Isn't Canonical a business? With money? That they could use to hire people?
If anything this looks more like an "open hiring" date at McDonalds than anything else. (If the suckers who show up have any skills, they may toss them a low-ball offer to do task X on a timeline that will definitely cut into their day job.).
Except Windows servers, where years seem to have stuck. It's actually a bit handy in upgrade discussions. "We have a couple of Server 2008...(interrupting noise) You have what?" But their secret, of course, is to try to only release only every few years.
Owned a bunch of Macbooks. Never really used Safari. If you want a better-behaved browser, why not just dump Safari?
>> The Mac attracts visual thinkers
So do boxes of crayons, "Murder She Wrote" and traffic accidents.
To me the appeal of the Mac was and will always be that you can open a bash terminal and get all your work done while ignoring all of Apple's icon-based crap (and the silly iTunes store).
Show me a "break-even" without TVM, and I'll show you a marketing graduate.:)
More seriously, take a look at the original numbers on page 17 of the study: http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/misc/lfb/bill_summaries/2017_19/0001_ss_ab_1_foxconn_fiserv_legislation_8_8_17.pdf...and you'll see it's a "sensitive" model that changes quickly when you apply real-world inflation.
If you apply an inflation rate of 2% (bringing down the impact of future costs) and a wage growth rate of 3% (evening out to 1% over inflation, reasonable since labor markets are tight) your break-even becomes 2036 (a six-year difference) and there's a billion extra in the coffers in another five years. Run the same model with inflation at 3.5% (likelier if the economy continues to heat up) and wage growth at 4.5% (still only 1% above inflation) and the break-even drops to 2034. Etc.
In that area of Wisconsin, average floor factory wage is around $20/hour, or $40K, and factories already can't find enough people at that range. Toss in a few HR types, managers, engineers and the like and you get to $54K pretty quickly.
Also noticed that this report assumed that wages will remain flat for the next 20-30 years, and that there's no inflation working against state payments. (Fixed payments are worth more the later you pay them - look up "time value of money".) Adjust a few numbers in that report for reality and you'll end up with a "break-even" in about a decade.
I thought the summary was strange too, but I took it as Facebook's reaction to more realtime comments showing up in YouTube and other video providers. (Even some of my pirate streams offer a chat window now.)
It's "new" because it's likely aimed at Millennials and younger. Gen-X'ers like me (and older) could give a shit what anyone else thinks while they're watching their favorite show since most of us have used TV at one point or another to AVOID interacting with the people around us.
>> if you're not bothering to watch the TV then why have it turned on at all?
I think you'll find that a lot of us out in meatspace, and even commonly on Slashdot, can grok multiple sources of input at once. Like "radio + reading email" at work. Or "talking with friends at a ballgame". This is similar.
Dunno about that. My kids rewatch Disney movies (the shows are all crap) enough times that an investment in a $20 DVD usually makes sense. (Also, I don't want to have to set up the stream.)
For me, piracy is all about GoT, Doctor Who, BSG and the occasional college game - geeky or manly stuff that doesn't come with NetFlix. The NetFlix catalog itself is fine for background TV watching since I have better things to do than binge-watch anyway.
>> command and control doesn't run within the compromised network. You deposit the APT and the C&C controls it remotely.
Yes, but the initial payload is sometimes a piece of generalized C2 software (e.g., https://github.com/EmpireProject/Empire/ ), which will then deposit customized malware (or just legit utilities with evil configurations) that actually performs 1) reinfection (if the local C2 software gets uninstalled) 2) data collection and 3) data exfiltration. (Sometimes you'd do it with the software you first installed, but often a little misdirection helps keep the APT persistent.)
So...to avoid being overly pedantic, I called the generalized C2 software installed immediately after the initial exploit "C2"...even though (as you stated) the command and control console is run outside the compromised network.
From the notes the hackers left, this sounds like a typical "advanced persistent threat" operation.
