Jaynes' attorney, David A. Oblon, had argued that the spamming was not conducted in Virginia and that there was no evidence that e-mails were unsolicited.
It's trivial to prove the mail solicited, show the confirmations.
You have to talk to everyone that received the mail (or at least a representative sample) to show that they're not unsolicited.
So, why not prove it's solicted by showing the confirmation? Oh yeah, it really wasn't solicited was it, Rule #1.
COrporations don't have the right to hose individuals on the basis that "we aren't the government" on a wholesale basis
Provided it doesn't break the law, yes they can. Look up "Right to Work" states for a good example. Or the government using private companies to gather info (ala ChoicePoint) that they legally can't.
But it's a model that's also based on externalities. Have someone move your arm around with your eyes closed, and you can still touch your nose without looking.
But there's a slight problem with it: you might as well do the whole spyware/ virus scan from the CD and be done with it.
So, the rootkit is attached to a warhol worm. How do you scan for it with a virus scanner? It was released minutes ago, and AV doesn't upgrade that quickly.
. It is my understanding that in WinXP you need to fully log out and relogin as Admin to access elevated privs. Am I correct?
No, depending on setup. There's fast user switching, which is a variant of terminal server. Think virtual desktops.
There is also a "run as" service that let's you run a program as any user. I haven't used this heavily and I haven't run into any problems, but there are reports of issues with it, with things losing the granted privileges.
I didn't know about the Linux graphics running at kernel level, although a framebuffer does make sense. I've only developed for Windows, and it's what makes me the money. However, I know enough about the internals that it's no where near my preferred OS. I refuse to use it at home.
IO and such runs at kernel level, much as it does in Linux.
Unlike Linux, The graphics subsystem runs at kernel level, so bugs there can be dangerous. This isn't quite as bad as it sounds (well, at bug level, not vulnerability). It's stupid as heck for servers, but for user systems it really doesn't matter. So what if your computer doesn't crash when your graphics subsystem crashes, you still can't do anything about it.
The other big issue is that IIS 6 runs some at kernel level. Linux has Tux as an option, I don't know if it's an option or always happens with IIS 6.
But you're right, the biggest issue is the user. MyDoom was one of the fastest spreading viruses ever, and it didn't use any vulnerabilities
IE is tightly integrated with ActiveX and Windows update, can a user - not running as admin - update the software on their system?
No. Only admins can update using Windows Update. Other software it depends on the software. Most require admin level privilege, but there is seldom a reason for an installer to really, really need admin level (writing to c:\program files, shared installs, installing a service/driver are the only non-laziness reasons for requiring admin)
Another question, since Media Player uses tightly integrated DRM in the latest version, are the DRM keys/watermarks/whatever stored in a place local for the user so that each user has a different set or are they stored somewhere globally
I haven't (and won't) use media player and it's DRM, so I'm not absolutely sure, but I think there is a "Licenses" folder for each user.
ell users that they should create a non-admin account and use it for everything except reconfiguring the computer. Further MS should explain in more detail the risks that are associated with running as Admin.
No argument here. I think they should make some settings non-changeable for admin (e.g., annoying red background) for admin level users to force a change. The big problem is that way too much (non-MS) stuff requires admin level privileges. And most of that is because of ignorance or copy protection.
IE and Media Player run at user level privilege, so quit the FUD there.
The reason a hole in one brings the system down isn't because they are integrated, it's because most users run as admin. Firefox holes with the user as an admin will have the same result.
The problem is that you can't rip one out and replace it with something less buggier. Don't like Firefox? Replace it with Opera. Don't like IE? Tough luck.
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IIRC, something along the lines of 30% of the shares are shorted. That's a huge amount compared to what happens normally.
Unfortunately, I don't think Wall Street sees them as full of shit, otherwise the price of the stock would be much, much lower.
The fact that there aren't a lot more crimes related to video games? You see a very few talked about over and over, not a huge rash of them.
Media can influence, I don't question that. The question is to what degree? Enough to warrant legislation? Probably not.
I've played games, violent and not for the past two and a half decades. No urges to commit crimes, no violent acts.
Go see a psychiatrist.
Jaynes' attorney, David A. Oblon, had argued that the spamming was not conducted in Virginia and that there was no evidence that e-mails were unsolicited.
It's trivial to prove the mail solicited, show the confirmations.
You have to talk to everyone that received the mail (or at least a representative sample) to show that they're not unsolicited.
So, why not prove it's solicted by showing the confirmation? Oh yeah, it really wasn't solicited was it, Rule #1.
