One hint that this "extension" is unwanted garbage is that when you Google (google: Microsoft Framework Assistant) for it and the top links are pages about how to remove it. Then the first link from your site (microsoft.com) is also a forum that mentions getting rid of it...
It's amazing how MS is so successful in making NOT having their products very inconvenient. Evolution almost works. I still kick and scream when someone asks me to set up a meeting. Think about how those MS users must feel. Here is one of the "Tech" team, and he has trouble:
*Scheduling Meetings *Printing from time to time *Dealing with Spreadsheets on a share drive
I will keep my Linux desktop at work, but boy do I envy those "Blue Pill" MS users.
My faith isn't so strong. I loved the first few seasons of Red Dwarf. When it was a sit-com, I thought it was hillarious. Then, it started to turn into a space adventure when they ran out of "situations" for comedy on the ship and started visiting planets. I'm not sure the later seasons were bad, but it just felt like a different show.
Finding Earth? This has the potential to be something entirely different. Maybe having the same director and line-up will ensure something good. Even if it's not the same, well... the people that made one great thing may possibly make a different great thing! I'm not going to tune in expecting "the same old show I used to love". Hopefully it will be good. I mean, revisiting Battlestar hit gold. Fingers crossed. I guess if I am not expecting much I cannot be disappointed.
Did anyone watch the failed American pilot for Red Dwarf? Eww.
But now that Comcast has capped traffic, have they provided a new, inexpensive tier of service? Or has their prices gone up? Can you name any company that capped traffic and then lowered prices?
First, let me say that I do not know a heck of a lot about the business side of this. But, let me play Devil's advocate. Just because prices haven't changed or cheaper plans are not being sold doesn't mean they aren't doing this to profit. What if by capping traffic, we create a larger pool of available bandwidth. And what if we sold this bandwidth in larger pipes. More expensive premium plans made possible by the degradation of service elsewhere.
This is true. But, I would hope that unpacking an actual system that is authentic and plugging in the components would be quite an experience. But for all I know, 6-7th graders will be bored out of their skull. Invite their parents along to open it. I bet it'll be the big kids that really dig it.
It got damaged in a flood. Even if it hadn't it wouldn't matter. We just use this 20 year old time machine invented in 2039 to come back for our retro-gaming fix. It's a clunker compared to the new time machines, but it was cheap. Actually, probably cheaper than your P4 uses... AND it uses less power.
We actually save power by going back in time and using the past's power anyway. The future is AWESOME. Come join us soon!
I'm not making a statement for or against this action. But it's an odd thing when you think about it. A domain name is really just that. The name of a domain. The site can still be up, it just cannot be referred to by the name anymore. It won't stop the the gambling, it will simply make it more difficult to describe (or find in this case). They cannot confiscate the IP address or shut down the machines if those sites are off shore.
I guess this is the equivalent of keeping people away from a location by erasing it from their map.
Looks like they've already got a Technology Agenda posted. This is change I can stand behind. Believe in? When I see it in action. Don't let this make us any less vigilant in protecting our freedom to share information in an open and uninhibited manner.
I agree. Most XSS attacks would require the banking site to have a vulnerability. This article implies that all one needs is a vulnerability on the first (high-profile) site.
The only way I can imagine that js on one site can detect if a user is logged into another (assuming the other site is secure and I cannot post js to it) would work like this:
Use an Asynchronous request to "curl" out to a well known page of that site and then "grep" the response for typical "you are not logged in" text. If it is not found, commence shenanigans.
BTW, this comment kind of made me roll my eyes:
"Klein says placing a low-profile piece of malicious JavaScript on a high-profile Website isn't difficult to do, and the malware is basically invisible to the user."
"Klein" makes it sound like this is a walk in the park. I don't know. After the myspace worm a few years back, I think validation and filtering on those sites has gotten pretty good. Low-profile sites? Sure. High-profile sites? Not so much. I'm not saying it's not possible, but "not difficult"... maybe Klein is just conceited.
I also thought the word "plot" was a little odd. I think "Caper" would have been better than "Upgrade".
