Sent from a long distance, nearly undetectable, essentially unstoppable. When it arrives, its arrival is itself a weapon, plus whatever payload it is carrying.
I have thumbdrive with Clamwin just for this purpose. I remove the write-protect when I need to update the virus definitions, then flip it back before inserting in a suspect PC. Works great.
In order to access the buildings that hold Philosophy, Biology, Archeology, Anthropology, or Sociology, a student must first pass a test regarding Theory vs Fact. Those who pass the test with a perfect score are allowed to attend one class session. This system has reduced complaints from supporters of Intelligent Design theories. Naturally there has been some 'grumbling' from supporters of Darwinian Theory. Overall the administration feels this method works.
Actually, that's not a bad idea. One of the few Firefox 'features' that really annoys me is that each update requires a full download of the installer package. Opera could quietly download its updates through bittorrents (at severely choked rates!) and the present the update to the end user when complete.
Yup. If it shouldn't come in, and it can't be returned, drop it on the floor.
So often times my (l)users ask me why they received an email saying their computer is infected with a virus (bogus bounces due to a virii changing their source addresses)
My servers drop anything that doesn't seem right: virus infections, RBL tagged connections, obviously forged senders, etc. When a message gets delivered to the bit bucket; no more processing, no more network traffic, no more (l)user complaints.
While we're already offtopic, how about the band Live? They made it a bit difficult to talk about "the Live concert I went to this weekend." (insert Abbot & Costello remark here)
Yes, I did RTFA.
Unless I am completely reading this wrong, a summary of this is that the CFAA uses the term "reasonable expectations", and the court believes this is not sufficient; that sites must post in explicit terms what its users are and are not allowed to do - otherwise it is open season.
OTOH, passwords are an example of a site or system clearly stating its intentions:
We agree with the district court that lack of authorization may be implicit, rather than explicit. After all, password protection itself normally limits authorization by implication (and technology), even without express terms.
In short, the court found that sites on the Internet implicitly allow open access unless they explicitly state otherwise.
A kick - because they still prefer business. Novell and Mandrake can somehow make it with GPL - maybe Sun should also try?
Does Sun make more from software or hardware? Last I checked, they are still a major - and successful - hardware vendor, complete with service contracts, etc.
Here's a dumb but potentially useful idea. Mod everything down every reply on a dupe. Watch the effects. It might help the problem, but at least it would be interesting to watch the results.
"But the more we looked into it, the less comfortable we felt about it. The way they represent their product is different than the way we do ours. Ours is really more for any viewer, while they seemed to be going in a different direction creatively."
Seems like saying this publicly was a bad idea. If Best Brains Inc is going to claim that Mr Sinus Theater 3000 is too much like Mystery Science Theater 3000, publicly claiming they did not accept the licensing becuase it was not enough like the original might weaken the case.
OTOH, the spirit of the suit is justified: they really are blatantly ripping off the original MST3K and should be appropriately punished.
Mod parent up! This raises an excellent point: don't the AV companies daily violate the DMCA by reverse engineering virus code? If not, how long until somebody puts some kind of copy protection system into a virus and then sues all the AV companies? (I know, copy protection in a virus would be a bit odd, but hey...)
Admittedly, comparing computers to cars is usually pretty weak. However...
There is a good comparison here. A (new) US$15000 will drive on any road the same as just about any other car.
There are people who just want a car.
There are people who will, as another poster commented, buy Honda Civics and modify them to the point where you can no longer recognize them.
There are also plenty of people who will buy very expensive sports cars that have already been modified. Not every driver who wants to go fast is a mechanic.
Not every teenager who wants a fast gaming machine is a geek either.
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Maybe we should allow Senator Feinstein to ban 30 round "clips," thus protecting the sale of 20 and 30 round magazines.
Sent from a long distance, nearly undetectable, essentially unstoppable. When it arrives, its arrival is itself a weapon, plus whatever payload it is carrying.
