You are a Democratic senator in the US Senate. There is a close vote coming up. Ashcroft suggests to someone in law enforcement that the inability for you to vote would be nice. This person (cop/agent/whatever) pulls you over and claims you were travelling 140 in a 55 zone. You are held in jail until a hearing. You miss the vote, which passes by one.
Our founding fathers knew that this might happen, and included a clause about it in the US Constitution:
Article 6:
Clause 1: The Senators and Representatives shall receive a Compensation for their Services, to be ascertained by Law, and paid out of the Treasury of the United States.
They shall in all Cases, except Treason, Felony and Breach of the Peace, beprivileged from Arrest during their Attendance at the Session of their respective Houses, and in going to and returning from the same; and for any Speech or Debate in either House, they shall not be questioned in any other Place.
They thought it could happen. It has happened in other times and places. It could definitely happen here.
Such exemptions are not as "evil" as most people think. They certainly weren't included in federal and state constitutions as some sort of underhanded means of ignoring criminal laws.
I suffer an attack and hop in my car to go to the doctor, or to get an inhaler at the pharmacy. Or I'm driving down the road and have an attack, and the stupid horn/lights thing goes off.
Or I'm camping, and not near phones.
Oh, wait. Sorry. Can't blow enough air? That's ok, because the state is small and there aren't long stretches of desert or open roads.
Or not.
Then there is the issueof people with emphysema or other permanent breathing diseases/disorders? Guess they'll have to fork over money for exemptions, and paying for disabling the device.
I think I read somewhere that many jurisdictions now consider satellite dishes a standard antenna, and thus buildings in those jurisdictions have to let you mount it where it has a line of sight to the satellite.
But I live in the Peoples Republic of Massachusetts, so who knows.
Just a comment that most of these Telemundo and other Spanish-language stations tend to be local, small, broadcast stations. The cable company has to carry them. So some other channels will get knocked off to make room if there isn't extra room available.
As far as the women's and golf channels, well, that you can bitch about.
I'm assuming this works like squidguard and other blocking software, in that a person can pick and choose categories. If I'm wrong, please note it.
Assuming I'm correct, this is a *good* feature. If I want to block gun sites, I expect the software I pay money for to have that feature enabled.
You may not want to block gun sites. Fine, don't enable that feature. But don't rant about civil rights (they don't generally apply to non-governmental entities) and saying it is a right wing conspiracy. It is a profit-making corporation catering to its customers- parents who may or may not want to block weapons sites, or schools that may have an interest in blocking sites about guns.
If you don't want your school/library to block that category (where civil rights do apply), deal with it at the school committee/government level. Stop crying about a private company meeting demand.
Erm, just wondering if your ethics and civics teachers were Joe McCarthy and John Ashcroft?
Civil rights don't go away just because it's more convenient. Criminal defendants shouldn't lose their constitutional protections before being found guilty. And a journalist's responsibility is not just to the truth. Like any other person, they have a responsibility to others -- a responsibility written into the law by way of First Amendment protections afforded to the media.
I really, really wish I could move more toward linux (with all the benefits, like the grid idea), but *Off Topic* I can't get the reading and math programs that are the core apps for my grammar schools in Linux. Or to work with Wine.
With 21 grammar schools, three middle schools, and three high schools, this would be a major money saving move if I could. Oh well.
OK, so the student reformats the drive and reinstalls windows. Whee! Network access is turned back on.
Of course, no patches have been installed, since they are available as downloads unless MIT is distributing service packs and patches to the students via CD.
So now you have completely unpatched machines on the network, at least for the time it takes to repatch.
I've had rebuilt machines reinfected during that short time (yes, I should have thought of that first).
Maybe they have something in place to prevent this from happening, but that isn't indicated one way or another.
Besides, given the ease of fixing problems like these without reinstalling the OS, why bother forcing a drive wipe?
Just wondering if they're forcing everyone with the SSH hole to reformat and reinstall? (Yes, not as serious since it isn't a worm, but still)
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My neighbor weighed your argument. He used a beige scale, and decided it was probably the heinous act of a foreigner to make such a statement. And you're weird. So rein in yourself, and remove the veil of ignorance, ye feisty cad!
