...to look at is, world-wide, how many of the potential legitimate voters bothered (if that's the right word..) to vote, or at least managed to cast *valid* votes, whatever *that* might be...
In order of greatest eligible, to least:
Asia/Australia/Pacifica: 38,246 eligible, 17,745 voted, or 46%
Europe: 23,442 eligible, 11,309 voted, 48.2%
North America: 10,632 eligible, 3,449 voted, 32.4%
Latin America/Carribean: 3,548 eligible, 1,402 voted, 39.5%
Africa: 315 eligible, 130 voted, 41%
So, in no case could any of this be said to be representative of a majority.
And, once again, the Seat of Democracy® can't even get a third of eligible voters to vote. Are we bored with democracy, or what?
Katz has entered a new realm of self-recursive writing [I won't call it journalism]...
"Why do they even have that jerk on/."
"I just don't get it..."
Catch a clue, folks!
Katz is here to get hits!
Katz is here to get click-through!
Katz is here to get eye-ball time!
Just like the editorials in most newspapers today, which are solely designed to generate letters to the editor, the volume of which produces validation for the paper's advertising rates, Katz is here to generate traffic!
And now he's doing it with this wonderful recursive article about flaming, which is what most of the comments Katz generates are anyway!
Check it out:
Super Large, Super Hi-Res LCD Screens - 132 posts
Flaming Freud: Analyzing Homo Incinerans - 221 posts
Book Reviews: Sizing Up a Start-Up - 90 posts
Scyld to Release Beowulf 2 - 162 posts
Pentium III 1.13: Tops For Speed, 'F' For Price? - 148 posts
Comprehensive Video Benchmarks - 75 posts
Time Warner: Making An Offer They Can't Refuse? - 139 posts
The machine is not fur gefingerpoken and mittengrabben. Easy snatches if that is branching factory, blowenfusen and corkenpoppen with sharpen-deactivate. Is not fur trades by the dummkopfen. The rubbernecken sightseeren keepen hands in pockets. Relaxen and vatch blinkenlights!!!
Vendor: Dell
Model: PowerEdge 2400/667
Processor: 667MHz Pentium IIIEB
# Processors: 1
Operating System: Red Hat Linux 6.2 Threaded Web Server Add-On
File System: ext2
HTTP Software
Vendor: Redhat
HTTP Software: TUX 1.0
Conforming Simultaneous Connections (Median): 1270
Vendor: IBM
Model: Netfinity 7600
Processor: 700 MHz Pentium III Xeon
# Processors: 1
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
File System: NTFS
HTTP Software
Vendor: Microsoft
HTTP Software: IIS 5.0
Conforming Simultaneous Connections (Median): 968
Vendor: Dell
Model: PowerEdge 4400/800
Processor: 800MHz Pentium III Xeon
# Processors: 2
Operating System: Red Hat Linux 6.2 Threaded Web Server Add-On
File System: ext2
HTTP Software
Vendor: Red Hat
HTTP Software: TUX 1.0
Conforming Simultaneous Connections (Median): 2200
Vendor: Compaq Computer Corporation
Model: ProLiant DL360
Processor: 800EBMHz Pentium III
# Processors: 2
Operating System: Windows 2000 Server
File System: NTFS
HTTP Software
Vendor: Microsoft
HTTP Software: IIS 5.0
Conforming Simultaneous Connections (Median): 1020
Vendor: Compaq Computer Corporation
Model: ProLiant DL380
Processor: 933EBMHz Pentium III
# Processors: 2
Operating System: Windows 2000 Server
File System: NTFS
HTTP Software
Vendor: Microsoft
HTTP Software: IIS 5.0
Conforming Simultaneous Connections (Median): 1098
...and an anti-slamming block for well over a year now.
CenturyTel, a little podunk operator for the hinterlands of Washington State *will* set you up this way *if* you ask.
Ask your telco what they can do for you -- but you gotta ask, 'cause they often don't offer to let you know about this sort of setup.
I got pissed at AT&T when they started charging me over $23.00 for *no* long distance calls whatsoever, and blew 'em away.
