Only the most inept of "hackers" would use his own machine to directly launch an attack. While most reporters would probably qualify as inept hackers, I'd be *more* surprised if they could figure out how to create a trojan than if they would know better than to use their own IP. If reporters know anything about the internets, it's that you can find any hacker using a Google Earth style interface that shows realtime images, regardless of cloud cover. That said, I find it far more likely that the reporter's machine was compromised and/or perhaps someone else in the household was responsible. The allegations support the argument of a compromised machine as well: A trojan was launched, capturing the login and passwords for staff, and yet this person supposedly ALSO purchased a premium membership? This sounds more like the actions of two different people; one legitimately using the computer, and another using it as the launch platform for his attack. I'd wager that a scan of the reporter's PC would turn up a trojan; probably the same one that hit Fark.
I no expert on this One Shift Two Shift Red Shift Blue Shift business, but where exactly is the author standing that the GDP is approaching him, and how many terahertz is the IT industry is oscillating at?
It's hardly secretive though. The icon is in the system tray at least. Windows file and printer sharing is a lot more "secretive" than that. If the application didn't close when intended, the cause is ignorance on the part of the user, not "secretive file sharing" on the part of the application.
And it stinks that she's trying to blame the person who allegedly installed it for her in the first place. Words would not describe the anger I would feel if someone tried to blame me for something like that. There's no way she didn't realize the program was installed, especially if she supposedly knows who installed it.
Trying to bring in a bunch of third parties to a lawsuit is clearly indicates that this young woman is trying to avoid personal responsibility. As much as I think the RIAA's lawsuits are BS, I wouldn't try to use other parties as a shield.
The possibility that e-mails were blocked by AOL is interesting, but the rest of it is utter crap. Of course, that's the typical way lawsuits go: Throw a bunch of shit and see what sticks.
1) "Big tobacco" arranged a deal where they donate X billion dollars and promote an anti-smoking campaign, and in exchange they would be protected against future lawsuits.
2 & 3) To my knowledge, a lawsuit has never been won against either fast food or guns. I believe there are now Federal protections in place for gun manufacturers.
Some of the public school teachers here don't give out homework because they've decided "the students won't do it anyway," and there's no way to get rid of these teachers because there are strict union guidelines for termination. If I had kids of my own, there's no way they'd be in public schools. I'm 100% in favor of school vouchers, and if it makes things worse, then use the vouchers to take your kid elsewhere. Yeah, some kids will get into better schools than others, but not everyone gets to go to Princeton or MIT either. The jump from inadequate to competent education is far more important than the difference between competent education and "the best."
Except in this case, there is no extradition treaty between the US and the Russian Federation. Although he could be screwed if he ever enters a country which does.
Thank you. I understand that you would like to know how many companies you have to put on a list to avoid because you just couldn't understand the person on the other end of the phone because. Is this correct?
Never mind that they can't be used to convey information. This 'stretching' of the physics into fiction is a little different than the bus from Speed example that falgrantly ignores the most basic concepts of Newtonian mechanics.
ORLY? I think stretching the coefficient of earth's gravity is less of a flagrant violation than ignoring the whole faster than light impossibility, but that's just me... in any case, I don't think anyone takes bus jumping in Speed more seriously than they would Star Trek.
I addressed those points in another post. In summary, most of those can be avoided by a semi-competent user, while avoiding (or resolving) the pitfalls of Linux tend to require a much more competent operator (though may be seldom encountered by a minimalist who only e-mails and browses the web). Linux is good for some people, particularly those who have lots of time and competence, those who genuinely enjoy solving the idiosyncratic distribution issues, or those who will never need to worry about them.
I don't know.. I don't have a problem with viruses, malware, or DRM. All of those are easily prevented/circumvented for even a semi-competent individual, and phishing and trojans are generally (or could easily be, in the case of the latter) platform agnostic. The only infection I've ever had was a trojan, so that was basically my own fault (although NOD32 didn't recognize it either).
