You are an idiot. What he meant to say is that some programs for Windows which are meant for general use by all users were written like a "this application must be run as root" UNIX application.
First, they will rewrite the kernel and all the GNU utils in Java. The X Window system will be rewritten in java as well, and all instances of gcc from the system will be stripped. Bash and associated shells will be removed from the system, instead providing a SQL> prompt. Remember, ls ~ == SELECT * FROM ~.
The whole thing will be packaged with Oracle's Java-based installer. After 40 days and nights of installation time, the machine will run so slow that no one would even consider breaking into it.
In summary, the entire package is estimated to cost $55,000 USD.
why do you think napster grew? people didn't know they were automatically sharing their files, and even if they did, they didn't want to turn it off or figure out how to stop people from getting their files because they wanted to use it to get other peoples files.
Napster restricted users to sharing ".mp3" files only unless you applied a third-party patch.
On the other hand, most people accept the default directory of "My Shared Folder" or whatnot. If you are sharing your entire drive (which you need to go out of your way to do) then I'm sorry, you're an idiot.
My favorite part of the article:
The word "folder" is singular, implying one folder, and does not hint that all folders below it will be recursively selected to be shared with others.
So it's sharing the stuff in it, but it's not? Riiiight.
Teach them flowcharting and logic structures, i.e., sequential, conditional, looping, etc... They will be able to program in any language then... it's really easy to transition.
This seems crazy and convoluted at best. Sun is acting like they invented the roaming profile. Companies have been using them for years.
Personally I like having my own desk. Actually I have 2 desks, a fourth of a "team-style" mega-cubicle. The cubicles are arranged so that people on the same project sit together.
My question to you about this whole fiasco is that who decides where you're meeting.. er.. moving for your next project? Should John come to your current desk and the rest of the team too? Or the other way around? Or are you just too lazy to walk?
This is actually pretty dumb. People who do real work often have binders full of documentation, etc in binders at their desks. Tell me you're going to cart around those circuit boards you've been fiddling with and debugging all day from desk to desk. Yeah, right.
I hope Scott Adams rips Sun a new one in the next few Dilberts:D
If you mount FAT (and NTFS too?) volumes under linux as read-write, if you get infected under Linux, it will scan your volumes for PE executables as well. It will infect your Windows volume while you're under Linux.
The thing is that the majority of LInux users (I think) are dual booters, so this would give the virus a prime target to hit.
OK, I've skimmed the PDF, and while the words "security holes in the XBox" in the article may lead you to think about traditional software buffer-overflow-I've-r00ted-your-box types of security holes... this article is about HARDWARE!! The PDF talks about hacking the hardware and getting around the encryption on the bootloader to be able to load your OS of choice, for example.
Meanwhile I'm reading posts from people who are nearly soiling themselves afraid to plug their XBox into a network for fear of being r00ted. What a joke. I bet when michael saw the words "XBox" and 'security hole' in the same sentence, he became so excited and nervous that he could hardly move his finger to click the button on the mouse. Sheesh.
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So just hit Ctrl-Alt-Del and click "Lock Workstation"
You are an idiot. What he meant to say is that some programs for Windows which are meant for general use by all users were written like a "this application must be run as root" UNIX application.
The concept of the hydrino -- hydrogen shrunk below its normal state
Sounds like a hydrogen atom took a dip in a cold swimming pool...
Oh wait...
Yeah, I wonder if there is a way to disable all popups, but allow the X10 popups that have hot girlies on them :D
First, they will rewrite the kernel and all the GNU utils in Java. The X Window system will be rewritten in java as well, and all instances of gcc from the system will be stripped. Bash and associated shells will be removed from the system, instead providing a SQL> prompt. Remember, ls ~ == SELECT * FROM ~.
The whole thing will be packaged with Oracle's Java-based installer. After 40 days and nights of installation time, the machine will run so slow that no one would even consider breaking into it.
In summary, the entire package is estimated to cost $55,000 USD.
Will they be able to get Bruce Willis to play the part of Linus.
He'll have to get the accent down pat though... "yeeepeeee kaiiiii yaaaaayy"
why do you think napster grew? people didn't know they were automatically sharing their files, and even if they did, they didn't want to turn it off or figure out how to stop people from getting their files because they wanted to use it to get other peoples files.