Look into it: between the 10-10-blahblahblah specials and a Costco phone card or two, if you don't do much (or any..) long distance calling, screw 'em!
...is utter bullshit until all the mass-market portals stop loading their web pages with banner ads and other graphics crap.
Most people aren't *asking* for the majority of data that's pushed onto their browsers by most websites; it's just crap that some hot-shot web "designer" thinks is "way cool".
Cut out all that bullshit and just deliver content.
*Then* there wouldn't be any need for talk of metering.
"Exploitation of Unprotected Windows Networking Shares"
"Intruders are actively exploiting Windows networking shares that are made available for remote connections across the Internet. This is not a new problem, but the potential impact on the overall security of the Internet is increasing."
"Unprotected Windows networking shares can be exploited by intruders in an automated way to place tools on large numbers of Windows-based computers attached to the Internet. Because site security on the Internet is interdependent, a compromised system not only creates problems for the system's owner, but it is also threat to other sites on the Internet. The greater immediate risk to the Internet community is the potentially large number of systems attached to the Internet with unprotected Windows networking shares combined with distributed attack tools such as those described in "IN-2000-01, Windows Based DDOS Agents"."
From: Brian Aker Fri 01:25
Subject: Default admin password with Slashcode.
To: BUGTRAQ@SECURITYFOCUS.COM
Slashcode SA-00:00
Topic: Default Password not Changed in Install Procedure of Slash
Category: Install
Affects: All slashcode prior to 2.0-Alpha (bender)
Credits: Nohican and {} for exploiting.
I. Background
In prior versions of slash there are several issues that one must be aware of that are covered in the INSTALL. One must change the default admin
user/passwd from God/Pete to something else.
Proper setup of Slashcode depends on people reading the INSTALL.
II. Problem description
Because of the slash install and code not having something that forces the admin user to change the password, one may inadvertently be leaving
themselves open to access from the outside by unauthorized users.
III. Impact
Because there are issues in the design of slash prior to rewrite for 2.0, someone who has access to an admin account with a seclev of 10,000,
can find ways of executing arbitrary code by inserting a block as the user running the webserver and thereby possibly gaining unauthorized shell access or access to the database.
As the INSTALL notes, "If you do not change all your passwords, you almost certainly will get haX0rD."
IV. Workaround
Check to see if you have accounts named God, author or author1 and that they are not using default passwords. You may also want to evaluate which accounts have seclev privileges to alter
block data.
V. Solution
We will be releasing a new version of the current main branch that will no longer have default admin password and will require you to manually add an admin user.
This issue has been fixed in the development relaese of slashcode (AKA Bender).
________________________________________
Brian Aker
Slashdot Senior Developer
http://slashcode.com/
Tech Address......... 2261 Morello Avenue, Suite C
Tech Address.........
Tech Address......... Pleasant Hill
Tech Address......... 94523
Tech Address......... California
Tech Address......... UNITED STATES
Tech Email........... hostmaster@alldomains.com
Tech Phone........... 1 925 685 9600
Tech Fax............. 1 925 685 9620
Name Server.......... ns1.netcorps.com
Name Server.......... ns2.netcorps.com
...of the ongoing prostitution of formerly trustworthy search tools is the fate that befell WebFerret [The only way to search the Web!] after Ferretsoft was gobbled-up by ZDNet.
WebFerret lives locally on your Window$ box and meta-searches 12 of the major search engines simultaneously.
Since ZDNet ate WebFerret's parent company, when you use the latest release of WebFerret, any search whatsoever always returns five links for the search topic into ZDNet-owned search/directory services, no matter the fact that many times these five ZDNet links will contain absoulutely no links outward to pages relevant to your search topic.
I just entered v,>0ads43# into a WebFerret search, and it promptly returned:
http://www.search.com/search?q=v,%3E0ads43%23&chan nel=1&ref=wfv,>0ads43#
Complete list of v,>0ads43# sites.
Not Rated
http://cnet.search.com/search?q=v,%3E0ads43%23&ref =wfv,>0ads43# - technology
Comprehensive technology info on v,>0ads43#.
Not Rated
http://www.help.com/cgi-perl/search.pl?query=v,%3E 0ads43%23v,>0ads43# - help
Help and discussion on v,>0ads43#.
