One common argument is that OS software is inherently more secure because everyone can review it. I'm sorry, but I don't think the number of people reviewing the software, looking for vulnerabilities in an effort to be a good citizen is astronomical. The proof is the fact that new vulnerabilities are announced just as frequently as those for closed source software. Whether it's OS or closed source, the attacker could keep the knowledge for himself and launch a zero day exploit, so the argument about hoarding closed source vulnerabilities applies to OS software as well.
Obscurity is just one part in a multi-layered defense. Attackers footprint a network and enumerate as much information as possible. The less information they can obtain, the better the defense. What do you think is more likely: Someone finding a security hole with or without the source code? I'll pick the software that's more difficult to analyze and has corporate backing. If someone's trying to target my network, I want to make it as difficult as possible.
If there were armies trying to capture the data on my network and their success meant my death, I would pick a product designed from the ground up with security as the number one concern. Windows 2003 is a lot closer to that goal than 2000 and XP because it's shipped locked down by default, but it's still built on old code. New vulnerabilities are still being announced regularly. If my life were on the line, I would have to go with SecureBSD. It has a solid record and it's built from the ground up with security as the number one concern. Last I heard, it's only had one vulnerability announced in the last few years. However, if there were a closed source equivalent, I would choose that.
Luckily, my workplace doesn't require that level of security. I take the most functional, cost effective product (TCO) for our business and harden it manually to a level I feel fits the company. The Windows NT family works great for us.
I don't care what the justifications were. Going the kiddie approach gave me permanent Nintendo blue balls. I didn't mind the cel shading so much. What really killed me was the clip of some bad guys running in mid air before falling like an old cartoon. Also, his "expressions" were all cute. Nothing that provoked emotion. Between that and Rareware moving over to Microsoft, I got an Xbox. When this game does come out, I'll be buying a Gamecube, Zelda, Mario, Metroid, and several others that I've been eyeballing.
"Most DVD's for movies released, say, before 2000, fit entirely on 4.7 gig, because I think that the movies weren't filmed in as high qaulity as they are now (or don't have nearly as much CGI crap)."
The filming is still done the same way unless we're talking about the new Star Wars movies which are digitally filmed. As far as CGI goes, I'd imagine that CGI images would compress better than analog images. Analog images have more data due to the detail in real life, so they aren't going to compress as well.
I'd imagine that the more widespread use of DVD9 discs in retail movies is more closely related to the bottom line of the movie industry. Cost of manufacturing probably went down.
"4) Dual-sides? I think we should be writing on the edges as well by now."
These aren't dual-sided. These are actual dual layer DVD+R discs that will play in a standard DVD player. With these dicsc, you can make an exact copy of your DVD9 discs (A lot of movies and some video games use these dual-layered DVDs) without spending time trimming off the bonus material, languages, etc. and/or messing with the quality.
Yeah, the discs are probably going to be more expensive, but *shock* some people's time is more valuable. Let's say the discs cost $3 more than a regular DVD-R. Let's also say you spend 15 minutes prepping a DVD9 discs content so it'll fit on a DVD5 disc. $3x4 = $12 per hour you're saving yourself to make a copy that's missing material and you can forget about the video games. Sorry, but I prefer to just toss the original into a DVD-ROM drive, a blank into this burner, and tell it to copy. Yeah, it takes longer to burn, but I don't plan on camping by the burner anyway. I can do this in the morning before I leave for work, another when I come home for lunch, and a third before I go to bed. That's three in a day with minimal impact on my personal time.
I doubt the kid was using his theater voice in front of the entire classroom to place these calls. Teachers are there to teach, not to babysit and devote their attention to looking for suspicious activity. It's not their job to keep a watchful eye over every student 100% of the time.
Older implementations of Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) can be compromised by using tools that capture the encrypted data. They have to capture a lot of data before they can crack the key. Modern implementations of WEP use dynamic keying which changes the encryption key every few minutes to thwart this type of attack. WiFi Protected Access (WPA) is even more advanced by issuing unique, dynamic keys to each client.
Actually, the LS1 in the f-bodys (4th gen Camaros/Firebirds) was underrated by GM to keep it well behind the Corvette on paper. Add about 30hp to the flywheel rating GM uses.
I checked into this about a year ago. Bulk mailings will not get returned to the sender, so you're just wasting the USPS resources. Here's a link to more information.
