I, for one, do not like this trend of integrating wireless into everything.
As a security conscious individual, I want to be able to physically choose whether or not I want wireless when I want wireless.
I like to be able to physically pull out the wireless card in my laptop because then I know I can't be h4x0r3d via my WLAN card.
Fine. Call me paranoid. I don't mind.
(Yeah, I know they said the RF part would still be an add-on... I'm just talking in general that I want add-ons and not fully integrated wireless stuff that I can't pull out without desoldering chips.)
Take document and with an X-Acto knife, cut out words you wish to redact.
Take resulting full-of-holes document and scan with scanner.
It's foolproof.
IF THE WORDS PHYSICALLY ARE NOT THERE, THEY CAN NEVER BE RECOVERED!
Using a marker might not be foolproof if you miss a spot, or funky reflections, or whatever may result in some parts of the document becoming visible. Give it a try, you'll see what I mean.
The cool thing about XML-based implementations like DocBook is that I can generate all the formats you mentioned (ASCII, PS, HTML, TeX) plus a few more from just one single document in XML.
Nobody really knows what the problem is at this point, but yes, it is the
case that ANY hardware that can be put out of commission by software is
at fault, morally. The latest from the cooker list is that the problem
seems to affect LG cdroms (not burners, not dvds) with the model number
CRD-84xx, and that it seems to have been triggered by a patch for
packet-writing added to the 2.4.22-rc2q5 kernel on Aug 15.
Picard: "Mr. LaForge, have you had any success with your attempts at finding a weakness in the Borg? And Mr. Data, have you been able to access their command pathways?"
Geordi: "Yes, Captain. In fact, we found the answer by searching through our archives on late Twentieth-century computing technology."
[Geordi presses a key, and a logo appears on the computer screen]
[Riker looks puzzled] "What the hell is 'Microsoft'?"
[Data turns to answer] "Allow me to explain. We will send this program, for some reason called 'Windows', through the Borg command pathways. Once inside their root command unit, it will begin consuming system resources at an unstoppable rate."
Picard: "But the Borg have the ability to adapt. Won't they alter their processing systems to increase their storage capacity?"
Data: "Yes, Captain. But when 'Windows' detects this, it creates a new version of itself known as an 'upgrade'. The use of resources increases exponentially with each iteration. The Borg will not be able to adapt quickly enough. Eventually all of their processing ability will be taken over and none will be available for their normal operational functions."
Picard: "Excellent work. This is even better than that 'unsolvable geometric shape' idea."
. . . 15 Minutes Later . . .
Data: "Captain, We have successfully installed the 'Windows' in the command unit and, as expected, it immediately consumed 85% of all resources. We however have not received any confirmation of the expected 'upgrade'."
Geordi: "Our scanners have picked up an increase in Borg storage and CPU capacity to compensate, but we still have no indication of an 'upgrade' to compensate for their increase."
Picard: "Data, scan the history banks again and determine if there is something we have missed."
Data: "Sir, I believe there is a reason for the failure in the 'upgrade'. Apparently the Borg have circumvented that part of the plan by not sending in their registration cards.
Riker: "Captain, we have no choice. Requesting permission to begin emergency escape sequence 3F . . .
Geordi, excited: "Wait, Captain I just detected their CPU capacity has suddenly dropped to 0% !"
Picard: "Data, what do your scanners show?"
Data: "Apparently the Borg have found the internal 'Windows' module named 'Solitaire' and it has used up all the CPU capacity."
Picard: "Let's wait and see how long this 'solitaire' can reduce their functionality."
. ..Two Hours Pass. . .
Riker: "Geordi, what's the status on the Borg?"
Geordi: "As expected the Borg are attempting to re-engineer to compensate for increased CPU and storage demands, but each time they successfully increase resources I have setup our closest deep space monitor beacon to transmit more 'windows' modules from something called the 'Microsoft fun-pack'.
Picard: "How much time will that buy us ?"
