Hmmm, excuse me, but I don't understand. Do you really mean that not running every process as root isn't intrinsically more secure?
Did anything in my post say I DIDN'T think Linux was more secure?? What do you do, inject the caffeine directly into your knees?:-) Sure, I believe Linux is far more secure than Windows, which is why I use it on all but one machine at my house. However, that's not the point I was making. My feeling is that running any system other than Windows is far less likely to make your computer "catch cold."
Save your ranting for somebody who actually disagrees with you.:-)
I don't know if you were trolling, but I couldn't find any AntiVirus tools for Debian. Care to provide a more specific link?
I think the previous poster was implying that by switching to a Linux distribution, you're effectively rendering yourself immune to most viruses. It's not so much because Linux is more secure as it is because Linux is not nearly as much of a target for virus writers as Windows is. Anyhow, I'm not sure why the post got a +1 Insightful....
the resulting coffee is strong but smooth and not bitter, dark with a lighter colored foam on top even
before you add cream or milk
This is what I'm looking for. At the place where I worked, we had a machine that made this stuff, and it was AWESOME. Enough caffeine to keep you awake for a week without making you gag when you drank it. Even the decaffinated stuff was good.
If you don't think it's reasonable to evaluate his past performance, what do you think IS a reasonable way to evaluate him?
That was my last point -- we don't have a reasonable way to evaluate him.
To be perfectly fair, we'd need to see his job description at Microsoft and compare that to what Microsoft did in the years he was there.
Agreed. We'd also need to see all of the decisions he made, whether they were carried out or not.
To me, that means that security issues stop at his door, and blaming the windows codebase or the CEO is a smokescreen - it's his job to make the product secure.
Agreed, but I'm sure you're also aware that in a corporation, it rarely works this way. I guess you could say that it may shed some light on his inability to build a compelling argument for the CEO, but my guess is that the financial aspect is alwas speaking in a louder voice.
If he can't convince the CEO that's important, then what makes you think the can convince Bush about anything important?
Absolutely nothing. I think there's hardly anyone who would be able to convince Bush of something he didn't want to hear anyway.
I read the article about his departure from MS, it was full of the normal corporate bullshit.
Just as a suspected.
which is probably politically wise, but still something I'd check off against him.
Isn't it funny how traits that are politically good and are what allow people to obtain and keep positions are the same traits that prevent someone from truly being of good character? It's a real shame. I often wonder what our government would be like it only the most honest and forthright were involved. Afterwards, I usually wake up from falling out of bed.:-)
Now I can convince my friends who don't like it that coffee really is good.
What really gets me is that this is America's response to having pretty much the worst coffee in the world. My wife doesn't care for coffee, but while we were living in Germany, she started drinking it because of how smooth it is compared to American coffee. I thought I was going to die when we moved back and had to start drinking this swill American's call coffee again. It's so bad that I've asked some friends of mine in Germany to ship me some coffee. My only fear is that the problem is as much in how we brew our coffee as it is in how the beans are prepared. I'll find out any day now. Does anybody in Germany know the appropriate method for brewing coffee? Do I need to switch back to a percolator instead of automatic drip?
1. Blackmail: If this security chief assisted in any of Microsoft's prior bad acts (DR-DOS episode is just one example) and is vulnerable to a criminal charge, he's vulnerable to blackmail. That makes him singularly inappropriate to head a sensitive position such as this one.
I think EVERY politician is in some way vulnerable to blackmail. Based on what we now know about Mr. Clinton's weakness for pretty much anything in a skirt, I'd say he was a bad choice for president. In fact, being revealed to the public was probably the BEST thing that could have happened to him, as it eliminates many chances at blackmail. Just because the public is aware of several cases someone may have been involved in doesn't really make blackmail any more likely. It's the stuff you DON'T know about that you should worry most about.
2. Incompetence: He's a former head of MS security. His performance is part of the reason that MS had the trusted computing initiative after he left because security was so screwed up.
