PSTN, you mean. Public Switched Telephone Network.
Which is a very useful feature, I might add. I finally ditched my cell phone and spend maybe $2 a month using Skype to make all my phone calls. Less phone bill == more coffee!
Uhh, then don't use their service. Did anyone seriously expect AOL to provide a free service for the convenience of everyone with no benefit to themselves?
> which equates to screwing with the user's software
I have nothing to say to this other than that your argument is shit. AOL owns the servers, they can do whatever the hell they want. That's why it's "AOL Instant Messenger" and not "Buran Instant Messenger". Your client didn't do anything weird -- it fetched the list of contacts and displayed them.
Let me guess -- you clicking here is me "screwing with" your web browser?
I will agree that the sound quality of 4G and lower iPods was not spectacular. However, the new video iPod has AMAZING sound quality. It's to the point where my amp makes it sound noticeably worse (whereas with every other source I've ever listened to, it's made it sound noticeably better). Listening to a new iPod directly attached to Sennheiser HD600s is just amazing. (But not loud enough for soft classical pieces.)
What if the test was wrong? Maybe he didn't have AIDS when first tested, or maybe the test didn't pick it up this time. And why is the guy afraid to be retested?
But you can write a setuid/setgid program in C and have that C program exec the perl interpreter as a user/group that can read the script. Assuming your wrapper is properly coded (I've gotten root on a large server due to the wrapper using gets...), you should achieve the desired effect. This technique doesn't apply to this article, though, because the person you're trying to hide stuff from is root. Root can install a rootkit (heh) and bypass any protections he wants to. In other words, this is impossible.
However, on many systems, the +r bit need not be set. If only +x is set, you can execute the program, but not cat or gdb it. Remember that executing a program is something that involves the OS reading the file, not some program running on the behalf of the user who wants to execute the program.
I don't think I was damaged by their actions. Plus, I don't have time or money, so I guess in that sense, they win. If they want to convince all of their good students to transfer somewhere else, then let them. Then they'll go away and they won't be a problem.
This is the same school / computer center that told Dan Bernstein that he couldn't work on his djbdns anymore because "only viruses use port 53".
I'm pretty sure that, yes, they can. Do they allow non-Catholics at Catholic school? No. And that's perfectly legal (remember "freedom to assemble peacefully"?).
Of course, all the things you mention are morally reprehensible, and I think people should avoid patronizing institutions that exercise their right to discriminate.
Agreed. But watch out for your computer center's AUP -- some schools (like mine) have been sued and lost for censoring their students, but they still refuse to update their AUP to be more realistic. UIC refused to agree that their policies were unreasonable, and made no offer to review them*, so I told them I no longer agreed to their policy and cancelled my accounts. They have been dragging their feet on this (since it's attracted the attention of other branches of the University), so my web page is still up:) Pity I haven't had time to detail my problems with their policy and put it up there.
* The policy-makers have their heads firmly lodged in their asses -- the excuse I always get is "our lawyers said this is OK". I guess their lawyers don't understand what a court ruling against them means.
If you care about your rights online, I suggest you do what I did -- cancel your account if the policy is unreasonable. You can get free e-mail anywhere these days. If their policy interferes with your classwork, be sure to let the University's higher-ups know about it. Schools have no right to tell their students what is and is not acceptable speech, especially schools funded entirely by the government!
As far as I'm concerned, these schools can do whatever they want. So far, these are all private school that we're hearing about. They can do whatever they want, that's their right. As soon as it's a public school, though, then we have problems. When the government starts telling you what you can and can't say, that's infringing on your first amendment rights. The school would lose any case like this in a heartbeat.
But the solution to this problem is simple -- if you're a student at one of these pro-brainwashing schools, leave. Go somewhere where freedom and academic integrity are the core values -- not "do whatever we tell you to do". Because frankly, college is not about doing what you're told, it's about learning, exploring new ideas, and being Free. If these institutions that censor their students claim to care about education, they're lying. Let them brainwash their students, while those who can think for themselves go elsewhere. Capitalism saves the day again:)
I mean -- the overproduced crap that the RIAA and MPAA spew out right now is, by definition, crap. I'd at least like to see crap that's original, and made by someone who makes it because they like to, not because advertisers tell them to, or because they'll be really Rich And Famous.
Seriously, I'm sorry that you think you have the right to poison everyone near you. But, you don't. So deal with it and get a patch for when you're out in public and smoke at home, where you're only poisoning your loved ones. k thx.
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> Last time I checked, we hadn't damaged this place so badly that the moon was more habitable.
Check again.
I honestly don't think that slashdot posts all these advertisements on purpose. I think the editors are just incompetent.
PSTN, you mean. Public Switched Telephone Network.
Which is a very useful feature, I might add. I finally ditched my cell phone and spend maybe $2 a month using Skype to make all my phone calls. Less phone bill == more coffee!
> I disagree on this, very strongly.
Uhh, then don't use their service. Did anyone seriously expect AOL to provide a free service for the convenience of everyone with no benefit to themselves?
> which equates to screwing with the user's software
I have nothing to say to this other than that your argument is shit. AOL owns the servers, they can do whatever the hell they want. That's why it's "AOL Instant Messenger" and not "Buran Instant Messenger". Your client didn't do anything weird -- it fetched the list of contacts and displayed them.
Let me guess -- you clicking here is me "screwing with" your web browser?