Data: "Current Borg solution rates allow me to predicate an interest time span of 6 more hours."
Geordi: "Captain, another vessel has entered our sector."
Picard: "Identify."
Data: "It appears to have markings very similar to the 'Microsoft' logo"
Over the speakers: "THIS IS ADMIRAL BILL GATES OF THE MICROSOFT FLAGSHIP MONOPOLY. WE HAVE POSITIVE CONFIRMATION OF UNREGISTERED SOFTWARE IN THIS SECTOR. SURRENDER ALL ASSETS AND WE CAN AVOID ANY TROUBLE. YOU HAVE 10 SECONDS"
Data: "The alien ship has just opened its forward hatches and released thousands of humanoid shaped objects."
Picard: "Magnify forward viewer on the alien craft"
Riker: "Good God captain! Those are humans floating straight toward the Borg ship with no life support suits! How can they survive the tortures of deep space ?!"
Data: "I don't believe that those are humans sir, if you will look closer I believe you will see that they are carrying something recognized by twenty-first century man as doe-skin leat
I would bet serious money that these are a bunch of Soccer Moms who drive like freakin' maniacs in their minivans and feed their fat lethargic kids fast food.
"Oooh... I don't want my child hurt by WiFi."
Meanwhile they're driving their freakin' POS minivan at 90 mph down the freeway zig zagging in and out of traffic as if they were driving a sports car while screaming at their morbidly obese kids in the back who are stuffing their faces full of fast food.
And you're worried about WiFi? Come on.
Sorry for the rant. I just had to get that off my chest. Yeah, maybe these parents are very health conscious... I dunno...
The 3650 are in a circle. I gave up rotary dial decades ago, I don't want to be reminded.
The 3510 is like a spider web or something.
The 8910i doesn't have any keys at all! (Just kidding... I know they're under a cover.)
This 3200 looks like it doesn't have enough keys.
The 2100 looks like a smiley face.
With all these funky keys, how does Nokia expect me to dial a freakin' phone while I'm driving my SUV at 90mph in the right lane eating two cheese burgers and a Coke?
I'm already storing data by topic. I use a concept commonly called "directories". For example, all my pr0n is held in the ~/pr0n directory all my tunes are held in the ~/Tunes directory and all my pictures are held in the ~/Pictures directory.
I haven't looked at data based on physical location in eons. I used to read data sector by sector off floppy drives. Yeah, that did suck. Data wasn't necessarily organized by topic. But since the advent of filesystems, I've been able to organize by topic through use of these so-called "directories".
Slashdot Mirror
Impress
KPresenter
Keynote
Any others out there?
That's nice and all, but what about our pets (cats, dogs, etc)? Are they going to be driven nuts by a high pitched whine?
Linus' 11th Quote:
"Who was smoking crack when they put my Top Ten SCO Barbs on a web server running SCO? Two comments and its already slashdotted!"
I, for one, do not like this trend of integrating wireless into everything.
As a security conscious individual, I want to be able to physically choose whether or not I want wireless when I want wireless.
I like to be able to physically pull out the wireless card in my laptop because then I know I can't be h4x0r3d via my WLAN card.
Fine. Call me paranoid. I don't mind.
(Yeah, I know they said the RF part would still be an add-on... I'm just talking in general that I want add-ons and not fully integrated wireless stuff that I can't pull out without desoldering chips.)
Me: A sphincter says what?
SCO: What?
Me: Exactly.
(paraphrasing from Wayne's World)
If you're going to redact something, do it right.
Here's how it's done:
Take document and with an X-Acto knife, cut out words you wish to redact.
Take resulting full-of-holes document and scan with scanner.
It's foolproof.
IF THE WORDS PHYSICALLY ARE NOT THERE, THEY CAN NEVER BE RECOVERED!
Using a marker might not be foolproof if you miss a spot, or funky reflections, or whatever may result in some parts of the document becoming visible. Give it a try, you'll see what I mean.
