Actually, yes. About ten years ago there was a postscript virus that Did Things to printers. I forget how it worked (it was 10 years ago) and, IIRC, it wasn't very dangerous. Spread through.ps files that accompanied some shareware as I recall.
DSL isn't $40, and won't be. The people who can't afford the second line probably can't afford any high speed access. The Bells have no real competition in the DSL space. I pay around $50 for cable modem from Comcast@home. It's included in the cable tv bill.
The Bells are screwing themselves. There's no reason those cable lines couldn't carry voice. Once cable has enough penetration that's what will happen. That's when you'll see lower prices ($40) for DSL, with good QoS. But not any time in the next year or two.
That's what's happening to all the independent DSL providers. The Bells charge them for rental of the lines. Rent that the Bells don't have to pay. Therefore, the Bells can offer the same connection at a lower cost.
Dial up account is $20, second line is $20. If the high speed connection is $40, it's a wash. The reason it's not is the Baby Bells. They don't seem to want DSL, so they charge an arm and a leg for it. The future is probably cable modem.
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Really, we like that kind of stuff at K5. And, while you're there, check out Bubba.
Zope is run on the server, and that's where all the database stuff happens. Software, etc, isn't downloaded from the zserver to the client, just web pages (well, with java, or whatever.) Although. This could cover java. Java is compressed. Hmmm, interesting thought.
one or more maintenance tasks comprise at least one of the following: compression of software, compression of data, search for software that needs to be upgraded, search for data that needs to be upgraded, upgrade of software, upgrade of data, search for obsolete software, search for obsolete data, deletion of obsolete software, deletion of obsolete data, archival of software, archival of data, hardware diagnostics, and software diagnostics.
Windowsupdate.microsoft.com is probably covered by this patent. So are the auto update services used by Red Hat and SuSe. And any other remote update system. Hell, it might cover PC Anywhere. If it does, then it might be partially invalidated on prior art grounds.
But, it looks like portal systems like Zope would be in the clear. Damn broad patent, though.
Legal, no. Between UCITA and DMCA reverse engineering the new format will be illegal. Besides, it's patented. You don't really think MS will license the patent royalty free to open source/free software developers do you?
The question is, why is this called a bug? It seems that requiring glibc 2.1 is fairly common in other programs. Library dependencies are normal, as later versions have APIs that earlier ones lacked, and expected. (Also, annoying if you are not warned, but here we are)
Spreading slower, but over a longer period of time. It was still spreading between 19 July and 1 August because of incorrectly set clocks. Many servers infected the first time were never cleaned, which means that, as it goes back into its infective mode, it is starting from a larger infected base. So in September it may be even worse. I recall the Chinese curse "May you live in interesting times". Interesting times, indeed.
I have to wonder what kind of technical background he has
Well, he was a hacker before he went into journalism. Worked for Apple in the garage days. Read about his DSL/802.11 link. He has some technical expertise and he knows who to talk to at MS, Apple, and other places. I think the MS plan he talks about (TCP/MS) is interesting (not neccessarily good, just interesting). He does have good sources.
The sad thing is that many of those authors you mention aren't new. Harlan Ellison wrote for the original Star Trek (City on the Edge of Forever, one of the best). Larry Niven has been writing for over 30 years,as has Ben Bova.
Because we, and the press, like getting all those juicy documents from Senator X, Company Y, and Miss (or Mr) Hot Pants in Marketing at BigCorp Intl. If we started raising hell about SirCam, the flow would dry up and we'd have to go back to work.
A general can't just call up the guard post and order the person on duty to let unknown people in. I once was on duty in a radio room and we had a Very Important Senior Officer come by to see what we were doing. He wasn't on the access list, so we wouldn't let him in, even though we recognized him. He had to go get the Colonel, who was on the list, to get in. We got attaboys from him, the Colonel, and our NCOs for that. If we'd let him in, we'd have been in deep doo doo.
I mostly watch news. Channel 4 for local news and weather (Bob Ryan is excellent) Headline News for national news. Weather channel for national weather. The non-news that I watch is B5 on SciFi, Buffy and Angel on ch 50 )moving to ch 20 this fall), and, umm, that's it. Well, sometimes Discovery, History,TLC, PBS and that ilk.
