But the context is the person he was answering to, that claimed "Anytime a person tells another person how much they get paid one of them gets very pissed off." He provided a valid counterexample.
The thing is that everything in the story is true. Yes, there are admins abusing their privileges. Do you really doubt it? I mean, come on, look around.
And those guys do taint the perception of the population toward us. And that's life, and there is nothing anyone can do about it.
Being aware helps explain this perception, and it's a good thing to keep in mind.
Right. You should come home to your wife and tell her "I quit my job because my boss wanted me to do something unethical. I know you're pregnant and we just bought a house, but you know, ethics is everything. Now pack your bags, there's a nice bridge down the highway under which there is a patch of grass that'll be nice for us."
How will that prevent this exploit? It could is your proxy is not faster that your internet connection... but what purpose would your proxy serves then?
Plus, for one machine compromised in your LAN, that's all the family's browsing history that gets leaked. Looks like the OP strategy is actually making things worse regarding this exploit.
I tend to think that the whole chain converges rather than diverges as you claim. Otherwise, I'd be hard pressed to explain how the whole thing worked so far.
That said, I completely agree that the harm done by eradication could very well outweigh the harm mosquitoes are doing right now.
Software should prevent people, including even the most experienced admins, from making such mistakes. The fact that it's possible to make such a mistake is a flaw in the software.
Beware, you're one step away from advocating iOS here. At least on iOS, it's harder for users to break things by typing nonsense in the configuration section.
Indeed - DVD quality is limited by its reliance on MPEG-2 video codecs. I haven't done any testing, but it wouldn't surprise me if you could compress Blu-Ray movies down to 5 GB or less with no noticeable loss in quality,
And you would be wrong. DVD is limited by its resolution, not by its codec. At some point, enough bitrate makes older codecs as good (in terms of quality) as the new ones. The DVD specs allows that much bitrate.
Blu-Ray movies can be easily encoded down to ~8-10 GB. Further down you'll start to see artifacts, banding and other stuff noticeable if you know where to look.
The best part of the summary was "voted the funniest joke in the world by American men"
How can something be voted the funniest joke in the world by american men? Wouldn't that make it the funniest joke of american men?
This is very telling of the state of american society today. The outside world is so insignificant that their funniest joke has to be the funniest joke in the world.
Badly written systems are 99% the fault of the management. Do we need an architect? An expert? What for? The unqualified dude told me he can write the software on his own, and man, he's cheap!
Sure. It'll work. Most of the time. And whose fault is it? The unqualified dude?
But the GP uses the paper to assert that "[hybrids] are still better over the lifetime of the vehicle". This paper doesn't prove that. It proves that a Hummer is worse than a Prius.
As far as I can tell, without clicking the link, my comment still stand.
Email will probably be dead in the common eyes by 2016 or so.
While I'd like that to happen, I seriously doubt it. For this to happen, we would need a viable and better alternative. AFAIK there are none in sight. At all.
I would need to be better, and it would need to be as universal. Apart from phone - which predates email - I don't know of any way to contact virtually anyone on the planet for free. And I don't know of any alternative to the email that would be 4 years away from there.
It *could* happen. I'd like it to happen, although my liking would depend on which solution comes in replacement to the email. But I believe it's not going to happen, at least not that fast.
who knew Javascript had a bignum library and a number of cipher implementations
Those that know JavaScript?
And I don't mean the kids copy/pasting stuff found on the web, but real people working with JavaScript and having knowledge of the language, libraries, etc.
The biggest problem with JavaScript is that the world is plagued with kiddos that think they know JavaScript when all they know is how to search their needs on Google and copy/paste from there.
Slashdot Mirror
But what do you do with users who have a set of lockpicks, a screwdriver, and a boot CD?
Or a gun pointed at your head for that matter.
Of course, but as with everything in life, there are no absolutes. You can't expect everyone to put ethics at the very top of the scale.
But the context is the person he was answering to, that claimed "Anytime a person tells another person how much they get paid one of them gets very pissed off." He provided a valid counterexample.
See? Context. Try to read next time.
What the hell is with Slashdot lately?
The thing is that everything in the story is true. Yes, there are admins abusing their privileges. Do you really doubt it? I mean, come on, look around.
And those guys do taint the perception of the population toward us. And that's life, and there is nothing anyone can do about it.
Being aware helps explain this perception, and it's a good thing to keep in mind.
