How the fuck did your ignorant post get modded interesting? Are slashdotters really this stupid?
In hte USSA everything is a felony or chargeable offense, so being a felon doesn't necessarily mean anything.
That is a bald-faced lie and everyone, including yourself, knows it. Stop being an asshole and stick to the facts instead of trying to say that everything is against the law because some of the stupid shit you like to do is against the law.
Being broke may lead to obscenity in public, such as "Fuck I wish I could afford a cold glass of iced tea right now, it's hot out"
Even if one were to be arrested on such a charge, every time it has happened, the charges have been thrown out thanks the the First Amendment.
the obscenity that gets you a permanant record as a sex offender, taking a leak in public such as "Damn I drank too much iced tea, I'll step off this path here and take a leak behind these shrubberies before I piss myself"
Taking a leak in public is not a sex offense anywhere in the United States. Your example is a bald-faced lie.
His obscenity charge stems from showing porn to a college student. Maybe if you had bothered to learn about the controversy you would have known that. Now, how about the facts behind the felony obscenity charges:
Camille McCoy, a 19-year-old rising sophomore at the University of South Carolina, said she called campus police after Greene sat down next to her in a computer lab and asked her to look at his screen, which showed a pornographic website.
"I said, 'That's offensive,' and he sat there laughing," said McCoy, who was 18 at the time. "It was very disgusting. He said, 'Let's go to your room now.' It was kind of scary. He's a pretty big boy. He could've overpowered me."
Next time, do a little research before spouting off.
Showing me less, but better targeted ads should be a win-win situation.
That will never happen. Marketeers don't understand the concept of moderation and believe everyone wants to drink from a fire hose of ads all day long.
When did Debian and it's Free Software Guidelines become the required standard for open source. Oh, wait, it didn't.
Not every distribution uses apt, so not being in apt is not being less than open. Quite the reverse is true. By limiting themselves to apt, they are being less open.
So, what you are implying is that a standardized software packaging system, the creation of which flossies have fought tooth and nail because it would make things less free, is the way to go, but only if it is the system you prefer.
You still miss the forest for the trees. You can want something until hell freezes over, but if you don't need said thing, then you have the choice of just not getting the thing. That you had a voucher is irrelevant.
In fact, it says to me that you paid for an iPad sight unseen, before it was available. To me, that is just foolishness of the fanboy/gadgethead type.
1) no one uses (not a single user checked the hash of the download over seven months)
Logic fail, does not follow. Just because the hash has not been checked (which it might have been as the attacker could have replaced the hash on the server as well as the code), it does not follow that no one uses or no one has downloaded the code. The "many eyes" claim results in a false sense of security.
How about embarrassing as in "We have been claiming shit like this can't happen to us because we are open and everyone can look at the code and any change will be found and fixed quickly and this compromised code has been sitting out there for 8 months and no one noticed!"
Unless, of course, one were hoping to use SSID + Signal strength to try to determine the user's position without accessing the WiFi network. You know, like what happens with Android phones.
Sounds to me like you are suggesting security through obscurity. Isn't that something that gets soundly derided here on slashdot when used in proprietary code? Why, yes, yes it is.
But with open source the code is there and you're free to review it if you want to and know how.
You forgot that the person also has to have the time and resources, which most normal people don't have. The SAs and programmers where I work don't have the time to download and review the source of every bit of free software used in the company. And, I could do it for my personal systems, but I don't know C, C++, Python, and every other programming language used for the software and even if I did, I would not want to give up my free time to do that.
The claim that FLOSS is more secure because of "many eyes" is just as bogus as security through obscurity.
Yes, because this could have happened to closed-source software and no one would have known and it would never have been found.
Oh wait, we know that to be false.
This happened specifically because UnrealIRC is open source. And, let us not forget that many flossies love to talk about how such things as this can't happen because so many people are looking at the source code.
The sad part is that when one factors in the cost of shipping, insurance, duties, etc. it is not that much more expensive to make the product here in the U.S. And, it is only going to get more expensive.
In all reality, if upper management didn't make ridiculous sums of money and unions didn't try to run the companies, most products could be made in the U.S.A for the cost of the off-shored production.
The difference is that, by making this a requirement, this amounts to a tax to attend school. And, the tax isn't even being paid to the school district, it is being paid to Apple.
Last I checked, every child in the United States is entitled to a free education up to the 12th grade. If one has to pay even $0.01 a month to get an education, then the education is not free.
Sounds like a lawsuit to me. The school board is requiring people purchase a specific computer without reimbursement to get an education. Last I checked, everyone in the U.S. is entitled to a free education up through high school.
its not 'sql'. its not IIS. sql accepts any query given to it by the program. its the script's job not to let in any malicious queries. its a scripter's fault.
Use standardized job titles, definitions, and requirements. 8+ years of experience programming in C is a bit much for a junior programmer.
Have HR actually understand the job and requirements for which they are advertising and hiring. An help desk analyst does not need all the skills of an experienced WAN engineer and programmer.