Maybe it's our fault for associating the word with villainy when in fact in this case it merely means "to map out". Maybe all map makers were sinister back in the day. Who knows, but I'm sure they will begin to conspire, er... plot a racket to get their word back.
I don't know much about security and cost, but the 600k does indeed seem fairly small to me for something like this. Even 2.x million seems like a sizzle in the pan. Can anyone speak to the costs involved?
This article reads as if it's saying: "Buyer beware. You get what you pay for.". I'd like to say this is the fault of the woman. This might be true. She could just be looking for attention / someone to blame. As far as my experience goes, Ubuntu "just works" with the internet. But maybe she did have trouble. Understanding the ins and outs of the way different OSs work should not be a requirement to access information. Sure, it does help, though.
I would blame anyone (like Verizon and perhaps the University) who gives the appearance that Windows is even necessary in the first place.
If they make the API open and give dev's a way to easily integrate.
If they collaborate with other device makers to settle on a common ground for functionality. This type of device, I am guessing will make it's way into PC mainstream at some point. One standard will come out on top. They need to make sure they help drive that standard.
If they allow other hardware makers to create devices that also work against that API so the developers aren't putting an effort into something that no one will care about or use.
Also, a killer must-have game would help. Maybe they should make a super cheap version that works with that killer game.
It's shaky ground, but it might happen.
I for one see these things as "just another device to clutter my life". That's why I never got a racing wheel as cool as they are.
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Seeing as "Sony Walkman" only rings a bell to your grandparents... that comment was quite fitting :)
One hint that this "extension" is unwanted garbage is that when you Google (google: Microsoft Framework Assistant) for it and the top links are pages about how to remove it. Then the first link from your site (microsoft.com) is also a forum that mentions getting rid of it...
Anyway, here's how to remove it.
http://www.robertnyman.com/2009/01/26/microsoft-force-installs-firefox-extension/
What a clever way to charge for a service pack to Vista.
1. Sell Crud ... (skip the qa)
2. Create Crud Polish
3.
4. PROFIT
Are you able to book conference rooms or schedule meetings? This is where Evolution becomes a roadblock for me.
It's amazing how MS is so successful in making NOT having their products very inconvenient. Evolution almost works. I still kick and scream when someone asks me to set up a meeting. Think about how those MS users must feel. Here is one of the "Tech" team, and he has trouble:
*Scheduling Meetings
*Printing from time to time
*Dealing with Spreadsheets on a share drive
I will keep my Linux desktop at work, but boy do I envy those "Blue Pill" MS users.
Taken right now by a web design firm. Curious how long they stay there for.
If by "closer to official" you mean "closer to Beta" which for Google means "yeah, it's official, we just cannot claim it's 100% without flaw"
See also: GMail... still in BETA!
At least your device is also capable of holding the "B"
My faith isn't so strong. I loved the first few seasons of Red Dwarf. When it was a sit-com, I thought it was hillarious. Then, it started to turn into a space adventure when they ran out of "situations" for comedy on the ship and started visiting planets. I'm not sure the later seasons were bad, but it just felt like a different show.
Finding Earth? This has the potential to be something entirely different. Maybe having the same director and line-up will ensure something good. Even if it's not the same, well... the people that made one great thing may possibly make a different great thing! I'm not going to tune in expecting "the same old show I used to love". Hopefully it will be good. I mean, revisiting Battlestar hit gold. Fingers crossed. I guess if I am not expecting much I cannot be disappointed.
Did anyone watch the failed American pilot for Red Dwarf? Eww.
here are "on the PLANET". Looks like they've got a bit more work to do before EVERYONE agrees to do this.
But now that Comcast has capped traffic, have they provided a new, inexpensive tier of service? Or has their prices gone up? Can you name any company that capped traffic and then lowered prices?
First, let me say that I do not know a heck of a lot about the business side of this. But, let me play Devil's advocate. Just because prices haven't changed or cheaper plans are not being sold doesn't mean they aren't doing this to profit. What if by capping traffic, we create a larger pool of available bandwidth. And what if we sold this bandwidth in larger pipes. More expensive premium plans made possible by the degradation of service elsewhere.
