I should note: I know that this is X being developed for Mac, not Mac being developed for X - but I still stick by my statement that Mac is making a comeback, and this move in X is an a helping hand - even if Mac didn't have a thing to do with it...
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Mac seems to be moving slowly toward many of the greater qualities of *nix systems in its OS X release (pre-emptive mutlitasking, multiple users, etc), while keeping its own greater qualities. Now before I go any further, let me say that I've never really liked Macs, but since OS 8, I've been seeing them as better and better...
Until Linux reaches the ability to be a powerful desktop system that's easy for almost anyone to use efficiently, Macs may come to fill that void in the business sector. Apple has made a series of incredibly smart moves over recent years (the iMac - a computer for the general masses, the G4 - a slower clock speed, but 128 bit channeling making it capable of handling significantly more non-dependant data than say of 32 bit chip of a clock speed twice as fast), and a few other things to boot. They've adopted less expensive RAM, all the systems within a series use identical parts (a wonderful dream for any IT pro), and, well, they're just getting to be a lot better than they were, though I think I've said that.
This interoperability with X makes it a great value for large corporations with *nix (especially Linux) servers. I think that over the years, Apple will make its Macintosh series have a comeback. GO APPLE!
Oh yeah, to make the subject makes sense, what OS is currently most-used as a workplace desktop? M$ Windoze...what would be displaced? Figure it out...
Note: I have NO affiliation with Apple Computing - I don't even use one of their computers regularly. However, I still believe from what I've seen lately that they do have a good shot a taking back market share...
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In regards to some of the replies to this, I'd like to say that while the PS2 has the power to be an decent regular computer, it's not so much as other people have said. Its only general processor is a 128 bit 300 Mhz chip, all the coprocessors are meant for graphics (that's where the REALLY stuning visuals come from). It's also proprietary and was meant only for that machine. They'd be better off to grab some G4s instead - easier to use, more generalized, already has accompanying parts...
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I've got my PS2 hooked straight into my VCR (only way it will work, old TV and all...), and it plays DVDs and games just fine. I guess they must have messed up just a little bit.
Has anyone figured out why they bother to do this? All they do is piss off customers and anyone whos going to distribute copies of movies is going to do it with or without copy protection. Damn MagicGate...
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Since everyone here is saying it's not going to happen, I'm gonna take the other side here.
It's getting worse. Copy protecting will not just be an issue of you not being able to copy your favorite CDs, but it will become an invasion of privacy. In order to "enforce" their copyrighting, companies will monitor what you're doing. Sure, they'll make their mistakes such as not patenting things and the DeCSS incident (e-mail me if you want the code). However, as time goes by new formats will appear and Hollywood will stop producing for the older "non-protected" formats. You'll soon end up with movie players that decrypt the disc, encrypt the output (no in-between recorders will work), and have a TV that decrypts the input.
Of course, even with remote checking, hacks will happen. So now what do they do? They make your regster your machine, and make a license agreement that says that they can come into your house and check your equipment any time that they wish.
Think it's rediculous? Not really. All you need is a few major film companies to decide to use a particular format and refuse to publish in any other format. Either you watch their movies their way, or you don't watch them at all.
Now let us say that you get a boot-let machine and now you're going to order your favorite film, right? They'll think of that too. Each machine will have its own unique key, and in order to have anything sent to them, they'll have to call a service center, send their key and a phone number. The center calls back the number and verifies the key. Oops, now you're registered and they've got your address.
Next argument: you don't have a license on your machine. Their take: so what? We'll place a license on the film saying we can check the equipment your use to watch it, and since they've got your phone number, you're out of luck AGAIN.
Ok, so you've got your machine now, but they can't stop you from using it right? Of course they can. You've just violated their agreement by using non-approved equipment to view their materials. Next step: Court, then a fine, and jail time.
Now, please don't say they won't go that far because nobody will buy it. Give it five years and at this rate people will become apathetic. It's like the book "Animal Farm". You slowly ween them of their food/rights, and then they don't notice. And don't expect people to not go with it just because of the fact that they don't like it. Just wait 'till all the blockbusters are licensed like this. It's their way or the highway - agian.
Be afraid...be very afraid...
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I had a really good comment. Nice, eh? Too bad even I don't know what it was...
