Right, and comp sci doesn't have ANY culturally dependent and abstract naming conventions. And I didn't know "the internet" was a computer manufacturer.
I'm talking about the idea that OS X (or any Mac platform) is more secure simply because there are fewer of them out there. Figuring that you won't get hacked because 'there aren't any Mac's out there, so no one will bother to figure out how to hack one' is no better than 'We won't document the GetRootPassword() API, so noone can use it'
Norton uses heuristics to attempt to detect unknown viruses. I have no idea how effective it is, but it is there. I would be really suprised if McAffee didn't, but hey, what do I know.
Anti-theft/inventory management tags, too. Rather than having obvious and potentially bypassed detectors on the doors, the tags can broadcast a signal thats triangulated by recievers. If it's outside the store, then an alarm goes off. Of course, battery life would have to be pretty darn good.. *hrm*
Power to size, not neccesarily power to weight. It's a square foot in size, but only half a millimeter thick - I can't imagine it weighs all that much. And batteries are heavy
Important problem: Artists don't make money till the record label breaks even, which is fine, except the labels turn around and claim the song is a work for hire which gives the label, not the artist the rights to it. If the artist is producing a work for hire, then they are EMPLOYEES of the label, and shouldn't pay thier own fees, nor should thier pay be dependent on the success of the album. If the label is just acting as an agent, then the rights to the song should remain with the artist.
Hesitating to post this, cause the post you replied to is both offtopic and karma-whoring, but one point - the "package" price. Since 90% (at least) of retail computer buyers aren't presented the option of buying without an OS, and often can't do it even if they DO pursue it, or if they manage it they actually have to pay _more_ (!), Windows is considered a part of the computer by the consumer, as much as the proccessor and RAM are. MS likes this, and it's part of their goal. And the idea that Windows is the "computer" is far from uncommon amongst the general public.
a couple problems here...
1) If those planes were Bin Laden fleeing Afghanistan, then why the hell are we bombing them?
2) Do you have any proof that these codewords were in fact on the internet somewhere, and not on a piece of 81/2 x 11 binder paper that one dude had in his pocket?
So I can't say nobody was ever killed in Aushwitz, because thats a big fat lie, but I CAN say that no Japanese POWs were ever tortured, because thats a big fat lie thats not about Nazis? You guys need to get over this whole Nazi obsession already.
Given a good (read: expensive) attorney, you could make a signifigant case for evidence tampering in any case where this was used. After all, the FBI cracked into your box and inserted files, so they obviously had opportunity...
Theres a common thread here that people smart enough, and criminal enough, to use encryption will probably have all kinds of firewalls and packet sniffers. Terrorists aren't super-techno-savvy supermen. It wouldn't be to far out there to figure that they're using windows machines, on dial-up modems, using outlook express and the PGP plugin. For one thing, Windows has much better Arabic support than alternate OSes...
Incorrect analogy. What they are saying is similiar to searching for, finding, and REMOVING a FBI wiretap on your phone line. This, to my uncertain knowledge, is in fact illegal (interfering with a investigation in progress, unauthorized modification of phone lines, if interfering with the wiretap isn't illegal in its own right)
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What you're saying is that someone without signifigant mathematical skill can't create very complex high level math algorithms? I don't think anyone is disputing that. An amateur mathematician isn't going to be able to create, say, a cross-platform 3d first-person shooter, either. I'm not sure how your point is relevant.
Different tools for different uses - it's great that you have your entire file system in your head, but the file system _I_ work with is thousands of gigabytes spread over dozens of disks. I can't remember all that. Also, I dunno what GUI file managers you've worked with, but it's trivial to select directories on all the ones I've worked with, even file manager in windows 3.1. Shells are great for batch copies using wildcards, but GUIS have made some really great advances - you don't HAVE to click on each file one by one (what planet are you from?), drag and drop works fine, as does shift-clicking to select rows of files. Sorting by file type and selecting is equivilent, if slightly longer, than del *.cpp. ANd for browsing through a file system you DON'T have memorized, GUI trees are great.
Because it doesn't prevent distribution. RSA only works when both the sender and receiver want to keep it private. If the reciever publishes his private key all over everywhere, then messages sent to him aren't private. What HDCP and all these other access-prevention algorithms try to do is keep anyone from seeing or finding the private key of the reciever.
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True to a degree I'm sure, but remember that public crypto in this country came about due entirely to amateurs - and they created some of the strongest crypto around, such as RSA. I reccommend the book "Crypto" by Stephen Levy as an excellent overview of the history of public crypto. As anyone who has worked with an MCSE knows, being a "proffesional" does not neccesarily mean you are more skilled.
This is essentially the basis of.NET - many languages, one runtime. All you need is a.NET compiler for the languages of your choice. VB.NET and C# both (can) compile to the same bytecode, which is then run (or compiler) by the.NET CRT. There are.NET compilers in the works for various other languages - Perl for certain, I believe also Python and Java.
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Right, and comp sci doesn't have ANY culturally dependent and abstract naming conventions. And I didn't know "the internet" was a computer manufacturer.
I've tried a number of methods, and wasn't able to get any lists of credit cards. Lots and lots and lots of phone numbers, tho...
