I used to do the same. Now I'm paying for it. Several viruses were sent to jane@mydomain, pete@mydomain, sedlskjl@mydomain etc.
Inevitably these same addresses are now being used for Spam and viruses as the source OR destination address (meaning I get bounce messages as well).
I HATE it when moron anti-Virus gateway administrators set them up to return confirmed viruses to sender with a polite note - except I am NOT the sender, my address was spoofed.
Unfortunately I have been using the catch-all trick for so long (e.g. ebay.com@mydomain etc.) that it's not as simple as turning it off or setting up filters - I don't even know what all the 'legit' addresses are as I used to create them on the fly and may only get email to some of them once a year or so.
I only ever busted one person for passing on the account details which was satisfying, but I am getting PLENTY of Spam/viruses now instead.
I use the excellent Spam Gourmet now for instantly creating disposable addresses with the added advantage that they can actually die when I want/need them to.
I loved my first Nokia when a phone was a phone. Now that my phone needs to be a PDA/browser etc. (AKA Smartphone) I'm not interested in any of their current products.
Laws are useless unless they are enforced. There is no deterrent if would-be lawbreakers know they either won't get caught, or if caught, won't be significantly punished.
It's therefore relevant in planning anti-Spam legislation that the legislators consider how they can follow up on whatever laws they draft to make them more than a 'toothless tiger'.
The article mentions one of the more popular timepieces for Japanese kids is "NTT Docomo" (their mobile phone).
I haven't worn a watch since I last sat an exam. between my computer when I'm at my desk or PDA, phone and until recently pager when I'm not (all banned from aforesaid exam room), I always know what the time is. Indeed most of the time I don't really need to know what the time it is as my PDA will beep when I need to be somewhere. The rest of the time, who cares?
Unless vendors can integrate existing devices into a wristwatch, I suspect its days might be numbered. Even this possibility seems unlikely as the screens and data-entry possibilities for wristwatches are somewhat limited.
Then again... They said we'd be in the paperless office by now. I don't see the pencil on the way out.
everyone who uses a computer nowadays should have a 486 level machine
Bah! 486? LOOGSHERIE! When I was your age, we didn't have none of those fangled 486es, oh no sir. 286 was more than enough for everyone... Or was that 64k of RAM? Now let me see...
How about a Wiki-type thing that lists some previous art for patents that a watchdog group lists out? Get some serious evidence and archive it in one place so the masses can check and see what patents they don't really have to pay attention to.
That's a great idea. Have you considered patenting it?
Zee BBC is roonneeng a stury oon Sveden's noo cerbun feebre-a steelt sheep, zee Feesby. Bork bork bork! Es vell es beeeng zee furst steelt sheep, it is cuntrulled by 'stete-a-ooff-zee-ert cumpooters useeng a Veendoos NT oopereteeng system'. 'Boot Kuckooms und zee Svedeesh Nefy deny it cuoold be-a sebuteged by heckers und sey thet ifee iff it deed zeey cuoold fell beck tu tredeeshunel steereeng und nefeegeshun'." Ve-a hed a prefeeuoos stury ebuoot thees es vell.
There is no magic bullet in online security or single tool that gets rid of all the threats. Users should make a point of using multiple redundant tools, even if they ostensibly perform the same job.
Some antivirus or anti-spam software may not detect a virus/spam that its competitors do, but the next day the situation is reversed. Which one is better? Ditto anti-Spyware. Install the Yahoo toolbar if you think it will help. You should still use other tools though.
If the suspicions raised in the article are true however, I do think there is an ethical question here that should play some part in your decision.
In the Northern Territory (central Australia towards the top of the country) most areas outside major towns have no speed limit posted on the highways simply because the distances are so large, and there are so few other vehicles.
There's something really cool about driving at 160kmh, seeing a highway patrol car and freaking out that you are busted until he overtakes you at 180kmh and waves...
The bad news is that if you are a long way from somewhere when your car overheats and breaks down, you will probably die.
The speed at which new technologies are rushed from design through to market is a concern.
Admittedly technology that may have fatal consequences (like aircraft, flying machines and drugs)is usually subject to more regimented testing before release, but there is no shortage of products without such controls.
How many of us end-users should have been called beta-testers instead (cough...mobile phones...operating systems etc.)?
Unfortunately the rush to get the product to market before competition meant there wasn't enough time (or interest) in testing it. Was that the problem here, with the Mars Rover on the way at the same time as the Beagle?
As for your second comment, using a radio to remotely detonate an explosive is still relevant if you are using an innocent carrier to deliver the explosive. Even if he is too young to know yet what a virgin is.
No, that is a silly assumption. Detonators don't listen for simply a signal on a frequency. The need some kind of keyed code....
With respect, I think you are making a silly assumption that detonators can't be configured in exactly the manner you summarily dismiss. They could listen to anything their designer wanted them to, including something as simple as a simple signal breaking squelch.
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Because the 15 junk mails put you over quota?
I used to do the same. Now I'm paying for it.
Several viruses were sent to jane@mydomain, pete@mydomain, sedlskjl@mydomain etc.
Inevitably these same addresses are now being used for Spam and viruses as the source OR destination address (meaning I get bounce messages as well).
