I see what your saying, but the way package management is going, pretty soon Linux setups will just download security updates on their own, meaning that findning a binary to exploit will get really difficult. In the Windows world, if you find a buffer overrun, you can often assume that 95% of the Windows machines out there will also have the same exploit. In Linux, this wouldn't be the case even with many more users, as package management really takes care of things automatically
This is different from the "Windows world" how? Microsoft already has mechanisms in place for end-users to keep their machines up to date (Even some that'll download patches automatically, without user intervention). The problem is getting end-users to configure and enable those services. I don't see what Linux's package management has to do with it.
The real reason you won't see the same kind of wide-spread vulnerabilities in Linux is due to a more technical and security-minded user, NOT superior package management and automatic update systems.
This worked grea until my ISP started blocking port 25 on me.
Since then, I've switched to DreamHost, which offers some decent hosting plans for a reasonable price. Sure, it WAS free before, but since my ISP shut the door, what can I do?:)
I mean, sure, we've seen a lot of sequels lately, but also some really creative games. Paging through the reviews in my most recent EGM reveals Ninja Gaiden
You DO realise Ninja Gaiden is a remake of a NES game, right?
Not necessarily true. If you have an MSDN subscription, you most definitely CAN download MS Office (and Windows, Visual Studio, and just about any other MS application) legally.
Uhh, last I checked the Axim was a PDA, the iPod a portable music player.
Perhaps you meant the Dell DJ, which IS their iPod clone.
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fdisk/mbr most definitely is documented - unfortunately, I can't give you a pretty little screenshot, as I write this from my Mac, and my Windows box is running XP, which doesn't include the good ol fdisk command.
Never heard of format/mbr before. I did for fun try it on the XP box, comes back as an invalid option.
Come to think of it, you get stale news on Slashdot but you don't pay for them, so it's like selling crap to the poor too. Only in this case, the price is right.
Using muscle to force the Internet into a standard isn't going to work. We need something that *is* a standard, rather than *pushing* a standard upon people.
Standards don't miraculously appear out of mid-air. Standards are created when one implementation of an idea is chosen over other implementations. Unfortunately, as at least one of your examples shows, we see that its not a
Right now, AOL and several other groups are developing an implementation of a Spam-tracking system. Eventually, one of these systems may win out. If/when it does, a standard is born.
It might not make a difference if his business was software development, but its not. The actual name of his business is MikeRoweSoft Design, and he does Web Development. Why would he throw "soft" into the name, if he's not doing software development?
Honestly though, I don't think he's trying to capitalize on Microsoft's name, he just found it funny.
AFAIK, there are some Shareware (maybe even Freeware) apps that do this. I myself don't care for virtual desktops, but I'm pretty sure the technology is out there.
Instead of buying a Cube (Cubes are notoriously over-priced still, even though they were discontinued years ago) you should've picked up a G4 tower. Or, since you were going the upgrade route anyway, you could've picked up a Blue & White G3 tower, and upgraded it, though I don't think the G3s had AGP support.
Regardless, a 500MHz G4 tower would've cost you ~$400-500 on eBay, instead of $800. And, you'd have a machine infinitely more expandable than the Cube. Hell, for the $1300 you spent, you probably could've picked up a 867 MHz G4 (With a Superdrive).
A little more research would've gone a long way...
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I see what your saying, but the way package management is going, pretty soon Linux setups will just download security updates on their own, meaning that findning a binary to exploit will get really difficult. In the Windows world, if you find a buffer overrun, you can often assume that 95% of the Windows machines out there will also have the same exploit. In Linux, this wouldn't be the case even with many more users, as package management really takes care of things automatically
This is different from the "Windows world" how? Microsoft already has mechanisms in place for end-users to keep their machines up to date (Even some that'll download patches automatically, without user intervention). The problem is getting end-users to configure and enable those services. I don't see what Linux's package management has to do with it.
The real reason you won't see the same kind of wide-spread vulnerabilities in Linux is due to a more technical and security-minded user, NOT superior package management and automatic update systems.
if you thought you were making your boss $10 million a year, would you be satisfied being paid $200k a year just because $200k is "plenty"?
Yes. Unless of course I could go off and make that $10 million/year on my own.
This worked grea until my ISP started blocking port 25 on me.
