No kidding -- that's because all the U.S. Lenovo employees are all former IBMers. Most of them still sit on the same campus site with badge readers between them and the current IBMers.
After I RTFA, I have to say that there's no way this is even remotely close to the final product. Where are all the embedded ads, Active X, pop-ups, and links to MSN?
I agree. Let's review now; U.S. DARPA creates the Internet, gives it to the world as a global commerce machine. Now the freeloading countries using the infrastructure the U.S. invented want to manage it?
So, after reading the article, I didn't see any compelling features beyond what OpenOffice.org 2.0 promises. I saw several references to StarOffice's superiority over Microsoft Office 2003, but that's about it.
Me, I'll wait for OpenOffice.org 2.0. BTW, when is that, anyway?
I'm not a Mac user, but doesn't the Mac come with a built-in firewall, and can't you use Clam AV to protect from viruses? Also, isn't there a Symantec AV product for Apple systems?
But wait, it gets worse. An attacker doesn't even need to know the
exact filename, since "GET"ting a URL like "file:///c:/" will return a
parseable directory listing. (And Mac users don't get to gloat
either; you're just as vulnerable, starting with a different root
URL.)
In other words, running a Greasemonkey script on a site can expose the
contents of every file on your local hard drive to that site. Running
a Greasemonkey script with "@include *" (which, BTW, is the default if
no parameter is specified) can expose the contents of every file on
your local hard drive to every site you visit. And, because
GM_xmlhttpRequest can use POST as well as GET, an attacker can quietly
send this information anywhere in the world.
The above information posted originally by Mark Pilgrim
I am so tired of "studies" like this one who survey a miniscule number of employees, and then extrapolate the measurements across the entire population. If one RTFA, it says they only surveyed 10,000 employees out of over 200 Million in the U.S. Hardy a representative sample. These crappy statistics are then used to make business decisions like taking away Internet access from employees who probably "waste time" doing their personal business so that they can work more in the first place.
Does anyone, even in Congress, seriously believe that this will change anything at all? I seem to remember that CAN-SPAM was just so effective in reducing the number of spam messages I get each and every day...
I really don't get it. These kinds of bills are only passed so that during Representative Knumbskull's re-election campaign, he can state that he 'helped protect Americans from evil computer programs that attack their privacy'. What a waste of our taxpayer dollars!!!
Man, I agree! They weren't funny, they were fuckin' stoopid. If I didn't know what Firefox was, I would have inferred from these vids that it was a pr0n accelerator or something.
I applaud Microsoft for giving equal time to the RSOD. However, they have a long way to go in the fight for equal rights for equal colors. The YSOD still gets no recognition while retaining the stigma that yellow is bad. When we will give our yellow error message brothers the recognition they deserve?
I love it... Some time back, I got a credit card offer, and I used it to conduct a little 'social experiment'. I printed STOLEN CARD in the signature box.
I made 10 purchases, of which only 1 person looked at the back of the card. This lady looked at the back for more than 2 seconds, then asked me for ID. I gave her my driver's license, and she gave me back all the cards. I signed for my purchase and went on my way, no sweat.
The whole signature thing, as has already been stated, is freakin' stoopid.
This poster hits it on the head. Everyone I know cannot stand "portals" like Yahoo! just because of all the home page clutter, ads, and crap that is displayed both on the main page and on the subsequent results.
Honestly, I'm surprised that after Google's success, other engines didn't catch on...
Finally, someone who has a clue! no parity is absolutely right. All they did was provide a hash that produces 1 collision as a proof that they have an algorithm that makes finding collisions easier. This doesn't mean we all need to rush out and change our public/private keys...
While I don't fully agree with this A.C. poster, I do concur that this isn't really good news. I mean, I love Google and all that -- it's just that I have been counting on the Mozilla/Firefox "brands" to stay above being tied to one specific technology company.
Is this going to mean that Firefox becomes even more Googlefied? Who knows. Personally, even though Firefox comes with Google configured as its default search engine, I like the fact that the choice isn't being crammed down my throat.
Dancin_Santa has it exactly right -- the NSA isn't gonna buy this technology from some company, shit -- they probably pioneered the first system capable of producing a quantum algorithm in the first place!
IBM, like Dell, Gateway, and HP are locked into a licensing agreement with Microsoft that precludes them from selling a system without a Microsoft OS installed. That's the price IBM pays for being able to license Windows for internal use and external resale!
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No kidding -- that's because all the U.S. Lenovo employees are all former IBMers. Most of them still sit on the same campus site with badge readers between them and the current IBMers.
Wow, the next thing you know, Microsoft will have one of them internets on there or something. Cool!
After I RTFA, I have to say that there's no way this is even remotely close to the final product. Where are all the embedded ads, Active X, pop-ups, and links to MSN?
I agree. Let's review now; U.S. DARPA creates the Internet, gives it to the world as a global commerce machine. Now the freeloading countries using the infrastructure the U.S. invented want to manage it?
