Thanks, that makes enough sense. I'd mod you interesting or insightful if I hadn't already commented. It may be basic thought, but it escaped me after two days without sleep and far too much alcohol.
I never claimed that there were more machines, only that one million machines seemed a ridiciously low number of machines to be infected and 'zombiefied'.
Is it really only one million? When I think of how the average user ends up getting a machine infected, I think of a whole lot more than 1 million. 10 million, perhaps.
In the defense of the iPod, that's more of a "Hey, this wouldn't take much code to add!" feature.
I know some people who think it works well enough for them, and it doesn't otherwise detract from the functionality of the iPod, so I think it's forgiveable.
Not trying to evangalize the iPod (it stands pretty well on its own), just trying to counter that point.
Actually, if I remember correctly from my economics class (which is unlikely), incorporation comes from the latin corpus, in relation to the effect that a corporation is considered to be a legally distinct entity with many of the same rights and responsibilities or another human being, albeit with almost infinite lifespan.
It doesn't really matter in the meaningful lifespan of a hard drive, ( I mean, who really uses 2GB drives for much of anything anymore ? ) but the drives can and will fail. I have a bunch of new fridge magnets precisely because of this. For whatever reason, the drives refused to work. (across multiple IDE / ATA chipsets and power supplies )
So instead of worrying sbout the CD falling apart, you have to worry about mechanical failure. Unfortunately, that can happen from just sitting around, especially in something so fragile as a hard disk drive.
I'm not saying that routers should be banned, that'd be stupid. I'm just backing up the post that claimed that all attacks have come through routers. They were undoubtly making the point that people think of those little blue boxes as the only routers out there.
Depends. Do you take the media scaremongering definition of hacker, which I have to argue is unfortunately the now "common" definition, or the "actual" definition? If you take the latter, then yes, they are hackers.
Nope, you have to pay for receiving calls too, although you have the option to not answer if you don't recognize the incoming number, although that's not as much an option with SMS. (or any of the horrible bastardizations)
From what I understand, this is quite backward from how the rest of the world does things. Land lines do have free incoming calls, but this is not the case with cellphones (mobiles)
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Like I said, they're not prone to mixing, but I LIKE to think of myself as at least fairly attractive..., but I can't be so sure how I look to others.
It just seems that physical attractiveness (the socially defined ideal) and intelligence don't often mix. As you said, an exception to the rule.
Looks and brains are not mutually exclusive, but a cursory examination would reveal them to be, at the least, not quite prone to mixing.
Still have your notes from that? It sounds like it might be interesting to go over.
Thanks, that makes enough sense. I'd mod you interesting or insightful if I hadn't already commented. It may be basic thought, but it escaped me after two days without sleep and far too much alcohol.
I never claimed that there were more machines, only that one million machines seemed a ridiciously low number of machines to be infected and 'zombiefied'.
Hope I've clarified that well enough.
Is it really only one million? When I think of how the average user ends up getting a machine infected, I think of a whole lot more than 1 million. 10 million, perhaps.
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He wasn't talking about a switch he personally owned, but rather the one at the CO that he would be connected to.
The idea is good, but you might want a fatter pipe. A t1 is just 1.5mbps, my 50.00 USD a month cable line is 4mbps/512kbps.
Sure, it's not the most stable line, but 1.5mbps doesn't cut it anymore...
That's an anti-theft measure, sadly.
In the defense of the iPod, that's more of a "Hey, this wouldn't take much code to add!" feature.
I know some people who think it works well enough for them, and it doesn't otherwise detract from the functionality of the iPod, so I think it's forgiveable.
Not trying to evangalize the iPod (it stands pretty well on its own), just trying to counter that point.
Nice. Now make it fit into 120 chars. =P
Actually, if I remember correctly from my economics class (which is unlikely), incorporation comes from the latin corpus, in relation to the effect that a corporation is considered to be a legally distinct entity with many of the same rights and responsibilities or another human being, albeit with almost infinite lifespan.
Why would you run copper between buildings? Those buildings would have different capacitance, it'd fuck up things royally...
And even if you were going to do that, why UTP? I'd put in the extra cash for sheilding... ah well.
It doesn't really matter in the meaningful lifespan of a hard drive, ( I mean, who really uses 2GB drives for much of anything anymore ? ) but the drives can and will fail. I have a bunch of new fridge magnets precisely because of this. For whatever reason, the drives refused to work. (across multiple IDE / ATA chipsets and power supplies )
So instead of worrying sbout the CD falling apart, you have to worry about mechanical failure. Unfortunately, that can happen from just sitting around, especially in something so fragile as a hard disk drive.
Heh, I use a PowerBook that I keep in a locked case. I should be alright.
Dr. Pepper is actually an independent brand that sells bottling rights to distributors in each region. In Buffalo, NY, it's Pepsi.
That's technically sonar, but might be just as good for simple applications.
I'm not saying that routers should be banned, that'd be stupid. I'm just backing up the post that claimed that all attacks have come through routers. They were undoubtly making the point that people think of those little blue boxes as the only routers out there.
You're thinking of router in the "linksys little blue box" sense of the word.
How do you think your traffic gets from point A to point B on the net, though? Routers.
Depends. Do you take the media scaremongering definition of hacker, which I have to argue is unfortunately the now "common" definition, or the "actual" definition? If you take the latter, then yes, they are hackers.
ATi's x600, presuming you can get one.
200 dollars for just the hardware? It sounds like they either have REALLY shitty hardware, or are selling them at a considerable loss.
Nope, you have to pay for receiving calls too, although you have the option to not answer if you don't recognize the incoming number, although that's not as much an option with SMS. (or any of the horrible bastardizations)
From what I understand, this is quite backward from how the rest of the world does things. Land lines do have free incoming calls, but this is not the case with cellphones (mobiles)