What a *retarded* idea. Windows XP has automatic updates turned on by default, so there isnt much difference.
Ok, I can see the logic in making Windows Update fully transparent (and for the majority of users, this would be a good idea).
Regardless, for users like me running on a 56k connection, downloading a couple of meg worth of useless patches, this is *not* an option. My firewall is a better preventative measure than patches upon patches, so i'd rather not bother.
And if the "functionality" is put in anyway? Well, there will be cracks - hey, my firewall will probably block it anyways;)
Of course, its all the more reason to convert to linux.
Seems a bit retarded to at least double the bandwidth drain from spam. Its bad enough as it is. This is *not* a viable solution, unless the spammers happened to be one hop away...
As I see it, they are sending an essentially digital signal via analog means, where digital means is available and easier to implement. You *could* use VoIP of course, but what really is the point if you can just use a standard TCP/IP connection? Heck, you could get rid of all the hardware needed whatsoever; Use the space button!
Interestingly enough, only Windows XP has this report crash functionality. So, this means 5% of windows xp machines crash twice or more in a day, and has just been scaled up? It does say "5%... of all windows-based computers", so i'd be interested to know how they calculate/collect the error percentage of OS's other than XP.
Also its probably not good to note that Windows XP is supposed to be the most stable OS, and so how much bigger would this percentage be on Windows ME for example? Ungh!
And im think im right in saying that this 5% isnt strictly critical crash, but also include General Protection faults etc etc
...in 13.6 seconds whereas it takes 101 seconds with the current approach using distinguished points.
To be honest, this isnt as much of a scare as most people would think. A person willing to crack a password in ~13.6 seconds would no doubt be willing to take the extra minute regardless.
Plus you need Administrator privelages to get the hash file anyways, so you'd be able to access anything needed locally anyways.
Finally, crackers wouldnt be able to escalate to these privelages in the first place (hey, they wouldnt have any access on the system), so there really isnt anything for anyone to be concerned.
@ Walk to work if at all possible. If not, park further away from work than normal then walk the rest, etc
@ Drink more water. 8 pints a day is the recommended amount. The more you drink, the less you'll eat.
@ Take the stairs.
@ On your break, take a walk somewhere as opposed to sitting on your ass:p
@ Cut down on a couple of packets of crisps a day/week. Dont try to cut everything bad out - you'll never do it. Maybe every other time you have something "unhealthy", have an apple or a banana.
@ Start looking at the fat/calorie content in some foods. A lot of the low-fat stuff doesnt taste at all bad and may be worth considering.
Couple of simple things, but as long as you can get into this way of thinking, you'll figure out your own tricks to keeping your weight down.
Note that the only way to effectively get rid of your belly is to do cardio (ie running, rowing, riding on bike etc). 20 mins, 3 times a week *at least*
Excuse me, but most new systems now come with Windows XP pre-installed and a rescue disk to restore it to its original state, rather than proper install disks when all goes pair shape.
I dont really see this as a problem, since everyone I know would install Windows first, then install a partition program (Partition Magic etc) and then resize to give some space for linux.
This isnt really a problem, more of a minor niggle - I can see a lot of people trying to make a mountain out of a molehill.
Well, google.com is pretty fast even for slow connections.
For *even slower* connections (say wap over a 9600 baud connection), people can always use http://wap.google.com/wml which is an even lighter version of the already-light google!
Its primarily meant for wap-enabled phones etc, but you can search the entire web (and this is the default option) so there is shouldnt be a big difference to standard google.
Why isn't it like "Big Brother" in George Orwell's 1984, where the Thought Police were always watching for crimethink?
How do you know it isnt? If you recall, there are people who rewrite history. Of course, most of us remember history as static (unless we've had a few drinks), but you see what im getting at. The Thought Police *could* be watching us, removing the potential wrong do-ers and rewriting history so that person didnt exist....But if no one was allowed to think a "wrong" thought
Define wrong? Maybe no-one has ever and cannot possibly even imagine doing such a "wrong" thing because our brains cannot comprehend it. What we think of as wrong may not necessarily be wrong as they think of it.
where does the independent thought come from? Maybe it isnt exactly independent. Its merely what we're programmed to "think";)
Well, if "this" is a simulation then chances are that it is not perfect. In this case someone *will* eventually find a problem. Providing that the creators are not perfect, they could never create a flawlessly closed simulation.
Buffer overflows == Wormholes? Null pointers == Black holes?
So, we're going to see two new real internets develop - the free internet and the "free" internet. I know which one i've chosen.
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Slightly off-topic, but relevent nonetheless. BBC Radio have got an online section where you can listen to their radio... online. But (and heres the relevant part), they store back broadcasts so you can re-listen to them. Maybe other radio stations could follow suit in the meantime?
Linky: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/ "Radio on Demand" link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/radio1_promo.shtml
Heh, and i wouldnt be the first to point out that this way of doing things helps with the legal issues.
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It would be interesting to do some form of double-translation equivalent (You know, translation from English to, say, French and back again);
X-ray someones' head, feed this into the program and compare the input/output. May be useful to compare accuracy?
What a *retarded* idea. Windows XP has automatic updates turned on by default, so there isnt much difference.
;)
Ok, I can see the logic in making Windows Update fully transparent (and for the majority of users, this would be a good idea).
Regardless, for users like me running on a 56k connection, downloading a couple of meg worth of useless patches, this is *not* an option. My firewall is a better preventative measure than patches upon patches, so i'd rather not bother.
And if the "functionality" is put in anyway? Well, there will be cracks - hey, my firewall will probably block it anyways
Of course, its all the more reason to convert to linux.
Presumably then, they've also copyrighted the name SCOU too?
