Exactly! You made my point so I didn't have to. 1000 people compared to 291 million is a joke. And the Diebold machines are, as I said once before, funked. Head on over to SafeVoting.org and take a look at the video. Ya can't trust 'em, folks.
Ok, I looked that the course listing, and everything looks ok to me, but chemistry? Can anyone explain why that's in there? Physics, Calc, those make sense...but chemistry?
To all you saying I'm wrong. Nope, sorry. I tried with 3 separate winning caps at three separate times. Each time when I followed somone's advice to skip the CC entry it came back at me REQUIRING it. If I knew I'd run into people like you all I would have gotten a screen capture of it. It was required. Did they change it recently? Fucked if I know, and fucked if I even care. I *was* going to buy into the service (as it was a pretty good deal), but not when they pull shit like that. That's what I mean by "they fucked themselves."
But according to Apple on Wednesday, only about 5 million free songs have been redeemed.
That's because for a "free" song you had to give them your credit card number. I complained twice to Pepsi and Apple...never got a response. So, as far as I am concerned, they've fucked themselves on this one.
I agree, but I see this as the flaw with the OSS development model and not just an MPAA-specific problem. For instance, I can model on paper a system that makes a licensed DVD player (software) possible, but if any part of the system is OSS then it won't meet the security that the studios/MPAA want for their property. So that leaves us with needing a hardware solution that has no controlling software at all for the Linux user to view movies on his box. Problem: no such animal, not possible. I don't know of anyone that could make an opensource hardware item. Nor would they, it would be easier to just buy a commercial unit and use it for our purposes. Theoretically, the MPAA themselves could write software, non opensource, that allows DVDs to be viewed on Linux (or BSD, etc.) but then people would complain that it's not OSS and that they won't trust it. Kind of a painful circle.
Ok, how about this. All you programmers out there, donate about a day of your time to write the damn thing, get it OKed through the MPAA, and actually get one that is licensed.
Don't tell me you can't, because you haven't tried. Until someone steps up to the plate to fix the issue we will be kept in the dark-ages forever. I'm no programmer, or I'd do it my damn self...
California sues "for the people," but then the people don't file for the money. Perhaps that means that the people didn't care/don't care or didn't/don't feel like they were ripped off and thus don't see a need to file. Either way, it's kind of odd, since money is money....I'd want mine.
(1) In patent/trademark law, he who is first through the hoops wins; and,
(2) addendum to existing tech (prior art) for a new patent is valid.
MS was first through the hoops for this idea, thus the patent. The sheer fact that they took one idea, modified it, and then went on their merry way is immaterial. If you invalidate that whole class of patents then practically all other patents are going to be nullified as "obvious."
(1) set up this on a system;
(2) kill all services except this;
(3) set this service's priority to realtime;
(4) set firewall to deny any outgoing email from that system;
(5) set firewall to allow for their method of verification;
(6) profit!;)
Voila! We all get paid and there's no addition to the spam problem.
D&D 3E (and 3.5E) have come a LONG way from their humble roots, and for the most part have fixed every stupid-ass idea to choke the genre except hit points.
This is an artificial mechanic that never worked well. Never. Green Ronin, for their Mutants and Masterminds game (a superhero d20 game) eliminated hit points in favor of a "Damage Save": if you make the save (like any other save) you take no damage, fail and take damage in various levels.
This totally fixed the HP problem, and works well for a superhero system--the problem lies in taking that idea (simple as it seems) and applying that mechanic to the fantasy element. The result is usually characters dying faster than before--which may even be more "real to life".
Levels, to an extent, are also broken; but they're such a mainstay of the genre that eliminating them from D&D altogether would be damn-near impossible--and unwarranted. Such a thing could kill the player-base. Players like levels, it's almost like dick size to them.
For a MMORPG how they handle these two things is key. The rules weren't written for computers at all--they were written for a GM and players. No matter how many CPU cycles you put into it, a computer will never "out imagine" a human. Thus you get canned effects and hard-coded plot points that need to be met.
I'm kind of amazed that it works at all, actually.
The answer clearly is "maybe." It all depends on implimentation. Simplicity in itself is not responsible for vulnerabilities. Simplicity is the goal for the designer. Usability is the goal (and key) for the user. The problem is when you ignore good security methodology in the name of K.I.S.S and for the uneducated user.
