IE 6 was arguably the least secure browser of all time.
Well, IE6 was released in 2001, pre XP SP2 (over three years before FireFox), and is still in use seven years later. IE 6 has a total of 130 secunia advisories (highest unpatched is Moderately Critical). FF 1-3 have 71 advisories (highest unpatched Highly Critical) since release in 2005 and IE6 had 35 advisories in the same period.
Keeping in mind there are lies, damn lies, and statistics, I'm not going to argue either way and let the fanbois take their browsers into the shower with a ruler.
More than browser vulnerabilities I take issue with the verbiage of the OP. Superlatives are the worst things in the world.
With that philosophy, you should disable your anti-virus and firewall because if you use them the bad boys and girls will attack you in some other way. Per your statement, "No automatic filter will do this job - and the results of the attempt will be worse in every way than if no filter is used."
France is also going to filter terrorism and racism. Whatever. If you don't like it, get a different provider. Or better yet, stop worrying about law enforcement of people breaking the law. You may not like the laws but that is a different argument. If your neighbor is taking the pictures would you try to stop the SWAT team when they break down his door?
Get rid of the crap and there will be more bandwidth for everyone else.
no one would ever just randomly sudo a command for the hell of it. That is, until WalMart starts selling *nix boxes en masse. You underestimate the awesome destructive power of a bored teen or curious tween. And my mom.
You buy Windows from Microsoft. End of story. And you buy Pepsi from PepsiCo. That doesn't mean you can't drink something else (except for Tab... That's just wrong). And it certainly doesn't mean you should be surprised when Microsoft releases a product for the Microsoft platform.
I call bullshit. Your arguments make no sense. I'll take the risk that you are a humanitarian and ask you anyway how much of your time or disposible income have you spent on the 40 million/hundreds of millions of people you mentioned? While you are pointing fingers, don't forget to look at the Arab Emirates to see how much of their money is flowing to the needy. You've choosen to overlook the American billionaires (and our new overlords American Idol) who are making a difference around the world with a good chunk of their fortunes. I also see American doctors and even the American military travel to areas of need to provide food, water, clothing, and medicine. Does America have problems? Sure. Who doesn't? We have more than some, less than others. Some days I think we should just turn out the lights. It riles me to see kids in Hummers dropped off at schools that struggle to stay open. But if you don't want the aide we provide to the rest of the world then I would be glad to have America spend it only at home. That includes the money spent on wars nobody wanted and we didn't need. All we need is a revolution to become socialists, but good luck with that.
My buddy is a school teacher who can't afford a car with air conditioning, yet spent almost US$10,000 to try and save his sick dog. The dog died and it took him almost 10 years to pay it back. So don't piss on everyone when there are decent people left.
Also, since you posted AC at 3am my time I don't know if you posted in the middle of the night or from work in some other time zone. If you posted from home, how can you justify having a computer and Internet connectivity when there are so many needy people out there? If you posted from work, how can you be so selfish as to have a job when there are so many needy people out there? I get so sick of the "won't somebody think of the children" mentality. Sheesh.
Well, it's funny that Jobs likes to lecture the music and movie industry about the futility of DRM, but then he tries to lock down the iPhone.
Well, one difference is that when your download "breaks", you can download it again or you are SOL (depending on the agreement you made when you downloaded it). A "broken" iPhone goes back to the store which starts a *very* expensive process (to AT&T and Apple). Hardware != Content. He just wants the goddam thing to work, which is why I bought the wifey a Mac instead of a PC. That's a revenue model I'm on board with.
A fan can't draw much more than a few watts. What's the point? It seems like a complicated array of technology just to save a few watts of power. You'd be better off buying a more efficient power supply if you wanted to be "green". Thats the thinking that got us where we are today. Every watt counts. Less watts = less oil consumed = less coal burned = less natural gas burned = less nukes = more water saved. Someday the equation might be: less watts = less solar = less hydrogen = less Soylent Green. At that point I might agree with "what's the point"?
...70% Windows compatible (realistically most things will work even then because the last 30% is stuff that isn't used that much). You are right. The last bit is only used 30% of the time.
As for the hydrazine itself, what do you think happens *on its own* to pressurized tanks of highly flammable fluids on reentry? I can't think of a *single* sizable object that's survived reentry still pressuretight. That is the concern. The no longer pressuretight tank is expected to survive so the hydrazine will slowly vent creating a ground hazard.
Your point on the Delta II rocket was already addressed. Smoke != Hydrazine.
Also, at least one hydrazine tank did survive the Columbia accident "intact". Google is your friend.