What I'd really like to know is what the hell Iraq would have done with a bunch of PS2s - much less what they'll do with the PS1. The machine are designed specifically for graphics rendering. Everything they render is pre-built into them...oh wait - yeah - physics...so now we're getting somewhere. OK, they want to use the PlayStations for physics modeling. Sounds pretty damned cool. They can now use them to map the trajectory of their missiles! Of course, it all has to fit on a PlayStation disk...
Who the hell are we kidding here? Unless people start encrypting documents in photographic form (which would be VERY interesting), IRAQ CAN'T DO SHIT WITH THESE MACHINES! About the only thing they'll find useful is the enjoyment that SSX and Dynasty Warriors 2 brings to the owners of the machine. So stop posting comments on Iraq stockpiling Playstations, and let's get on with our lives:)
Moving on: The Security Enhanced Linux thing that the NSA is doing is nothing but good news. They're releasing software that is supposed to be unbreakable, and now we get to play with it. The great thing is that both of us benefit (us being the NSA and Joe-Linux-user). We're finally on the fast-track to an openly available Lexan-encased operating system. You can see everything that you're trying to get to, but you just can't break through. It's strong, it's light, and it just kicks some ass. A pat on the back for the NSA - good move!
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As cool as the screenshots looks, the gameplay is dissapointing. The calculations are slow, targeting is poor, the game make "invisible walls" that prevent you from going uphill in some places, and the program eats processor time for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Don't get me wrong, it's nice to see a 3-D remake, but this one still needs some heavy work on the actually coding...
It would be nice if somebody could help him out to make the program better, it is really nice. I'd do it myself, but I don't know C...
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Yeah, that's right - my calculator. I think you can still get the instructions for it from www.ticalc.org. You'll need at least a TI-80 to play it. It's called cannon.
I also have a friend who had this on his Mac. Pretty cool. It think it's awesome to see it in 3-D now.
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For once, people seem to be uprising against something that they don't like instead of just dealing with it. What I mean by this is that nobody liked the region coding in DVDs, but only a few people bothered to do something, and DVDs are selling like hotcakes anyway. Part of the reason is that only a small portion of people are really affected, and those that are found a way to circumvent the problem. But what's going to happen with hard disks?
The real differences here are that everyone will be affected, and that the coding won't be easy to circumvent. You see, the hard disks will be made with the coding, well, hard-coded into them. And the principles behind the idea are outragous. It's like telling a person "Yeah, you paid for the book, but you'll have to send us an extra $5 every time you want to read it again." Tell me that doesn't piss you off.
The concept behind Pay Per Read (PPR) is that the people you pay have to have access to your computer. Ergo, companies will gain complete and total control over your computer. Once your can give direct signals to the hardisk, you can do anything you want!
So, if you disagree with anything I've said above, please reply to this comment. I'd really like to hear why having to pay to read a book every time doesn't piss you off.
Now, to take a different view, hardisks aren't licsensed in the way that DVDs are. That means that hardisk makers aren't bound to follow the coding standard. That means that you'll likely end up with 2 standards: encoded (E) and (N) not encoded. However, the E manufacturers will probably want software to recognize that their drive is an E drive. Uh-oh. That means game/software makers can keep their software from being installed on your computer! So now we're back to the "it's-a-problem-again-dept."
So, if that prophecy comes true, what will happen then? Well, you'll end up with a lot of consumers who are even more pissed off. There are 2 solutions to that (for the companies). 1) Team up and beat down the revolt (which, surpriseingly enough happens often), or 2) Give up and go home.
Obviously, you've got to get a lot of people already using the E drives to implement that strategy and be able to use solution 2. So, as long as an initial uprising happens, we'll be OK, right? Probably. And it most likely will happen (everyone, admit it or not, breaks at least one copyright law a week. It's like speeding. Everyone does it, most people do it often, some don't do it often, but everyone does it.) So, since none of what I said above is going to happen, I've needlessly spent 20 minutes pondering and pecking at my keyboard...:(
Conclusion: Make sure you go against copyright protecting drives!
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Clinton, knowing he no longer has any real power as President during his last Christmas in the White House, decided to leave Bush a nice piece of holiday coal in the stocking. By saying the budget should be increased (most Americans would agree), he's putting Bush in a tight spot. Now Bush has to either fork it over to Nasa and dissapoint some other group of people, or keep his current plan and get hit upside the head by everyone who owns a telescope. I doubt Clinton cares about space exploration all that much.
