I know a guy that's on the sex offender list for having sex with a 17 year-old. He was an 18 year-old at the time. I don't know who complained to the cops, but once the complaint was filed, he was duly busted and it went to court. They was no "she looked over 18" defense. That would have been laughed out of court. I don't remeber his sentence, but I know he landed on the sex offender list.
They got married when it all blew over. They are living quietly and have two kids. But their neighbors would love to get them out of the neighborhood because he is still on the sex offender list. I know of one house sale that fell through because the prospective buyer didn't want his daughter living near a registered sex offender.
Also, the sex offender list is polluted with domestic violence cases. Those guys don't belong on the list.
American: It is no concern of mine whether or not your family has... what was it again? Peasant: Umm... food? American: Ha! You should have thought of that before you became peasants.
The worth of an something is determined by it's desirability and competition for its ownership. Both of those variables are subject to drastic change.
How much is a vault full of diamonds really worth? Their desirability could vanish tomorrow. Or competition for diamond ownership (driven by supply) could vanish because of the ease of acquisition (meaning abundance of supply).
Real estate works the same way. If a large percentage of the worlds "wealth" is based on real estate prices, I wouldn't trust this "wealth" study.
"You don't pay tax on the unrealized capital gains"
Ever hear of property taxes? My property taxes have gone up over 1000% and I have no realized capital gains.
Also, I recall that some stock options (or grants) are taxed long before they are realized. I remember someone who was taxed far in excess of the worth of their stock options during the dot com crash.
To me it says: There is no profit in independent security research. Go ahead and release your research findings to the public. It will cost Google (or whatever corporation) untold millions of dollars, but they will pay nothing for your work. If you ask for money, you will be accused of blackmail and sent to jail (until they fix the exploit and drop the charges).
Why are exploits expected to be donated? I acknowledge that there is a fine line between asking for a bounty and blackmail. But to treat bountyhunters like blackmailers seems to be a poor way to promote security.
Silicon Valley is littered with dead companies who have tried to complete with "free". I enjoyed many amusing sales pitches about "value proposition" from start up companies selling overpriced software while free software was available to do nearly the same task. In some cases "free" is worth what you paid for it. In other cases, the free stuff ourshines the for-sale software. Most of the time, it's somewhere in the middle.
In any case, if there is a competitor offering a free version of the same product that you are selling - you had better have a hell of a sales force and marketing team.
"... all new computers will come with Vista pre-installed"
Without a site license for the previous operating system, buying a new computer means getting a forced upgrade. Microsoft forces all computer makers to stop shipping the "old" operating system when they come out with a new version.
I had the misfortune to order a new computer from Dell just after XP came out. I had an all Win2K shop. Dell would not and could sell me Win2K. I got the same treatment from every other PC seller. They could only sell Win2K as a retail copy, not an installed operating system. I ended up buying a Win2K as a retail copy and installing it over the XP system that Dell installed. I hated doing that.
No, the key message here was "we want you out of the library".
The police were called by the library. The police were acting in accordance with the library's wishes. The police didn't just show up for no reason and taser the guy. The message from the library was "we want you out of the library". The message that the library gave to the police was "we want this guy out of the library".
The guy should have left when he was asked to leave. There should have never been a reason for the library to have to call the police. He should been long gone before the police got there.
The library was not his home, he had no right to stay after being identified as an unauthorized visitor and being asked to leave. The library has a right to control the who uses its facilities.
All the pages of gushing over the 6502 is pointless.
The Intel 8080 was first home computer system microprocessor chip. The Motorola 6800 was next. And after that came the MOS Technology 6502, which was a variation of the 6800. Then Zilog introduced the Z80, which was the basis for a whole lotta CP/M systems.
All were very good micro chips and had a lot of systems based on their use. I wouldn't say that the 6502 was the best of the bunch.
This is not to say that there aren't extremely talented and technical miscreants in the underground, but their numbers have decreased as a percentage of the entire cybercrime universe.
