Looks like a case of a rapid fix from MS and a kneejerk editor at Slashdot. How about this spin? "Notified of critical bug, MS immediately issues fix". Nah, wouldn't play to this crowd.
While your point isn't entirely without merit, there are a few points you're overlooking:
1) As noted above, three months does not a rapid fix make.
2) Having every OS you make vulnerable becuase of a freaking MIDI file??? That's pretty sad.
3) Microsoft hasn't been too keen on fixing other bugs. Buffer overflows are especially bad coming from them, since they closed down all new development for a period to supposedly get rid of all the buffer overflows.
4) I took the BuyMusic comment to be a joke, since they went to such lengths to make it a Windows-only solution. Suddenly the phrase, "In order to take full advantage of BuyMusic.com's offerings you must be on a Windows Operating System using Internet Explorer version 5.0 or higher" seems more humorous to some.
No, it's because he had JavaScript disabled. I tried faking the UA & it still wouldn't let me through. Turning off JavaScript let me in just fine, even with the true UA being sent (Mozilla 1.4). Once you're in, if you reenable JS, it'll dump you to the page you mentioned.
It doesn't work with Mozilla (just tried it). However, if you turn off JavaScript it will let you in and load just fine. You won't be able to purchase, but you can peruse thier selections.
Any kind of *nix-style services. For that matter, running something as a service at all.
And there LOTS of apps that will run on XP or 2000, but not on 95. Not necessarily because of incompatability, but because 95 simply cannot handle the hardware required for them. Try playing any current games on 95.
If you're trying to bait me into conceding that most win32 apps will run on both, you're right. However, that's a disengenous argument. Windows 95 would not be able to run my current hardware, nor handle the load I put on my system, nor provide many of the services that modern apps expect. Win95 is still very much DOS-based. I still want to hear you defend your DOS statement. That should be good for a few laughs.
DOS and Win95 can do everything WinXP can??? What planet are you on? Hating MS is fine with me, but saying something like that just makes you look like an idiot.
And where are you finding that P4 2GHz? Pricewatch's cheapest is $112.
Google only returns one site selling it, which list three retailers. All of them have 0 in stock. The link on the Kensington site is for all Kensington products & so far I haven't one that carries it.
Has anyone found a place that carries it? Someone mentioned Best Buy, but it's not on their website.
The hospital was deep in friendly territory, with hospital staff treating her better then their own patients because they _knew_ who was in control and wanted to be on the right side.
Do you have a source for this? Because my "Potential Bullshit-O-Meter" is maxed out right now.
Check the link, though. The latest code they offer is System III. SCO's suing over System V. So the link is interesting, but not as helpful as we would like (if at all).
Ok, Troll, how is that any different that any other application that needs a standard configuration? Huh? Tell me, because I'd like to know how it is "off my island".
You tell me why doing a standard configuration that saves the logs to a standard place (preferably on the network) or a Jabber setup that save it all on the server is different and "non-trivial" in comparison to getting everyone's email set up properly.
I joined sometime in the spring of 1997. ICQ was launched in December 1996 and I have a 6-digit number, 198150.
I remember telling my roomate that the idea was going to be huge and he basically told me that it would be a flash in the pan. So I said, "Wanna be... hey, that asshole owes me money!
So administrating idiots in respect to IM is more daunting than usual? I don't buy that argument. Is it a pain in the ass, especially due to the legal requirements? Yes. Is there cause for that sector to freak out & consider banning IM (in the generic sense)? No.
I don't see why they couldn't standardize on something like ICQ, Trillian, a Jabber client or anything else that logs everything. Then all they have to do is set the log to be saved on a network drive, rather than thier own. Is that really so daunting?
Shit, I have logs for the last two years on this system. If you look at my laptop, it has logs from 1999 back to like 3 months after ICQ was first released. I was "daunted", but I overcame!;-)
Fry: "Very impressive. Back in the 20th century we had no idea there was a university on Mars."
Prof. Farnsworth: "Well in those days Mars was just a dreary uninhabitable wasteland... much like Utah. But unlike Utah, it was eventually made livable, when the university was founed in 2636."
Leela: "They planted traditional college foliage: ivy, trees, hemp...."
Does anybody else get the impression that Big Blue is going to give SCO a bloody nose over this whole thing?
