"The money came in four installments of $50,000, starting in early 2017 and ending in January 2018, right after Trump’s pick for FCC chair, Ajit Pai, rushed through the repeal of net neutrality, despite overwhelming outcry from across the political spectrum." ref
@Anonymous Coward: "That's part of the issue - they don't want to be just the CPU maker. They want to control and possibly integrate on the chip network, video and higher level components under their control. Effectively killing the ability to choose best in breed or external but upgradable network and video and more."
Is that you billg;]..
"We have to make sure that Office documents very well depends on PROPRIETARY IE capabilities" billg
"I have a critical meeting with Intel a week from Wednesday. I want to convince them that they need to stay away from Oracle NCs and work more closely with Microsoft." billg
.. "our plans continue to underestimate the importance of an OPEN unified approach for the internet. The demo I saw today when Windows 95 was showing its Internet capability was someone calling up the Fedex page on the internet and typing in a package number and getting the status. Imagine how much work it would have been for Fedex to call us up and get that running on MSN and negociate with us. Instead they just set it up. A very simple way to reach out to their customers." billg
I don't think Intel is going to be allowed to interject themselves into the customer boot experience:]
'* NC & Java are platform challenges: - possible emergence of a set of API's and underlying system software that lead to lesser or no role for Windows' ref
"it would be crazy to Intel define this.. the only urgent issue I can think of is defining how it boots, if we let Intel do this in a proprietary way we're screwed." ref
'No NC mention in any specification.. Pat agreed to remove the words "Network Computer" from the spec' ref
"The number of open source components in the codebase of proprietary applications keeps rising and with it the risk of those apps being compromised by attackers leveraging vulnerabilities in them"
Black Duck, set up by an ex-microsoftie specifically to FUD Open Source software. See more open source fud from Black Duck partner Microsoft. It's sad seeing slashdot reduced to spouting Microsoft propaganda, I'm glad CmdrTaco isn't around to see it.
I suspect the cisco NSA liason does this routinely until found out by some third party security researcher. How else are they to perform their data collection duties. ref
"I've been hacked twice recently and that has seriously made me rethink my options for my safety and well-being. So, I ask you dear Slashdot users, from one fellow longtime Slashdotter to another: which is the best router for optimal safety today?"
What make of model was this modem and was it running using the default username/password, UPnP enabled and the ISPs remote upgrade enabled. Personally I've ditched the supplied modem, use a third party model with customized software running as a blob.
The current crisis security problem demonstrate the dangers of a monoculture, as in when a virus comes along, it wipes out most of the ecosystem. The solution being to mix-and-match the hardware/software combinations to effectively produce unique devices, not all susceptible to the latest malware.
'CyberInsecurity: The cost of Monopoly How the Dominance of Microsoft's Products Poses a Risk to Security'
'Microsoft's text editing app, Notepad, which has been shipping with Windows since version 1.0 in 1985, now supports line endings in text files created on Linux, Unix, Mac OS, and macOS devices. "This has been a major annoyance for developers, IT Pros, administrators, and end users throughout the community,"'
You cannot be serious, what professional developer in his right mind would use Notepad?
"I can't help but wonder though if I (and my team) would have been X times more productive or have come up with some amazing new concept or feature, if we didn't have to deal with implementing security measures."
No, security has to be baked in at the design stage and would have no deleterious effect on the implementation of amazing new concepts or features. It's patently obvious that in the rush to get out new features the innovators failed to come up with a design that can't tell the difference between executables and data and don't run executables downloaded over the Internet through opening an email attachment or clicking on a malicious URL.
"Too many people experience Stack Overflow as a hostile or elitist place, especially newer coders, women, people of color, and others in marginalized groups."
Please take this social justice diversity waffle off this technology forum. I have no idea as to the rationale and where this is coming from. Real coders don't give a fuck as to what 'marginalized group' you belong to, as long as you can code. There was a test some time back where the code review was scrubbed of gender identity. The women coders actually came off worse, as presumably when reviewers know it was a woman they gave them a higher score.
"Earlier this week, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources granted permission to Taiwanese tech manufacturer Foxconn, best known for assembling Apple's iPhones"
And also manufacturer for Amazon, Cisco, Hewlett-Packard, Intel and Microsoft..
