I disagree. Basically, in the last part you just described a white hat. I mean, what is it that you think a white hat is? Every "hacker" (here used in the computer security sense of the word, which includes white/gray/black) has to know the holes and should presumably have the exploits down pat. The term doesn't refer to what skills you posess, it refers to what you do with them.
A white hat uses this knowledge to protect their networks and systems, nothing more, nothing less. They will probably pass this information on to other white hats without a moment's hesitation.
A gray hat uses this knoweldge to protect their networks, but doesn't mind looking the other way when said knowledge is passed on and used destructively. But the gray hat won't do anything actively invasive to other networks, but won't have a problem giving out this information indiscriminately.
A black hat will simply use their knowledge to exploit and/or enter systems (though presumably for non-destructive purposes).
By your example, the locksmith, doctor, and bomb squad officers would all probably be white hats. It is hard to think of an analog to the gray hat outside computing though, because it is really more a computer security related phenomena. Perhaps it is most comparable to a neutral nation-state.
Now I see why so many people get frustrated by these ridiculous terms.
This just in. Case of direct arson ruled out; this morning investigators discovered that the suspect merely linked a local site to/. the morning of the 25th.
Despite all the bad opinions I learned early on, later in life I learned the truth about people for myself.
People live and die as racists; stay racists their whole life--they might possibly question it, but will inevitably conclude that racism is theirs. That is why racism is so hard to stomp out: parents teach it to children, and children grow up with that as being a truism. Same goes for religion and a lot of other fundamentalist views; they are bestowed on the young and very impressionable. Besides, not every racist gets the opporunity (or occasion forced upon them, in your case) to have a little true experience with other cultures before it is too late. You need to be thankful your parents fucked up in raising you, and thus provided you the opporunity to shake off their racist brainwashing before you made it your credo.
It's human nature to question everything.. No matter how a person is brought up, eventually they'll find their own truth.
It may be your nature to question everything, but it isn't human nature to question everything. If it was our nature to constantly question and undermine the very fundamentals of our belief systems, then we would never be able to get along in any sensible fashion. Not everyone is critical--hence, that is why we have a division of people called "critics"! The concern here shouldn't be about finding one's own truth, the concern here should be about getting away from the negativity and moving towards a more civilised, compassionate society.
I don't know why I have to explain this to you. And I really don't know why someone else hasn't already.
I was in a room with probably 150 hardcore linux users, and it seemed to me that the demonstration just floored them (the entire lecture hall CHEERED a Microsoft product). I believe that Microsoft's own online hype literature is insufficient in describing just how powerful their Tablet concept is....
Oh, and the input stylus is electromagnetic, not pressure-sensing, ANY document (not just MS) can be annotated, and the journal software is AMAZING in its power and flexibility.
You can't call Microsoft's stuff hype, and then make a post like this. This is hype. I don't think I need to say anything more.
Not as similar as you think. The reasoning is not as closely aligned, as the JPEG compression algorithm had to be thought of, designed, and implemented developed by someone, somewhere. That is to say, an image compression algorithm is obviously too complex to be "conceptual" (in the free domain of thought). If that entity which created JPEG has rights, then that entity has rights--but far be it from me to agree that those who created JPEG are Forgent, or any subsidiaries therein. However, that is not the case with hyperlinks, which are purely conceptually existent, and have been for a very long time (since the 60s). Compare this to trying to claim a patent on footnotes.
Actually, I.E. will always be the best browser....they make a damn fine internet browser.
Is he serious? IE is not bad, and was the best browser; that is, when nothing else existed except POS Netscape 3 or 4. Some points:
Is it fast? Not as fast as Opera, I've noticed. Not even a contest--no one is going to argue this.
Does it have a history of breaking standards? You bet your damned britches.
Does it only run on two platforms? What do you think, sonny?
Is it full featured? Yeah right! IE has BARELY updated their feature set for a couple of releases now. IE6 has seen bug fixes, optimizations, image toolbar, and the like, but they STILL don't have a download manager, still can't zoom. Puleeeease.
Is it buggy? I still see crashes in IE, but haven't for a long time in Opera.
Can it print web pages? In your dreams. Has anyone ever tried printing out a page in IE? Probably not, because it doesn't scale ANYTHING to fit the page properly, and has been an essentialy worthless feature since whenever--one must rely upon "printer friendly" versions a page to successfully print.
yes, it is absolutely the wrong solution for laptop. that's why i submitted the article--its utter ridiculousness is on par with its inherant coolness (no pun intended). of course, my submission was edited, and the part where i said, "this is really excessive and people should think less about how to cool CPUs, and more about how to conserve heat and power" mysteriously vanished.
thanks for not only making me look like an ass, but wrecking the point of the submission, taco. last time i post a story...