F_ck you, U.N. b_tches.
So, after reading the article, I didn't see any compelling features beyond what OpenOffice.org 2.0 promises. I saw several references to StarOffice's superiority over Microsoft Office 2003, but that's about it.
Me, I'll wait for OpenOffice.org 2.0. BTW, when is that, anyway?
(Insert completely sarcastic obligatory flame-bait 'RTFM' exclamation here)
I'm not a Mac user, but doesn't the Mac come with a built-in firewall, and can't you use Clam AV to protect from viruses? Also, isn't there a Symantec AV product for Apple systems?
The FEMA web site states emphatically that their site and web applications are compliant with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
This IE specific issue is absolutely NOT compliant with Section 508.
Here are some more details from the posting thread, which explains why the exploit is so bad...
This particular exploit is much, much worse than I thought. GM_xmlhttpRequest can successfully "GET" any world-readable file on your local computer.
f ile-leak.html
returns the contents of c:\boot.ini, which exists on most modern
Windows systems.
http://diveintogreasemonkey.org/experiments/local
But wait, it gets worse. An attacker doesn't even need to know the exact filename, since "GET"ting a URL like "file:///c:/" will return a parseable directory listing. (And Mac users don't get to gloat either; you're just as vulnerable, starting with a different root URL.)
In other words, running a Greasemonkey script on a site can expose the contents of every file on your local hard drive to that site. Running a Greasemonkey script with "@include *" (which, BTW, is the default if no parameter is specified) can expose the contents of every file on your local hard drive to every site you visit. And, because GM_xmlhttpRequest can use POST as well as GET, an attacker can quietly send this information anywhere in the world.
The above information posted originally by Mark Pilgrim
I am so tired of "studies" like this one who survey a miniscule number of employees, and then extrapolate the measurements across the entire population. If one RTFA, it says they only surveyed 10,000 employees out of over 200 Million in the U.S. Hardy a representative sample. These crappy statistics are then used to make business decisions like taking away Internet access from employees who probably "waste time" doing their personal business so that they can work more in the first place.
Does anyone, even in Congress, seriously believe that this will change anything at all? I seem to remember that CAN-SPAM was just so effective in reducing the number of spam messages I get each and every day...
I really don't get it. These kinds of bills are only passed so that during Representative Knumbskull's re-election campaign, he can state that he 'helped protect Americans from evil computer programs that attack their privacy'. What a waste of our taxpayer dollars!!!
Man, I agree! They weren't funny, they were fuckin' stoopid. If I didn't know what Firefox was, I would have inferred from these vids that it was a pr0n accelerator or something.
loganjw, the Javascript pop-up windows work just fine for me... I'm using Windows XPSP1...
I applaud Microsoft for giving equal time to the RSOD. However, they have a long way to go in the fight for equal rights for equal colors. The YSOD still gets no recognition while retaining the stigma that yellow is bad. When we will give our yellow error message brothers the recognition they deserve?
I love it... Some time back, I got a credit card offer, and I used it to conduct a little 'social experiment'. I printed STOLEN CARD in the signature box.
I made 10 purchases, of which only 1 person looked at the back of the card. This lady looked at the back for more than 2 seconds, then asked me for ID. I gave her my driver's license, and she gave me back all the cards. I signed for my purchase and went on my way, no sweat.
The whole signature thing, as has already been stated, is freakin' stoopid.
This poster hits it on the head. Everyone I know cannot stand "portals" like Yahoo! just because of all the home page clutter, ads, and crap that is displayed both on the main page and on the subsequent results.
Honestly, I'm surprised that after Google's success, other engines didn't catch on...
Finally, someone who has a clue! no parity is absolutely right. All they did was provide a hash that produces 1 collision as a proof that they have an algorithm that makes finding collisions easier. This doesn't mean we all need to rush out and change our public/private keys...
... from the "no shiat" department.
While I don't fully agree with this A.C. poster, I do concur that this isn't really good news. I mean, I love Google and all that -- it's just that I have been counting on the Mozilla/Firefox "brands" to stay above being tied to one specific technology company.
Is this going to mean that Firefox becomes even more Googlefied? Who knows. Personally, even though Firefox comes with Google configured as its default search engine, I like the fact that the choice isn't being crammed down my throat.
What the f*** is this bullshiat doing on Slashdot?
Dancin_Santa has it exactly right -- the NSA isn't gonna buy this technology from some company, shit -- they probably pioneered the first system capable of producing a quantum algorithm in the first place!
Microsoft providing anti-spyware tools to me is like being given a bottle of poison and the CDC phone number at the same time...
Hey, dog -- it's WAY easier in Firefox. Ctrl-K puts the focus on the search box. Type your entry and hit enter. Done.
IBM, like Dell, Gateway, and HP are locked into a licensing agreement with Microsoft that precludes them from selling a system without a Microsoft OS installed. That's the price IBM pays for being able to license Windows for internal use and external resale!
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