Gates drops to his knees and begs Linus's forgiveness, pledging to devote Microsoft's thousands of programs to stable, secure, efficient open source software. Bill Gates may decide to Do the Right Thing. Why it probably won't happen. Gates is still mad with power, and sore over a wedgie received in high school.
Forgiveness is a subject that comes up quite a bit in [worms]. [Worms] are common, and the [worm author] usually wants to be forgiven. But the [cracked box] is usually reluctant to forgive, particularly if the [worm author] hasn't learned anything from the ordeal.
But if forgiveness is difficult, forgetting can be downright impossible for many [administrators]. How can people be expected to forget some of the most painful experiences of their lives?
I approach the subject of forgiveness from the perspective of someone (me) who believes in forgiveness, but also believes that [worms] should be fair. Since, in many cases, forgiveness is unfair, what should be done? As you will see in my responses to the three letters I've chosen, I support just compensation for some [worm attacks], so I don't always recommend forgiveness. It should be an encouragement to those of you who have been feeling guilty about being unable to forgive and forget. But, at the same time, it should also encourage [worm authors], because the compensation I propose will earn you a terrific reward, and it won't hurt at all.
For instance, has anyone considered using something to script the IE network libraries (COM objects, I would imagine) in the background and launch a 'many millions of perfectly valid requests, complete with cookies and everything' attack?
Because most people don't think of it as "Windows" this or "Microsoft" that. Just "the computer" or "my email." Hell, lots of folks don't even know a browser is separate (well, mostly) from the operating system.
Unfortunately, deciding on issues only after they have become moot seems to be the habit of this Supreme Court. I had an example, but I can't seem to recall
You'll come up with the example after the point becomes moot.;-)
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Gates drops to his knees and begs Linus's forgiveness, pledging to devote Microsoft's thousands of programs to stable, secure, efficient open source software. Bill Gates may decide to Do the Right Thing. Why it probably won't happen. Gates is still mad with power, and sore over a wedgie received in high school.
I meant *unchecked*, not just "checked but possible to be unchecked".
this is because a cunning piece of software called TopText was automatically installed on your computer along with KaZaA
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Many geeks eat sandwiches. Should Slashdot post sandwich recipes?
Forgiveness is a subject that comes up quite a bit in [worms]. [Worms] are common, and the [worm author] usually wants to be forgiven. But the [cracked box] is usually reluctant to forgive, particularly if the [worm author] hasn't learned anything from the ordeal.
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But if forgiveness is difficult, forgetting can be downright impossible for many [administrators]. How can people be expected to forget some of the most painful experiences of their lives?
I approach the subject of forgiveness from the perspective of someone (me) who believes in forgiveness, but also believes that [worms] should be fair. Since, in many cases, forgiveness is unfair, what should be done? As you will see in my responses to the three letters I've chosen, I support just compensation for some [worm attacks], so I don't always recommend forgiveness. It should be an encouragement to those of you who have been feeling guilty about being unable to forgive and forget. But, at the same time, it should also encourage [worm authors], because the compensation I propose will earn you a terrific reward, and it won't hurt at all.
Courtesy:
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Who should take over Slashdot?
It would be quite ironic and amusing if someone launched a bunch of "cure" email messages with a "fix" attached, when in fact it's, you guessed it...
Code Red 3!
Code Red
Code Red 2: Code Harder
Code Red 3: Code With a Vengence
God is a dork?
If the Slash people thought it was, they need a team of good testers to poke holes in this stuff.
;-)
We are the "team of good testers."
Yeah, I forgot to mention:
I haX0r'd your account.
http://www.htmlhelp.com/cgi-bin/validate.cgi?url=h ttp%3A%2F%2Fbanjo.slashdot.org%2F
And that's just the errors--the resulting page was huge when I included warnings too.
That was the most well-written, thoughtful, and concise Microsoft overview I've read. Nice job.
Dude, you're a friggin' genius.
Sounds like that system they have in England--the mandatory parts of a child's education. It'd be another way to clue people in to vital knowledge.
Alas, we have lowest-common-denominator 30 second sound bites on CNN instead...
Except for if every damn net admin would WAKE UP and SMELL THE COFFEE and
I sense frustration in you...
(I'm good at reading people.)
This article seems more like a rant by a frustrated Windows user than an actual intelligent discussion
This post sounds like a rant from a...
They're missing the first law of complex systems. I can't remember the exact quote, but it goes something like:
All complex systems that work began as simple systems that worked.
You can't replace today's Internet, the result of decades of evolution, with something purpose-built from scratch to do as much.
So much for my English 2.0...
For instance, has anyone considered using something to script the IE network libraries (COM objects, I would imagine) in the background and launch a 'many millions of perfectly valid requests, complete with cookies and everything' attack?
Yes. It's called the Slashdot Effect.
Because most people don't think of it as "Windows" this or "Microsoft" that. Just "the computer" or "my email." Hell, lots of folks don't even know a browser is separate (well, mostly) from the operating system.
You're like one of those people that swears they hate Howard Stern, but listens every day.
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Yeah, it will be worth lots of money some day.
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Hey, it could be worse. At least it wasn't:
1. A repeat post.
and 2. A wrong headline.
Crap, I've been getting my news online-only for too long...
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If you're like me, you multitask to save time. Here, try this:
- Combine your homework papers and textbooks in a blender with a liter of milk, and a bit of sugar.
- Boot up counterstrike.
- Now you can drink your homework while playing counterstrike!
Hey, it's almost crazy enough to work!--
Aaron J. Shaver
http://aaronshaver.com/
I sent Dell asking whether I could...
/dev/null?
Where did you send Dell? To
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Unfortunately, deciding on issues only after they have become moot seems to be the habit of this Supreme Court. I had an example, but I can't seem to recall
;-)
You'll come up with the example after the point becomes moot.
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Aaron J. Shaver
http://aaronshaver.com/
Geeks deal with computers better than people
Geeks aren't people? I know some of us really dig the Borg, but come on now...
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It's an end note, not a signature.
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