Thou should forfeit karma, but that is neither here nor there.
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I think you've missed some of the point. He's not referring to the web, or email, or any other particular part of the internet, but about junk traffic in general.
Regardless of the cause, junk traffic might at some point push administrators to restrict traffic more than they currently do. Sort of a white list for all traffic, not just of one type.
Now, that said, this certainly could be more "chicken little" than anything else, but I think his point is valid that more crap traffic could lead to splitting off parts of the internet.
This would be something like having your border router drop all traffic from chinese or russian networks, on the theory that more crap comes from there.
It is not stamped. Instead it is "Franked", or signed by the congressman (or stamped, really, with his signature). But it is not free... Congress pays the Postal Service for this, and it comes from each Member's budget.
So your wife sent mail to a man whose constituency is 435 times the size of a congressman's district (on average), and hasn't received a reply?
Oh, and consider that an intern or LC (Legislative Correspondent) punched her letter's topic into a PC which spewed out a canned response, probably signed by a machine or a staffer.
Not that Bush shouldn't respond, but did you really expect more?
We are a nation of 375 million. Personally I don't expect the President to respond to every letter/call/e-mail. In general, I'd rather they spent resources on other things (the fact that I oppose most of this President's "other things" not withstanding).
As someone who worked for Conyers for a few years as a legislative aide, I can only guess he's getting *very* bad advice from his current staff.
Conyers is one of the most liberal members of Congress, but I'd say someone on the Judiciary Committee minority staff is paying too much attention to money, and not enough to integrity.
His campaign slogan traditionally was "Justice, Jobs, Peace". So much for justice.
> The authorities of our great nation will not abuse these extra survelliance powers, they will only use them to safeguard our freedoms.
Assuming you are serious...
Check out this Nixon enemies list info about how the government can use its power to screw over citizens who disagree with it.
I worked for Cong. John Conyers for a few years, and I know the FBI and IRS was used against him personally, in part because he helped lead the impeachment process.
Anyone who believes the government won't abuse its powers and use them against honest citizens is sadly misinformed.
OK, sorry for a minor flame, but did you read the article?
First, notice that they give credit to ISS and Sendmail.
The agency's Directorate of Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection (IAIP) worked with security company Internet Security Systems, which discovered the flaw, and Sendmail Inc. to create a patch while keeping news of the issue from leaking to those who might exploit the vulnerability.
Then they discuss that they alerted key owners and facilitated communication.
"Working with the private sector, we alerted key owners of the vulnerable software and got them talking," said David Wray, spokesman for the IAIP Directorate. "We think this is a great example of how this should, and does, work."
Sendmail *themselves* noted that the coordination of the government helped...
"They were a good resource in helping us make sure that the protection was put in place," Greg Olson, chairman and co-founder of Sendmail Inc., said of the response staff at NIPC, now with the directorate. "You need to contact a lot of people and make sure they understand this is important and (make sure they) apply the patch." Sendmail Inc. develops a proprietary version of the mail server.
Bottom line, yes Sendmail gets kudos. But so does the government for being the coordinator of the entire effort. I'm not a big fan of this department of homeland defense, but in this case their agency did a nice job, and it deserves the mention it is getting.
You can't use uncompetitive practices to squash the little competition you have.
This is one more case of MS using its monopoly (I have to use ms's support sites for work, but they render tiny text) in an unfair manner.
You have to depend on MS because they have a monopoly. No big deal. But they are once again using this power to stomp on another product. That is a big deal.
I'm a newbie, and I disagree - using the Bible now
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I'm a newbie to Linux in general, and Red Hat specifically.
So far I have found that the book has got me up and running quickly, with good explanations and examples.
I'm coming from the windows arena, and it gives great comparisons for people like me (read: people Linux supporters seem to want to switch over).
I consider myself quite computer literate (in Windows/DOS) - and this sort of book is perfect. It starts out with the basics, but then also gets into the tougher stuff like configuring sendmail and squid.
As someone who is very interested in moving from Windows to Linux, I am finding the Bible to be a great resource.