No, I'm picturing something more along the lines of a gangland-style knee-capping, followed by SCO pleading for their lives, followed by a slit throat and ritual dis-embowlment.
But that's just me. And I'm sick.;-)
Seriously, IBM's most likely not going to let SCO live. They're going to make an example of them.
I think the documentary (and if it's the History Channel one, I've seen it) was speaking more towards normal office building fixtures - like the electrical system, plumbing, fire suppression, etc. The only time that the computer systems may have been outdated (and this only applies to the unclassified systems) was a brief period in the mid-90's when the whole military was very slow about upgrades. But, that was only like 2-4 years and it was a problem throughout the military.
Incidentally, it was caused by commanders not being required to upgrade the systems they owned. The computer budget was lumped in with everything else, so they wouldn't upgrade. Mostly because they didn't like computers themselves, so they didn't want to spend any more of a limited budget on them than was absoulutely required. Therefore, upgrades to a mandatory computer became required every three years, no more, no less (unless you get a waiver). The buying process is very basic. The command says to supply that they need 20 General Purpose Desktops, 5 Basic Laptops, and 1 Unix-based Technical Workstation. Supply will then get computers based on a common spec and from one of a few different vendors (usually Dell, HP-Compaq, IBM, and Sun). The situation has changed for the Navy and the Marine Corps with the advent of NMCI, but that's a whole new (and quite large) can of worms.
I was replying to his statements, "My understanding is that the Pentagon has been relying on outdated technology for quite some time." and "I understand that they used highly outdated computers for some time."
I don't dispute that the building was in dire need of renovations, because it most certainly was.
I'm familiar with what the Pentagon uses. I have friends and former co-workers who work there. It's no different than any large corporation as far as tech being up to date (for unclassified systems, that is). It's not the latest screamer, but it's not too old, either. Systems are usually bought and auctioned on a three year cycle. Whoever told you that their stuff is outdated was either full of shit or misinformed themselves.
And I don't know why they spend astronomical amount of bucks for developping uncrackable encryption technologies.
Well, that's quite simple. If someone breaks our encryption - people die. It's not like someone will find out trade secrets or read embarrasing emails. People will die quite possibly horrible deaths. As one of those protected by that encryption, I'd just as soon see them as much money as they reasonably believe necessary.
P.S. Back off the bold tag before you put someone's eye out with that thing.
I had a similar experience. I harrased ICQ's support enough that they finally had a real person reply and fix the problem. I just thought they (the thieves) were doing it for the hell of it, though. I wonder how much 198150 is worth...
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No, it's because he had JavaScript disabled. I tried faking the UA & it still wouldn't let me through. Turning off JavaScript let me in just fine, even with the true UA being sent (Mozilla 1.4). Once you're in, if you reenable JS, it'll dump you to the page you mentioned.
It doesn't work with Mozilla (just tried it). However, if you turn off JavaScript it will let you in and load just fine. You won't be able to purchase, but you can peruse thier selections.
...and Mozilla will be able to get in just fine.
:-D
That's the best thing I've heard on a Monday in a while.
Any kind of *nix-style services. For that matter, running something as a service at all.
And there LOTS of apps that will run on XP or 2000, but not on 95. Not necessarily because of incompatability, but because 95 simply cannot handle the hardware required for them. Try playing any current games on 95.
If you're trying to bait me into conceding that most win32 apps will run on both, you're right. However, that's a disengenous argument. Windows 95 would not be able to run my current hardware, nor handle the load I put on my system, nor provide many of the services that modern apps expect. Win95 is still very much DOS-based. I still want to hear you defend your DOS statement. That should be good for a few laughs.
DOS and Win95 can do everything WinXP can??? What planet are you on? Hating MS is fine with me, but saying something like that just makes you look like an idiot.
And where are you finding that P4 2GHz? Pricewatch's cheapest is $112.
I just bought one at my local Best Buy yesterday. When you push the button, it actually works for 2 minutes, before powering itself off.
Yeah, I guess I'll drive down there & have a look. Calling them is pointless. Our Best Buy seems hopelessly inept over the phone. :-)
Google only returns one site selling it, which list three retailers. All of them have 0 in stock. The link on the Kensington site is for all Kensington products & so far I haven't one that carries it.
Has anyone found a place that carries it? Someone mentioned Best Buy, but it's not on their website.
