It keeps your personal data (optionally encrypted) and fills in forms for you. You can then select what data you want actually sent.
Is this what the asker referred to?
The longer range of 802.11 lets people outside your office waste your paper. Plus IP stacks on many printers are insanely fragile, so someone could break the printer pretty simply.
Easy solution to the security problem: VPN tunnel through the firewall. Both secure and useful.
I don't, but in any case, the Printer doesn't have to be wireless-activated. That's what network printing is all about. Connect the printer to the net and connect the laptop via 802.11. No drivers to install 'cause you're using standard PostScript UNIX lpr mechanism and no need to buy expensive bluetooth technology.
When did you actually just want to print from your laptop and not be connected to a wireless lan?
Next we'll have complete dashboards with dozens of controls for gamers, copied directly from fighter jet's cockpit...
Next thing we see cockpits will start copying their joysticks from the gaming industry...
I think that if Lego are so supportive of people hacking their software and extending it, they might consider opening their own source under the GPL or similar license. This will enable them to directly benefit from the works of the people hacking their products in order to develop better 'official' software kits for Mindstorms in the future. It's a win-win situation.
About trademark protection, they have a point. It's one thing to hack Lego code, but a totally different thing to make it look as if it's official, and I don't buy that LegOS was not intended to sound like LEGO. Changing a name is a small price to pay for a very positive attiude towards open-source and hackers by a lagre corporation.
I heard a professional commercial pilot say on NPR tonight that a 180-pound man could break into one of those cockpit doors easily. No battering ram necessary.
Actually, it was reported that as least in one of the planes, the hijackers stabed some stewards and lured the pilots to open to cokpit to see what is going on. That way they got into the cokpit and probably killed all pilots.
...which are not usually discussed on/.
Micro$oft is a real threat in the computers/software world and this is what this site is for. Don't like it? Try visiting a different site.
...USAOLTW&T ?
I dont think so. The obvious merger will be between Micro$oft and the US government (they're already buisness partners). The new corporation/nation will be called MSA (The Microsoft States of America) and will include the DMCA and a new Microsoft law, banning use and production of software by any entity except MSA....
Sure, but what about pr0n text or pr0n ascii art?
Also, there are other types 'obejctionable' content such as drugs, anarchists, and such, that can be expressed as text.
Isn't it a bit irresposible of those scientists? What if they have made a real big earthquake with damage and such? Shouldn't they be a bit more resposible?
of a scene from "Pay It Forward" where a student suggests changing the world through a website instructing kids in china to jump at the same time and thus divert the earth off its orbit...
Didn't think anybody would take this seriously, though...
It is bad because you can either filter too many or too little. Usually both.
For example, Google's cache or altavista's babelfish, and many other loopholes alike (there was a link about this in a previous post). If you allow access to these resources - You've allowed access to all. If not, you've shut down a useful service.
Moreover, I can create my own site that can serve as an open proxy and locate it in the.edu domain (I'm a student), and all your security falls. Heck - one of the students could ask a friend in college to build such a site for him.
Either you enable Internet access to all sites, or disable it altogether, except for some previously downloaded pages. Otherwise - there is now way to do so.
What you may consider however, is a strict accounting system and monitoring (which may be automated) of access to illegal material. That way, you can surf to pr0n sites, but you'll be called to the principal's office once you do.
From now on I'll use exclusively open source security apps, and encourage others to do the same by showing them your post.
Actually, this is not enough. When you are dealing with sensitive information, all your apps should be open-source, this includes the OS, the libraries, and any installed software.
Why, you ask? Because any bit of closed source software could include a keylogger or screen recorder or just modify in RAM your compiled open-source program. Especially you need to fear using closed-source OS, a closed-source library, and a closed-source compiler. All can easily hide backdoors.
... such as Microsoft? We all know about the heaps of voulnerablities in MSFT software, and they're the largest SW company in the world and very well-known.
In any case, you would have to trust the certifier.
With a well-known open-source project, you only need to trust stastics. You only need to trust that there will be one person out of thousands that is experienced enough to find the hole and isn't looking for personal gain for covering it up (like the product vendor or an 'expert' hired by it might).
Not satsified yet? Hire your own expert to test the code.
If someone is editing your logo and putting sucks under it or some such thing... you probably do suck but have no time to sue anyone because you're doing The Next Horrible ThingTM.
Actually, AFAIK this is a parody of the original work and can constitute as fair use, and thus is legal. Right?
If you don't have my permission to record me, you can't record me. I can sue you for it.