I think this may reflect the fact that he's less full of himself than the questions wanted him to be.
The questions wanted him to have deep thoughts about parodies, interracial kisses, etc. He just doesn't seem to be the type of guy who gives a rats ass about these topics, so his answers were short and sweet. Not like he really dodged them.
Also, it does show a pretty funny sense of humor, at his own expense.
All in all, it reinforces my image of him as a pretty straightforward guy who lives his life, and isn't a Trekkie himself.
Gods, how I hate to be a "me too, me too", but I was just amazed by the cast as a whole. Viggo seems like a true actor, and also someone who would be great to go fishing with.
The selection of Mortenson, McKellan and Lee was fantastic, and their insight into the movie was great. Actually, even Liv Tyler's commentary was entertaining, and she's probably the most light-weight actor/tress of them all.
The difference between the youthful hobbit characters and the older (except Legolas), more distinguished humans and elves was remarkable, and is definitely reflected in their performance. And even Legolas was more reserved, as befits his character.
The director, Peter Jackson, discussed how he had the hobbits come in early, together, and build a camaraderie. He also talks about how Christopher Lee is one of those people who reads LOTR every year, and didn't really need character development direction. Indeed, having a few stage actors around, and Lee's great voice and presence, definitely helps the movie.
The only downside was that, in an effort to avoid spoilers, info about the 2nd and 3rd movies is avoided. It would have made the DVD even better- but I'm sure they'll get me coming and going, and I'll buy that set when it is out.
Sure they did. I think you did not read the notice, and are the one missing something here...
From bulletin: === Why not revoke the certificate that was used to sign the control?
The certificate that was used to sign the control is still valid - the problem lies in the control, not the certificate. In addition, a number of controls have been signed using the same certificate, and revoking the certificate would cause all of them to become invalid. ===
Additionally, there is this tidbit, about killing the control w/o revoking the certificate: === Will Microsoft eventually set the Kill Bit on this control?
Yes. Microsoft is developing a new technology that will enable it to set the Kill Bit on the vulnerable version of the control without forcing users to re-author web pages containing references to these controls. When the new technology is available, we will ensure that this fix uses it. ===
Bottom line: they *could* revoke the certificate, but it would screw up other controls that use it.
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Our founding fathers knew that this might happen, and included a clause about it in the US Constitution:
They thought it could happen. It has happened in other times and places. It could definitely happen here.Such exemptions are not as "evil" as most people think. They certainly weren't included in federal and state constitutions as some sort of underhanded means of ignoring criminal laws.
I suffer an attack and hop in my car to go to the doctor, or to get an inhaler at the pharmacy. Or I'm driving down the road and have an attack, and the stupid horn/lights thing goes off.
Or I'm camping, and not near phones.
Oh, wait. Sorry. Can't blow enough air? That's ok, because the state is small and there aren't long stretches of desert or open roads.
Or not.
Then there is the issueof people with emphysema or other permanent breathing diseases/disorders? Guess they'll have to fork over money for exemptions, and paying for disabling the device.
I think I read somewhere that many jurisdictions now consider satellite dishes a standard antenna, and thus buildings in those jurisdictions have to let you mount it where it has a line of sight to the satellite.
But I live in the Peoples Republic of Massachusetts, so who knows.
Just a comment that most of these Telemundo and other Spanish-language stations tend to be local, small, broadcast stations. The cable company has to carry them. So some other channels will get knocked off to make room if there isn't extra room available.
As far as the women's and golf channels, well, that you can bitch about.
I'm assuming this works like squidguard and other blocking software, in that a person can pick and choose categories. If I'm wrong, please note it.
Assuming I'm correct, this is a *good* feature. If I want to block gun sites, I expect the software I pay money for to have that feature enabled.
You may not want to block gun sites. Fine, don't enable that feature. But don't rant about civil rights (they don't generally apply to non-governmental entities) and saying it is a right wing conspiracy. It is a profit-making corporation catering to its customers- parents who may or may not want to block weapons sites, or schools that may have an interest in blocking sites about guns.
