Here's Orkut's stats as of today: 43.76% brazilians vs. 22.2% americans. Given that rude and stupid people are an internationaly available commodity, it is more likely to see some brazilian person being a jerk in Orkut. As someone already said here in this very thread, it _is_ a netiquette issue. Orkut comunities _do_ have a "official" language in its description. I really think it is just a matter of way too much free time in the wrong hands. If someone starts a thread in english, someone else replies in portuguese (or any other language, for thar matter), the first someone asks to the second someone to write in english, because, hey, that's the "official" community language and the second someone can only reply with some lame ass, totally out of context excuse as "You invaded Iraq for no good reason. I shall invade this community for the very same reason" (Believe me, I've seen it), the second someone should not be labeled as "those f**kin brazilians", they should be labeled as "those f**king morons", regardless of the nationality.
Guys... the whole point is: Brazil is a *poor* country! (Yes, I was born and raised in Brasil) We're a poor but *huge* country with *lots* of government driven agencies and government funded companies. It's quite simple: Linux is very suitable for government funded companies/agencies/whatever and it is *free*! It saves us money and we really need that money. The whole poit is: Linux (or any other free software {as in beer} for that matter) saves us a *lot* of money. Is not that our president loves Linus or Stallman, we just want to save some penny, and that's what it is.
I totally agree with you dnaumov, I've named this policy "Microsoftish" due to the Win 95 support model, which RedHat has taken to the next level... I know it's unfair, but i'm just naming it after the most famous EOL supporter known to mankind.
Quoting the press release @ Yahoo: "Secure Hidden Storage
Providing secure storage of certificates and keys used for the authentication or encryption of confidential data for wired and wireless transmissions is a critical challenge facing the computer industry and end users. The storage of such information must be tamper-resistant. Current solutions, such as Smart Cards and the Trusted Computing Platform Alliance's (TCPA) Trusted Platform Module (TPM), are external components that add cost and increase both design complexity and system space requirements.
Transmeta's new security technologies will provide interfaces to the Crusoe architecture that enable both runtime and persistent, secure storage of certificates, keys, and eventually, other confidential information. These storage facilities are within the Crusoe architecture and thus invisible to the x86 space, representing the ultimate tamper-resistant environment. Such robust capabilities are a direct benefit of Transmeta's unique software and hardware approach to microprocessor design. "
Maybe I'm missing something here but: if this storage area is invisible to the x86 space, how do I store any data on it (like my gpg keypair for instance)? And if there's a x86 interface, how is this invisible? Any ideas? Anyone?
Perhaps my concept of "futile" diff from yours. No modchips is just one reason, another "futile" reason is to prove that even 2048 bit keys are breakable provided the CPU power. Maybe they (Neoproject) just want to see how far distributed computing can go, maybe they just like prime numbers. Or maybe, just maybe, they are trying to prove that braking a 2048bit key is not futile.
And what if this is a *really* complex and elaborated scam? I mean, picture this scenario: there's 300k people playing online each one of them with 100 dollas worth of entropia dollars in their virtual wallets. All of the sudden there's a "death squad" maintained by the what's-its-name company. They cannot be killed and they go around stealing the entropy money and cashing it out with several different accounts. There's 30 mi just there. I know, sounds terribly crazy and it is a really long shot, but people can do some pretty weird stuff when it comes down to the mighty buck.
I was wondering that myself. There's a _huge_ difference between 8 megabytes/s and 8 megabits/s.
Now imagine this: You go to the park with your ethereal / sniffit enabled laptop and sniff around until you got some credit cards numbers / logins & passwords / private data or such from the WEP Free park goers... will this create a new type of park mugger?
what about forged MAC Addresses? Sure, it's more than the average Wardriver would do to get access, but changing MAC's isn't _that_ hard. But this is a neat white paper though.
Just a few points here:
- I don't think there's a conspiracy here. J is moving and that's it. ICANN does not have to go "stop the presses! J ROOT SERVER is moving". They just have to release the new hints file. There's no need to panic, as someone posted before.
- The 13 root servers were attacked, A (hosted by Verisign at undisclosed location ) survived the attack and J didn't. Why not move J to a safer place?
- Improving the security of the root servers is a *good* thing, not a bad one. The root servers network is a sensitive one, and everything done there must be done very carefully, especially after the DDoS.
- Go get some sleep, the root servers around the world will grant you the right to translate IP addresses:)
I find this theory pretty good. As far as my named.cache knows, J was "temporarily hosted at NSI" and since root server A survived the DDoS and J did not, moving J to Verisign seems a pretty good thing to do. I truly believe that's why J is moving.