Napster restricted users to sharing ".mp3" files only unless you applied a third-party patch.
On the other hand, most people accept the default directory of "My Shared Folder" or whatnot. If you are sharing your entire drive (which you need to go out of your way to do) then I'm sorry, you're an idiot.
My favorite part of the article:
The word "folder" is singular, implying one folder, and does not hint that all folders below it will be recursively selected to be shared with others.
So it's sharing the stuff in it, but it's not? Riiiight.
Since Kazaa is spyware in the first place, what personal information is there to hide?
Also, in a related topic, piloting planes is reserved for those who know what they are doing.
Umm... it's not necessarily coming from IRAN...
(this is harry potter...)
Proto Local Address Foreign Address State
TCP fred:2174 customer.redbus.trueserver.nl:http ESTABLISHED
I didn't know RMS posted here on a regular basis. Doesn't that fit in with his new idea on an "open-source spy satellite?"
I have a linux-type friend who renamed 'Administrator' to 'root' on his NT box cause he couldn't remember how to spell it... :o)
tried having my wife's account in the "power users" level (just so there were certain things she wouldn't inadvertently do)
Wow. You've taken the BOFH persona to a new level...
Of course, since Mozilla (nor NS6 for that matter) doesn't correctly support some proxy auto-configs, you could be SOL.
The same day I post this they find a buffer overflow in BIND 9...
And MySQL.
And OpenSSH.
And Tomcat.
And wu-ftpd.
And PHP.
And squid.
And mod_ssl.
...
You know, if we reduced it to just the kernel running on an isolated box locked in a secured meat locker, and you throw away the key.
But, qmail is better =)
I disagree. I think structure should come before things like, say, pointers.
This is a great article.....
Introducing C as your first example is probably a bad idea.
For i = 1 to 10
Print i
Next
is a whole lot easier to understand than
for(i=0;i<=10;i++)
{
printf("%d", i);
}
for newcomers to programming.
Teach them flowcharting and logic structures, i.e., sequential, conditional, looping, etc... They will be able to program in any language then... it's really easy to transition.
Just look at it the way my cable co does: if you have a cable modem AND subscribe to basic cable, you get a $10/mo discount on your cable modem fee.
I mean, all they need to do is put a trap on the line that filters out the analog signals, cable modems run on digital channels anyway.
This seems crazy and convoluted at best. Sun is acting like they invented the roaming profile. Companies have been using them for years.
:D
Personally I like having my own desk. Actually I have 2 desks, a fourth of a "team-style" mega-cubicle. The cubicles are arranged so that people on the same project sit together.
My question to you about this whole fiasco is that who decides where you're meeting.. er.. moving for your next project? Should John come to your current desk and the rest of the team too? Or the other way around? Or are you just too lazy to walk?
This is actually pretty dumb. People who do real work often have binders full of documentation, etc in binders at their desks. Tell me you're going to cart around those circuit boards you've been fiddling with and debugging all day from desk to desk. Yeah, right.
I hope Scott Adams rips Sun a new one in the next few Dilberts
If you mount FAT (and NTFS too?) volumes under linux as read-write, if you get infected under Linux, it will scan your volumes for PE executables as well. It will infect your Windows volume while you're under Linux.
The thing is that the majority of LInux users (I think) are dual booters, so this would give the virus a prime target to hit.
But then, it should be any surprise this goes on considering what America does with its nuclear waste...
Oh yeah, like that time the Boy Scouts caught Mr. Burns playing "hide the ooze..."
I wasn't slamming Mindstorms... I think they are an ingenious toy. But I was just making that point that shitty quality control adds to the challenge.
OK, I've skimmed the PDF, and while the words "security holes in the XBox" in the article may lead you to think about traditional software buffer-overflow-I've-r00ted-your-box types of security holes... this article is about HARDWARE!! The PDF talks about hacking the hardware and getting around the encryption on the bootloader to be able to load your OS of choice, for example.
Meanwhile I'm reading posts from people who are nearly soiling themselves afraid to plug their XBox into a network for fear of being r00ted. What a joke. I bet when michael saw the words "XBox" and 'security hole' in the same sentence, he became so excited and nervous that he could hardly move his finger to click the button on the mouse. Sheesh.