Do you have a source for this? Because my "Potential Bullshit-O-Meter" is maxed out right now.
Check the link, though. The latest code they offer is System III. SCO's suing over System V. So the link is interesting, but not as helpful as we would like (if at all).
Ok, Troll, how is that any different that any other application that needs a standard configuration? Huh? Tell me, because I'd like to know how it is "off my island".
You tell me why doing a standard configuration that saves the logs to a standard place (preferably on the network) or a Jabber setup that save it all on the server is different and "non-trivial" in comparison to getting everyone's email set up properly.
I joined sometime in the spring of 1997. ICQ was launched in December 1996 and I have a 6-digit number, 198150.
I remember telling my roomate that the idea was going to be huge and he basically told me that it would be a flash in the pan. So I said, "Wanna be... hey, that asshole owes me money!
So administrating idiots in respect to IM is more daunting than usual? I don't buy that argument. Is it a pain in the ass, especially due to the legal requirements? Yes. Is there cause for that sector to freak out & consider banning IM (in the generic sense)? No.
I don't see why they couldn't standardize on something like ICQ, Trillian, a Jabber client or anything else that logs everything. Then all they have to do is set the log to be saved on a network drive, rather than thier own. Is that really so daunting?
;-)
Shit, I have logs for the last two years on this system. If you look at my laptop, it has logs from 1999 back to like 3 months after ICQ was first released. I was "daunted", but I overcame!
Filter Caldera, Dumbass.
Who modded you up?
Fry: "Very impressive. Back in the 20th century we had no idea there was a university on Mars."
Prof. Farnsworth: "Well in those days Mars was just a dreary uninhabitable wasteland... much like Utah. But unlike Utah, it was eventually made livable, when the university was founed in 2636."
Leela: "They planted traditional college foliage: ivy, trees, hemp...."
No, I'm picturing something more along the lines of a gangland-style knee-capping, followed by SCO pleading for their lives, followed by a slit throat and ritual dis-embowlment.
But that's just me. And I'm sick.
Seriously, IBM's most likely not going to let SCO live. They're going to make an example of them.
I think the documentary (and if it's the History Channel one, I've seen it) was speaking more towards normal office building fixtures - like the electrical system, plumbing, fire suppression, etc. The only time that the computer systems may have been outdated (and this only applies to the unclassified systems) was a brief period in the mid-90's when the whole military was very slow about upgrades. But, that was only like 2-4 years and it was a problem throughout the military.
Incidentally, it was caused by commanders not being required to upgrade the systems they owned. The computer budget was lumped in with everything else, so they wouldn't upgrade. Mostly because they didn't like computers themselves, so they didn't want to spend any more of a limited budget on them than was absoulutely required. Therefore, upgrades to a mandatory computer became required every three years, no more, no less (unless you get a waiver). The buying process is very basic. The command says to supply that they need 20 General Purpose Desktops, 5 Basic Laptops, and 1 Unix-based Technical Workstation. Supply will then get computers based on a common spec and from one of a few different vendors (usually Dell, HP-Compaq, IBM, and Sun). The situation has changed for the Navy and the Marine Corps with the advent of NMCI, but that's a whole new (and quite large) can of worms.
I was replying to his statements, "My understanding is that the Pentagon has been relying on outdated technology for quite some time." and "I understand that they used highly outdated computers for some time."
I don't dispute that the building was in dire need of renovations, because it most certainly was.
I'm familiar with what the Pentagon uses. I have friends and former co-workers who work there. It's no different than any large corporation as far as tech being up to date (for unclassified systems, that is). It's not the latest screamer, but it's not too old, either. Systems are usually bought and auctioned on a three year cycle. Whoever told you that their stuff is outdated was either full of shit or misinformed themselves.
Well, that's quite simple. If someone breaks our encryption - people die. It's not like someone will find out trade secrets or read embarrasing emails. People will die quite possibly horrible deaths. As one of those protected by that encryption, I'd just as soon see them as much money as they reasonably believe necessary.
P.S. Back off the bold tag before you put someone's eye out with that thing.
I had a similar experience. I harrased ICQ's support enough that they finally had a real person reply and fix the problem. I just thought they (the thieves) were doing it for the hell of it, though. I wonder how much 198150 is worth...
Uh... isn't that a stereotype, too?