I can't belive that people will post complaining about the ACLU becase of who it has represented... guess what - freedom needs to apply to everyone - even people you don't like (otherwise we wouldn't really need it...)
Discrimination like this will always happen, no matter what century; in fact, I think it might be better to call it 'jelousy' than 'discrimination.'
In any case, your best choice is to get out now. Look at the two possible outcomes:
1. He succeeds: you get fired. Then you have to explain the situation to other employers, who might just think you are making up a story to justify termination.
2. You prevent him from dumping you through legal means. Well, congradulations; now you have a guy who hates you for the rest of your life, and will do every little thing he can to sabatoge you. Sounds like a great place to work!
Big deal - this is theft. Why does it get featured on./ ? Because it involves something remotly technology related. Guess what - it's still stealing - this is no different than rummaging through an open cash register drawer.
The real solution is to house the data in multiple facilities in different countries; and the only security focus should be on protecting the data from theft, not from destruction.
If someone really wants to blow up a builiding, they can do it. It is a lot harder if that building is only part of a redundant network.
I'm sure others here will offer concrete advice on setting such a system
up, so I'll share my experiences in implementing such systems.
Something important to remember is that security shouldn't be scaled with
popularity; sites often imagine that their (relative) obscurity insures
that they will not be targeted, that security is something that only
Amazon.com should worry about. This is, of course, far from the truth - in
my experience, thieves (I will not call them 'hackers' or anything like
that) target sites whose security and billing systems they know are small
enough not to take major security steps. The best way to approach it is to
implement a high level of security in every billing-sensitive system, not
because it is truly secure, but because other systems are less secure (the
deterrent effect).
One client I recently assisted was a medium-sized liberal arts university
who accepted online applications and the accompanying credit card info
(for application fees) with absolutely no security - everything was sent
to plain text files on the servers and then forwarded via internal email.
Their attitude was that as a university they wouldn't be targeted. They
were fortunate enough not to have lost any major information (that we
could determine) but they were foolish to put themselves in a situation
where their reputation (let alone their customers' information) could have
been compromised
I don't have any question that this is a good move. First of all, 1.5mb is hardly a strict cap ( I have never pulled that much on Cox@home). @home's big mistake (well, one of them) was to give unlimited bandwith - so those who downloaded gigs of warez every month payed just as much as my gradmother who checked her email once a week.
I don't think that OS-X (which I am running now) will kill Linux in any markets. There are two distince groups of users; one is composed of mac users and those who never want to touch anything other than a GUI, and those who enjoy having far more control over their operating system. I'm not saying by any means that there won't be some crossover from Linux to OSX, but I don't think it will be too signifigant. Apple has done a lot open up the Darwin Core, but some people will never be happy with an Apple supplied Aqua GUI.
Still doesn't impress me; I'm not going to buy a linux PDA just because it is a linux PDA - until it does more, or at least untill it will sync with my Mac and my Linux box, it has no advantages over Palm OS.
The reason I have a linux box is because it is the best for what I need it for; this same doctorine applies to PDAs; untill Linux PDAs DO SOMETHING better, I can't see them existing as anything other than a niche item
BeOS might not be done yet - the Palm - OS version aside, I have heard rumors that Palm is looking to build a sub-pc notebook (i.e., WinCE league) using BeOS, which is a lot closer to the PC operating system than somthing which runs on an 8mb Palm device.
Even if the source isn't released, any work that is done commercially to keep the code alive is better than what has happened to date.
Exactly - the biggest saftey risk here is those nasty cuts you can give yourself with Fiber Optic tubing.
I once had a.5mm strand of the stuff stuck in my thum - it took weeks of soaking in warm water to get it out.
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MS probably put the story out in the first place! Now, they have an excuse for crappy software - they were a victum of the "Attack On America" and, as such, need government protection.
I think that tracking should always be on! It would help prevent terrorism!
Prehaps congress should institute legislation which requires all cell phones to have GPS technology built in. And digital music protection, just to be safe.
The huge security hole JUST GOT BIGGER with a huge/. story! Prehaps we should refrain fron reporting these things till they are fixed - kind of like how newspapers sometimes won't report on troop movements (esp. during WWII)
Untill I can write on it as fast as I can on paper, untill I can trust it not to fail as much as paper (including being dropped), and the price point is more reasonably, I really don't see how I can justify the price of any PDA... Sure, checking flights wirelessly is cool, but I can do it on the cell phone for far less money now.
Car audio is funny; look at the fact, for example, that many low-end cars still come with tape players. In cars, people want audio that is simple, but works. I think that the general pulic would never be crazy about transfering music to their car... Plus you can't listen to Imus on it.
That, or EOL simply means that somthing much cooler is coming soon!
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You have just unvielded a great new target for all the script kiddies out there...
"Hey man, lets go hack a satalight and use it to spy on GIRLS!"
"What, do you think I can access it with my 802.11 Airport?"
"We could crash it into the Whithouse like in that movie!"
I can't belive that people will post complaining about the ACLU becase of who it has represented ... guess what - freedom needs to apply to everyone - even people you don't like (otherwise we wouldn't really need it...)
...means that every day is sci-fi marathon day!
Discrimination like this will always happen, no matter what century; in fact, I think it might be better to call it 'jelousy' than 'discrimination.'
