These are ideas adopted and rewored from Ross Anderson's paper "Why Inofmation Security is Hard"
(Network Externalities)
First, the value of a product to a user depends on how many other users adopt it.
- The more people use a typical network, the more valuable it becomes.
Second, technology often has high fixed costs and low marginal costs.
- The first copy of a chip or a software package may cost millions, but subsequent copies may cost very little to manufacture.
Third, there are often large costs to users from switching technologies, which leads to lock-in.
- Such markets may remain very profitable, even where (incompatible) competitors are very cheap to produce.
All three of features leads to a "winner takes all" market structure with dominant firms.
It is extremely important to get into markets quickly.
is critical to translating the information obtained in, for example, the Human Genome Project. The DNA gives us the blueprint but the protein does the work. Currently, there is no way to predict protein structure from DNA. Therefore, you must see the structure to understand how the protein works. Also it is important to note that in Protein-Protein interactions. Protein-Protein interactions are important in normal cell singalling events as well as in how virii infect cells (like HIV1 binding to gp120/gp41).
GFP or Green Flourescent Protein is probably what they used. it only glows when hit with a laser of certain wavelength. Not like a firefly (luciferin/luciferase) glowing all the time or on command. I suppose jellyfish control it somehow though.
This is the principal of FACS or Flourescence Automated Cell Sorting. Except usually you are not working with larvae but cells. Basically this is a reporter gene to let you know that the gene you really wanted to pop in to a cell/organism got in there. If no green then your gene did not get in there. If green then what you did worked. At first i thought they were using GFP to find sterile/non-sterile males but it looks like they just tag all males and somehow make lots of sterile male/female larvae.
This is a very common lab technique used with many flourescent proteins/chemicals. GFP orignally discovered by Woods Hole Oceanographic researchers.
GFP or Green Flourescent Protein is probably what they used. it only glows when hit with a laser of certain wavelength. This is the principal of FACS or Flourescence Automated Cell Sorting. Except usually you are not working with larvae but cells. Basically this is a reporter gene to let you know that the gene you really wanted to pop in to a cell/organism got in there. if no green then they are not sterile. if green then what you did worked (i.e. there are sterile). This is a very common lab technique.
I just think conspiracy theorists should be consistent. I would much prefer Sun to Microsoft if I were choosing jobs. Nevertheless, all the studies and personal experiences point to Linux eroding the Unix base (at least initially) to a greater degree than converting Windows shops. Anyway, an argument is there...just no-one wants to go there.
oh yeah
aop = Aspect Oriented Programming.
This is an extension of the OO language to allow crosscutting or writing logic across many or all of your classes rather than doing the same type of thing in each object. Great for logging, security and for modifying the behavior of packaged code that you don't want to open up or cannot open up. As long as you have the jar and a javadoc you can alter the classes provided.
hehe
POJO = Plain old Java Object (just data, getters and setters)
IOC = Inversion of Control - essentially you inject control into the container rather than coding it directly. This is a design pattern embodied by the Spring framework that lets you inject the appropriate control as long as you follow certain standards so that practically everything can be swapped out later for different implementations
I have used Hibernate and Spring on a number of projects. Hibernate, of course, provides the abiltity to build POJO Data Transfer objects similar to JDO and others. Spring provides everything else. Really Spring just facilitates AOP, IOC (like most containers) and the ability to swap out all common implementations for another easily (for testing, change in philosophy, etc.). Spring also provides a better MVC layer than Struts (arguably) but allows you to use Struts or any other MVC framework you like.
Disable Client for Microsoft Networks To verify: Start -> Control Panel -> Internet and Network Connections -> Network Connection -> select your network connection
Disable File and Printer sharing verify using the same dialog as 'Client for Microsoft Networks'
Enable Internet Connection Firewall same dialog as 'Client for Microsoft Networks'. Select 'Advanced' tab. Connect Network
Run Windows Update until there are no more critical updates. Start -> Control Panel -> Windows Update -> Scan for Updates
PS: If I remember correctly turning on the firewall (Pre SP2) will prevent you from communicating with other computers on your LAN. But you definitely want to turn it on until you get patched or download/buy another firewall.