I'm not sure if you can pin this one on him either. The truth is, Windows needs to be pretty much re-written from the ground up with a focus on security. Would you like to be the one to announce that to the CEO? I missed the article that detailed his departure from Microsoft, but until somebody points me in the right direction, I'd assume it was just as likely he stepped down due to a difference of opinion in how to handle the security problems.
3. Unwillingness to choose honest dealing with the public over self-interest: He never blew the whistle on MS even though security people generally know where all the bodies are buried. A lot of insecure systems are out there on the Internet in part because he didn't want to make waves. That is not necessarily what you want in a govt. job.
He wasn't working for the public when he was at Microsoft. It was his job to avoid whistle-blowing on their security holes. Instead, he was expected to focus on quietly plugging those holes before somebody else found out.
I'm not sure we can truly judge anybody by their performance at another company. Many an underling has been let go because they disagreed with the top brass, and it's really hard to distinguish who the "bad guy" really is. I'd say we should focus more on his track record in his current position to see how he'll pan out. Unfortunately, I don't think there's much information to go on. That in itself may be a better argument against his appointment.
Why should the protocol even have knowledge of the the resource state?
I think providing the protocol with this knowledge is supposed to speed up the whole process while still preventing dead/livelock situations. However, as you said, the article is way too barren of any real information to assess how this is really supposed to happen. It may be intentionally devoid of details until the authors of this protocol determine whether or not they really "have something."
The real reason you should feel sorry for him is that he actually watched the Matrix
You leave yourself in a bit of a pickle. Either you watched the Matrix yourself, which makes you just as pitiable, or you didn't see it and therefore aren't in a position to comment on whether we should pity others who have. Sorry, just couldn't resist.:-)
I kind of doubt it. Colorado is one of the states that has a state DNC list
I agree. Pennsylvania has a DNC list that started last September. Compliance was mandatory as of November. I think I received 1 or 2 calls the first week, but decided that I'd be "nice" about it until November 15. Since then, I haven't received a single TM call. Prior to that, I used to get at least two every evening.
Since I haven't received any calls, I can't verify the out of state thing. However, if somebody does call and claim that the law doesn't apply to them, I'll simply ask them for their name, company the work for and company on behalf of which they are calling. Then I'll suggest that now would be a good time for a career change while I'm firing up my computer to draft a letter to my AG.
I also don't think moving their operation out of the country is going to have a long term impact on the effectiveness of a nationwide DNC list. Instead, it's more likely that the law will be changed to hold companies who employ firms that operate in this manner responsible. For example, I used to receive annoying solicitations for Discover, all of which came from a telemarketing powerhouse that Discover was using. If that telemarketing company relocates to India, I think it's reasonable to expect that laws would eventually be passed that charge Discover with large fines every time the law is violated. Eventually, Discover is either going to drop them, or start charging them for all the fines they have to pay out.
Although essays and criticism may be subjective in the liberal arts, the "correct" subjective interpretation is that of the professor, not the student.
This is absolutely true. It's also true in high school. My 10th grade English teacher personifies this concept. If I wrote an essay that didn't agree with his thoughts, I automatically failed. How well-written the essay was only determined where in the 0-60% range my grade would fall. He made absolutely certain that I would never enjoy English class again. Of course, now that I'm older and wiser, I realize what an idiot he was. I should have known when he publicly humiliated me for pronouncing "conch" (as in conch shell) with a "k" sound at the end instead of the "ch" sound, which he claimed was the only correct pronunciation. To this day, I've never heard anybody except those in that class pronounce it with a "ch" sound. I'm also now aware that the "k" sound is the primary pronunciation and the "ch" sound is the alternate (according to Webster's).
So, based on my experience, all of you liberal arts majors just have to work a little extra to get past the "filter" that my 10th grade English teacher installed.
If I was a bussiness owner or CIO I would fire the admin who was negligent enough to not only put the server directly on the internet but too lazy to patch.
