I can see how he might have been prosecuted for trolling if his actions lead up to the teenager jumping in front of the train. But prosecuting after the fact makes no sense, especially since his actions (although tasteless) didn't cause actual bodily harm to anyone else. Sounds to me like some internet users need to grow their skin just a bit thicker.
But C# is still based on C. It's kinda like Microsoft saying "Oh, we got rid of DOS a long time ago". DOS (much like C) never really disappeared, the powers that be just got better at hiding it.
If the desktop only starts up on command, that means users will be presented with a black screen of death. How is this different from every other version of windows?
I never said the method of extracting rare earths was expensive. I'm just saying that Apple (much like any other company) would deny ties with the supplier for parts when something like this comes to light. It's called "Bad PR" for a reason.
With a phrase like "Apple is committed to driving the highest standards of social responsibility throughout our supply base," that's basically a free ticket to PR/Plausible Deniability, whether their company is linked to the supplier or not. Of course, none of this really matters, because the parts have to come from somewhere, and China happens to have the largest concentration of rare earths.
I'm not saying that disabling autoplay will stop an active infection, but I'm saying that it WILL help prevent it from happening. It's not that hard to tell the difference between a folder and a file; I don't need windows group policy to tell me not to click on every executable that's lobbed in my general direction. While we're on the subject of security practices, look up NTFS/ADS. That's where the real problem lies, and it still hasn't been fixed since its inception, with the exception of the more recent versions of Windows Server.
I could waste my time compiling a list of these common sense tactics that pretty much guarantee that you won't get hit with a live infection, but it would just be easier and less of a waste of time on my part if you used google and learned some basic security practices without me having to further lecture you about this.
A proper sandbox technique would be to explicitly allow all system reads, but explicitly deny all system writes. Any attempt to do a system write would instead copy the system file to a sandboxed area, and allow writes to the copied file, keeping the original one intact. Sandbox infection getting out of hand?/clearmem (or some other custom command used to restore the sandbox to a beginning state)
Problem solved.
Taken directly from the article. "Ramnit spreads through removable drives and by infecting executable files such as.DLL,.EXE and.HTM extensions."
Disable autoplay and don't allow the browser to run scripts. These are two basic security measures that users should implement by default anyways. Not doing so is just asking for trouble.
No, it's 52. Go back and look at the scrabble board again. You're forgetting to count the other two letters.
X(3) 24 x 2 = 48
A, U, or T (both ways) + 2 = 50
The other two letters +2 = 52.
1) Memorize every 2, 3 and 4 letter word, especially those that use x, q and z.
2) Memorize all prefixes and suffixes.
3) Onomatopoeias are acceptable. (brr, brrr, kapow, whoosh, ooh, aah, etc) Basically most any "word" you will find used to verbally illustrate physical action in a comic book.
4) Familiarize yourself with words that contain a high number of vowels and consonants along with those that contain either no vowels or consonants. (aalii, cwrths, etc.)
The above basic tips will come in handy, and can usually net at least 3-4 bingos per game, if not more. However, the above tips can be used for virtually any word game. The next list is a more indepth metaguide to controlling the outcome of a scrabble/literati based game.
In scrabble, count tiles. Same principle as counting cards. In other variants, this may not be possible if the letter pool is randomized. If the tile pool is fixed and you count the stack, it's not cheating, it's called using statistical probability to your advantage.
Any chance you get, clog the board by playing a word that creates more words in 2 directions or more. For instance, in scrabble, using the X (8) points on a triple letter score (played in both directions) will net a minimum base score of 52 points. An example of this would be a combination of AX, XU, AT. Naturally, Z's and Q's net a minimum of 64 points. It's basically a free bingo to abuse at whim.
Depending on the complexity of the variant at hand, try to maintain a minimum average of at least 20-35 points per play. This is hands-down, THE quickest way to build up a decent score, so don't rely on bingos to pull you through the finish line. They're just icing on the cake.
Do not bother memorizing definitions of a particular word, but rather the fact that it is a word. If someone is hounding for a definition of an obscure or unusual word, tell them to consult a dictionary; That's why we have them. Any word game should have the use of a dictionary included by default, whether manual or automatic. Memorizing each individual definition is pointless, as it merely takes up otherwise valuable brainspace. Would you waste time memorizing each page of in a metropolitan phone book on the basis that someone could possibly ask you to recite the content of extraneous information? I didn't think so.
If your letters suck, don't be afraid to throw some (or all) of them back. Just keep in mind to remember your chances of drawing the same (or different) letters. This method will sometimes make the difference between a 10-15 point play or a bingo.
