I used the Turkish telco precisely because they were so far removed from me. I would expect people in Turkey to not trust my bank as a CA precisely because it is so far removed from them. Please stop trying to spin it as xenophobia. Trust is a relationship and I have no relationship with them. I could have used almost ANY company on that list since I don't have a trust relationship with any of them.
And, yes, many banks are in the CA relationship. Wells Fargo is on that list, and if you look at which on Microsoft includes you'll see other large banks as well.
What I'm saying is I trust my bank to issue THEMSELVES a certificate. I'd also trust them to issue ME one that I would use only with their services. I don't necessarily trust them to issue me a general use certificate.
EV is nice, but honestly my main concern isn't some extended procedure by a third party saying my bank is really my bank. You only do that ONCE -- the first time you accept the certificate. The trust I have in the certificate is based on experience and use. That is, I trust it because I haven't had an issue for the last several years. My account hasn't been plundered, their website hasn't been vandalized, I haven't received any warnings that the certificate has CHANGED since my last visit. That one is much bigger than EV. Once the cert is in my machine, I trust my machine to keep it secure and do a simple comparison on use. If it doesn't scream at me that something changed since last time, I'm okay.
Beyond that, my next major concern is TRAFFIC SNIFFING. And the certificate provides the keys for encrypting the session. I'm much more paranoid about someone sniffing my traffic on wifi when I check my bank account as I am them doing a MITM attack and relying on me to not see the certificate warning that something changed.
It might. Skype voice-only has been available on the N900 since it was released. The latest update, earlier this month, added video chat using the front-facing camera and conference calling.
Of course, they could have turned down the President. Of course, in that case they probably would have been sued by the Federal government into even greater oblivion for the damages they have caused.
I doubt it. There is a federal law capping damages such as this. They're required to pay for the CLEANUP, but thanks to George H. W. Bush (Bush Sr.) and 101st Congress, the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 was passed that limited liability to $75 million plus cleanup costs.
So there is a specific federal law dealing with the. And there is a specific Constitutional clause that prohibits Ex Post Facto laws. So, the Fed would have lost in court and BP... well, probably not much would have happened to BP other than some regulatory issues to begin with. However, some more cocaine, hookers and bribes would have taken care of that over time.
Don't believe me? Tell me how fast and how much Exxon was made to pay in compensation for the Exxon Valdez disaster. (A hint: decades and not much) And how is Exxon's reputation today? Not bad, judging by the amount of business they do and how much money they make. (Hint: An assload and a mega assload).
Wow, I clicked on the wrong article! I was reading the headline about William Shatner being on the shortlist for Canadian Governor-General, then read your post about waterboarding him and rendering him to a country to be tortured. Yeah, his attempts at singing were bad, but give the guy a break!
Reading the details the Nook will allow you to hook up for free to any B&N or AT&T WiFi hotspot. If you're in a B&N bookstore, you can "read" any of the ebooks for free. You can't take them with you if don't buy them. So, you can just come in and kill a few hours drinking over-priced coffee and reading like at a library.
They also have a "lending" function, as long as you use their software. I won't buy DRM books, but for people who don't mind you can "lend" an e-book to a friend for 14 days. Works with the iPod, Android, Mac & PC as well as some other platforms. Oh, and the Nook runs Android.
Yup, but there is no proof it is successful or effective at doing that. And, from the article itself,
Although the protocol is an open standard and offers some intriguing advantages, the technology is not seeing swift uptake. A report from TorrentFreak says that client application developers are still skeptical and some users have suffered performance degradation due to problems with the protocol.
Read thru the comments on that article to find some more issues with whether or not this will be an effective solution.
This production was possible due in no small part to the willingness of talented, professional people working for free," explains Bernhard. "From actors to composers, they did this because they believed in the project and wanted to see it happen.
That is going to nix any plans for scaling the production model to support a full season of one or more shows.
