Wachovia says that they sent out letters to everyone they know to be affected. My mail service is spotty at times, so I gave them a call. 1-800-WACHOVIA (1-800-922-4684). Just keep pressing 0 till you get an operator. Their customer service workers were able to tell me over the phone if my account was compromised. It's not. w00t! Took them about five minutes, but I think everyone should double check.
A lot of people said this sort of thing when DeCSS hit. To sum up:
Cat's out of the bag, and... You can't have your cake and eat it too.
That is... BitTorrent is either a file-sharing system or it isn't. It obviously is.
There's nothing anyone can do about it anymore. He's not fooling anyone. Dude obviously needs to eat, and he's making a sponsored search engine. All I can say is "kaching".
I 2nd the motion for FLAC. It has the added benefit of wicked fast encoding times, and light processor usage.
In my very unscientific tests on my own machine, it has performed the best by any measure, when comapred to comparably sized and qualitied files. (compared to MP3, AAC, WMA, etc.)
Of course they have an agenda. But this was probably the easiest way for them to advance it. And no one should be surprised that they got caught when they leave themselves so wide open for infiltration.
This 'story' hits the rounds every few months or so. It's distributed only for it's gross-out factor (ewwww, bugs!) and the cool (air-quotes) "maybe all that new-fangled science isn't the be-all-and-end-all" vibe.
I swear, I've read this same thing 20 times before.
I already use the suggested filter sets from adblock.mozdev.org... which blocks out the pictures and shockwaves, but has the unpleasant uglifying side-effect of leaving behind random html detritus. And it doesn't block text adverts, either.
It did not suck. The new doctor acted more like the doctor should act than some of the other doctors. The female lead (unknow to us americans, so i won't call her by name) acted like the typical Doctor sidekick: confused, panicky, causing more trouble than she's worth. Read the books, watch the old televesion serieses, and it's apparent that this new cast is quite in line with the previous generations.
I asked a representative of Vonage on the phone about this issue recently. They said that they had never heard of it, and that it wouldn't be a problem.
Case closed, thanks to their wonderfully well informed technical support department.
But due to limited space, demand, or cable overlord crotchety-ness, they usually don't offer the full backlog. Only a few shows at a time in rotation, or the last few that aired. And usually not complete previous seasons.
I'm addicted to Stephen King. I compulsively read every new book he writes; I have withdrawal cravings when he doesn't publish for a long time. I know for a fact that he has a vested interest in making his books as alluring and addictive as possible.
I think I'll go form a support group for victims of his evilness...
That's precisely what i said... if they are unwilling to get help from others, then they're just stupid. If you don't take steps to redress a situation that you don't want to be in, then you don't deserve to complain. This is behaviour i've seen time and again... companies/individuals get spam, and don't do anything about it, except excercise the delete key.
There are better ways. Seek help; it's out there. If you don't do anything, you don't deserve sympathy.
Bad analogy.... but... simply, if a person has enough money to move out of that bad neighbourhood, and chooses not to, then in some part they are indeed culpable when they get shot.
On the other hand, if a company is small, and doesn't have enough resources to combat the spam problem (whether that be money for dedicated hardware, or a tech person to set it up for them), then indeed they're totally frelled, and that is unfair.
There are, however, plenty of user-land tools to help with the problem. There are also many recipe-style instructions on how to set up rudimentary spam protection. There are also many forums on the net to ask for advice or help.
It may be dificult, it may be annoying and time consuming, but no one is without options. To simply do nothing at all is irresponsible, and indefensible.
Okay. You tell that to the spammers. Ask them to politely stop, because no one deserves it. See them laugh at you.
Spam is a fact of life, now. There's nothing you can do about it, except take a defensive position.
The article spoke of the impact on end users. The simple solution to this problem is to prevent it from reaching the end users. There are simple and highly effective means to do this. I've personally seen many companies that are unwilling to investigate these means, and just let the problem proliferate.
So in my opinion, yes, they desrve what they get for being lazy in the tech department.
I believe that any company that is too ignorant to install protections on their systems, or too stupid to find someone to do it for them, deserves to lose their money.
Why does everything on/. have to be about establishing a pecking order based on how much credibility someone else has? It's always got to be a fight. Your phrases like "I seriously doubt you know", "Despite your phrases like" and "you don't seem to know much about" smack of intelluctual elitism. It was never truly about activism, chatting to your buddies or trying to tell other people what they do or do not know. Ma Bell has nothing to do with it. Putting other people down and infighting have nothing to do with it.
It's about knowledge, aquiring and sharing both. I feel sorry for you, little man. Not everything has to be a battle. And next time you do want want to fight/shoot your mouth, get a real nick and don't hide behind the anonymous shield.
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Aye ... the logic is specious ... however, I now have on record them telling me that everything is AOK. If it turns out it's not, then hello lawsuit.
I can rest easier at night knowing that "It's Not My Fault©".
/me scans article ... wachovia, pennsylvania ... shit.
Wachovia says that they sent out letters to everyone they know to be affected. My mail service is spotty at times, so I gave them a call. 1-800-WACHOVIA (1-800-922-4684). Just keep pressing 0 till you get an operator. Their customer service workers were able to tell me over the phone if my account was compromised. It's not. w00t! Took them about five minutes, but I think everyone should double check.
