I'm very, very proud of myself. Thanks to my pioneering security work, a man is exonerated. From the MSNBC article, and I quote:
During his trial, prosecutors argued McDanel intentionally caused damage to Tornado's computer server by overloading it with too many messages and impaired the system's security by exposing its vulnerability to the public. A judge found him guilty of unauthorized access and sentenced him to 16 months in federal prison.
McDanel served his sentence and appealed last August. His lawyer, Seth Finklestein, argued that McDanel was protected under the First Amendment and that McDanel did not intentionally impair the system by reporting its security flaws.
If you'd like me to take more "pro bona" cases like this one, please donate to me using PayPal. Thanks again!
This isn't a Slashdot interview where you ask questions to Bjarne. This is an interview that has already been done. Please read the articles and please die.
The New York Times allows Google to post their registration-free links on condition that they would be part of Google users' clickstreams. Clickstream data is vital to the survival of e-business. By disrupting clickstreams and providing malvingent data, you are devaluating Google's ROI. Please desist.
I'm sorry, but 10.3 is simply too revolutionary for you to use an upgrade coupon. However, you may redeem a coupon for $5 off a purchase of $300 or more at the Apple Store (excluding iPods).
Frankly, I'm tired of Steve Jobs claiming he has a "revolutionary" new upgrade for my Macintosh every year. I don't think that this is worth $129.00.
Expose? Boring.
iChat AV? Hi, NetMeeting called. It wants its hype back.
Brushed metal Finder? Ugh.
"Favorites panel"? It's been an irritating part of Windows since 2000. I don't want it.
Instead, I implore all freedom-conscious netizens out there to send me, Seth Finklestein a copy of Mac OS X 10.3. Or, send a serial number so that I may liberate it off of KaZaA Plus.
Wow. You're tearing assholes at a philosophy club meeting. That's pretty bad-ass. Not.
Come back to me when you've won an EFF Pioneer Award for innovative cybersecurity research. Come back to me when MIT begs you to become a professor in their new "Information Design Mechanisms" curriculum. Come back to me when a corrupt Slashdot "editor" steals your web site, forcing you into a life of horrible introspective poetry and fine cognac.
One of the greatest features of Linux is its "customizability." Lazy administrators can install a web-based tool if they would prefer to use a graphical, "user friendly" approach to configuration.
Webmin, in my opinion, is the worst thing to happen to Linux since Ximian released their "desktop." As a professional computer expert who started working in the 1980s (that's right, I said *80s) I believe firmly in the hand-manipulation of configuration files. vi, which I use as my editor, has special bindings that easily manipulate thousands of configuration files. By the time Joe Sysadmin is done clicking on 500 happy little Webmin icons, I've already finished my customization. I then proceed online to brag about my exploits.
Webmin is insecure: it exposes a web interface to tasks only root should be allowed to do. root, or the "super-user" as a newbie would say, should know his way around vi.
I would highly recommend that anyone considering Webmin buy my book Why I'm a Better Administrator Than You (only $49.95 at amazon.com) and read it. Only then will you realize how poor Webmin is as a tool.
Newbie: Hey, Seth, where did you get that copy of Microsoft Office 2003 Professional Edition? Me: I liberated it off of KaZaA. Newbie: Wow! I heard that Michael Sims paid $399 for his copy. Me: He did, because he's a dumbass. Newbie: He sure is!
Oh, and I'm real surprised that MSN is getting "fair and balanced" (TM) coverage at a site that's hosted by Yahoo!. Can't PC World afford its own hosting provider?
I still don't understand why people care about this. Yahoo! chose to create a clearly inferior messaging service, and is now selectively denying access to it. I have lots of friends, and none of them uses Yahoo! Messenger.
If you really cared about openness in your messaging solution, you'd use a better provider like Jabber. All the cool people use Jabber.
Yahoo Yellow Pages is run by Yahoo!, an evil organization that secretly manipulates search results to present you with sponsored links first without telling you.
Google, on the other hand, clearly separates AdWords partners from search results, displaying a much greater regard for relevant search results.
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I'm very, very proud of myself. Thanks to my pioneering security work, a man is exonerated. From the MSNBC article, and I quote:
McDanel served his sentence and appealed last August. His lawyer, Seth Finklestein, argued that McDanel was protected under the First Amendment and that McDanel did not intentionally impair the system by reporting its security flaws.
If you'd like me to take more "pro bona" cases like this one, please donate to me using PayPal. Thanks again!
This isn't a Slashdot interview where you ask questions to Bjarne. This is an interview that has already been done. Please read the articles and please die.