> 9600dpi, 2400dpi, whatever.
It's a good thing, then, that the FCC has limited the maximum DPI to 56600. (53000 in some areas.)
[ X ] Candidate A
[ ] Candidate B
Well, there's another vote for Candidate B.
Just because a computer isn't involved doesn't mean the process works.
>> in high demand. The [...]
;)
> obviate the need for [...]
Q: How many ADD kids does it take to change a light bulb?
A: Hey, wanna go ride bikes?
I will agree that the sound quality of 4G and lower iPods was not spectacular. However, the new video iPod has AMAZING sound quality. It's to the point where my amp makes it sound noticeably worse (whereas with every other source I've ever listened to, it's made it sound noticeably better). Listening to a new iPod directly attached to Sennheiser HD600s is just amazing. (But not loud enough for soft classical pieces.)
What if the test was wrong? Maybe he didn't have AIDS when first tested, or maybe the test didn't pick it up this time. And why is the guy afraid to be retested?
> You can't put in a regular explression and pretend you're blocking sexual harrassment.
So how come phones haven't been banned yet?
Not buying his arguments until I can see the source myself. Just because a hacker is dumb doesn't mean the security is good.
You're right. (Tested on OS X.)
But you can write a setuid/setgid program in C and have that C program exec the perl interpreter as a user/group that can read the script. Assuming your wrapper is properly coded (I've gotten root on a large server due to the wrapper using gets...), you should achieve the desired effect. This technique doesn't apply to this article, though, because the person you're trying to hide stuff from is root. Root can install a rootkit (heh) and bypass any protections he wants to. In other words, this is impossible.
However, on many systems, the +r bit need not be set. If only +x is set, you can execute the program, but not cat or gdb it. Remember that executing a program is something that involves the OS reading the file, not some program running on the behalf of the user who wants to execute the program.
I've done this. It didn't kill any NIC that I connected it to, including:
* A PIX.
* A no-name switch.
* An Intel on-board NIC.
* An Apple iMac (the original) NIC.
I wired the cable such that every other pin was hot, and the rest were ground. You'd think it would at least cause some trouble, but it didn't.
> ^4 bit is called just that.
:)
Grammar hint: Don't try to capitalize numbers at the beginning of your sentence
Actually, I work at the University of Chicago, and I agree -- it's wonderful. I'm going to transfer as soon as I figure out how to pay for it :)
This doesn't exist?
s oftware/default.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/
> your keyaobrd
Unfortunately they apparently make typing difficult.
> Sue.
I don't think I was damaged by their actions. Plus, I don't have time or money, so I guess in that sense, they win. If they want to convince all of their good students to transfer somewhere else, then let them. Then they'll go away and they won't be a problem.
This is the same school / computer center that told Dan Bernstein that he couldn't work on his djbdns anymore because "only viruses use port 53".
I'm pretty sure that, yes, they can. Do they allow non-Catholics at Catholic school? No. And that's perfectly legal (remember "freedom to assemble peacefully"?).
Of course, all the things you mention are morally reprehensible, and I think people should avoid patronizing institutions that exercise their right to discriminate.
Agreed. But watch out for your computer center's AUP -- some schools (like mine) have been sued and lost for censoring their students, but they still refuse to update their AUP to be more realistic. UIC refused to agree that their policies were unreasonable, and made no offer to review them*, so I told them I no longer agreed to their policy and cancelled my accounts. They have been dragging their feet on this (since it's attracted the attention of other branches of the University), so my web page is still up :) Pity I haven't had time to detail my problems with their policy and put it up there.
* The policy-makers have their heads firmly lodged in their asses -- the excuse I always get is "our lawyers said this is OK". I guess their lawyers don't understand what a court ruling against them means.
If you care about your rights online, I suggest you do what I did -- cancel your account if the policy is unreasonable. You can get free e-mail anywhere these days. If their policy interferes with your classwork, be sure to let the University's higher-ups know about it. Schools have no right to tell their students what is and is not acceptable speech, especially schools funded entirely by the government!
As far as I'm concerned, these schools can do whatever they want. So far, these are all private school that we're hearing about. They can do whatever they want, that's their right. As soon as it's a public school, though, then we have problems. When the government starts telling you what you can and can't say, that's infringing on your first amendment rights. The school would lose any case like this in a heartbeat.
:)
But the solution to this problem is simple -- if you're a student at one of these pro-brainwashing schools, leave. Go somewhere where freedom and academic integrity are the core values -- not "do whatever we tell you to do". Because frankly, college is not about doing what you're told, it's about learning, exploring new ideas, and being Free. If these institutions that censor their students claim to care about education, they're lying. Let them brainwash their students, while those who can think for themselves go elsewhere. Capitalism saves the day again
Sure. If by "future", you mean "right now".
I mean -- the overproduced crap that the RIAA and MPAA spew out right now is, by definition, crap. I'd at least like to see crap that's original, and made by someone who makes it because they like to, not because advertisers tell them to, or because they'll be really Rich And Famous.
A UID of 1000 is "badassly low". 628988 is "insanely high". 200,000 or so is moderately respectable, but not really.
Just thought you might want to know.
Godwin's law has been invoked. You lose.
Seriously, I'm sorry that you think you have the right to poison everyone near you. But, you don't. So deal with it and get a patch for when you're out in public and smoke at home, where you're only poisoning your loved ones. k thx.