I say we quarantine them all in a nice Faraday Cage.
Except that they probably don't know it blocks radio waves, so they'll still get their allergy while inside it with a WiFi transmitter visibly nearby and on (or at leasty as far as the sufferer can tell).
And they have a form for feedback? Brace for obvious shit storm...
Don't worry, their packet sniffers will interpret all these small upstream connections as P2P and reply with forged "Thank you for your feedback" pages.
Oh, the GPL doesn't give you the freedom to release non-free software? Who'd benefit if it allowed that? Oh, right, people like you, and at the expense of end-users.
Artificial puzzles can never match the depth of real ones. Once everyone's done decoding this artificial puzzle, they'll end up with the same thing the person who created the puzzle had already, unlike when a "real" problem is solved and we end up with something new.
The Wii uses a small fraction of the electricity of the other two consoles. If all Wii sales had been PS3 or XBox360 sales, the environment would be a lot worse off.
Not only is Mac clone maker Psystar continuing to defy Apple's ban on third-party Leopard installations, it's supporting the hardware with updates. Psystar Mac clones shipped as of Monday will include a 'service pack' that features fixes for a range of problems, some of them inherent in Apple's own software, according to InformationWeek. The fixes address a range of troubles, from glitches in Apple's Time Machine backup feature to quirks in the Keyboard Viewer and Character Palette entries in Leopard's system preferences menu. There's also support for the latest version of Java and other updates. According to the story, by offering a full menu of support, Psystar appears to be daring Apple to attempt to enforce provisions in the Leopard license agreement that forbid third-party installations and sales.
The "pure RISC" standard bearers of yore have disappeared or have been expelled from the personnal computing sphere (remember Apple ditching PowerPC ? Alpha anyone ? Where are those shiny MIPS-based SGIs gone?). Even Intel couldn't impose a new ISA on its own (poor adoption of IA-64).
Expelled simply because backwards-compatibility is important and performance comparisons between different architectures was difficult. Everywhere else, good design/low power is what selects which are used most.
I can't decide whether I'm more disgusted by blog* terms or wiki* terms, and why the format of the web page is important enough to be a part of any term discussing its content.
Yes, TinyURL's preview option is nice, but it's not the default, so if you happen to be on a machine that lacks the cookie, you don't get a preview. Also, many of the other URL shortening services don't offer preview. Regardless, it's still much less convenient than simply mousing over the link to find out where it goes.
YahooGroups (for example) breaks long URLs (and "long" strings of any characters these days, inserting spaces after 30 or so characters) and so now I routinely post the full URL [in brackets because it probably won't work] and the TinyURL that will.
Yes, use in these might be necessary where a discussion group is done in plain text. My comment was directed at HTML web pages where links don't need to be part of the main text, just the markup.
My main point is that URL shortening services should be used only where they offer significant benefits, and that the long-term security implications should be taken into account.
See TinyURLs are evil URLs. Why does the URL length matter when linking on the web? For example, the link above has a fairly long URL, but it's not a problem. There's no reason to use a URL shortening service for links on web pages.
The reason such services should only be used where actually necessary, like in print or when verbally relaying a URL, is that they are a good way to hide the site. By using them unnecessarily for web links, users become less wary of them, making it easier for malicious uses. It's the same reason banks and similar entities should not send email with links to their site.
[...] Details are too complicated for a quick tip, but basically anything easy to remember is easy to guess. (My advice is at tinyurl.com/4f8z4n.) [...]
Why the hell is a security expert using tinyurl links on the web?!? The only use of URL shortening services on web pages is for malware authors and spammers to hide the destination site.
Yes, and for me life isn't worth living unless I'm driving down the road with my eyes shut. Get over it already.
See, the problem is that you are risking my safety so you can be less bored while driving. If you focus on constantly improving your driving, driving itself can be enjoyable. I regularly drive with no music, no passengers, no audio books, no cell phone, and find it occupies my mind just fine.
When I started keeping my mind awake and aware with audiobooks, I found I was surprised by traffic around me much less often.
