As someone who was an original pioneer in hacking (in the true since of the word, which is discovery and exploration), do you feel that technology, security advances, etc, have made it impossible for people to satisfy their curiosity by hacking and toying with ideas? What is your opinion on the tightening of government control around computer and phone security?
Here in Arkansas, the education system is facing major problems. The biggest problem is that schools are under-funded. The next big problem is the lack of technology in the classrooms (and even some schools).
Hardware comes cheap enough now and Linux is a good alternative to expensive software. I know that it does take a person with reasonable skills to implement a true Linux solution, but I would have to imagine having 1 person doing this would be more cost effective than licensing a lot of costly M$ programs.
...severely limiting research, especially into some computer related matters.
I know that most of my life on the 'net when I was 18 or under was spent learning about computer security (or lack thereof), chats that were computer oriented, etc. I do not know of many hacker sites that would not be labeled as obscene in language or non-offensive (because the material deals with possible "illegal" subject matters).
At what point to we say that we are sacrificing knowledge for smut?
I am all for protecting kids and making sure they are not exposed to "adult" material, but that should be the job of the parent, not the government, not the religious institution, not the ISP, etc. There is a lot of material that I find perfectly suitable for a child under 18 to read other than Disney. However, it does not sound like this moderation system will allow children to read about certain topics that are legitimate.
So my next question: Will it block sites like "boy-band" fan sites, or "pop diva" sites (i.e. Brittney S., Christina A., etc)? If not, why not? Half of the porn email spam I get deal with these two females.
I did not live in New York. I did not live in D.C. I did not lose anyone that day. At least, anyone I personally knew.
I did, however, lose many people that I did not know. These people were not just all Americans. They were from all over the world. These people represented different ethnicities, religions, regions, businesses, families, etc.
I lost joy in seeing family member after family member holding pictures of their loved ones, wondering if anyone has seen them.
I felt helpless seeing the building collapse, knowing that all I could do is whisper a simple prayer.
I felt torn between my thought of religious tolerence and a new feeling of hatred towards the people who did this in the name of religion.
Yes, I was fortunate.
I married my wife two months and twenty-two days early because her father had been called to active duty. She wanted to make sure that Daddy could see her walk down the aisle.
I help my wife night after night while she cried. We both worried together about my father-in-law. World events left us unsure about what he would really be doing on his mission.
But I was fortunate.
I remember sitting in my home office when an email came from my mother. Something terrible had happened. I rushed to the living room, turned on CNN, and watched as the world seemingly crumbled around us.
I remember my class being cancelled by the professor. My friends and I headed for a dorm room to watch the unfolding events.
I remember the moment of silence in my next class.
I remember the solemn faces of my peers in my last class of the day.
I remember the tribute our university band did for the fallen that next Saturday. I remember being a part of that ensemble.
Yet, I was fortunate.
I renewed my relationship to God. I put my family first. I no longer found material things worth my time. Instead, I found life and the lives of those around being worth my time. I found that love and being loved was the most wonderful feeling in the world. How easy it is to forget this when one is busy.
Yes, I was fortunate. 9-11 opened my eyes, my heart, and my life. It changed me, forced me to do more, and made me be a better person.
I'm currently a Computer Science major. Although our curriculum is a little old, it has a lot of both the CE and CS.
Such as, our third class we take is Assembly language. There, besides the language of course, we learn a little bit about architecture from a high level aspect. Then, the following semester, we take Computer Organization. It is a mix between the mathematical theory behind machines and the logical construction of circuits (i.e. we implement gates on paper instead of in real life).
Right now it is not required, but there is another course called Computer Architecture which goes in even more detail about hardware design.
Moral of the story is: Don't think that there is an extremely large difference between the degrees. It depends really on the school you go to and the curriculum they offer. Although I'm not physically building any circuits, I'm getting a chance to learn about how to do them (as well as the knowledge behind how they work aka Boolean Algebra).
Just some food for thought. What ever you do, don't pick the major based on money. Pick the major that you will feel the most satisfied with. And don't go into school thinking you are going to learn everything, because you will not. The best way to learn the maxiumum amount you can in 4-6 years is to research and/or work. Doing this will help you become more acquainted with the technology/ideas (and a lot more knowledgable).
I have to wonder if this will be yet another area in which Intel will shoot themselves in the foot.
Look at the Pentium 4 chips. They have flopped from the begining, and, according to a few sources, there are several architecture flaws and set-backs still within the chip.
AMD has obviously capitalized on the giant's fall by releasing lower speeds in MHz that out-perform faster chips. And AMD's 64-bit chips will show the same results. EV6 architecture is better than what Intel is doing.
Maybe it is just time that Intel quits pulling the Microsoft and work on improving their current collection.