Whenever you get the chance, try to either hit two word scores simultaneously (8 letters), or have a word score tile go both ways (single letter prefix or suffix).
Build up a cutthroat, bloodthirsty strategy by playing competitively against yourself. This method of training is good as it also allows you to freely think from a completely objective standpoint, and will help you to build up a decent wordlist memorization by working at your own pace. If you play competitively against yourself, you should easily be able to hit a final score of 800.
If the variant is scrabble, and the score is above 500-600 (depending on your own personal preference) write it down on the scrabble lid as a badge of honor.
Around the time Blizzard announced the new level cap was 85, and barely any new content would be available, I decided the game was no longer worth playing. Predictably, I was told later on that the experience had become cheapened by a lot of people who had played for quite some time. Call me what you will, but the price, along with the monthly subscription fee is not worth the circle jerk Blizzard put out this time.
Just like the last several times, another will take his place. I neither condone or condemn the actions of these groups, but I would like to point out the facts as they've unfolded.
Huh, I had no idea there was a debate about whether light travels at the speed of light.
I was unaware of this as well. It seems to me though that no matter how fast a photon travels, it's always going to be travelling at the speed of light, unless one day the photons unanimously decide that they no longer want to be subatomic particles that adhere to the rules of quantum mechanics.... call me crazy...
This is why you don't open or look at non-plain text documents unless you're absolutely sure you know what you're doing. Especially if that document comes from someone over the internet. This isn't just with PDF files, but any kind of file/document that allows embedded scripting. This basic security flaw has been known about for ages (20+ years and little has actually been done to stop the problem), and yet people still continue to ignore these very obvious red flags.
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I can see how he might have been prosecuted for trolling if his actions lead up to the teenager jumping in front of the train. But prosecuting after the fact makes no sense, especially since his actions (although tasteless) didn't cause actual bodily harm to anyone else. Sounds to me like some internet users need to grow their skin just a bit thicker.
Nowhere in the article did they mention where I could obtain one of these glowing kittens.
Gentlemen, start your engines.
Someone had to say it.
But C# is still based on C. It's kinda like Microsoft saying "Oh, we got rid of DOS a long time ago". DOS (much like C) never really disappeared, the powers that be just got better at hiding it.
If the desktop only starts up on command, that means users will be presented with a black screen of death. How is this different from every other version of windows?
I'm willing to bet the real reason he's filing the suit is because he was rejected by Debra. Like a baus.
I never said the method of extracting rare earths was expensive. I'm just saying that Apple (much like any other company) would deny ties with the supplier for parts when something like this comes to light. It's called "Bad PR" for a reason.
With a phrase like "Apple is committed to driving the highest standards of social responsibility throughout our supply base," that's basically a free ticket to PR/Plausible Deniability, whether their company is linked to the supplier or not. Of course, none of this really matters, because the parts have to come from somewhere, and China happens to have the largest concentration of rare earths.
I'm not saying that disabling autoplay will stop an active infection, but I'm saying that it WILL help prevent it from happening. It's not that hard to tell the difference between a folder and a file; I don't need windows group policy to tell me not to click on every executable that's lobbed in my general direction. While we're on the subject of security practices, look up NTFS/ADS. That's where the real problem lies, and it still hasn't been fixed since its inception, with the exception of the more recent versions of Windows Server.
I could waste my time compiling a list of these common sense tactics that pretty much guarantee that you won't get hit with a live infection, but it would just be easier and less of a waste of time on my part if you used google and learned some basic security practices without me having to further lecture you about this.
A proper sandbox technique would be to explicitly allow all system reads, but explicitly deny all system writes. Any attempt to do a system write would instead copy the system file to a sandboxed area, and allow writes to the copied file, keeping the original one intact. Sandbox infection getting out of hand? /clearmem (or some other custom command used to restore the sandbox to a beginning state)
Problem solved.
Taken directly from the article. "Ramnit spreads through removable drives and by infecting executable files such as .DLL, .EXE and .HTM extensions."
Disable autoplay and don't allow the browser to run scripts. These are two basic security measures that users should implement by default anyways. Not doing so is just asking for trouble.
If this is true, this serves to conclusively prove that Native Americans traded freely with the "New World" for quite some time.
All we have to do is shoot the zombie cookies in the head. If we take out the brain, we take down the ghoul.
No, it's 52. Go back and look at the scrabble board again. You're forgetting to count the other two letters. X(3) 24 x 2 = 48 A, U, or T (both ways) + 2 = 50 The other two letters +2 = 52.
