When fisheries began to be depleated, they started scouring the bottom of the ocean and what did they get? A great new big fish. Only after a while did they realize that they might live as long as 150 years.
I doubt that even the natives should have a quota on any whales. Just leave them the fuck alone for christsakes. Claiming that they need to hunt whales to support their heritage reminds me of the lumberjacks here in Northern California that claim that they _need_ to kill old-growth redwoods to save their jobs. It also reminds me of oil... and how urgently humans consume resources that are essentially non-renewable.
what's the point. i say give every NRA member a nuke and let's get this show over with.
hope everyone enjoys explaining to their children and grandchildren that we slaughtered a whole group of mammals that live in the sea because it was easy money. i also hope everyone enjoys trying to explain how similar to humans the large primates _were_ once they're all dead. i can't wait to hear all the funda-christians denying that the great apes were anything more than monsters.
While I don't agree that computer games lead to violent crimes, I can see how having played them can make one a more effective violent criminal. Although I agree that handling a firearm is a much different motor skill then a mouse/keyboard, after playing FPS for many years I can more effectively:
1. clear a room/check corners
2. identify peripheral motion
3. prioritize targets
4. view all action through the weapon site
We've always known that Microsoft doesn't innovate. And if that's the best Scoble can come up with, he's essentially just confirmed that fact.
Understand that politicians always say they're doing good for the people, used car salesmen always say _this_ car is the best deal you'll see, and those slackers at work always say that they're indispensable. Those who pay attention know the difference. Those who don't are the intended audience.
Microsoft knows that to maintain their monopoly they have to convince enough people that it's actually good for the customer. So they hire windbags like Scoble to do what he does. Let's just take a little satisfaction in the fact that this is as good as he can do.
Frankly, I haven't seen too much useful, or incredible stuff come out of The Media Lab. I read the book by Stewert Brand, and he totally missed the Internet. Here is an institution concentrating on computers and people and media and they completely missed the Internet revolution.
... will the corporate media pimp get their ho (Sen. Hatch) to make non-DRM supporting software illegal. It's not simply that content licensing should support non-DRM language, it's that programs need the same protection.
The issue really is one of freedom, and I think Stallman sees that clearly. So perhaps Linus doesn't want to sign onto GPL-v3 because he sees this possibility, and realizes that corporate installations will quickly go to zero. Does that make Linus pragmatic, or a sell-out to the cause? You decide.
I have had similar thoughts to Doc Ruby. We used to think of viruses as much different that bacteria because there was no cell, no metabolism... or whatever. Virii were simple... almost just chemicals. Well, although prions are a very specific version, why can't we stretch our minds to think of proteins in the same lineage?
It begins to make you realize that life, as amazing as it is, might just be the evolution of chemical reactions such as simple proteins.
It's all a ploy on the same basic structure as SCO. They let the source out, then claim that it was "stolen", then start "finding" their code in your product, then sue the shit out of every member of the human race.
It's interesting to watch the development of more advanced viruses. We've created the perfect medium for their development, existence within an artificial world.
Food is computing power, which it steals.
Prey are vulnerable computers, with computing power unprotected.
Predators are virus scanning and eradication software.
Reproduction is checked only by environmental factors.
Evolution has developed two clear attributes: transport and payload.
It will be very interesting to watch this area develop, especially considering it's place in society. It's incredible that not only have software companies been given virtual total immunity from the financial impact of their defective products, but that they have convinced the right parties that people who expose their defects are criminals. Truly incredible.
Most DNS servers run either ISC BIND, or a package based on BIND source. Although I am a hostmaster and respect BIND, I often wonder if this isn't one of the reasons that DNS is such a prime hacker target.
It seems clear that even with this example of an open-source program (although it's not GPL), groups prefer to avoid the cost of development at the expense of security (via the same monoculture argument). I've asked DNS appliance vendors this question (while they're trying to sell me on their product's security), and it's clear that they've never seriously considered the issue.
I can't comment on whether they faked the attack (even if we can get to the FTP server, the DoS may be over but the HTTP server is under repair).
What I found funny is that the supposed attack started at 4:20am. Since we've already heard SCO try to link the OS community to theives and crackers... now they're linking them to drug users!
What many of you fail to understand is that it's in the best interest of OSS adversaries to relate zealots to terrorists. Terrorism is the new Communism, and corporations are the new patriots.
Think of the way the media misunderstands the difference between hacker and cracker. People want to fit the world into neat little buckets that they can then put in solitary confinement.
You may not agree, but his warning should at least be considered.
seems i struck a nerve with our cowardly friend, eh sniggly?
well friend, it seems not only did you miss sniggly's confession, but you also missed my self-accusation of extreme hypocracy. we all do it, that's why we lol when reading people's postings.
to critique your critique, there is nothing in sniggly's first post that indicates that he read the article. the information he recounts is available in the one-paragraph slashdot summary. you must have been working off of assumption (and possibly emotionally responding to my biting, dry humor or an issue of low-self-worth) when you responded. this is covered on page 17 of my critical thinking textbook.
by the way, i've memorized that book and subsequently never make critical thinking mistakes. buhahahahahahahah haha ha ha hahahh aha ha hahah ah.
