I just can't get excited about this. Ubuntu on PCs isn't the holy grail of desktop computing, and between Droid and iPhone, I'm not sure what new-shiney Ubuntu brings to the smartphone table.
Does that make me a bad person?
I used to work for a men's clothing company. I had to wear a suit every day. I wore it with Chuck Taylor's on my feet.
Later, I noticed the 10th doctor did too.
That's quality craftsmanship, right there. In addition to delivering it's payload, the malware effs with with the target a little. Style over stealth FTW!
Eh? How do you figure? Macs run Apple's version of Java...which means, they'd dutifully execute this applet.
If you'd have said 'Mac users have to be running Rosetta in order to be infected' I'd give you your street cred back.
Citation needed.
That the overhead lines need more repairs may be true, but as vlm stated, the repairs are quick and cheap. I maintain that overhead lines, while prone to failure, are still the cheap route.
A little part of me wonders if the lawsuits are as much a strategic business plan to foil the competition. Y'know, like throwing around some bad press will dissuade investors, and a court ordered delay for a product's entrance to market in a particular region will cost the opponent so much in revenue, and allow the plaintiff time to get a foothold in the marketplace. Sort of 'gaming' the legal system to get a competitive edge, without so much concern for the outcome of the suit.
Someone figured out a long time ago how to build the optimal structure for turning sunlight into energy.
The next step is to figure out how to get these solar arrays to utilize their own power generation to improve their performance. To grow....
I question your definition of 'mitigates' sir. You are describing systems that are not vulnerable to this particular exploit. If you're infrastucture runs on Linux or Mac or oranges with electrodes sticking out of them, you havn't mitigated dick. You just aren't vulnerable.
But makes so many products [you] WANT.
A laptop's a laptop, and an MP3 player's an MP3 player, and a smartphone's a smartphone, but the macbook and ipod and iphone are sexy.
I will say, I appreciate apple's whole approach. 'Windows' is a platform, on which to assemble the tool you want for the job. Be it gaming, productivity, etc. It's utilitarian. Linux is a development environment, where the capable user 'builds' the tool they want. Kinda lump Droid into this catagory.
MacOS, is... enclosed. Not closed like closed-source, neccessarily - but the box is well defined. This you can do, this you can't do. Can't change the hardware. Can't modify much of the OS. The entire user experience is controlled. iphone apps work the same way. Unless you break into your phone, you get the programs we say are OK, from our appstore.
I don't know that I agree with it, but I don't know that I disagree either. I appreciate it, though.
Damn skippy. I left a job three months ago, after 8 1/2 years with the firm. I've forgotten more tribal knowledge than most of the remaining staff knows, and on average, I've gotten at least one phone call a week since then.
I think I was pretty well documented (again, I'm in agreement with you) but there's just some stuff that never got written down. If I'm a reliable repository, why shouldn't I be tapped for a question?
I just swapped in my 2006 Passat for a 2012, after a pretty poor showing in terms of reliability over the last few years, and I have to admit - I'm much more impressed with my old busted '98 Jeep Cherokee. I know it's an apples to oranges comparison, a German sedan vs an American SUV, but the Jeep just won't quit.
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to live on this planet anymore :(
So what he has to say must be important. (But I still don't care about Ubuntu phones)
We don't all run Apple or Microsoft computers, so why should we run only Apple or Google phones?
I thought Open Source was the motivator on the desktop. Which, you have with Android. Eh, I just don't see the point of another choice.
I just can't get excited about this. Ubuntu on PCs isn't the holy grail of desktop computing, and between Droid and iPhone, I'm not sure what new-shiney Ubuntu brings to the smartphone table. Does that make me a bad person?
Finally, I don't have to lug this cell phone around!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSWIhBO7Jc4
I used to work for a men's clothing company. I had to wear a suit every day. I wore it with Chuck Taylor's on my feet. Later, I noticed the 10th doctor did too.
...delivering it's payload...
*its....sheesh
That's quality craftsmanship, right there. In addition to delivering it's payload, the malware effs with with the target a little. Style over stealth FTW!
Eh? How do you figure? Macs run Apple's version of Java...which means, they'd dutifully execute this applet. If you'd have said 'Mac users have to be running Rosetta in order to be infected' I'd give you your street cred back.
Citation needed. That the overhead lines need more repairs may be true, but as vlm stated, the repairs are quick and cheap. I maintain that overhead lines, while prone to failure, are still the cheap route.
A little part of me wonders if the lawsuits are as much a strategic business plan to foil the competition. Y'know, like throwing around some bad press will dissuade investors, and a court ordered delay for a product's entrance to market in a particular region will cost the opponent so much in revenue, and allow the plaintiff time to get a foothold in the marketplace. Sort of 'gaming' the legal system to get a competitive edge, without so much concern for the outcome of the suit.
"I don't want to live on this planet anymore"
It gets donated to the Smithsonian
robots driving trucks, breaking through walls, and attempting to perform repairs in a simulated industrial-disaster setting.
I think I saw all that in 1984.
No, it's real. I saw it on Krebs earlier. http://krebsonsecurity.com/2012/03/mastercard-visa-warn-of-processor-breach/
Someone figured out a long time ago how to build the optimal structure for turning sunlight into energy. The next step is to figure out how to get these solar arrays to utilize their own power generation to improve their performance. To grow....
I wanna call it Rupert.
That really mitigates that risk.
I question your definition of 'mitigates' sir. You are describing systems that are not vulnerable to this particular exploit. If you're infrastucture runs on Linux or Mac or oranges with electrodes sticking out of them, you havn't mitigated dick. You just aren't vulnerable.
er..ah..Hypnofrog. Doesn't have the same ring.
Whoever saw their kid playing with lego and thought this up deserves like a free toaster or something.
The way that bearded super scientist assembled that robot...it's clear he's the kid who played with lego.
and hang them on a tree-shaped frame. Guess what? You've made a tree.
You mean it's not March 5, 1992 for the 7306th day in a row! I've been stuck in the early 90s for close to two decades!
Rush roooooles!!
But makes so many products [you] WANT. A laptop's a laptop, and an MP3 player's an MP3 player, and a smartphone's a smartphone, but the macbook and ipod and iphone are sexy. I will say, I appreciate apple's whole approach. 'Windows' is a platform, on which to assemble the tool you want for the job. Be it gaming, productivity, etc. It's utilitarian. Linux is a development environment, where the capable user 'builds' the tool they want. Kinda lump Droid into this catagory. MacOS, is ... enclosed. Not closed like closed-source, neccessarily - but the box is well defined. This you can do, this you can't do. Can't change the hardware. Can't modify much of the OS. The entire user experience is controlled. iphone apps work the same way. Unless you break into your phone, you get the programs we say are OK, from our appstore.
I don't know that I agree with it, but I don't know that I disagree either. I appreciate it, though.
Damn skippy. I left a job three months ago, after 8 1/2 years with the firm. I've forgotten more tribal knowledge than most of the remaining staff knows, and on average, I've gotten at least one phone call a week since then. I think I was pretty well documented (again, I'm in agreement with you) but there's just some stuff that never got written down. If I'm a reliable repository, why shouldn't I be tapped for a question?
I just swapped in my 2006 Passat for a 2012, after a pretty poor showing in terms of reliability over the last few years, and I have to admit - I'm much more impressed with my old busted '98 Jeep Cherokee. I know it's an apples to oranges comparison, a German sedan vs an American SUV, but the Jeep just won't quit.