|catholics|wev other group). At first I felt bad, but it was her actions that caused the fire.
The people getting kicked off weren't responsible for the DoS, the got DoSed because someone disagreed with them.
sorry for any lack of coherency there, finals time for me now...
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I'm not ashamed. It's the computer age, nerds are in.
They're still in, aren't they?
Am I the only who sqeezes the mouse in frustration, taps it in thought, and strokes it... um, well, you get the idea?
---
I'm not ashamed. It's the computer age, nerds are in.
They're still in, aren't they?
I may be vastly misunderstanding, but wasn't the former innacuracy enough to still do basic navigation? .5 miles away from a store (say you're going 60 mph, that gives you 30 secs to make up your mind), and sends you an ad, does it make a difference if you're .51 miles or .49 miles fro mthe store? Surely they don't expect closer than that to be effective?
The point being, if Advertiser X knows you're
On top of that, I believe someone mentioned that GPS is a passive sorta thing, you odn't broadcast where you are, you just triangulate... seems much better ways for advertisers to tracker your every goddamned move (annd at least in the good ol' US, there doesn't seem to be a damned thing stopping them!) than GPS... why not some mod to your car, cell phone, implanted ID (that'll come out soon as a protect the children/increase the peace/some dangerous criminals wev) that isn't restricted by the military's whim??
between those cards every major store uses to track your purchases and those dmaned doubleclick ads, why use this? How much more do they need to know? If they know every thursday you go to Safeway at 9:48 to by ice cream, why not just send you an ad for 30% of fat 9:00??
Anyhow, i've already sent out one e-mail I'll regret tonight, hope this isn't post #2 that shouldn't have been sent...
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I'm not ashamed. It's the computer age, nerds are in.
They're still in, aren't they?
from the 'Cost of a CD' page:
Error Occurred While Processing Request
Error Diagnostic Information
An error occurred while attempting to establish a connection to the service.
The most likely cause of this problem is that the service is not currently running. You can use the 'Services' Control Panel to verify that the service is running and to restart it if necessary.
Windows NT error number 2 occurred.
now if the RIAA was running linux...
(score -1, offtopic)
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They're still in, aren't they?
hmm... if they could prove it *really* touched his thighs I might pay extra for it... any pictures/videos documenting the experiment?
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I'm not ashamed. It's the computer age, nerds are in.
They're still in, aren't they?