The ISS is not designed to survive re-entry, the shuttle is.
... only when flown in a very delicate and narrow path to only expose the tiles underneath, and to bleed off their speed at a controlled rate. Anything other than that controlled flight path *will* result in another Columbia.
I understand exactly what he's saying... and he's crying because he chose the wrong license to begin with. The simple quote I chose is more than enough reason for him to choose the license.
This is arguably more of an issue in the compiler than in the kernel,
Not completely... from the SANS Storm Center, the code was as follows:
struct sock *sk = tun->sk;// initialize sk with tun->sk
if (!tun)
return POLLERR;// if tun is NULL return error
The error was that the compiler optimized away the if statement, assuming that tun had already been initialized. The check should have been placed before the sock variable referenced it. Not entirely obvious maybe, but then again, it should have been checked before the assignment.
What if you _like_ having an open access port, and don't mind if your elderly neighbors use it occasionally to check their email?
So be a good neighbor, and go over to visit them and set them up to use your secured network! Unsecured networks can also result in abuses like spam attacks, virus launches, identity theft, not just stealing your bandwidth.
By letting your neighbors on your unsecured network, you just might be opening them up to password sniffing and identity theft!
I run my own personal mail server ( on a small budget too), and its availability has exceeded google's. I think there's plenty of room for folks to run their own mail servers, if they want better control or privacy...
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't it the case nowadays that blackhole lists ( or whatever they're called ) are used mainly as a factor in weighing scores in Bayesian methods of filtering spam, rather than just blocking email outright? In other words, the usage is still widespread, not for direct blocking, but for helping a program decide if its spam or not?
As paitre says, the smart people are... but it's not as clear cut as that. Some locations receive so much traffic they have to weed out some connections at the SMTP level. This is usually done wish a conservative DNSBL, and greylisting. After that, messages can be subjected to a gauntlet of tests and the final answer based on the sum of those tests. Some degree of SMTP level filtering at the front end saves a lot of resources on the backend scanning.
Disclaimer/plug: I am a developer of Maia Mailguard (but the heavy lifting belongs to SpamAssassin)
The end result being that our roads deteriorate much faster than they do in places like Europe, requiring much more frequent repair work for higher prices.
I wonder if that has anything to do with the sharp difference in roads between Kansas and Missouri. Missouri roads seldom last a year....
"Oh, that's a clever optimization Ted came up with. See, if you have the normal int as a parameter, Java copies the whole integer on the stack. But if you use Integer it only copies a pointer to it."
AAARGH!
Priceless and worthless at the same time... awesome!
Seriously, how much difference to they make in real world practice? Sure, a sensitive TDR device may indicate siganl bounce, but does it actually affect the data throughput?
If the network interfaces don't see any errors, it's "good enough".
Torvalds exactly knows who it is and most people following the discussion will probably know it, too....
Yes, Mr. Torvalds is fairly outspoken.
Yes, and the folks in that conversation are very thick skinned and are used to such statements, it's just they way they communicate. Having Linus call you a moron is nothing. (and he's probably right);)
How many times have I looked at my own code and asked, "What MORON came up with this junk?"
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The ISS is not designed to survive re-entry, the shuttle is.
... only when flown in a very delicate and narrow path to only expose the tiles underneath, and to bleed off their speed at a controlled rate. Anything other than that controlled flight path *will* result in another Columbia.
To make a patch that simply turned off ActiveX? I better be misreading this...
Not only that, but it forced a reboot. Why do you need a reboot to turn off a service?
In other news, why was my machine set to install automatically... and reboot automatically... Gah! What a stupid setting!
You missed the part where they knew about the flaw 18 months ago. That's just... sad.
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When will they ever learn that DRM just means defective by design?
I wonder... if the collective damage done by this erasure adds up to $5000, does that make it a violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act?
I understand exactly what he's saying... and he's crying because he chose the wrong license to begin with. The simple quote I chose is more than enough reason for him to choose the license.
