They state that the most important thing is to force users into a security mindset and this is near impossible. Also, they point out that even security-aware users may be at risk because of the risk of infection before the ability to patch the firewall/AV software is possible.
This leads to the conclusion that firewall/AV software should be included as part of the baseline system, whether with the operating system or as an additional package at system build time. Also it leads to the conclusion that user-assisted updates are useless and only automatic updates can effectively patch fast enough to block worms of this sort.
This is one of the most depressing stories about the state of the Internet that I've read in a while.
I don't think we'd have seen a proliferation of the PC as a personal computer that we had with MSDOS. I doubt IBM would have had any idea what to do with the PC and after a couple years would have abandoned the PC project altogether, focusing on their profitable high-end business machines.
IBM needed an OS, and if MS wasn't there, CP/M was. So on that front we'd just have different person reaping the rewards there. Of course, Kildall was a business moron and blew his chance at that time.
Apple would have risen much more strongly, as well as console/PC makers like Atari and Commodore. We'd probably see computers with more advanced graphics systems, but with less memory and less hard disk space as most media would be self-contained cartridges. Which is an interesting idea, that we wouldn't have software available separate from a cartridge. We would have to have the physical cart to plug into the slot array on our PCs to enable software, but it would also be easier to move software from one machine to another as well as conserve primary disk space as documents could be saved directly onto the cartridge.
We wouldn't have the powerful CPUs that we have now, we'd probably be a couple generations behind as the hardware demands of the software would be much lower. Hard disks would be small, memory would be low, and video screens would be optimized to view on both TV and computer monitors. Digital TVs that could display computer video output at high resolutions would be the standard as the console/PCs would have merged the computer into a central position in the home entertainment cabinet.
Many companies would only just now be moving their businesses to computerized systems. Until now, computers would have been viewed as toys. Without Microsoft, the concept of a computer for business would be unthinkable except for large institutions, so many smaller accounting firms, warehouses, and mom'n'pop stores would still be doing their paperwork by hand.
In short, the computer as a personal entertainment device would be much more ingrained in our culture, but the computer as a business tool would only be catching on. The prices of "serious" personal computers useful for business purposes would still be astronomical and software would be expensive to purchase.
According to the article, the trees are deep enough that the water is an anaerobic environment, so the trees die but do not rot as a result of the lack of oxygen.
Advertisers can put ads on websites and if a user is attracted and interested in the product, they can click the banner and learn more about the product.
God strike me down for saying it, but he's right. Java as a core language is fine. It's libraries are decent. What's more, it is infinitely extensible through the addition of third party libraries.
I think that we should all boycott Linux until SCO either loses the case or gives up trying to get licensees. Hit them where it hurts - their pocketbooks.
The RIAA ought to keep on doing this until the public gets either so fed up with these antics or simply doesn't have enough money to buy the CDs altogether.
Though they've made around 6M dollars, this is a losing strategy in the long run.
Planet or not, it's out there and it's circling the sun. It's large enough to attract space dust and rocks in its vicinity. It will eventually grow larger and then there will be no doubt that it is a planet.
Crime, behavior, and religion are all personal choices that you must live with. If you choose to associate yourself with those who are known to be unsafe through your actions, then I, as an airline passenger, demand that you be investigated before boarding what is essentially a guided missile.
In this day and age where some elements of society have proven that they cannot be trusted with the freedom that has been so generously bestowed upon all American citizens, it is incumbent upon all of us to stamp out those elements. Whether we are the security guard performing the search or an innocent passenger cooperating with a guard, it is important to understand that these steps are taken to ensure safety.
Why isn't there a standard format that can be adhered to so that a DVD RW here is a DVD RW there?
If standards existed, a company that built an incompatible extension into their technology wouldn't be able to legitimately call their device a DVD RW.
It's funny, I remember when it was a main tenet of programming that data should be separate from presentation. However, PHP has shown just how powerful integrating data and presentation can be through inlining code directly into a webpage layout.
As Perl seems to fade more into irrelevence, languages that hold onto a strong central theme like PHP, Python, Ruby, and Dylan are coming to the fore to take its place. Whenever I see a story about PHP, I think more about the death throes of Perl than about PHP itself.
Creative people should mark all of their original content and allow it to be licensed according to their own will. To do this, they should register it with a qualified third party and allow it to be available for public review, so that the broad concepts of their creativity spur others on to additional creativity, he said. Every artist should share something in the public domain to some extent, Lessig said, while making sure that the work as a whole is protected as to its ownership.
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I don't see the link for downloading the sources.
Perhaps they want personal emails instead?
They state that the most important thing is to force users into a security mindset and this is near impossible. Also, they point out that even security-aware users may be at risk because of the risk of infection before the ability to patch the firewall/AV software is possible.
This leads to the conclusion that firewall/AV software should be included as part of the baseline system, whether with the operating system or as an additional package at system build time. Also it leads to the conclusion that user-assisted updates are useless and only automatic updates can effectively patch fast enough to block worms of this sort.
This is one of the most depressing stories about the state of the Internet that I've read in a while.
I don't think we'd have seen a proliferation of the PC as a personal computer that we had with MSDOS. I doubt IBM would have had any idea what to do with the PC and after a couple years would have abandoned the PC project altogether, focusing on their profitable high-end business machines.
