This just goes to show that LulzSec is just a bunch of cowardly bullies. Their actions say
We don't like you, something you do, or something you support so we are going to violate your privacy, hack your computers, and attack you, all while hiding in the shadows because we don't want you to be able to defend yourself or retaliate.
It is a bunch of "internet tough guys" going after important and powerful real life institutions. And, by going after the government, they are making the same mistake Japan did in 1941.
Nice cherry picking you are doing there. But, you lose on your very first comment. Try reading some of the comments and sigs on slashdot. You know, the ones that say the government is watching everyone all the time, the ones that say everyone is breaking a law all the time because that is why laws exist, the ones that say the U.S. government is the most oppressive of all time.
Because Johnny doesn't care about coding. He doesn't care about computers work. Johnny cares about getting high, fucking Tiffany, vandalism, watching Jersey Shore, listening to shitty "music" and rap, being "gangsta", playing *ball so he will get fat stacks in the majors, and generally being a douchebag.
Johnny doesn't care about coding because he has YouTube, Google, a phone capable of (t|s)exting, Garage Band, and software that can do what ever he wants to do.
Johnny doesn't care about coding because it takes too long, requires an ability to think clearly, intelligence, and doesn't provide instant positive feed back. Johnny like coding because it takes effort.
Johnny doesn't care about coding because it isn't cool and you rarely see a rich coder. The rich and happy people he sees are movie stars, bankers, executives, and athletes who generally get slaps on the wrist for doing things that would put a coder in prison.
Johnny can't code because Johnny has no need to, desire to, or interest in coding and you really can't blame him.
If they are not using my client, then they have not paid me and are not my customers. If they have paid me and are trying to use someone else's client, they are violating the terms of service and they are no longer my customers.
No, passwords are only so good. What you propose is a single "lock" on the "door", while by having the software and the protocol protected AND passwords one has multiple "locks". Why do people always think so one dimensional about things like this. It is not an either/or proposition. And, the harder it is to break in, the more likely the attackers will go after an easier target.
And, what if someone wants to keep their software from being compatible with someone else's software for security or profit reasons?
Compatibility, while nice, is not necessarily the goal, nor should it be the goal, of every piece of software. If I want my servers to only talk to my software so I can guarantee the behaviors involved, I want to patent my protocols and, if possible, software. I don't want your half-assed knock-off client talking to my servers.
Really, your statement is false. To be useful, software must do what it is designed to do. It does not need to be compatible with any other software to be useful.
No, it wouldn't. The patent clearly states it provides a "highly compressed, user-selectable, media file distribution" while Blizzard Update is a push system in which the user does not have the ability to select any files.
Solution: Stop using the browser for things that are not browsing. Stop using the browser as an OS inside an OS. If your website needs OpenGL, you are doing it wrong.
Of course, if all the thief does is break up the money into hundreds of different single-purpose accounts only to send it all to the same place in the end, then yes, you can reconstruct the transaction graph and track him down.
Assuming he doesn't use an anonymous email account and doesn't convert the bitcoins into physical items, say drugs or other property, that can shipped to an anonymous drop address, picked up, and then be sold for real money which can no longer be tracked.
When graduates can look forward to $250k/year salaries instead of $100/year salaries
Graduates are considered entry level people and get entry level jobs, especially those who have spent the last 10 years going to school full time to earn a PhD and have no real world experience.
Doctors go through what is basically a period of apprenticeship during which someone else checks off on all their work. This gives them experience before they are allowed to practice on their own
Lawyers often start off making modest salaries but their salaries increase rapidly with success. The successful lawyers will work for, under, and with more successful lawyers to get experience. Lawyers without experience are often the cheapest because they are inexperienced and have no track record.
You call that a ton of manufacturing? You need to compare that to historical manufacturing output of the United States. There are a handful of companies left that manufacture things in the U.S. Most of those jobs have gone overseas, or over the border. Even car companies are making vehicles overseas. What is more, many of the manufacturing jobs here in the U.S. are often just bolting together parts manufactured in other countries, including cars manufacturers.
What you need to do is go to a bunch of stores and see how many things are marked "Made in the U.S.A." and how many are not.
We devalue the dollar. Our trade deficit goes down. China devalues it's currency and other countries complain to the WTO about our "unfair trade practice" and we are told "Go back to your old valuation or they can raise taxes on all your exports." Then, our trade deficit goes up until it is even higher than when we started.
Most entry level engineers don't make $100K/year. It is much closer to $50K/per year because they don't have any experience and haven't proved themselves yet.
Your solution #1 results in no money going into Social Security or Medicare and also ends income taxes in all states, resulting in increases in property, sales, and other taxes which have a higher impact lower wage earners.
Your solution #2 results in WTO sanctions for unfair trade because when something is imported, money leaves the country, which turns your solution into a 20%-30% tax on imports.
Your solution #3 results in workers not being able to afford homes, cars, etc.
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That entire area is over 1,000 feet above sea level. What is the big deal? It is a 7 food flood.
"They weren't doing their jobs so we fired them. Why do you think the intrusion happened in the first place?"
This just goes to show that LulzSec is just a bunch of cowardly bullies. Their actions say
We don't like you, something you do, or something you support so we are going to violate your privacy, hack your computers, and attack you, all while hiding in the shadows because we don't want you to be able to defend yourself or retaliate.
It is a bunch of "internet tough guys" going after important and powerful real life institutions. And, by going after the government, they are making the same mistake Japan did in 1941.