He is a professor of social psychology not a software developer - give him a break. For an average developer this would be a very simple task - a few days at the most for a simple command line tool or sparse GUI app (Algorithm would be quite simple and all modern languages would support the features you need). You could look for an online forum where developers bid on projects like this for extra money. Usually these sites (Somebody post one I can't remember any of them now but a google search might help you) are very low cost solutions for simple one-off applications like you need. But, since you are part of a University I would contact the CS or IT department and see if there are any Undergrads who would like a small project to make some extra money and/or put on their resume. This would also help solve the problem of setting up your computer to make sure the code works properly (minor configurations would be necessary). Hope all goes well...
The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less
Barry Schwartz
Whether we're buying a pair of jeans, ordering a cup of coffee,
selecting a long-distance carrier, applying to college, choosing a
doctor, or setting up a 401(k), everyday decisions -- both big and
small -- have become increasingly complex due to the overwhelming
abundance of choice with which we are presented.
As Americans, we assume that more choice means better options and
greater satisfaction. But beware of excessive choice: choice overload
can make you question the decisions you make before you even make them,
it can set you up for unrealistically high expectations, and it can
make you blame yourself for any and all failures. In the long run, this
can lead to decision-making paralysis, anxiety, and perpetual stress.
And, in a culture that tells us that there is no excuse for falling
short of perfection when your options are limitless, too much choice
can lead to clinical depression.
In The Paradox of Choice, Barry Schwartz explains at what point choice
-- the hallmark of individual freedom and self-determination that we so
cherish -- becomes detrimental to our psychological and emotional
well-being. In accessible, engaging, and anecdotal prose, Schwartz
shows how the dramatic explosion in choice -- from the mundane to the
profound challenges of balancing career, family, and individual needs
-- has paradoxically become a problem instead of a solution. Schwartz
also shows how our obsession with choice encourages us to seek that
which makes us feel worse.
By synthesizing current research in the social sciences, Schwartz makes
the counter intuitive case that eliminating choices can greatly reduce
the stress, anxiety, and busyness of our lives. He offers eleven
practical steps on how to limit choices to a manageable number, have
the discipline to focus on those that are important and ignore the
rest, and ultimately derive greater satisfaction from the choices you
have to make.
http://www.npr.org/rundowns/segment.php?wfId=16176 04
Unless you are absolutely sure that you have completely sanitized it. We have all seen reports here and elsewhere of banks/companies who have sold formatted hard drives where confidential data was still recovered.
Depends on what you are talking about. The IIS Servers can be patched to stop them from serving the infection. But the browsers cannot currently be patched unless you are using win XP RC2 SP (new test service pack)
"I told my wife, unless it is absolutely necessary and unless you are going to a site like our banking site, stay off the Internet right now," he said.
Uh, use a different browser...remind me to never buy anything NetSec says (whoever they are)or sells henceforth.
are the only ones that can really sue b/c the burden ($) is on them. I think eventually they will be able to claim SPAM is a form of Denial-Of-Service (DOS) attack. But, the real success must come from the companies paying for the ads. Nefarious people will always seek to make easy money. They will go to less restrictive countries, which will always exist. They will install trojans on unpatched machines. They will always be one step ahead of the law anyway. I believe that you have to target the companies who create the products that are sent out in these ads. They know what their money is being spent on and it should be easy to trace...and they probably are easier to control through the legal system.
Really. This is fairly novel because it implies that unconventional weapons may be used to accomplish this. It is hard for people to even think of any other weapon systems than the status quo sometimes.
Slashdot Mirror
Would this even be an issue if it wasn't a government job?
