Attachmate may be a VC firm now, but it started out as an IBM (or at least, mainframe) terminal emulation company. They used to make boards that emulated a 3270 that you could install in PCs. Plenty of people have heard of them.
I've never tried games, although I have a steam account so I could try. Most of my games are from GOG.;-) I always sandbox Adobe Reader and it works pretty well.
There are security / firewall products out there for Windows that do just that, sandbox applications. I won't shill any, but there are free (as in beer) products too.
I only mention Windows because it's trivially easy to sandbox apps in just about any other OS.
Yep, true dat. I remember when Adobe Reader first came out, it was the cat's ass - lightweight, did it's job, nothing else. In fact at one time PDFs were used to avoid those infamous MS-Word viruses that spread in the '90's. Now it's suffering from the same feature creep that affects every other (commercial) software vendor - add features or else you don't think you're "adding value". And those new features carry with them all manner of attack vectors and vulnerabilities.
Which is why I don't think vi will suffer the same fate. I'm not an avid follower of it's development, I just use it, but it seems to me that they're keeping it pretty much the way it was intended to be.
Heh, funny but only somewhat related, the children of George Carlin requested his FBI files under the FOIA after he died, and found out that the FBI also thought he (George Carlin) was pretty boring, as far as threats go, too. His kids were actually disappointed!
r0ml said it best at OSCON 2008, when describing how "real" software development and adoption methodologies work:
1. Commit to a version control repository.
2. Think about what you have right now, and release that crap.
3. Bug Reporting
4. Inventio: Ideas to fix the software.
5. Triage the problems.
6. Integrate the fixes.
He then went on to say "Some of you may notice something missing. There are no requirements. You just have bug reports. There is no development, there’s only maintenance."
He was working the crowd for a laugh of course, but quite a few folks weren't laughing.
There's a reason that Washington state has avoided an income tax for so many years... because they already have other taxes in place of an income tax.
For instance, one of my favorites is the cost of registering (and renewing) a vehicle license plate. The cost of a license tag is a percentage of the value of the car. Every year. And it has an odd impact on the auto market. When you finance a car purchase from a dealer, the first year's license fee is usually rolled into the financing, so you don't really notice it much. Then, in the second year, you get a bill from the state for potentially thousands of dollars for a license tag, and now you're scrounging. Or, you sell the car, and buy another one.
Anyway, adding an income tax is contrary to the spirit of the road use fee, which was enacted instead of a state income tax. But I doubt that they'll get rid of the road use fee if they do pass an income tax, they'll just squander both.
A.Q. Khan is a terrorist. Despite their penchant for supporting the wrong cause, even the U.S. recognized this fact decades ago, and I'm pretty sure if he came to the U.S. for "training" he wouldn't be such a threat now, he'd be sitting in a supermax.
... Damian Conway Presentation Akido plug... if you've never caught one of his talks, you must. There isn't much info on the web, because he never releases the presentation slides (the slides should back up the speaker, not replace him/her) and only a few people have written reviews of his talk (here's one.
The one thing about Damian, he practices what he preaches. In his other talks about Perl, he follows his own rules. The slides are a tool, not the focal point. You really want to listen to what he says, and the presentation screen adds some spice, but doesn't distract the listener from *him*.
Mr. Wizard -- Today Timmy, we're going to take an old spatula, an inner tube and some macaroni noodles to make a nuclear reactor. Timmy – Gee, Mr. Wizard! Aren't nuclear reactors dangerous? Mr. Wizard -- No, Timmy! But old spatulas are! They can poke your little eyes out!
The son of one of Hamas's founders admits that the social restrictions on dating and sex in Islam and the Middle Eastern tribal society is one of the leading causes of militarism in Islam.
So, in other words, they are in more dire need of a blowjob than any religion in history?
Please, for the love of G-d, would you get it through your thick, Mountain Dew-addled brains that any key I can type on my keyboard is a valid character in a legal name. For instance, someone who's name is hyphenated - the hyphen is part of the name, you frigging morons.
... EBAY is no longer stuck in 1995, when small sellers actually had a chance to sell things on EBAY. Sadly, that no longer happens. The small "garage sale" vendors don't sell shit on ebay, so they go to places like Craigslist. The big sellers should have always been paying taxes anyway.
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Add Switzerland. And I was going to say England, but someone already did. Probably all of the U.K. And Japan. And Hong Kong. And Germany. And India. In fact, I've travelled around the world and I've never carried my passport with me anywhere... always locked up in the hotel safe.
This doesn't stop a skimmer from using your card across town. Also, what should he have done in this case, called Visa and said "I am not going to be on the other side of the country, or Europe next week"?
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Umm, not exactly.
Attachmate may be a VC firm now, but it started out as an IBM (or at least, mainframe) terminal emulation company. They used to make boards that emulated a 3270 that you could install in PCs. Plenty of people have heard of them.
I've never tried games, although I have a steam account so I could try. Most of my games are from GOG. ;-) I always sandbox Adobe Reader and it works pretty well.
There are security / firewall products out there for Windows that do just that, sandbox applications. I won't shill any, but there are free (as in beer) products too.
I only mention Windows because it's trivially easy to sandbox apps in just about any other OS.
