I love when stuff like this happens. In the past, there have been incidents such as when someone switched over a feed of Jeopardy to the Playboy Channel. Other notable incidents:
"The server for the Alaska Volcano Observatory appears to be overloaded and is unresponsive."
And so then you felt the best thing to do was to link to it from/.? This is a public safety resource that probably doesn't need the extra traffic right now.
Can this be good for Ubuntu and the whole Linux-on-the-desktop movement? The article states that both Verizon and the college will work with her to ensure that she can use Linux to get what she needs done. So a major company and an educational institution are forced to break out of the mold of Windows, because Linux is now (even if accidentally) crossing over into the non-technical mainstream. The more this happens, especially in the public eye, the more companies will have to start considering Linux as something that has to be supported by default.
The headline has nothing to do with "editor privileges", it was by submitted by a user (me). I agree that there was no server crash; perhaps I should have said "DoS" (there is a character limit you know), but the effect was about the same:
He said the result was "effectively a denial of service as e-mail queues, especially between posts, back up while processing the extra volume of e-mails."
No, the servers didn't crash, but the e-mail system (i.e being able to communicate over email) did. Don't take things so literally; headlines are meant to capture one's attention in a short amount of time.
Is Dr. Dobb's going to the same digital format as PC Mag? Here's a free trial, which shows you the last issue of PC Mag. I understand the idea is to placate current subscribers, because keeping it in the same format makes the change less severe. I know I get used to consistent magazines layouts, so this makes sense. But I don't know about the implementation; it feels like a zoomed out PDF to me. And if you want to zoom in, you have to go to 200% -- there is nothing in between. That doesn't feel natural to me and in fact, I find it next to impossible to read. Anyone actually like this format?
And, don't forget, Dubai is in the UAE and largely follows their moral standards. Laws are strictly enforced and they do not look the other way for tourists. There are multiple reports of people being arrested or detained for lengthy periods of time. A British couple was put in jail for allegedly having sex on the beach. And another person was imprisoned because a mass-spec machine in the airport detected a microscopic speck of marijuana on his shoe -- the kind you can pick up walking through the airport, or anywhere really. Personally, that does not describe a place I would like to go to relax.
This is a highly ignorant comment. A browser should never crash due to poorly written HTML, or due to anything. From the security angle, this is at least a DoS, but likely something more. Take a look at the IE7 0-day which is affecting millions of users. It is not a buffer overflow; it's a simple crash. However, because of JavaScript, one is able to manipulate ("spray") the heap enough to a point where even a simple crash can be used for code execution. ANY crash in a browser should be taken seriously.
I am surprised at the dismay over this. I didn't realize so many people here were such robophobes. Robots are productive members of our society; we must remember that our modern world would probably collapse without robots doing the type of work we no longer want to do. Maybe it's too advanced for THIS generation, but I think robots and human marriage will be a normal thing for our kids.
First of all, Opera is not a forgotten browser and has quite a big following. Maxthon outlived its usefulness as "IE with tabs" when IE7 came out. Chrome was interesting because of its threaded design (ie individual tabs can't crash the whole thing, in theory), its specially-developed V8 JavaScript engine and its focus on making web apps part of the desktop. Slapping a different GUI on Gecko/WebKit, along with a general lack of support for add-ons and other crucial pieces of the browsing experience, does not persuade a lot of people to switch to something "new." Especially when that "new" thing is just a downgraded version of what they're currently using.
You're right, let's all shut up and stop defconning, this way the bad guys won't know how to do bad things and the government will have no right to intrude on our civil liberties, because they only do so when those damn geeks make up some threat about insecure networks and credit cards being stolen and all that other stuff that won't really happen. Really guys you should know better. Can we get this Slashdot thing shut down already?
