Charles Lindbergh is supposed be the inspiration for this, but the guy knows jack about him. Lindbergh didn't set out to do a risky stunt. He was contending for the Orteig prize for the first aircraft to fly New York/Paris (either way) non-stop. Several previous attempts had ended tragically, and Lindbergh was convinced they failed because previous designers had not paid enough attention to various safety margins, especially those relating to weight and fuel. Thus he designed a plane that put fuel tanks in every conceivable space (including the place where any other aircraft would have had a windshield!) and did everything he could think of to minimize weight.
That's why he flew alone: it's not that hard to stay awake for 36 hours, and so he saw a co-pilot as unnecessary extra weight.
Ironically, he got lucky and didn't drift off course as much as he assumed he would, arriving at Paris with enough leftover fuel to continue to Rome. But he designed his plane on the assumption that he would not be lucky. He was a safety-first guy, that's why he succeeded where others failed. It ridiculous to associate him with this insane proposal.
OK, I forgot that web server certificates, in addition to supporting encyrption, are supposed to help protect folks from bogus web sites. Why did I forget? They're totally ineffective. People forget that they're supposed to look for the lock icon when entering confidential data. Or when they get that mysterious message dialog complaining about an invalid certificate, they treat it like all the dozens of other messages they don't understand, and click whatever button lets them get on with what they were doing. Banks gave up on them long ago, which is why I have to identify a cute picture every time I access my checking account online.
Contrary to what you think, this is not "laziness". Scams always have an element of social engineering. You forget that, and all your fancy technology just gives you a false sense of security.
What I want is a certificate scheme that verifies not just that you're access a certified site, but automatically displays who the certificate was issued to. That feature would not only help prevent phishing, it would provide a mechanism for identifying email users.
Did you miss the word "desktop"? Servers are a completely different marketplace. Application lock-in is less of an issue there. That's why Linux has done so well in the server space, even as desktop Linux struggles to get a foothold. There are even lots of servers using x86-incompatible processors, a class of computer that's pretty much disappeared on the desktop, even for MacOS.
Huh? How does having an encrypted connection protect you from phishing? If you're decoyed to a bogus site, does it matter whether your connection is encrypted or not?
It's an attempt to keep developers from even looking at Linux.
Give me a break. OK, MS is evil, but not everything they do is part of a grand conspiracy. Nobody is going to be stupid enough to stick with Windows just because MS is playing with a research OS that's not even backward compatible with existing software. And nobody at MS is stupid enough to think that anybody will be that stupid.
This is just another blue sky project from the Microsoft Research, a division that is tasked with coming out with cool stuff without regard to commercial viability. Every big high-tech company has such a division. My own employer, Sun, has Sun Labs, which is always coming out with interesting stuff that mostly has nothing to do with our business model. I think it's mainly a prestige thing, to convince folks that you're a cutting-edge company.
This sounds *really* cool actually, but I wonder if anything will ever come of it on the desktop?
Absolutely not. The desktop computer market is driven by the need for backward compatibility with the huge base of existing apps. That's how Microsoft came to dominate the market in the first place.
As will all lovers of "pagan" games. And most interesting people in general. If I believed in the afterlife, I'd certainly want to go to Hell, where all the interesting people are.
You're not down on mesh networks, your down on urban mesh networks. Courtesy requires that you title your post accordingly. I mean, is there any place less urban than the Outback?
And it wouldn't even be that hard. Just park a satellite over the target country. Many people in Iran already have illegal TV satellite dishes, easily upgrade for network access.
OpenDNS monitors Phising sites and will not let you resolve to it.
OpenDNS monitors known phishing sites. Phishers really should update the database when they start a new site, but for some strange reason, they rarely bother.
You're just one data point. There are a lot more out there.
Probably most people are like you. But there are definitely folks out there who fantasize about dying. Everybody's familiar with the Japanese cultural obsession with suicide. Japan is not actually all that unusual — they're just more honest about it.
Go troll the web sites and IM channels that cater to people who do sexual role playing. You'll find lots of people with very violent, cruel fantasy lives. OK, that's not surprising, but the fact is these folks have no problem finding other folks to play "victim".
Did somebody just yell out "Sick"? Please. Everybody's sexual practices offend somebody. That's why we (well, most of us) do it in private. Keep it between consenting adults, and there's no harm. Quite the opposite, in fact: the line between sane citizen and serial killer (or, in this context, kinky role player and suicide) is often just finding a safe way to express your bents.
