The funny part is that links posted in Slashdot comments are given a REL=NOFOLLOW attribute, instructing search engines not to visit. So he's gaining absolutely nothing by spamming Slashdot (which is why you don't see it happening very often), but he's wasting the effort anyway. I'd say we win this battle.
I believe the "paywall" approach would work if there was one dominant way to pay for a "pass" (or a micropayment account) that would unlock millions of sites.
As with most technologies, the porn industry got this down to a science years ago.
I'd find something stolen off the net, and I'd have to pull it and reprimand the vendor, and then get them to do the work and pay them for it again.
Wait, what? The contract forbade the vendor from using stolen code, but didn't provide Microsoft any financial remedy when this behavior was discovered? Not only should you not have had to pay them to do the work again, the vendor should have made financial concessions.
...and reporters wonder why we're not delighted to hear from them.
A salient point.
Some years ago, I wrote a peer-to-peer IM client that used Blowfish. I didn't want anything for it, but I wanted to put it out there. At the time, in order to comply with federal BXA guidelines regarding encryption, I felt that my easiest choice was to open-source it (and notify the government that it existed, and where they could get it, and make an attempt to prevent anyone from the Big7 from downloading it, and...).
It wasn't long before I was contacted by someone from a Well Respected Computing Magazine. I was thrilled: my little side project was about to be reviewed in a big magazine, and get a lot of publicity! But they kept pestering me for screenshots in some specific DPI and some specific resolution. I'm not a graphics person, I didn't know how to supply whatever they wanted, I sent over some screenshots but they weren't print-worthy. So I wound up signing a release for them to take their own screenshots so long as I received a proof prior to printing.
I got a proof, and then a big bundle of 50 copies of the finished product, cool. My app got a mention in that Notorious Computing Magazine, alongside some competing apps which, coincidentally, were all payware. Theirs all had pretty screenshots, mine didn't. I was just a lone developer who'd written something to communicate securely long before the days of Pidgin and OTR. And while the for-profit folks got lots of flashy pics in the magazine, I got a (flattering, admittedly) paragraph with no pics.
I've dealt with technology journalists several times since then. What I've found is that they tend to be very interested, and very motivated, but extremely susceptible to buzzwords and fluff and flashy screenshots. Believe it or not (heh), a lot of the folks who write for tech magazines aren't techies. They're writers who happen to have landed at a tech magazine.
They're also generally beholden to industry contacts and their publishers' marketing departments, through a surprisingly transparent payola system which infects the entire gamut of publications. If you're fortunate enough to be on the comp list for eWeek, ComputerWorld, NetworkWorld, Baseline, etc. you see the same bias week after week. To me, Gartner and its "analysts" aren't worth much, but looking through the various trade rags I get every week, you'd think they're industry gods.
Three words to that: Maureen. O'Gara. SCO.
I've long since declined to respond to press inquiries for anything I do. If I ever again create anything worthy of press, I'll hire my own PR person to spin it my way.
Various security mailing lists received several postings today about BART card exploits. ezrider.bart.gov is probably either overloaded or intentionally offline. It looks like it's hosted in the Dallas area while Twitter is near DC.
They haven't figured out how to tax it yet, so they'd rather try to make it go away. See RIAA, etc. If they'd just get on board, everyone would be happy.
If, therefore, law enforcement agencies are finding more and more of their resources are being allocated to crimes or investigations that hinge on Internet usage, is it not reasonable for those agents of government to collect some minimal renumeration to defray their costs (e.g., investigators with the appropriate skils, computer forensic technologies)?
They already do collect funds to defray their costs. It's called taxes. The government gets nearly 20 cents out of every dollar I earn - if they can't find a way to build an effective law enforcement strategy, then perhaps they're too busy making up new laws to enforce.
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I didn't think they came in any other variety.
The funny part is that links posted in Slashdot comments are given a REL=NOFOLLOW attribute, instructing search engines not to visit. So he's gaining absolutely nothing by spamming Slashdot (which is why you don't see it happening very often), but he's wasting the effort anyway. I'd say we win this battle.
I can tell you from my experience that a significant portion of the spam I receive is spamvertising domains registered in Russia or China
I'll follow up to that with the following screenshot of one of my inboxes (which, incidentally, is not protected by SpamAssassin)
Sorry, I don't speak Sputnik
Most of the spam I get these days is for Russians, by Russians. I have no idea what the hell it's advertising.
I believe the "paywall" approach would work if there was one dominant way to pay for a "pass" (or a micropayment account) that would unlock millions of sites.
As with most technologies, the porn industry got this down to a science years ago.
do women need affordable botox?