Not Rated
http://download.cnet.com/downloads/1,10150,0-10001 -103-0-1-7,00.html?qt=v,%3E0ads43%23&cn= &ca=10001v,>0ads43# - downloads
Free v,>0ads43# downloads.
Not Rated
Most of the argument here is hysterical/elitist bullshit.
"Now let's say that all those people have 100 meg connections at their house. Instead of looking at a few pages over a 10 minute session, the user can view a few pages in a 1 or 2 minute session."
No user is sitting at their PC 24/7 or 12/7 or even 4/7 downloading web pages at the rate of...a few pages in a 1 or 2 minute session..." non-stop.
Nuts. Remember, most computers spend all of their time sitting twiddling wait for us to figure out what we want them to do next. This is particularily true for anyone surfing.
And how big are the pages, anyway? Web page size *may* grow as broadband becomes more wide-spread, but who thinks *one* web page will ever be, say, a meg in size? Not me.
So how is this getting even close to saturating a 100mb connection?
Beats the hell out of me.
So it doesn't matter whether they're viewing, or serving, the volume's just not there.
And:
"The DoS attack potential is obvious, [Wait! Stop! You just went right past the problem!] but should the privledge of 100mbit Internet
connectivity be given to someone who hasn't 'earned' the privilege of having that type of influence on a public network?"
"Earned the privilege"? Excuse me? While you're deciding on privileges, can I please go to the bathroom? Puhh-leeezze?
"What has to happen before FTTH/FTTC is feasible, and what are the implications of implementing such technology too early?"
hmm..
Methinks somebody's just trying to stir up a buzz and -- OH! Looky! -- get a New Product® mentioned at the same time..
(God! I never thought I'd actually utter those words..)
...will be between those less-knowledgeable computer users and those who are willing to expend some time and effort learning what can be done beyond buying the latest updates to shrink-wrapped software and the latest service packs for closed operating systems.
As computers become more mainstream and mass-market, a growing population of people who barely know more than how to turn the damned thing on will be increasingly vulnerable to exploits by the global consumerist economy.
These people will only surf the major portals, will always feel compelled to buy the latest upgrades, and won't know how to do anything more than click the "Buy!" button on a Window$ IE dialog box, whether that "Buy!" button is at amazon.com or at edshouseofpr0n.com
Fortunately, computing being what it is, there will always be a substantial ecological niche for the small, efficient omnivorous mammal, scurrying around under the plodding feet of mass-market consumers and the mass-market corporatist dinosaurs.
These small, efficient mammals are the folks who will always run the big systems, and are the people who are turned to for help when something breaks..
Let computers become "Easy-to-Use" for the mass-market consumers, it's the inevitable groundswell as consumerist culture expands into what is really just one more marketing opportunity, a marketing opportunity reached through a computer that even an idiot can use.
We'll just stay back in the shadows, tucked away safe under the bushes, and chances are they won't even notice us.
Slashdot Mirror
See: http://members.icann.org/pubstats.html
t_t_b
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In order of greatest eligible, to least:
Asia/Australia/Pacifica: 38,246 eligible, 17,745 voted, or 46%
Europe: 23,442 eligible, 11,309 voted, 48.2%
North America: 10,632 eligible, 3,449 voted, 32.4%
Latin America/Carribean: 3,548 eligible, 1,402 voted, 39.5%
Africa: 315 eligible, 130 voted, 41%
So, in no case could any of this be said to be representative of a majority.
And, once again, the Seat of Democracy® can't even get a third of eligible voters to vote. Are we bored with democracy, or what?
t_t_b
--
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Katz has entered a new realm of self-recursive writing [I won't call it journalism]...
Catch a clue, folks!Katz is here to get hits!
Katz is here to get click-through!
Katz is here to get eye-ball time!
Just like the editorials in most newspapers today, which are solely designed to generate letters to the editor, the volume of which produces validation for the paper's advertising rates, Katz is here to generate traffic!
And now he's doing it with this wonderful recursive article about flaming, which is what most of the comments Katz generates are anyway!