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Actually, yes. About ten years ago there was a postscript virus that Did Things to printers. I forget how it worked (it was 10 years ago) and, IIRC, it wasn't very dangerous. Spread through .ps files that accompanied some shareware as I recall.
The Bells are screwing themselves. There's no reason those cable lines couldn't carry voice. Once cable has enough penetration that's what will happen. That's when you'll see lower prices ($40) for DSL, with good QoS. But not any time in the next year or two.
That's what's happening to all the independent DSL providers. The Bells charge them for rental of the lines. Rent that the Bells don't have to pay. Therefore, the Bells can offer the same connection at a lower cost.
Dial up account is $20, second line is $20. If the high speed connection is $40, it's a wash. The reason it's not is the Baby Bells. They don't seem to want DSL, so they charge an arm and a leg for it. The future is probably cable modem.
Really, we like that kind of stuff at K5. And, while you're there, check out Bubba.
Don't give up sex or breathing.
Zope is run on the server, and that's where all the database stuff happens. Software, etc, isn't downloaded from the zserver to the client, just web pages (well, with java, or whatever.) Although. This could cover java. Java is compressed. Hmmm, interesting thought.
Windowsupdate.microsoft.com is probably covered by this patent. So are the auto update services used by Red Hat and SuSe. And any other remote update system. Hell, it might cover PC Anywhere. If it does, then it might be partially invalidated on prior art grounds.
But, it looks like portal systems like Zope would be in the clear. Damn broad patent, though.
I misread his post. Good catch.
Legal, no. Between UCITA and DMCA reverse engineering the new format will be illegal. Besides, it's patented. You don't really think MS will license the patent royalty free to open source/free software developers do you?
You pee twice as much while brushing your teeth? Better see a doctor about that.
The question is, why is this called a bug? It seems that requiring glibc 2.1 is fairly common in other programs. Library dependencies are normal, as later versions have APIs that earlier ones lacked, and expected. (Also, annoying if you are not warned, but here we are)
So, why is a dependency a bug?
Spreading slower, but over a longer period of time. It was still spreading between 19 July and 1 August because of incorrectly set clocks. Many servers infected the first time were never cleaned, which means that, as it goes back into its infective mode, it is starting from a larger infected base. So in September it may be even worse. I recall the Chinese curse "May you live in interesting times". Interesting times, indeed.
Well, he was a hacker before he went into journalism. Worked for Apple in the garage days. Read about his DSL/802.11 link. He has some technical expertise and he knows who to talk to at MS, Apple, and other places. I think the MS plan he talks about (TCP/MS) is interesting (not neccessarily good, just interesting). He does have good sources.
The sad thing is that many of those authors you mention aren't new. Harlan Ellison wrote for the original Star Trek (City on the Edge of Forever, one of the best). Larry Niven has been writing for over 30 years,as has Ben Bova.
Because we, and the press, like getting all those juicy documents from Senator X, Company Y, and Miss (or Mr) Hot Pants in Marketing at BigCorp Intl. If we started raising hell about SirCam, the flow would dry up and we'd have to go back to work.
IIRC, pif files are text, emacs should handle it. Com files are executables, you'll need a disassembler AND emacs to view them.
I used to be in the army.
A general can't just call up the guard post and order the person on duty to let unknown people in. I once was on duty in a radio room and we had a Very Important Senior Officer come by to see what we were doing. He wasn't on the access list, so we wouldn't let him in, even though we recognized him. He had to go get the Colonel, who was on the list, to get in. We got attaboys from him, the Colonel, and our NCOs for that. If we'd let him in, we'd have been in deep doo doo.
When the Morris worm hit, around 10 years ago (IIRC), it was on all the major newscasts, and on the front page of many papers.
I suspect this is the cure.
I mostly watch news. Channel 4 for local news and weather (Bob Ryan is excellent) Headline News for national news. Weather channel for national weather. The non-news that I watch is B5 on SciFi, Buffy and Angel on ch 50 )moving to ch 20 this fall), and, umm, that's it. Well, sometimes Discovery, History,TLC, PBS and that ilk.
Tell us more, darnit!
Vector graphics. Gray on black. The controls were rotate left, rotate right, accelerate, and fire. Great game.
about his status as Civil Rights Hero. Must be rough on him. Still, Rosa Parks just wanted to rest her feet, and look what she started.
Not really. Trolls take whatever position is neccessary to generate the flames. Ideology has nothing to do with it.