Step 1) get someone inside the network to open your Office doc containing a shell script that downloads and installs command-and-control ("C2") software (these days it seems there's often a base64-encoded Powershell script involved in here somewhere) Step 2) using the C2 software, quietly poke around the network until you find some juicy targets and accounts to elevate Step 3) grab the goods Step 4) quietly exfiltrate the data in a way that looks like legit traffic Step 5) announce yourself to the world
It's been done before, it will been done again, and it's the bread-and-butter of any good "red team" out there today.
Article 1: Google "charged for writing a virus" - it seems there's bunch of established case law on charging people for writing and distributing malware.
Articles 2-4: Don't be confused by the word blizzard. Was the Trojan built an "apparatus which can be used to intercept...electronic communication"? Then "yes".
I'd be interesting in knowing whether he actually built the thing and whether there was motive and intent, but quibbling over whether the Trojan was a "device" or an "apparatus" seems a bit pointless here.
I've already switched to AMD Ryzen CPUs for new systems because they're fast, cheap and stable. Not sure why I'd use Intel for anything here on out; instead I can spend more on video cards and larger SSD storage.
Here's an alternate idea for Mozilla: - Fix the browser; get back to the original mission of a fast no-bloat browser - Fire everyone but the five developers it takes to do that and donate any excess money left in the Foundation to the EFF
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Isn't Canonical a business? With money? That they could use to hire people?
If anything this looks more like an "open hiring" date at McDonalds than anything else. (If the suckers who show up have any skills, they may toss them a low-ball offer to do task X on a timeline that will definitely cut into their day job.).
Except Windows servers, where years seem to have stuck. It's actually a bit handy in upgrade discussions. "We have a couple of Server 2008...(interrupting noise) You have what?" But their secret, of course, is to try to only release only every few years.
>> What did I just read???!!!?
The ravings of a man who just went through an Oracle license audit.
Owned a bunch of Macbooks. Never really used Safari. If you want a better-behaved browser, why not just dump Safari?
>> The Mac attracts visual thinkers
So do boxes of crayons, "Murder She Wrote" and traffic accidents.
To me the appeal of the Mac was and will always be that you can open a bash terminal and get all your work done while ignoring all of Apple's icon-based crap (and the silly iTunes store).
Show me a "break-even" without TVM, and I'll show you a marketing graduate. :)
...and you'll see it's a "sensitive" model that changes quickly when you apply real-world inflation.
More seriously, take a look at the original numbers on page 17 of the study:
http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/misc/lfb/bill_summaries/2017_19/0001_ss_ab_1_foxconn_fiserv_legislation_8_8_17.pdf
If you apply an inflation rate of 2% (bringing down the impact of future costs) and a wage growth rate of 3% (evening out to 1% over inflation, reasonable since labor markets are tight) your break-even becomes 2036 (a six-year difference) and there's a billion extra in the coffers in another five years. Run the same model with inflation at 3.5% (likelier if the economy continues to heat up) and wage growth at 4.5% (still only 1% above inflation) and the break-even drops to 2034. Etc.
In that area of Wisconsin, average floor factory wage is around $20/hour, or $40K, and factories already can't find enough people at that range. Toss in a few HR types, managers, engineers and the like and you get to $54K pretty quickly.
Also noticed that this report assumed that wages will remain flat for the next 20-30 years, and that there's no inflation working against state payments. (Fixed payments are worth more the later you pay them - look up "time value of money".) Adjust a few numbers in that report for reality and you'll end up with a "break-even" in about a decade.
Ten years ago, if Facebook announced it was adding "Watch" people would have asked "WTF do they need to add a clock for?"
Then again, it was Facebook that did a naming faceplant on "Graph".
I thought the summary was strange too, but I took it as Facebook's reaction to more realtime comments showing up in YouTube and other video providers. (Even some of my pirate streams offer a chat window now.)
It's "new" because it's likely aimed at Millennials and younger. Gen-X'ers like me (and older) could give a shit what anyone else thinks while they're watching their favorite show since most of us have used TV at one point or another to AVOID interacting with the people around us.
>> if you're not bothering to watch the TV then why have it turned on at all?
I think you'll find that a lot of us out in meatspace, and even commonly on Slashdot, can grok multiple sources of input at once. Like "radio + reading email" at work. Or "talking with friends at a ballgame". This is similar.