I have thumbdrive with Clamwin just for this purpose. I remove the write-protect when I need to update the virus definitions, then flip it back before inserting in a suspect PC. Works great.
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In order to access the buildings that hold Philosophy, Biology, Archeology, Anthropology, or Sociology, a student must first pass a test regarding Theory vs Fact. Those who pass the test with a perfect score are allowed to attend one class session. This system has reduced complaints from supporters of Intelligent Design theories. Naturally there has been some 'grumbling' from supporters of Darwinian Theory. Overall the administration feels this method works.
Why not just mount on on an axle and rotate it end-over-end? A simple locking pin and weighted base would make it safe and easy.
You could use a central syslog server: HOWTO
MirOS: runs great for a while, then crashes into the ocean. Must use some M$ code...
Actually, that's not a bad idea. One of the few Firefox 'features' that really annoys me is that each update requires a full download of the installer package. Opera could quietly download its updates through bittorrents (at severely choked rates!) and the present the update to the end user when complete.
Gases are fluids? There are some pretty significant differences. For example, I'm not aware of gases exhibiting surface tension.
As a better example, would you rather be in a unventilated room with 5 liters of aqueous chlorine, or 5 liters of chlorine gas?
Good comparison, but I'm going to pick on it anyway...
Are terrorism references to become the new Godwin's Law? If so, I'd like to name it Jonesy's Law.
Yup. If it shouldn't come in, and it can't be returned, drop it on the floor.
So often times my (l)users ask me why they received an email saying their computer is infected with a virus (bogus bounces due to a virii changing their source addresses)
My servers drop anything that doesn't seem right: virus infections, RBL tagged connections, obviously forged senders, etc. When a message gets delivered to the bit bucket; no more processing, no more network traffic, no more (l)user complaints.
And I never get a complaint.
While we're already offtopic, how about the band Live? They made it a bit difficult to talk about "the Live concert I went to this weekend." (insert Abbot & Costello remark here)
Note: I'm not bashing the band.
Does Sun make more from software or hardware? Last I checked, they are still a major - and successful - hardware vendor, complete with service contracts, etc.
Then sue the USPTO. That'll wake them up.
embezzlement
(in case my boss is watching, I'm j/k)
(if he's not, contact me for more info.)
Here's a dumb but potentially useful idea. Mod everything down every reply on a dupe. Watch the effects. It might help the problem, but at least it would be interesting to watch the results.
What's that smell? I think it's my karma burning.
"But the more we looked into it, the less comfortable we felt about it. The way they represent their product is different than the way we do ours. Ours is really more for any viewer, while they seemed to be going in a different direction creatively."
Seems like saying this publicly was a bad idea. If Best Brains Inc is going to claim that Mr Sinus Theater 3000 is too much like Mystery Science Theater 3000, publicly claiming they did not accept the licensing becuase it was not enough like the original might weaken the case.
OTOH, the spirit of the suit is justified: they really are blatantly ripping off the original MST3K and should be appropriately punished.
Apparently 'brownshirts' is not quite explicit enough to invoke Godwin's Law.
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OTOH, I don't think even Godwin's Law can stop a discussion on
Mod parent up! This raises an excellent point: don't the AV companies daily violate the DMCA by reverse engineering virus code? If not, how long until somebody puts some kind of copy protection system into a virus and then sues all the AV companies? (I know, copy protection in a virus would be a bit odd, but hey...)
Admittedly, comparing computers to cars is usually pretty weak. However...
There is a good comparison here. A (new) US$15000 will drive on any road the same as just about any other car.
There are people who just want a car.
There are people who will, as another poster commented, buy Honda Civics and modify them to the point where you can no longer recognize them.
There are also plenty of people who will buy very expensive sports cars that have already been modified. Not every driver who wants to go fast is a mechanic.
Not every teenager who wants a fast gaming machine is a geek either.
Ummmm.... DVD?
Ummmm, DVD?
It's being webcast. Or webcasted.
Apparently my internal grammer check is failing today...