"In other words, there will always be a market for "small" Anti-Malware businesses. For the simple reason that, as odd as it may sound, they will have a higher chance to succeed. Simply by being neglected by the trojan writers."
I hear one company is having success with their product called "Mac OS X", which has a small market share <ducks>
"Webroot's CEO David Moll maintains that 'The taking of a second-best product in this space [i.e. Vista's Defender, f.k.a. AntiSpyware] is akin to locking half the doors in your house,'"
His product may lock all the doors in the house, but Windows is still wide-open. If you want a secure house, don't start with a modular home that fell off the truck a few times during transport.
"Never, ever underestimate how many crazies there are."
Why assume that there's something defective about the people's machinery, rather than habitation of a pathological state inherent in the machine? Given the de-education that American children receive in school, I wouldn't be surprised that these people don't know the first thing about falsification of the hypothesis that the dust bunnies are alive and are causing rashes. Give the people a fucking break when they're agitated and trying to describe things as best as they can.
"That's what boot camp is for sucka... Oops did I just crush your feeble Winodze only box's ego? So sorry..."
Comprehending what I wrote is what literacy is for. Having to reboot to run other software would be pain-in-the-ass. If I suffered the misfortune of being a Windows user, I'd rather not replace my Mac and Windows boxen with a single Mactel box that I'd have to reboot half the time because it was in the "wrong mode".
"But the "features" they are announcing have been in Mac OS X for four years."
In all seriousness, the two main features that Mac OS X lacks in comparison are ability to run Windows programs, and the Windows API. People have invested massively in both those areas over the years and won't throw it away without good reason.
Yeah, I know. I also used the shift key to type the capital letter and the two quotes. I was hasty and should have let someone else execute the joke better:
"Because as we all know, closed source software prevents piracy!"
This wasn't to prevent piracy. People can already pirate the Mac OS easily and install it on... another Mac. This was to prevent unauthorized installation on non-Mac hardware. So yes, closed-source software does go a long way to prevent unauthorized installation on other hardware.
"mossession::store failed
DB function failed with error number 1062
Duplicate entry '1-' for key 2 SQL=INSERT INTO mos_session (
`session_id`,`time`,`username`,`gid`,`guest` ) VALUES (
'10e6e91474e38de35bae387c66aa679f','1147725406','' ,'0','1' )"
Reloading the URL generates the same error message but with a different 128-bit random ID. My God, every possible 128-bit key has been Slashdotted!
from the updater notes: " When Safari's "Open `safe' files after downloading" option is enabled, archives will be automatically expanded. If the archive contains a symbolic link, the target symlink may be moved to the user's desktop and launched."
OK, second time this "Open 'safe' files is a lie. WHY THE HELL IS THAT OPTION STILL THERE?" I never trusted that open from the moment I first saw the checkbox. I guess that's why they put "safe" in quotes. Buy our "free" product for only $9.95!
"...requires companies to inform federal law enforcement agencies if a database containing information on more than 10,000 citizens is infiltrated by hackers."
I've been hearing recently of the possibility that a huge hacking organization will be hacking into every database and monitoring customers continuously. I think the group is called something like the NSA or CIA or something. But they use some kind of social-engineering attack by repeatedly entering "terrorism" as the password.
"Capitalists know that PR is cheaper than security. Never trust them."
And it's the public who sets the stage by valuing PR more than security. Capitalism is like a computer: it does exactly what you tell it, and you often don't realize what you're really telling it to do.
"NZ consumes around 151,900 blue barrels a day that's around 8815 million litres a year. So this plant will be able to provide around 0.01% of NZ's fuel. But, there is going to be no single replacement for fossil fuels, there's going to be many (and this is just the first plant)."
So, one down, 9999 more alternative fuels to develop!
The cell-phone tower is a red-herring. The real cause is obviously the... water piping! Every floor of the build has water piping, and people regularly go within a few feet of it every time they visit the restroom.
Seriously, if there's a common cause, it could be anything these people have in common. Assuming it's related to the location, it could be something in the building, under ground there, tc.
Too bad the research isn't being done on ways to prevent malware. Apple could make good use of this: "Windows has so many viruses they need a computer to help sort through them all!"
"Because in documenting the issue we would have most certainly violated the licensing agreement, and a good argument could be made (especially in light of judgements like the one in the article) that we were conducting criminal computer trespass by changing the URL to knowingly access another client's repository."
Couldn't you have created another account for yourself, then attempt to access your other account using its ID that you noted previously? That way you wouldn't have been accessing anyone else's accounts.
Argh, I'm just not figuring this out. I've got the malda part, but am having trouble with the last part. I keep getting "slashdot.org" but I've never heard of that before. This SPAM stuff just confuses me.
On a serious note, are spammers really thwarted by foobar_AT_barbaz.com (apologies to the person with that e-mail address) and foobarNOSPAM@NOSPAMbarbaz.com? I mean, really, s/_AT_/@ isn't exactly rocket science.
Slashdot Mirror
"In other words, there will always be a market for "small" Anti-Malware businesses. For the simple reason that, as odd as it may sound, they will have a higher chance to succeed. Simply by being neglected by the trojan writers."
I hear one company is having success with their product called "Mac OS X", which has a small market share <ducks>
"Webroot's CEO David Moll maintains that 'The taking of a second-best product in this space [i.e. Vista's Defender, f.k.a. AntiSpyware] is akin to locking half the doors in your house,'"
His product may lock all the doors in the house, but Windows is still wide-open. If you want a secure house, don't start with a modular home that fell off the truck a few times during transport.
"Give out odd numbered IP addresses to Linux users, and even numbered addresses to Windows Users."
