The fact that it is breaking news is because of the oft cited claim that Macs' are not susceptible to viruses; not because they are actually secure and this is an unexpected attack. Apple do not engage in anywhere near the level of testing or release engineering to actually be secure - they're secure for the same reasons that Windows is secure: obscurity. Funny how Apple have obscured this vulnerability: http://developer.apple.com/opensource/internet/bon jour.html Do you see the sign: "Don't look here, you can not see it here, because we have hidden it here."
If you think that Linux is super-secure, just take a gander at the security updates Linux distributors have released from 2005 up til now. Hell, just 2007 has had many security updates and huge ones at that, much more than Apple has had during the same time period. That nobody takes time to exploit the hundreds of holes doens't mean they don't exist. Ooops.
Immunity, which buys but does not disclose zero-day bugs, keeps tabs on how long the bugs it buys last before they are made public or patched. While the average bug has a lifespan of 348 days, the shortest-lived bugs are made public in 99 days. Those with the longest lifespan remain undetected for 1,080 days, or nearly three years, Aitel said.
Immunity, which buys but does not disclose zero-day bugs, keeps tabs on how long the bugs it buys last before they are made public or patched. While the average bug has a lifespan of 348 days, the shortest-lived bugs are made public in 99 days. Those with the longest lifespan remain undetected for 1,080 days, or nearly three years, Aitel said.
Apple did a hostile takeover of CUPS. In general apple paid for the primary developer to give up his rights to the code and sell it to Apple Computer.
Just to nitpick, they are no longer known as Apple Computer, they are just Apple now. This reflects their shift away from computers and into the consumer electronics market.
Apple made the computer a consumer electronic device.
wmf: You haven't heard of CDs? Lars T: IOW you are RIAA shill who wants people to buy full CDs instead of single songs. wmf: But I didn't advocate anyone buy a CD. I simply said CDs were available as an option to those who dislike DRM. Lars T: So you want to claim you never said what you did. Stupid shillhole.
Feeling stupid now? Are you kidding me? Anybody would feel like Einstein compared to you dungheap.
- I think that voids the warranty.
- I don't think Apple will replace the battery on that one.
- So now they are stuck with a 2 year AT&T plan and don't even have an iPhone.
In this case, not even the police had checked the actual content of the torrents. Says who? The Pirates who also claimed they didn't remove anything from their site? Case closed.
Who spends $400 for the ability to make margaritas?
I'm just taking a shot in the dark here, but....restaurants? Bars? Frat houses? People both rich and stupid enough to have an H2 in the driveway? Hey, hey, slow down - a $400 blender is much more use than an H2.
Are you asking me, Woz or yourself? Or are you just confused as ever?
You don't understand what the word 'you' means? I don't understand we you keep asking stupid questions. Not why you ask them, but why you keep asking them.
To answer your stupid question: What a stupid question. Woz's quote had nothing to do with CDs - unless the iTS now sells single titles on CDs. The OP had the excuse that nobody on Slashdot actually RTFA. And you have the best excuse of all: you are the stupid fucking dickhead WMF.
BTW, if "Underage cute-anna nn achim-project 5 galeries" and the others were harmless, why were the links to the torrents removed? If you weren't guilty of a crime then why did the police arrest and humiliate you? Because they're the fucking cops man, it's AT BEST a 50/50 chance to get a decent human as opposed to a power-tripping dickhead "just doing his job". I feel bad for you if you think that every move a cop makes is in your best interest. It's not, it's in theirs and if you have any hope of surviving you damn-well better make sure your interests coincide with his and no I'm not just being paranoid. So you are saying that PirateBay is actually run by the police.
Your logic doesn't make sense. How could all those sorry bastards battle child porn if they couldn't download it first to check if it really is child porn? Errm, they aren't. Many police forces around the world have released statements that hunting for child porn is a sure way to break the law.
BTW, if "Underage cute-anna nn achim-project 5 galeries" and the others were harmless, why were the links to the torrents removed?
Those cops should know that porn on p2p is _never_ properly named! That was a pretty stupid move. Yeah, "underage model" actually stands for "Spiderman 3".
Ok, sounds good. Now write that concisely, in such a way that an American can pronounce it first shot. You don't honestly believe that I think "oe" goes exactly to "oo," do you? Okay, say "oo", Now push your chin forward. There, that's close.
I thought Austrians trilled their 'r's with the tip of their tongue. Or is that another thing that fell out of fashion after Hitler did it? It doesn't matter where you roll the R, just as long as you don't pronounce it like many Amewicans.
Why? The 17 was the only way I could afford one at the time I bought mine last November. If they discontinue the 17 and stick to the 20 and 24, what is going to happen to the "gateway" Mac for switchers like me? LCDs have come down in price so much, a 20" costs little more than a 17" now.
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I guess I am one of the bazzilions of Mac users who have not upgraded to Tigger. I can't use launchctl.
Well, according to http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24924 you then aren't vulnerable anyway.The fact that it is breaking news is because of the oft cited claim that Macs' are not susceptible to viruses; not because they are actually secure and this is an unexpected attack. Apple do not engage in anywhere near the level of testing or release engineering to actually be secure - they're secure for the same reasons that Windows is secure: obscurity.
Funny how Apple have obscured this vulnerability: http://developer.apple.com/opensource/internet/bo
There ismore vulnerable and less vulnerable.
If you think that Linux is super-secure, just take a gander at the security updates Linux distributors have released from 2005 up til now. Hell, just 2007 has had many security updates and huge ones at that, much more than Apple has had during the same time period. That nobody takes time to exploit the hundreds of holes doens't mean they don't exist. Ooops.
Spammer.
What would a Spammer do with a LAN exploit?Well, sure he could hack a Windows machine on the LAN with a remote exploit and spread the worm from there...
Just to nitpick, they are no longer known as Apple Computer, they are just Apple now. This reflects their shift away from computers and into the consumer electronics market.
Apple made the computer a consumer electronic device.IOW you are wrong as always - and an moronic heap of bullshit too.
Lars T: IOW you are RIAA shill who wants people to buy full CDs instead of single songs.
wmf: But I didn't advocate anyone buy a CD. I simply said CDs were available as an option to those who dislike DRM.
Lars T: So you want to claim you never said what you did. Stupid shillhole.
Feeling stupid now? Are you kidding me? Anybody would feel like Einstein compared to you dungheap.
So you want to claim you never said what you did. Stupid shillhole.
IOW you are RIAA shill who wants people to buy full CDs instead of single songs. You stupid asshole.
Thanks for misquoting Woz and me - as if any further proof what an asshat you are was needed.
- I think that voids the warranty.
- I don't think Apple will replace the battery on that one.
- So now they are stuck with a 2 year AT&T plan and don't even have an iPhone.
I'm just taking a shot in the dark here, but....restaurants? Bars? Frat houses? People both rich and stupid enough to have an H2 in the driveway? Hey, hey, slow down - a $400 blender is much more use than an H2.
You don't understand what the word 'you' means? I don't understand we you keep asking stupid questions. Not why you ask them, but why you keep asking them.
To answer your stupid question: What a stupid question. Woz's quote had nothing to do with CDs - unless the iTS now sells single titles on CDs. The OP had the excuse that nobody on Slashdot actually RTFA. And you have the best excuse of all: you are the stupid fucking dickhead WMF.
BTW, if "Underage cute-anna nn achim-project 5 galeries" and the others were harmless, why were the links to the torrents removed?
You haven't heard of CDs? Are you asking me, Woz or yourself? Or are you just confused as ever?
So what do you write your TeX documents with on screen? TeX fonts? Bit-mapped non-proportional fonts?