Right. You should come home to your wife and tell her "I quit my job because my boss wanted me to do something unethical. I know you're pregnant and we just bought a house, but you know, ethics is everything. Now pack your bags, there's a nice bridge down the highway under which there is a patch of grass that'll be nice for us."
My friends and I
You see the difference now.....?
Do you understand context?
Well, it sure looks like you don't.
How will that prevent this exploit? It could is your proxy is not faster that your internet connection... but what purpose would your proxy serves then?
Plus, for one machine compromised in your LAN, that's all the family's browsing history that gets leaked. Looks like the OP strategy is actually making things worse regarding this exploit.
Face it: Information is meant to be public.
How come you don't even disclose your name then? Or your credit card number? Your SSN?
Please, stop spreading little pink ponies.
I tend to think that the whole chain converges rather than diverges as you claim. Otherwise, I'd be hard pressed to explain how the whole thing worked so far.
That said, I completely agree that the harm done by eradication could very well outweigh the harm mosquitoes are doing right now.
But the question is not "are they harmful to humans" but rather "will the harm done by their eradication be worse or not?"
This is nothing ! iPhones have been caught FLYING AWAY from their masters !
Wow, that's the same combination that's on my luggage!
You have SIX digits on your luggage lock! Wow!!! Which brand is that ?
I do not agree.
Software should prevent people, including even the most experienced admins, from making such mistakes. The fact that it's possible to make such a mistake is a flaw in the software.
Beware, you're one step away from advocating iOS here. At least on iOS, it's harder for users to break things by typing nonsense in the configuration section.
Indeed - DVD quality is limited by its reliance on MPEG-2 video codecs. I haven't done any testing, but it wouldn't surprise me if you could compress Blu-Ray movies down to 5 GB or less with no noticeable loss in quality,
And you would be wrong. DVD is limited by its resolution, not by its codec. At some point, enough bitrate makes older codecs as good (in terms of quality) as the new ones. The DVD specs allows that much bitrate.
Blu-Ray movies can be easily encoded down to ~8-10 GB. Further down you'll start to see artifacts, banding and other stuff noticeable if you know where to look.
The best part of the summary was "voted the funniest joke in the world by American men"
How can something be voted the funniest joke in the world by american men? Wouldn't that make it the funniest joke of american men?
This is very telling of the state of american society today. The outside world is so insignificant that their funniest joke has to be the funniest joke in the world.
I have nothing to say to AC.
This. This. A thousand times this.
Badly written systems are 99% the fault of the management. Do we need an architect? An expert? What for? The unqualified dude told me he can write the software on his own, and man, he's cheap!
Sure. It'll work. Most of the time. And whose fault is it? The unqualified dude?
But the GP uses the paper to assert that "[hybrids] are still better over the lifetime of the vehicle". This paper doesn't prove that. It proves that a Hummer is worse than a Prius.
As far as I can tell, without clicking the link, my comment still stand.
I didn't even click on the link. But comparing a Hummer and a Prius is completely insane and can only lead to biaised results. ...
I mean, come on
I could compare my motorcycle to a Prius and deduce that the Prius is worse. Now, could I conclude that hybrids are worse than pure gasoline vehicles?
That SLA ensures that your data is available.
Nothing ensures that your data is available. The mere fact that you write that discards you as a nerd or as a person who understands CS at all.
Email will probably be dead in the common eyes by 2016 or so.
While I'd like that to happen, I seriously doubt it. For this to happen, we would need a viable and better alternative. AFAIK there are none in sight. At all.
I would need to be better, and it would need to be as universal. Apart from phone - which predates email - I don't know of any way to contact virtually anyone on the planet for free. And I don't know of any alternative to the email that would be 4 years away from there.
It *could* happen. I'd like it to happen, although my liking would depend on which solution comes in replacement to the email. But I believe it's not going to happen, at least not that fast.
You know there are ads in the regular free gmail account?
I dunno if they make truckloads of money through this, but it has to count for something...
I want to know who at Teh Google screwed that one up !!
Some group of bears maybe?
who knew Javascript had a bignum library and a number of cipher implementations
Those that know JavaScript?
And I don't mean the kids copy/pasting stuff found on the web, but real people working with JavaScript and having knowledge of the language, libraries, etc.
The biggest problem with JavaScript is that the world is plagued with kiddos that think they know JavaScript when all they know is how to search their needs on Google and copy/paste from there.