If you don't want your school/library to block that category (where civil rights do apply), deal with it at the school committee/government level. Stop crying about a private company meeting demand.
Erm, just wondering if your ethics and civics teachers were Joe McCarthy and John Ashcroft?
Civil rights don't go away just because it's more convenient. Criminal defendants shouldn't lose their constitutional protections before being found guilty. And a journalist's responsibility is not just to the truth. Like any other person, they have a responsibility to others -- a responsibility written into the law by way of First Amendment protections afforded to the media.
As a side note, though you can use MUSHclient for free, you have to wait about 30 seconds when you start it up.
Alternatively, you could cough up $20 to avoid the wait. Plus, the $20 goes to someone who has developed a kick ass alternative to zmud and gmud.
MUSHclient supports tons of scripting, triggers, aliases, macros, etc. I highly recommend it.
I'll post rather than email in the hope that someone reads this.
Star Reading
Star Math
SRA Reading
(Star stuff is unrelated to star office)
They do centralized reading/math skills tests and analysis for the teachers. Help map trends, and can be matched to standardized state tests.
I've already read that the Star stuff is not ported to *nix, but is only Win/Mac.
I really, really wish I could move more toward linux (with all the benefits, like the grid idea), but *Off Topic* I can't get the reading and math programs that are the core apps for my grammar schools in Linux. Or to work with Wine.
With 21 grammar schools, three middle schools, and three high schools, this would be a major money saving move if I could. Oh well.
Maybe this is an "Ask Slashdot" idea. *shrug*
> I rarely have to boot ever after the first boot and patch!
Probably true. But one goal of linux is to become the predominant desktop/laptop OS.
I work for a public school system. I'd rather not have all these computers eating up power all night when they're not being used.
In most work environments, pc's get turned off over night, and sometimes even at lunch.
This is one more way someone is helping to make Linux a better candidate for your casual end user.
Good points.
I think it's overkill, but I can appreciate the reasons.
OK, so the student reformats the drive and reinstalls windows. Whee! Network access is turned back on.
Of course, no patches have been installed, since they are available as downloads unless MIT is distributing service packs and patches to the students via CD.
So now you have completely unpatched machines on the network, at least for the time it takes to repatch.
I've had rebuilt machines reinfected during that short time (yes, I should have thought of that first).
Maybe they have something in place to prevent this from happening, but that isn't indicated one way or another.
Besides, given the ease of fixing problems like these without reinstalling the OS, why bother forcing a drive wipe?
Just wondering if they're forcing everyone with the SSH hole to reformat and reinstall? (Yes, not as serious since it isn't a worm, but still)
My neighbor weighed your argument. He used a beige scale, and decided it was probably the heinous act of a foreigner to make such a statement. And you're weird. So rein in yourself, and remove the veil of ignorance, ye feisty cad!
Thou should forfeit karma, but that is neither here nor there.
I think you've missed some of the point. He's not referring to the web, or email, or any other particular part of the internet, but about junk traffic in general.
Regardless of the cause, junk traffic might at some point push administrators to restrict traffic more than they currently do. Sort of a white list for all traffic, not just of one type.
Now, that said, this certainly could be more "chicken little" than anything else, but I think his point is valid that more crap traffic could lead to splitting off parts of the internet.
This would be something like having your border router drop all traffic from chinese or russian networks, on the theory that more crap comes from there.
It is not stamped. Instead it is "Franked", or signed by the congressman (or stamped, really, with his signature). But it is not free... Congress pays the Postal Service for this, and it comes from each Member's budget.
Check out this C-span link.
So your wife sent mail to a man whose constituency is 435 times the size of a congressman's district (on average), and hasn't received a reply?
Oh, and consider that an intern or LC (Legislative Correspondent) punched her letter's topic into a PC which spewed out a canned response, probably signed by a machine or a staffer.
Not that Bush shouldn't respond, but did you really expect more?
We are a nation of 375 million. Personally I don't expect the President to respond to every letter/call/e-mail. In general, I'd rather they spent resources on other things (the fact that I oppose most of this President's "other things" not withstanding).
As someone who worked for Conyers for a few years as a legislative aide, I can only guess he's getting *very* bad advice from his current staff.