You're absolutely right! High education gives you the chance to expand your current knowledge base as well as make yourself a little more well-rounded.
As a Junior level Computer Science student in Arkansas, I have found several outlets for learning as well as work. I am currently working as a software developer (about 20 hours of week). Combining this with school has allowed me to learn a lot. I am gaining a lot more knowledge than I would have by just doing one or the other, but being in school would benifit my work more so than the opposite.
I'm also getting the chance to do some research and study in areas of computing that I would not have received had I just entered the industry and never went for a formal higher education. Although I don't think that my research will make any earth-shattering discoveries, I'm still learning more.
One final issue to mention: By learning more things (languages, hardware issues, software issues, culture, etc), you position yourself in a better place once you do hit the industry. You are paid by what you know and what you can do. Obviously, the more you know and the more you can do, the more you will get paid, the better the job roles, and the more chances you will get to learn at work from the begining.
I have yet to have a chance to read through this forum, but I'm going to post this anyways.
I'm starting my senior thesis this spring and need to know of some good reads on cyberculture. From what I can tell, I'm not sure if this book would be an good source, but I will probably read it for another view exposer. I've listed some of the books I've seen. If someone could point out some goods ones, or direct me away from the garbage, it would be extremely appreciated.
List of Books:
Digital Delirium
White Noise
Chaos and Cyber Culture
Europeans and Japanese, not Americans, are first to get all the cool new wireless stuff. Their wireless voice and data networks are more extensive and will soon be much faster than those in the U.S. Their wireless-device companies are the leaders. Teenagers in Tokyo have far more versatile digital mobile phones than power users in New York do, and they use them for e-mail, games and a whole lot more. A potent consortium called Symbian, dominated by British and Scandinavian companies, is planning even more wireless innovation.
Not only are these foreign companies doing a good job developing the technology, they are doing a good job of testing too.
Think about the market differences between the U.S. and most other countries. Generally, we will produce a larger market because of our extremely capitalistic views. Deploying the technology in other countries is good for testing, both on the technical and the business side. However, these companies know that once this technology is released in the United State, revenues will grow (although sometimes it is more of a long-term investment instead of an immediate get-rich-quick response).
Look at it from an industry standpoint: If you a head of a corporation than ran a mixed environment (mixed being basically all the major platforms), would you want to purchase a program that can only run on some of the machines, or one that is available for all of the machines?
Portability helps break down the software barrier. Face it: Most of the cost of machines is not hardware, its software. If developers could write programs that are easily portable (as in the case with Unix and OS X), then software cost eventually would drop (you would be doing less programming for more platforms).
I know not all of this is possible, but it would be nice for corporations to be able to spend more on their employees instead of the software we need.
It would really be nice to see them open up some of their other great products, such as their compilers and IDE's. It would be nice to see them open these up, or at least port them to Linux.
Could you imagine running C++ Builder on linux with the ability to do cross-platform development (maybe some KDE/GNOME capabilities as well as the Win32 programming libraries?)
Granted Glade is a great application for developing for GTK, it would be nice to have a much more powerful tool available for some of us to use.
I'm not sure, but I thought I saw a commercial on television here recently about Discover coming up with some idea on cracking down on fraudulant charges.
Anyways, if people would take a few precautions, there would be a lot less hassle over this entire matter. Checkout their SSL Certificates. If you have any questions, read their privacy policy and research them through friends or other online sites that might rate the vendor.
Of course, with porn, it might be a little bit harder to find or access this information, but attempting this is a lot better than fighting with the bank/credit card companies over charges you did not place.
Has anyone bought a magazine that does hardware reviews lately? 3dfx always gets great reviews, or the highest reviews, but they don't always have the best picture quality.
Its the same story with other major hardware companies. They pay big bucks as well as demos to get a complete waste of money a good review. Thus, leaving us with no idea about true performances (us here is used as the consumer in general, not individuals who know better).
<RANT> Sidenote: I have nothing against 3dfx. I rather like them, and I like what they are doing for the linux community. nVidia, on the other hand, has a great product but has no clue of how to please the people who will make a difference (lets face it: more technology inclined people will be willing to buy hardware than the everyday 'I just check email and that's it' user). </RANT>
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As someone who was an original pioneer in hacking (in the true since of the word, which is discovery and exploration), do you feel that technology, security advances, etc, have made it impossible for people to satisfy their curiosity by hacking and toying with ideas? What is your opinion on the tightening of government control around computer and phone security?
Here in Arkansas, the education system is facing major problems. The biggest problem is that schools are under-funded. The next big problem is the lack of technology in the classrooms (and even some schools).
Hardware comes cheap enough now and Linux is a good alternative to expensive software. I know that it does take a person with reasonable skills to implement a true Linux solution, but I would have to imagine having 1 person doing this would be more cost effective than licensing a lot of costly M$ programs.