Actually, in Israel the law is more permissive. Here, one is allowed to record anything one can hear. This means that if you are one of the parties involved in a conversation, you can record it. This is true even if the person on the other side does not know of it, or even you tell him that you aren't. It's still legal to record the conversation.
From watching american movies/TV, AFAIK the law is the same in the US.
Last time I've checked, neither PGP not GPG had any user-interface other than command line, and a key has only one name/e-mail address attached to it.
What are they talking about???
As a university graduate student and TA, I use email for both personal and professional use. I have multiple accounts issued by the university, but I direct all my email to one central mailbox, that is filtered by procmail.
I never delete any mail, but I file all messages I get. I have lots of unread messages, mostly from mailing lists that I don't read that much. I usually filter these messages by the subject line.
I have a special spam folder that's last on my incoming folders list and I tend to ignore mail there (however my spamfilter misses sometimes).
However, I've realized that it's not that good to have personal, professional, and educational e-mail combined and not easily filterable. That's why I'm starting to use a different email address for every use. That way, I can more effectively block spam and filter different used of my email. For example, I use the address slashdot@alon.wox.org for my slashdot postings, and filter out any message to that address that isn't from slashdot@slashdot.org.
This way I hope to keep my INBOX empty at almost all times.
Once I didn't file messages for some time, and then stopped filing for several months and had 2000+ emails in my INBOX. Now, that's an overwhelming amount - but, I got over it, and my INBOX is empty again (oh wait, it isn't.. gotta go..).
There are lots of free e-mail forwarding services on the web, use Google to look for some..
About ICQ authoriztaion, strange you mentioned it, but due to flaws in ICQ security, anyone can add you to their contact list without your autorization (even without you knowning it). See for example licq which I consider to be the best ICQ client available.
Actually, Microsoft won't admit it but they want home users to pirate their software. This way windows will be the only OS they will know and then Microsoft can keep holding its market share in the more important (to them) buisness sector.
You can realize this when you hear all the BSA commercials are all pointing to buisnesses. Has anybody told you not to pirate a copy of windows at home? No!
Microsoft would better prefer that the customer whose unwilling to pay for software will pirate their software than install Linux.
Just my $0.02.
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It's "DivX ;)", and DivX ;) is not MPEG-4.
It keeps your personal data (optionally encrypted) and fills in forms for you. You can then select what data you want actually sent.
Is this what the asker referred to?
No they can't. I thought it was obvious that you run encrypted VPN, so no plaintext passwords are sent on the net.
Easy solution to the security problem: VPN tunnel through the firewall. Both secure and useful.
I don't, but in any case, the Printer doesn't have to be wireless-activated. That's what network printing is all about. Connect the printer to the net and connect the laptop via 802.11. No drivers to install 'cause you're using standard PostScript UNIX lpr mechanism and no need to buy expensive bluetooth technology.
When did you actually just want to print from your laptop and not be connected to a wireless lan?
Now I can walk all over my room with my printer and print! Also, I can synchronize my cellular phone with the printer, whew great!
Wait a sec... What good will that do?
Another useless application of bluetooth...
keeping the RTF specification in RTF format... hmm...
Next we'll have complete dashboards with dozens of controls for gamers, copied directly from fighter jet's cockpit...
Next thing we see cockpits will start copying their joysticks from the gaming industry...
Mod this up! It's funny... :)
I think that if Lego are so supportive of people hacking their software and extending it, they might consider opening their own source under the GPL or similar license. This will enable them to directly benefit from the works of the people hacking their products in order to develop better 'official' software kits for Mindstorms in the future. It's a win-win situation.
About trademark protection, they have a point. It's one thing to hack Lego code, but a totally different thing to make it look as if it's official, and I don't buy that LegOS was not intended to sound like LEGO. Changing a name is a small price to pay for a very positive attiude towards open-source and hackers by a lagre corporation.
I heard a professional commercial pilot say on NPR tonight that a 180-pound man could break into one of those cockpit doors easily. No battering ram necessary.
Actually, it was reported that as least in one of the planes, the hijackers stabed some stewards and lured the pilots to open to cokpit to see what is going on. That way they got into the cokpit and probably killed all pilots.
...which are not usually discussed on /.
Micro$oft is a real threat in the computers/software world and this is what this site is for. Don't like it? Try visiting a different site.
...USAOLTW&T ?
I dont think so. The obvious merger will be between Micro$oft and the US government (they're already buisness partners). The new corporation/nation will be called MSA (The Microsoft States of America) and will include the DMCA and a new Microsoft law, banning use and production of software by any entity except MSA....