Dunno about that. My kids rewatch Disney movies (the shows are all crap) enough times that an investment in a $20 DVD usually makes sense. (Also, I don't want to have to set up the stream.)
For me, piracy is all about GoT, Doctor Who, BSG and the occasional college game - geeky or manly stuff that doesn't come with NetFlix. The NetFlix catalog itself is fine for background TV watching since I have better things to do than binge-watch anyway.
>> Well, that's why they suggested anti-stick signs. That snow ain't gonna stay stuck
Thanks - I needed the laugh. But in case you're serious, Google "ice storm" and prepare to be amazed as to what a little frozen water will stick to.
>> command and control doesn't run within the compromised network. You deposit the APT and the C&C controls it remotely.
Yes, but the initial payload is sometimes a piece of generalized C2 software (e.g., https://github.com/EmpireProject/Empire/ ), which will then deposit customized malware (or just legit utilities with evil configurations) that actually performs 1) reinfection (if the local C2 software gets uninstalled) 2) data collection and 3) data exfiltration. (Sometimes you'd do it with the software you first installed, but often a little misdirection helps keep the APT persistent.)
So...to avoid being overly pedantic, I called the generalized C2 software installed immediately after the initial exploit "C2"...even though (as you stated) the command and control console is run outside the compromised network.
From the notes the hackers left, this sounds like a typical "advanced persistent threat" operation.
Step 1) get someone inside the network to open your Office doc containing a shell script that downloads and installs command-and-control ("C2") software (these days it seems there's often a base64-encoded Powershell script involved in here somewhere)
Step 2) using the C2 software, quietly poke around the network until you find some juicy targets and accounts to elevate
Step 3) grab the goods
Step 4) quietly exfiltrate the data in a way that looks like legit traffic
Step 5) announce yourself to the world
It's been done before, it will been done again, and it's the bread-and-butter of any good "red team" out there today.
"Lastpassholes hobble free tier, jack prices"
FT headline FY.
Never understood the whole, "here Internet, take my passwords" mentality anyway.
To be fair, hosting torrents of popular TV shows and movies is about the only way to get your cable provider to cut the cord to you.
>> probably not going to happen without some VERY substantial investments in public transit.
As long as it's funds allocated to efficient ride-sharing cars rather than old-school, fixed route busses.
>> How the hell do they expect people who live outside of the cities to get to work in the cities?
You're not supposed to leave the city, citizen. Just be thankful that we still allow you to turn off your cell phone once in a while.
Article 1: Google "charged for writing a virus" - it seems there's bunch of established case law on charging people for writing and distributing malware.
Articles 2-4: Don't be confused by the word blizzard. Was the Trojan built an "apparatus which can be used to intercept...electronic communication"? Then "yes".
I'd be interesting in knowing whether he actually built the thing and whether there was motive and intent, but quibbling over whether the Trojan was a "device" or an "apparatus" seems a bit pointless here.
>> Journals are traditionally published by a couple Dutch companies, and cost a lot in order to make these publishers wealthy
Yes, the tabloids near the dikes are filled with tales of the socialite children of wealthy academic publishers.
I've already switched to AMD Ryzen CPUs for new systems because they're fast, cheap and stable. Not sure why I'd use Intel for anything here on out; instead I can spend more on video cards and larger SSD storage.
>> the nature of cable conglomerates is chaotic evil
It's lawful evil. As in:
Step 1: change the law to be evil
Step 2: be evil, but within the constraints of the new law
Step 3: PRRRROFFFFIT!
Here's an alternate idea for Mozilla:
- Fix the browser; get back to the original mission of a fast no-bloat browser
- Fire everyone but the five developers it takes to do that and donate any excess money left in the Foundation to the EFF
That only works if she has green eyes.
Not to be confused with Wang Wi, San Francisco.
>> (REOPENED) then you're asking Apple users to run Javascript.
Toss Apple-branded Chinese cell phone, replace with Google-branded Chinese cell phone. (Re-Closed, Solved)