Oh my.. You are damning anyone with an independant view on politics and world events. Heaven forbid anyone voice their opinions, and they differ with yours.
Thank god I'm Canadian, and we don't all follow our government like a soupline. We actually tell our politicians when we don't like their agenda. hahah I feel sorry for the patriotic way.
My problem with manipulating human genetics, is that perhaps there is a reason that we have diseases that target certain genes. What ever happened to natural selection? What if, in 500 years, we genetically evolve the human race to be so similar to each other in genetic makeup, that all it would take is a simple genetic disease, that targets our specific "perfect genetic makeup"? What would happen then? There is no escape from such a scenario.
We don't need a huge boulder plummeting into our ocean to kill us all off, all it takes is our longing to be perfect, to destroy us.
This is speculative, of course. I cannot predict, with certainty, that humanity will go in that direction, but it is definately a possibility, and it needs to be considered now, while we still have a grip on who we are, and what we want, as a race.
Why install a rootkit when there are so many other, much easier vulnerabilities to exploit? I mean, come on... What haxx0r has time to write a rootkit, when they have oodles of options at their fingertips? It's the difference between a script kiddie and a real h@xx0r..
If it were me, I would just find a buffer overflow, and have some fun..
Now all I need is a high resolution color printout of a desktop, a bag to match, and I can sit at the coffee shop pickin up chicks for a much lower price than buying an actual laptop:P
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Is it just me, or does the article hint to the fact that the FTC is busting them because of FRAUD through spam, not spam in general. It's been known for a long time that the FTC is tracking so many fraud cases involving email scams, this one just happened to get media attention.
The problem is... On our long road to the perfect society, we are trying to eliminate weasels and frauds. That is why we have consumer protection laws. In your mind, people should not have a legal recourse if they are obviously mislead (either unintentional or intentional). In my mind, if I buy a house, and they build my wall studs out of lego bricks instead of building grade 2x4 and 2x6, that I should have no legal recourse? Come on...
I appreciate your sentiment, but really -- I have a computer in my pocket! It's called a PDA. Most modern cars have computers in them, too! Maybe not the kind you're thinking of, though. I guess what I want to know is what's impressive about this advance? What will it actually mean as far as technology advances go? Faster chips? "Better?" Just smaller? What? How will this improve our lives? It's not immediately obvious to me, and I'd like to know!
Perhaps you don't think on a large enough scale.. What about submarine technology? The more technology we can fit in cramped quarters, the better. Or how about those cool star trek tri-quarters? I would like to see something similar come along in my lifetime. In the big picture, every advance we make to improve technology is a VERY important step. Without the small steps, we would have no big steps.
This is exactly where I see space exploration for humans going. We need to think in an entirely different direction. If we left our space exploration to NASA forever, we'd be flying rockets 10,000 years from now. We need to fully engineer and develop third party launch techniques. MagLift comes to mind. Perhaps some very rich entrepreneurs could come into the picture and help fund the MagLift, and make it a reality. I truly believe that this will be the next step in developing a low-cost launch technology.
NASA, i spit on thee for wasting the last 40 years. That 40 years could mean the difference between getting nailed by a global killer or engineering the technology to setup a habitat on Europa.
You, as a consumer have options. Everyone, as a consumer has options. What makes you want to buy a Microsoft OS every time? What takes your wallet, runs you to the store, and makes you pick up a box with that dreaded logo on it? You don't have to buy it, there is no legal constraint for someone to make an OS to suit your needs, or, for that matter, anyone else's needs. I wish people would understand this.
If all you can do is sit in a *nix community bashing MS because YOU paid for an OS that didn't suit YOUR needs, then you, sir, are an idiot.
On the other hand, if you would really like to help us *nix people develop an operating system that doesn't BSOD every 5 minutes, then how about you pick up a book on OOP and c++ or C, and help us develop it?
It is one thing to constantly hear people bash MS, but this guy just admitted to buying the software.
IF IT SUX WHY DID YOU BUY IT??
Oh, the pretty logo, i see.
You miss the total point of the original post. THEY WILL STOP MAKING LOCALIZED VERSIONS OF THEIR SOFTWARE. Hence, they used to make chinese versions of their software, now they don't. If they could get by with english versions, then they wont miss their chinese version.
Your original coward post is redundant.
You sir, are quite stupid. And I can say that, because you have proven yourself ten times over.