I was just freaking out wondering who was using my slashdot account to post nonsense about time travel.
Then I got a call from my future self. I told me that fresh parsley will be the new Salmonella scare of 2009.
This is true. But, I would hope that unpacking an actual system that is authentic and plugging in the components would be quite an experience. But for all I know, 6-7th graders will be bored out of their skull. Invite their parents along to open it. I bet it'll be the big kids that really dig it.
It got damaged in a flood. Even if it hadn't it wouldn't matter. We just use this 20 year old time machine invented in 2039 to come back for our retro-gaming fix. It's a clunker compared to the new time machines, but it was cheap. Actually, probably cheaper than your P4 uses... AND it uses less power.
We actually save power by going back in time and using the past's power anyway. The future is AWESOME. Come join us soon!
I'm not making a statement for or against this action. But it's an odd thing when you think about it. A domain name is really just that. The name of a domain. The site can still be up, it just cannot be referred to by the name anymore. It won't stop the the gambling, it will simply make it more difficult to describe (or find in this case). They cannot confiscate the IP address or shut down the machines if those sites are off shore.
I guess this is the equivalent of keeping people away from a location by erasing it from their map.
Looks like they've already got a Technology Agenda posted. This is change I can stand behind. Believe in? When I see it in action. Don't let this make us any less vigilant in protecting our freedom to share information in an open and uninhibited manner.
I agree. Most XSS attacks would require the banking site to have a vulnerability. This article implies that all one needs is a vulnerability on the first (high-profile) site.
The only way I can imagine that js on one site can detect if a user is logged into another (assuming the other site is secure and I cannot post js to it) would work like this:
Use an Asynchronous request to "curl" out to a well known page of that site and then "grep" the response for typical "you are not logged in" text. If it is not found, commence shenanigans.
BTW, this comment kind of made me roll my eyes:
"Klein says placing a low-profile piece of malicious JavaScript on a high-profile Website isn't difficult to do, and the malware is basically invisible to the user."
"Klein" makes it sound like this is a walk in the park. I don't know. After the myspace worm a few years back, I think validation and filtering on those sites has gotten pretty good. Low-profile sites? Sure. High-profile sites? Not so much. I'm not saying it's not possible, but "not difficult"... maybe Klein is just conceited.
Thank you. I have to admin, reading the fa, my eyes kind of glazed over! Your post was easier to digest.
I also thought the word "plot" was a little odd. I think "Caper" would have been better than "Upgrade".
Maybe it's our fault for associating the word with villainy when in fact in this case it merely means "to map out". Maybe all map makers were sinister back in the day. Who knows, but I'm sure they will begin to conspire, er... plot a racket to get their word back.
I don't know much about security and cost, but the 600k does indeed seem fairly small to me for something like this. Even 2.x million seems like a sizzle in the pan. Can anyone speak to the costs involved?
This article reads as if it's saying: "Buyer beware. You get what you pay for.". I'd like to say this is the fault of the woman. This might be true. She could just be looking for attention / someone to blame. As far as my experience goes, Ubuntu "just works" with the internet. But maybe she did have trouble. Understanding the ins and outs of the way different OSs work should not be a requirement to access information. Sure, it does help, though.
I would blame anyone (like Verizon and perhaps the University) who gives the appearance that Windows is even necessary in the first place.
This maybe has a chance:
If they make the API open and give dev's a way to easily integrate.
If they collaborate with other device makers to settle on a common ground for functionality. This type of device, I am guessing will make it's way into PC mainstream at some point. One standard will come out on top. They need to make sure they help drive that standard.
If they allow other hardware makers to create devices that also work against that API so the developers aren't putting an effort into something that no one will care about or use.
Also, a killer must-have game would help. Maybe they should make a super cheap version that works with that killer game.
It's shaky ground, but it might happen.
I for one see these things as "just another device to clutter my life". That's why I never got a racing wheel as cool as they are.
Like rain on your wedding day.
That's all there is to it? Now it looks SO easy. I'll have that knocked out by 8:00 tonight.