I am incredulous that "80%" of people are aware of botnets. I call B.S. on that figure. Most people think "the internet" is a utopia where nothing can go wrong.
Yup, sometimes doing it yourself can cost as much or more than just buying something. But, for a lot of us, the satisfaction garnered in doing it yourself outweighs the financial cost.
I personally love doing things myself. Especially when I complete a project I wasn't sure I was capable of handling when I started out.
Ok, so I consider myself in possession of a decent vocabulary, and yet I'd never heard of this word. For those that are like me, it means "cowardly, timid, faint of heart, or lacking courage".
A lot of people claim Chambers is at fault for the GFWOC, but I don't know (seriously, I don't know) if that's accurate, as I am guessing there was a lot of pressure from the board (remember, he's only the CEO, if the Board tells him to jump monkeyboy jump he gets to.) due to financial reasons, to accept the contract to make it.
I think that says less about Chambers than it does the Board.
But I could be wrong. Maybe I am. I'm sure someone on here will correct me if I am.;)
This double standard is why the USA has such a bad perception in most of the rest of the World.
Actually, the US is in a position where they can't win on the world stage at all. Seriously. Suppose the US removed those NA Terrorists or deported them back to Africa. Then what? Why the US is a bunch of hypocrites, because now we're "limiting the freedoms" of others who are trying to "peacefully" come into this country.
Note to the rest of the world: You can't have it both ways, you can't sit on the fence and tell the US all the things we're "doing wrong" when the country you live in is either just as bad or worse as the US.
I feel for American politicians on the world stage. Damned if you do, damned if you don't.
They obviously know what's best for their people, and you're just interfering. (sarcasm) Just let it go, pull completely out of the market, and call it a day. Besides, the longer this lingers on, the more Chinese black hats are gonna slam your servers.
Just "concede" defeat (and Chinese ass-hattery) and call it a day.
And take your soapbox with you. There's a reason most people are against this type of stuff. The applications it would be used for (note the word used for, not applied to) would be ads, ads, ads, and more ads. It's not about the technology, it's about the damned money. And it always has been for stuff like this.
Company that develops stuff like this: And for a nominal fee, we'll align your ads on the page so they are always in the forefront of the viewers eyes.
So yeah, do not want. It's fucking text, man. Most people are quite capable of determining what they want to look at and what they don't want to look at.
Yup. I've often wondered why the very people you're typically trying to save (in most stories) don't "offer" you stuff...instead, you gotta go through their home like a crack-head looking for the motherlode.
I wanted to comment on the wrongness of the moderation this post received, but instead all my brain is thinking is that whoever the douche is that moderated this a troll mod needs their points taken away and needs to get laid something fierce.
On the surface, this sounds shit fuck fantastic, but reality is, I gotta take a crap our brains don't focus my leg itches like that. Well, at least titties mine doesn't.
Obviously, the biggest hurdle we're having to deal with is user education. I've got a select few folks in various departments learning to work with ad-block and no script, but for the average person, it's hard to figure out what they need to unblock and what they can block with no ill effects. It's frustrating to them, and by extension, our helpdesk guys who end up fielding calls from the same people (over and over) with the same questions. Of course, the other issue we have is vendor lock in, with their stupid sites working correctly ONLY in IE. I hate that, but in my case (financial industry) it's so rampant there's nothing we can do about it except lock stuff down as best we can.
That said...these large companies that aren't paying attention to the ads their serving are just as at fault as any un-educated (or even educated) user is.
At my work, we allow unrestricted access to the net, but log everything. We had a recent spate of vundo variants come through, and when we went through the logs, almost all of them were via the NYTimes or Wa Post. Frustrating, when large companies like this make work for you. For the most part, the allow everything, log it and using IDPS on the front-end(s) has helped quite a bit.
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I am incredulous that "80%" of people are aware of botnets. I call B.S. on that figure. Most people think "the internet" is a utopia where nothing can go wrong.
Nice. Typical slashdot response. Don't let the fucking truth get in the way of modding me down. Disagree with what I say, suddenly it's a troll post?
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the most successful NASA project since Armstrong landed on the Moon.
WHAT! NO WAY! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-f_DPrSEOEo
Yup, sometimes doing it yourself can cost as much or more than just buying something. But, for a lot of us, the satisfaction garnered in doing it yourself outweighs the financial cost.
I personally love doing things myself. Especially when I complete a project I wasn't sure I was capable of handling when I started out.
What article? Slashdot doesn't link to articles, do they?
I am pretty sure all was well right up until Chinese hackers pwned their stuff. As soon as that happened, the gloves came off.