You should take a look at this article. Students at Dartmouth College have been using / developing wi-fi tracking systems for a while now. A nice way to track down your buddies at the campus.
If you're a bold person you should give the experimental XFT nightly builds a shot. They have been working great here for a couple of weeks with TTFonts and RH 8. There's also RPM's for RedHat 7.x
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No, that's Colombia. And they're not "controlled" by druglords, although they do have a serious problem with this. Colombia is a democracy, and I really hope they work this out. And, no, I'm not a Colombian citizen.
I rest my case. Yr 120% right:)
Or maybe I'm just a naive kid who thinks that people in a democracy should have the freedom to choose. But I totally agree with you.
Well, you've got a really good point there Dynedain. But since education is a huge issue in Brasil, mandatory voting is not so good just because the candidates use this obligation to offer poor people "favors" for votes. If Brasilian people were receiving good education the mandatory voting would be a good thing. My point is that mandatory voting is not bad per se, but the circumstances are the devil in this particular issue.
I live in Rio, and I can tell you all this: The mayor is a complete idiot that should be doing a better job insted of buggin Fox with those ridiculous allegations. And yes, the forecaster's getting sued article is completely true, and that's just another example of the mayor's insanity.
maelstrom, that's a really good question. I wonder that myself, and I am voting with those machines tomorrow. The system is closed, but the TI people of the several parties have access to the code for auditing purposes. Not that it solves the issue, but since there is a lot of "ideological conflicts" between the parties, i guess the auditing process' balance is positive. Or not:)
That's not quite like that Dynedain. Voting should not be mandatory. How can a democracy be a *real* democracy if people are required to vote? But that's not even my point. The point is that Brasil is a third world country, a poor country and a country where most people does not have good education. This is a very dangerous thing, since poor people "trade" votes for, say, a pair of shoes. Sure, electronic ballots are good prevent frauds, it speeds the counting process and such, but it is *not* that kind of a miracle. What good is to have electronic ballots if the people is almost un-educated? I'm brasilian, I'm voting tomorrow and I really hope that things change. (I think my english writing illustrates how badly educated we are:)
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Here's Orkut's stats as of today: 43.76% brazilians vs. 22.2% americans. Given that rude and stupid people are an internationaly available commodity, it is more likely to see some brazilian person being a jerk in Orkut. As someone already said here in this very thread, it _is_ a netiquette issue. Orkut comunities _do_ have a "official" language in its description. I really think it is just a matter of way too much free time in the wrong hands. If someone starts a thread in english, someone else replies in portuguese (or any other language, for thar matter), the first someone asks to the second someone to write in english, because, hey, that's the "official" community language and the second someone can only reply with some lame ass, totally out of context excuse as "You invaded Iraq for no good reason. I shall invade this community for the very same reason" (Believe me, I've seen it), the second someone should not be labeled as "those f**kin brazilians", they should be labeled as "those f**king morons", regardless of the nationality.
Guys... the whole point is: Brazil is a *poor* country! (Yes, I was born and raised in Brasil) We're a poor but *huge* country with *lots* of government driven agencies and government funded companies. It's quite simple: Linux is very suitable for government funded companies/agencies/whatever and it is *free*! It saves us money and we really need that money. The whole poit is: Linux (or any other free software {as in beer} for that matter) saves us a *lot* of money. Is not that our president loves Linus or Stallman, we just want to save some penny, and that's what it is.
I totally agree with you dnaumov, I've named this policy "Microsoftish" due to the Win 95 support model, which RedHat has taken to the next level... I know it's unfair, but i'm just naming it after the most famous EOL supporter known to mankind.
Quoting the press release @ Yahoo:
"Secure Hidden Storage Providing secure storage of certificates and keys used for the authentication or encryption of confidential data for wired and wireless transmissions is a critical challenge facing the computer industry and end users. The storage of such information must be tamper-resistant. Current solutions, such as Smart Cards and the Trusted Computing Platform Alliance's (TCPA) Trusted Platform Module (TPM), are external components that add cost and increase both design complexity and system space requirements. Transmeta's new security technologies will provide interfaces to the Crusoe architecture that enable both runtime and persistent, secure storage of certificates, keys, and eventually, other confidential information. These storage facilities are within the Crusoe architecture and thus invisible to the x86 space, representing the ultimate tamper-resistant environment. Such robust capabilities are a direct benefit of Transmeta's unique software and hardware approach to microprocessor design. "
Maybe I'm missing something here but: if this storage area is invisible to the x86 space, how do I store any data on it (like my gpg keypair for instance)? And if there's a x86 interface, how is this invisible? Any ideas? Anyone?