Internet fapping off to fake images of Emma Watson is not engaging in sex positive biologically driven mating. I'm kinda picturing you here:
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@Anonymous Fapper: "bruh! lol you need to take a chill pill. First of all if you are trying to speak for techies maybe you should do your research. If i want to find a prostitute i don't go to pornhub, there are plenty of other online services that i could use (most of them highlighted through the SESTA bill reporting)
also, it has been proven time and time again that the banning of prostitution is what promotes people trafficking and sexual violence because the prostitutes cannot go to the police to report any of that. Plus it just makes the exchange just more efficient overall, some people don't need to pay for sex but they will to reduce the time trying to find it.
Some people (usually the smarter ones out there) are sex positive because they realize that biologically we are driven to mate with as many people as possible. Its a survival mechanism that is built into almost every living being on this planet. The idea of monogamy is so rare in this world that it is considered a outlier.
So maybe you should just take a look at your own masochistic tendencies before you go harping on people who just want to let their freak flag fly. Yes i am saying that abstaining from enjoying sexual relationships is a masochistic way of punishing yourself in a sexual manner. In conclusion your puritan morals make you just as dirty a person as the rest of us.
Also it is kind of arrogant to assume that your moral compass is the one that ALL smart people would use. Personally i would suggest that you go do some traveling around the world and try some new experiences."
"Foundation, the seminal Isaac Asimov science fiction novel trilogy.. that informed Star Wars"
Foundation never informed Star Wars, more likely Buck Rodgers and Saturday morning cinema kiddie serials informed Star Wars. Lets hope they don't ruin it like the Will Smith I, Robot movie. The Expanse and Dark Matter could be said to owe a lot to the works of Asimov and other writers of the period.
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"The money came in four installments of $50,000, starting in early 2017 and ending in January 2018, right after Trump’s pick for FCC chair, Ajit Pai, rushed through the repeal of net neutrality, despite overwhelming outcry from across the political spectrum." ref
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Why a Wall Full of Lava Lamps Is a Terrific Random Number Generator
HAAAA, nice one :]
The Microsoft cyber attack DW Documentary
@OrangeTide: "I'm only looking for a Personal Computer or Workstation. I don't wish to commit to anything beyond that."
Once everything moves to 'the cloud', you will be revealed of the burden of making the choice.
@Anonymous Coward: "That's part of the issue - they don't want to be just the CPU maker. They want to control and possibly integrate on the chip network, video and higher level components under their control. Effectively killing the ability to choose best in breed or external but upgradable network and video and more."
;] ..
.. "our plans continue to underestimate the importance of an OPEN unified approach for the internet. The demo I saw today when Windows 95 was showing its Internet capability was someone calling up the Fedex page on the internet and typing in a package number and getting the status. Imagine how much work it would have been for Fedex to call us up and get that running on MSN and negociate with us. Instead they just set it up. A very simple way to reach out to their customers." billg
Is that you billg
"We have to make sure that Office documents very well depends on PROPRIETARY IE capabilities" billg
"I have a critical meeting with Intel a week from Wednesday. I want to convince them that they need to stay away from Oracle NCs and work more closely with Microsoft." billg
I don't think Intel is going to be allowed to interject themselves into the customer boot experience :]
.. the only urgent issue I can think of is defining how it boots, if we let Intel do this in a proprietary way we're screwed." ref
.. Pat agreed to remove the words "Network Computer" from the spec' ref
'* NC & Java are platform challenges: - possible emergence of a set of API's and underlying system software that lead to lesser or no role for Windows' ref
"it would be crazy to Intel define this
'No NC mention in any specification
Mostly garbage posts below, sad seeing slashdot reduced to a hosting platform for trolls.
"The number of open source components in the codebase of proprietary applications keeps rising and with it the risk of those apps being compromised by attackers leveraging vulnerabilities in them"
Black Duck, set up by an ex-microsoftie specifically to FUD Open Source software. See more open source fud from Black Duck partner Microsoft. It's sad seeing slashdot reduced to spouting Microsoft propaganda, I'm glad CmdrTaco isn't around to see it.
I suspect the cisco NSA liason does this routinely until found out by some third party security researcher. How else are they to perform their data collection duties. ref
"I've been hacked twice recently and that has seriously made me rethink my options for my safety and well-being. So, I ask you dear Slashdot users, from one fellow longtime Slashdotter to another: which is the best router for optimal safety today?"
