I know this is an overly-extreme example, but...
Maybe we should take it easy on the normal-Joe soldiers working under Bin Laden. Maybe we should have cut some slack to the underpaid soldiers tossing the Jews into death showers. Hell, lets buy lunch for the lawyers sending the cease and desist letters to bittorrent tracker sites, as well.
If the "normal-Joe" workers at these companies are aware of what they are helping to provide for the world, they are also to blame.
Not in the near future, of course. I can't image that taking a picture of most of anything would produce valid results in the near future. However, this type of photographic facial recognition is already being reseached and developed for things like bank robberies and terorism. I can picture this taking off to the point where it applies to the general public...
Yep, it is built in automatically to Mandrake 10.0 and also Fedora Core 3 (possibly more distros, but those are the two I use). Pull up a shell and type "rdesktop computername" and you're on. There are also more options for things like display size and map-back options.
The info below applies to government officials, but I would guess that it might apply to anyone who would ever be required to produce an email for a legal (lawsuit?) issue:
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The Governor of Utah has been sued by news organizations for deleting his email. Apparently, he deletes all of his email after three days. The news organizations say that he is destroying public records. The legal issue is really whether email is a document or a transient conversation like a telephone call. This, of course, is the same reason why President Bush had to stop using email entirely.
Are you sure of that, or are you just saying that because you think that wouldn't be fair? I've read some recent articles (sorry, no links) on companies that have gotten in trouble over not retaining full backups of every email ever received. The two aren't identical, but could definitely be related.
I have no idea as to the answer, but it seems that it might be possible that you do indeed need to have valid sources before publicly announcing confidential company info. Or maybe not.
I am in complete agreement with you here. Jail is for violent offenders. I find it ironic, though, that you were modded +5 insightful here on slashdot, which is all for throwing spammers in jail....
Just a thought.
I actually posted this a couple of days ago, but don't think I got it in in time to have actually been read:
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There is a very handy little tool called the Metropipe Virtual Privacy Machine that fits nicely on a 128MB USB drive. You pop it into a computer that is booted into Windows and can bring up a virtual machine running a tiny version of Linux, complete with GUI, web, email, etc. There is even a tool included that opens up an encrypted tunnel to Metropipe, bypassing any proxy servers or web filtering that may be in place on your network. The entire OS remains on the USB drive, leaving no temporary Internet files or other traces behind. It is nice to have if you commonly walk into restricted or monitored networks and want some privacy.
The tools might also include a file browser so that you can bypass local NTFS security, but I haven't looked.
I know that Knoppix (sp?) can do similar things, but this does not require a reboot or access to BIOS to allow booting of a CD ROM. It only requires that the USB is active.
The site includes download links.
Not that this is necessarily a USB root kit, but there is a very handy little tool called the Metropipe Virtual Privacy Machine that fits nicely on a 128MB USB drive. You pop it into a computer that is booted into Windows and can bring up a virtual machine running a tiny version of Linux, complete with GUI, web, email, etc. There is even a tool included that opens up an encrypted tunnel to Metropipe, bypassing any proxy servers or web filtering that may be in place on your network. The entire OS remains on the USB drive, leaving no temporary Internet files or other traces behind. It is nice to have if you commonly walk into restricted or monitored networks and want some privacy.
The tools might also include a file browser so that you can bypass local NTFS security, but I haven't looked.
I know that Knoppix (sp?) can do similar things, but this does not require a reboot or access to BIOS to allow booting of a CD ROM. It only requires that the USB is active.
The site is down for maintenance right now, but Here is the Google cache.
Some tracker sites had sections laid out specifically for copyrighted material (ie sections called "Games - Xbox"). This article mentions a child porn posting put up by a user who, by agreeing with the TOS, stated the item was legal. The eBay site did not have a section designed by the admins called "Child Porn".
Hate to play Devil's advocate here, but these are entirely different things.
No, jail does two things for most criminals:
1.) Makes them even more angry at "the system", invokes feelings of alienation. They feel like they are a criminal and that is that.