The people charged with our defense and national security are *supposed* to be uneasy,...lay awake nights,... constantly wonder if all they've done is enough. That way, the rest of us don't have to. Please remember to cite your references: Air Force One
However, actual events like 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, and the "War" in Iraq show that nobody is awake except for staff finding new ways to say "Yes, Sir".
Yet another good example of why you shouldn't hire the sysadmins who blindly use what the vendors ship, but security and performance minded sysadmins who reduce installations to what's actually needed. Well, so much for me trying Ubuntu. Looks like My Mom(tm) stays on Windows, too.
Vista w/SP1 wakes from sleep and is fully functional in less than 5 seconds (including wireless network connection). One of the many useful new features of Vista. Hibernation is *so* XP.
So a quantum leap is a very, very tiny change, usually smaller than a nanometer. If the writer is stupid enough to think a sub-nanometer change means something big, why would one take anything he has to say seriously?
I manage wireless e-mail for a small number of people (200). Our preferred carrier is Cingular and due to the wireless software we use, our options for devices are limited. We have a few Palms, but settled on the Windows CE platform. People that have a PDA-phone for wireless e-mail are instructed to *not* use the phone and instead use a company issued cell phone. Yup. Two devices. I would call PDA-phones bricks but that would be an insult to bricks everywhere. Our recommendation for the Cingular 8100 running WM5 is to soft reset the device every morning just so you have a chance to send/receive data. Nice.
Enter the Nokia e62. Wow! This thing is a real phone, and by the way, can also do wireless e-mail. It may be the single device that we deploy for phone and e-mail that we've been looking for. Yes, it is more complex to use than previous models because of the additional functionality, but people will only use what they need to use and I don't see the learning curve being higher than other PDA phones.
A better comparison would be to compare these new Nokia's to the similar products from the competitors, not to the earlier Nokias that are "just" phones.
MS: IE7 Flaw Really in Outlook Express By Nate Mook, BetaNews October 19, 2006, 4:46 PM Microsoft responded Thursday to reports of the first exploit affecting Internet Explorer 7, which cropped up less than 24 hours after the browser's official launch. Christopher Budd from Microsoft's Security Response Center says the flaw lies not in IE7, but in an Outlook Express component.
This fact could explain why the problem first surfaced back in November 2003 and was found to affect IE6 last April. "While these reports use Internet Explorer as a vector the vulnerability itself is in Outlook Express," Budd said. Microsoft notes it has received no reports of any attacks against customers, but is investigating the situation and may release a patch if necessary.
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IE 6 was arguably the least secure browser of all time.
Well, IE6 was released in 2001, pre XP SP2 (over three years before FireFox), and is still in use seven years later. IE 6 has a total of 130 secunia advisories (highest unpatched is Moderately Critical). FF 1-3 have 71 advisories (highest unpatched Highly Critical) since release in 2005 and IE6 had 35 advisories in the same period.
Keeping in mind there are lies, damn lies, and statistics, I'm not going to argue either way and let the fanbois take their browsers into the shower with a ruler.
More than browser vulnerabilities I take issue with the verbiage of the OP. Superlatives are the worst things in the world.
If people abuse cell phones by using them in obnoxious ways, how long would it take them to abuse the kill switch?
About 60 minutes (long enough to charge the battery on my Chinese cell phone jammer). My world isn't quieter, but it's funnier.
With that philosophy, you should disable your anti-virus and firewall because if you use them the bad boys and girls will attack you in some other way. Per your statement, "No automatic filter will do this job - and the results of the attempt will be worse in every way than if no filter is used."
France is also going to filter terrorism and racism. Whatever. If you don't like it, get a different provider. Or better yet, stop worrying about law enforcement of people breaking the law. You may not like the laws but that is a different argument. If your neighbor is taking the pictures would you try to stop the SWAT team when they break down his door?
Get rid of the crap and there will be more bandwidth for everyone else.
NASA is accepting applications from folks who decided they don't want to be cowboys or princesses.
No, unless it was something other than Windows ME.
I call bullshit. Your arguments make no sense. I'll take the risk that you are a humanitarian and ask you anyway how much of your time or disposible income have you spent on the 40 million/hundreds of millions of people you mentioned? While you are pointing fingers, don't forget to look at the Arab Emirates to see how much of their money is flowing to the needy. You've choosen to overlook the American billionaires (and our new overlords American Idol) who are making a difference around the world with a good chunk of their fortunes. I also see American doctors and even the American military travel to areas of need to provide food, water, clothing, and medicine. Does America have problems? Sure. Who doesn't? We have more than some, less than others. Some days I think we should just turn out the lights. It riles me to see kids in Hummers dropped off at schools that struggle to stay open. But if you don't want the aide we provide to the rest of the world then I would be glad to have America spend it only at home. That includes the money spent on wars nobody wanted and we didn't need. All we need is a revolution to become socialists, but good luck with that.