Meanwhile, a less-than-competent individual will likely have a very difficult time installing, configuring, and maintaining Linux. Sure they might have friends/kids/neighbor's kids that can do it for them, but things like the Geek Squad would not exist if a large population either doesn't know a geek, or is uncomfortable asking them to work on their computers.
The only real pain and grief I have from Windows (Vista, in particular) is waiting for new releases of programs to fix compatibility and knowing that I can have absolutely no contributory effect at all, but that's not a whole lot different from Linux, since it's simply impossible for one person to address the issues of every single program, even if it is open source.
Everything has a cost. Linux generally costs me a lot of time -- more time than it's worth to me. If it ever becomes massively popular, I'd install it again, but as it stands there's little incentive for me to use it, and plenty of disincentive: from compatibility issues and poor hardware vendor support to the general PITA of learning the nuances of a particular version of a given distribution. The slow pace of change and universality of Windows may make things boring, but (to invoke the car analogy), there's something to be said for having the same set of controls everywhere and knowing those controls well, even if they aren't ideal (and Linux is far from ideal anyway in many respects, IMHO).
I do like the robust nature of Linux, the ability to have multiple logins, and the endless possibility for customization, but those aren't things I need as much as the virtually endless array of high quality Windows software, vendor support for hardware, and the relatively limited Windows versioning that makes troubleshooting much, much easier. There's never a need for me to try to have multiple versions of compilers and libraries installed side-by-side; if I'm having a problem with a Windows application, it's never a peculiarity of a particular distribution (or version of a distribution) to blame*, and obviously there's never a need to reboot into Windows to use some application that doesn't have a Linux equivalent, or to play a game. I'm not wealthy, but I definitely have very limited time, which makes the decision easy for me.
* Obviously there are issues with applications and major version changes in Windows, but it's typically much less of a problem, and an infrequent occurrence (albeit thanks in no small part to the unintended consequence of a glacial release schedule).
I'd do it too. Aside from a launchpad fire a la Apollo I, any other type of failure would almost definitely be a quick and painless death. We risk a slow and agonizing death every day no matter what we do, typically for a much smaller reward. The experience and memories of a successful trip to LEO would be a well worth the risk (to me, at least). And if you have to go, you might as well go out in style. In that light, I don't think it takes a particularly large set to go into orbit; I think it would take profound cowardice to stay on earth, given the choice. I guess there's arguments to be made about caring for loved ones, but a nice insurance policy would help, and I'd rather be remembered as someone who tried and failed than never have tried.
The problem is that "repairing" the tiles is not without risk. Adjacent areas could suffer *more* damage as the astronauts clumsily try to spread the goo in zero g. There are probably other issues as well. I'm guessing the repair substance (goo) could end up causing more friction and heating than a relatively minor hole, especially since, as it stands now, the crater is tapered gently toward the tail end, which, if there has to be a crater, is how you would want it to be shaped. If there was zero risk of fscking things up worse by attempting a repair, then sure, it would be stupid not to do it. I'm sure there are people much better trained than you and I working on the risk assessment, but getting the risk to zero will never be possible.
That's why I'm working on my Laser Retinal Projector (patent pending) which aims the lasers directly at the retina. Since the eye is sealed system, there's virtually no danger of toxic gases! What's more, it offers a high degree of privacy, and if you're forgetful it can literally etch the images into your mind for life.*
*Limit of one etch per mind.
WARNING: Looking directly at the Laser Retinal Projector may cause minor explosions of the eye.
Let's just say that Hillary has a hard time masking her emotions, for better or worse. It's more than just an agenda. I may have the solution to world hunger, but if I say something like "All you idiots listen to me, I know what I'm doing!" the response probably wouldn't be favorable. Her expression frequently conveys that message.
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Only the most inept of "hackers" would use his own machine to directly launch an attack. While most reporters would probably qualify as inept hackers, I'd be *more* surprised if they could figure out how to create a trojan than if they would know better than to use their own IP. If reporters know anything about the internets, it's that you can find any hacker using a Google Earth style interface that shows realtime images, regardless of cloud cover. That said, I find it far more likely that the reporter's machine was compromised and/or perhaps someone else in the household was responsible. The allegations support the argument of a compromised machine as well: A trojan was launched, capturing the login and passwords for staff, and yet this person supposedly ALSO purchased a premium membership? This sounds more like the actions of two different people; one legitimately using the computer, and another using it as the launch platform for his attack. I'd wager that a scan of the reporter's PC would turn up a trojan; probably the same one that hit Fark.