So maybe the "firewall" does have something to do with it.:) Just not the firewall they thought.
Point here is that managing a centralized network firewall (which is a fair task in a large company) is nothing like managing a distributed client firewall. I doubt that anyone does this well today... unless they threaten castration to violators.
Exactly! The mobile user completely negates any port filtering firewall rules when he/she takes their laptop home and connects it directly to the Internet. These virus specifically waited until it was again connected to a network to reinitiate it's dirty work. One can argue that lack of client firewall software/hardware is then to blame, but this is a BIG hole whose solution requires conscious participation from end users. This scenario is the likely vector for most of the corporate intranet infections today.
Cringely made this same mistake the first part of his weekly article http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/pulpit20030814. html. It's not always the "network" guys that are responsible for system patches and client firewall. Especially not in large companies.
Maybe we can call it "The Virtual Triangle". It consists of Big Media, Big OS and Big Government. Big Media needs Big OS to keep it's content safe. Big OS needs the government to keep turning a blind eye to it's monopolistic practices and eliminate the competition. And Big Government needs Big Media to fill small minds with their story to get elected.
When will everyone see that this is going to turn OSS and Linux in particular into an OUTLAWED product? This is serious, and we're now starting to seeing shots fired.
I agree with the previous poster who said "buy all your hardware now". It's already a Brave New World.
As discussed all the time here on/., the system just sucks. The whole concept of proprietary intellectual property which is monopolistically enforced by the government sucks. I'd like to see studies on how much LESS innovation we'd see without a patent system all together. (Shit, if it's Microsoft's definition of innovation, we wouldn't be losing anything at all.) Does anyone know of a first world country without such a system?
Don't blame the lawyers or the companies for doing what the system teaches them to do.
Slashdot Mirror
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_roughy
When fisheries began to be depleated, they started scouring the bottom of the ocean and what did they get? A great new big fish. Only after a while did they realize that they might live as long as 150 years.
I doubt that even the natives should have a quota on any whales. Just leave them the fuck alone for christsakes. Claiming that they need to hunt whales to support their heritage reminds me of the lumberjacks here in Northern California that claim that they _need_ to kill old-growth redwoods to save their jobs. It also reminds me of oil... and how urgently humans consume resources that are essentially non-renewable.
what's the point. i say give every NRA member a nuke and let's get this show over with.
hope everyone enjoys explaining to their children and grandchildren that we slaughtered a whole group of mammals that live in the sea because it was easy money. i also hope everyone enjoys trying to explain how similar to humans the large primates _were_ once they're all dead. i can't wait to hear all the funda-christians denying that the great apes were anything more than monsters.
While I don't agree that computer games lead to violent crimes, I can see how having played them can make one a more effective violent criminal. Although I agree that handling a firearm is a much different motor skill then a mouse/keyboard, after playing FPS for many years I can more effectively:
1. clear a room/check corners
2. identify peripheral motion
3. prioritize targets
4. view all action through the weapon site
We've always known that Microsoft doesn't innovate. And if that's the best Scoble can come up with, he's essentially just confirmed that fact.
Understand that politicians always say they're doing good for the people, used car salesmen always say _this_ car is the best deal you'll see, and those slackers at work always say that they're indispensable. Those who pay attention know the difference. Those who don't are the intended audience.
Microsoft knows that to maintain their monopoly they have to convince enough people that it's actually good for the customer. So they hire windbags like Scoble to do what he does. Let's just take a little satisfaction in the fact that this is as good as he can do.
=J
Frankly, I haven't seen too much useful, or incredible stuff come out of The Media Lab. I read the book by Stewert Brand, and he totally missed the Internet. Here is an institution concentrating on computers and people and media and they completely missed the Internet revolution.
Yeah, I need more electronic ink.
... will the corporate media pimp get their ho (Sen. Hatch) to make non-DRM supporting software illegal. It's not simply that content licensing should support non-DRM language, it's that programs need the same protection.
The issue really is one of freedom, and I think Stallman sees that clearly. So perhaps Linus doesn't want to sign onto GPL-v3 because he sees this possibility, and realizes that corporate installations will quickly go to zero. Does that make Linus pragmatic, or a sell-out to the cause? You decide.
I have had similar thoughts to Doc Ruby. We used to think of viruses as much different that bacteria because there was no cell, no metabolism... or whatever. Virii were simple... almost just chemicals. Well, although prions are a very specific version, why can't we stretch our minds to think of proteins in the same lineage?
It begins to make you realize that life, as amazing as it is, might just be the evolution of chemical reactions such as simple proteins.