IBM needed an OS, and if MS wasn't there, CP/M was. So on that front we'd just have different person reaping the rewards there. Of course, Kildall was a business moron and blew his chance at that time.
Apple would have risen much more strongly, as well as console/PC makers like Atari and Commodore. We'd probably see computers with more advanced graphics systems, but with less memory and less hard disk space as most media would be self-contained cartridges. Which is an interesting idea, that we wouldn't have software available separate from a cartridge. We would have to have the physical cart to plug into the slot array on our PCs to enable software, but it would also be easier to move software from one machine to another as well as conserve primary disk space as documents could be saved directly onto the cartridge.
We wouldn't have the powerful CPUs that we have now, we'd probably be a couple generations behind as the hardware demands of the software would be much lower. Hard disks would be small, memory would be low, and video screens would be optimized to view on both TV and computer monitors. Digital TVs that could display computer video output at high resolutions would be the standard as the console/PCs would have merged the computer into a central position in the home entertainment cabinet.
Many companies would only just now be moving their businesses to computerized systems. Until now, computers would have been viewed as toys. Without Microsoft, the concept of a computer for business would be unthinkable except for large institutions, so many smaller accounting firms, warehouses, and mom'n'pop stores would still be doing their paperwork by hand.
In short, the computer as a personal entertainment device would be much more ingrained in our culture, but the computer as a business tool would only be catching on. The prices of "serious" personal computers useful for business purposes would still be astronomical and software would be expensive to purchase.
If the water is as low in oxygen as they expect, it is unlikely that there are many, if any, creatures living in and around those trees.
According to the article, the trees are deep enough that the water is an anaerobic environment, so the trees die but do not rot as a result of the lack of oxygen.
Trying to intimidate the guy who would kidnap misbehaving Intel employees and keep them locked in his cellar in Oregon for weeks on end?
Microsoft might be bad, but they've never done anything remotely as illegal as that.
Advertisers can put ads on websites and if a user is attracted and interested in the product, they can click the banner and learn more about the product.
The system doesn't work.
Now there's a company dedicated to putting these people online.
Maybe it's just better to let those folks live in their little kiddy pool Net than to try to treat them as equals.
If you don't open source it, how can we fork it?
But seriously folks...
God strike me down for saying it, but he's right. Java as a core language is fine. It's libraries are decent. What's more, it is infinitely extensible through the addition of third party libraries.
Why would you need an open source Java?
Initializes the CPU, initializes the bus, initializes the hardware, dumps to OS.
Isn't that a bootloader? Is it special because it is burned into the ROM?
Why study boring stuff like computers and engineering when there's no job market for those skills?
Instead, take the time to study things that are interesting and really mind-expanding like literature, philosophy, and languages.
Leave the geeks to their machines, let the rest of us rule them from management.
I think that we should all boycott Linux until SCO either loses the case or gives up trying to get licensees. Hit them where it hurts - their pocketbooks.
The RIAA ought to keep on doing this until the public gets either so fed up with these antics or simply doesn't have enough money to buy the CDs altogether.
Though they've made around 6M dollars, this is a losing strategy in the long run.
KDE servers not compromised.
Maybe it's a security flaw in Gnome?
Wake us when they make it Fair Use to transfer as many copies we like to all of our friends.
Planet or not, it's out there and it's circling the sun. It's large enough to attract space dust and rocks in its vicinity. It will eventually grow larger and then there will be no doubt that it is a planet.
But really, who cares? Is this a big deal?
Crime, behavior, and religion are all personal choices that you must live with. If you choose to associate yourself with those who are known to be unsafe through your actions, then I, as an airline passenger, demand that you be investigated before boarding what is essentially a guided missile.
In this day and age where some elements of society have proven that they cannot be trusted with the freedom that has been so generously bestowed upon all American citizens, it is incumbent upon all of us to stamp out those elements. Whether we are the security guard performing the search or an innocent passenger cooperating with a guard, it is important to understand that these steps are taken to ensure safety.
The web is in danger of nothing. More importantly, the Internet is more important to commerce than ever before.
Unless a large, physical attack on the wires carrying all this data occurs, everything is pretty much A-OK.
Why isn't there a standard format that can be adhered to so that a DVD RW here is a DVD RW there?
If standards existed, a company that built an incompatible extension into their technology wouldn't be able to legitimately call their device a DVD RW.
It's funny, I remember when it was a main tenet of programming that data should be separate from presentation. However, PHP has shown just how powerful integrating data and presentation can be through inlining code directly into a webpage layout.
As Perl seems to fade more into irrelevence, languages that hold onto a strong central theme like PHP, Python, Ruby, and Dylan are coming to the fore to take its place. Whenever I see a story about PHP, I think more about the death throes of Perl than about PHP itself.
No way this could be used for anti-terrorism surveillance...
God knows IT sucks. Go have fun and gain some interesting experiences.
The computer world will always be around, but music careers are notoriously short. Take advantage of it while you can.
Creative people should mark all of their original content and allow it to be licensed according to their own will. To do this, they should register it with a qualified third party and allow it to be available for public review, so that the broad concepts of their creativity spur others on to additional creativity, he said. Every artist should share something in the public domain to some extent, Lessig said, while making sure that the work as a whole is protected as to its ownership.
Like licensing agreements and patents, Lawrence?
Download Linux. It's one virus you'll be glad you caught.