They got a real job, got married, etc. It happens to the best of us.
Your suggestion of honey pot accounts (for Banks, Visa, and MC) will never happen. Because the ones losing money are not the Banks, Visa or MC. If they have loses, it's a small fraction of a percent of their profits.
Why should they spent resources to capture cybercriminals ripping off their customers? They are not altruistic.
"They do the jobs that we can't get americans to do"
No, They do the jobs that potential legal immigrants will never get the chance to do. There are potential legal immigrants from all over the world who would love to come to the US to do the jobs that were filled by illegal immigrants.
I never refuse an opportunity to provide bad data. Bad data is worse than no data. If you hate cheezy maketing, why pass up a request (opportunity) to poison a marketing database?
A few hints: Your birthday should be February 29th of a non-leap year. Your phone number should start with "1" (phone numbers in the US never start with "0" or "1") If you're a Blues Brothers fan, like I am, your address should be "1060 West Addison." City, State and Zip should never match (e.g Dallas, AZ, 90210)
You get the idea?
Have fun and remember to smile...
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If Girlfriend 5.0 spawns a child process, a Child Support thread also starts. And it cannot be terminated until many run time conditions are met.
Your g/f will lose her understanding of your job when you get married and have a baby. At that point you'd better be around to help (unless she has a lot of family for support) because she will not enjoy being a de facto single mother with an absentee father.
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The really scary ones are not the sex offender list. They have never been caught. And they're out there right now...
I know a guy that's on the sex offender list for having sex with a 17 year-old. He was an 18 year-old at the time. I don't know who complained to the cops, but once the complaint was filed, he was duly busted and it went to court. They was no "she looked over 18" defense. That would have been laughed out of court. I don't remeber his sentence, but I know he landed on the sex offender list.
They got married when it all blew over. They are living quietly and have two kids. But their neighbors would love to get them out of the neighborhood because he is still on the sex offender list. I know of one house sale that fell through because the prospective buyer didn't want his daughter living near a registered sex offender.
Also, the sex offender list is polluted with domestic violence cases. Those guys don't belong on the list.
The whole point of getting your SSN is to set up an account for your data.
If you lie, you had better be able to remember what you wrote - otherwise good luck getting access to your account.
Let me summarize...
American: It is no concern of mine whether or not your family has... what was it again?
Peasant: Umm... food?
American: Ha! You should have thought of that before you became peasants.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120917/quotes
The worth of an something is determined by it's desirability and competition for its ownership. Both of those variables are subject to drastic change.
How much is a vault full of diamonds really worth? Their desirability could vanish tomorrow. Or competition for diamond ownership (driven by supply) could vanish because of the ease of acquisition (meaning abundance of supply).
Real estate works the same way. If a large percentage of the worlds "wealth" is based on real estate prices, I wouldn't trust this "wealth" study.
"You don't pay tax on the unrealized capital gains"
Ever hear of property taxes? My property taxes have gone up over 1000% and I have no realized capital gains.
Also, I recall that some stock options (or grants) are taxed long before they are realized. I remember someone who was taxed far in excess of the worth of their stock options during the dot com crash.
To me it says: There is no profit in independent security research. Go ahead and release your research findings to the public. It will cost Google (or whatever corporation) untold millions of dollars, but they will pay nothing for your work. If you ask for money, you will be accused of blackmail and sent to jail (until they fix the exploit and drop the charges).
Why are exploits expected to be donated? I acknowledge that there is a fine line between asking for a bounty and blackmail. But to treat bountyhunters like blackmailers seems to be a poor way to promote security.
Silicon Valley is littered with dead companies who have tried to complete with "free". I enjoyed many amusing sales pitches about "value proposition" from start up companies selling overpriced software while free software was available to do nearly the same task. In some cases "free" is worth what you paid for it. In other cases, the free stuff ourshines the for-sale software. Most of the time, it's somewhere in the middle.
In any case, if there is a competitor offering a free version of the same product that you are selling - you had better have a hell of a sales force and marketing team.