2.) Gives them time to plot other crimes. Also gives them resources like other criminals to discuss their failures and plan for better crimes, as they are surrounded only by other criminals.
I'm not throwing blind guesses like most slashdotters here - I've done time. For my own reasons, I stopped doing what I was doing. Jail, though, only made things worse.
But this is a jail sentence. In my opinion, jail should be for violent offenders. The jails are overcrowded, underfunded, and a burden on all of us tax payers. There are other punishments available - fines, house arrest, probation, community service, etc. These "criminals" could do society a service by cleaning our highways and working in thrift stores, but having him sit behind bars is a waste of everyone's time.
Besides, what does this mean for "curious" wireless hackers, who also don't actually collect data?
Your logic fails quickly when compared to male figures in video games. Do you think that the majority of the male population (slashdot especially) has arms the size of their torsos and chests like barrles? No.
Video games are fantasy. Perhaps your fantasy is Roseanne Bar shooting fireballs at Steve Bucemi, but not the rest of us...
Microsoft Outlook 2003 also has this feature. External images are not loaded until you specifically tell it to. I would expect this in any modern mail application.
This is your "IS Helldesk"
We've been monitoring you web traffic due to some, ummm...., [flip, flip] 'unconditioned loopback reflux'. It looks like you've been surfing a lot of Slashdot. Maybe that is why you've had no time to back up your home directory? Too bad...
Your comment is completely meaningless. You didn't even have to rtfa, just visit the page and type a couple of letters.
Typing "Cthu" brings up exactly what you are looking for. This is nothing like the feature in Word. Next time try the link before you post.
Slashdot Mirror
I know this is an overly-extreme example, but...
Maybe we should take it easy on the normal-Joe soldiers working under Bin Laden. Maybe we should have cut some slack to the underpaid soldiers tossing the Jews into death showers. Hell, lets buy lunch for the lawyers sending the cease and desist letters to bittorrent tracker sites, as well.
If the "normal-Joe" workers at these companies are aware of what they are helping to provide for the world, they are also to blame.
Not in the near future, of course. I can't image that taking a picture of most of anything would produce valid results in the near future. However, this type of photographic facial recognition is already being reseached and developed for things like bank robberies and terorism. I can picture this taking off to the point where it applies to the general public...
Yep, it is built in automatically to Mandrake 10.0 and also Fedora Core 3 (possibly more distros, but those are the two I use). Pull up a shell and type "rdesktop computername" and you're on. There are also more options for things like display size and map-back options.
The info below applies to government officials, but I would guess that it might apply to anyone who would ever be required to produce an email for a legal (lawsuit?) issue:
---------------
The Governor of Utah has been sued by news organizations for deleting his email. Apparently, he deletes all of his email after three days. The news organizations say that he is destroying public records. The legal issue is really whether email is a document or a transient conversation like a telephone call. This, of course, is the same reason why President Bush had to stop using email entirely.
Are you sure of that, or are you just saying that because you think that wouldn't be fair? I've read some recent articles (sorry, no links) on companies that have gotten in trouble over not retaining full backups of every email ever received. The two aren't identical, but could definitely be related.
I have no idea as to the answer, but it seems that it might be possible that you do indeed need to have valid sources before publicly announcing confidential company info. Or maybe not.
Excellent example. The first thing that came to my mind was the various Active Directory MMCs, but I guess that doesn't really apply here...
Is it just me, or has GTA clouded the minds of others as well?
Notice the the eBay highest bidder has a rating of 0 ?
Probably a joke bid.
I am in complete agreement with you here. Jail is for violent offenders. I find it ironic, though, that you were modded +5 insightful here on slashdot, which is all for throwing spammers in jail....
Just a thought.
I actually posted this a couple of days ago, but don't think I got it in in time to have actually been read:
----------------
There is a very handy little tool called the Metropipe Virtual Privacy Machine that fits nicely on a 128MB USB drive. You pop it into a computer that is booted into Windows and can bring up a virtual machine running a tiny version of Linux, complete with GUI, web, email, etc. There is even a tool included that opens up an encrypted tunnel to Metropipe, bypassing any proxy servers or web filtering that may be in place on your network. The entire OS remains on the USB drive, leaving no temporary Internet files or other traces behind. It is nice to have if you commonly walk into restricted or monitored networks and want some privacy. The tools might also include a file browser so that you can bypass local NTFS security, but I haven't looked. I know that Knoppix (sp?) can do similar things, but this does not require a reboot or access to BIOS to allow booting of a CD ROM. It only requires that the USB is active.