Great movie, though not as good as the Lavender Hill Mob. What's particularly interesting is that the this fictional fabric had exactly the same issues (durability, colors other than white) that are being raised with respect to this new fabric!
Since this is Slashdot, it's worth mentioning that the star of these movies was Obi-Wan himself, Alec Guinness. Oddly enough, Sir Alec hated them, not so much on artistic grounds but because he felt that Ealing Studios treated its actors poorly. He was particularly pissed about shoddy safety measures during the shooting of Lavender Hill Mob, during which he nearly fell off the Eiffel Tower!
If the Mozilla foundation isn't interested in it's development then I would rather see it fall into the hands of people who are.
You need more than interest to make software grow. You need programmers. Programmers generally need to get paid. Mozilla has lots of money to pay programmers, due to their business relationship with Google. Thunderbird currently gets very little of Mozilla's R&D budget. Now that Thunderbird is a separate organization, "very little" will probably become "zero".
So basically, Mozilla is telling Thunderbird people, "go find your own sugar daddy, we're not sharing ours." All this talk of a new messaging platform is obviously a way of attracting funding. But I'm not optimistic that it will be forthcoming.
Hopefully I'm wrong. Because if I'm not, Thunderbird's progress, already slow, will cease altogether. And then it won't matter who's humming the show.
And if no one is (which I think unlikely) then eventually I will just have to stop using Thunderbird and find something that is under active development. Like? All the other OS email clients are even more stagnant.
That's all very interesting, and a lot of Ascher's ideas sound really good. But before they start converting Thunderbird into the Collaboration Platform for the 21st Century[TM], I wish they'd spend a little time polishing up its rough edges. Nothing major, just irritating stuff like there not being keyboard shortcuts for all the editing commands.
Another thing: does Mozilla spinning off Thunderbird mean that it will get even a smaller share of their revenue for R&D? Tbird has not exactly been growing and improving by leaps and bound, and the Mozilla foundation seems to have little interest in it. Spinning it off into a separate organization sounds suspiciously like they're just plain cutting it loose. And if the new TBird org can't find it's own funding, the mail client's future is anything but bright.
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Although most people seem to consider "redneck" an inoffensive pejorative, it's actually as stereotypical and hurtful as "nigger".
Charles Lindbergh is supposed be the inspiration for this, but the guy knows jack about him. Lindbergh didn't set out to do a risky stunt. He was contending for the Orteig prize for the first aircraft to fly New York/Paris (either way) non-stop. Several previous attempts had ended tragically, and Lindbergh was convinced they failed because previous designers had not paid enough attention to various safety margins, especially those relating to weight and fuel. Thus he designed a plane that put fuel tanks in every conceivable space (including the place where any other aircraft would have had a windshield!) and did everything he could think of to minimize weight.
That's why he flew alone: it's not that hard to stay awake for 36 hours, and so he saw a co-pilot as unnecessary extra weight.
Ironically, he got lucky and didn't drift off course as much as he assumed he would, arriving at Paris with enough leftover fuel to continue to Rome. But he designed his plane on the assumption that he would not be lucky. He was a safety-first guy, that's why he succeeded where others failed. It ridiculous to associate him with this insane proposal.
Four people isn't enough to start a colony. You need enough unrelated folks to prevent genetic drift. Not sure how many, but it's a lot more than 4.
NDISWrapper can load non-existent GPL-ed Windows drivers. Garlic can protect you from non-existent vampires. The two facts are equally useful.
OK, I forgot that web server certificates, in addition to supporting encyrption, are supposed to help protect folks from bogus web sites. Why did I forget? They're totally ineffective. People forget that they're supposed to look for the lock icon when entering confidential data. Or when they get that mysterious message dialog complaining about an invalid certificate, they treat it like all the dozens of other messages they don't understand, and click whatever button lets them get on with what they were doing. Banks gave up on them long ago, which is why I have to identify a cute picture every time I access my checking account online.
Contrary to what you think, this is not "laziness". Scams always have an element of social engineering. You forget that, and all your fancy technology just gives you a false sense of security.
What I want is a certificate scheme that verifies not just that you're access a certified site, but automatically displays who the certificate was issued to. That feature would not only help prevent phishing, it would provide a mechanism for identifying email users.