Perhaps my concept of "futile" diff from yours. No modchips is just one reason, another "futile" reason is to prove that even 2048 bit keys are breakable provided the CPU power. Maybe they (Neoproject) just want to see how far distributed computing can go, maybe they just like prime numbers. Or maybe, just maybe, they are trying to prove that braking a 2048bit key is not futile.
I think "no need for modchips" is a very good reason.
And what if this is a *really* complex and elaborated scam? I mean, picture this scenario: there's 300k people playing online each one of them with 100 dollas worth of entropia dollars in their virtual wallets. All of the sudden there's a "death squad" maintained by the what's-its-name company. They cannot be killed and they go around stealing the entropy money and cashing it out with several different accounts. There's 30 mi just there. I know, sounds terribly crazy and it is a really long shot, but people can do some pretty weird stuff when it comes down to the mighty buck.
I was wondering that myself. There's a _huge_ difference between 8 megabytes/s and 8 megabits/s. Now imagine this: You go to the park with your ethereal / sniffit enabled laptop and sniff around until you got some credit cards numbers / logins & passwords / private data or such from the WEP Free park goers... will this create a new type of park mugger?
The good thing about Ximian Evolution 1.2 is that the upgrade from 1.0.8 erased all my Contacts entries. And this is a very bad thing to do.
This will be really nice, Joshua. I really liked your white paper and I'm lookin forward for the next one, I guess it will be interesting. Congrats.
what about forged MAC Addresses? Sure, it's more than the average Wardriver would do to get access, but changing MAC's isn't _that_ hard. But this is a neat white paper though.
Just a few points here: - I don't think there's a conspiracy here. J is moving and that's it. ICANN does not have to go "stop the presses! J ROOT SERVER is moving". They just have to release the new hints file. There's no need to panic, as someone posted before. - The 13 root servers were attacked, A (hosted by Verisign at undisclosed location ) survived the attack and J didn't. Why not move J to a safer place? - Improving the security of the root servers is a *good* thing, not a bad one. The root servers network is a sensitive one, and everything done there must be done very carefully, especially after the DDoS. - Go get some sleep, the root servers around the world will grant you the right to translate IP addresses :)
I find this theory pretty good. As far as my named.cache knows, J was "temporarily hosted at NSI" and since root server A survived the DDoS and J did not, moving J to Verisign seems a pretty good thing to do. I truly believe that's why J is moving.
You should take a look at this article. Students at Dartmouth College have been using / developing wi-fi tracking systems for a while now. A nice way to track down your buddies at the campus.
If you're a bold person you should give the experimental XFT nightly builds a shot. They have been working great here for a couple of weeks with TTFonts and RH 8. There's also RPM's for RedHat 7.x
And let's not forget that there's LOADS of BSD in Windows too. And a helluva other OS uses BSD code too.
What can I say? I just love flamebaits :)
No, that's Colombia. And they're not "controlled" by druglords, although they do have a serious problem with this. Colombia is a democracy, and I really hope they work this out. And, no, I'm not a Colombian citizen.
People over 16 and under 18 may vote if they want to, and they don't need parental permission.
I rest my case. Yr 120% right :)
Or maybe I'm just a naive kid who thinks that people in a democracy should have the freedom to choose. But I totally agree with you.
Well, you've got a really good point there Dynedain. But since education is a huge issue in Brasil, mandatory voting is not so good just because the candidates use this obligation to offer poor people "favors" for votes. If Brasilian people were receiving good education the mandatory voting would be a good thing. My point is that mandatory voting is not bad per se, but the circumstances are the devil in this particular issue.
Demorô! Tenta a sorte
I live in Rio, and I can tell you all this: The mayor is a complete idiot that should be doing a better job insted of buggin Fox with those ridiculous allegations. And yes, the forecaster's getting sued article is completely true, and that's just another example of the mayor's insanity.
maelstrom, that's a really good question. I wonder that myself, and I am voting with those machines tomorrow. The system is closed, but the TI people of the several parties have access to the code for auditing purposes. Not that it solves the issue, but since there is a lot of "ideological conflicts" between the parties, i guess the auditing process' balance is positive. Or not :)
That's not quite like that Dynedain. Voting should not be mandatory. How can a democracy be a *real* democracy if people are required to vote? But that's not even my point. The point is that Brasil is a third world country, a poor country and a country where most people does not have good education. This is a very dangerous thing, since poor people "trade" votes for, say, a pair of shoes. Sure, electronic ballots are good prevent frauds, it speeds the counting process and such, but it is *not* that kind of a miracle. What good is to have electronic ballots if the people is almost un-educated? I'm brasilian, I'm voting tomorrow and I really hope that things change. (I think my english writing illustrates how badly educated we are :)