COrporations don't have the right to hose individuals on the basis that "we aren't the government" on a wholesale basis
Provided it doesn't break the law, yes they can. Look up "Right to Work" states for a good example. Or the government using private companies to gather info (ala ChoicePoint) that they legally can't.
What about the Timeline patents? Is this going to be used to allow Timeline to harass companies other than MS?
It's windows. The proper declaration for main is:
int wmain(int argc,wchar_t **argv)
UTF-16 is Windows native, UTF-8/ANSI is slower.
You can't? So every NDA is invalid then?
Rights apply to what the government does, not what corporations do.
a low price for something you got for free
It's not a low price for data loss because of XP though. The same boilerplate is in that EULA as well.
Sam's is different, you signed a contract there.
Yes, which is also why I say "no" to them as well. The transaction is complete, they can't do squat (US only, other jurisdictions may vary)
It can be fun to go to a place like that or Fry's when it's really crowded, everyone is waiting in line to get checked and you walk right on by.
But it's a model that's also based on externalities. Have someone move your arm around with your eyes closed, and you can still touch your nose without looking.
Don't forget #7 - kinethesis, which doesn't even have "sense" in it's name, unlike "sense of balance"
It's still a vector into the system (help files, HTML Mail sent to Eudora are two things that come to mind).
But there's a slight problem with it: you might as well do the whole spyware/ virus scan from the CD and be done with it.
So, the rootkit is attached to a warhol worm. How do you scan for it with a virus scanner? It was released minutes ago, and AV doesn't upgrade that quickly.
Don't forget to remove Explorer, that's just IE with a different wrapper.
You lost track of the application, but not IE.
Did you use Explorer or did you get an alternate shell? Explorer == IE.
. It is my understanding that in WinXP you need to fully log out and relogin as Admin to access elevated privs. Am I correct?
No, depending on setup. There's fast user switching, which is a variant of terminal server. Think virtual desktops.
There is also a "run as" service that let's you run a program as any user. I haven't used this heavily and I haven't run into any problems, but there are reports of issues with it, with things losing the granted privileges.
I didn't know about the Linux graphics running at kernel level, although a framebuffer does make sense. I've only developed for Windows, and it's what makes me the money. However, I know enough about the internals that it's no where near my preferred OS. I refuse to use it at home.
IO and such runs at kernel level, much as it does in Linux.
Unlike Linux, The graphics subsystem runs at kernel level, so bugs there can be dangerous. This isn't quite as bad as it sounds (well, at bug level, not vulnerability). It's stupid as heck for servers, but for user systems it really doesn't matter. So what if your computer doesn't crash when your graphics subsystem crashes, you still can't do anything about it.
The other big issue is that IIS 6 runs some at kernel level. Linux has Tux as an option, I don't know if it's an option or always happens with IIS 6.
But you're right, the biggest issue is the user. MyDoom was one of the fastest spreading viruses ever, and it didn't use any vulnerabilities
IE is tightly integrated with ActiveX and Windows update, can a user - not running as admin - update the software on their system?
No. Only admins can update using Windows Update. Other software it depends on the software. Most require admin level privilege, but there is seldom a reason for an installer to really, really need admin level (writing to c:\program files, shared installs, installing a service/driver are the only non-laziness reasons for requiring admin)
Another question, since Media Player uses tightly integrated DRM in the latest version, are the DRM keys/watermarks/whatever stored in a place local for the user so that each user has a different set or are they stored somewhere globally
I haven't (and won't) use media player and it's DRM, so I'm not absolutely sure, but I think there is a "Licenses" folder for each user.
ell users that they should create a non-admin account and use it for everything except reconfiguring the computer. Further MS should explain in more detail the risks that are associated with running as Admin.
No argument here. I think they should make some settings non-changeable for admin (e.g., annoying red background) for admin level users to force a change. The big problem is that way too much (non-MS) stuff requires admin level privileges. And most of that is because of ignorance or copy protection.
IE and Media Player run at user level privilege, so quit the FUD there.
The reason a hole in one brings the system down isn't because they are integrated, it's because most users run as admin. Firefox holes with the user as an admin will have the same result.
The problem is that you can't rip one out and replace it with something less buggier. Don't like Firefox? Replace it with Opera. Don't like IE? Tough luck.
DMCA, you mean that little law that *specifially* allows reverse engineering for interoperability?
"You won't accept my product back?" ....{leave store, call credit card company
Why leave? Do it right at the returns desk. Drives the point home a little sooner.
If it's not a government site, yes.