Define the USBDrives group. Write a USBFS script to create a/dev/usbdrive device when it detects a USB memory keychain based on the deviceid and other manufacturer information. Chown the device node to the usbdrives group. Set permissions as desired. Put users into usbdrives group.
Ta da!
And you don't even have to recombooble an existing hardware standard or re-purchase all your gear.
I absolutely agree with the university's decision. There's already a wireless network in place, and since it is overseen by the IT staff, I think it's safe to assume that somebody there has the responsibility of making the network secure and functional for all the students, staff, and faculty to use. Use that, for everybody's sake. Be neighborly.
Setting up a wireless node implies that the node connects to the external network. That means it uses university bandwidth, and that means it falls under the university's computer use guidelines (here: http://www.utdallas.edu/ir/tcs/general/policy.htm) One guideline is that "infrastructure modifications are to be performed only by authorized departments." Adding a wireless node counts as infrastructure. I assume that a student doesn't count as an authorized department. You lose. Sorry.
If the node isn't on the LAN, perhaps that's a different story. But I'd hate to have to discover and figure out which ones were live and which ones were contained. It's a drain on resources, and a pain in the ass.
If you're doing something that requires you to have your own network, go get an account with a service provider or use the facilities provided by the school. Going that far out of your way would seem to indicate that a rogue wireless node probably is not the right solution anyway.
A weird but sensible juxtaposition in Stephenson's book, The Diamond Age, was the resurgent dominance of Victorian-era tropes in the upper classes. The society emphasized self-discipline, a strict code of manners and interaction, and the importance of constant vigilance toward one's appearance in public and private alike.
The reason for this throwback was in part that survelliance technology had miniturized and infiltrated to the point that any given surface could house cameras and transmitters that could not be traced if they were even noticed. Therefore, keeping a strict code of bahavior was neccesary at all times to deny the possibility of a smear campaign, blackmail, or other possible stigma.
The online bullies scenario brings Stephenson's vision to my mind. Maybe it's time to recognize that anything recorded will probably get around at some point. And it's easier to record than you think.
Kids, pay attention: Maybe it's a stupid idea to masturbate into your webcam and then email the movie to anybody. Email gets around. It's the new STD: Sexual Transmission Disease.
Either that or open up and make accessable DRM techniques to the public.
Let's say I run a tight ship and keep my network nicely insulated from the barrage of crap the is Teh Intarweb. Or that I don't even have my machine hooked to a network at all.
What happens to these games when they try to go out and get the xtreme ad of the day, only to find that they've got no path out? Do they crash? Does the EULA require that I purchase service from an ISP? Is there a generic repository of ads built-in? Or do I just have to send a check to an advertiser directly?
And if prices don't go down, which I expect will be the case, what have I really paid for: a game to play, or an advertising delivery vehicle that uses a gamepad?
In short: what kind of obligation does this put on the player to make sure the game actually runs?
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MacNewsWorld is obviously in error. A study commissioned by Microsoft shows that Windows users are obviously superior, not only in linguistic acuity and dual-button mouse skills, but also in lower total cost of ownership. Windows users are also more innovative. It's true!
On MacNewsWorld's part, I suspect... I suspect... Damn. What's that thing they call it when you hire your own family to work for you?
Well, I caught this error too, but I'm afraid we're both off target. Infections are actually caused by people who write infectious code. Infections are prevented by people who apply current patches to their software, whatever the software may be.
Clicking "Yes" to the "An update is available -- should I install it" dialog box is way, WAY easier than reversing an 18 wheel rig around with a K turn. I don't know anyone with a degree from MIT, either. It seems to me that the person who's making users out to be stupid and incapable is *users*.
Well, them plus the sad monkeys like myself who have to service their computers.
There's already a lot of discussion going on about "use Mozilla/Firefox/Safari/Lynx/whatever", so I won't rehash that here. If you can pull it off in your environment, great.
There are a lot of environments, however, where switching from IE just isn't an immediate option. In the future, perhaps, but worm writers and virus scripters won't wait. So here's my advice, my hope, and my PLEA to all you I.T. guys out there.
No matter how much you hate IE, please, for the love of God, get your users to UPDATE THEIR SYSTEMS WITH THE PATCHES. Even if they don't use IE.
We can all save ourselves and each other a hell of a lot of hassle by taking Microsoft's efforts to patch their product as what it is: an effort (however feebly-, politically-, or economically minded) to secure their product. The viruses and worms generally aren't harmful to the user--it's all the network traffic that infected machines produce that is the major headache. Spam, pingfloods, DDoS, it all targets other services and the infrastructure on which we all depend. Be neighborly on the Internet, and make sure you've got your systems are secure as they can be, even if they're not the systems you'd prefer to run.