While I do agree that some bands, such as Nine Inch Nails, are more genuine in their efforts, that doesn't mean you should discount Radiohead. They are not "aging rockers", in the sense that they're not relevant anymore; they have a huge in-built fan base that would buy their records even if they come out on 8-track. It's a bit of a publicity stunt, but it's more progressive than what most major-label bands are doing.
This case is all based on circumstantial evidence. I mean, first we're convicting people based on the books they read, and now on the bodies they can find! FREE PAUL REISER!!
I don't know if these are made anymore (they may have given way to today's prox cards), but the problem you describe can also be addressed by a "scramble pad." They look like keypads but each button is actually a little LED screen. When you press a button combo, it displays numbers 0-9 in a random order. The numbers can only be seen when looking straight at the key pad. This method is useful not only against the wear you describe, but is also a good deterrent to "shoulder surfing" as well.
They're saying the deal is off if the autopsy can prove its was premeditated. Didn't they find books on how to commit murder and other similar material? Doesn't that alone show premeditation?
I am not saying Office 2007 is great (i.e it takes about 5 clicks to find the current running version) but OOo is pretty atrocious as well. It reminds of me using WordPerfect, or MS Works, on an old Mac. Clunky, outdated GUI and only half-supports certain features. Many people who are not open source/free software types use it and judge all such software by it, which is unfortunate.
For the benefit of the poster, and 90% of the computer using public that seems to make this mistake: SQL is Structured Query Language. It is a way of accessing data in relational databases. It is not a database in itself. Yet Microsoft re-branded an old version of Sybase into SQL Server, and now everything is "SQL." Never mind that EVERY database out there uses SQL to access data, now, whenever you talk to many people, they run "SQL and Oracle!"
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I love when stuff like this happens. In the past, there have been incidents such as when someone switched over a feed of Jeopardy to the Playboy Channel. Other notable incidents:
Max Headroom Incident: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWdgAMYjYSs
HBO "Captain Midnight" incident: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFlMHCdYXLM
Maybe you should tell your family this isn't the Victorian era anymore.
"The server for the Alaska Volcano Observatory appears to be overloaded and is unresponsive."
And so then you felt the best thing to do was to link to it from /.? This is a public safety resource that probably doesn't need the extra traffic right now.
What about video instead of a picture? Why not use that and avoid the 'click'?
Can this be good for Ubuntu and the whole Linux-on-the-desktop movement? The article states that both Verizon and the college will work with her to ensure that she can use Linux to get what she needs done. So a major company and an educational institution are forced to break out of the mold of Windows, because Linux is now (even if accidentally) crossing over into the non-technical mainstream. The more this happens, especially in the public eye, the more companies will have to start considering Linux as something that has to be supported by default.
The headline has nothing to do with "editor privileges", it was by submitted by a user (me). I agree that there was no server crash; perhaps I should have said "DoS" (there is a character limit you know), but the effect was about the same:
He said the result was "effectively a denial of service as e-mail queues, especially between posts, back up while processing the extra volume of e-mails."
No, the servers didn't crash, but the e-mail system (i.e being able to communicate over email) did. Don't take things so literally; headlines are meant to capture one's attention in a short amount of time.
"It's apparently pretty easy to police - bare bulbs are highly visible from the police helicopter."
I...wow.
Is Dr. Dobb's going to the same digital format as PC Mag? Here's a free trial, which shows you the last issue of PC Mag. I understand the idea is to placate current subscribers, because keeping it in the same format makes the change less severe. I know I get used to consistent magazines layouts, so this makes sense. But I don't know about the implementation; it feels like a zoomed out PDF to me. And if you want to zoom in, you have to go to 200% -- there is nothing in between. That doesn't feel natural to me and in fact, I find it next to impossible to read. Anyone actually like this format?
What do you expect from DarkReading, especially when the quotes are coming from firms trying to sell their various cure-all security offerings?