Seems a bit retarded to at least double the bandwidth drain from spam. Its bad enough as it is. This is *not* a viable solution, unless the spammers happened to be one hop away...
...bootable, registry editable, command-promptable...
...usable...
Sure.
Never.
As I see it, they are sending an essentially digital signal via analog means, where digital means is available and easier to implement. You *could* use VoIP of course, but what really is the point if you can just use a standard TCP/IP connection?
Heck, you could get rid of all the hardware needed whatsoever; Use the space button!
Interestingly enough, only Windows XP has this report crash functionality. So, this means 5% of windows xp machines crash twice or more in a day, and has just been scaled up?
It does say "5%... of all windows-based computers", so i'd be interested to know how they calculate/collect the error percentage of OS's other than XP.
Also its probably not good to note that Windows XP is supposed to be the most stable OS, and so how much bigger would this percentage be on Windows ME for example? Ungh!
And im think im right in saying that this 5% isnt strictly critical crash, but also include General Protection faults etc etc
...in 13.6 seconds whereas it takes 101 seconds with the current approach using distinguished points.
To be honest, this isnt as much of a scare as most people would think. A person willing to crack a password in ~13.6 seconds would no doubt be willing to take the extra minute regardless.
Plus you need Administrator privelages to get the hash file anyways, so you'd be able to access anything needed locally anyways.
Finally, crackers wouldnt be able to escalate to these privelages in the first place (hey, they wouldnt have any access on the system), so there really isnt anything for anyone to be concerned.
@ Walk to work if at all possible. If not, park further away from work than normal then walk the rest, etc
:p
@ Drink more water. 8 pints a day is the recommended amount. The more you drink, the less you'll eat.
@ Take the stairs.
@ On your break, take a walk somewhere as opposed to sitting on your ass
@ Cut down on a couple of packets of crisps a day/week. Dont try to cut everything bad out - you'll never do it. Maybe every other time you have something "unhealthy", have an apple or a banana.
@ Start looking at the fat/calorie content in some foods. A lot of the low-fat stuff doesnt taste at all bad and may be worth considering.
Couple of simple things, but as long as you can get into this way of thinking, you'll figure out your own tricks to keeping your weight down.
Note that the only way to effectively get rid of your belly is to do cardio (ie running, rowing, riding on bike etc). 20 mins, 3 times a week *at least*
Excuse me, but most new systems now come with Windows XP pre-installed and a rescue disk to restore it to its original state, rather than proper install disks when all goes pair shape.
I dont really see this as a problem, since everyone I know would install Windows first, then install a partition program (Partition Magic etc) and then resize to give some space for linux.
This isnt really a problem, more of a minor niggle - I can see a lot of people trying to make a mountain out of a molehill.
Well, google.com is pretty fast even for slow connections.
For *even slower* connections (say wap over a 9600 baud connection), people can always use http://wap.google.com/wml which is an even lighter version of the already-light google!
Its primarily meant for wap-enabled phones etc, but you can search the entire web (and this is the default option) so there is shouldnt be a big difference to standard google.
I just hope they dont forget the "stick two fingers up to beep the horn" gesture!
Oh the possibilities...
"...but also plans to make a PC within two years that can run continuously for as long as 40 hours."
;)
Unless, of course, its running Windows
Straying slightly offtopic but maybe it is a little more towards the /. niche market.
I've always been confused about the difference between "If" and "If and only if".
Lecturers always say it, and it really bugs me because I cant distinguish between them.
Maybe someone can enlighten me
Just be thankful you're not gonna be forced to eat in one of the many McDonalds that will inevitably pop up there!
http://uptime.netcraft.com/up/graph/?host=www.sco. com
'Nuff said.
Heh, Microsoft: The one virus they couldnt find a cure for :p
Why isn't it like "Big Brother" in George Orwell's 1984, where the Thought Police were always watching for crimethink?
...But if no one was allowed to think a "wrong" thought
;)
How do you know it isnt? If you recall, there are people who rewrite history. Of course, most of us remember history as static (unless we've had a few drinks), but you see what im getting at. The Thought Police *could* be watching us, removing the potential wrong do-ers and rewriting history so that person didnt exist.
Define wrong? Maybe no-one has ever and cannot possibly even imagine doing such a "wrong" thing because our brains cannot comprehend it. What we think of as wrong may not necessarily be wrong as they think of it.
where does the independent thought come from?
Maybe it isnt exactly independent. Its merely what we're programmed to "think"
Well, if "this" is a simulation then chances are that it is not perfect. In this case someone *will* eventually find a problem. Providing that the creators are not perfect, they could never create a flawlessly closed simulation.
Buffer overflows == Wormholes? Null pointers == Black holes?
So, we're going to see two new real internets develop - the free internet and the "free" internet. I know which one i've chosen.
Slightly off-topic, but relevent nonetheless. BBC Radio have got an online section where you can listen to their radio... online. But (and heres the relevant part), they store back broadcasts so you can re-listen to them. Maybe other radio stations could follow suit in the meantime?
Linky: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/
"Radio on Demand" link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/radio1_promo.shtml
Heh, and i wouldnt be the first to point out that this way of doing things helps with the legal issues.
One step at a time hey guys? Lets colonise the damn planets first!
Execute a spammer
Deleting would be better...
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from: bigman@emarketersamerica.org
to: bigman@emarketersamerica.org
subject: Increase your penis size...
DAAAAVVEEE!!! I thought I told you to *remove* our address from the spamming list?
"Does open source and freely available security support terrorism by its very nature?"
Why, yes of course. As do guns. Hell, THE INTERNET supports terrorism by its very nature, following the same logic. Freedom of Speech ?= Terrorism.