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I no expert on this One Shift Two Shift Red Shift Blue Shift business, but where exactly is the author standing that the GDP is approaching him, and how many terahertz is the IT industry is oscillating at?
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It's hardly secretive though. The icon is in the system tray at least. Windows file and printer sharing is a lot more "secretive" than that. If the application didn't close when intended, the cause is ignorance on the part of the user, not "secretive file sharing" on the part of the application.
And it stinks that she's trying to blame the person who allegedly installed it for her in the first place. Words would not describe the anger I would feel if someone tried to blame me for something like that. There's no way she didn't realize the program was installed, especially if she supposedly knows who installed it.
Trying to bring in a bunch of third parties to a lawsuit is clearly indicates that this young woman is trying to avoid personal responsibility. As much as I think the RIAA's lawsuits are BS, I wouldn't try to use other parties as a shield.
The possibility that e-mails were blocked by AOL is interesting, but the rest of it is utter crap. Of course, that's the typical way lawsuits go: Throw a bunch of shit and see what sticks.
Not exactly.
1) "Big tobacco" arranged a deal where they donate X billion dollars and promote an anti-smoking campaign, and in exchange they would be protected against future lawsuits.
2 & 3) To my knowledge, a lawsuit has never been won against either fast food or guns. I believe there are now Federal protections in place for gun manufacturers.
Computer, your petition for citizenship has been granted.
"That's hot."
COMPUTER! You need to stop saying that if you want to be accepted as a member of society!
"I know.. that's so hot."
Some of the public school teachers here don't give out homework because they've decided "the students won't do it anyway," and there's no way to get rid of these teachers because there are strict union guidelines for termination. If I had kids of my own, there's no way they'd be in public schools. I'm 100% in favor of school vouchers, and if it makes things worse, then use the vouchers to take your kid elsewhere. Yeah, some kids will get into better schools than others, but not everyone gets to go to Princeton or MIT either. The jump from inadequate to competent education is far more important than the difference between competent education and "the best."
Except in this case, there is no extradition treaty between the US and the Russian Federation. Although he could be screwed if he ever enters a country which does.
Thank you. I understand that you would like to know how many companies you have to put on a list to avoid because you just couldn't understand the person on the other end of the phone because. Is this correct?
I think you mean Severely Overloaded Acronym Program-for-the-defense-of-the-homeland-and-to-spr ead-democracy.
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Now that I've distributed this article to my office peers, I suppose I'm now open to legal scrutiny. WTH?
Yes, but:
The person who reported Knowledge Networks will receive a $6,000 reward.
So my recommendation is:
1) Send article to coworkers
2) Rat yourself out
3) Profit!
Never mind that they can't be used to convey information. This 'stretching' of the physics into fiction is a little different than the bus from Speed example that falgrantly ignores the most basic concepts of Newtonian mechanics.
ORLY? I think stretching the coefficient of earth's gravity is less of a flagrant violation than ignoring the whole faster than light impossibility, but that's just me... in any case, I don't think anyone takes bus jumping in Speed more seriously than they would Star Trek.
Shut up, you Anonymous C0wturd!!!11
I addressed those points in another post. In summary, most of those can be avoided by a semi-competent user, while avoiding (or resolving) the pitfalls of Linux tend to require a much more competent operator (though may be seldom encountered by a minimalist who only e-mails and browses the web). Linux is good for some people, particularly those who have lots of time and competence, those who genuinely enjoy solving the idiosyncratic distribution issues, or those who will never need to worry about them.
I don't know.. I don't have a problem with viruses, malware, or DRM. All of those are easily prevented/circumvented for even a semi-competent individual, and phishing and trojans are generally (or could easily be, in the case of the latter) platform agnostic. The only infection I've ever had was a trojan, so that was basically my own fault (although NOD32 didn't recognize it either).