Just my humble opinion....
[sarcasm]..script kiddies! These 3733t haX0rz need Bugtraq to tell them how to do things, step by step.[/sarcasm]
Of course, if Microsoft was really worried about "Secured Computing" and not "Secured Profits" things like this would never happen.
...severely limiting research, especially into some computer related matters.
I know that most of my life on the 'net when I was 18 or under was spent learning about computer security (or lack thereof), chats that were computer oriented, etc. I do not know of many hacker sites that would not be labeled as obscene in language or non-offensive (because the material deals with possible "illegal" subject matters).
At what point to we say that we are sacrificing knowledge for smut?
I am all for protecting kids and making sure they are not exposed to "adult" material, but that should be the job of the parent, not the government, not the religious institution, not the ISP, etc. There is a lot of material that I find perfectly suitable for a child under 18 to read other than Disney. However, it does not sound like this moderation system will allow children to read about certain topics that are legitimate.
So my next question: Will it block sites like "boy-band" fan sites, or "pop diva" sites (i.e. Brittney S., Christina A., etc)? If not, why not? Half of the porn email spam I get deal with these two females.
...Just tax pr0n. That would be enough to pay off national debt in a few years!
I was fortunate.
I did not live in New York.
I did not live in D.C.
I did not lose anyone that day.
At least, anyone I personally knew.
I did, however, lose many people that I did not know. These people were not just all Americans. They were from all over the world. These people represented different ethnicities, religions, regions, businesses, families, etc.
I lost joy in seeing family member after family member holding pictures of their loved ones, wondering if anyone has seen them.
I felt helpless seeing the building collapse, knowing that all I could do is whisper a simple prayer.
I felt torn between my thought of religious tolerence and a new feeling of hatred towards the people who did this in the name of religion.
Yes, I was fortunate.
I married my wife two months and twenty-two days early because her father had been called to active duty. She wanted to make sure that Daddy could see her walk down the aisle.
I help my wife night after night while she cried. We both worried together about my father-in-law. World events left us unsure about what he would really be doing on his mission.
But I was fortunate.
I remember sitting in my home office when an email came from my mother. Something terrible had happened. I rushed to the living room, turned on CNN, and watched as the world seemingly crumbled around us.
I remember my class being cancelled by the professor. My friends and I headed for a dorm room to watch the unfolding events.
I remember the moment of silence in my next class.
I remember the solemn faces of my peers in my last class of the day.
I remember the tribute our university band did for the fallen that next Saturday. I remember being a part of that ensemble.
Yet, I was fortunate.
I renewed my relationship to God. I put my family first. I no longer found material things worth my time. Instead, I found life and the lives of those around being worth my time. I found that love and being loved was the most wonderful feeling in the world. How easy it is to forget this when one is busy.
Yes, I was fortunate. 9-11 opened my eyes, my heart, and my life. It changed me, forced me to do more, and made me be a better person.
Mourning the loss of life,
I'm currently a Computer Science major. Although our curriculum is a little old, it has a lot of both the CE and CS.
Such as, our third class we take is Assembly language. There, besides the language of course, we learn a little bit about architecture from a high level aspect. Then, the following semester, we take Computer Organization. It is a mix between the mathematical theory behind machines and the logical construction of circuits (i.e. we implement gates on paper instead of in real life).
Right now it is not required, but there is another course called Computer Architecture which goes in even more detail about hardware design.
Moral of the story is: Don't think that there is an extremely large difference between the degrees. It depends really on the school you go to and the curriculum they offer. Although I'm not physically building any circuits, I'm getting a chance to learn about how to do them (as well as the knowledge behind how they work aka Boolean Algebra).
Just some food for thought. What ever you do, don't pick the major based on money. Pick the major that you will feel the most satisfied with. And don't go into school thinking you are going to learn everything, because you will not. The best way to learn the maxiumum amount you can in 4-6 years is to research and/or work. Doing this will help you become more acquainted with the technology/ideas (and a lot more knowledgable).
MunITioN
I have to wonder if this will be yet another area in which Intel will shoot themselves in the foot.
Look at the Pentium 4 chips. They have flopped from the begining, and, according to a few sources, there are several architecture flaws and set-backs still within the chip.
AMD has obviously capitalized on the giant's fall by releasing lower speeds in MHz that out-perform faster chips. And AMD's 64-bit chips will show the same results. EV6 architecture is better than what Intel is doing.
Maybe it is just time that Intel quits pulling the Microsoft and work on improving their current collection.
MunITioN
A junior walks into a library filled with older computers running DOS based menus.
The librarian tries to convince him that these machines are secure.
Its funny, it only took me about the time elapsed on a reboot to gain access to the dos prompt and then the network.