But, if you're asking whether or not a bittorrent-based distribution model is the future of TV, consider this... Bittorrent works by doing what the bandwidth providers SPECIFICALLY DO NOT WANT YOU TO DO. That is, use all the bandwidth you can. It fundamentally breaks the over-subscription model. In short, this distribution model won't scale using the existing infrastructure and it will take major changes for it to actually work. This sort of thing only works in small amounts, not the volumes of people who veg out in front of the idiot box on a nightly basis.
Dude, people are still getting over the whole "Pluto not a real planet" thing and here you are promoting Luna to the status of a planet! Have you no SHAME, sir?
Nah. All time travelers from the future are Americans, and none of them actually care about soccer. That's a kids game.
Besides, most of them are back trying to figure out who the little Aramaic-speaking, middle-eastern, liberal Jew is and what he did with the real, white, English-speaking, American, registered Republican, Jesus.
The old saying of "Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity", aka Hanlon's Razor, doesn't apply to politics. In that case, the converse is true.
"Finally! The much discussed about F-Spot vs. Shotwell battle is over. The new default image organizer app for Ubuntu Maverick 10.10 is going to be Shotwell. This is a much-needed change; F-Spot was simply not enough...
The REAL reason Kevin Costner waited this long to release this isn't government testing. His arch nemesis, The Deacon (Dennis Hopper), just died, removing the last hurdle by getting the smokers out of the way.
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I used the Turkish telco precisely because they were so far removed from me. I would expect people in Turkey to not trust my bank as a CA precisely because it is so far removed from them. Please stop trying to spin it as xenophobia. Trust is a relationship and I have no relationship with them. I could have used almost ANY company on that list since I don't have a trust relationship with any of them.
And, yes, many banks are in the CA relationship. Wells Fargo is on that list, and if you look at which on Microsoft includes you'll see other large banks as well.
What I'm saying is I trust my bank to issue THEMSELVES a certificate. I'd also trust them to issue ME one that I would use only with their services. I don't necessarily trust them to issue me a general use certificate.
EV is nice, but honestly my main concern isn't some extended procedure by a third party saying my bank is really my bank. You only do that ONCE -- the first time you accept the certificate. The trust I have in the certificate is based on experience and use. That is, I trust it because I haven't had an issue for the last several years. My account hasn't been plundered, their website hasn't been vandalized, I haven't received any warnings that the certificate has CHANGED since my last visit. That one is much bigger than EV. Once the cert is in my machine, I trust my machine to keep it secure and do a simple comparison on use. If it doesn't scream at me that something changed since last time, I'm okay.
Beyond that, my next major concern is TRAFFIC SNIFFING. And the certificate provides the keys for encrypting the session. I'm much more paranoid about someone sniffing my traffic on wifi when I check my bank account as I am them doing a MITM attack and relying on me to not see the certificate warning that something changed.
Why?
You mean to say you don't trust your bank, but you DO trust ALL of these guys?
My bank has my money. I'd much rather THEY issue me a certificate than some telecom authority in Turkey -- which you'd blindly accept.
Not if you're doing it right, it isn't.
Honestly, I work in the building next door in D.C.! :-)
Thanks. I knew I shouldn't have changed units. :-)
Uh...the Hubble is 13.2 m long with a maximum diameter of 4.2 m, or a volume of about 183 cubic m. This thing has a volume of about 1,000 cubic m.
You honestly ask this? Of a CREDIT CARD COMPANY!? PayPal is a piker compared to Visa.
It might. Skype voice-only has been available on the N900 since it was released. The latest update, earlier this month, added video chat using the front-facing camera and conference calling.
Of course, they could have turned down the President. Of course, in that case they probably would have been sued by the Federal government into even greater oblivion for the damages they have caused.
I doubt it. There is a federal law capping damages such as this. They're required to pay for the CLEANUP, but thanks to George H. W. Bush (Bush Sr.) and 101st Congress, the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 was passed that limited liability to $75 million plus cleanup costs.