FIFA
I don't have cable or reception... to my chagrin. I couldn't care less about seeing Buffy, but I sure would like to see the Champions League.
When will leagues start to think of themselves as content producers and go direct to the customer with services like this?
Does this mean leap years are gonna go away?
It's all a ploy on the same basic structure as SCO. They let the source out, then claim that it was "stolen", then start "finding" their code in your product, then sue the shit out of every member of the human race.
You watch, it'll happen.
- Food is computing power, which it steals.
- Prey are vulnerable computers, with computing power unprotected.
- Predators are virus scanning and eradication software.
- Reproduction is checked only by environmental factors.
- Evolution has developed two clear attributes: transport and payload.
It will be very interesting to watch this area develop, especially considering it's place in society. It's incredible that not only have software companies been given virtual total immunity from the financial impact of their defective products, but that they have convinced the right parties that people who expose their defects are criminals. Truly incredible.I think that this concept also applies to BIND.
Most DNS servers run either ISC BIND, or a package based on BIND source. Although I am a hostmaster and respect BIND, I often wonder if this isn't one of the reasons that DNS is such a prime hacker target.
It seems clear that even with this example of an open-source program (although it's not GPL), groups prefer to avoid the cost of development at the expense of security (via the same monoculture argument). I've asked DNS appliance vendors this question (while they're trying to sell me on their product's security), and it's clear that they've never seriously considered the issue.
I can't comment on whether they faked the attack (even if we can get to the FTP server, the DoS may be over but the HTTP server is under repair).
What I found funny is that the supposed attack started at 4:20am. Since we've already heard SCO try to link the OS community to theives and crackers... now they're linking them to drug users!
Subtle, I know.
FSF Website
Donating is easy. You can even buy stuff that will put money in their hands.
What many of you fail to understand is that it's in the best interest of OSS adversaries to relate zealots to terrorists. Terrorism is the new Communism, and corporations are the new patriots.
Think of the way the media misunderstands the difference between hacker and cracker. People want to fit the world into neat little buckets that they can then put in solitary confinement.
You may not agree, but his warning should at least be considered.
I suppose that I can just assume that the 9800 results will be fairly similar, but I'd like to see numbers for my softmod'd Radeon 9500 by W1zzard
seems i struck a nerve with our cowardly friend, eh sniggly?
well friend, it seems not only did you miss sniggly's confession, but you also missed my self-accusation of extreme hypocracy. we all do it, that's why we lol when reading people's postings.
to critique your critique, there is nothing in sniggly's first post that indicates that he read the article. the information he recounts is available in the one-paragraph slashdot summary. you must have been working off of assumption (and possibly emotionally responding to my biting, dry humor or an issue of low-self-worth) when you responded. this is covered on page 17 of my critical thinking textbook.
by the way, i've memorized that book and subsequently never make critical thinking mistakes. buhahahahahahahah haha ha ha hahahh aha ha hahah ah.
(end troll, that's enough for one day)
understood. and come to think of it, i'm no one to cast stones at this glass house. BELIEEEEEEEEVE ME!!!!!!!!!!!
i think you're a typical reader... coming to all kinds of conclusions (and willing to post them) without ever reading the source article.
apparently public schools no longer stress reading for comprehension. which is cool, i never learned capitalization.
I was thinking the same thing.
Slashdot must pull a young crowd. It's like buying used cars, it's new to them.
So maybe the "firewall" does have something to do with it.
Point here is that managing a centralized network firewall (which is a fair task in a large company) is nothing like managing a distributed client firewall. I doubt that anyone does this well today... unless they threaten castration to violators.
Cringely made this same mistake the first part of his weekly article http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/pulpit20030814. html. It's not always the "network" guys that are responsible for system patches and client firewall. Especially not in large companies.
Maybe we can call it "The Virtual Triangle". It consists of Big Media, Big OS and Big Government. Big Media needs Big OS to keep it's content safe. Big OS needs the government to keep turning a blind eye to it's monopolistic practices and eliminate the competition. And Big Government needs Big Media to fill small minds with their story to get elected.
When will everyone see that this is going to turn OSS and Linux in particular into an OUTLAWED product? This is serious, and we're now starting to seeing shots fired.
I agree with the previous poster who said "buy all your hardware now". It's already a Brave New World.
Jeez, one subtitle is "Shock and Awe" and one is "Mother of All...". It's good to see that we take these middle-east wars seriously.
Our company doesn't publish our internal DNS to the outside world... for good reason. This is now illegal in Michigan?
That sounds wise.
As discussed all the time here on /., the system just sucks. The whole concept of proprietary intellectual property which is monopolistically enforced by the government sucks. I'd like to see studies on how much LESS innovation we'd see without a patent system all together. (Shit, if it's Microsoft's definition of innovation, we wouldn't be losing anything at all.) Does anyone know of a first world country without such a system?
Don't blame the lawyers or the companies for doing what the system teaches them to do.