Our librarians have their MCSE
MunITioN
You're absolutely right! High education gives you the chance to expand your current knowledge base as well as make yourself a little more well-rounded.
As a Junior level Computer Science student in Arkansas, I have found several outlets for learning as well as work. I am currently working as a software developer (about 20 hours of week). Combining this with school has allowed me to learn a lot. I am gaining a lot more knowledge than I would have by just doing one or the other, but being in school would benifit my work more so than the opposite.
I'm also getting the chance to do some research and study in areas of computing that I would not have received had I just entered the industry and never went for a formal higher education. Although I don't think that my research will make any earth-shattering discoveries, I'm still learning more.
One final issue to mention: By learning more things (languages, hardware issues, software issues, culture, etc), you position yourself in a better place once you do hit the industry. You are paid by what you know and what you can do. Obviously, the more you know and the more you can do, the more you will get paid, the better the job roles, and the more chances you will get to learn at work from the begining.
MunITioN
I have yet to have a chance to read through this forum, but I'm going to post this anyways.
I'm starting my senior thesis this spring and need to know of some good reads on cyberculture. From what I can tell, I'm not sure if this book would be an good source, but I will probably read it for another view exposer. I've listed some of the books I've seen. If someone could point out some goods ones, or direct me away from the garbage, it would be extremely appreciated.
List of Books:
Digital Delirium
White Noise
Chaos and Cyber Culture
MunITioN
Can anyone think of any good uses for this yet?
Honestly, I think once IR really hits linux, this could be an interesting "spy" watch. =)
MunITioN
Now I can download all of South Park and keep them onhand. =)
I wish the article would have pointed out how much storage was usually added. Oh well. Off to the site.
MunITioN
Was it just me, or did he refer to cross platform programming as using .NET and sticking code into an ASP page?
ASP? Portable? Barely....
MunITioN
Europeans and Japanese, not Americans, are first to get all the cool new wireless stuff. Their wireless voice and data networks are more extensive and will soon be much faster than those in the U.S. Their wireless-device companies are the leaders. Teenagers in Tokyo have far more versatile digital mobile phones than power users in New York do, and they use them for e-mail, games and a whole lot more. A potent consortium called Symbian, dominated by British and Scandinavian companies, is planning even more wireless innovation.
Not only are these foreign companies doing a good job developing the technology, they are doing a good job of testing too.
Think about the market differences between the U.S. and most other countries. Generally, we will produce a larger market because of our extremely capitalistic views. Deploying the technology in other countries is good for testing, both on the technical and the business side. However, these companies know that once this technology is released in the United State, revenues will grow (although sometimes it is more of a long-term investment instead of an immediate get-rich-quick response).
MunITioN
Look at it from an industry standpoint: If you a head of a corporation than ran a mixed environment (mixed being basically all the major platforms), would you want to purchase a program that can only run on some of the machines, or one that is available for all of the machines?
Portability helps break down the software barrier. Face it: Most of the cost of machines is not hardware, its software. If developers could write programs that are easily portable (as in the case with Unix and OS X), then software cost eventually would drop (you would be doing less programming for more platforms).
I know not all of this is possible, but it would be nice for corporations to be able to spend more on their employees instead of the software we need.
MunITioN
It would really be nice to see them open up some of their other great products, such as their compilers and IDE's. It would be nice to see them open these up, or at least port them to Linux.
Could you imagine running C++ Builder on linux with the ability to do cross-platform development (maybe some KDE/GNOME capabilities as well as the Win32 programming libraries?)
Granted Glade is a great application for developing for GTK, it would be nice to have a much more powerful tool available for some of us to use.
MunITioN
I'm not sure, but I thought I saw a commercial on television here recently about Discover coming up with some idea on cracking down on fraudulant charges.
Anyways, if people would take a few precautions, there would be a lot less hassle over this entire matter. Checkout their SSL Certificates. If you have any questions, read their privacy policy and research them through friends or other online sites that might rate the vendor.
Of course, with porn, it might be a little bit harder to find or access this information, but attempting this is a lot better than fighting with the bank/credit card companies over charges you did not place.
MunITioN
As if any of us should be surprised?
Has anyone bought a magazine that does hardware reviews lately? 3dfx always gets great reviews, or the highest reviews, but they don't always have the best picture quality.
Its the same story with other major hardware companies. They pay big bucks as well as demos to get a complete waste of money a good review. Thus, leaving us with no idea about true performances (us here is used as the consumer in general, not individuals who know better).
<RANT>
Sidenote: I have nothing against 3dfx. I rather like them, and I like what they are doing for the linux community. nVidia, on the other hand, has a great product but has no clue of how to please the people who will make a difference (lets face it: more technology inclined people will be willing to buy hardware than the everyday 'I just check email and that's it' user).
</RANT>
MunITioN