That would be a tough thing to do since you probably laid him off a couple months ago....;)
Since SCO distributes a version of Linux, all code their distribution must be free of any problems with their patents.
So, problem solved. If SCO tries to "tax" Linux users or companies, the FSF just file suit for violation of the GPL and demands payment of exactly what SCO would collect. Does it really work this way?
...and the spam crafters will become a persuasive consciousness that tries to think and write as a close friend or relative.
Hey bro,
I meant to talk to you about this last time you and your girlfriend were visiting, but I wasn't sure how to bring it up. I sort of found out through some less, ahem, discreet members of our family that you're a bit unhappy with the size of your member, if you know what I mean. If this is true, there's this web site I'd like to recommend that will probably be able to help you. It'll cost you a little, but it's worth every penny. I was to embarrassed to say anything about it before, but I gave their offering a try last year and both my wife and I are really happy with the results.
{insert html link here...}
The choice is yours, dude. I just want you to be happy.
Who can garuntee that now with the papaer based systems? At some point you have to trust somebody.
There's a major difference here. With paper voting, there's a limited number of people involved who are needed for the "trust" factor. It's much more difficult to tamper with the voting. If you put things onto the internet, it's like leaving all of the ballot boxes in a locked cabinet along a major interstate with nobody watching. There's just way too many people who could stop and pick that lock.
Given how much animosity there was over the results of our last presidential election (US), how much more comfortable do you think people will feel about the outcome of an internet-based election?
Does it matter -- and I'm not being contentious -- how much of the animal we eat, where is the point that we're destroying the population?
I think part of the point is that if you kill an animal for a very small part, you're likely to destroy the whole population a whole lot quicker than if you were using the whole animal. Not that such changes the wrongness or rightness of the situation....
What they are asking him to do is to hand over his database to them for free
Which I believe he had already expressed a willingness to do... five years prior.
...the use of the PCI logo is also queationable.
I started to say that I don't think nailing him on the PCI logo is questionable, but then I remembered that they've known about his site for more than five years. I wonder how long is too long....
I'd suggest (IANAL) that he simply remove any copies of the PCI logo and put up a disclaimer that he has absolutely no affiliation with the PCI-SIG group other than the fact that they tried to shut down his website and hi-jack the database from him.
I see this as a far more preferable alternative than the path he took.
Michigan apple producers are getting killed by apples from places like China. That's right... China.
I've never seen a single apple, orange or grapefruit in any of my local supermarkets from China. They're all from either Florida or California. Are you sure they're getting killed in the "home" market? Or are they having trouble with exports?
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Nevertheless, I still found your post informative. I never knew what the first message sent was. I must have been daydreaming that day in school. :-)
Afterwards, his older brother, Samuel, beat the living daylights out of him for playing with his stuff.
Did anything in my post say I DIDN'T think Linux was more secure?? What do you do, inject the caffeine directly into your knees? :-) Sure, I believe Linux is far more secure than Windows, which is why I use it on all but one machine at my house. However, that's not the point I was making. My feeling is that running any system other than Windows is far less likely to make your computer "catch cold."
Save your ranting for somebody who actually disagrees with you. :-)
I think the previous poster was implying that by switching to a Linux distribution, you're effectively rendering yourself immune to most viruses. It's not so much because Linux is more secure as it is because Linux is not nearly as much of a target for virus writers as Windows is. Anyhow, I'm not sure why the post got a +1 Insightful....
This is what I'm looking for. At the place where I worked, we had a machine that made this stuff, and it was AWESOME. Enough caffeine to keep you awake for a week without making you gag when you drank it. Even the decaffinated stuff was good.
It sort of reminds me of a Monty Python movie.... :-)
That was my last point -- we don't have a reasonable way to evaluate him.
To be perfectly fair, we'd need to see his job description at Microsoft and compare that to what Microsoft did in the years he was there.