Another point to make is that space is becoming privatized, with or without NASA. I'd say in the near future, space exploration will be a lot like computing - it will advance just fine on its own (until the NSA finds some way to control it). So kick back, relax, and let NASA enjoy its already massive budget.
Keep in mind that in order to pay for this increase, the money will have to come from somewhere; most likely some other federal program, or more taxes.
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You see, it's already going to be raining where I'm at. And it's going to be cloudy. I'm also in a living hell: it never gets cold enough to snow. So much for a white Christmas. AND NOW YOU'RE TELLING ME IT'S GOING TO GET DARK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY?
Consolation: I get a PlayStation2 and you don't!
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For a little background, DSniff could only compromise SSH and SSL by means of spoofing. In other words, they'd have to use a different key and make you believe it's the right one. This problem can be solved by the user checking the key's fingerprint each time. Voila, no more compromise!
All the attacks that are used for SSH and SSL can be applied to PGP as well, so if you want more specifics on how these attacks work, go grab the documentation for PGP 2.6.2. It's all outlined there.
Note: SSL isn't compromised, but it could still use a stronger key for most applications...
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Ok, so PartitionMagic is really cool - good. But it costs a lot of money - bad. Linux FDISK is really cool - good. Gnu Parted is really cool - good. You've got 2 options there - good. Neither costs money - good.
Sorry 'bout that, I guess I'll just have to work a down in there sometime soon. Oh well...
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I'm sorry if this isn't insightful, or funny, or if you don't care and don't think this is interesting, but it's my view none-the-less.
I shouldn't have to pay taxes for something twice. Say I buy a car for $20k. Sales tax is 5%, so I'm now paying $21K. The government already made $1000 dollars, and hasn't provided me a service for it. Then they tax me for owning the car. I don't know the rate (I don't pay taxes...). But now they've got more money from me. Of course, I use roads to drive my car on, so they tax me for that - I pay taxes on my gasoline, even if I'm using a lawnmower. Did you know that you pay roaduse taxes for the gas you put in your lawnmower? Tell me, have you ever mowed the street?
That's a lot of tax, just for my car, isn't it? Well hold on, because there's more. I have to pay tax on that new spark plug I just put in my car. Don't forget the cost of the tires when I get those replaced. Notice how bloated this is getting? Now imagine I got the car from overseas. Then I'm going to pay a tariff - essentially another tax!
And we wonder why the US has poverty...
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Just because the provider supports many systems that send spam doesn't mean that the other systems/customers should have to suffer for this. Peacefire hasn't caused any of this, so why are they blacklisted? Hell, why is the whole IP block blacklisted - and again, since when does a provider have the right to determine what servers its users can and can't access to? I can understand if certain IPs on the network had a reputation of cracking, but to blacklist an ENTIRE BLOCK? It's just not right!
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The Peacefire guy's problem is that these sites weren't blacklisted because of spam. Some of them had nothing to do with spam, or anything else that I find at all objectionable. Read the post - all the way through.
And since when does AboveNet have the right to blacklist entire domains and IP blocks anyway?
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After looking at this article, I realized that 3Dfx was doomed to meet this demise for some time. They've suffered from a real-world case of the "Dilbert" principle. Hedging the success of a business such as 3Dfx on the odds of being able to put your product into somebody else's is very bad business, and a sign of poor management. It's really a pity that this has happened, as 3Dfx made some damned good products (I think the NVidia chips were a little better, but it's still a pity).
Nevertheless, it's done and over. 3 cheers to a once-great company destroyed by poor management! 3 cheers to a once-great country being destroyed by poor management!
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It's all about accountability - a word unkown in this great country of America. The teacher, who is in a position of authority, should be help responsible for giving a student the right to do such a thing. The student was given the idea that because the teacher told him to do so, he had the right. That's not a wrong assumption...
Therefore, the teacher should be held responsible, the school should review its security, and people shoud... GET SOME ACCOUNTABILITY!
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You know, he's right and it's true...the poem that I posted above this was originally about Nazis. It was written by a man who was imprisoned for 7 years in a Nazi war camp. You can find the original at this link. Enjoy!