Stop using buzzword bingo to filter resumes.
Actually respond to people who send in their resumes.
Don't require ridiculous skill sets or training requirements. You are not going to find someone who is both a current RN and 15 years current experience programming. You are not going to find someone who has 10 years experience with a brand new technology. You are not going to find a someone with 10 years of experience with the custom program used only by the guy who just quit your company.
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Thank you. But, I still think Hanlon's Razor applies in this case.
How the fuck did your ignorant post get modded interesting? Are slashdotters really this stupid?
That is a bald-faced lie and everyone, including yourself, knows it. Stop being an asshole and stick to the facts instead of trying to say that everything is against the law because some of the stupid shit you like to do is against the law.
Even if one were to be arrested on such a charge, every time it has happened, the charges have been thrown out thanks the the First Amendment.
the obscenity that gets you a permanant record as a sex offender, taking a leak in public such as "Damn I drank too much iced tea, I'll step off this path here and take a leak behind these shrubberies before I piss myself"
Taking a leak in public is not a sex offense anywhere in the United States. Your example is a bald-faced lie.
His obscenity charge stems from showing porn to a college student. Maybe if you had bothered to learn about the controversy you would have known that. Now, how about the facts behind the felony obscenity charges:
Next time, do a little research before spouting off.
The ballot entries were listed in alphabetical order. Green comes before Rawls. Both were relatively unknown quantities. People are stupid.
I think, as I heard someone on NPR say this morning, people just choose the first guy on the list.
Citation needed.
That will never happen. Marketeers don't understand the concept of moderation and believe everyone wants to drink from a fire hose of ads all day long.
CLOSE! For a minute there, I thought you were talking to me. I guess I am not the only Cheetos lover who likes bean bag chairs.
And, when the store did that, one had a choice of capitulating or walking away. In either case, one had a further choice of complaining to the ACCC.
All this whining about not having a choice is just bullshit.
When did Debian and it's Free Software Guidelines become the required standard for open source. Oh, wait, it didn't.
Not every distribution uses apt, so not being in apt is not being less than open. Quite the reverse is true. By limiting themselves to apt, they are being less open.
So, what you are implying is that a standardized software packaging system, the creation of which flossies have fought tooth and nail because it would make things less free, is the way to go, but only if it is the system you prefer.
You still miss the forest for the trees. You can want something until hell freezes over, but if you don't need said thing, then you have the choice of just not getting the thing. That you had a voucher is irrelevant.
In fact, it says to me that you paid for an iPad sight unseen, before it was available. To me, that is just foolishness of the fanboy/gadgethead type.
You forgot to mention the men in black and UFOs
No, you did have a choice. You didn't have to buy one at all.
Logic fail, does not follow. Just because the hash has not been checked (which it might have been as the attacker could have replaced the hash on the server as well as the code), it does not follow that no one uses or no one has downloaded the code. The "many eyes" claim results in a false sense of security.
How about embarrassing as in "We have been claiming shit like this can't happen to us because we are open and everyone can look at the code and any change will be found and fixed quickly and this compromised code has been sitting out there for 8 months and no one noticed!"
Unless, of course, one were hoping to use SSID + Signal strength to try to determine the user's position without accessing the WiFi network. You know, like what happens with Android phones.
Sounds to me like you are suggesting security through obscurity. Isn't that something that gets soundly derided here on slashdot when used in proprietary code? Why, yes, yes it is.
Excuse me HALF A YEAR.
Yes, it only took a YEAR for it to be found.
You forgot that the person also has to have the time and resources, which most normal people don't have. The SAs and programmers where I work don't have the time to download and review the source of every bit of free software used in the company. And, I could do it for my personal systems, but I don't know C, C++, Python, and every other programming language used for the software and even if I did, I would not want to give up my free time to do that.
The claim that FLOSS is more secure because of "many eyes" is just as bogus as security through obscurity.
Yes, because this could have happened to closed-source software and no one would have known and it would never have been found.
Oh wait, we know that to be false.
This happened specifically because UnrealIRC is open source. And, let us not forget that many flossies love to talk about how such things as this can't happen because so many people are looking at the source code.
The sad part is that when one factors in the cost of shipping, insurance, duties, etc. it is not that much more expensive to make the product here in the U.S. And, it is only going to get more expensive.
In all reality, if upper management didn't make ridiculous sums of money and unions didn't try to run the companies, most products could be made in the U.S.A for the cost of the off-shored production.
The difference is that, by making this a requirement, this amounts to a tax to attend school. And, the tax isn't even being paid to the school district, it is being paid to Apple.
Last I checked, every child in the United States is entitled to a free education up to the 12th grade. If one has to pay even $0.01 a month to get an education, then the education is not free.
Sounds like a lawsuit to me. The school board is requiring people purchase a specific computer without reimbursement to get an education. Last I checked, everyone in the U.S. is entitled to a free education up through high school.
Please explain how you came to the conclusion that making 10 times less money on a product is a 10 times increase in productivity.