Yeah, but you know for sure that the Windows implementation would be buggy and randomly use even or odd addresses, or always odd.
This opens a new source of funding from speeding atoms:
COPper atom: Do you know how fast you were going?
Helium atom (in a high voice): Not at all, officer!
"Never, ever underestimate how many crazies there are."
Why assume that there's something defective about the people's machinery, rather than habitation of a pathological state inherent in the machine? Given the de-education that American children receive in school, I wouldn't be surprised that these people don't know the first thing about falsification of the hypothesis that the dust bunnies are alive and are causing rashes. Give the people a fucking break when they're agitated and trying to describe things as best as they can.
"That's what boot camp is for sucka... Oops did I just crush your feeble Winodze only box's ego? So sorry..."
Comprehending what I wrote is what literacy is for. Having to reboot to run other software would be pain-in-the-ass. If I suffered the misfortune of being a Windows user, I'd rather not replace my Mac and Windows boxen with a single Mactel box that I'd have to reboot half the time because it was in the "wrong mode".
"But the "features" they are announcing have been in Mac OS X for four years."
In all seriousness, the two main features that Mac OS X lacks in comparison are ability to run Windows programs, and the Windows API. People have invested massively in both those areas over the years and won't throw it away without good reason.
rm /dev/urandom
Crap, it's not working!
Yeah, I know. I also used the shift key to type the capital letter and the two quotes. I was hasty and should have let someone else execute the joke better:
don't.you.mean.blank.stare.
or.something
"Blank stare..."/I.
Don't.you.mean."blank.stare"?
"Because as we all know, closed source software prevents piracy!"
This wasn't to prevent piracy. People can already pirate the Mac OS easily and install it on... another Mac. This was to prevent unauthorized installation on non-Mac hardware. So yes, closed-source software does go a long way to prevent unauthorized installation on other hardware.
3) They really screw up and release the tape before the attack.
DB function failed with error number 1062
Duplicate entry '1-' for key 2 SQL=INSERT INTO mos_session (
`session_id`,`time`,`username`,`gid`,`guest` ) VALUES (
'10e6e91474e38de35bae387c66aa679f','1147725406','
Reloading the URL generates the same error message but with a different 128-bit random ID. My God, every possible 128-bit key has been Slashdotted!
from the updater notes: " When Safari's "Open `safe' files after downloading" option is enabled, archives will be automatically expanded. If the archive contains a symbolic link, the target symlink may be moved to the user's desktop and launched."
OK, second time this "Open 'safe' files is a lie. WHY THE HELL IS THAT OPTION STILL THERE?" I never trusted that open from the moment I first saw the checkbox. I guess that's why they put "safe" in quotes. Buy our "free" product for only $9.95!
"Since I hate smug Mac users, let me be the first. . .to say hahahaha hahahaha ha ha ha ha ha hahaha hah ha hahahahahahaha HA!!"
Yeah, us Mac users and our potential vulnerabilities. All the potential data I haven't lost has really cost me.
And smug people suck, no matter what computer they choose.
"...requires companies to inform federal law enforcement agencies if a database containing information on more than 10,000 citizens is infiltrated by hackers."
I've been hearing recently of the possibility that a huge hacking organization will be hacking into every database and monitoring customers continuously. I think the group is called something like the NSA or CIA or something. But they use some kind of social-engineering attack by repeatedly entering "terrorism" as the password.
"Capitalists know that PR is cheaper than security. Never trust them."
And it's the public who sets the stage by valuing PR more than security. Capitalism is like a computer: it does exactly what you tell it, and you often don't realize what you're really telling it to do.
"NZ consumes around 151,900 blue barrels a day that's around 8815 million litres a year. So this plant will be able to provide around 0.01% of NZ's fuel. But, there is going to be no single replacement for fossil fuels, there's going to be many (and this is just the first plant)."
So, one down, 9999 more alternative fuels to develop!
The cell-phone tower is a red-herring. The real cause is obviously the... water piping! Every floor of the build has water piping, and people regularly go within a few feet of it every time they visit the restroom.
Seriously, if there's a common cause, it could be anything these people have in common. Assuming it's related to the location, it could be something in the building, under ground there, tc.
Too bad the research isn't being done on ways to prevent malware. Apple could make good use of this: "Windows has so many viruses they need a computer to help sort through them all!"
Now when will Slashdot use MirrorDot or Coral Cache for links from articles, instead of bringing down small sites?
"This form of identification in language was previously only known to exist in the human world"
The dolphins knew it all along, but they didn't bother to tell us!
"So what happens when they find that homemade video a friend is sending you from their trip overseas?"
Simple; pack a bunch of goatse DVDs in as well. Like in The Ring, you watch the video and you die.
"the MPAA has enough time and money to look for fake fucking DVD's."
The government (under the MPAA's command) does have enough time and money to do this.
"Because in documenting the issue we would have most certainly violated the licensing agreement, and a good argument could be made (especially in light of judgements like the one in the article) that we were conducting criminal computer trespass by changing the URL to knowingly access another client's repository."
Couldn't you have created another account for yourself, then attempt to access your other account using its ID that you noted previously? That way you wouldn't have been accessing anyone else's accounts.
"maldaSPAM@SPAMslashdot.org"
Argh, I'm just not figuring this out. I've got the malda part, but am having trouble with the last part. I keep getting "slashdot.org" but I've never heard of that before. This SPAM stuff just confuses me.
On a serious note, are spammers really thwarted by foobar_AT_barbaz.com (apologies to the person with that e-mail address) and foobarNOSPAM@NOSPAMbarbaz.com? I mean, really, s/_AT_/@ isn't exactly rocket science.