So there is a specific federal law dealing with the. And there is a specific Constitutional clause that prohibits Ex Post Facto laws. So, the Fed would have lost in court and BP... well, probably not much would have happened to BP other than some regulatory issues to begin with. However, some more cocaine, hookers and bribes would have taken care of that over time.
Don't believe me? Tell me how fast and how much Exxon was made to pay in compensation for the Exxon Valdez disaster. (A hint: decades and not much) And how is Exxon's reputation today? Not bad, judging by the amount of business they do and how much money they make. (Hint: An assload and a mega assload).
I think you're overstating the case. The correct term is developer resource, not resourceS plural.
Wow, I clicked on the wrong article! I was reading the headline about William Shatner being on the shortlist for Canadian Governor-General, then read your post about waterboarding him and rendering him to a country to be tortured. Yeah, his attempts at singing were bad, but give the guy a break!
Reading the details the Nook will allow you to hook up for free to any B&N or AT&T WiFi hotspot. If you're in a B&N bookstore, you can "read" any of the ebooks for free. You can't take them with you if don't buy them. So, you can just come in and kill a few hours drinking over-priced coffee and reading like at a library.
They also have a "lending" function, as long as you use their software. I won't buy DRM books, but for people who don't mind you can "lend" an e-book to a friend for 14 days. Works with the iPod, Android, Mac & PC as well as some other platforms. Oh, and the Nook runs Android.
Yup, but there is no proof it is successful or effective at doing that. And, from the article itself,
Although the protocol is an open standard and offers some intriguing advantages, the technology is not seeing swift uptake. A report from TorrentFreak says that client application developers are still skeptical and some users have suffered performance degradation due to problems with the protocol.
Read thru the comments on that article to find some more issues with whether or not this will be an effective solution.
Quote the website:
This production was possible due in no small part to the willingness of talented, professional people working for free," explains Bernhard. "From actors to composers, they did this because they believed in the project and wanted to see it happen.
That is going to nix any plans for scaling the production model to support a full season of one or more shows.
But, if you're asking whether or not a bittorrent-based distribution model is the future of TV, consider this... Bittorrent works by doing what the bandwidth providers SPECIFICALLY DO NOT WANT YOU TO DO. That is, use all the bandwidth you can. It fundamentally breaks the over-subscription model. In short, this distribution model won't scale using the existing infrastructure and it will take major changes for it to actually work. This sort of thing only works in small amounts, not the volumes of people who veg out in front of the idiot box on a nightly basis.
$150 to $450 on EBay, but still your point is valid.
The King is a fink!
Dude, people are still getting over the whole "Pluto not a real planet" thing and here you are promoting Luna to the status of a planet! Have you no SHAME, sir?
Nah. All time travelers from the future are Americans, and none of them actually care about soccer. That's a kids game.
Besides, most of them are back trying to figure out who the little Aramaic-speaking, middle-eastern, liberal Jew is and what he did with the real, white, English-speaking, American, registered Republican, Jesus.
you gotta love nature. just when you think you figured out what is behind the curtain, nature reveals yet another curtain.
Maximum PC is to 80s Byte/Computer as microwaved Ramen Noodles are to a Home-Cooked, Four Course Meal.
...Sony thanks you...
These words should never be together in a sentence.
The old saying of "Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity", aka Hanlon's Razor, doesn't apply to politics. In that case, the converse is true.
The humor in your post is only obvious when you read one of the other stories posted just after this one:
http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=10/06/14/0055221
"Finally! The much discussed about F-Spot vs. Shotwell battle is over. The new default image organizer app for Ubuntu Maverick 10.10 is going to be Shotwell. This is a much-needed change; F-Spot was simply not enough...
Except he didn't. He used the cheaper "Flavor Aid".
The REAL reason Kevin Costner waited this long to release this isn't government testing. His arch nemesis, The Deacon (Dennis Hopper), just died, removing the last hurdle by getting the smokers out of the way.