I have an Ericsson T28w, meaning I can play a fully functional version of tetris and solitaire. Anyway, I play 99.9% of said games on my cell phone while waiting in the subway for my train. Now, maybe if the MTA could install some high powered cell transceivers in the tunnels to bounce around calls/data...
reading drive shares has nothing to do with the file system. file data is parsed by the operating system when it is requested, so as long as the machines are interconnected and use the same data protocols, a switch to OFS shouldn't have any effect to drive shares. that is why linux, BSD, windows, and OS X can all read the others' respective drive shares despite the variety of file systems. OFS is only going to affect the way the machine using OFS drives will operate.
Netscape lost the browser war in the yesteryear, so perhaps this is a scheme to boost morale among its developers. "today we shall fight a licensing war! AGAINST OURSELVES!"
HAL: artificial intelligence by some Israelis? perhaps a formidable opponent to... GWB: organic intelligence by some Americans.
funny how their fake "18 month old healthy baby boy" seems to have more decision making power and intelligence than our "uh, uh, um, uh, uh..."* pres.
woops. unity, right, not diessention, sorry.
*as quoted today in yet another mind poppingly whiny, gramatically incorrect, uninspiring presidential speech.
... currently awaiting emerson willowick's (i.e. King of Religiously-themed, Racially Bigoted and Unbelievably Closed Minded Self Righteous Troll/Flamebait Comments) response. here is a preview for all interested. why? because i am bored. duh. obviously "whinewhinewhine... do not play god, or thou shalt go to the monotheistically self-contradictory and utterly principally defeated christian hell thou deservest! et cetera et cetera et cetera"
the person who runs vintage.org is hosting the site of his cable modem connection--first generation/vintage home-broadband. no wonder it takes five minutes to access a 1K HTML document on their site. ping times of upwards of ten seconds in some cases.
if you are reading this sysadmin of vintage.org... well, sorry.
what i do not understand is where there is this great rift of understanding about anime. it is generally recieved as marvelous, and is generally classified as a genre because of a few key factors:
anime has much more imagination and thoughfulness than anything distinctly american in terms of animation
anime is not afraid to take cultural and subject-matter related risks
anime is very high quality, with accomplished artists putting more hours and frames into just average anime filmes than most american animators can claim.
so i guess people should actually watch anime and/or Lain, specifically, prior to making derogatory comments about it.
also, being that the slogan is "news for nerds. stuff that matters." one should observe the typical anime otaku (anime-lovers) would be considered nerds. so it matters to them. which i suppose, is a lot of slashdot.
uhh. thanks for posting about Lain.
ciao
Slashdot Mirror
Though it wasn't believable, it was at least very humorous.
A white hat uses this knowledge to protect their networks and systems, nothing more, nothing less. They will probably pass this information on to other white hats without a moment's hesitation.
A gray hat uses this knoweldge to protect their networks, but doesn't mind looking the other way when said knowledge is passed on and used destructively. But the gray hat won't do anything actively invasive to other networks, but won't have a problem giving out this information indiscriminately.
A black hat will simply use their knowledge to exploit and/or enter systems (though presumably for non-destructive purposes).
By your example, the locksmith, doctor, and bomb squad officers would all probably be white hats. It is hard to think of an analog to the gray hat outside computing though, because it is really more a computer security related phenomena. Perhaps it is most comparable to a neutral nation-state.
Now I see why so many people get frustrated by these ridiculous terms.
This just in. Case of direct arson ruled out; this morning investigators discovered that the suspect merely linked a local site to /. the morning of the 25th.
Despite all the bad opinions I learned early on, later in life I learned the truth about people for myself.
People live and die as racists; stay racists their whole life--they might possibly question it, but will inevitably conclude that racism is theirs. That is why racism is so hard to stomp out: parents teach it to children, and children grow up with that as being a truism. Same goes for religion and a lot of other fundamentalist views; they are bestowed on the young and very impressionable.
Besides, not every racist gets the opporunity (or occasion forced upon them, in your case) to have a little true experience with other cultures before it is too late.
You need to be thankful your parents fucked up in raising you, and thus provided you the opporunity to shake off their racist brainwashing before you made it your credo.
It's human nature to question everything.. No matter how a person is brought up, eventually they'll find their own truth.
It may be your nature to question everything, but it isn't human nature to question everything. If it was our nature to constantly question and undermine the very fundamentals of our belief systems, then we would never be able to get along in any sensible fashion. Not everyone is critical--hence, that is why we have a division of people called "critics"! The concern here shouldn't be about finding one's own truth, the concern here should be about getting away from the negativity and moving towards a more civilised, compassionate society.