The cool thing about XML-based implementations like DocBook is that I can generate all the formats you mentioned (ASCII, PS, HTML, TeX) plus a few more from just one single document in XML.
appears to be a kernel patch
I found this post.
Picard: "Mr. LaForge, have you had any success with your attempts at finding a weakness in the Borg? And Mr. Data, have you been able to access their command pathways?"
Geordi: "Yes, Captain. In fact, we found the answer by searching through our archives on late Twentieth-century computing technology."
[Geordi presses a key, and a logo appears on the computer screen]
[Riker looks puzzled] "What the hell is 'Microsoft'?"
[Data turns to answer] "Allow me to explain. We will send this program, for some reason called 'Windows', through the Borg command pathways. Once inside their root command unit, it will begin consuming system resources at an unstoppable rate."
Picard: "But the Borg have the ability to adapt. Won't they alter their processing systems to increase their storage capacity?"
Data: "Yes, Captain. But when 'Windows' detects this, it creates a new version of itself known as an 'upgrade'. The use of resources increases exponentially with each iteration. The Borg will not be able to adapt quickly enough. Eventually all of their processing ability will be taken over and none will be available for their normal operational functions."
Picard: "Excellent work. This is even better than that 'unsolvable geometric shape' idea."
. . . 15 Minutes Later . . .
Data: "Captain, We have successfully installed the 'Windows' in the command unit and, as expected, it immediately consumed 85% of all resources. We however have not received any confirmation of the expected 'upgrade'."
Geordi: "Our scanners have picked up an increase in Borg storage and CPU capacity to compensate, but we still have no indication of an 'upgrade' to compensate for their increase."
Picard: "Data, scan the history banks again and determine if there is something we have missed."
Data: "Sir, I believe there is a reason for the failure in the 'upgrade'. Apparently the Borg have circumvented that part of the plan by not sending in their registration cards.
Riker: "Captain, we have no choice. Requesting permission to begin emergency escape sequence 3F . . .
Geordi, excited: "Wait, Captain I just detected their CPU capacity has suddenly dropped to 0% !"
Picard: "Data, what do your scanners show?"
Data: "Apparently the Borg have found the internal 'Windows' module named 'Solitaire' and it has used up all the CPU capacity."
Picard: "Let's wait and see how long this 'solitaire' can reduce their functionality."
. . .Two Hours Pass. . .
Riker: "Geordi, what's the status on the Borg?"
Geordi: "As expected the Borg are attempting to re-engineer to compensate for increased CPU and storage demands, but each time they successfully increase resources I have setup our closest deep space monitor beacon to transmit more 'windows' modules from something called the 'Microsoft fun-pack'.
Picard: "How much time will that buy us ?"
Data: "Current Borg solution rates allow me to predicate an interest time span of 6 more hours."
Geordi: "Captain, another vessel has entered our sector."
Picard: "Identify."
Data: "It appears to have markings very similar to the 'Microsoft' logo"
Over the speakers: "THIS IS ADMIRAL BILL GATES OF THE MICROSOFT FLAGSHIP MONOPOLY. WE HAVE POSITIVE CONFIRMATION OF UNREGISTERED SOFTWARE IN THIS SECTOR. SURRENDER ALL ASSETS AND WE CAN AVOID ANY TROUBLE. YOU HAVE 10 SECONDS"
Data: "The alien ship has just opened its forward hatches and released thousands of humanoid shaped objects."
Picard: "Magnify forward viewer on the alien craft"
Riker: "Good God captain! Those are humans floating straight toward the Borg ship with no life support suits! How can they survive the tortures of deep space ?!"
Data: "I don't believe that those are humans sir, if you will look closer I believe you will see that they are carrying something recognized by twenty-first century man as doe-skin leat
www.minigui.org must be running on a uClinux-based web server! There are only four comments here and the site is already Slashdotted.
Go here for the Google cached version.