Nice cherry picking you are doing there. But, you lose on your very first comment. Try reading some of the comments and sigs on slashdot. You know, the ones that say the government is watching everyone all the time, the ones that say everyone is breaking a law all the time because that is why laws exist, the ones that say the U.S. government is the most oppressive of all time.
Because Johnny doesn't care about coding. He doesn't care about computers work. Johnny cares about getting high, fucking Tiffany, vandalism, watching Jersey Shore, listening to shitty "music" and rap, being "gangsta", playing *ball so he will get fat stacks in the majors, and generally being a douchebag.
Johnny doesn't care about coding because he has YouTube, Google, a phone capable of (t|s)exting, Garage Band, and software that can do what ever he wants to do.
Johnny doesn't care about coding because it takes too long, requires an ability to think clearly, intelligence, and doesn't provide instant positive feed back. Johnny like coding because it takes effort.
Johnny doesn't care about coding because it isn't cool and you rarely see a rich coder. The rich and happy people he sees are movie stars, bankers, executives, and athletes who generally get slaps on the wrist for doing things that would put a coder in prison.
Johnny can't code because Johnny has no need to, desire to, or interest in coding and you really can't blame him.
If they are not using my client, then they have not paid me and are not my customers. If they have paid me and are trying to use someone else's client, they are violating the terms of service and they are no longer my customers.
Then, they are not my customers.
No, passwords are only so good. What you propose is a single "lock" on the "door", while by having the software and the protocol protected AND passwords one has multiple "locks". Why do people always think so one dimensional about things like this. It is not an either/or proposition. And, the harder it is to break in, the more likely the attackers will go after an easier target.
And, what if someone wants to keep their software from being compatible with someone else's software for security or profit reasons?
Compatibility, while nice, is not necessarily the goal, nor should it be the goal, of every piece of software. If I want my servers to only talk to my software so I can guarantee the behaviors involved, I want to patent my protocols and, if possible, software. I don't want your half-assed knock-off client talking to my servers.
Really, your statement is false. To be useful, software must do what it is designed to do. It does not need to be compatible with any other software to be useful.
No, it wouldn't. The patent clearly states it provides a "highly compressed, user-selectable, media file distribution" while Blizzard Update is a push system in which the user does not have the ability to select any files.
Bitcoin is a currency, not a bank. No FDIC, and not too big to fail.
You forgot Thermo-nuclear devices.
You cared so much, you wouldn't risk your precious slashdot karma. Therefore, bitcoins are worth less than slashdot karma.
Those pieces of paper are backed by the government and the people of a country. Bitcoins are backed by.... nothing.
Seriously, why is it needed? Why don't developers just write their own UI instead of trying to push everything into the browser?
Or, developers could stop being lazy and write an actual UI instead of relying on the browser.
Solution: Stop using the browser for things that are not browsing. Stop using the browser as an OS inside an OS. If your website needs OpenGL, you are doing it wrong.
Look at how many of the comments are blaming the victim and not anything involving Bitcoin, then tell me again this is bad for Bitcoin.
Of course, if all the thief does is break up the money into hundreds of different single-purpose accounts only to send it all to the same place in the end, then yes, you can reconstruct the transaction graph and track him down.
Assuming he doesn't use an anonymous email account and doesn't convert the bitcoins into physical items, say drugs or other property, that can shipped to an anonymous drop address, picked up, and then be sold for real money which can no longer be tracked.
What you said was:
When graduates can look forward to $250k/year salaries instead of $100/year salaries
Graduates are considered entry level people and get entry level jobs, especially those who have spent the last 10 years going to school full time to earn a PhD and have no real world experience.
Doctors go through what is basically a period of apprenticeship during which someone else checks off on all their work. This gives them experience before they are allowed to practice on their own
Lawyers often start off making modest salaries but their salaries increase rapidly with success. The successful lawyers will work for, under, and with more successful lawyers to get experience. Lawyers without experience are often the cheapest because they are inexperienced and have no track record.
Financial advisers are regulated by the SEC and "requires most advisers to provide clients and prospective clients with information about the adviser's business practices and educational and business background". Maybe you should read up on how one becomes a financial adviser and how much they make starting out.
And, how much did it cost to get to that PhD?
You call that a ton of manufacturing? You need to compare that to historical manufacturing output of the United States. There are a handful of companies left that manufacture things in the U.S. Most of those jobs have gone overseas, or over the border. Even car companies are making vehicles overseas. What is more, many of the manufacturing jobs here in the U.S. are often just bolting together parts manufactured in other countries, including cars manufacturers.
What you need to do is go to a bunch of stores and see how many things are marked "Made in the U.S.A." and how many are not.
We devalue the dollar. Our trade deficit goes down. China devalues it's currency and other countries complain to the WTO about our "unfair trade practice" and we are told "Go back to your old valuation or they can raise taxes on all your exports." Then, our trade deficit goes up until it is even higher than when we started.
Most entry level engineers don't make $100K/year. It is much closer to $50K/per year because they don't have any experience and haven't proved themselves yet.
Your solution #1 results in no money going into Social Security or Medicare and also ends income taxes in all states, resulting in increases in property, sales, and other taxes which have a higher impact lower wage earners.
Your solution #2 results in WTO sanctions for unfair trade because when something is imported, money leaves the country, which turns your solution into a 20%-30% tax on imports.
Your solution #3 results in workers not being able to afford homes, cars, etc.