The site includes download links.
Ahhhh.... Maybe I need more time on that dictionary site... :)
Still not funny, though.
eunuch # A castrated man employed as a harem attendant or as a functionary in certain Asian courts
I would assume that circumcision would not apply to one who has already been castrated. A failed attempt at a witty sig?
Not that this is necessarily a USB root kit, but there is a very handy little tool called the Metropipe Virtual Privacy Machine that fits nicely on a 128MB USB drive. You pop it into a computer that is booted into Windows and can bring up a virtual machine running a tiny version of Linux, complete with GUI, web, email, etc. There is even a tool included that opens up an encrypted tunnel to Metropipe, bypassing any proxy servers or web filtering that may be in place on your network. The entire OS remains on the USB drive, leaving no temporary Internet files or other traces behind. It is nice to have if you commonly walk into restricted or monitored networks and want some privacy.
The tools might also include a file browser so that you can bypass local NTFS security, but I haven't looked.
I know that Knoppix (sp?) can do similar things, but this does not require a reboot or access to BIOS to allow booting of a CD ROM. It only requires that the USB is active.
The site is down for maintenance right now, but Here is the Google cache.
Just an example, here, not a troll...
Some tracker sites had sections laid out specifically for copyrighted material (ie sections called "Games - Xbox"). This article mentions a child porn posting put up by a user who, by agreeing with the TOS, stated the item was legal. The eBay site did not have a section designed by the admins called "Child Porn".
Hate to play Devil's advocate here, but these are entirely different things.
The article is in reference to spyware, not spam.
I bet any one of the people receiving any sort of benefit from this (food, shelter, medical attention) would beg to differ.
RTFA, it is almost $700, and not for sale at thinkgeek.
Well, I see why you waited 5 years to post....
Give it another 5 and try again.
No, jail does two things for most criminals:
1.) Makes them even more angry at "the system", invokes feelings of alienation. They feel like they are a criminal and that is that.
2.) Gives them time to plot other crimes. Also gives them resources like other criminals to discuss their failures and plan for better crimes, as they are surrounded only by other criminals.
I'm not throwing blind guesses like most slashdotters here - I've done time. For my own reasons, I stopped doing what I was doing. Jail, though, only made things worse.
But this is a jail sentence. In my opinion, jail should be for violent offenders. The jails are overcrowded, underfunded, and a burden on all of us tax payers. There are other punishments available - fines, house arrest, probation, community service, etc. These "criminals" could do society a service by cleaning our highways and working in thrift stores, but having him sit behind bars is a waste of everyone's time.
Besides, what does this mean for "curious" wireless hackers, who also don't actually collect data?
Your logic fails quickly when compared to male figures in video games. Do you think that the majority of the male population (slashdot especially) has arms the size of their torsos and chests like barrles? No.
Video games are fantasy. Perhaps your fantasy is Roseanne Bar shooting fireballs at Steve Bucemi, but not the rest of us...
Microsoft Outlook 2003 also has this feature. External images are not loaded until you specifically tell it to. I would expect this in any modern mail application.
This is your "IS Helldesk"
We've been monitoring you web traffic due to some, ummm...., [flip, flip] 'unconditioned loopback reflux'. It looks like you've been surfing a lot of Slashdot. Maybe that is why you've had no time to back up your home directory? Too bad...
Your comment is completely meaningless. You didn't even have to rtfa, just visit the page and type a couple of letters.
Typing "Cthu" brings up exactly what you are looking for. This is nothing like the feature in Word. Next time try the link before you post.
your sig:
Unless you go into a coma for TWO WHOLE DAYS and emerge as an 8 year old crime-fighting psychic detective.