This isn't the kids fault, and I think you recognise that. Every part of the system is rotten, and the kids are being betrayed because of laziness or because people want to look better than they really are.
You have to admit that the dissonance between jolly children's pasttime and horrific mass murder is either funny or horrifying, depending on how cynical you are.
Come one come all, play 9/11 Jenga! Splish Splash on leaping out a window to your doom 9/11 waterslide! Pretend you're in a jumble of bodies and debris with 9/11 twister!
I don't believe for a second that limiting autorun to read-only media would be even remotely damaging to Microsoft. Frankly, I expected only CD-ROM drives to be able to do that.
Why wasn't this the default to begin with? There's no good reason to automatically run anything on media like hard disks or flash drives. It's an obvious virus vector.
From a security standpoint, your system is compromised if it's not physically secure. If you trust your co-workers, then it is secure in the office. If you don't, then it's insecure in the office, and your system is compromised, the same way a computer that's been hacked into will always remain compromised until you re-install because they can always keep backdoors behind.
Please elabourate. I can't think of any way you could use current technology to make a device that no attacker could access, given a sufficient amount of time and resources.
Rule 1 of computers is, if someone has physical access to your machine, it has already been compromised. I always design my security around this fact, and if a machine needs to be secure against attack, it will be physically secure.
In a sane world, your pension wouldn't have been stolen by an investment banker, so I think 'fucking gullible' extends so far that 'ok, maybe things should just be more sane', my original conclusion, fits in a number of circumstances.
Suddenly I'm glad I own a gen 3 nano instead of a touch. I can't stand Apple's shitty software. None of my other software takes over my PC with services and all sorts of crap that runs when I'm not using it, why should Apple's?
The habits really aren't that bad, unless you're already familiar with computers. In a sane world, clicking a link saying something like "WARNING! YOU HAVE A VIRUS!" shouldn't infect your computer with a virus.
I've been helping a friend with their computer, but every few days I'm called upon to fix a computer that works fine but has been attacked by spyware and adware.
If it happens again, I'm just going to install Ubuntu. It uses the same applications she's running now, but it's immune to the fact that she's got horrible habits.
It's the big publishers who are stealing from the American people. The books, movies, music my grandmother experienced as a child is STILL locked away under copyright. The song I recently made an MP3 of from an original record recording, about the great depression, is still under copyright.
Our very history has been stolen from us by big publishing. They've lobbied the public domain out of existence. As long as the laws are as unjust as they are, the big publishing industry is my enemy, for stealing 50-100 years of my culture for profit.
Because the TARP bill was signed by the president on October 3, 2008, a full month before the election even took place. Odd that Obama was president elect then.
When the Republicans were in power, did they follow the platform and work to eliminate federal programs like the department of education which only let the federal government dictate how schools across the country teach, or did they push making gay marriage illegal and immigration reform? The answer is obvious, and thus my point is backed by fact. Apparently 'conservative' means 'liberal, but we don't like certain minorities.' -- but just like a liberal, you'd rather blame the perception rather than deal with reality. Kill the messenger, and the message will certainly go away.
There's one true conservative in the entire federal government, and he's been mocked and ridiculed and treated like trash by the Republican party. He preaches Fiscal and legislative conservatism and has a 30 year record of integrity to back up his rhetoric, but before the election he was a pariah because of his insane, anti-socialist ideas like following the constitution.
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This isn't the kids fault, and I think you recognise that. Every part of the system is rotten, and the kids are being betrayed because of laziness or because people want to look better than they really are.
Tribadism, not Tribulation, you moron.
I dunno, it looks like the most difficult way possible to get off. Tribulation might be accurate.
You have to admit that the dissonance between jolly children's pasttime and horrific mass murder is either funny or horrifying, depending on how cynical you are.
Come one come all, play 9/11 Jenga! Splish Splash on leaping out a window to your doom 9/11 waterslide! Pretend you're in a jumble of bodies and debris with 9/11 twister!
This is like that time I had crumpets with Mr. T and the Queen of England!
No clip? Oh, I thought we had a clip.