Did you miss the word "desktop"? Servers are a completely different marketplace. Application lock-in is less of an issue there. That's why Linux has done so well in the server space, even as desktop Linux struggles to get a foothold. There are even lots of servers using x86-incompatible processors, a class of computer that's pretty much disappeared on the desktop, even for MacOS.
Huh? How does having an encrypted connection protect you from phishing? If you're decoyed to a bogus site, does it matter whether your connection is encrypted or not?
This is just another blue sky project from the Microsoft Research, a division that is tasked with coming out with cool stuff without regard to commercial viability. Every big high-tech company has such a division. My own employer, Sun, has Sun Labs, which is always coming out with interesting stuff that mostly has nothing to do with our business model. I think it's mainly a prestige thing, to convince folks that you're a cutting-edge company.
I stand corrected!
I'd rather be punished than bored.
As will all lovers of "pagan" games. And most interesting people in general. If I believed in the afterlife, I'd certainly want to go to Hell, where all the interesting people are.
You're not down on mesh networks, your down on urban mesh networks. Courtesy requires that you title your post accordingly. I mean, is there any place less urban than the Outback?
Basically, you're saying that the only way to hold an audience is to be an idiot. Sad, but true.
And it wouldn't even be that hard. Just park a satellite over the target country. Many people in Iran already have illegal TV satellite dishes, easily upgrade for network access.
Your video blasphemes the FSM! Take it down or die, you potato-eating infidel!
You're just one data point. There are a lot more out there.
Probably most people are like you. But there are definitely folks out there who fantasize about dying. Everybody's familiar with the Japanese cultural obsession with suicide. Japan is not actually all that unusual — they're just more honest about it.
Go troll the web sites and IM channels that cater to people who do sexual role playing. You'll find lots of people with very violent, cruel fantasy lives. OK, that's not surprising, but the fact is these folks have no problem finding other folks to play "victim".
Did somebody just yell out "Sick"? Please. Everybody's sexual practices offend somebody. That's why we (well, most of us) do it in private. Keep it between consenting adults, and there's no harm. Quite the opposite, in fact: the line between sane citizen and serial killer (or, in this context, kinky role player and suicide) is often just finding a safe way to express your bents.
Great movie, though not as good as the Lavender Hill Mob. What's particularly interesting is that the this fictional fabric had exactly the same issues (durability, colors other than white) that are being raised with respect to this new fabric!
Since this is Slashdot, it's worth mentioning that the star of these movies was Obi-Wan himself, Alec Guinness. Oddly enough, Sir Alec hated them, not so much on artistic grounds but because he felt that Ealing Studios treated its actors poorly. He was particularly pissed about shoddy safety measures during the shooting of Lavender Hill Mob, during which he nearly fell off the Eiffel Tower!
Google likes Ajax apps, not native apps. Their solution to the airplane problem is to make Ajax apps work offline.
So basically, Mozilla is telling Thunderbird people, "go find your own sugar daddy, we're not sharing ours." All this talk of a new messaging platform is obviously a way of attracting funding. But I'm not optimistic that it will be forthcoming.
Hopefully I'm wrong. Because if I'm not, Thunderbird's progress, already slow, will cease altogether. And then it won't matter who's humming the show. And if no one is (which I think unlikely) then eventually I will just have to stop using Thunderbird and find something that is under active development. Like? All the other OS email clients are even more stagnant.
Seriously, you do risk getting sued by the C of S. Litigation is their answer to all criticism.
That being said: where can I get a shirt like yours?
That's all very interesting, and a lot of Ascher's ideas sound really good. But before they start converting Thunderbird into the Collaboration Platform for the 21st Century[TM], I wish they'd spend a little time polishing up its rough edges. Nothing major, just irritating stuff like there not being keyboard shortcuts for all the editing commands.
Another thing: does Mozilla spinning off Thunderbird mean that it will get even a smaller share of their revenue for R&D? Tbird has not exactly been growing and improving by leaps and bound, and the Mozilla foundation seems to have little interest in it. Spinning it off into a separate organization sounds suspiciously like they're just plain cutting it loose. And if the new TBird org can't find it's own funding, the mail client's future is anything but bright.
Sure, open-source encryption softwareis more trustworthy than closed source. But this is a hardware solution.
Possibly a sock puppet for Zonk.