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...is what you're going to get. Frankly, I'm not into listening to 'Nazi' music, but I do enjoy my Nelly music, among other artists. As soon as this happens, Napster will find itself right back in court jumping more hurdles, and this time the hurdles will be higher because you'll have the public behind the suit. Of course you'll have a few on the other side (I KNOW some Christian organization's gonna complain that it should stay, but they always complain. I'm not trying to be offensive, but that's what happens), but the general sentiment will be against Napster.
For those of you who haven't heard it:
On Napster, they first came for the Nazi musicians, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Nazi musician. Then they came for the Rappers, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Rapper. Then they came for the Hip-Hop listeners, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Hip-Hop listener. Then they came for the (whatever) and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a (whatever). Then they came for me -- and by that time there was nobody left to speak up.
You can change out the words and this paragraph will apply just about anywhere. This is just a bad thing...
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As for the 28-hour day, it won't work. No discussion, can't be done. No matter how much you try to justify that it won't happen. Our bodies RELY on the 24 hour day. Why do you think we have jetlag? You can't change the day!
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I think we should try to run with it. Convince some people on Capitol Hill to make it the official calendar. Then we can go through hell updating our computer's bioses and clock software, and getting firmware updates for our VCRs (I don't know how, but we'd have to do it). Hell, we can even get firmware updates for our watches and cellphones, clock radios - it'll all work like a charm. Still don't know how to update firmware on your watch (most watches dont even HAVE firmware, not to mention alarm clocks), but we'll find a way!
(Warning: this part is serious - People who are pregnant, nursing, or could become pregnant should not read this!) Frankly, it's just not feasible. The calendar makes more sense than the one that Gregory guy came up with, and if it were 1900, we'd be able to pull it off. I would really like to see it happen, but as was said at the top, it won't. DAMN!
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Look under the SlashDot FAQ, you'll get some answers. Also note that not everyone is interested in X (dunno why, but they aren't). Specifically, certain SlashDot posters...
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Yes, there is a point to writing kiddey scripts. It weeds out the idiots. It's also nice for intelligent beginners to learn with (by messing with there own systems meant for that). Many people find it hard to take a head-on dive into this stuff, and mess with programs like NetBus first.
No, I don't write them. No, I don't use them. Yes, NMAP kicks @$$!
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I should note: I know that this is X being developed for Mac, not Mac being developed for X - but I still stick by my statement that Mac is making a comeback, and this move in X is an a helping hand - even if Mac didn't have a thing to do with it...
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Until Linux reaches the ability to be a powerful desktop system that's easy for almost anyone to use efficiently, Macs may come to fill that void in the business sector. Apple has made a series of incredibly smart moves over recent years (the iMac - a computer for the general masses, the G4 - a slower clock speed, but 128 bit channeling making it capable of handling significantly more non-dependant data than say of 32 bit chip of a clock speed twice as fast), and a few other things to boot. They've adopted less expensive RAM, all the systems within a series use identical parts (a wonderful dream for any IT pro), and, well, they're just getting to be a lot better than they were, though I think I've said that.
This interoperability with X makes it a great value for large corporations with *nix (especially Linux) servers. I think that over the years, Apple will make its Macintosh series have a comeback. GO APPLE!
Oh yeah, to make the subject makes sense, what OS is currently most-used as a workplace desktop? M$ Windoze...what would be displaced? Figure it out...
Note: I have NO affiliation with Apple Computing - I don't even use one of their computers regularly. However, I still believe from what I've seen lately that they do have a good shot a taking back market share...
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In regards to some of the replies to this, I'd like to say that while the PS2 has the power to be an decent regular computer, it's not so much as other people have said. Its only general processor is a 128 bit 300 Mhz chip, all the coprocessors are meant for graphics (that's where the REALLY stuning visuals come from). It's also proprietary and was meant only for that machine. They'd be better off to grab some G4s instead - easier to use, more generalized, already has accompanying parts...
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Has anyone figured out why they bother to do this? All they do is piss off customers and anyone whos going to distribute copies of movies is going to do it with or without copy protection. Damn MagicGate...
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It's getting worse. Copy protecting will not just be an issue of you not being able to copy your favorite CDs, but it will become an invasion of privacy. In order to "enforce" their copyrighting, companies will monitor what you're doing. Sure, they'll make their mistakes such as not patenting things and the DeCSS incident (e-mail me if you want the code). However, as time goes by new formats will appear and Hollywood will stop producing for the older "non-protected" formats. You'll soon end up with movie players that decrypt the disc, encrypt the output (no in-between recorders will work), and have a TV that decrypts the input.