Agreed. We'd also need to see all of the decisions he made, whether they were carried out or not.
To me, that means that security issues stop at his door, and blaming the windows codebase or the CEO is a smokescreen - it's his job to make the product secure.
Agreed, but I'm sure you're also aware that in a corporation, it rarely works this way. I guess you could say that it may shed some light on his inability to build a compelling argument for the CEO, but my guess is that the financial aspect is alwas speaking in a louder voice.
If he can't convince the CEO that's important, then what makes you think the can convince Bush about anything important?
Absolutely nothing. I think there's hardly anyone who would be able to convince Bush of something he didn't want to hear anyway.
I read the article about his departure from MS, it was full of the normal corporate bullshit.
Just as a suspected.
which is probably politically wise, but still something I'd check off against him.
Isn't it funny how traits that are politically good and are what allow people to obtain and keep positions are the same traits that prevent someone from truly being of good character? It's a real shame. I often wonder what our government would be like it only the most honest and forthright were involved. Afterwards, I usually wake up from falling out of bed. :-)
What really gets me is that this is America's response to having pretty much the worst coffee in the world. My wife doesn't care for coffee, but while we were living in Germany, she started drinking it because of how smooth it is compared to American coffee. I thought I was going to die when we moved back and had to start drinking this swill American's call coffee again. It's so bad that I've asked some friends of mine in Germany to ship me some coffee. My only fear is that the problem is as much in how we brew our coffee as it is in how the beans are prepared. I'll find out any day now. Does anybody in Germany know the appropriate method for brewing coffee? Do I need to switch back to a percolator instead of automatic drip?
I think EVERY politician is in some way vulnerable to blackmail. Based on what we now know about Mr. Clinton's weakness for pretty much anything in a skirt, I'd say he was a bad choice for president. In fact, being revealed to the public was probably the BEST thing that could have happened to him, as it eliminates many chances at blackmail. Just because the public is aware of several cases someone may have been involved in doesn't really make blackmail any more likely. It's the stuff you DON'T know about that you should worry most about.
2. Incompetence: He's a former head of MS security. His performance is part of the reason that MS had the trusted computing initiative after he left because security was so screwed up.
I'm not sure if you can pin this one on him either. The truth is, Windows needs to be pretty much re-written from the ground up with a focus on security. Would you like to be the one to announce that to the CEO? I missed the article that detailed his departure from Microsoft, but until somebody points me in the right direction, I'd assume it was just as likely he stepped down due to a difference of opinion in how to handle the security problems.
3. Unwillingness to choose honest dealing with the public over self-interest: He never blew the whistle on MS even though security people generally know where all the bodies are buried. A lot of insecure systems are out there on the Internet in part because he didn't want to make waves. That is not necessarily what you want in a govt. job.
He wasn't working for the public when he was at Microsoft. It was his job to avoid whistle-blowing on their security holes. Instead, he was expected to focus on quietly plugging those holes before somebody else found out.
I'm not sure we can truly judge anybody by their performance at another company. Many an underling has been let go because they disagreed with the top brass, and it's really hard to distinguish who the "bad guy" really is. I'd say we should focus more on his track record in his current position to see how he'll pan out. Unfortunately, I don't think there's much information to go on. That in itself may be a better argument against his appointment.
I think providing the protocol with this knowledge is supposed to speed up the whole process while still preventing dead/livelock situations. However, as you said, the article is way too barren of any real information to assess how this is really supposed to happen. It may be intentionally devoid of details until the authors of this protocol determine whether or not they really "have something."
Go man go! The economy is riding on YOUR shoulders now. On a happier note, aren't you glad you DIDN'T marry her?
You leave yourself in a bit of a pickle. Either you watched the Matrix yourself, which makes you just as pitiable, or you didn't see it and therefore aren't in a position to comment on whether we should pity others who have. Sorry, just couldn't resist. :-)
I agree. Pennsylvania has a DNC list that started last September. Compliance was mandatory as of November. I think I received 1 or 2 calls the first week, but decided that I'd be "nice" about it until November 15. Since then, I haven't received a single TM call. Prior to that, I used to get at least two every evening.