The New York Times allows Google to post their registration-free links on condition that they would be part of Google users' clickstreams. Clickstream data is vital to the survival of e-business. By disrupting clickstreams and providing malvingent data, you are devaluating Google's ROI. Please desist.
TaxAct is not Free. It may be free as in beer, but I only use Free as in speech software.
Thanks anyway.
It can't be that hard to fill out tax forms. TurboTax is simply a PDF form with some graphical hooks and evil DRM.
I'd appreciate it if someone could make an open source tax preparation program. I'd do it myself, but I'm too busy fighting for your digital freedom.
Thanks.
Sincerely,
Seth Finklestein
Accomplished Cybersecurity Expert
I'm sorry, but 10.3 is simply too revolutionary for you to use an upgrade coupon. However, you may redeem a coupon for $5 off a purchase of $300 or more at the Apple Store (excluding iPods).
Frankly, I'm tired of Steve Jobs claiming he has a "revolutionary" new upgrade for my Macintosh every year. I don't think that this is worth $129.00.
Expose? Boring.
iChat AV? Hi, NetMeeting called. It wants its hype back.
Brushed metal Finder? Ugh.
"Favorites panel"? It's been an irritating part of Windows since 2000. I don't want it.
Instead, I implore all freedom-conscious netizens out there to send me, Seth Finklestein a copy of Mac OS X 10.3. Or, send a serial number so that I may liberate it off of KaZaA Plus.
Wow. You're tearing assholes at a philosophy club meeting. That's pretty bad-ass. Not.
Come back to me when you've won an EFF Pioneer Award for innovative cybersecurity research. Come back to me when MIT begs you to become a professor in their new "Information Design Mechanisms" curriculum. Come back to me when a corrupt Slashdot "editor" steals your web site, forcing you into a life of horrible introspective poetry and fine cognac.
I'm better than you. Please go away.
One of the greatest features of Linux is its "customizability." Lazy administrators can install a web-based tool if they would prefer to use a graphical, "user friendly" approach to configuration.
Webmin, in my opinion, is the worst thing to happen to Linux since Ximian released their "desktop." As a professional computer expert who started working in the 1980s (that's right, I said *80s) I believe firmly in the hand-manipulation of configuration files. vi, which I use as my editor, has special bindings that easily manipulate thousands of configuration files. By the time Joe Sysadmin is done clicking on 500 happy little Webmin icons, I've already finished my customization. I then proceed online to brag about my exploits.
Webmin is insecure: it exposes a web interface to tasks only root should be allowed to do. root, or the "super-user" as a newbie would say, should know his way around vi.
I would highly recommend that anyone considering Webmin buy my book Why I'm a Better Administrator Than You (only $49.95 at amazon.com) and read it. Only then will you realize how poor Webmin is as a tool.
I prefer "liberated."
That's not a goatse.cx link. This is a goatse.cx link.
Awesome.
That story talks about MSN Messenger.
Oh, and I'm real surprised that MSN is getting "fair and balanced" (TM) coverage at a site that's hosted by Yahoo!. Can't PC World afford its own hosting provider?
I still don't understand why people care about this. Yahoo! chose to create a clearly inferior messaging service, and is now selectively denying access to it. I have lots of friends, and none of them uses Yahoo! Messenger.
If you really cared about openness in your messaging solution, you'd use a better provider like Jabber. All the cool people use Jabber.
I know of one DVD I won't be buying on Nov 4.
I don't buy any DVDs -- or even VHS tapes. I protest the MPAA by liberating its content using KaZaA Plus.
Now who's holier than thou?
Hahahaha
That's awesome.
Try searching the web for more options. I strongly recommend checking out Intel and eBay's sites.
Not in the least. Check out result #5 when you search for Michael Sims. Ha ha ha, ha ha ha ha ha.
Yahoo Yellow Pages is run by Yahoo!, an evil organization that secretly manipulates search results to present you with sponsored links first without telling you.
Google, on the other hand, clearly separates AdWords partners from search results, displaying a much greater regard for relevant search results.
In short: Google good, everyone else bad.
Search results
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If the problem persists, please mail google@google.com and mention this error message and the query that caused it.
Nice job. Not only does Google invade your privacy, it also fails to search. Why are people using this piece of crap instead of better search engines?
I tried to click your "weblink," but received an error message:
No Linux support? Lame. They just lost my money.
Dear sir:
That "shitty data dump" was published by an EFF PIONEER AWARD WINNING CYBERSECURITY ACTIVIST. How many awards have you won, troll?
Go ahead, list the awards.
Are you still thinking? Oh, you were finished. Well, then allow me to retort.
You suck. (fires gun) I rule. (fires gun twice) Questions?
Dear Seth:
Log in.
Sincerely,
Seth.