My buddy is a school teacher who can't afford a car with air conditioning, yet spent almost US$10,000 to try and save his sick dog. The dog died and it took him almost 10 years to pay it back. So don't piss on everyone when there are decent people left.
Also, since you posted AC at 3am my time I don't know if you posted in the middle of the night or from work in some other time zone. If you posted from home, how can you justify having a computer and Internet connectivity when there are so many needy people out there? If you posted from work, how can you be so selfish as to have a job when there are so many needy people out there? I get so sick of the "won't somebody think of the children" mentality. Sheesh.
Another article on hacked iPhones? Really? Are we going to have this with every update? We already know every update will be hacked.
If so, let me be the first to announce that Windows 7 activation has been cracked.
Well, it's funny that Jobs likes to lecture the music and movie industry about the futility of DRM, but then he tries to lock down the iPhone.
Well, one difference is that when your download "breaks", you can download it again or you are SOL (depending on the agreement you made when you downloaded it). A "broken" iPhone goes back to the store which starts a *very* expensive process (to AT&T and Apple). Hardware != Content. He just wants the goddam thing to work, which is why I bought the wifey a Mac instead of a PC. That's a revenue model I'm on board with.
...70% Windows compatible (realistically most things will work even then because the last 30% is stuff that isn't used that much). You are right. The last bit is only used 30% of the time.Your point on the Delta II rocket was already addressed. Smoke != Hydrazine.
Also, at least one hydrazine tank did survive the Columbia accident "intact". Google is your friend.
However, actual events like 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, and the "War" in Iraq show that nobody is awake except for staff finding new ways to say "Yes, Sir".
I clicked the link and got a pop-under ad for LASIK eye surgery. Coincidence?
Vista w/SP1 wakes from sleep and is fully functional in less than 5 seconds (including wireless network connection). One of the many useful new features of Vista. Hibernation is *so* XP.
Come on... Drink the koolaid. It's grape!
Wouldn't that be a blue shift?
So a quantum leap is a very, very tiny change, usually smaller than a nanometer. If the writer is stupid enough to think a sub-nanometer change means something big, why would one take anything he has to say seriously?
...In the popular sense, the term is usually applied to mean a large or significant change, which is thus not strictly correct.
Um, if you RTFA in Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_leap and *finish* it, you find in the next section titled Popular Useage:
Hmmm... Sounds like "LOTR Episode 2". I'll watch it as long as Jar-Jar Binks isn't in it.
I manage wireless e-mail for a small number of people (200). Our preferred carrier is Cingular and due to the wireless software we use, our options for devices are limited. We have a few Palms, but settled on the Windows CE platform. People that have a PDA-phone for wireless e-mail are instructed to *not* use the phone and instead use a company issued cell phone. Yup. Two devices. I would call PDA-phones bricks but that would be an insult to bricks everywhere. Our recommendation for the Cingular 8100 running WM5 is to soft reset the device every morning just so you have a chance to send/receive data. Nice.
Enter the Nokia e62. Wow! This thing is a real phone, and by the way, can also do wireless e-mail. It may be the single device that we deploy for phone and e-mail that we've been looking for. Yes, it is more complex to use than previous models because of the additional functionality, but people will only use what they need to use and I don't see the learning curve being higher than other PDA phones.
A better comparison would be to compare these new Nokia's to the similar products from the competitors, not to the earlier Nokias that are "just" phones.
See BetaNews for details: http://www.betanews.com/article/MS_IE7_Flaw_Really _in_Outlook_Express/1161290765
MS: IE7 Flaw Really in Outlook Express
By Nate Mook, BetaNews
October 19, 2006, 4:46 PM
Microsoft responded Thursday to reports of the first exploit affecting Internet Explorer 7, which cropped up less than 24 hours after the browser's official launch. Christopher Budd from Microsoft's Security Response Center says the flaw lies not in IE7, but in an Outlook Express component.
This fact could explain why the problem first surfaced back in November 2003 and was found to affect IE6 last April. "While these reports use Internet Explorer as a vector the vulnerability itself is in Outlook Express," Budd said. Microsoft notes it has received no reports of any attacks against customers, but is investigating the situation and may release a patch if necessary.
Nah, that won't keep them out. They'll just think they found the back door!
Why block a site when you can /. it out of existence?
May the force be with their servers...