I think it would be better to educate the users than to dummy-down the OS. Education needent be difficult. Documentation is key to understanding. If the user can't/won't read the docs....then it's all their problem, but if the docs are there, and they're clear and concise, and he reads them and can use them. Then you have a good system.
End users like "Joe Sixpack" don't want to have to type things like mount/dev/cdrom/mnt/cdrom, they want to click on an icon or (if they're at the commandline) type in just the path to the drive. Autofs (and the like) go pretty far for this. But that's just a beginning.
Take Microsoft's lead. They spent an enormous amount of time, money, and effort making the systems useable and simple. Apple did the same (albeit on a slightly different track). Linux can too. Just because someone makes Linux (as a whole) easier for Joe to use doesn't mean that security will go out the window. It just means that there's more that needs to be thought about before implimentation.
...of the phrase that President Regan used to tell Gorbie all the time "Trust, but verify."
Cisco has been a major player for a long time, so we have a de-facto trust relationship with them, but we need to be able to verify their account guarding. All they need to do is open the firmware up and let the million eyes peer through it. Any vulnerability detected and not reported by one will surely be caught by another, and assuming he's not trustworthy either there are still more eyes. Quis custodiet ipsos custodes. The only problem is if the flaw doesn't exist in only flashable firmware (i.e.: in hardware someplace that can't be modified at all)--then that would be an issue. I think we can trust the Cisco hardware, it's the flashed system that needs to be checked.
So, Cisco, how about opening that up? Come on, be a pal....
Because now I can get rid of about 90% of the channels I have since I don't want/need/like/or watch them. My price should go down since I only watch like 5 channels. The rest is garbage.
...our IT jobs would be swell and we'd be much happier if it weren't for the retarded users and managers that make random decisions based on the perceptions of non-technical people (such as other managers.)
"Is it possible that Michael's Computers sells a computer that can get 17000+ on 3DMark2003, and boot up in 7.7 seconds? Is it possible that they sell any computers at all?"
Fuck no! Not fucking possible! Jesus H. Underwear, if you beleive the hype you're better off giving your money to that Nigerian scam!
That's what THG should have said, lawsuit or no. This guy is a scammer. How could his business sue when it doesn't exist according to the city hall record search?
...this plan is fux0red. Instead of charging for email use, which would only lead to more credit card/PayPal/bank account hacking (i.e.: theft) why don't they (MS and all the people involved) sit-the-fuck-down and re-write email to prevent spam in the first place?
Sure it would take more effort, but would be better.
...do we know for certain that this isn't a faked letter? I mean, do we have any form of independent corroboration? Otherwise this is just heresay and speculation.
On the other hand, if we get some other proof (or evidence) then MS is about to get a little pissed at SCO for their antics. Perhaps that's a good thing as a previous poster indicated, without MS's $86M influx SCO would be bankrupt.
Slack kicks ass. Check out the benchmarking I did (link in.sig). No comparison that it's arguably the best distribution of Linux available--if you're willing to be patient a bit. Gentoo isn't bad either, but I got tired of taking a week to configure each install.
If the US army is behind this, then you can guarantee that there is a strategic element behind the decision making that went into OKing this project, much like America's Army.
Perhaps this will all turn into a real-life version of the episode of Star Trek (original series) that had a centuries old war all played out on computer...and the citizens in the killed areas would disintigrate themselves as it was more clean (and real bombs have the habit of destroying the structures--which is never fun.)
What we need are a bunch of lawyers who are techy/geeks (like us). They form an LLC partnership. All of us submit to them our spam, they prosecute under the law for us. We give them a cut of the money once it rolls in. A legal lawfirm with lots of good lawyers, adept at what they do, can make the spammers pay. If they don't pay get an injunction on the spammer's assets--which we sell at auction--splitting the proceeds with the lawyers. Since spam isn't going to get better, this would be a perpetual motion machine...and just might make a couple of bucks at the same time.
Hell, it's never been tried, so it has a chance, although I still predict failure.
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Exactly! You made my point so I didn't have to. 1000 people compared to 291 million is a joke. And the Diebold machines are, as I said once before, funked. Head on over to SafeVoting.org and take a look at the video. Ya can't trust 'em, folks.
