After watching the movie, I did learn a few things:
1) Always encrypt your data. Just putting your video disks in a safe doesn't mean your data is safe.
2) Machiavellian methods always backfire.
3) Reminded us to never leave your guns loaded (something most Americans should learn...)
4) No matter how much money you spend, it doesn't assure you a blockbuster movie.
5) Dispells the notion that bad press is still good because you got press. Really, bad press in excess can turn something that had one or two redeming values into a joke
And the final thing I learned was the dianetics (sp) doesn't work. I don't care how powerful your mind is, you still can't write a better script because of it.
The idea of "everything being connected" has been around for some time. Quick things that come to mind are Sun's JINI (or Java for that matter), Microsoft's "Home", and the X.25 protocol.
To quote from the article linked to: The virus has a nasty payload, as well - it attempts to delete all files on the victim's hard drive and performs several other operations that makes restoration difficult.
So once again we have another VBS virus. But everyone on/. keeps ranting about the evils of VBS, the same thing could be done in Perl, or any other unix scripting lang. One user has already talked about Fido in Toronto and it's web message interface, Clearnet has the same thing. How long before some script kidde hacks a shell account and starts bombing cell phone from there?
Back to the "networked home". Heres where people start to go overboard. I don't want my toaster on the internet, but I *might* want it on my lan. Simple firewalls can stop someone from toasting bread all day long in your house while you are at work...
It's really sad to see that someone chose a virus to send their political message (the article has a copy of it if you want to read it). I'm all for political activism, but trashing someones HD will not get your point accross...
To fix this problem, the SMS protocal needs to have some sort of accountabilty factored into it. Right now, you can send a message to anyone from almost anywhere. If a block sender/approved senders list was added to the spec, users could chose the level of security they want (Do you want to allow all, and only block some, or so you want to block all, and only allow some?) It will be awhile before we see the end of the VBS nightmare, but Linux users better watch out, it's been TOO LONG since someone released a virus that attacked some (yet) unknowen weakness in Linux/BSD.
That's just my $0.02 According to antivirus researchers Kaspersky Labs, the virus works only on Windows 98 or Windows 2000 computers on which the Windows Scripting Host (WSH) is installed.
Right now, IBM has the (only?) ATA/100 drive on the market. Here's something I found at maximumpc.com
Similar to the adoption of ATA/66, ATA/100 support will first come to market with add-in PCI cards before being integrated into motherboard chipsets.
So the real issue isn't if Linux supports it, it's when/if the motherboard manufactures get on the ball and start making ATA/100 interfaces. Now on another point, I found this while looking at the ATA/100 anounce at www.linux-ide.org:
Bridging the Gap to Serial ATA The Ultra ATA/100 interface provides a critical technology bridge between ATA/66 and the future availability of the Serial ATA interface, which is currently under development. Serial ATA has industry-wide support and is expected to be widely deployed in new computer systems by 2005. In the meantime, Ultra ATA/100 will provide mature technologies to meet the heightened throughput demands that large, complex files are placing on desktop systems. Once these higher performance systems and drives become available, the Ultra ATA/100 interface will require less time to boot a computer system and open applications.
My real question is "IS THERE A NEED FOR THIS?" I still have all standard ATA/33 drives, and none of my motherboards (all bought in the last year) have ATA/66 support. When serial ATA comes out, then I can see the need. I know the need is there is servers, but is there a real need on the desktop? Linux and windows run fast on my K6-III 400 with a 5400 RPM ATA/33.
Sure I'd like ATA/100, but the focus should be on getting wide acceptance for the current standard (ATA/66) before moving to the next one (ATA/100). If we just "keep moving forward" and always upgrading the interface, but then users are left in a constant upgrade cycle, with no clear standards. (The 3D card market, anyone?)
All in all, this is a great move for linux. Glad to see good 'ol Tux can beat M$ to the punch. I just don't want to see customers get screwed by constant upgrade cycles.
The real problem is LAZY ADMINS. The people who install (insert flavor of server OS here) with sendmail (or other mailing software), and leave it open to the world.
