I like how all the comments on this thread assume the author actually -has- a discovery like that and isn't just trying to let us in on an interesting daydream problem. =)
My own two cents on the matter: Humanity is not
good at preparing things. Just release it, anonymously if you're worried about repercussions,
and watch the fur fly!
Really, who's gonna get "chipped" because they "think it's cool" to be treated like a herd animal?
You might want to think about that statement
a second time. Alot of people act just like
herd animals in pursuit of 'cool', after all.
They don't have to say it's because of NAT.
Organizations often make up excuses to remove individuals they don't like. The excuses don't
have to be resonable or even provable. Who's
got money to sue? Who would just look for
another service?
...that goes if you say JFK or some sort of keyword a tape recorder in Langley comes on. That was pure bullshit, and someone about a month ago tried to convince me that it was true. Don't people realize the computing power that is needed to do such a thing! This hoax at least goes back to the 80's. Like everyone in the telco industry would need to be in on it, and someone would have leaked it all.
Linux on the other hand is rather up front with what it needs.
A critical point. The working parts
are, to a greater extent, exposed. You can, if
you want to, find out what the hell is going on.
On the other hand, people can stick fingers in
working parts and cause themselves greif if they
don't know what they're doing.
Is there really anyplace the provides good customer service anymore?
Yes, if your idea of customer service is
a reasonable attempt to inform or assist
a customer with your product or service.
If your idea of customer service is expressed
in the cliches that people spout off about it,
then no. That never existed. Service people
are there to support the company's product
or service. They are NOT THERE to support
whatever emotional problem complexes you might
have.
You can crash games on previous consoles, also.
The bugs don't tend to be blatant, true, but
bugs creep in, it's part of life.
The main idea is that a company should put
effort into killing what bugs it can and
supporting customers who get bit by bugs that
get past them.
I have yet to see a real legal reason for broadband
Jesus, I'm sorry, I didn't know that all of
us that play games online that need low-latencies
were BREAKING THE LAW! WE'LL NEVER WANT DECENT
CONNECTIONS TO DO LEGAL, RESONABLE THINGS EVER AGAIN!
But one of the things that would be interesting to know, is how on earth did this guitar strumming, white boy suburbanite, Cat Stevens-wannabe manage to infiltrate the Taliban, a task that is supposedly so formidable that not even the best of the Central Intelligence Agency has been able to achieve it over the past six years?
Correct me if I read this wrong, but it seems he was able to because he -believed-.
What is with this 'well unless you're doing
something wrong why are you worried' arguement?
Are people really that naive? Do people value
their privacy that little?
Did you think about what you said before you
posted it? It doesn't matter what you are
doing. The FBI should not have the power to
create a trojan do what it would be illegal
for you or I to do with, say for example,
backorifice. We're supposed to have the
Rule of Law, not the rule of 'The FBI is
suspcious of me'.
Please wake up people. I don't want you bartering
away all my rights and privacies for a false
sense of security.
Hmmm, did YOU read the story? THE FIRST ONE,
THE MOST RECENT ONE, not linked at the bottom??
Pynnonen's initial advisory on the flaw did not describe the
automatic downloading vulnerability and was concerned instead with
the browser's failure to properly differentiate between file types.
Read the story. Read the other comments. Then
post.
Real banks have state charters and are closely supervised, have strict documentation and recording requirements, etc. I don't give a damn about the physical appearance of my bank, I do care about that little sign on the front door saying "FDIC insured." This doesn't mean that I'll never have problems, but it (and the state charter required for that insurance) does guarantee that they keep sufficient records for problems to be resolved, that money in accounts won't go *poof* if the bank goes under, etc.
Actually, banks can be federally or state chartered. Moreoever, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation logo you speak of is
only for federally chartered and insured banks.
Generally, state requirements for banks are
less strict than federal. But you are right,
Paypal is NOT a bank.
It wasn't the fuel cells, it was in fact a relay,
as you say. The actual relay failed well before
the trip into space began, turning a test run of
the oxygen tanks. IIRC the relay was meant for a
much lower voltage than the test equipment used. The relay ended up becoming fused open, causing a
heater/fan combo inside the tank to be stuck on,
melting insulation and generally screwing the
equipment inside the tank all to hell.
They later replaced the relay, but nothing else.
The crew of the ship activated the heater/fan
as part of routine proceedure in-flight, a
spark happened, the components of the system,
sitting in a bath of liquid oxygen as they were,
burned explosively. Boom.
Guys, it's not because people know too much.