1) Memorize every 2, 3 and 4 letter word, especially those that use x, q and z.
2) Memorize all prefixes and suffixes.
3) Onomatopoeias are acceptable. (brr, brrr, kapow, whoosh, ooh, aah, etc) Basically most any "word" you will find used to verbally illustrate physical action in a comic book.
4) Familiarize yourself with words that contain a high number of vowels and consonants along with those that contain either no vowels or consonants. (aalii, cwrths, etc.)
The above basic tips will come in handy, and can usually net at least 3-4 bingos per game, if not more. However, the above tips can be used for virtually any word game. The next list is a more indepth metaguide to controlling the outcome of a scrabble/literati based game.
In scrabble, count tiles. Same principle as counting cards. In other variants, this may not be possible if the letter pool is randomized. If the tile pool is fixed and you count the stack, it's not cheating, it's called using statistical probability to your advantage.
Any chance you get, clog the board by playing a word that creates more words in 2 directions or more. For instance, in scrabble, using the X (8) points on a triple letter score (played in both directions) will net a minimum base score of 52 points. An example of this would be a combination of AX, XU, AT. Naturally, Z's and Q's net a minimum of 64 points. It's basically a free bingo to abuse at whim.
Depending on the complexity of the variant at hand, try to maintain a minimum average of at least 20-35 points per play. This is hands-down, THE quickest way to build up a decent score, so don't rely on bingos to pull you through the finish line. They're just icing on the cake.
Do not bother memorizing definitions of a particular word, but rather the fact that it is a word. If someone is hounding for a definition of an obscure or unusual word, tell them to consult a dictionary; That's why we have them. Any word game should have the use of a dictionary included by default, whether manual or automatic. Memorizing each individual definition is pointless, as it merely takes up otherwise valuable brainspace. Would you waste time memorizing each page of in a metropolitan phone book on the basis that someone could possibly ask you to recite the content of extraneous information? I didn't think so.
If your letters suck, don't be afraid to throw some (or all) of them back. Just keep in mind to remember your chances of drawing the same (or different) letters. This method will sometimes make the difference between a 10-15 point play or a bingo.
Whenever you get the chance, try to either hit two word scores simultaneously (8 letters), or have a word score tile go both ways (single letter prefix or suffix).
Build up a cutthroat, bloodthirsty strategy by playing competitively against yourself. This method of training is good as it also allows you to freely think from a completely objective standpoint, and will help you to build up a decent wordlist memorization by working at your own pace. If you play competitively against yourself, you should easily be able to hit a final score of 800.
If the variant is scrabble, and the score is above 500-600 (depending on your own personal preference) write it down on the scrabble lid as a badge of honor.
Around the time Blizzard announced the new level cap was 85, and barely any new content would be available, I decided the game was no longer worth playing. Predictably, I was told later on that the experience had become cheapened by a lot of people who had played for quite some time. Call me what you will, but the price, along with the monthly subscription fee is not worth the circle jerk Blizzard put out this time.
By these statistics, cars should be made that average over 1000MPG. Our overpopulation problems would be solved overnight!
Just like the last several times, another will take his place. I neither condone or condemn the actions of these groups, but I would like to point out the facts as they've unfolded.
Huh, I had no idea there was a debate about whether light travels at the speed of light.
I was unaware of this as well. It seems to me though that no matter how fast a photon travels, it's always going to be travelling at the speed of light, unless one day the photons unanimously decide that they no longer want to be subatomic particles that adhere to the rules of quantum mechanics.... call me crazy...
This is why you don't open or look at non-plain text documents unless you're absolutely sure you know what you're doing. Especially if that document comes from someone over the internet. This isn't just with PDF files, but any kind of file/document that allows embedded scripting. This basic security flaw has been known about for ages (20+ years and little has actually been done to stop the problem), and yet people still continue to ignore these very obvious red flags.
Singlehandedly, I'm most of the way there. I'm not saying it to toot my own horn, but as a statement of fact. I've already got 7 (technically 8) databases implemented and currently in the process of creating three more. I don't really consider offensive.dat in the database list because it's designed for parental control scanning. http://www.tot-ltd.org/installation.db http://www.tot-ltd.org/blacklist/0-F http://www.tot-ltd.org/whitelist/0-F http://www.tot-ltd.org/API/ http://www.tot-ltd.org/ports/ http://www.tot-ltd.org/heuristics.dat http://www.tot-ltd.org/packer.db