Meanwhile, a less-than-competent individual will likely have a very difficult time installing, configuring, and maintaining Linux. Sure they might have friends/kids/neighbor's kids that can do it for them, but things like the Geek Squad would not exist if a large population either doesn't know a geek, or is uncomfortable asking them to work on their computers.
The only real pain and grief I have from Windows (Vista, in particular) is waiting for new releases of programs to fix compatibility and knowing that I can have absolutely no contributory effect at all, but that's not a whole lot different from Linux, since it's simply impossible for one person to address the issues of every single program, even if it is open source.
Everything has a cost. Linux generally costs me a lot of time -- more time than it's worth to me. If it ever becomes massively popular, I'd install it again, but as it stands there's little incentive for me to use it, and plenty of disincentive: from compatibility issues and poor hardware vendor support to the general PITA of learning the nuances of a particular version of a given distribution. The slow pace of change and universality of Windows may make things boring, but (to invoke the car analogy), there's something to be said for having the same set of controls everywhere and knowing those controls well, even if they aren't ideal (and Linux is far from ideal anyway in many respects, IMHO).
I do like the robust nature of Linux, the ability to have multiple logins, and the endless possibility for customization, but those aren't things I need as much as the virtually endless array of high quality Windows software, vendor support for hardware, and the relatively limited Windows versioning that makes troubleshooting much, much easier. There's never a need for me to try to have multiple versions of compilers and libraries installed side-by-side; if I'm having a problem with a Windows application, it's never a peculiarity of a particular distribution (or version of a distribution) to blame*, and obviously there's never a need to reboot into Windows to use some application that doesn't have a Linux equivalent, or to play a game. I'm not wealthy, but I definitely have very limited time, which makes the decision easy for me.
* Obviously there are issues with applications and major version changes in Windows, but it's typically much less of a problem, and an infrequent occurrence (albeit thanks in no small part to the unintended consequence of a glacial release schedule).
I'd do it too. Aside from a launchpad fire a la Apollo I, any other type of failure would almost definitely be a quick and painless death. We risk a slow and agonizing death every day no matter what we do, typically for a much smaller reward. The experience and memories of a successful trip to LEO would be a well worth the risk (to me, at least). And if you have to go, you might as well go out in style. In that light, I don't think it takes a particularly large set to go into orbit; I think it would take profound cowardice to stay on earth, given the choice. I guess there's arguments to be made about caring for loved ones, but a nice insurance policy would help, and I'd rather be remembered as someone who tried and failed than never have tried.
The problem is that "repairing" the tiles is not without risk. Adjacent areas could suffer *more* damage as the astronauts clumsily try to spread the goo in zero g. There are probably other issues as well. I'm guessing the repair substance (goo) could end up causing more friction and heating than a relatively minor hole, especially since, as it stands now, the crater is tapered gently toward the tail end, which, if there has to be a crater, is how you would want it to be shaped. If there was zero risk of fscking things up worse by attempting a repair, then sure, it would be stupid not to do it. I'm sure there are people much better trained than you and I working on the risk assessment, but getting the risk to zero will never be possible.
That's why I'm working on my Laser Retinal Projector (patent pending) which aims the lasers directly at the retina. Since the eye is sealed system, there's virtually no danger of toxic gases! What's more, it offers a high degree of privacy, and if you're forgetful it can literally etch the images into your mind for life.*
*Limit of one etch per mind.
WARNING: Looking directly at the Laser Retinal Projector may cause minor explosions of the eye.
Gives new meaning to the phrase "It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a Grue."
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Indeed, a pointless argument. Mighty Mouse would win hands down.
Let's just say that Hillary has a hard time masking her emotions, for better or worse. It's more than just an agenda. I may have the solution to world hunger, but if I say something like "All you idiots listen to me, I know what I'm doing!" the response probably wouldn't be favorable. Her expression frequently conveys that message.
I hope they offer Vivarin smoothies.