I don't know why I have to explain this to you. And I really don't know why someone else hasn't already.
Not as similar as you think. The reasoning is not as closely aligned, as the JPEG compression algorithm had to be thought of, designed, and implemented developed by someone, somewhere. That is to say, an image compression algorithm is obviously too complex to be "conceptual" (in the free domain of thought). If that entity which created JPEG has rights, then that entity has rights--but far be it from me to agree that those who created JPEG are Forgent, or any subsidiaries therein. However, that is not the case with hyperlinks, which are purely conceptually existent, and have been for a very long time (since the 60s). Compare this to trying to claim a patent on footnotes.
Could this lead to a post-marriage ring? Just don't drop it down the sink.
Apologies. I forgot to close the bold tag.
Is he serious? IE is not bad, and was the best browser; that is, when nothing else existed except POS Netscape 3 or 4.
Some points:
Is it fast? Not as fast as Opera, I've noticed. Not even a contest--no one is going to argue this.
Does it have a history of breaking standards? You bet your damned britches.
Does it only run on two platforms? What do you think, sonny?
Is it full featured? Yeah right! IE has BARELY updated their feature set for a couple of releases now. IE6 has seen bug fixes, optimizations, image toolbar, and the like, but they STILL don't have a download manager, still can't zoom. Puleeeease.
Is it buggy? I still see crashes in IE, but haven't for a long time in Opera.
Can it print web pages? In your dreams. Has anyone ever tried printing out a page in IE? Probably not, because it doesn't scale ANYTHING to fit the page properly, and has been an essentialy worthless feature since whenever--one must rely upon "printer friendly" versions a page to successfully print.
Perhaps for IPv6 we should just get rid of TLDs altogether. And why not?
vidoe game bully accosts girl
"HEY! Get your power glove off her!"
So good.
of course, my submission was edited, and the part where i said, "this is really excessive and people should think less about how to cool CPUs, and more about how to conserve heat and power" mysteriously vanished.
thanks for not only making me look like an ass, but wrecking the point of the submission, taco. last time i post a story...
I have an Ericsson T28w, meaning I can play a fully functional version of tetris and solitaire. Anyway, I play 99.9% of said games on my cell phone while waiting in the subway for my train. Now, maybe if the MTA could install some high powered cell transceivers in the tunnels to bounce around calls/data...
reading drive shares has nothing to do with the file system. file data is parsed by the operating system when it is requested, so as long as the machines are interconnected and use the same data protocols, a switch to OFS shouldn't have any effect to drive shares. that is why linux, BSD, windows, and OS X can all read the others' respective drive shares despite the variety of file systems. OFS is only going to affect the way the machine using OFS drives will operate.
and so on, and so forth.
GWB: organic intelligence by some Americans.
funny how their fake "18 month old healthy baby boy" seems to have more decision making power and intelligence than our "uh, uh, um, uh, uh..."* pres.
woops. unity, right, not diessention, sorry.
*as quoted today in yet another mind poppingly whiny, gramatically incorrect, uninspiring presidential speech.
right! just the same way people will drive less if they raise the gas prices!
uhh. nevermind.
... currently awaiting emerson willowick's (i.e. King of Religiously-themed, Racially Bigoted and Unbelievably Closed Minded Self Righteous Troll/Flamebait Comments) response. here is a preview for all interested. why? because i am bored. duh. obviously
"whinewhinewhine... do not play god, or thou shalt go to the monotheistically self-contradictory and utterly principally defeated christian hell thou deservest! et cetera et cetera et cetera"
"It ain't no Mario Kart 64, but then again, what is?"
uhh.. Mario Kart 64. do i get my prize now?
the person who runs vintage.org is hosting the site of his cable modem connection--first generation/vintage home-broadband. no wonder it takes five minutes to access a 1K HTML document on their site. ping times of upwards of ten seconds in some cases.
if you are reading this sysadmin of vintage.org... well, sorry.
what i do not understand is where there is this great rift of understanding about anime. it is generally recieved as marvelous, and is generally classified as a genre because of a few key factors:
anime has much more imagination and thoughfulness than anything distinctly american in terms of animation
anime is not afraid to take cultural and subject-matter related risks
anime is very high quality, with accomplished artists putting more hours and frames into just average anime filmes than most american animators can claim.
so i guess people should actually watch anime and/or Lain, specifically, prior to making derogatory comments about it.
also, being that the slogan is "news for nerds. stuff that matters." one should observe the typical anime otaku (anime-lovers) would be considered nerds. so it matters to them. which i suppose, is a lot of slashdot.
uhh. thanks for posting about Lain.
ciao