Ok, I looked that the course listing, and everything looks ok to me, but chemistry? Can anyone explain why that's in there? Physics, Calc, those make sense...but chemistry?
"...and a graphics processor that runs three times faster than those on the market today.'"
That sort of hardware won't ship for perhaps 10 years. I think we have plenty of time to get used to XP in the interim.
To all you saying I'm wrong. Nope, sorry. I tried with 3 separate winning caps at three separate times. Each time when I followed somone's advice to skip the CC entry it came back at me REQUIRING it. If I knew I'd run into people like you all I would have gotten a screen capture of it. It was required. Did they change it recently? Fucked if I know, and fucked if I even care. I *was* going to buy into the service (as it was a pretty good deal), but not when they pull shit like that. That's what I mean by "they fucked themselves."
But according to Apple on Wednesday, only about 5 million free songs have been redeemed.
That's because for a "free" song you had to give them your credit card number. I complained twice to Pepsi and Apple...never got a response. So, as far as I am concerned, they've fucked themselves on this one.
Open Source and MPAA don't mesh
I agree, but I see this as the flaw with the OSS development model and not just an MPAA-specific problem. For instance, I can model on paper a system that makes a licensed DVD player (software) possible, but if any part of the system is OSS then it won't meet the security that the studios/MPAA want for their property. So that leaves us with needing a hardware solution that has no controlling software at all for the Linux user to view movies on his box. Problem: no such animal, not possible. I don't know of anyone that could make an opensource hardware item. Nor would they, it would be easier to just buy a commercial unit and use it for our purposes. Theoretically, the MPAA themselves could write software, non opensource, that allows DVDs to be viewed on Linux (or BSD, etc.) but then people would complain that it's not OSS and that they won't trust it. Kind of a painful circle.
After 4 years? That's fucked up.
Ok, how about this. All you programmers out there, donate about a day of your time to write the damn thing, get it OKed through the MPAA, and actually get one that is licensed.
Don't tell me you can't, because you haven't tried. Until someone steps up to the plate to fix the issue we will be kept in the dark-ages forever. I'm no programmer, or I'd do it my damn self...
California sues "for the people," but then the people don't file for the money. Perhaps that means that the people didn't care/don't care or didn't/don't feel like they were ripped off and thus don't see a need to file. Either way, it's kind of odd, since money is money....I'd want mine.
(1) set up this on a system; ;)
(2) kill all services except this;
(3) set this service's priority to realtime;
(4) set firewall to deny any outgoing email from that system;
(5) set firewall to allow for their method of verification;
(6) profit!
Voila! We all get paid and there's no addition to the spam problem.
D&D 3E (and 3.5E) have come a LONG way from their humble roots, and for the most part have fixed every stupid-ass idea to choke the genre except hit points.
This is an artificial mechanic that never worked well. Never. Green Ronin, for their Mutants and Masterminds game (a superhero d20 game) eliminated hit points in favor of a "Damage Save": if you make the save (like any other save) you take no damage, fail and take damage in various levels.
This totally fixed the HP problem, and works well for a superhero system--the problem lies in taking that idea (simple as it seems) and applying that mechanic to the fantasy element. The result is usually characters dying faster than before--which may even be more "real to life".
Levels, to an extent, are also broken; but they're such a mainstay of the genre that eliminating them from D&D altogether would be damn-near impossible--and unwarranted. Such a thing could kill the player-base. Players like levels, it's almost like dick size to them.
For a MMORPG how they handle these two things is key. The rules weren't written for computers at all--they were written for a GM and players. No matter how many CPU cycles you put into it, a computer will never "out imagine" a human. Thus you get canned effects and hard-coded plot points that need to be met.
I'm kind of amazed that it works at all, actually.
The answer clearly is "maybe." It all depends on implimentation. Simplicity in itself is not responsible for vulnerabilities. Simplicity is the goal for the designer. Usability is the goal (and key) for the user. The problem is when you ignore good security methodology in the name of K.I.S.S and for the uneducated user.
/dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom, they want to click on an icon or (if they're at the commandline) type in just the path to the drive. Autofs (and the like) go pretty far for this. But that's just a beginning.
I think it would be better to educate the users than to dummy-down the OS. Education needent be difficult. Documentation is key to understanding. If the user can't/won't read the docs....then it's all their problem, but if the docs are there, and they're clear and concise, and he reads them and can use them. Then you have a good system.