:)
Since then, I've switched to DreamHost, which offers some decent hosting plans for a reasonable price. Sure, it WAS free before, but since my ISP shut the door, what can I do?
Why not pick on Final Fantasy XI ... I mean, FINAL fantasy ELEVEN?! What's so final about that?
:)
Don't forget that Final Fantasy XI actually HAS NO ENDING, being an MMORPG. Nothing FINAL about it
I mean, sure, we've seen a lot of sequels lately, but also some really creative games. Paging through the reviews in my most recent EGM reveals Ninja Gaiden
You DO realise Ninja Gaiden is a remake of a NES game, right?
You can't download MS Office legally.
Not necessarily true. If you have an MSDN subscription, you most definitely CAN download MS Office (and Windows, Visual Studio, and just about any other MS application) legally.
Except for the fact that MS Office only works on Windows, whereas OO.org is supported on multiple platforms.
So, this "Microsoft Office" program I have installed on my PowerMac isn't really MS Office?
PCI-X is NOT 66 MHz PCI.
"The PCI-X protocol supports high-performance PCI devices, increasing speeds from 33MHz to 133MHz and throughput from 266 Mbps to 2GBps."
It may not be PCI-E, but it's definitely not plain old 66 MHz PCI.
With the Dell Axim, their Ipod clone
Uhh, last I checked the Axim was a PDA, the iPod a portable music player.
Perhaps you meant the Dell DJ, which IS their iPod clone.
fdisk /mbr most definitely is documented - unfortunately, I can't give you a pretty little screenshot, as I write this from my Mac, and my Windows box is running XP, which doesn't include the good ol fdisk command.
/mbr before. I did for fun try it on the XP box, comes back as an invalid option.
Never heard of format
Actually, Novell has been providing directory services for Linux for years.
This page lists the supported platforms, and the requirements for each platform.
How would you acquire the licenses for OSX to be on boxes in "every room" of your house? That sounds like an expensive solution to me.
Mac OS X Family Pack. Is $199 really all that expensive?
You could install an SATA card, and just stick drives anywhere there's free space in the case.
Or, you could get a G5 Jam.
Come to think of it, you get stale news on Slashdot but you don't pay for them, so it's like selling crap to the poor too. Only in this case, the price is right.
Unless you're a subscriber...
The least MS could have done was to allow the user to choose rename from the context menu.
uhm, they DO allow the user to choose rename from the context menu.
Think Saving Private Ryan.
Isn't that SPR?
Using muscle to force the Internet into a standard isn't going to work. We need something that *is* a standard, rather than *pushing* a standard upon people.
Standards don't miraculously appear out of mid-air. Standards are created when one implementation of an idea is chosen over other implementations. Unfortunately, as at least one of your examples shows, we see that its not a
Right now, AOL and several other groups are developing an implementation of a Spam-tracking system. Eventually, one of these systems may win out. If/when it does, a standard is born.
It was Maximum PC. I remember reading the follow-up in the letters section asking if it was indeed her.
not just that, but the drivers for NVidia Parahelia do this too
Parahelia is a Matrox product.
It might not make a difference if his business was software development, but its not. The actual name of his business is MikeRoweSoft Design, and he does Web Development. Why would he throw "soft" into the name, if he's not doing software development?
Honestly though, I don't think he's trying to capitalize on Microsoft's name, he just found it funny.
They still make the Camaro & the Corvette.
Unfortunately, the Camaro (and Pontiac Firebird) were retired after the 2002 model year.
Microsoft released a FREE Upgrade for Entourage, which provides Exchange connectivity.
AFAIK, there are some Shareware (maybe even Freeware) apps that do this. I myself don't care for virtual desktops, but I'm pretty sure the technology is out there.
Instead of buying a Cube (Cubes are notoriously over-priced still, even though they were discontinued years ago) you should've picked up a G4 tower. Or, since you were going the upgrade route anyway, you could've picked up a Blue & White G3 tower, and upgraded it, though I don't think the G3s had AGP support.
Regardless, a 500MHz G4 tower would've cost you ~$400-500 on eBay, instead of $800. And, you'd have a machine infinitely more expandable than the Cube. Hell, for the $1300 you spent, you probably could've picked up a 867 MHz G4 (With a Superdrive).
A little more research would've gone a long way...
Apparently, not in Canada. This summer, one of the local strip bars had a dwarf-tossing contest.