"Google around for Assasin's Mace" -- and if you find anything besides paranoiac speculation, do alert the media.
And, while on the topic of paranoiac speculation, why does the U of Cambridge doc provide a narrative of a successful, highly-targeted security breech of the global Tibetan movement, while the Times article raises alarms about a seemingly omnipresent worldwide spy operation?
The tone of Infowar Monitor's report is nowhere near the alarmist squeals of the Times:
"Recent allegations of Chinese cyber espionage largely rely on anecdotal evidence. The most common proof provided by victims of these attacks consists of log fles or malware that shows connections being made by infected computers to IP addresses assigned to the Peopleâ(TM)s Republic of China.This kind of evidence is circumstantial at best. Internet usage statistics suggest that focusing on Chinese instances of information warfare is misleading.
"With 41% of the worldâ(TM)s Internet users located in Asia, China alone accounts for the largest national population of Internet usersâ"some 300 million, nearly one-ffth of the global number of users. Coupled with the rapid growth in Chinese use of the Internetâ"a 1,200% increase in the period 2000-2008â"this would more than account for the rise in instances of Chinese-oriented malware.
"At the same time, however, allegations of Chinese hacking and exploitation of private and government computer systems are persistent enough to warrant an evidence-based investigation.This report provides such an investigation."
As the indictment is handed down, the issue being legally resolved is the question of whether or not a crime has been committed. Most of us think a rather heinous crime was committed and, as Lori Drew is the only accused, she's getting the benefit of people's wrath.
We all know that she is innocent in the eyes of the law, but we also know that "Josh Evans" did not invent himself.
People want a large local music library. For movies, an immense remote library with immediate access is preferable to a large local library. Selection and image quality issues exist, but don't seem insurmountable. Those who believe hdtv streaming is not presently available need to check the demo here:
"If you don't like Sam Fuller, you don't like movies." -- Martin Scorsese
Aside from Fuller, search Hitchcock, Herzog, david lean, billy wilder, tsui hark. You can sort all available movis by "star rating" -- If you think all the 4-star and 5-star movies are crap, you'll just have to wait for a niche service, like Emusic is for people who hate pop.
"It also requires you to watch from a computer."
Do they still make video cards that won't clone to S-VHS out? I watch netflix on my 52' Mitsubishi. Can't touch hi def, but comparable to analog broadcast.
The selection is a little thin but interesting. Lots of Herzog, early Sam Fuller, some Hitchcock...Netflix's film production division, Red Envelope Entertainment, produces some decent documentaries and indies that go directly to the 'instant' library.
it's not wifi access, it's through the Verizon cellular data network, and it is free to users. Amazon expects to pay for the bandwidth via e-book store profits.
Eight years of legal wrangling in the ABC/Food Lion case did not arrive at a thoroughly satisfying conclusion on these matters. You may want to look into it:
http://www.ajr.org/Article.asp?id=3132
I understand DefCon's reasons.
The press's needs are antithetical, but that doesn't mean DefCon shouldn't do its best to protect participants from press exposure.
I share your low opinion of Dateline, and all ratings-motivated news programming. But anything limiting POS media will equally limit the legitimate pursuit of investigative journalism.
I worked on a publishing project with the Black Liberation Army at a time when it was illegal to be in any way afiliated with that organization. Hackers haven't that much to complain about yet.
from the Wired story:
"DefCon staff lured her to a large hall telling her that the Spot the Fed contest was in session and that she could get a picture of an undercover federal agent at the contest. When she sat down, Jeff Moss, DefCon's founder, announced that they were changing the game. Instead of Spot the Fed, they were going to play Spot the Undercover Reporter and then announced, 'And there's one in here right now.'"
Do you think all working reporters should wear a sign? I don't.
I have no objection to outing the mole and warning attendees, but the way they went about it suggests they're hiding something.
I would have put up his picture with a message to welcome the NBC reporter, and encourage everyone's cooperation in NBC's coverage.
They are pursuing a story, not a conviction; when someone brags of breaking the law, it's newsworthy, even if it's only talk, and even if the law is ridiculous.
If the activities in my bedroom had any effect on the public weal, I would consider it a duty of the press to investigate, even while the government is constitutionally prohibited from doing so.
should Journalists identify hemselves to the chef before eating at a restaurant under review? Reporters are representatives of their readers; I want MY reporters to be able to go anywhere without revealing their identity. When ABC's hidden cameras revealed that Food Lion was deliberately selling "iffy" meat, Food Lion sued on the basis of reporters falsifying employment applications. The courts eventually found in ABC's favor, as they should have! I'm sympathetic to hackers, but they deserve no special protection from the press.
and this chiastic reversal didn't originate with Waites, it's also been attributed to Red Skelton (as "I'd rather have a free bottle in front of me than a pre-frontal lobotomy") and was copyrighted by M.D./songwriter Randy Hazlick in the 70s.
"While the current of offerings seems to be just the dregs studio execs hope to expand the list quickly"
Where does this tidbit come from? Not the article. Nor has the behavior of studio execs in the past suggested any hurry to get their valuable IP onto the Net.
Actually, what I think the RIAA is angling for, without actually saying so, is a piece of the sales on all recordable media as "compensation" for their ridiculously inflated estimation of lost sales.
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"Google around for Assasin's Mace" -- and if you find anything besides paranoiac speculation, do alert the media.