End users like "Joe Sixpack" don't want to have to type things like mount
Take Microsoft's lead. They spent an enormous amount of time, money, and effort making the systems useable and simple. Apple did the same (albeit on a slightly different track). Linux can too. Just because someone makes Linux (as a whole) easier for Joe to use doesn't mean that security will go out the window. It just means that there's more that needs to be thought about before implimentation.
And that's why there's the "maybe."
Have you seen the "secret" video? Go here and take a look. I love how these things can't be trusted to add correctly.
Pen and paper: the only way to vote. Say no to machines.
...of the phrase that President Regan used to tell Gorbie all the time "Trust, but verify."
Cisco has been a major player for a long time, so we have a de-facto trust relationship with them, but we need to be able to verify their account guarding. All they need to do is open the firmware up and let the million eyes peer through it. Any vulnerability detected and not reported by one will surely be caught by another, and assuming he's not trustworthy either there are still more eyes. Quis custodiet ipsos custodes. The only problem is if the flaw doesn't exist in only flashable firmware (i.e.: in hardware someplace that can't be modified at all)--then that would be an issue. I think we can trust the Cisco hardware, it's the flashed system that needs to be checked.
So, Cisco, how about opening that up? Come on, be a pal....
they do something retarded like make Samus a guy. Nothing better than crippling a great franchise with stupid omissions/retractions/"fixes."
Issue 1: Stupidity of the organization to not lock down permissions and/or kill the account/password.
Issue 2: Duplicity from the former employee accessing data he knew full well that he should not have accessed.
Both need to harbor the blame for their part.
Because now I can get rid of about 90% of the channels I have since I don't want/need/like/or watch them. My price should go down since I only watch like 5 channels. The rest is garbage.
...our IT jobs would be swell and we'd be much happier if it weren't for the retarded users and managers that make random decisions based on the perceptions of non-technical people (such as other managers.)
But that's the cross we have to bear.
"Is it possible that Michael's Computers sells a computer that can get 17000+ on 3DMark2003, and boot up in 7.7 seconds? Is it possible that they sell any computers at all?"
Fuck no! Not fucking possible! Jesus H. Underwear, if you beleive the hype you're better off giving your money to that Nigerian scam!
That's what THG should have said, lawsuit or no. This guy is a scammer. How could his business sue when it doesn't exist according to the city hall record search?
...this plan is fux0red. Instead of charging for email use, which would only lead to more credit card/PayPal/bank account hacking (i.e.: theft) why don't they (MS and all the people involved) sit-the-fuck-down and re-write email to prevent spam in the first place?
Sure it would take more effort, but would be better.
...do we know for certain that this isn't a faked letter? I mean, do we have any form of independent corroboration? Otherwise this is just heresay and speculation.
On the other hand, if we get some other proof (or evidence) then MS is about to get a little pissed at SCO for their antics. Perhaps that's a good thing as a previous poster indicated, without MS's $86M influx SCO would be bankrupt.
No need for Adobe to release a Linux version. Head on over to Frank's Corner and take a look at PS7 running via WINE.
Slack kicks ass. Check out the benchmarking I did (link in .sig). No comparison that it's arguably the best distribution of Linux available--if you're willing to be patient a bit. Gentoo isn't bad either, but I got tired of taking a week to configure each install.
If the US army is behind this, then you can guarantee that there is a strategic element behind the decision making that went into OKing this project, much like America's Army.
Perhaps this will all turn into a real-life version of the episode of Star Trek (original series) that had a centuries old war all played out on computer...and the citizens in the killed areas would disintigrate themselves as it was more clean (and real bombs have the habit of destroying the structures--which is never fun.)
What we need are a bunch of lawyers who are techy/geeks (like us). They form an LLC partnership. All of us submit to them our spam, they prosecute under the law for us. We give them a cut of the money once it rolls in. A legal lawfirm with lots of good lawyers, adept at what they do, can make the spammers pay. If they don't pay get an injunction on the spammer's assets--which we sell at auction--splitting the proceeds with the lawyers. Since spam isn't going to get better, this would be a perpetual motion machine...and just might make a couple of bucks at the same time.
Hell, it's never been tried, so it has a chance, although I still predict failure.