A lot of people said this sort of thing when DeCSS hit. To sum up:
Cat's out of the bag, and
You can't have your cake and eat it too.
That is
There's nothing anyone can do about it anymore. He's not fooling anyone. Dude obviously needs to eat, and he's making a sponsored search engine. All I can say is "kaching".
Are the editors supposed to editorialize in article write-ups? This seems to be a very recent phenomenon.
... I'd've thought that Apple would be all over anything that could possibly increase the usefulness of your iPod and ITMS bundle.
And no sir, I don't like it.
As for podcasting
iTMS 4.9: now YOU can podcast! and it washes your dog! and cleans your toilet! etc etc.
GB = gigabyte.
Gb = gigabit.
8 bits = 1 byte.
45GB * 8 * 20 = 7200 Gb
*whooooooooosh*
Check your math. He has 7200 Gb of pr0n.
I 2nd the motion for FLAC. It has the added benefit of wicked fast encoding times, and light processor usage.
In my very unscientific tests on my own machine, it has performed the best by any measure, when comapred to comparably sized and qualitied files. (compared to MP3, AAC, WMA, etc.)
Of course they have an agenda. But this was probably the easiest way for them to advance it. And no one should be surprised that they got caught when they leave themselves so wide open for infiltration.
I recommend that he receives a 1 second sentence for each spam that he sent.
I think everyone can agree that's fair.
This 'story' hits the rounds every few months or so. It's distributed only for it's gross-out factor (ewwww, bugs!) and the cool (air-quotes) "maybe all that new-fangled science isn't the be-all-and-end-all" vibe.
I swear, I've read this same thing 20 times before.
I already use the suggested filter sets from adblock.mozdev.org
I suppose you don't have a tongue to put in your cheek? Was it perhaps removed in a freak boating accident?
Let's hope Yahoo finally decides to support Adblock ... right now, their adverts are only partially blocked by most filer sets.
They should probably just use air in the syringes, then.
The one where he always has to rescue his female accomplice from certain doom every single episode?
It did not suck. The new doctor acted more like the doctor should act than some of the other doctors. The female lead (unknow to us americans, so i won't call her by name) acted like the typical Doctor sidekick: confused, panicky, causing more trouble than she's worth. Read the books, watch the old televesion serieses, and it's apparent that this new cast is quite in line with the previous generations.
So what is this, some new-fangled version of tiddly-winks?
I'll keep using poker chips to play poker.
I asked a representative of Vonage on the phone about this issue recently. They said that they had never heard of it, and that it wouldn't be a problem.
Case closed, thanks to their wonderfully well informed technical support department.
But due to limited space, demand, or cable overlord crotchety-ness, they usually don't offer the full backlog. Only a few shows at a time in rotation, or the last few that aired. And usually not complete previous seasons.
I'm addicted to Stephen King. I compulsively read every new book he writes; I have withdrawal cravings when he doesn't publish for a long time. I know for a fact that he has a vested interest in making his books as alluring and addictive as possible.
...
I think I'll go form a support group for victims of his evilness
That's precisely what i said ... if they are unwilling to get help from others, then they're just stupid. If you don't take steps to redress a situation that you don't want to be in, then you don't deserve to complain. This is behaviour i've seen time and again ... companies/individuals get spam, and don't do anything about it, except excercise the delete key.
There are better ways. Seek help; it's out there. If you don't do anything, you don't deserve sympathy.
Bad analogy .... but ... simply, if a person has enough money to move out of that bad neighbourhood, and chooses not to, then in some part they are indeed culpable when they get shot.
On the other hand, if a company is small, and doesn't have enough resources to combat the spam problem (whether that be money for dedicated hardware, or a tech person to set it up for them), then indeed they're totally frelled, and that is unfair.
There are, however, plenty of user-land tools to help with the problem. There are also many recipe-style instructions on how to set up rudimentary spam protection. There are also many forums on the net to ask for advice or help.
It may be dificult, it may be annoying and time consuming, but no one is without options. To simply do nothing at all is irresponsible, and indefensible.
Okay. You tell that to the spammers. Ask them to politely stop, because no one deserves it. See them laugh at you.
Spam is a fact of life, now. There's nothing you can do about it, except take a defensive position.
The article spoke of the impact on end users. The simple solution to this problem is to prevent it from reaching the end users. There are simple and highly effective means to do this. I've personally seen many companies that are unwilling to investigate these means, and just let the problem proliferate.
So in my opinion, yes, they desrve what they get for being lazy in the tech department.
I believe that any company that is too ignorant to install protections on their systems, or too stupid to find someone to do it for them, deserves to lose their money.
Why does everything on /. have to be about establishing a pecking order based on how much credibility someone else has? It's always got to be a fight. Your phrases like "I seriously doubt you know", "Despite your phrases like" and "you don't seem to know much about" smack of intelluctual elitism. It was never truly about activism, chatting to your buddies or trying to tell other people what they do or do not know. Ma Bell has nothing to do with it. Putting other people down and infighting have nothing to do with it.
It's about knowledge, aquiring and sharing both. I feel sorry for you, little man. Not everything has to be a battle. And next time you do want want to fight/shoot your mouth, get a real nick and don't hide behind the anonymous shield.