Yep, true dat. I remember when Adobe Reader first came out, it was the cat's ass - lightweight, did it's job, nothing else. In fact at one time PDFs were used to avoid those infamous MS-Word viruses that spread in the '90's. Now it's suffering from the same feature creep that affects every other (commercial) software vendor - add features or else you don't think you're "adding value". And those new features carry with them all manner of attack vectors and vulnerabilities.
Which is why I don't think vi will suffer the same fate. I'm not an avid follower of it's development, I just use it, but it seems to me that they're keeping it pretty much the way it was intended to be.
Paraphrasing: "Mistakes were made. We don't care."
You made the rules, you have to live by them.
Heh, funny but only somewhat related, the children of George Carlin requested his FBI files under the FOIA after he died, and found out that the FBI also thought he (George Carlin) was pretty boring, as far as threats go, too. His kids were actually disappointed!
Considering that only 20% of iPhone App installs get used more than once, I'd say that the BlackBerry fart apps are doing pretty well, in comparison.
Thank you. I thought that perhaps it was some inside language with quantum scientists that I didn't understand. And I'm an EE.
r0ml said it best at OSCON 2008, when describing how "real" software development and adoption methodologies work:
1. Commit to a version control repository.
2. Think about what you have right now, and release that crap.
3. Bug Reporting
4. Inventio: Ideas to fix the software.
5. Triage the problems.
6. Integrate the fixes.
He then went on to say "Some of you may notice something missing. There are no requirements. You just have bug reports. There is no development, there’s only maintenance."
He was working the crowd for a laugh of course, but quite a few folks weren't laughing.
There's a reason that Washington state has avoided an income tax for so many years... because they already have other taxes in place of an income tax.
For instance, one of my favorites is the cost of registering (and renewing) a vehicle license plate. The cost of a license tag is a percentage of the value of the car. Every year. And it has an odd impact on the auto market. When you finance a car purchase from a dealer, the first year's license fee is usually rolled into the financing, so you don't really notice it much. Then, in the second year, you get a bill from the state for potentially thousands of dollars for a license tag, and now you're scrounging. Or, you sell the car, and buy another one.
Anyway, adding an income tax is contrary to the spirit of the road use fee, which was enacted instead of a state income tax. But I doubt that they'll get rid of the road use fee if they do pass an income tax, they'll just squander both.
A.Q. Khan is a terrorist. Despite their penchant for supporting the wrong cause, even the U.S. recognized this fact decades ago, and I'm pretty sure if he came to the U.S. for "training" he wouldn't be such a threat now, he'd be sitting in a supermax.
The point of ChromeOS was to compete with Microsoft in the AaaS front.
The point of Android was to compete with Apple on the smartphone front.
Now, they're fighting a two-front war, and can't decide which general to sacrifice in order to save the other one.
Yeah, Beck was the first one to think to hold a rally, and now everyone else is just mimicking Beck.
... Damian Conway Presentation Akido plug... if you've never caught one of his talks, you must. There isn't much info on the web, because he never releases the presentation slides (the slides should back up the speaker, not replace him/her) and only a few people have written reviews of his talk (here's one.
The one thing about Damian, he practices what he preaches. In his other talks about Perl, he follows his own rules. The slides are a tool, not the focal point. You really want to listen to what he says, and the presentation screen adds some spice, but doesn't distract the listener from *him*.
Most big US cities have prosecutors on duty 24 hours a day.
"What about an entire Afghan society that can't make any progress because we invaded their country in order to go after a few terrorists?"
For once, I can be totally clear of conscience in calling someone a misogynist. Or did you miss that part of progressive Afghan history?
Mr. Wizard -- Today Timmy, we're going to take an old spatula, an inner tube and some macaroni noodles to make a nuclear reactor.
Timmy – Gee, Mr. Wizard! Aren't nuclear reactors dangerous?
Mr. Wizard -- No, Timmy! But old spatulas are! They can poke your little eyes out!
So, in other words, they are in more dire need of a blowjob than any religion in history?
Come on, That's funny.
Please, for the love of G-d, would you get it through your thick, Mountain Dew-addled brains that any key I can type on my keyboard is a valid character in a legal name. For instance, someone who's name is hyphenated - the hyphen is part of the name, you frigging morons.
Yes, I have issues. ;-)
... EBAY is no longer stuck in 1995, when small sellers actually had a chance to sell things on EBAY. Sadly, that no longer happens. The small "garage sale" vendors don't sell shit on ebay, so they go to places like Craigslist. The big sellers should have always been paying taxes anyway.
On one hand,
VS.
There is not one single platform to support in "the industry".
Nice guess, but wrong.
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A. We are proud to be independently owned and operated, with a local staff of hospitality professionals dedicated to making your visit as enjoyable as possible.
Several banks were in the contest. The winners of each bracket were determined by open votes by their readers. If you don't like the results, vote next time.
Add Switzerland. And I was going to say England, but someone already did. Probably all of the U.K. And Japan. And Hong Kong. And Germany. And India. In fact, I've travelled around the world and I've never carried my passport with me anywhere... always locked up in the hotel safe.
This doesn't stop a skimmer from using your card across town. Also, what should he have done in this case, called Visa and said "I am not going to be on the other side of the country, or Europe next week"?