Sure, but what about pr0n text or pr0n ascii art? Also, there are other types 'obejctionable' content such as drugs, anarchists, and such, that can be expressed as text.
Isn't it a bit irresposible of those scientists? What if they have made a real big earthquake with damage and such? Shouldn't they be a bit more resposible?
of a scene from "Pay It Forward" where a student suggests changing the world through a website instructing kids in china to jump at the same time and thus divert the earth off its orbit...
Didn't think anybody would take this seriously, though...
It is bad because you can either filter too many or too little. Usually both. .edu domain (I'm a student), and all your security falls. Heck - one of the students could ask a friend in college to build such a site for him.
For example, Google's cache or altavista's babelfish, and many other loopholes alike (there was a link about this in a previous post). If you allow access to these resources - You've allowed access to all. If not, you've shut down a useful service.
Moreover, I can create my own site that can serve as an open proxy and locate it in the
Either you enable Internet access to all sites, or disable it altogether, except for some previously downloaded pages. Otherwise - there is now way to do so.
What you may consider however, is a strict accounting system and monitoring (which may be automated) of access to illegal material. That way, you can surf to pr0n sites, but you'll be called to the principal's office once you do.
From now on I'll use exclusively open source security apps, and encourage others to do the same by showing them your post.
Actually, this is not enough. When you are dealing with sensitive information, all your apps should be open-source, this includes the OS, the libraries, and any installed software.
Why, you ask? Because any bit of closed source software could include a keylogger or screen recorder or just modify in RAM your compiled open-source program. Especially you need to fear using closed-source OS, a closed-source library, and a closed-source compiler. All can easily hide backdoors.
... such as Microsoft? We all know about the heaps of voulnerablities in MSFT software, and they're the largest SW company in the world and very well-known.
In any case, you would have to trust the certifier.
With a well-known open-source project, you only need to trust stastics. You only need to trust that there will be one person out of thousands that is experienced enough to find the hole and isn't looking for personal gain for covering it up (like the product vendor or an 'expert' hired by it might).
Not satsified yet? Hire your own expert to test the code.
If someone is editing your logo and putting sucks under it or some such thing... you probably do suck but have no time to sue anyone because you're doing The Next Horrible ThingTM.
Actually, AFAIK this is a parody of the original work and can constitute as fair use, and thus is legal. Right?
Disclaimer: IANAL.
If you don't have my permission to record me, you can't record me. I can sue you for it.
Actually, in Israel the law is more permissive. Here, one is allowed to record anything one can hear. This means that if you are one of the parties involved in a conversation, you can record it. This is true even if the person on the other side does not know of it, or even you tell him that you aren't. It's still legal to record the conversation.
From watching american movies/TV, AFAIK the law is the same in the US.
Disclaimer: IANAL.
Last time I've checked, neither PGP not GPG had any user-interface other than command line, and a key has only one name/e-mail address attached to it.
What are they talking about???
As a university graduate student and TA, I use email for both personal and professional use. I have multiple accounts issued by the university, but I direct all my email to one central mailbox, that is filtered by procmail.
I never delete any mail, but I file all messages I get. I have lots of unread messages, mostly from mailing lists that I don't read that much. I usually filter these messages by the subject line.
I have a special spam folder that's last on my incoming folders list and I tend to ignore mail there (however my spamfilter misses sometimes).
However, I've realized that it's not that good to have personal, professional, and educational e-mail combined and not easily filterable. That's why I'm starting to use a different email address for every use. That way, I can more effectively block spam and filter different used of my email. For example, I use the address slashdot@alon.wox.org for my slashdot postings, and filter out any message to that address that isn't from slashdot@slashdot.org.
This way I hope to keep my INBOX empty at almost all times.
Once I didn't file messages for some time, and then stopped filing for several months and had 2000+ emails in my INBOX. Now, that's an overwhelming amount - but, I got over it, and my INBOX is empty again (oh wait, it isn't.. gotta go..).
There are lots of free e-mail forwarding services on the web, use Google to look for some..
About ICQ authoriztaion, strange you mentioned it, but due to flaws in ICQ security, anyone can add you to their contact list without your autorization (even without you knowning it). See for example licq which I consider to be the best ICQ client available.
Actually, Microsoft won't admit it but they want home users to pirate their software. This way windows will be the only OS they will know and then Microsoft can keep holding its market share in the more important (to them) buisness sector.
You can realize this when you hear all the BSA commercials are all pointing to buisnesses. Has anybody told you not to pirate a copy of windows at home? No!
Microsoft would better prefer that the customer whose unwilling to pay for software will pirate their software than install Linux.
Just my $0.02.