I'm envisioning a fight similiar to Rocky 4...except Mick is fighting instead of Rocky, and his opponent is Ludmilla Drago instead of Ivan Drago.
Or something. It's either that, or like the Grinch, Brin found that tiny little heart beating inside his chest and did a "heel-turn". ;)
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Ok, so I consider myself in possession of a decent vocabulary, and yet I'd never heard of this word. For those that are like me, it means "cowardly, timid, faint of heart, or lacking courage".
A lot of people claim Chambers is at fault for the GFWOC, but I don't know (seriously, I don't know) if that's accurate, as I am guessing there was a lot of pressure from the board (remember, he's only the CEO, if the Board tells him to jump monkeyboy jump he gets to.) due to financial reasons, to accept the contract to make it.
I think that says less about Chambers than it does the Board.
But I could be wrong. Maybe I am. I'm sure someone on here will correct me if I am. ;)
This double standard is why the USA has such a bad perception in most of the rest of the World.
Actually, the US is in a position where they can't win on the world stage at all. Seriously. Suppose the US removed those NA Terrorists or deported them back to Africa. Then what? Why the US is a bunch of hypocrites, because now we're "limiting the freedoms" of others who are trying to "peacefully" come into this country.
Note to the rest of the world: You can't have it both ways, you can't sit on the fence and tell the US all the things we're "doing wrong" when the country you live in is either just as bad or worse as the US.
I feel for American politicians on the world stage. Damned if you do, damned if you don't.
The moderators today are in such a pissy mood. I thought this was funny, not trollish, but what do I know?
They obviously know what's best for their people, and you're just interfering. (sarcasm) Just let it go, pull completely out of the market, and call it a day. Besides, the longer this lingers on, the more Chinese black hats are gonna slam your servers.
Just "concede" defeat (and Chinese ass-hattery) and call it a day.
Did all of slashdot wake up on the wrong side of the floor today? It's like everyone is throwing an angst party and I wasn't invited.
Bastards.
As an Apple shareholder, I'm absolutely fine with that. It's their phone, their applications. Let's force them to open it up to competition.
I'm all for that.... :-/
Sometimes I feel like people think they're forced to buy Apple's products or something.
I'll get off your fucking lawn now.
And take your soapbox with you. There's a reason most people are against this type of stuff. The applications it would be used for (note the word used for, not applied to) would be ads, ads, ads, and more ads. It's not about the technology, it's about the damned money. And it always has been for stuff like this.
Company that develops stuff like this: And for a nominal fee, we'll align your ads on the page so they are always in the forefront of the viewers eyes.
So yeah, do not want. It's fucking text, man. Most people are quite capable of determining what they want to look at and what they don't want to look at.
So, my comment of "DO NOT WANT" still stands.
DO NOT WANT.
Damn it, I guess this webcam built into my laptop has suddenly been rendered damned near completely useless.
Yup. I've often wondered why the very people you're typically trying to save (in most stories) don't "offer" you stuff...instead, you gotta go through their home like a crack-head looking for the motherlode.
I wanted to comment on the wrongness of the moderation this post received, but instead all my brain is thinking is that whoever the douche is that moderated this a troll mod needs their points taken away and needs to get laid something fierce.
On the surface, this sounds shit fuck fantastic, but reality is, I gotta take a crap our brains don't focus my leg itches like that. Well, at least titties mine doesn't.
Guess I picked the wrong day to threaten mafia jokes.
That's a nice joke you have there. It'd be a shame if someone were to moderate it. ;)
aren't paying attention to the ads their serving are just as at fault as any un-educated (or even educated) user is.
Aw man. They're. Not their. And I make that gaffe while writing about un-educated and educated. Fail, thy name is Em.
Obviously, the biggest hurdle we're having to deal with is user education. I've got a select few folks in various departments learning to work with ad-block and no script, but for the average person, it's hard to figure out what they need to unblock and what they can block with no ill effects. It's frustrating to them, and by extension, our helpdesk guys who end up fielding calls from the same people (over and over) with the same questions. Of course, the other issue we have is vendor lock in, with their stupid sites working correctly ONLY in IE. I hate that, but in my case (financial industry) it's so rampant there's nothing we can do about it except lock stuff down as best we can.
That said...these large companies that aren't paying attention to the ads their serving are just as at fault as any un-educated (or even educated) user is.
At my work, we allow unrestricted access to the net, but log everything. We had a recent spate of vundo variants come through, and when we went through the logs, almost all of them were via the NYTimes or Wa Post. Frustrating, when large companies like this make work for you. For the most part, the allow everything, log it and using IDPS on the front-end(s) has helped quite a bit.
But couldn't something like Postini do the trick for you?