Of course, even with remote checking, hacks will happen. So now what do they do? They make your regster your machine, and make a license agreement that says that they can come into your house and check your equipment any time that they wish.
Think it's rediculous? Not really. All you need is a few major film companies to decide to use a particular format and refuse to publish in any other format. Either you watch their movies their way, or you don't watch them at all.
Now let us say that you get a boot-let machine and now you're going to order your favorite film, right? They'll think of that too. Each machine will have its own unique key, and in order to have anything sent to them, they'll have to call a service center, send their key and a phone number. The center calls back the number and verifies the key. Oops, now you're registered and they've got your address.
Next argument: you don't have a license on your machine. Their take: so what? We'll place a license on the film saying we can check the equipment your use to watch it, and since they've got your phone number, you're out of luck AGAIN.
Ok, so you've got your machine now, but they can't stop you from using it right? Of course they can. You've just violated their agreement by using non-approved equipment to view their materials. Next step: Court, then a fine, and jail time.
Now, please don't say they won't go that far because nobody will buy it. Give it five years and at this rate people will become apathetic. It's like the book "Animal Farm". You slowly ween them of their food/rights, and then they don't notice. And don't expect people to not go with it just because of the fact that they don't like it. Just wait 'till all the blockbusters are licensed like this. It's their way or the highway - agian.
Be afraid...be very afraid...
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What I'd really like to know is what the hell Iraq would have done with a bunch of PS2s - much less what they'll do with the PS1. The machine are designed specifically for graphics rendering. Everything they render is pre-built into them...oh wait - yeah - physics...so now we're getting somewhere. OK, they want to use the PlayStations for physics modeling. Sounds pretty damned cool. They can now use them to map the trajectory of their missiles! Of course, it all has to fit on a PlayStation disk...
Who the hell are we kidding here? Unless people start encrypting documents in photographic form (which would be VERY interesting), IRAQ CAN'T DO SHIT WITH THESE MACHINES! About the only thing they'll find useful is the enjoyment that SSX and Dynasty Warriors 2 brings to the owners of the machine. So stop posting comments on Iraq stockpiling Playstations, and let's get on with our lives :)
Moving on: The Security Enhanced Linux thing that the NSA is doing is nothing but good news. They're releasing software that is supposed to be unbreakable, and now we get to play with it. The great thing is that both of us benefit (us being the NSA and Joe-Linux-user). We're finally on the fast-track to an openly available Lexan-encased operating system. You can see everything that you're trying to get to, but you just can't break through. It's strong, it's light, and it just kicks some ass. A pat on the back for the NSA - good move!
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I also have a friend who had this on his Mac. Pretty cool. It think it's awesome to see it in 3-D now.
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The real differences here are that everyone will be affected, and that the coding won't be easy to circumvent. You see, the hard disks will be made with the coding, well, hard-coded into them. And the principles behind the idea are outragous. It's like telling a person "Yeah, you paid for the book, but you'll have to send us an extra $5 every time you want to read it again." Tell me that doesn't piss you off.
The concept behind Pay Per Read (PPR) is that the people you pay have to have access to your computer. Ergo, companies will gain complete and total control over your computer. Once your can give direct signals to the hardisk, you can do anything you want!
So, if you disagree with anything I've said above, please reply to this comment. I'd really like to hear why having to pay to read a book every time doesn't piss you off.
Now, to take a different view, hardisks aren't licsensed in the way that DVDs are. That means that hardisk makers aren't bound to follow the coding standard. That means that you'll likely end up with 2 standards: encoded (E) and (N) not encoded. However, the E manufacturers will probably want software to recognize that their drive is an E drive. Uh-oh. That means game/software makers can keep their software from being installed on your computer! So now we're back to the "it's-a-problem-again-dept."
So, if that prophecy comes true, what will happen then? Well, you'll end up with a lot of consumers who are even more pissed off. There are 2 solutions to that (for the companies). 1) Team up and beat down the revolt (which, surpriseingly enough happens often), or 2) Give up and go home.
Obviously, you've got to get a lot of people already using the E drives to implement that strategy and be able to use solution 2. So, as long as an initial uprising happens, we'll be OK, right? Probably. And it most likely will happen (everyone, admit it or not, breaks at least one copyright law a week. It's like speeding. Everyone does it, most people do it often, some don't do it often, but everyone does it.) So, since none of what I said above is going to happen, I've needlessly spent 20 minutes pondering and pecking at my keyboard...:(
Conclusion: Make sure you go against copyright protecting drives!