Well it is Salon.com, after all...
I think it's a combination of Wal-Mart and American Idol.
I'd find something stolen off the net, and I'd have to pull it and reprimand the vendor, and then get them to do the work and pay them for it again.
Wait, what? The contract forbade the vendor from using stolen code, but didn't provide Microsoft any financial remedy when this behavior was discovered? Not only should you not have had to pay them to do the work again, the vendor should have made financial concessions.
What the hell was the legal team doing?
Why aren't the cops there getting customers lists from McColo and going after the fraudsters?
In the case of McColo (and RBN), many of the fraudsters probably are cops, or at least have cops on the payroll.
Ted Turner is right, they need to put him back in charge.
RE/tarded.
...and reporters wonder why we're not delighted to hear from them.
A salient point.
Some years ago, I wrote a peer-to-peer IM client that used Blowfish. I didn't want anything for it, but I wanted to put it out there. At the time, in order to comply with federal BXA guidelines regarding encryption, I felt that my easiest choice was to open-source it (and notify the government that it existed, and where they could get it, and make an attempt to prevent anyone from the Big7 from downloading it, and...).
It wasn't long before I was contacted by someone from a Well Respected Computing Magazine. I was thrilled: my little side project was about to be reviewed in a big magazine, and get a lot of publicity! But they kept pestering me for screenshots in some specific DPI and some specific resolution. I'm not a graphics person, I didn't know how to supply whatever they wanted, I sent over some screenshots but they weren't print-worthy. So I wound up signing a release for them to take their own screenshots so long as I received a proof prior to printing.
I got a proof, and then a big bundle of 50 copies of the finished product, cool. My app got a mention in that Notorious Computing Magazine, alongside some competing apps which, coincidentally, were all payware. Theirs all had pretty screenshots, mine didn't. I was just a lone developer who'd written something to communicate securely long before the days of Pidgin and OTR. And while the for-profit folks got lots of flashy pics in the magazine, I got a (flattering, admittedly) paragraph with no pics.
I've dealt with technology journalists several times since then. What I've found is that they tend to be very interested, and very motivated, but extremely susceptible to buzzwords and fluff and flashy screenshots. Believe it or not (heh), a lot of the folks who write for tech magazines aren't techies. They're writers who happen to have landed at a tech magazine.
They're also generally beholden to industry contacts and their publishers' marketing departments, through a surprisingly transparent payola system which infects the entire gamut of publications. If you're fortunate enough to be on the comp list for eWeek, ComputerWorld, NetworkWorld, Baseline, etc. you see the same bias week after week. To me, Gartner and its "analysts" aren't worth much, but looking through the various trade rags I get every week, you'd think they're industry gods.
Three words to that: Maureen. O'Gara. SCO.
I've long since declined to respond to press inquiries for anything I do. If I ever again create anything worthy of press, I'll hire my own PR person to spin it my way.
Because we all know that GWB = Evil and BHO is just misguided but good hearted.
No, no, Browser Helper Objects are entirely evil!
Various security mailing lists received several postings today about BART card exploits. ezrider.bart.gov is probably either overloaded or intentionally offline. It looks like it's hosted in the Dallas area while Twitter is near DC.
they can label you a "wreckless driver" (even if you've never had an accident your whole life)
Makes perfect sense to me!
...everything disappears off there pretty quickly already.
You can't buy a life insurance policy on J Random Person
Sure you can, just ask Wal-Mart.
They haven't figured out how to tax it yet, so they'd rather try to make it go away. See RIAA, etc. If they'd just get on board, everyone would be happy.
I saw the commercial too, and realized I was free to fly about the country...
If, therefore, law enforcement agencies are finding more and more of their resources are being allocated to crimes or investigations that hinge on Internet usage, is it not reasonable for those agents of government to collect some minimal renumeration to defray their costs (e.g., investigators with the appropriate skils, computer forensic technologies)?
They already do collect funds to defray their costs. It's called taxes. The government gets nearly 20 cents out of every dollar I earn - if they can't find a way to build an effective law enforcement strategy, then perhaps they're too busy making up new laws to enforce.
They're hosted at Isomedia, in Redmond, WA.
Yes, I'd definitely advise a fountain pen as opposed to a quill.
Except disabling their software results in your computer shutting off - you cant run your hardware without it.
Of course you can: install another operating system.
I'm not quite sure people will pay for bullshit.
Nonsense, there are plenty of people around here with asterisks after their names.
Find someone with a billion dollars to spare
How about Rupert Murdoch?
One employee with a copy of PuTTy, and suddenly all the firewalling in the world is for naught...