Switch browsers, yes. If it makes sense for you and you can do it, go for it. But don't let everyone on your site get infected in the meantime. Remember that the the majority of viruses and attack exploits out there in the past months have been proactively counteracted by Microsoft patches.
Infections are caused by morons who don't patch. DON'T LET YOUR USERS BE MORONS (to the extent that this is possible).
On my Gentoo box, I ran Grip 3.2, and everything extracted flawlessly. There's no static, skipping, or any other hijinx going on here. It rips and encodes fine.
If you're asking "will it play under a cd-playing app instead of a ripping app," then I couldn't tell you. I go straight to rip'n'archive mode.
There is a data track on the CD -- perhaps there's some other goodies on it like wallpaper or whatever that you can only get to on a Win/Mac, but I'm not in it for that. I just want the tunes.
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I'm sure Emilia Airhart said the same thing before she patched her Windows 3.11!
Ob MST3K ref:
"Strut, pout, put it out, that's what you want from granma."
Already more than possible.
/dev/usbdrive device when it detects a USB memory keychain based on the deviceid and other manufacturer information. Chown the device node to the usbdrives group. Set permissions as desired. Put users into usbdrives group.
Define the USBDrives group. Write a USBFS script to create a
Ta da!
And you don't even have to recombooble an existing hardware standard or re-purchase all your gear.
In *nix, of course.
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A bounty doesn't really make sense the way that spammers are currently prosecuted.
It does, however, make a *lot* of sense if the spammer gets to hang on my far wall encased in frozen carbonite.
I wouldn't consider paying a bounty hunter who brought in the spammer any other way.
I'd say "I'll believe it when I see it," but by seeing the quantum crytography in action, I'd be observing it, and, well...
I thought the thing they were investigating in the first place was source that was already opened that SCO found.
Also, the pellet with the poison is in the vessel with the pestel. The flagon with the dragon holds the brew that is true.
I absolutely agree with the university's decision. There's already a wireless network in place, and since it is overseen by the IT staff, I think it's safe to assume that somebody there has the responsibility of making the network secure and functional for all the students, staff, and faculty to use. Use that, for everybody's sake. Be neighborly.
) One guideline is that "infrastructure modifications are to be performed only by authorized departments." Adding a wireless node counts as infrastructure. I assume that a student doesn't count as an authorized department. You lose. Sorry.
Setting up a wireless node implies that the node connects to the external network. That means it uses university bandwidth, and that means it falls under the university's computer use guidelines (here: http://www.utdallas.edu/ir/tcs/general/policy.htm
If the node isn't on the LAN, perhaps that's a different story. But I'd hate to have to discover and figure out which ones were live and which ones were contained. It's a drain on resources, and a pain in the ass.
If you're doing something that requires you to have your own network, go get an account with a service provider or use the facilities provided by the school. Going that far out of your way would seem to indicate that a rogue wireless node probably is not the right solution anyway.
I'm always up for a nice game of global thermonuclear war...
"In the next ten years, you're going to see more positive change than in the last ten," Ballmer said.
I agree. I sincerely doubt that SCO will be around in ten years.
Hah. A common fallacy -- the effect of the pill was actually contained in the glass of water the whole time.
Neo was a sucker.
A weird but sensible juxtaposition in Stephenson's book, The Diamond Age, was the resurgent dominance of Victorian-era tropes in the upper classes. The society emphasized self-discipline, a strict code of manners and interaction, and the importance of constant vigilance toward one's appearance in public and private alike.
The reason for this throwback was in part that survelliance technology had miniturized and infiltrated to the point that any given surface could house cameras and transmitters that could not be traced if they were even noticed. Therefore, keeping a strict code of bahavior was neccesary at all times to deny the possibility of a smear campaign, blackmail, or other possible stigma.
The online bullies scenario brings Stephenson's vision to my mind. Maybe it's time to recognize that anything recorded will probably get around at some point. And it's easier to record than you think.
Kids, pay attention: Maybe it's a stupid idea to masturbate into your webcam and then email the movie to anybody. Email gets around. It's the new STD: Sexual Transmission Disease.
Either that or open up and make accessable DRM techniques to the public.
Let's say I run a tight ship and keep my network nicely insulated from the barrage of crap the is Teh Intarweb. Or that I don't even have my machine hooked to a network at all.