Samsung has made a bad move doing this. The actions of a company definately affect their sales, how can you argue they do not? Regardless of their satelite location, it shows horrible HQ management. What company would let their satelite office make a judgement to hold back review monitors from Tom? That's just asking for it.
And another thing, Samsung has just lost my business for their mentality on this topic. If they dare chew out the little guy, then what is my business to them? I control the purchasing for a large West Coast company, with numerous locations around North America. I was actually looking into the Samsungs, and I am a die-hard THG and HOCP fan. But this stunt has made me go sour on Samsung. I even wrote to Samsung once I heard about this.
So a companys' actions definately do affect my decision on purchasing. As a fellow system admin, you should be ashamed that you would support a company that discourages the internet portion of reviews. Heck, I would believe Tom over PC World any day.
CoyoteGuy
Chief Systems Admin
(I wont say my company name)
True... I believe that the policy up here in Canada is that 3.5 is the signal loss cutoff point, and they won't deliver adsl if there is signal loss (support issues). Although we have moved to new racks and modems that broaden the distance from C.O. to modem. 9800 ft. is probably the physical distance and 18000 is the wire loop distance like you said.
Either way, the service up here, I can say with confidence, is very stable and reliable. The speeds are very consistent, and down time is at a very minimum.
I don't know where you get that from. Up in Canada, 3.5 km is the maximum distance from the C.O. to site allowed before you get crazy signal loss... I know, because we are 3.8km away and we already get loss.
Not to mention if they bundle your pair with a HDSL line or frame relay line, you're screwed.
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Oh my.. You are damning anyone with an independant view on politics and world events. Heaven forbid anyone voice their opinions, and they differ with yours.
Thank god I'm Canadian, and we don't all follow our government like a soupline. We actually tell our politicians when we don't like their agenda. hahah I feel sorry for the patriotic way.
My problem with manipulating human genetics, is that perhaps there is a reason that we have diseases that target certain genes. What ever happened to natural selection? What if, in 500 years, we genetically evolve the human race to be so similar to each other in genetic makeup, that all it would take is a simple genetic disease, that targets our specific "perfect genetic makeup"? What would happen then? There is no escape from such a scenario.
We don't need a huge boulder plummeting into our ocean to kill us all off, all it takes is our longing to be perfect, to destroy us.
This is speculative, of course. I cannot predict, with certainty, that humanity will go in that direction, but it is definately a possibility, and it needs to be considered now, while we still have a grip on who we are, and what we want, as a race.
Could be worse.. What if they re-enacted WinNuke? :)
First, our nation is faced with a war within 48 hours, then I pickup the link to a MS patch on Slashdot... What next? Hell freezing over in a week???
Why install a rootkit when there are so many other, much easier vulnerabilities to exploit? I mean, come on... What haxx0r has time to write a rootkit, when they have oodles of options at their fingertips? It's the difference between a script kiddie and a real h@xx0r..
If it were me, I would just find a buffer overflow, and have some fun..
Now I can put this puppy on my visa, divorce, and get my Nissan 350Z... Of course you realize that would be waaay too easy... :)
Now all I need is a high resolution color printout of a desktop, a bag to match, and I can sit at the coffee shop pickin up chicks for a much lower price than buying an actual laptop :P
Slashdot - Sarcasm, Trolls, and Ego... All under one roof
Is it just me, or does the article hint to the fact that the FTC is busting them because of FRAUD through spam, not spam in general. It's been known for a long time that the FTC is tracking so many fraud cases involving email scams, this one just happened to get media attention.
The problem is... On our long road to the perfect society, we are trying to eliminate weasels and frauds. That is why we have consumer protection laws. In your mind, people should not have a legal recourse if they are obviously mislead (either unintentional or intentional). In my mind, if I buy a house, and they build my wall studs out of lego bricks instead of building grade 2x4 and 2x6, that I should have no legal recourse? Come on...
I appreciate your sentiment, but really -- I have a computer in my pocket! It's called a PDA. Most modern cars have computers in them, too! Maybe not the kind you're thinking of, though.
I guess what I want to know is what's impressive about this advance? What will it actually mean as far as technology advances go? Faster chips? "Better?" Just smaller? What? How will this improve our lives? It's not immediately obvious to me, and I'd like to know!
Perhaps you don't think on a large enough scale.. What about submarine technology? The more technology we can fit in cramped quarters, the better. Or how about those cool star trek tri-quarters? I would like to see something similar come along in my lifetime. In the big picture, every advance we make to improve technology is a VERY important step. Without the small steps, we would have no big steps.