Check it out:
Super Large, Super Hi-Res LCD Screens - 132 posts
Flaming Freud: Analyzing Homo Incinerans - 221 posts
Book Reviews: Sizing Up a Start-Up - 90 posts
Scyld to Release Beowulf 2 - 162 posts
Pentium III 1.13: Tops For Speed, 'F' For Price? - 148 posts
Comprehensive Video Benchmarks - 75 posts
Time Warner: Making An Offer They Can't Refuse? - 139 posts
That's why they keep Katz on!
Click-through! Eyeballs!
Keep up the good work, /.'ers!
</flame>
ps: not my best work in this genre...
t_t_b
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The machine is not fur gefingerpoken and mittengrabben. Easy snatches if that is branching factory, blowenfusen and corkenpoppen with sharpen-deactivate. Is not fur trades by the dummkopfen. The rubbernecken sightseeren keepen hands in pockets. Relaxen and vatch blinkenlights!!!
I still don't get it, though...
t_t_b
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http://www.spec.org/osg/web99/results/res2000q2/
Vendor: Dell
Model: PowerEdge 6400/700
Processor: 700MHz Pentium III Xeon
# Processors: 4
Memory: 8 GB
Disk Subsystem: 7 9GB 10KRPM drives
Operating System: Windows 2000 Advanced Server
File System: NTFS
HTTP Software
Vendor: Microsoft
HTTP Software: Internet Information Server 5.0
Conforming Simultaneous Connections (Median): 1598
Vendor: Dell
Model: PowerEdge 6400/700
Processor: 700MHz Pentium III Xeon
# Processors: 4
Memory: 8 GB
Disk Subsystem: 5 9GB 10KRPM drives
Operating System: Red Hat Linux 6.2 Threaded Web Server Add-On
File System: ext2
HTTP Software
Vendor: Red Hat
HTTP Software: TUX 1.0
Conforming Simultaneous Connections (Median): 4200
Of course, it all means nothing, I'm sure...
Right?
t_t_b
--
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Vendor: Dell
Model: PowerEdge 2400/667
Processor: 667MHz Pentium IIIEB
# Processors: 1
Operating System: Red Hat Linux 6.2 Threaded Web Server Add-On
File System: ext2
HTTP Software
Vendor: Redhat
HTTP Software: TUX 1.0
Conforming Simultaneous Connections (Median): 1270
Vendor: IBM
Model: Netfinity 7600
Processor: 700 MHz Pentium III Xeon
# Processors: 1
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
File System: NTFS
HTTP Software
Vendor: Microsoft
HTTP Software: IIS 5.0
Conforming Simultaneous Connections (Median): 968
Vendor: Dell
Model: PowerEdge 4400/800
Processor: 800MHz Pentium III Xeon
# Processors: 2
Operating System: Red Hat Linux 6.2 Threaded Web Server Add-On
File System: ext2
HTTP Software
Vendor: Red Hat
HTTP Software: TUX 1.0
Conforming Simultaneous Connections (Median): 2200
Vendor: Compaq Computer Corporation
Model: ProLiant DL360
Processor: 800EBMHz Pentium III
# Processors: 2
Operating System: Windows 2000 Server
File System: NTFS
HTTP Software
Vendor: Microsoft
HTTP Software: IIS 5.0
Conforming Simultaneous Connections (Median): 1020
Vendor: Compaq Computer Corporation
Model: ProLiant DL380
Processor: 933EBMHz Pentium III
# Processors: 2
Operating System: Windows 2000 Server
File System: NTFS
HTTP Software
Vendor: Microsoft
HTTP Software: IIS 5.0
Conforming Simultaneous Connections (Median): 1098
Mere numbers...
Yeaah..
t_t_b
--
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CenturyTel, a little podunk operator for the hinterlands of Washington State *will* set you up this way *if* you ask.
Ask your telco what they can do for you -- but you gotta ask, 'cause they often don't offer to let you know about this sort of setup.
I got pissed at AT&T when they started charging me over $23.00 for *no* long distance calls whatsoever, and blew 'em away.