What happens to these games when they try to go out and get the xtreme ad of the day, only to find that they've got no path out? Do they crash? Does the EULA require that I purchase service from an ISP? Is there a generic repository of ads built-in? Or do I just have to send a check to an advertiser directly?
And if prices don't go down, which I expect will be the case, what have I really paid for: a game to play, or an advertising delivery vehicle that uses a gamepad?
In short: what kind of obligation does this put on the player to make sure the game actually runs?
DEVO front man Mark Mothersbaugh is signed to do the in-game music.
If nothing else, perhaps the game will move away from the Leave It To Beaver sitcom earmunge. Duty now for the future!
0h, b07h3r.
I have to admit, the blinky keyboard lights are only slightly more cryptic than the incomprehensible jibberish of a BSOD.
And at least they BLINK. A BSOD just sits there.
MacNewsWorld is obviously in error. A study commissioned by Microsoft shows that Windows users are obviously superior, not only in linguistic acuity and dual-button mouse skills, but also in lower total cost of ownership. Windows users are also more innovative. It's true!
On MacNewsWorld's part, I suspect... I suspect... Damn. What's that thing they call it when you hire your own family to work for you?
Neopolitanism. That's it. I suspect *that*.
Does that include Identity Theft?
Holy crap, my credit card number got lifted! What's my name again?
Well, I caught this error too, but I'm afraid we're both off target. Infections are actually caused by people who write infectious code. Infections are prevented by people who apply current patches to their software, whatever the software may be.
Clicking "Yes" to the "An update is available -- should I install it" dialog box is way, WAY easier than reversing an 18 wheel rig around with a K turn. I don't know anyone with a degree from MIT, either. It seems to me that the person who's making users out to be stupid and incapable is *users*.
Well, them plus the sad monkeys like myself who have to service their computers.
(Please keep within speed limits. Thanks.)
Fortunately, I have a highly complex mind that can reduce any machine to a simple yes or no answer.
No!
There's already a lot of discussion going on about "use Mozilla/Firefox/Safari/Lynx/whatever", so I won't rehash that here. If you can pull it off in your environment, great.
There are a lot of environments, however, where switching from IE just isn't an immediate option. In the future, perhaps, but worm writers and virus scripters won't wait. So here's my advice, my hope, and my PLEA to all you I.T. guys out there.
No matter how much you hate IE, please, for the love of God, get your users to UPDATE THEIR SYSTEMS WITH THE PATCHES. Even if they don't use IE.
We can all save ourselves and each other a hell of a lot of hassle by taking Microsoft's efforts to patch their product as what it is: an effort (however feebly-, politically-, or economically minded) to secure their product. The viruses and worms generally aren't harmful to the user--it's all the network traffic that infected machines produce that is the major headache. Spam, pingfloods, DDoS, it all targets other services and the infrastructure on which we all depend. Be neighborly on the Internet, and make sure you've got your systems are secure as they can be, even if they're not the systems you'd prefer to run.
Switch browsers, yes. If it makes sense for you and you can do it, go for it. But don't let everyone on your site get infected in the meantime. Remember that the the majority of viruses and attack exploits out there in the past months have been proactively counteracted by Microsoft patches.
Infections are caused by morons who don't patch. DON'T LET YOUR USERS BE MORONS (to the extent that this is possible).
Thanks,
The Internet
"Researchers are reporting another security issue in Web browsing under Windows"
/bin, /sbin, and /usr directories to /zurg, /mumph, and /splunge. Bring it, you haxx0rs!
Sounds like a Windows problem, not a Mozilla problem. Oh, wait a minute...
Current versions of Mozilla and Firefox pass unknown protocol handlers to the operating system shell to handle.
Ding! Next. However:
The attacker would have to know the location in the file system of the program
So just in case, I'm renaming my
The article talks a lot about the two kernels, as is right. Linux is a kernel.
To sum it all up, you can see from the source that Linux uses lots of strategies both in and out of the kernel.
This is different from Windows, where you see ANYTHING from the source.
Ergo, Linux is different from Windows. The end.
I already sold my first born off for a Voodoo 2 way back in the 90's.
Bit of a bum investment, in hindsight.
Yes. Yes it does.
On my Gentoo box, I ran Grip 3.2, and everything extracted flawlessly. There's no static, skipping, or any other hijinx going on here. It rips and encodes fine.
If you're asking "will it play under a cd-playing app instead of a ripping app," then I couldn't tell you. I go straight to rip'n'archive mode.
There is a data track on the CD -- perhaps there's some other goodies on it like wallpaper or whatever that you can only get to on a Win/Mac, but I'm not in it for that. I just want the tunes.