And, don't forget, Dubai is in the UAE and largely follows their moral standards. Laws are strictly enforced and they do not look the other way for tourists. There are multiple reports of people being arrested or detained for lengthy periods of time. A British couple was put in jail for allegedly having sex on the beach. And another person was imprisoned because a mass-spec machine in the airport detected a microscopic speck of marijuana on his shoe -- the kind you can pick up walking through the airport, or anywhere really. Personally, that does not describe a place I would like to go to relax.
This is a highly ignorant comment. A browser should never crash due to poorly written HTML, or due to anything. From the security angle, this is at least a DoS, but likely something more. Take a look at the IE7 0-day which is affecting millions of users. It is not a buffer overflow; it's a simple crash. However, because of JavaScript, one is able to manipulate ("spray") the heap enough to a point where even a simple crash can be used for code execution. ANY crash in a browser should be taken seriously.
I am surprised at the dismay over this. I didn't realize so many people here were such robophobes. Robots are productive members of our society; we must remember that our modern world would probably collapse without robots doing the type of work we no longer want to do. Maybe it's too advanced for THIS generation, but I think robots and human marriage will be a normal thing for our kids.
First of all, Opera is not a forgotten browser and has quite a big following. Maxthon outlived its usefulness as "IE with tabs" when IE7 came out. Chrome was interesting because of its threaded design (ie individual tabs can't crash the whole thing, in theory), its specially-developed V8 JavaScript engine and its focus on making web apps part of the desktop. Slapping a different GUI on Gecko/WebKit, along with a general lack of support for add-ons and other crucial pieces of the browsing experience, does not persuade a lot of people to switch to something "new." Especially when that "new" thing is just a downgraded version of what they're currently using.
My guess is they care more about mature, audited code than something that's top-of-the-line by .1 version.
LOL, 2.6?? We already have 9.0 here in the office.
So, anyone find it interesting that this is written in Flash and not Silverlight?
You're right, let's all shut up and stop defconning, this way the bad guys won't know how to do bad things and the government will have no right to intrude on our civil liberties, because they only do so when those damn geeks make up some threat about insecure networks and credit cards being stolen and all that other stuff that won't really happen. Really guys you should know better. Can we get this Slashdot thing shut down already?
What's the view like from the Ivory Tower?
While I do agree that some bands, such as Nine Inch Nails, are more genuine in their efforts, that doesn't mean you should discount Radiohead. They are not "aging rockers", in the sense that they're not relevant anymore; they have a huge in-built fan base that would buy their records even if they come out on 8-track. It's a bit of a publicity stunt, but it's more progressive than what most major-label bands are doing.
This case is all based on circumstantial evidence. I mean, first we're convicting people based on the books they read, and now on the bodies they can find! FREE PAUL REISER!!
I don't know if these are made anymore (they may have given way to today's prox cards), but the problem you describe can also be addressed by a "scramble pad." They look like keypads but each button is actually a little LED screen. When you press a button combo, it displays numbers 0-9 in a random order. The numbers can only be seen when looking straight at the key pad. This method is useful not only against the wear you describe, but is also a good deterrent to "shoulder surfing" as well.
They're saying the deal is off if the autopsy can prove its was premeditated. Didn't they find books on how to commit murder and other similar material? Doesn't that alone show premeditation?
I am not saying Office 2007 is great (i.e it takes about 5 clicks to find the current running version) but OOo is pretty atrocious as well. It reminds of me using WordPerfect, or MS Works, on an old Mac. Clunky, outdated GUI and only half-supports certain features. Many people who are not open source/free software types use it and judge all such software by it, which is unfortunate.
I love when people regurgitate common knowledge and try to sell it as something new and interesting in order to bolster their popularity.
For the benefit of the poster, and 90% of the computer using public that seems to make this mistake: SQL is Structured Query Language. It is a way of accessing data in relational databases. It is not a database in itself. Yet Microsoft re-branded an old version of Sybase into SQL Server, and now everything is "SQL." Never mind that EVERY database out there uses SQL to access data, now, whenever you talk to many people, they run "SQL and Oracle!"