Look into it: between the 10-10-blahblahblah specials and a Costco phone card or two, if you don't do much (or any..) long distance calling, screw 'em!
t_t_b
--
I think not; therefore I ain't®
Most people aren't *asking* for the majority of data that's pushed onto their browsers by most websites; it's just crap that some hot-shot web "designer" thinks is "way cool".
Cut out all that bullshit and just deliver content.
*Then* there wouldn't be any need for talk of metering.
t_t_b
--
I think not; therefore I ain't®
I know I'm not.
t_t_b
--
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Firewall logs?
Mine for several weeks have been showing almost nothing but port 137, 138, 139 shit which, at http://www.cert.org/incident_ not es/IN-2000-02.html is:
"Exploitation of Unprotected Windows Networking Shares"
"Intruders are actively exploiting Windows networking shares that are made available for remote connections across the Internet. This is not a new problem, but the potential impact on the overall security of the Internet is increasing."
"Unprotected Windows networking shares can be exploited by intruders in an automated way to place tools on large numbers of Windows-based computers attached to the Internet. Because site security on the Internet is interdependent, a compromised system not only creates problems for the system's owner, but it is also threat to other sites on the Internet. The greater immediate risk to the Internet community is the potentially large number of systems attached to the Internet with unprotected Windows networking shares combined with distributed attack tools such as those described in "IN-2000-01, Windows Based DDOS Agents"."
t_t_b
--
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Well!
There's your whole problem, right there!
t_t_b
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It's: left-curly-brace right-curly-brace or{and}
These: [and ]are left-square-bracket right-square-bracket
hmm..
I wonder if {} knows he's left-curly-brace right-curly-brace or if he, too, thinks he's something-bracket-something..
t_t_b
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Subject: Default admin password with Slashcode.
To: BUGTRAQ@SECURITYFOCUS.COM
Slashcode SA-00:00
Topic: Default Password not Changed in Install Procedure of Slash
Category: Install
Affects: All slashcode prior to 2.0-Alpha (bender)
Credits: Nohican and {} for exploiting.
I. Background
In prior versions of slash there are several issues that one must be aware of that are covered in the INSTALL. One must change the default admin user/passwd from God/Pete to something else.
Proper setup of Slashcode depends on people reading the INSTALL.
II. Problem description
Because of the slash install and code not having something that forces the admin user to change the password, one may inadvertently be leaving themselves open to access from the outside by unauthorized users.
III. Impact
Because there are issues in the design of slash prior to rewrite for 2.0, someone who has access to an admin account with a seclev of 10,000, can find ways of executing arbitrary code by inserting a block as the user running the webserver and thereby possibly gaining unauthorized shell access or access to the database.
As the INSTALL notes, "If you do not change all your passwords, you almost certainly will get haX0rD."
IV. Workaround
Check to see if you have accounts named God, author or author1 and that they are not using default passwords. You may also want to evaluate which accounts have seclev privileges to alter block data.
V. Solution
We will be releasing a new version of the current main branch that will no longer have default admin password and will require you to manually add an admin user.
This issue has been fixed in the development relaese of slashcode (AKA Bender).
________________________________________
Brian Aker
Slashdot Senior Developer
http://slashcode.com/
t_t_b
--
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I don't believe a word of this.
The book was too long, so the author and the editor decided to put the last 100 pages on a cdrom?
Yeah.
Right.
And the EULA just kinda sorta maybe just kinda *happened*
Not buying it. [no pun intended..]
t_t_b
--
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"He who steals my purse steals trash, but he who steal my good name steals that which enriches him not at all, and leaves me much the poorer.."
[..or something like that.]
t_t_b
--
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t_t_b
--
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Direct hit!
I guess you've been outed.
(I hope for your sake you didn't do any *real* damage. I'm sure andover.net's got lawyers who *love* the scent of fresh blood.)
t_t_b
--
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Admin Name........... Joost Pol
Tech Name............ Domain Administrator
Of course, it all means nothing, I'm sure.
Surely a case of mistaken identity..
t_t_b
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Let's see what WebFerret (The only way to search the Web!) makes of "nohican"..
[time passes..]
Ha!