I pity those that choose to oppress. They don't realize that 100 years from now, they'll be looked down upon as evil and oppressive. They have no clue that their relatives will be ashamed to admit that they come from a family of a new kind of Nazi.
I just typed several paragraphs on the catholic church, but deleted them to avoid moving this topic into a religious debate. I guess I'll just give my opinion. I don't like many religions.
Ever since Adobe opened up the details of the pdf format, lots of companies have created products that create PDF. One of them will allow you to create a pdf file from any document since it acts like a printer (Much like Adobe's). Check out PDF995.
"Perhaps it is you that needs experience...While opening a document from a WINDOWS2000 server, MSWord(also 2000) dies and corrupts the file."
Maybe you could back up that statement with links to pages describing the problem or mounds of newsgroup threads complaining about the problem. I searched google and found nothing relevant.
Good question. I honestly don't know. I've really only seen hosed shit on the 9x family of OSes. I basically put that Comment/Response in there because it's a common reverse FUD argument.:)
Comment: Look, you no longer need to pay for Microsoft Office!
Response: Yeah, but what about Outlook? What about Access? What about Publisher? The client/server relationship in Outlook gives a lot of useful features. Until the open source community makes a robust product to compete directly with Outlook, the topic is moot. Many businesses still have crappy Access mdb files providing a front end for SQL. Surprisingly, every organization has a moderate percentage of people that use Publisher. When you bend over to buy Office, you get a complete product with every little feature that your employees seem to actually use. Also, there's no cost in support, training, and downtime. If 90% of other businesses are using Office, we'll be using it to ensure smooth transactions. Business does not revolve around the IT department and their open source advocating,Microsoft hating soldiers.
Comment: Office has downtime because it's crap and displays errors constantly.
Response: That's funny. Every computer I've deployed hasn't had this problem. Maybe you should go back to your "For Dummies" books. Don't forget to do some reading to understand Exchange so you don't fuck up the server. Of course if you do fuck things up and are unable to fix them, it's all Microsoft's fault. The Man is out to get you.
Comment: Outlook will infect your network with uber-viruses and kill puppies!
Response: Puppies are evil and a company that doesn't keep up on patches and AV software when using the most targeted software is just asking to be punished.
If the option was available to filter out incoming email from outside your home region or a whitelist of regions on a per mailbox basis and you took advantage of the offer, you would not sever any existing connections. Everyone who chooses to keep receiving emails from outside wouldn't have to do a thing and they would continue to get all email.
I find it odd that people would regularly use a mail server outside of their home region unless they're traveling and authenticating to the SMTP server (To get around the relay block since they're off the home network).
I've read some responses to your post and they all pretty much say the same thing: "Don't build a wall like China!" Those comments are crap though. This idea is not that same as a government body which regulates all information coming in to and out of their country. It's a personal choice that empowers the individual.
If I were given the choice, I would block all IPs that weren't part of ARIN. If my workplace weren't in the translation and interpretation business, I would do the same thing there.
I do the same thing, but when traffic moves another dozen feet, you have to re-engage the clutch. Do this for 2 hours each day in Chicago or L.A. and you'll understand.
If it doesn't contain top secret information, you can use programs to sanitize the disk. Otherwise, you have to destroy the disk using one method. Here's the rulebook.
"If you take a sports car and put automatic transmission in it, it is no longer a sports car."
Depends on what you're trying to achieve. If you're driving around town for fun, most would agree that a manual transmission is more enjoyable. An automatic seems to take away from the driving experience. However, if you're aiming for acceleration or excessive stop and go traffic, automatic is the way to go. Faster 1/4 mile times and easier on the legs when stuck in traffic.
That's pretty much old terminology. Currently it's per user or per computer. Read the license options for each product you plan on installing and figure out what method is the least expensive.
Dude, that's like less than 100 CDs. If he's been buying CDs for 15 years, that comes out to buying a CD every 7 weeks. And don't forget all those albums that come on 2 CDs.
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Obscurity is just one part in a multi-layered defense. Attackers footprint a network and enumerate as much information as possible. The less information they can obtain, the better the defense. What do you think is more likely: Someone finding a security hole with or without the source code? I'll pick the software that's more difficult to analyze and has corporate backing. If someone's trying to target my network, I want to make it as difficult as possible.