Conyers is one of the most liberal members of Congress, but I'd say someone on the Judiciary Committee minority staff is paying too much attention to money, and not enough to integrity.
His campaign slogan traditionally was "Justice, Jobs, Peace". So much for justice.
Assuming you are serious...
Check out this Nixon enemies list info about how the government can use its power to screw over citizens who disagree with it.
I worked for Cong. John Conyers for a few years, and I know the FBI and IRS was used against him personally, in part because he helped lead the impeachment process.
Anyone who believes the government won't abuse its powers and use them against honest citizens is sadly misinformed.
First, notice that they give credit to ISS and Sendmail.
Then they discuss that they alerted key owners and facilitated communication. Sendmail *themselves* noted that the coordination of the government helped... Bottom line, yes Sendmail gets kudos. But so does the government for being the coordinator of the entire effort. I'm not a big fan of this department of homeland defense, but in this case their agency did a nice job, and it deserves the mention it is getting.You can have a monopoly.
You can't use uncompetitive practices to squash the little competition you have.
This is one more case of MS using its monopoly (I have to use ms's support sites for work, but they render tiny text) in an unfair manner.
You have to depend on MS because they have a monopoly. No big deal. But they are once again using this power to stomp on another product. That is a big deal.
I'm a newbie to Linux in general, and Red Hat specifically.
So far I have found that the book has got me up and running quickly, with good explanations and examples.
I'm coming from the windows arena, and it gives great comparisons for people like me (read: people Linux supporters seem to want to switch over).
I consider myself quite computer literate (in Windows/DOS) - and this sort of book is perfect. It starts out with the basics, but then also gets into the tougher stuff like configuring sendmail and squid.
As someone who is very interested in moving from Windows to Linux, I am finding the Bible to be a great resource.
I think this may reflect the fact that he's less full of himself than the questions wanted him to be.
The questions wanted him to have deep thoughts about parodies, interracial kisses, etc. He just doesn't seem to be the type of guy who gives a rats ass about these topics, so his answers were short and sweet. Not like he really dodged them.
Also, it does show a pretty funny sense of humor, at his own expense.
All in all, it reinforces my image of him as a pretty straightforward guy who lives his life, and isn't a Trekkie himself.
No way! They'll just burn down the building housing the servers.
Oh, wait.
Gods, how I hate to be a "me too, me too", but I was just amazed by the cast as a whole. Viggo seems like a true actor, and also someone who would be great to go fishing with.
The selection of Mortenson, McKellan and Lee was fantastic, and their insight into the movie was great. Actually, even Liv Tyler's commentary was entertaining, and she's probably the most light-weight actor/tress of them all.
The difference between the youthful hobbit characters and the older (except Legolas), more distinguished humans and elves was remarkable, and is definitely reflected in their performance. And even Legolas was more reserved, as befits his character.
The director, Peter Jackson, discussed how he had the hobbits come in early, together, and build a camaraderie. He also talks about how Christopher Lee is one of those people who reads LOTR every year, and didn't really need character development direction. Indeed, having a few stage actors around, and Lee's great voice and presence, definitely helps the movie.
The only downside was that, in an effort to avoid spoilers, info about the 2nd and 3rd movies is avoided. It would have made the DVD even better- but I'm sure they'll get me coming and going, and I'll buy that set when it is out.
Sure they did. I think you did not read the notice, and are the one missing something here...
From bulletin:
===
Why not revoke the certificate that was used to sign the control?
The certificate that was used to sign the control is still valid - the problem lies in the control, not the certificate. In addition, a number of controls have been signed using the same certificate, and revoking the certificate would cause all of them to become invalid.
===
Additionally, there is this tidbit, about killing the control w/o revoking the certificate:
===
Will Microsoft eventually set the Kill Bit on this control?
Yes. Microsoft is developing a new technology that will enable it to set the Kill Bit on the vulnerable version of the control without forcing users to re-author web pages containing references to these controls. When the new technology is available, we will ensure that this fix uses it.
===
Bottom line: they *could* revoke the certificate, but it would screw up other controls that use it.