I would bet serious money that these are a bunch of Soccer Moms who drive like freakin' maniacs in their minivans and feed their fat lethargic kids fast food.
"Oooh... I don't want my child hurt by WiFi."
Meanwhile they're driving their freakin' POS minivan at 90 mph down the freeway zig zagging in and out of traffic as if they were driving a sports car while screaming at their morbidly obese kids in the back who are stuffing their faces full of fast food.
And you're worried about WiFi? Come on.
Sorry for the rant. I just had to get that off my chest. Yeah, maybe these parents are very health conscious... I dunno...
Top Vulnerabilities to Windows Systems
W1 Internet Information Services (IIS)
W2 Microsoft SQL Server (MSSQL)
W3 Windows Authentication
W4 Internet Explorer (IE)
W5 Windows Remote Access Services
W6 Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC)
W7 Windows Scripting Host (WSH)
W8 Microsoft Outlook Outlook Express
W9 Windows Peer to Peer File Sharing (P2P)
W10 Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
Top Vulnerabilities to UNIX Systems
U1 BIND Domain Name System
U2 Remote Procedure Calls (RPC)
U3 Apache Web Server
U4 General UNIX Authentication Accounts with No Passwords or Weak Passwords
U5 Clear Text Services
U6 Sendmail
U7 Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
U8 Secure Shell (SSH)
U9 Misconfiguration of Enterprise Services NIS/NFS
U10 Open Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
This place claims to be The World's Largest Pen Store.
Or you can always try good old fashioned Quill Pens.
Google Phone Book
I cannot vouch for the accuracy of this information!
Someone please doublecheck!
Thomas Rocca, Kennesaw, GA
Andrew Miller, Omaha, NE
Mark WIlliams, Wilmington, DE
Looks like the EFF will have to update their Unintended Consequences: Five Years under the DMCA document.
I certainly hope not. Take a look at some of their patents here. Whole transmissions and other subsystems would have to be completely replaced!!
Thank you, Captain Obvious.
And their address is published at the bottom of their web site.
Perhaps they'd like some junk mail too.
American Teleservices Association
1666 K Street NW Suite 1200
Washington, DC 20006
877-779-3974
info@ataconnect.org
What's up with Nokia keypad layouts, anyway?
Go here and look at some phones.
The 3650 are in a circle. I gave up rotary dial decades ago, I don't want to be reminded.
The 3510 is like a spider web or something.
The 8910i doesn't have any keys at all! (Just kidding... I know they're under a cover.)
This 3200 looks like it doesn't have enough keys.
The 2100 looks like a smiley face.
With all these funky keys, how does Nokia expect me to dial a freakin' phone while I'm driving my SUV at 90mph in the right lane eating two cheese burgers and a Coke?
Yeah, good point. My bad.
Anyway, this sort of data representation has been done for years.
I found this list of tools.
How is this easier to use than this?
I'm already storing data by topic. I use a concept commonly called "directories". For example, all my pr0n is held in the ~/pr0n directory all my tunes are held in the ~/Tunes directory and all my pictures are held in the ~/Pictures directory.
I haven't looked at data based on physical location in eons. I used to read data sector by sector off floppy drives. Yeah, that did suck. Data wasn't necessarily organized by topic. But since the advent of filesystems, I've been able to organize by topic through use of these so-called "directories".
Store then in your wallet like Bruce Schneier does.
Note: I don't store mine in my wallet, so keep your hands to yourself!
Morse over SSH? Big deal. I've been tunneling SSH over morse code for years now!!
And let me tell you, running vi over SSH over morse code REALLY sucks.
Haven't they learned anything?
I'm not certain they've done "Better, Cheaper, Faster" too well.
This guy is my boss and DAMN he's an idiot!
(Unfortunately, it looks like someone has DoSed the site. Bummer.)
Like people are really going to need to chat, share files, and watch streaming video during an emergency.
Dude, I don't know about you, but in an emergency, nothing is more comforting than a high bandwidth link to download me some fine pr0n.