Ironically, this changes the game.
If it's a USB CD-ROM, then it's read-only, and it'll autorun without help.
It's only read only if you activate the software, creating the virtual CD drive.
I don't believe for a second that limiting autorun to read-only media would be even remotely damaging to Microsoft. Frankly, I expected only CD-ROM drives to be able to do that.
CD is read-only, thus not applicable.
The risk is too obvious and too stupid to take.
A menu pops up with this stuff anyway: "Hey, want to open this folder?", so it's not like you're doing anything more than adding exactly one step.
CD is read-only, thus not applicable. RTFS.
Why wasn't this the default to begin with? There's no good reason to automatically run anything on media like hard disks or flash drives. It's an obvious virus vector.
Your hard disk will ALWAYS be too small if you're downloading for downloading's sake.
From a security standpoint, your system is compromised if it's not physically secure. If you trust your co-workers, then it is secure in the office. If you don't, then it's insecure in the office, and your system is compromised, the same way a computer that's been hacked into will always remain compromised until you re-install because they can always keep backdoors behind.
If you don't trust your co-workers, then if they have physical access to your machine you should consider it compromised, yes.
Or a home invader wearing a mask so he's not caught.
Or physical keylogger, or hidden camera, or the fact that they wrote the password on a piece of paper they taped to the desk.
It's funny that everyone is telling different ways you could physically secure the machine (Except for the one guy who described the xbox).
Please elabourate. I can't think of any way you could use current technology to make a device that no attacker could access, given a sufficient amount of time and resources.
Rule 1 of computers is, if someone has physical access to your machine, it has already been compromised. I always design my security around this fact, and if a machine needs to be secure against attack, it will be physically secure.
In a sane world, your pension wouldn't have been stolen by an investment banker, so I think 'fucking gullible' extends so far that 'ok, maybe things should just be more sane', my original conclusion, fits in a number of circumstances.
How's your 401(k) doing?
Ah, I see.
Suddenly I'm glad I own a gen 3 nano instead of a touch. I can't stand Apple's shitty software. None of my other software takes over my PC with services and all sorts of crap that runs when I'm not using it, why should Apple's?
The habits really aren't that bad, unless you're already familiar with computers. In a sane world, clicking a link saying something like "WARNING! YOU HAVE A VIRUS!" shouldn't infect your computer with a virus.
You actually just gave me a great idea.
I've been helping a friend with their computer, but every few days I'm called upon to fix a computer that works fine but has been attacked by spyware and adware.
If it happens again, I'm just going to install Ubuntu. It uses the same applications she's running now, but it's immune to the fact that she's got horrible habits.
I'm confused. Why did you need to boot into Vista? Songbird et. al. work better than iTunes, in my experience, for loading the thing up.
It's the big publishers who are stealing from the American people. The books, movies, music my grandmother experienced as a child is STILL locked away under copyright. The song I recently made an MP3 of from an original record recording, about the great depression, is still under copyright.
Our very history has been stolen from us by big publishing. They've lobbied the public domain out of existence. As long as the laws are as unjust as they are, the big publishing industry is my enemy, for stealing 50-100 years of my culture for profit.
Wait.
Are you telling me that the election was rigged?
Because the TARP bill was signed by the president on October 3, 2008, a full month before the election even took place. Odd that Obama was president elect then.
When the Republicans were in power, did they follow the platform and work to eliminate federal programs like the department of education which only let the federal government dictate how schools across the country teach, or did they push making gay marriage illegal and immigration reform? The answer is obvious, and thus my point is backed by fact. Apparently 'conservative' means 'liberal, but we don't like certain minorities.' -- but just like a liberal, you'd rather blame the perception rather than deal with reality. Kill the messenger, and the message will certainly go away.
There's one true conservative in the entire federal government, and he's been mocked and ridiculed and treated like trash by the Republican party. He preaches Fiscal and legislative conservatism and has a 30 year record of integrity to back up his rhetoric, but before the election he was a pariah because of his insane, anti-socialist ideas like following the constitution.