To quote the article:
"Pirro said the message traffic Garon allegedly sent through Market Vision, a graphics studio company in Irvington, was so heavy that it crashed the company's internal network, causing damage in repairs and business downtime. Ed Greenberg, owner of the company, said his losses amounted to about $18,000. "
$18,000 dollars *lost* because people can't turn relaying off.... I really think we should outlaw the running of open mail servers. What is the real point except sending SPAM? Legit users are allowed to send mail, bogus ones are not. Any thoughts on this solution to the spam problem?
We ALL know everybody's view of censorware, can we stop reporting EVERYTHING that can result in 300 censorware sucks posts?
IMHO, the real issue should be that even after all of our backlash, censorware still exsits. The problem is not with CyberPatrol (per say), but with a culture that beleves in "protecting kids" from the evils of the world. I urge everyone to read a great article wired had about this is issue 4.07, "The Rights of Kids in the Digital Age"
What we need is a shift in how media mougles, politicians, parents, teachers, everyone -- see's the internet and it's impact upon youth. If there is no market for censorware, then we won't have to debate it anymore.
She had a great philosophy that doesn't deserve to be reduced to a stereotype.
Karl Marx had a great philosopy too, but pop/american culuture has distroyed any worth his work might have had in the mind of the average man. People equate Marx with Cuba/Russia/N. Korea. No great philosophy deserves to be reduced to a sterotype.
As for Rand's ideas, she was way off base. A capitilist society will always have the exploted and the exploter, it can't be avoided. Socialism/Communism is what people in favour of FSF, GPL, etc... should be in favour of.
Will the move to automated driving systems make our journeys out on the highways any better though? Well, this depends. For some folks who don't really enjoy the "driving task", then yes, it might. But besides the time factor, why do people drive, rather than taking public transit? For the thrill of the open road, the feeling of power when you are behind the wheel. Robot drivers take that away! Are we as a society willing to give up that gift that Ford gave us over 80 years ago? Since the Ford produced the first car for the people, our culture, socity, and lives have been transformed by them. What this means is good news for the enviorment (Computer Cars would probally drive in the most fuel efficent way), but less personal pleasure. As big a fan of the enviroment as I am (I'd rather see NO cars...), people will never give up that personal love afair with the car. All that said, I'd still love to sit in one, but only if it ran linux. Knowing MS, the car would have brakes v 1.23, and tires v 1.02, and there'd be a conflict, and you coulnd't stop.
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After watching the movie, I did learn a few things:
1) Always encrypt your data. Just putting your video disks in a safe doesn't mean your data is safe.
2) Machiavellian methods always backfire.
3) Reminded us to never leave your guns loaded (something most Americans should learn...)
4) No matter how much money you spend, it doesn't assure you a blockbuster movie.
5) Dispells the notion that bad press is still good because you got press. Really, bad press in excess can turn something that had one or two redeming values into a joke
And the final thing I learned was the dianetics (sp) doesn't work. I don't care how powerful your mind is, you still can't write a better script because of it.
Your right. I'm from Toronto, and Clearnet has the same thing on their web site... no security......
The idea of "everything being connected" has been around for some time. Quick things that come to mind are Sun's JINI (or Java for that matter), Microsoft's "Home", and the X.25 protocol.
/. keeps ranting about the evils of VBS, the same thing could be done in Perl, or any other unix scripting lang. One user has already talked about Fido in Toronto and it's web message interface, Clearnet has the same thing. How long before some script kidde hacks a shell account and starts bombing cell phone from there?
To quote from the article linked to:
The virus has a nasty payload, as well - it attempts to delete all files on the victim's hard drive and performs several other operations that makes restoration difficult.
So once again we have another VBS virus. But everyone on
Back to the "networked home". Heres where people start to go overboard. I don't want my toaster on the internet, but I *might* want it on my lan. Simple firewalls can stop someone from toasting bread all day long in your house while you are at work...
It's really sad to see that someone chose a virus to send their political message (the article has a copy of it if you want to read it). I'm all for political activism, but trashing someones HD will not get your point accross...
To fix this problem, the SMS protocal needs to have some sort of accountabilty factored into it. Right now, you can send a message to anyone from almost anywhere. If a block sender/approved senders list was added to the spec, users could chose the level of security they want (Do you want to allow all, and only block some, or so you want to block all, and only allow some?)
It will be awhile before we see the end of the VBS nightmare, but Linux users better watch out, it's been TOO LONG since someone released a virus that attacked some (yet) unknowen weakness in Linux/BSD.