What make of model was this modem and was it running using the default username/password, UPnP enabled and the ISPs remote upgrade enabled. Personally I've ditched the supplied modem, use a third party model with customized software running as a blob.
The current crisis security problem demonstrate the dangers of a monoculture, as in when a virus comes along, it wipes out most of the ecosystem. The solution being to mix-and-match the hardware/software combinations to effectively produce unique devices, not all susceptible to the latest malware.
'CyberInsecurity: The cost of Monopoly How the Dominance of Microsoft's Products Poses a Risk to Security'
snort !!!
Microsoft Windows strikes again ..
"Iran recruits heavily from online security forums to staff suddenly-launched hacking campaigns, according to new research by Recorded Future."
Why is it hacking is only ever done by just whoever is Americas current best enemy?
'Microsoft's text editing app, Notepad, which has been shipping with Windows since version 1.0 in 1985, now supports line endings in text files created on Linux, Unix, Mac OS, and macOS devices. "This has been a major annoyance for developers, IT Pros, administrators, and end users throughout the community,"'
You cannot be serious, what professional developer in his right mind would use Notepad?
"Microsoft Adds Support For JavaScript Functions in Excel"
Only eleven mentions of Microsoft on the front-page :]
For a new record for how many mentions of Microsoft you can get on the front page.
"I can't help but wonder though if I (and my team) would have been X times more productive or have come up with some amazing new concept or feature, if we didn't have to deal with implementing security measures."
No, security has to be baked in at the design stage and would have no deleterious effect on the implementation of amazing new concepts or features. It's patently obvious that in the rush to get out new features the innovators failed to come up with a design that can't tell the difference between executables and data and don't run executables downloaded over the Internet through opening an email attachment or clicking on a malicious URL.
Have they ever considered not connecting their industrial plant directly to the Internet.
"Too many people experience Stack Overflow as a hostile or elitist place, especially newer coders, women, people of color, and others in marginalized groups."
Please take this social justice diversity waffle off this technology forum. I have no idea as to the rationale and where this is coming from. Real coders don't give a fuck as to what 'marginalized group' you belong to, as long as you can code. There was a test some time back where the code review was scrubbed of gender identity. The women coders actually came off worse, as presumably when reviewers know it was a woman they gave them a higher score.
"Earlier this week, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources granted permission to Taiwanese tech manufacturer Foxconn, best known for assembling Apple's iPhones"
..
And also manufacturer for Amazon, Cisco, Hewlett-Packard, Intel and Microsoft
fap fap fap .. fap fap .. fap .. uuurgh ref !
Internet fapping off to fake images of Emma Watson is not engaging in sex positive biologically driven mating. I'm kinda picturing you here:
--
@Anonymous Fapper: "bruh! lol you need to take a chill pill. First of all if you are trying to speak for techies maybe you should do your research. If i want to find a prostitute i don't go to pornhub, there are plenty of other online services that i could use (most of them highlighted through the SESTA bill reporting)
also, it has been proven time and time again that the banning of prostitution is what promotes people trafficking and sexual violence because the prostitutes cannot go to the police to report any of that. Plus it just makes the exchange just more efficient overall, some people don't need to pay for sex but they will to reduce the time trying to find it.
Some people (usually the smarter ones out there) are sex positive because they realize that biologically we are driven to mate with as many people as possible. Its a survival mechanism that is built into almost every living being on this planet. The idea of monogamy is so rare in this world that it is considered a outlier.
So maybe you should just take a look at your own masochistic tendencies before you go harping on people who just want to let their freak flag fly. Yes i am saying that abstaining from enjoying sexual relationships is a masochistic way of punishing yourself in a sexual manner. In conclusion your puritan morals make you just as dirty a person as the rest of us.
Also it is kind of arrogant to assume that your moral compass is the one that ALL smart people would use. Personally i would suggest that you go do some traveling around the world and try some new experiences."
Online cryptocurrency traders .. a sucker born every minute
"Foundation, the seminal Isaac Asimov science fiction novel trilogy.. that informed Star Wars"
Foundation never informed Star Wars, more likely Buck Rodgers and Saturday morning cinema kiddie serials informed Star Wars. Lets hope they don't ruin it like the Will Smith I, Robot movie. The Expanse and Dark Matter could be said to owe a lot to the works of Asimov and other writers of the period.