Let's not reduce important work to the lowest common denominator, ok?
On the contrary, let's reduce it to the lowest common denominator.
Why? Because sooner or later (if not already) most computers on the net will be run by the "lowest common denominator" people and not by elite like you.
Heck, even I don't upgrade my WinXP at home until the automatic upgrade thingy tells me to. I don't have the time or the will to follow some security mailing-lists.
Exactly who does keeping things secret protect? Not the users, because it's an active exploit.
Actually it does protect users because keeping the exploits secret limits the number of hackers. There will always be exploits, therefore the only way to defend oneself is to limit the access to the information about exploits.
I don't understand how keeping it a secret and leaving people vunerable is better than allowing them to take *any* action to fix it.
Isn't it obvious?
Like it or not, most people won't install a quick fix for a security hole even if it was available from day 1. Therefore, the less people know about the exploit, the less abuse there will be until a major security upgrade is released.
Yes, it's a service. If the exploit is on port 443 and no patch is available and it's actively being exploited, people can protect themselves by blocking port 443.
So instead of a limited group of professional people exploiting the security hole we invite the whole world to join the party?
As the poster above said, nursing and healthcare are hard to outsource. Research and development is most likely secure at least for the time being but there aren't that many corporations that do bona fide long-run research (Intel, IBM and Du Pont come to mind). Might not be everybody's cup of tea: can get pretty hard to get in and even harder to stay in.
Now, everyone and their dog has to get a bachelor's to work at Wal-Mart, works 80 hours a week plus school, buys lots of gadgets and has less than their parents!
Are you trying to say that there is something wrong with us working so hard and being good consumers? What are you? A communist? Don't you see, it's all for the good of the markets?
If you don't work and buy all you can, the markets will get sick like a baby that's not fed and kept warm - you don't like babies getting sick, now do you?
So get out there and start working and buying until we're all free!
If you'd read history you'd realize that every major power (French and Brits in particular) in the human history has embarked on similar projects.
Sorry to disappoint you. There's nothing new here. CIA is no more evil than any other intelligence agency in a similar position.
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Get proper running shoes, even if you're just jogging a mile or two per outing.
Do you have any hints regarding how one gets proper running shoes. Is there a scientific method to it?
When I was still running I was never comfortable with my shoes. I don't know if my feet have a peculiar shape or something but I never seemed to get enough support for my arch.
A friend just got a custom bicycle from Italy, under the Big Sur name. Totally new steel alloy, it's about 17 pounds. Incredible.
A friend of mine has a hybrid with titanium frame. An incredibly stiff and light frame.
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You're absolutely right.
A few years ago my right knee got into a shape that pretty much made it impossible for me to jog anymore.
On a doctor's advice, I took up swimming and cycling and I've never looked back. In the summer I bike to work and back (a total of about 13 km/day) and in the winter when the cold, snow and ice make biking pretty hard for my asthma I go swimming indoors instead.
I know it's a personal thing, but I never realized before that jogging was damn boring compared to cycling and swimming.
A funny thing happens when the power goes out in a High Energy Physics lab
My first thought when I read the first line of your post was: "I wonder if they had all the vacuum pump-valve interlocks sorted out". I suppose you're dealing with roomfuls of ultra high vacuum gear?
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On the contrary, let's reduce it to the lowest common denominator.
Why? Because sooner or later (if not already) most computers on the net will be run by the "lowest common denominator" people and not by elite like you.
Heck, even I don't upgrade my WinXP at home until the automatic upgrade thingy tells me to. I don't have the time or the will to follow some security mailing-lists.
Ever thought about how bad a media hard drives are for backups?
Actually it does protect users because keeping the exploits secret limits the number of hackers. There will always be exploits, therefore the only way to defend oneself is to limit the access to the information about exploits.
Like my grandma who "just wants to read her e-mail and surf the net"?
Isn't it obvious?
Like it or not, most people won't install a quick fix for a security hole even if it was available from day 1. Therefore, the less people know about the exploit, the less abuse there will be until a major security upgrade is released.
Ok. Like what?
Please don't say Java. I know it's an old tune, but every Java application I've run has been ridiculously slow.
So instead of a limited group of professional people exploiting the security hole we invite the whole world to join the party?
So if some people have figured out an exploit in software and are exploiting it, then revealing it to the whole world is a... service?
That's twisted.
As opposed to the endless list of problems with free software?
Spoken like a true slashbot.
Dammit!
You beat me to it.
As the poster above said, nursing and healthcare are hard to outsource. Research and development is most likely secure at least for the time being but there aren't that many corporations that do bona fide long-run research (Intel, IBM and Du Pont come to mind). Might not be everybody's cup of tea: can get pretty hard to get in and even harder to stay in.
Are you trying to say that there is something wrong with us working so hard and being good consumers? What are you? A communist? Don't you see, it's all for the good of the markets?
If you don't work and buy all you can, the markets will get sick like a baby that's not fed and kept warm - you don't like babies getting sick, now do you?
So get out there and start working and buying until we're all free!
Professors tend to be smart, connected and have, out of necessity, developed some political survival skills without being total politicos.
Sorry to disappoint you. There's nothing new here. CIA is no more evil than any other intelligence agency in a similar position.
Do you have any hints regarding how one gets proper running shoes. Is there a scientific method to it?
When I was still running I was never comfortable with my shoes. I don't know if my feet have a peculiar shape or something but I never seemed to get enough support for my arch.
A friend of mine has a hybrid with titanium frame. An incredibly stiff and light frame.
A few years ago my right knee got into a shape that pretty much made it impossible for me to jog anymore.
On a doctor's advice, I took up swimming and cycling and I've never looked back. In the summer I bike to work and back (a total of about 13 km/day) and in the winter when the cold, snow and ice make biking pretty hard for my asthma I go swimming indoors instead.
I know it's a personal thing, but I never realized before that jogging was damn boring compared to cycling and swimming.
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No. As opposed to the normal stuff all intelligence agencies all over the world do.
Or some evil, sinister military/CIA project. Do a quick Google seach on HAARP and/or weather control and you'll see.
It's already being done. You can't record programs from a subscriber channel unless you pay for it
Ok. As long as you don't consent to such a deal.
"By removing this seal you accept the terms of the terms..."
I don't see what's so outrageous about this.
My first thought when I read the first line of your post was: "I wonder if they had all the vacuum pump-valve interlocks sorted out". I suppose you're dealing with roomfuls of ultra high vacuum gear?