This is arguably more of an issue in the compiler than in the kernel,
Not completely... from the SANS Storm Center, the code was as follows:
struct sock *sk = tun->sk;
if (!tun) // if tun is NULL return error
return POLLERR;
The error was that the compiler optimized away the if statement, assuming that tun had already been initialized. The check should have been placed before the sock variable referenced it. Not entirely obvious maybe, but then again, it should have been checked before the assignment.
What if you _like_ having an open access port, and don't mind if your elderly neighbors use it occasionally to check their email?
So be a good neighbor, and go over to visit them and set them up to use your secured network! Unsecured networks can also result in abuses like spam attacks, virus launches, identity theft, not just stealing your bandwidth.
By letting your neighbors on your unsecured network, you just might be opening them up to password sniffing and identity theft!
From the article:
That's my first reason I use the GPL:
Because I want to, and if you disagree with it then don't use my software. It's as simple as that.
You know Zed, that's all you have to say. The rest was at best... silly.
But... systems that refuse to allow a new password because it has n characters in common with the old... must be storing the password...
I run my own personal mail server ( on a small budget too), and its availability has exceeded google's. I think there's plenty of room for folks to run their own mail servers, if they want better control or privacy...
Since it's vendor-driven, it's going to be exactly what the vendors can agree upon - no more, and no less.
That sounds pretty worthless.....
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't it the case nowadays that blackhole lists ( or whatever they're called ) are used mainly as a factor in weighing scores in Bayesian methods of filtering spam, rather than just blocking email outright? In other words, the usage is still widespread, not for direct blocking, but for helping a program decide if its spam or not?
As paitre says, the smart people are... but it's not as clear cut as that. Some locations receive so much traffic they have to weed out some connections at the SMTP level. This is usually done wish a conservative DNSBL, and greylisting. After that, messages can be subjected to a gauntlet of tests and the final answer based on the sum of those tests. Some degree of SMTP level filtering at the front end saves a lot of resources on the backend scanning.
Disclaimer/plug: I am a developer of Maia Mailguard (but the heavy lifting belongs to SpamAssassin)
such rudeness, and it gets modded up.... calling the OP a blind pig and a dog's ass?
oh, wait....
The end result being that our roads deteriorate much faster than they do in places like Europe, requiring much more frequent repair work for higher prices.
I wonder if that has anything to do with the sharp difference in roads between Kansas and Missouri. Missouri roads seldom last a year....
Uhhh. No.
While she's clearing her throat, those of us in the audience are singing...
Sing with me now...
Na na na na. Na na na na. Hey hey hey! Goodbye!
"Oh, that's a clever optimization Ted came up with. See, if you have the normal int as a parameter, Java copies the whole integer on the stack. But if you use Integer it only copies a pointer to it."
AAARGH!
Priceless and worthless at the same time... awesome!
You do know that you need to check the oil in your car and lawnmower? Your lawnmower blade may need sharpening?
You should have a basic understanding of your tool at hand. Some tools are dangerous.
Seriously, how much difference to they make in real world practice? Sure, a sensitive TDR device may indicate siganl bounce, but does it actually affect the data throughput?
If the network interfaces don't see any errors, it's "good enough".
NO!
Google for backscatter spam. If you do bounce spam, you'll get tagged as a spammer due to forged senders.
(As an aside - fixing all that did finally motivate me to learn regexps)
Hopefully you learned CSS in the process too... ;)
Even though I do code in perl some.... that's a winning comment.
I have seen Brits and Swiss jerks leave their office at 5:00pm while I stayed at my desk until 10:00pm past.
Hmm, and who exactly is the winner here?
OH no, you know what that means? We all just RTFA. I think that signals the end of the world or something.
Torvalds exactly knows who it is and most people following the discussion will probably know it, too....
Yes, Mr. Torvalds is fairly outspoken.
Yes, and the folks in that conversation are very thick skinned and are used to such statements, it's just they way they communicate. Having Linus call you a moron is nothing. (and he's probably right) ;)
How many times have I looked at my own code and asked, "What MORON came up with this junk?"