Is that because you were more aware of it, or less aware of it? Seriously, how can you be so confident in your ability to drive, listen to an audio book, and accurately assess your driving skill at the same time?
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Except that they probably don't know it blocks radio waves, so they'll still get their allergy while inside it with a WiFi transmitter visibly nearby and on (or at leasty as far as the sufferer can tell).
Don't worry, their packet sniffers will interpret all these small upstream connections as P2P and reply with forged "Thank you for your feedback" pages.
Sorry, I sometimes/usually suck at joke delivery. I didn't think the idea that they were faked was taken that seriously.
Corrected that for you. And also, I think they dismantled this "moon" set many years ago, being able to do it all with CG effects now.
Wow, cell phones are useful for something after all. Seriously, anything that helps keep the web simple and accessible is good in my book.
Oh, the GPL doesn't give you the freedom to release non-free software? Who'd benefit if it allowed that? Oh, right, people like you, and at the expense of end-users.
Artificial puzzles can never match the depth of real ones. Once everyone's done decoding this artificial puzzle, they'll end up with the same thing the person who created the puzzle had already, unlike when a "real" problem is solved and we end up with something new.
If they used , it'd be unbreakable, since it would never even appear on the page!
Maybe they're factoring in all the injuries and property damage caused by the Wiimote's defective wrist strap.
A little less redundancy, please.
I don't understand the interest in this. It's just some code a person came up with. Why is decoding it so interesting?
Expelled simply because backwards-compatibility is important and performance comparisons between different architectures was difficult. Everywhere else, good design/low power is what selects which are used most.
I thought BSOD was the most-played game on Windows; it's even an exclusive that only Microsoft is able to include.
The best filter is to unplug the antenna and cancel your cable service. You'll hardly miss a thing.
So they gave him instructions before they started, "If you start to feel pain, tell us to stop. OK, now we're going to disrupt your speech center."
I can't decide whether I'm more disgusted by blog* terms or wiki* terms, and why the format of the web page is important enough to be a part of any term discussing its content.
Honestly, I'm having trouble understanding this. Did you mean "Each second is a hard-won battle in itself."?
They left out a few options on these questions:
What is the difference between copying a friend's CD and downloading music?
Copyright protection lasts for:
Yes, TinyURL's preview option is nice, but it's not the default, so if you happen to be on a machine that lacks the cookie, you don't get a preview. Also, many of the other URL shortening services don't offer preview. Regardless, it's still much less convenient than simply mousing over the link to find out where it goes.
Yes, use in these might be necessary where a discussion group is done in plain text. My comment was directed at HTML web pages where links don't need to be part of the main text, just the markup.
My main point is that URL shortening services should be used only where they offer significant benefits, and that the long-term security implications should be taken into account.
See TinyURLs are evil URLs. Why does the URL length matter when linking on the web? For example, the link above has a fairly long URL, but it's not a problem. There's no reason to use a URL shortening service for links on web pages.
The reason such services should only be used where actually necessary, like in print or when verbally relaying a URL, is that they are a good way to hide the site. By using them unnecessarily for web links, users become less wary of them, making it easier for malicious uses. It's the same reason banks and similar entities should not send email with links to their site.
Why the hell is a security expert using tinyurl links on the web?!? The only use of URL shortening services on web pages is for malware authors and spammers to hide the destination site.
Yes, and for me life isn't worth living unless I'm driving down the road with my eyes shut. Get over it already. See, the problem is that you are risking my safety so you can be less bored while driving. If you focus on constantly improving your driving, driving itself can be enjoyable. I regularly drive with no music, no passengers, no audio books, no cell phone, and find it occupies my mind just fine.
Is that because you were more aware of it, or less aware of it? Seriously, how can you be so confident in your ability to drive, listen to an audio book, and accurately assess your driving skill at the same time?
I think it's great; just imagine when everyone is designing their own programming languages too!
Question #2 is missing an option:
(e) The RIAA