I HATE it when moron anti-Virus gateway administrators set them up to return confirmed viruses to sender with a polite note - except I am NOT the sender, my address was spoofed.
Unfortunately I have been using the catch-all trick for so long (e.g. ebay.com@mydomain etc.) that it's not as simple as turning it off or setting up filters - I don't even know what all the 'legit' addresses are as I used to create them on the fly and may only get email to some of them once a year or so.
I only ever busted one person for passing on the account details which was satisfying, but I am getting PLENTY of Spam/viruses now instead.
I use the excellent Spam Gourmet now for instantly creating disposable addresses with the added advantage that they can actually die when I want/need them to.
I loved my first Nokia when a phone was a phone. Now that my phone needs to be a PDA/browser etc. (AKA Smartphone) I'm not interested in any of their current products.
It seems I'm not alone.
My dog's even smarter than yours...
We could spell "s-n-i-f-f t-h-a-t o-t-h-e-r d-o-g'-s a-s-s" or "l-i-c-k y-o-u-r o-w-n b-a-l-l-s" and he would do it every single time without fail!
Durk uh durrr!
Laws are useless unless they are enforced. There is no deterrent if would-be lawbreakers know they either won't get caught, or if caught, won't be significantly punished.
It's therefore relevant in planning anti-Spam legislation that the legislators consider how they can follow up on whatever laws they draft to make them more than a 'toothless tiger'.
The article mentions one of the more popular timepieces for Japanese kids is "NTT Docomo" (their mobile phone).
I haven't worn a watch since I last sat an exam. between my computer when I'm at my desk or PDA, phone and until recently pager when I'm not (all banned from aforesaid exam room), I always know what the time is. Indeed most of the time I don't really need to know what the time it is as my PDA will beep when I need to be somewhere. The rest of the time, who cares?
Unless vendors can integrate existing devices into a wristwatch, I suspect its days might be numbered. Even this possibility seems unlikely as the screens and data-entry possibilities for wristwatches are somewhat limited.
Then again... They said we'd be in the paperless office by now. I don't see the pencil on the way out.
[Waving hand at RFID reader adjacent to cash register]
Me: You will give me french fries
Clerk: Yes, I will give you french fries...
It affects your 'right' to choose other operating systems if you choose.
Bah! 486? LOOGSHERIE! When I was your age, we didn't have none of those fangled 486es, oh no sir. 286 was more than enough for everyone... Or was that 64k of RAM? Now let me see...
That's a great idea. Have you considered patenting it?
I am the original poster of "And now...In Swedish".
Ten seconds after I clicked submit, expecting instand +5 Funny, some PHILISTINE had modded me down as offtopic.
Vhet a foockeeng ideeut! Bork Bork Bork....
Zee BBC is roonneeng a stury oon Sveden's noo cerbun feebre-a steelt sheep, zee Feesby. Bork bork bork! Es vell es beeeng zee furst steelt sheep, it is cuntrulled by 'stete-a-ooff-zee-ert cumpooters useeng a Veendoos NT oopereteeng system'. 'Boot Kuckooms und zee Svedeesh Nefy deny it cuoold be-a sebuteged by heckers und sey thet ifee iff it deed zeey cuoold fell beck tu tredeeshunel steereeng und nefeegeshun'." Ve-a hed a prefeeuoos stury ebuoot thees es vell.
Yahoo toolbar (AFAIK) doesn't install itself without your prior consent.
This is NOT the case with plenty of spyware.
Some antivirus or anti-spam software may not detect a virus/spam that its competitors do, but the next day the situation is reversed. Which one is better? Ditto anti-Spyware. Install the Yahoo toolbar if you think it will help. You should still use other tools though.
If the suspicions raised in the article are true however, I do think there is an ethical question here that should play some part in your decision.
There's something really cool about driving at 160kmh, seeing a highway patrol car and freaking out that you are busted until he overtakes you at 180kmh and waves...
The bad news is that if you are a long way from somewhere when your car overheats and breaks down, you will probably die.
I am reminded of this.
The speed at which new technologies are rushed from design through to market is a concern.
Admittedly technology that may have fatal consequences (like aircraft, flying machines and drugs)is usually subject to more regimented testing before release, but there is no shortage of products without such controls.
How many of us end-users should have been called beta-testers instead (cough...mobile phones...operating systems etc.)?
Unfortunately the rush to get the product to market before competition meant there wasn't enough time (or interest) in testing it. Was that the problem here, with the Mars Rover on the way at the same time as the Beagle?
Thanks for trying to suggest a productive use for this technology, but dude.... We're talking about destroyin' stuff!
They are recommending 19 things we need to remember for the future, including "testing of the parachute system".
Am I the only one who can't believe they didn't think of this before?
Friends?
NEC may have told you its impossible, but Roxio are now saying that if you have a Mac, it's easy with a free download in June.
Google and I agree with you ;-)
As for your second comment, using a radio to remotely detonate an explosive is still relevant if you are using an innocent carrier to deliver the explosive. Even if he is too young to know yet what a virgin is.
With respect, I think you are making a silly assumption that detonators can't be configured in exactly the manner you summarily dismiss. They could listen to anything their designer wanted them to, including something as simple as a simple signal breaking squelch.
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