In any case, your best choice is to get out now. Look at the two possible outcomes:
1. He succeeds: you get fired. Then you have to explain the situation to other employers, who might just think you are making up a story to justify termination.
2. You prevent him from dumping you through legal means. Well, congradulations; now you have a guy who hates you for the rest of your life, and will do every little thing he can to sabatoge you. Sounds like a great place to work!
Big deal - this is theft. Why does it get featured on ./ ? Because it involves something remotly technology related. Guess what - it's still stealing - this is no different than rummaging through an open cash register drawer.
The real solution is to house the data in multiple facilities in different countries; and the only security focus should be on protecting the data from theft, not from destruction.
If someone really wants to blow up a builiding, they can do it. It is a lot harder if that building is only part of a redundant network.
I'm sure others here will offer concrete advice on setting such a system
up, so I'll share my experiences in implementing such systems.
Something important to remember is that security shouldn't be scaled with
popularity; sites often imagine that their (relative) obscurity insures
that they will not be targeted, that security is something that only
Amazon.com should worry about. This is, of course, far from the truth - in
my experience, thieves (I will not call them 'hackers' or anything like
that) target sites whose security and billing systems they know are small
enough not to take major security steps. The best way to approach it is to
implement a high level of security in every billing-sensitive system, not
because it is truly secure, but because other systems are less secure (the
deterrent effect).
One client I recently assisted was a medium-sized liberal arts university
who accepted online applications and the accompanying credit card info
(for application fees) with absolutely no security - everything was sent
to plain text files on the servers and then forwarded via internal email.
Their attitude was that as a university they wouldn't be targeted. They
were fortunate enough not to have lost any major information (that we
could determine) but they were foolish to put themselves in a situation
where their reputation (let alone their customers' information) could have
been compromised
Well, we could Babelfish it, but I think it loses something in the translation.
I don't have any question that this is a good move. First of all, 1.5mb is hardly a strict cap ( I have never pulled that much on Cox@home). @home's big mistake (well, one of them) was to give unlimited bandwith - so those who downloaded gigs of warez every month payed just as much as my gradmother who checked her email once a week.
I don't think that OS-X (which I am running now) will kill Linux in any markets. There are two distince groups of users; one is composed of mac users and those who never want to touch anything other than a GUI, and those who enjoy having far more control over their operating system. I'm not saying by any means that there won't be some crossover from Linux to OSX, but I don't think it will be too signifigant. Apple has done a lot open up the Darwin Core, but some people will never be happy with an Apple supplied Aqua GUI.
Still doesn't impress me; I'm not going to buy a linux PDA just because it is a linux PDA - until it does more, or at least untill it will sync with my Mac and my Linux box, it has no advantages over Palm OS.
The reason I have a linux box is because it is the best for what I need it for; this same doctorine applies to PDAs; untill Linux PDAs DO SOMETHING better, I can't see them existing as anything other than a niche item
BeOS might not be done yet - the Palm - OS version aside, I have heard rumors that Palm is looking to build a sub-pc notebook (i.e., WinCE league) using BeOS, which is a lot closer to the PC operating system than somthing which runs on an 8mb Palm device.
Even if the source isn't released, any work that is done commercially to keep the code alive is better than what has happened to date.
Exactly - the biggest saftey risk here is those nasty cuts you can give yourself with Fiber Optic tubing.
.5mm strand of the stuff stuck in my thum - it took weeks of soaking in warm water to get it out.
I once had a
MS probably put the story out in the first place! Now, they have an excuse for crappy software - they were a victum of the "Attack On America" and, as such, need government protection.
Somehow, selling these national ID cards seems like selling freshmen elevator passes
I think that tracking should always be on! It would help prevent terrorism!
Prehaps congress should institute legislation which requires all cell phones to have GPS technology built in. And digital music protection, just to be safe.
In other news, Microsoft's hardware division announced a plan to make water flow uphill.
The huge security hole JUST GOT BIGGER with a huge /. story! Prehaps we should refrain fron reporting these things till they are fixed - kind of like how newspapers sometimes won't report on troop movements (esp. during WWII)
This needs saying again:
IF YOU HAVE PHYSICAL ACCSESS TO A COMPUTER, THAT COMPUTER IS INSECURE.... fingerprints or not
Why not just rely on the far cheaper system of text passwords?
How long 'till someone can post a desccription of how these things work for us techies?
there should be a lameness filter on the submission engine which filters anything from USA-Today
Untill I can write on it as fast as I can on paper, untill I can trust it not to fail as much as paper (including being dropped), and the price point is more reasonably, I really don't see how I can justify the price of any PDA... Sure, checking flights wirelessly is cool, but I can do it on the cell phone for far less money now.
Car audio is funny; look at the fact, for example, that many low-end cars still come with tape players. In cars, people want audio that is simple, but works. I think that the general pulic would never be crazy about transfering music to their car... Plus you can't listen to Imus on it.
That, or EOL simply means that somthing much cooler is coming soon!
Geeze... when will linux users get over Windows software and start wrting worms specifically for their platform... uncreative they are
What they really need are volunteer lawyers; to defend them from the likes of Apple, MS, and everyone else who claims to 'own' themes...