These are ideas adopted and rewored from Ross Anderson's paper "Why Inofmation Security is Hard" (Network Externalities) First, the value of a product to a user depends on how many other users adopt it. - The more people use a typical network, the more valuable it becomes. Second, technology often has high fixed costs and low marginal costs. - The first copy of a chip or a software package may cost millions, but subsequent copies may cost very little to manufacture. Third, there are often large costs to users from switching technologies, which leads to lock-in. - Such markets may remain very profitable, even where (incompatible) competitors are very cheap to produce. All three of features leads to a "winner takes all" market structure with dominant firms. It is extremely important to get into markets quickly.
You are right I can't type today..disregard that sentence
is critical to translating the information obtained in, for example, the Human Genome Project. The DNA gives us the blueprint but the protein does the work. Currently, there is no way to predict protein structure from DNA. Therefore, you must see the structure to understand how the protein works. Also it is important to note that in Protein-Protein interactions. Protein-Protein interactions are important in normal cell singalling events as well as in how virii infect cells (like HIV1 binding to gp120/gp41).
GFP or Green Flourescent Protein is probably what they used. it only glows when hit with a laser of certain wavelength. Not like a firefly (luciferin/luciferase) glowing all the time or on command. I suppose jellyfish control it somehow though. This is the principal of FACS or Flourescence Automated Cell Sorting. Except usually you are not working with larvae but cells. Basically this is a reporter gene to let you know that the gene you really wanted to pop in to a cell/organism got in there. If no green then your gene did not get in there. If green then what you did worked. At first i thought they were using GFP to find sterile/non-sterile males but it looks like they just tag all males and somehow make lots of sterile male/female larvae. This is a very common lab technique used with many flourescent proteins/chemicals. GFP orignally discovered by Woods Hole Oceanographic researchers.
GFP or Green Flourescent Protein is probably what they used. it only glows when hit with a laser of certain wavelength. This is the principal of FACS or Flourescence Automated Cell Sorting. Except usually you are not working with larvae but cells. Basically this is a reporter gene to let you know that the gene you really wanted to pop in to a cell/organism got in there. if no green then they are not sterile. if green then what you did worked (i.e. there are sterile).
This is a very common lab technique.
I just think conspiracy theorists should be consistent. I would much prefer Sun to Microsoft if I were choosing jobs. Nevertheless, all the studies and personal experiences point to Linux eroding the Unix base (at least initially) to a greater degree than converting Windows shops. Anyway, an argument is there...just no-one wants to go there.
if Sun paid 9.3 million why is there no discussion of their relationship with SCO? maybe I just missed it...
oh yeah
aop = Aspect Oriented Programming. This is an extension of the OO language to allow crosscutting or writing logic across many or all of your classes rather than doing the same type of thing in each object. Great for logging, security and for modifying the behavior of packaged code that you don't want to open up or cannot open up. As long as you have the jar and a javadoc you can alter the classes provided.
hehe
POJO = Plain old Java Object (just data, getters and setters)
IOC = Inversion of Control - essentially you inject control into the container rather than coding it directly. This is a design pattern embodied by the Spring framework that lets you inject the appropriate control as long as you follow certain standards so that practically everything can be swapped out later for different implementations
I have used Hibernate and Spring on a number of projects. Hibernate, of course, provides the abiltity to build POJO Data Transfer objects similar to JDO and others. Spring provides everything else. Really Spring just facilitates AOP, IOC (like most containers) and the ability to swap out all common implementations for another easily (for testing, change in philosophy, etc.). Spring also provides a better MVC layer than Struts (arguably) but allows you to use Struts or any other MVC framework you like.
To verify: Start -> Control Panel -> Internet and Network
Connections -> Network Connection -> select your network
connection
verify using the same dialog as 'Client for Microsoft
Networks'
same dialog as 'Client for Microsoft Networks'. Select
'Advanced' tab.
Connect Network
Start -> Control Panel -> Windows Update -> Scan for
Updates
PS: If I remember correctly turning on the firewall (Pre SP2) will prevent you from communicating with other computers on your LAN. But you definitely want to turn it on until you get patched or download/buy another firewall.
