How many mac users actually built there own mac. Probably not many as it's almost impossible. Also, macs are increasingly moving to the PC market. Mac users....get off your high horse.
Ah, yes. The brilliant insight. The biting social commentary. The boldly aggressive disregard for grammar and punctuation.
As my friend Dr. Don Dull, B.F.D. says, "When you want the straight scoop, go to a 12-year old."
Please think of OS X users as either A) a designer who thinks that OS X is Photoshop and Quark with email, or B) an academic/teacher who just wants students to do the work and can't be bothered to learn about the OS.
I will not engage in personal attacks on Slashdot. I will not engage in personal attacks on Slashdot. I will not... oh, fuck it.
Right now if you found a hole in low privilege context code you could use it to get admin access in OS X; this is a serious problem and it makes the UNIX security model, which Apple gives as the reason for OS X's great security, useless.
Quite true. And if, say... you "found a hole" in the security systems at Fort Knox, you'd be able to walk away with lots of gold. By your reasoning, every means of securing anything on the planet is useless, as someone could "find a hole" in the securing mechanism.
The fact is, no one has "found a hole" in the "low privilege context code" of OS X. I think it's unlikely someone will. Time will tell.
I mean, we're not exactly talking about your grandma. Ok, well maybe your grandma, but somehow I don't suspect either of mine would click on such a link.
Mine wouldn't either. But then again, they're both dead.
I have a bank account, that handles online transactions, but only in "I fucking E" !!! I have to find a win box that is secure enough to make my transactions.... that sucks dirty ass.... next time, think before posting, just for a minute...
News flash: They don't have a gun to your head. (Well, knowing banks these days, I suppose it's possible...)
Time to switch banks. And let them know why you're leaving.
polar bears drowning all over, huge chunks of ice the size of rhode island falling off antartica, hurricanes destroying entire cities in the leading developed country... it is like watching a movie already, only thing missing is the statue of liberty sticking out of a glacier...
Of course. The destruction of New Orleans was due to "global warming", and had nothing to do with the fact that a large portion of the city is built BELOW SEA LEVEL, THREE CITY BLOCKS FROM THE BEACH.
But it was "climate change" and evil corporations. Yessir.
It's because the latter is a known quantity by the holder of the ID, the former is an unknown. If a clerk at a cash register asks to see your photo ID, it's normally not a problem. If a shifty looking individual in a trenchcoat, porkpie hat, and eye mask (kinda like this guy) asks for same, you're likely to balk.
The difference is that without RFID, you control the access to your info. With RFID, Boris the Burglar, not you, decides if he gets your specs.
Thank you for your interest in Apple. I appreciate your taking time to contact me.
Regarding the (twitch..dkk l;k twitch...eidk, d[3 dk MUST KILL) Newton, I'm afraid I've had all the hardware, resources, data, and everyone ever connected with that... that... that project burned, crushed, shredded, burned again, and buried, as I'm a tiny little man.
I think this is a lot of hooey over nothing. Nobody's got the guts to use a broadcast flag. I dare these guys to do this to this to a program for one year. It'll never survive.
Of course. Just as your social security number will NEVER be used for identification. Hell, it even says "Not to be used for identification" on my card!
Can't happen here. No sir.
Never underestimate the infringments we'll put up with when implemented by gradual, almost imperceptible, steps.
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Ah, yes. The brilliant insight. The biting social commentary. The boldly aggressive disregard for grammar and punctuation.
As my friend Dr. Don Dull, B.F.D. says, "When you want the straight scoop, go to a 12-year old."
Largely because I have no idea what you said.
Hmmm... Let's just see about that. [ racks Remington 870 slide ]
I'm delighted to see yet another "everyone has a right to their own safe padded room" post.
Let's just ban everything. It's all just too dangerous for little children such as ourselves.
Return to your padded rooms, world citizens. Your safe dinner will be served at 1830.
I will not engage in personal attacks on Slashdot. I will not engage in personal attacks on Slashdot. I will not... oh, fuck it.
You, sir, are an idiot.
Um... like this?
A lovely thought. But, I fear, wrong.
I don't think science and western medicine will cure cancer, arthritis, or Alzheimer's.
And from where precisely do we derive the right to inflict suffering on other beings, even in the name of bettering our condition?
It's not just you.
I think we as a species are racking up all sorts of bad karma.
Right now if you found a hole in low privilege context code you could use it to get admin access in OS X; this is a serious problem and it makes the UNIX security model, which Apple gives as the reason for OS X's great security, useless.
Quite true. And if, say... you "found a hole" in the security systems at Fort Knox, you'd be able to walk away with lots of gold. By your reasoning, every means of securing anything on the planet is useless, as someone could "find a hole" in the securing mechanism.
The fact is, no one has "found a hole" in the "low privilege context code" of OS X. I think it's unlikely someone will. Time will tell.
I'm betting that's your best chance.
My money (upwards of $1.73 at last count) says nobody gets in by Friday.
Pathetic.
Try the original.
The Absent-Minded Professor.
Unfortunately I cannot currently afford a Mac, so I won't.
I'm amazed the people are still using this excuse.
New Mac Minis are $500.00. New. From Apple. With OS X and software. New. Not used. New. $500.00.
Here's arstechnica's take on the mini.
Is $500.00 too much to spend to be free of Windows and its associated trevails for good and all?
Any OS can be set up to be "secure" if you've got security conscious expert users and limited needs.
Such as users scanning for naughtyware 24/7, living in stark terror of opening any email attachment? What the hell are "limited needs"?
We've all heard the argument. Yes, a Windows box can be made secure. Leave it unplugged, or spend your time patching and scanning.
When the spastic chimps in Redmond make a better mousetrap, I'll buy it. Gladly. Until that day, I'll use OS X. And laugh my ass off.
Here here.
MechWarrior II.
More expansion packs needed.
Mine wouldn't either. But then again, they're both dead.
Hmmm. Deceased = can't get the worm. Ironic.
Maybe I'm onto something here...
News flash: They don't have a gun to your head. (Well, knowing banks these days, I suppose it's possible...)
Time to switch banks. And let them know why you're leaving.
Of course. The destruction of New Orleans was due to "global warming", and had nothing to do with the fact that a large portion of the city is built BELOW SEA LEVEL, THREE CITY BLOCKS FROM THE BEACH.
But it was "climate change" and evil corporations. Yessir.
Unfortunately, that attitude could well result in a nice trip to Federal Pound-Me-In-The-Ass prison.
Overweight Cylons.
The difference is that without RFID, you control the access to your info. With RFID, Boris the Burglar, not you, decides if he gets your specs.
Thank you for your interest in Apple. I appreciate your taking time to contact me.
Regarding the (twitch..dkk l;k twitch...eidk, d[3 dk MUST KILL) Newton, I'm afraid I've had all the hardware, resources, data, and everyone ever connected with that... that... that project burned, crushed, shredded, burned again, and buried, as I'm a tiny little man.
Peace, Steve Jobs
Silent Running.
Of course. Just as your social security number will NEVER be used for identification. Hell, it even says "Not to be used for identification" on my card!
Can't happen here. No sir.
Never underestimate the infringments we'll put up with when implemented by gradual, almost imperceptible, steps.
Like, totally, I'm all.
Electric light bulb.
Heavier than air flying machine.
Travelling beyond the edge of the map.
The only absolute is: Absolutes are subject to change.