That's just my $0.02 According to antivirus researchers Kaspersky Labs, the virus works only on Windows 98 or Windows 2000 computers on which the Windows Scripting Host (WSH) is installed.
Similar to the adoption of ATA/66, ATA/100 support will first come to market with add-in PCI cards before being integrated into motherboard chipsets.
So the real issue isn't if Linux supports it, it's when/if the motherboard manufactures get on the ball and start making ATA/100 interfaces.
Now on another point, I found this while looking at the ATA/100 anounce at www.linux-ide.org:
Bridging the Gap to Serial ATA The Ultra ATA/100 interface provides a critical technology bridge between ATA/66 and the future availability of the Serial ATA interface, which is currently under development. Serial ATA has industry-wide support and is expected to be widely deployed in new computer systems by 2005. In the meantime, Ultra ATA/100 will provide mature technologies to meet the heightened throughput demands that large, complex files are placing on desktop systems. Once these higher performance systems and drives become available, the Ultra ATA/100 interface will require less time to boot a computer system and open applications.
My real question is "IS THERE A NEED FOR THIS?" I still have all standard ATA/33 drives, and none of my motherboards (all bought in the last year) have ATA/66 support. When serial ATA comes out, then I can see the need. I know the need is there is servers, but is there a real need on the desktop? Linux and windows run fast on my K6-III 400 with a 5400 RPM ATA/33.
Sure I'd like ATA/100, but the focus should be on getting wide acceptance for the current standard (ATA/66) before moving to the next one (ATA/100). If we just "keep moving forward" and always upgrading the interface, but then users are left in a constant upgrade cycle, with no clear standards. (The 3D card market, anyone?)
All in all, this is a great move for linux. Glad to see good 'ol Tux can beat M$ to the punch. I just don't want to see customers get screwed by constant upgrade cycles.
To quote the article:
"Pirro said the message traffic Garon allegedly sent through Market Vision, a graphics studio company in Irvington, was so heavy that it crashed the company's internal network, causing damage in repairs and business downtime. Ed Greenberg, owner of the company, said his losses amounted to about $18,000. "
$18,000 dollars *lost* because people can't turn relaying off.... I really think we should outlaw the running of open mail servers. What is the real point except sending SPAM? Legit users are allowed to send mail, bogus ones are not. Any thoughts on this solution to the spam problem?
But isn't SPAM itself just fake ham? Seems like it's been fake from the start....
IMHO, the real issue should be that even after all of our backlash, censorware still exsits. The problem is not with CyberPatrol (per say), but with a culture that beleves in "protecting kids" from the evils of the world. I urge everyone to read a great article wired had about this is issue 4.07, "The Rights of Kids in the Digital Age"
What we need is a shift in how media mougles, politicians, parents, teachers, everyone -- see's the internet and it's impact upon youth. If there is no market for censorware, then we won't have to debate it anymore.
That's just my $0.02
Explain to me HOW a socitey where everyone works together for the common good leads to an exploited class.... I'd really like to hear this one....
Karl Marx had a great philosopy too, but pop/american culuture has distroyed any worth his work might have had in the mind of the average man. People equate Marx with Cuba/Russia/N. Korea. No great philosophy deserves to be reduced to a sterotype.
As for Rand's ideas, she was way off base. A capitilist society will always have the exploted and the exploter, it can't be avoided. Socialism/Communism is what people in favour of FSF, GPL, etc... should be in favour of.
But this is not a economics debate....
Will the move to automated driving systems make our journeys out on the highways any better though? Well, this depends. For some folks who don't really enjoy the "driving task", then yes, it might. But besides the time factor, why do people drive, rather than taking public transit? For the thrill of the open road, the feeling of power when you are behind the wheel. Robot drivers take that away! Are we as a society willing to give up that gift that Ford gave us over 80 years ago? Since the Ford produced the first car for the people, our culture, socity, and lives have been transformed by them. What this means is good news for the enviorment (Computer Cars would probally drive in the most fuel efficent way), but less personal pleasure. As big a fan of the enviroment as I am (I'd rather see NO cars...), people will never give up that personal love afair with the car. All that said, I'd still love to sit in one, but only if it ran linux. Knowing MS, the car would have brakes v 1.23, and tires v 1.02, and there'd be a conflict, and you coulnd't stop.