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Another point to make is that space is becoming privatized, with or without NASA. I'd say in the near future, space exploration will be a lot like computing - it will advance just fine on its own (until the NSA finds some way to control it). So kick back, relax, and let NASA enjoy its already massive budget.
Keep in mind that in order to pay for this increase, the money will have to come from somewhere; most likely some other federal program, or more taxes.
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Consolation: I get a PlayStation2 and you don't!
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All the attacks that are used for SSH and SSL can be applied to PGP as well, so if you want more specifics on how these attacks work, go grab the documentation for PGP 2.6.2. It's all outlined there.
Note: SSL isn't compromised, but it could still use a stronger key for most applications...
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Sorry 'bout that, I guess I'll just have to work a down in there sometime soon. Oh well...
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I shouldn't have to pay taxes for something twice. Say I buy a car for $20k. Sales tax is 5%, so I'm now paying $21K. The government already made $1000 dollars, and hasn't provided me a service for it. Then they tax me for owning the car. I don't know the rate (I don't pay taxes...). But now they've got more money from me. Of course, I use roads to drive my car on, so they tax me for that - I pay taxes on my gasoline, even if I'm using a lawnmower. Did you know that you pay roaduse taxes for the gas you put in your lawnmower? Tell me, have you ever mowed the street?
That's a lot of tax, just for my car, isn't it? Well hold on, because there's more. I have to pay tax on that new spark plug I just put in my car. Don't forget the cost of the tires when I get those replaced. Notice how bloated this is getting? Now imagine I got the car from overseas. Then I'm going to pay a tariff - essentially another tax!
And we wonder why the US has poverty...
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Just because the provider supports many systems that send spam doesn't mean that the other systems/customers should have to suffer for this. Peacefire hasn't caused any of this, so why are they blacklisted? Hell, why is the whole IP block blacklisted - and again, since when does a provider have the right to determine what servers its users can and can't access to? I can understand if certain IPs on the network had a reputation of cracking, but to blacklist an ENTIRE BLOCK? It's just not right!
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And since when does AboveNet have the right to blacklist entire domains and IP blocks anyway?
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Nevertheless, it's done and over. 3 cheers to a once-great company destroyed by poor management! 3 cheers to a once-great country being destroyed by poor management!
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Therefore, the teacher should be held responsible, the school should review its security, and people shoud ... GET SOME ACCOUNTABILITY!
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You know, he's right and it's true...the poem that I posted above this was originally about Nazis. It was written by a man who was imprisoned for 7 years in a Nazi war camp. You can find the original at this link. Enjoy!
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For those of you who haven't heard it:
On Napster, they first came for the Nazi musicians, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Nazi musician. Then they came for the Rappers, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Rapper. Then they came for the Hip-Hop listeners, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Hip-Hop listener. Then they came for the (whatever) and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a (whatever). Then they came for me -- and by that time there was nobody left to speak up.
You can change out the words and this paragraph will apply just about anywhere. This is just a bad thing...
It's all about the Karma Points, baybee...
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Notice the trend? Where do you see that in your post? Nothing is based on increments of 10 in your post!
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As for the 28-hour day, it won't work. No discussion, can't be done. No matter how much you try to justify that it won't happen. Our bodies RELY on the 24 hour day. Why do you think we have jetlag? You can't change the day!
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(Warning: this part is serious - People who are pregnant, nursing, or could become pregnant should not read this!) Frankly, it's just not feasible. The calendar makes more sense than the one that Gregory guy came up with, and if it were 1900, we'd be able to pull it off. I would really like to see it happen, but as was said at the top, it won't. DAMN!
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Look under the SlashDot FAQ, you'll get some answers. Also note that not everyone is interested in X (dunno why, but they aren't). Specifically, certain SlashDot posters...
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Yes, there is a point to writing kiddey scripts. It weeds out the idiots. It's also nice for intelligent beginners to learn with (by messing with there own systems meant for that). Many people find it hard to take a head-on dive into this stuff, and mess with programs like NetBus first. No, I don't write them. No, I don't use them. Yes, NMAP kicks @$$!
It's all about the Karma Points, baybee...
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