Anybody want to drop the joker a line?ps: read his posts; I think from the context, and from the fact that this is the only "nohican" that came back, that...
t_t_b
--
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WebFerret lives locally on your Window$ box and meta-searches 12 of the major search engines simultaneously.
Since ZDNet ate WebFerret's parent company, when you use the latest release of WebFerret, any search whatsoever always returns five links for the search topic into ZDNet-owned search/directory services, no matter the fact that many times these five ZDNet links will contain absoulutely no links outward to pages relevant to your search topic.
I just entered v,>0ads43# into a WebFerret search, and it promptly returned:
http://www.search.com/search?q=v,%3E0ads43%23&chan nel=1&ref=wfv,>0ads43#
Complete list of v,>0ads43# sites. Not Rated
http://cnet.search.com/search?q=v,%3E0ads43%23&ref =wfv,>0ads43# - technology
Comprehensive technology info on v,>0ads43#. Not Rated
http://www.help.com/cgi-perl/search.pl?query=v,%3E 0ads43%23v,>0ads43# - help
Help and discussion on v,>0ads43#. Not Rated
http://download.cnet.com/downloads/1,10150,0-10001 -103-0-1-7,00.html?qt=v,%3E0ads43%23&cn= &ca=10001v,>0ads43# - downloads
Free v,>0ads43# downloads. Not Rated
http://news.cnet.com/news/search/results/1,10199,0 -1002,00.html?qt=v,%3E0ads43%23&cn=&ca=1 002
v,>0ads43# - news
Recent v,>0ads43# news. Not Rated
(And no, WebFerret didn't find any other hits for v,>0ads43# ;-)
t_t_b
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t_t_b
--
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Clearly, "they" "do"...
t_t_b
--
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"Now let's say that all those people have 100 meg connections at their house. Instead of looking at a few pages over a 10 minute session, the user can view a few pages in a 1 or 2 minute session."
No user is sitting at their PC 24/7 or 12/7 or even 4/7 downloading web pages at the rate of ...a few pages in a 1 or 2 minute session..." non-stop.
Nuts. Remember, most computers spend all of their time sitting twiddling wait for us to figure out what we want them to do next. This is particularily true for anyone surfing.
And how big are the pages, anyway? Web page size *may* grow as broadband becomes more wide-spread, but who thinks *one* web page will ever be, say, a meg in size? Not me.
So how is this getting even close to saturating a 100mb connection?
Beats the hell out of me.
So it doesn't matter whether they're viewing, or serving, the volume's just not there.
And:
"The DoS attack potential is obvious, [Wait! Stop! You just went right past the problem!] but should the privledge of 100mbit Internet connectivity be given to someone who hasn't 'earned' the privilege of having that type of influence on a public network?"
"Earned the privilege"? Excuse me? While you're deciding on privileges, can I please go to the bathroom? Puhh-leeezze?
"What has to happen before FTTH/FTTC is feasible, and what are the implications of implementing such technology too early?"
hmm..
Methinks somebody's just trying to stir up a buzz and -- OH! Looky! -- get a New Product® mentioned at the same time..
t_t_b
--
I think not; therefore I ain't®
As computers become more mainstream and mass-market, a growing population of people who barely know more than how to turn the damned thing on will be increasingly vulnerable to exploits by the global consumerist economy.
These people will only surf the major portals, will always feel compelled to buy the latest upgrades, and won't know how to do anything more than click the "Buy!" button on a Window$ IE dialog box, whether that "Buy!" button is at amazon.com or at edshouseofpr0n.com
Fortunately, computing being what it is, there will always be a substantial ecological niche for the small, efficient omnivorous mammal, scurrying around under the plodding feet of mass-market consumers and the mass-market corporatist dinosaurs.
These small, efficient mammals are the folks who will always run the big systems, and are the people who are turned to for help when something breaks..
Let computers become "Easy-to-Use" for the mass-market consumers, it's the inevitable groundswell as consumerist culture expands into what is really just one more marketing opportunity, a marketing opportunity reached through a computer that even an idiot can use.
We'll just stay back in the shadows, tucked away safe under the bushes, and chances are they won't even notice us.
t_t_b
--
I think not; therefore I ain't®
Third chime's a tarm
t_t_b
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