"... all new computers will come with Vista pre-installed"
Without a site license for the previous operating system, buying a new computer means getting a forced upgrade. Microsoft forces all computer makers to stop shipping the "old" operating system when they come out with a new version.
I had the misfortune to order a new computer from Dell just after XP came out. I had an all Win2K shop. Dell would not and could sell me Win2K. I got the same treatment from every other PC seller. They could only sell Win2K as a retail copy, not an installed operating system. I ended up buying a Win2K as a retail copy and installing it over the XP system that Dell installed. I hated doing that.
I looked it up. I'm confused - what harm do he cause on an airline? Other than delaying it for a long time.
No, the key message here was "we want you out of the library".
The police were called by the library. The police were acting in accordance with the library's wishes. The police didn't just show up for no reason and taser the guy. The message from the library was "we want you out of the library". The message that the library gave to the police was "we want this guy out of the library".
The guy should have left when he was asked to leave. There should have never been a reason for the library to have to call the police. He should been long gone before the police got there.
The library was not his home, he had no right to stay after being identified as an unauthorized visitor and being asked to leave. The library has a right to control the who uses its facilities.
All the pages of gushing over the 6502 is pointless.
The Intel 8080 was first home computer system microprocessor chip. The Motorola 6800 was next. And after that came the MOS Technology 6502, which was a variation of the 6800. Then Zilog introduced the Z80, which was the basis for a whole lotta CP/M systems.
All were very good micro chips and had a lot of systems based on their use. I wouldn't say that the 6502 was the best of the bunch.
I like this sig better:
"Like God's Own Chocolate, I'd Lick Her Shadow off a Hot Sidewalk,"
-Coyote Blue by Christopher Moore
This is not to say that there aren't extremely talented and technical miscreants in the underground, but their numbers have decreased as a percentage of the entire cybercrime universe.
They got a real job, got married, etc. It happens to the best of us.
Your suggestion of honey pot accounts (for Banks, Visa, and MC) will never happen. Because the ones losing money are not the Banks, Visa or MC. If they have loses, it's a small fraction of a percent of their profits.
Why should they spent resources to capture cybercriminals ripping off their customers? They are not altruistic.
Information flowing without our control! The horror.
-Nothing to see here, move along. You've seen this story before.
Once all those electronic voting machines are in place, our fifth columnTechnocrats will swing into action and rise to power...
Muhahahahah
+5 , right on.
The asshats have no honor. Hate has no part in the roots of scouting.
No wars have ever been fought on Antarctica. Antarctica is considered a neutral territory
Whew! Betcha didn't think anyone could name one.
"They do the jobs that we can't get americans to do"
No, They do the jobs that potential legal immigrants will never get the chance to do. There are potential legal immigrants from all over the world who would love to come to the US to do the jobs that were filled by illegal immigrants.
"you do not need an SSN to pay taxes"
That's true for a self employed person. But tell me how an employer/employee would fill out the tax paperwork without an SSN.
Wrong Wikipedia entry. Try this one http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_Number ing_Plan .
You'll note that the North American Numbering Plan does not allow for an area code or an exchange prefix to start with "0" or "1".
I never refuse an opportunity to provide bad data. Bad data is worse than no data. If you hate cheezy maketing, why pass up a request (opportunity) to poison a marketing database?
A few hints:
Your birthday should be February 29th of a non-leap year.
Your phone number should start with "1" (phone numbers in the US never start with "0" or "1")
If you're a Blues Brothers fan, like I am, your address should be "1060 West Addison."
City, State and Zip should never match (e.g Dallas, AZ, 90210)
You get the idea?
Have fun and remember to smile
If Girlfriend 5.0 spawns a child process, a Child Support thread also starts. And it cannot be terminated until many run time conditions are met.
Dynamics change.
Your g/f will lose her understanding of your job when you get married and have a baby. At that point you'd better be around to help (unless she has a lot of family for support) because she will not enjoy being a de facto single mother with an absentee father.
Deal with it.