Knowing things is fine. But there's alot of
arrogant people in the world, that either
can't talk down to a newbie's level, or can't
do it without being conceited. Add that to
the people that know but just aren't
articulate enough to explain, and finally
add that to the flat stupidity of many other
people, and you have a wonderful misery.
Carbeurators may have been more easily
understood, but the performance of a decent
fuel injection system is NOTHING like the
performance of a microsoft product, so
IMO the analogy fails.
The Maginot Line failed because it couldn't move. Oh, and because it wasn't finished.
You could finish it any way you wanted, as
long as you didn't make it move it'd still
fail. Remember how they defeated it: by driving
tanks around it.
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I like how all the comments on this thread assume the author actually -has- a discovery like that and isn't just trying to let us in on an interesting daydream problem. =) My own two cents on the matter: Humanity is not good at preparing things. Just release it, anonymously if you're worried about repercussions, and watch the fur fly!
What are they defining heavy use as?
They don't have to say it's because of NAT. Organizations often make up excuses to remove individuals they don't like. The excuses don't have to be resonable or even provable. Who's got money to sue? Who would just look for another service?
Anyone remember the so-called 'NSA Line Eater'?
Funny, since the swtich from @Home, I've found that AT&T is not using the MAC addresses to limit DHCP, or at least not doing it right.
I registered a domain and set it up to forward emails. Change of ISP address? Just change the forwarding.
A critical point. The working parts are, to a greater extent, exposed. You can, if you want to, find out what the hell is going on. On the other hand, people can stick fingers in working parts and cause themselves greif if they don't know what they're doing.
Yes, if your idea of customer service is a reasonable attempt to inform or assist a customer with your product or service.
If your idea of customer service is expressed in the cliches that people spout off about it, then no. That never existed. Service people are there to support the company's product or service. They are NOT THERE to support whatever emotional problem complexes you might have.
Thank you. (kicks over soapbox and walks off)
You can crash games on previous consoles, also. The bugs don't tend to be blatant, true, but bugs creep in, it's part of life. The main idea is that a company should put effort into killing what bugs it can and supporting customers who get bit by bugs that get past them.
Jesus, I'm sorry, I didn't know that all of us that play games online that need low-latencies were BREAKING THE LAW! WE'LL NEVER WANT DECENT CONNECTIONS TO DO LEGAL, RESONABLE THINGS EVER AGAIN!
I hope you mean that sarcastically? When exactly has the US ever 'crushed international terrorism'? Or even put a dent in it?
Correct me if I read this wrong, but it seems he was able to because he -believed-.
Did you think about what you said before you posted it? It doesn't matter what you are doing. The FBI should not have the power to create a trojan do what it would be illegal for you or I to do with, say for example, backorifice. We're supposed to have the Rule of Law, not the rule of 'The FBI is suspcious of me'.
Please wake up people. I don't want you bartering away all my rights and privacies for a false sense of security.
Pynnonen's initial advisory on the flaw did not describe the automatic downloading vulnerability and was concerned instead with the browser's failure to properly differentiate between file types.
Read the story. Read the other comments. Then post.
Actually, banks can be federally or state chartered. Moreoever, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation logo you speak of is only for federally chartered and insured banks.
Generally, state requirements for banks are less strict than federal. But you are right, Paypal is NOT a bank.
Nice to see a niche forming up there...
It wasn't the fuel cells, it was in fact a relay, as you say. The actual relay failed well before the trip into space began, turning a test run of the oxygen tanks. IIRC the relay was meant for a much lower voltage than the test equipment used. The relay ended up becoming fused open, causing a heater/fan combo inside the tank to be stuck on, melting insulation and generally screwing the equipment inside the tank all to hell. They later replaced the relay, but nothing else. The crew of the ship activated the heater/fan as part of routine proceedure in-flight, a spark happened, the components of the system, sitting in a bath of liquid oxygen as they were, burned explosively. Boom.
Money, and ultimately, the power that it buys, is real 'law'.
Opera 5 displays the ads, but they obscure the page below. Is that what they're supposed to do?
Guys, it's not because people know too much. Knowing things is fine. But there's alot of arrogant people in the world, that either can't talk down to a newbie's level, or can't do it without being conceited. Add that to the people that know but just aren't articulate enough to explain, and finally add that to the flat stupidity of many other people, and you have a wonderful misery.
Carbeurators may have been more easily understood, but the performance of a decent fuel injection system is NOTHING like the performance of a microsoft product, so IMO the analogy fails.
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Are NON-AMERICAN lives not as expensive?
Geeze.
The Maginot Line failed because it couldn't move. Oh, and because it wasn't finished. You could finish it any way you wanted, as long as you didn't make it move it'd still fail. Remember how they defeated it: by driving tanks around it.