And, while on the topic of paranoiac speculation, why does the U of Cambridge doc provide a narrative of a successful, highly-targeted security breech of the global Tibetan movement, while the Times article raises alarms about a seemingly omnipresent worldwide spy operation?
The tone of Infowar Monitor's report is nowhere near the alarmist squeals of the Times:
"Recent allegations of Chinese cyber espionage largely rely on anecdotal evidence. The most common proof provided by victims of these attacks consists of log fles or malware that shows connections being made by infected computers to IP addresses assigned to the Peopleâ(TM)s Republic of China.This kind of evidence is circumstantial at best. Internet usage statistics suggest that focusing on Chinese instances of information warfare is misleading.
"With 41% of the worldâ(TM)s Internet users located in Asia, China alone accounts for the largest national population of Internet usersâ"some 300 million, nearly one-ffth of the global number of users. Coupled with the rapid growth in Chinese use of the Internetâ"a 1,200% increase in the period 2000-2008â"this would more than account for the rise in instances of Chinese-oriented malware.
"At the same time, however, allegations of Chinese hacking and exploitation of private and government computer systems are persistent enough to warrant an evidence-based investigation.This report provides such an investigation."
As the indictment is handed down, the issue being legally resolved is the question of whether or not a crime has been committed. Most of us think a rather heinous crime was committed and, as Lori Drew is the only accused, she's getting the benefit of people's wrath. We all know that she is innocent in the eyes of the law, but we also know that "Josh Evans" did not invent himself.
People want a large local music library. For movies, an immense remote library with immediate access is preferable to a large local library. Selection and image quality issues exist, but don't seem insurmountable. Those who believe hdtv streaming is not presently available need to check the demo here:
It isn't their choice that these tools are Windows-only.
Save your "disgust" for things that matter a bit more, you will live longer.
sheet! I can use up 17 hours just watching 'Drunken Master' over and over.
Aside from Fuller, search Hitchcock, Herzog, david lean, billy wilder, tsui hark. You can sort all available movis by "star rating" -- If you think all the 4-star and 5-star movies are crap, you'll just have to wait for a niche service, like Emusic is for people who hate pop.
"It also requires you to watch from a computer." Do they still make video cards that won't clone to S-VHS out? I watch netflix on my 52' Mitsubishi. Can't touch hi def, but comparable to analog broadcast. The selection is a little thin but interesting. Lots of Herzog, early Sam Fuller, some Hitchcock...Netflix's film production division, Red Envelope Entertainment, produces some decent documentaries and indies that go directly to the 'instant' library.
it's not wifi access, it's through the Verizon cellular data network, and it is free to users. Amazon expects to pay for the bandwidth via e-book store profits.
Eight years of legal wrangling in the ABC/Food Lion case did not arrive at a thoroughly satisfying conclusion on these matters. You may want to look into it: http://www.ajr.org/Article.asp?id=3132
I understand DefCon's reasons. The press's needs are antithetical, but that doesn't mean DefCon shouldn't do its best to protect participants from press exposure. I share your low opinion of Dateline, and all ratings-motivated news programming. But anything limiting POS media will equally limit the legitimate pursuit of investigative journalism.
I worked on a publishing project with the Black Liberation Army at a time when it was illegal to be in any way afiliated with that organization. Hackers haven't that much to complain about yet.
I'm fine with that.
Do you think all working reporters should wear a sign? I don't.
It seems that accounts of her frenzied flight are exaggerated. Maybe a video will show more urgency.
I have no objection to outing the mole and warning attendees, but the way they went about it suggests they're hiding something. I would have put up his picture with a message to welcome the NBC reporter, and encourage everyone's cooperation in NBC's coverage.
"usually they do." Yes, if they work for the penny shopper. Call a respectable newspaper and they'll be glad to explain things to you.
They are pursuing a story, not a conviction; when someone brags of breaking the law, it's newsworthy, even if it's only talk, and even if the law is ridiculous.
If the activities in my bedroom had any effect on the public weal, I would consider it a duty of the press to investigate, even while the government is constitutionally prohibited from doing so.
should Journalists identify hemselves to the chef before eating at a restaurant under review? Reporters are representatives of their readers; I want MY reporters to be able to go anywhere without revealing their identity. When ABC's hidden cameras revealed that Food Lion was deliberately selling "iffy" meat, Food Lion sued on the basis of reporters falsifying employment applications. The courts eventually found in ABC's favor, as they should have! I'm sympathetic to hackers, but they deserve no special protection from the press.
and this chiastic reversal didn't originate with Waites, it's also been attributed to Red Skelton (as "I'd rather have a free bottle in front of me than a pre-frontal lobotomy") and was copyrighted by M.D./songwriter Randy Hazlick in the 70s.
check your waites quote...somebody (not waites, to my recollection) has confused phrases "frontal lobotomy" and "full frontal nudity."
Where does this tidbit come from? Not the article. Nor has the behavior of studio execs in the past suggested any hurry to get their valuable IP onto the Net.
Actually, what I think the RIAA is angling for, without actually saying so, is a piece of the sales on all recordable media as "compensation" for their ridiculously inflated estimation of lost sales.
Mod parent up funny, please. No one should miss this fabulous post!
Perhaps some truly ambitious karma ho will mirror it.