Since I haven't received any calls, I can't verify the out of state thing. However, if somebody does call and claim that the law doesn't apply to them, I'll simply ask them for their name, company the work for and company on behalf of which they are calling. Then I'll suggest that now would be a good time for a career change while I'm firing up my computer to draft a letter to my AG.
I also don't think moving their operation out of the country is going to have a long term impact on the effectiveness of a nationwide DNC list. Instead, it's more likely that the law will be changed to hold companies who employ firms that operate in this manner responsible. For example, I used to receive annoying solicitations for Discover, all of which came from a telemarketing powerhouse that Discover was using. If that telemarketing company relocates to India, I think it's reasonable to expect that laws would eventually be passed that charge Discover with large fines every time the law is violated. Eventually, Discover is either going to drop them, or start charging them for all the fines they have to pay out.
Boy have we come a long way. I remember when "thousands of bytes" was a TON of memory -- literally. ;)
This is absolutely true. It's also true in high school. My 10th grade English teacher personifies this concept. If I wrote an essay that didn't agree with his thoughts, I automatically failed. How well-written the essay was only determined where in the 0-60% range my grade would fall. He made absolutely certain that I would never enjoy English class again. Of course, now that I'm older and wiser, I realize what an idiot he was. I should have known when he publicly humiliated me for pronouncing "conch" (as in conch shell) with a "k" sound at the end instead of the "ch" sound, which he claimed was the only correct pronunciation. To this day, I've never heard anybody except those in that class pronounce it with a "ch" sound. I'm also now aware that the "k" sound is the primary pronunciation and the "ch" sound is the alternate (according to Webster's).
So, based on my experience, all of you liberal arts majors just have to work a little extra to get past the "filter" that my 10th grade English teacher installed.
That would be a tough thing to do since you probably laid him off a couple months ago.... ;)
So, problem solved. If SCO tries to "tax" Linux users or companies, the FSF just file suit for violation of the GPL and demands payment of exactly what SCO would collect. Does it really work this way?
This is taken care of by the GPL.
The IP is 207.46.248.109
I was going to mod this up as +1 Funny, but I was afraid that nobody would "get it." So, here's the reverse dns lookup so everybody understands.
Try reading it out loud, verbally emphasizing the words that are in caps. It starts to sound like the Month Python "spam" skit.
whatever, if 5 minutes of my time can possibly help someone see a different viewpoint, then I'm all for it.
Not a problem. I, for one, appreciated your response.
There's a major difference here. With paper voting, there's a limited number of people involved who are needed for the "trust" factor. It's much more difficult to tamper with the voting. If you put things onto the internet, it's like leaving all of the ballot boxes in a locked cabinet along a major interstate with nobody watching. There's just way too many people who could stop and pick that lock.
Given how much animosity there was over the results of our last presidential election (US), how much more comfortable do you think people will feel about the outcome of an internet-based election?
I think part of the point is that if you kill an animal for a very small part, you're likely to destroy the whole population a whole lot quicker than if you were using the whole animal. Not that such changes the wrongness or rightness of the situation....
Which I believe he had already expressed a willingness to do... five years prior.
I started to say that I don't think nailing him on the PCI logo is questionable, but then I remembered that they've known about his site for more than five years. I wonder how long is too long....
I'd suggest (IANAL) that he simply remove any copies of the PCI logo and put up a disclaimer that he has absolutely no affiliation with the PCI-SIG group other than the fact that they tried to shut down his website and hi-jack the database from him.
I see this as a far more preferable alternative than the path he took.
I've never seen a single apple, orange or grapefruit in any of my local supermarkets from China. They're all from either Florida or California. Are you sure they're getting killed in the "home" market? Or are they having trouble with exports?