He is a professor of social psychology not a software developer - give him a break. For an average developer this would be a very simple task - a few days at the most for a simple command line tool or sparse GUI app (Algorithm would be quite simple and all modern languages would support the features you need). You could look for an online forum where developers bid on projects like this for extra money. Usually these sites (Somebody post one I can't remember any of them now but a google search might help you) are very low cost solutions for simple one-off applications like you need. But, since you are part of a University I would contact the CS or IT department and see if there are any Undergrads who would like a small project to make some extra money and/or put on their resume. This would also help solve the problem of setting up your computer to make sure the code works properly (minor configurations would be necessary). Hope all goes well...
The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less Barry Schwartz Whether we're buying a pair of jeans, ordering a cup of coffee, selecting a long-distance carrier, applying to college, choosing a doctor, or setting up a 401(k), everyday decisions -- both big and small -- have become increasingly complex due to the overwhelming abundance of choice with which we are presented. As Americans, we assume that more choice means better options and greater satisfaction. But beware of excessive choice: choice overload can make you question the decisions you make before you even make them, it can set you up for unrealistically high expectations, and it can make you blame yourself for any and all failures. In the long run, this can lead to decision-making paralysis, anxiety, and perpetual stress. And, in a culture that tells us that there is no excuse for falling short of perfection when your options are limitless, too much choice can lead to clinical depression. In The Paradox of Choice, Barry Schwartz explains at what point choice -- the hallmark of individual freedom and self-determination that we so cherish -- becomes detrimental to our psychological and emotional well-being. In accessible, engaging, and anecdotal prose, Schwartz shows how the dramatic explosion in choice -- from the mundane to the profound challenges of balancing career, family, and individual needs -- has paradoxically become a problem instead of a solution. Schwartz also shows how our obsession with choice encourages us to seek that which makes us feel worse. By synthesizing current research in the social sciences, Schwartz makes the counter intuitive case that eliminating choices can greatly reduce the stress, anxiety, and busyness of our lives. He offers eleven practical steps on how to limit choices to a manageable number, have the discipline to focus on those that are important and ignore the rest, and ultimately derive greater satisfaction from the choices you have to make. http://www.npr.org/rundowns/segment.php?wfId=16176 04
another way to use rsync for incremental backups
http://www.wired.com/news/infostructure/0,1377,626 51,00.html
http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/bitTorrent
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/06/21/015024 3
http://www.digitalbloc.com/200403/rss-bittorrent-n on-stop-downloading.shtml
http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/bitTorrent
With fiber will there still be a lower Upstream speed like Cable/DSL? (And why is that exactly)
Unless you are absolutely sure that you have completely sanitized it. We have all seen reports here and elsewhere of banks/companies who have sold formatted hard drives where confidential data was still recovered.
Depends on what you are talking about. The IIS Servers can be patched to stop them from serving the infection. But the browsers cannot currently be patched unless you are using win XP RC2 SP (new test service pack)
"I told my wife, unless it is absolutely necessary and unless you are going to a site like our banking site, stay off the Internet right now," he said.
Uh, use a different browser...remind me to never buy anything NetSec says (whoever they are)or sells henceforth.
and not a real bandwidth hog so hopefully someone can illuminate why this might be better.
are the only ones that can really sue b/c the burden ($) is on them. I think eventually they will be able to claim SPAM is a form of Denial-Of-Service (DOS) attack. But, the real success must come from the companies paying for the ads. Nefarious people will always seek to make easy money. They will go to less restrictive countries, which will always exist. They will install trojans on unpatched machines. They will always be one step ahead of the law anyway. I believe that you have to target the companies who create the products that are sent out in these ads. They know what their money is being spent on and it should be easy to trace...and they probably are easier to control through the legal system.
Really. This is fairly novel because it implies that unconventional weapons may be used to accomplish this. It is hard for people to even think of any other weapon systems than the status quo sometimes.