If there were armies trying to capture the data on my network and their success meant my death, I would pick a product designed from the ground up with security as the number one concern. Windows 2003 is a lot closer to that goal than 2000 and XP because it's shipped locked down by default, but it's still built on old code. New vulnerabilities are still being announced regularly. If my life were on the line, I would have to go with SecureBSD. It has a solid record and it's built from the ground up with security as the number one concern. Last I heard, it's only had one vulnerability announced in the last few years. However, if there were a closed source equivalent, I would choose that.
Luckily, my workplace doesn't require that level of security. I take the most functional, cost effective product (TCO) for our business and harden it manually to a level I feel fits the company. The Windows NT family works great for us.
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The filming is still done the same way unless we're talking about the new Star Wars movies which are digitally filmed. As far as CGI goes, I'd imagine that CGI images would compress better than analog images. Analog images have more data due to the detail in real life, so they aren't going to compress as well.
I'd imagine that the more widespread use of DVD9 discs in retail movies is more closely related to the bottom line of the movie industry. Cost of manufacturing probably went down.
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These aren't dual-sided. These are actual dual layer DVD+R discs that will play in a standard DVD player. With these dicsc, you can make an exact copy of your DVD9 discs (A lot of movies and some video games use these dual-layered DVDs) without spending time trimming off the bonus material, languages, etc. and/or messing with the quality.
Yeah, the discs are probably going to be more expensive, but *shock* some people's time is more valuable. Let's say the discs cost $3 more than a regular DVD-R. Let's also say you spend 15 minutes prepping a DVD9 discs content so it'll fit on a DVD5 disc. $3x4 = $12 per hour you're saving yourself to make a copy that's missing material and you can forget about the video games. Sorry, but I prefer to just toss the original into a DVD-ROM drive, a blank into this burner, and tell it to copy. Yeah, it takes longer to burn, but I don't plan on camping by the burner anyway. I can do this in the morning before I leave for work, another when I come home for lunch, and a third before I go to bed. That's three in a day with minimal impact on my personal time.
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I just typed several paragraphs on the catholic church, but deleted them to avoid moving this topic into a religious debate. I guess I'll just give my opinion. I don't like many religions.
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I know this is a little off topic, but I would support this law. Fram oil filters are crap and have been known to fall apart quite easily. :)
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Maybe you could back up that statement with links to pages describing the problem or mounds of newsgroup threads complaining about the problem. I searched google and found nothing relevant.
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Response: Yeah, but what about Outlook? What about Access? What about Publisher? The client/server relationship in Outlook gives a lot of useful features. Until the open source community makes a robust product to compete directly with Outlook, the topic is moot. Many businesses still have crappy Access mdb files providing a front end for SQL. Surprisingly, every organization has a moderate percentage of people that use Publisher. When you bend over to buy Office, you get a complete product with every little feature that your employees seem to actually use. Also, there's no cost in support, training, and downtime. If 90% of other businesses are using Office, we'll be using it to ensure smooth transactions. Business does not revolve around the IT department and their open source advocating,Microsoft hating soldiers.
Comment: Office has downtime because it's crap and displays errors constantly.
Response: That's funny. Every computer I've deployed hasn't had this problem. Maybe you should go back to your "For Dummies" books. Don't forget to do some reading to understand Exchange so you don't fuck up the server. Of course if you do fuck things up and are unable to fix them, it's all Microsoft's fault. The Man is out to get you.
Comment: Outlook will infect your network with uber-viruses and kill puppies!
Response: Puppies are evil and a company that doesn't keep up on patches and AV software when using the most targeted software is just asking to be punished.
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I find it odd that people would regularly use a mail server outside of their home region unless they're traveling and authenticating to the SMTP server (To get around the relay block since they're off the home network).
I've read some responses to your post and they all pretty much say the same thing: "Don't build a wall like China!" Those comments are crap though. This idea is not that same as a government body which regulates all information coming in to and out of their country. It's a personal choice that empowers the individual. If I were given the choice, I would block all IPs that weren't part of ARIN. If my workplace weren't in the translation and interpretation business, I would do the same thing there.
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Can it score chicks?
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Depends on what you're trying to achieve. If you're driving around town for fun, most would agree that a manual transmission is more enjoyable. An automatic seems to take away from the driving experience. However, if you're aiming for acceleration or excessive stop and go traffic, automatic is the way to go. Faster 1/4 mile times and easier on the legs when stuck in traffic.
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