Well, if you're hacking MILNET, social engineering can be a colnel exploit :)
I'm talking about the idea that OS X (or any Mac platform) is more secure simply because there are fewer of them out there. Figuring that you won't get hacked because 'there aren't any Mac's out there, so no one will bother to figure out how to hack one' is no better than 'We won't document the GetRootPassword() API, so noone can use it'
Norton uses heuristics to attempt to detect unknown viruses. I have no idea how effective it is, but it is there. I would be really suprised if McAffee didn't, but hey, what do I know.
Anti-theft/inventory management tags, too. Rather than having obvious and potentially bypassed detectors on the doors, the tags can broadcast a signal thats triangulated by recievers. If it's outside the store, then an alarm goes off. Of course, battery life would have to be pretty darn good.. *hrm*
Power to size, not neccesarily power to weight. It's a square foot in size, but only half a millimeter thick - I can't imagine it weighs all that much. And batteries are heavy
No. There is less chance of security bugs being FOUND due to low usage. This is another example of security through obscurity.
Important problem: Artists don't make money till the record label breaks even, which is fine, except the labels turn around and claim the song is a work for hire which gives the label, not the artist the rights to it. If the artist is producing a work for hire, then they are EMPLOYEES of the label, and shouldn't pay thier own fees, nor should thier pay be dependent on the success of the album. If the label is just acting as an agent, then the rights to the song should remain with the artist.
Hesitating to post this, cause the post you replied to is both offtopic and karma-whoring, but one point - the "package" price. Since 90% (at least) of retail computer buyers aren't presented the option of buying without an OS, and often can't do it even if they DO pursue it, or if they manage it they actually have to pay _more_ (!), Windows is considered a part of the computer by the consumer, as much as the proccessor and RAM are. MS likes this, and it's part of their goal. And the idea that Windows is the "computer" is far from uncommon amongst the general public.
a couple problems here...
1) If those planes were Bin Laden fleeing Afghanistan, then why the hell are we bombing them?
2) Do you have any proof that these codewords were in fact on the internet somewhere, and not on a piece of 81/2 x 11 binder paper that one dude had in his pocket?
Sure, then when theres a crash YOU can be the one crawling over 50 acres of swamp with a magnifying glass looking for them.
So I can't say nobody was ever killed in Aushwitz, because thats a big fat lie, but I CAN say that no Japanese POWs were ever tortured, because thats a big fat lie thats not about Nazis? You guys need to get over this whole Nazi obsession already.
Given a good (read: expensive) attorney, you could make a signifigant case for evidence tampering in any case where this was used. After all, the FBI cracked into your box and inserted files, so they obviously had opportunity...
Theres a common thread here that people smart enough, and criminal enough, to use encryption will probably have all kinds of firewalls and packet sniffers. Terrorists aren't super-techno-savvy supermen. It wouldn't be to far out there to figure that they're using windows machines, on dial-up modems, using outlook express and the PGP plugin. For one thing, Windows has much better Arabic support than alternate OSes...
Thankfully, since I use opera and mozialla, IE is not a trusted app for me.
Incorrect analogy. What they are saying is similiar to searching for, finding, and REMOVING a FBI wiretap on your phone line. This, to my uncertain knowledge, is in fact illegal (interfering with a investigation in progress, unauthorized modification of phone lines, if interfering with the wiretap isn't illegal in its own right)
What you're saying is that someone without signifigant mathematical skill can't create very complex high level math algorithms? I don't think anyone is disputing that. An amateur mathematician isn't going to be able to create, say, a cross-platform 3d first-person shooter, either. I'm not sure how your point is relevant.
Am I the only one that thinks operating your deadbolts via RF is stupid?
Yeah, yeah, yeah, encryption. Crypto Shmypto.
Different tools for different uses - it's great that you have your entire file system in your head, but the file system _I_ work with is thousands of gigabytes spread over dozens of disks. I can't remember all that. Also, I dunno what GUI file managers you've worked with, but it's trivial to select directories on all the ones I've worked with, even file manager in windows 3.1. Shells are great for batch copies using wildcards, but GUIS have made some really great advances - you don't HAVE to click on each file one by one (what planet are you from?), drag and drop works fine, as does shift-clicking to select rows of files. Sorting by file type and selecting is equivilent, if slightly longer, than del *.cpp. ANd for browsing through a file system you DON'T have memorized, GUI trees are great.
Because it doesn't prevent distribution. RSA only works when both the sender and receiver want to keep it private. If the reciever publishes his private key all over everywhere, then messages sent to him aren't private. What HDCP and all these other access-prevention algorithms try to do is keep anyone from seeing or finding the private key of the reciever.
True to a degree I'm sure, but remember that public crypto in this country came about due entirely to amateurs - and they created some of the strongest crypto around, such as RSA. I reccommend the book "Crypto" by Stephen Levy as an excellent overview of the history of public crypto. As anyone who has worked with an MCSE knows, being a "proffesional" does not neccesarily mean you are more skilled.
This is essentially the basis of .NET - many languages, one runtime. All you need is a .NET compiler for the languages of your choice. VB .NET and C# both (can) compile to the same bytecode, which is then run (or compiler) by the .NET CRT. There are .NET compilers in the works for various other languages - Perl for certain, I believe also Python and Java.
I can't imagine any reason why MS would allow OpenGL to run on a box thats essentially a hardware implementation of DirectX.