Guess I'm gonna pack my bags and start up an ISP in India that doesn't block access to the large portals.
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Ahhh forget it, I know you won't.
Gentle, on a mirrored link? on slashdot?
That's like Homer being sparing... on a case of Duff..
In the grand scheme of things, it didn't take them long to evolve from there into the 20mm Vulcan cannon firing 100 explosive rounds every second.
Sorry, but the M-61 A-1 20 MM Vulcan cannon fires 6,000 rounds per minute in air-to-air mode,
Isn't that what he just said??
100 rounds * 60 seconds = 6000 rounds per minute
Last I checked, peer to peer meant no server involved... just generic clients connecting to each other..
Well, I hope they find Alamos... First it was equipment, now its the whole facility!!
Lost Alamos... I kill me!
Don't be so ignorant. Without those restaurants, cats would be running around rampant.
OMG I almost busted a gut laughing that time.
I would be lucky if my damn C-64 didn't eat every fricken tape you jammed into it.
hahahahaha
When's the last time you had to plug in an antenna?
This is exactly where I see space exploration for humans going. We need to think in an entirely different direction. If we left our space exploration to NASA forever, we'd be flying rockets 10,000 years from now. We need to fully engineer and develop third party launch techniques. MagLift comes to mind. Perhaps some very rich entrepreneurs could come into the picture and help fund the MagLift, and make it a reality. I truly believe that this will be the next step in developing a low-cost launch technology.
NASA, i spit on thee for wasting the last 40 years. That 40 years could mean the difference between getting nailed by a global killer or engineering the technology to setup a habitat on Europa.
You don't know what you are talking about.
You, as a consumer have options. Everyone, as a consumer has options. What makes you want to buy a Microsoft OS every time? What takes your wallet, runs you to the store, and makes you pick up a box with that dreaded logo on it? You don't have to buy it, there is no legal constraint for someone to make an OS to suit your needs, or, for that matter, anyone else's needs. I wish people would understand this.
If all you can do is sit in a *nix community bashing MS because YOU paid for an OS that didn't suit YOUR needs, then you, sir, are an idiot.
On the other hand, if you would really like to help us *nix people develop an operating system that doesn't BSOD every 5 minutes, then how about you pick up a book on OOP and c++ or C, and help us develop it?
It is one thing to constantly hear people bash MS, but this guy just admitted to buying the software.
IF IT SUX WHY DID YOU BUY IT??
Oh, the pretty logo, i see.
You miss the total point of the original post. THEY WILL STOP MAKING LOCALIZED VERSIONS OF THEIR SOFTWARE. Hence, they used to make chinese versions of their software, now they don't. If they could get by with english versions, then they wont miss their chinese version. Your original coward post is redundant.
You sir, are quite stupid. And I can say that, because you have proven yourself ten times over.
Samsung has made a bad move doing this. The actions of a company definately affect their sales, how can you argue they do not? Regardless of their satelite location, it shows horrible HQ management. What company would let their satelite office make a judgement to hold back review monitors from Tom? That's just asking for it.
And another thing, Samsung has just lost my business for their mentality on this topic. If they dare chew out the little guy, then what is my business to them? I control the purchasing for a large West Coast company, with numerous locations around North America. I was actually looking into the Samsungs, and I am a die-hard THG and HOCP fan. But this stunt has made me go sour on Samsung. I even wrote to Samsung once I heard about this.
So a companys' actions definately do affect my decision on purchasing. As a fellow system admin, you should be ashamed that you would support a company that discourages the internet portion of reviews. Heck, I would believe Tom over PC World any day.
CoyoteGuy
Chief Systems Admin
(I wont say my company name)
True... I believe that the policy up here in Canada is that 3.5 is the signal loss cutoff point, and they won't deliver adsl if there is signal loss (support issues). Although we have moved to new racks and modems that broaden the distance from C.O. to modem. 9800 ft. is probably the physical distance and 18000 is the wire loop distance like you said.
Either way, the service up here, I can say with confidence, is very stable and reliable. The speeds are very consistent, and down time is at a very minimum.
I don't know where you get that from. Up in Canada, 3.5 km is the maximum distance from the C.O. to site allowed before you get crazy signal loss... I know, because we are 3.8km away and we already get loss.
Not to mention if they bundle your pair with a HDSL line or frame relay line, you're screwed.
3.5 km from your switching C.O. 3500m = 9840 feet