I think that the author of this so-called "article" is really just fishing for visitors by posting this FUD.
During a space descent, it is perfectly normal to "lose altitude control." You're going down. You don't need that much control until you get to about 10,000 feet. According to the article, the so-called "loss of control" occurred above 60,000 feet -- well above the range of passenger aircraft thanks to the grounding of Concorde.
Frankly, SpaceShipOne has already won the X-Prize and no amount of media fearmongering will undo that.
What he meant is that his comic is too intelligent for Americans. There are no fart jokes, profane words, extremely violent fights, sexuals, or so-called "Sports Utility Vehicles."
Americans don't read comics so much as "ugly crapfests of visuals."
I hereby demand that you post the URLs of all web sites that you administer. Cookies represent a clear and present danger to the privacy of all Internet users. By utilizing this widely despised and often-disabled "feature" of insecure browsers like Internet Explorer, you are contributing to the worsening of the global Internet.
I'd like to declare a boycott, starting now, of all web sites that use this experimental and detrimental new technology.
Really, this does not prove anything. It doesn't exploit any weakness in the system and very easy to avoid.
I am not sure how many of people who have posted before actually OWN series 60 device, but let me assure you that it's not as simple as accepting somebody's bluetooth transfer.
First of all, you must have bluetooth always on and your device available to all, which is really bad idea considering that it eats your battery much faster. Battery life of the series 60 devices is pretty small as is. Having bluetooth on is sure way to kill it further.
Second, you will have to go through few steps of actually INSTALLING unsigned application. This is VERY intrusive.
Third, this thing does not auto startup. So, when your device is drained off battery, it won't run by itself as far as I can see.
All in all, very poor attempt to create a malware for Series 60. I am sure you can get much higher propagation by installing an autoexec worm inside of S60 warez releases.
Other avenue to look into is malformed MMS message that does buffer overrun and allows to execute arbitrary code. Now this would be a real baddy because you will be infected as soon as you open a message.
I'm a lawyer by trade, but it was amazingly easy to set up an open-source financial back-end for a major services company. I just used proven technologies like SQL-Ledger and GNUcash, and followed the HOWTOs I found on-line.
I'll charge you only $20,000 to fix your system, Stanford. I know how much you like to pay for crap.
GORILLA.BAS and NIBBLES.BAS remain Microsoft's only two contributions to the world of Open Source programs. If I remember correctly, they were open source but not free as in speach.
Even though I'm currently boycotting Intel following their decision to enable Pentium III serial numbers, I still use my 486.
I have a 486 DX/33 box running Slackware Linux. It serves as my router, my firewall, my file server, my print server, my game server, and my media server. This is, without a doubt, the most useful box in all of boxendom.
The firmware used in this MP3 player is closed-source foistware that cannot be upgraded by ingenius hackers like myself.
The "software" used to connect this software is for Windows only, and does not support superiour operating systems like Linux and Mac OS X.
This "digital music player" does not support open standards such as Ogg, FLAC, and AAC. It would have cost them $0 to include these, but "Diva Gem" (what a horrible name) didn't include them. Shame.
I'm afraid that this software gets a 3 out of 10. I'd recommend buying it if you want an overpriced Bluetooth headset, but not if you care about your musical freedom.
As a Dutch man, I can assure you that no such constitutional right exists. Our lawmakers have been very tough on Internet crime. This is apropos, given that so much of our economy depends on the Internet for revenue.
He currently runs Windows98SE. He is about to receive his new triple-boot PC: Windows98SE, RedHat, and Slackware.
Wow, way to confuse the hell out of your father.
"Sorry dad, you'll have to click the foot icon, then choose log out, then log in as root, then type 'shutdown -r now,' then choose 'Windows98SE' -- yes, dad, that's all one word -- from the boot menu, then you can write e-mail."
Yahoo! modified the story by deleting two links. Notice how "click here" appears twice in the story, but in both cases it's simply underlined. Yahoo! has something to hide, doesn't it?
They use a custom distribution of Linux forked off the Gentoo-HA (High Availability) distribution. All of the software has been thoroughly load-tested for at least 96 hours at load average 10. Try playing Quake then!
Sincerely, Seth Finklestein High Availability Linux Expert
1) Feature issue, not UI issue. In any case, yes, Word does have regular expressions. Hit the "more" button.
I hit the "more" button and typed in my usual s/Mi(ke|chael) Sims(.*)integrity/Asshole$2retard/gi. It said "0 matches found" on a document full of matches. Are you blind?
2) Are you insane? You can assign anything as a keyboard shortcut, including full-blown Macros.
Yes, but can I assign shortcuts in batch? I can use vim to edit.vimrc. Now that's playing with power.
3) Uh, no. Just because you don't know how to use them doesn't mean they don't work. You can create styles using the dialogue. Or just type in a new style name into the box and Voila! Instant new style. I'm not sure I even understand your complaint.
Again, Microso$t has made a common occurrence like creating 50 styles into a drudgerous task. I can't be arsed to go through the same dialogue box 50 times in succession! Offer me, the power user, some power!
No regular expressions. This makes find/replace useless.
Very few keyboard shortcuts. I can use my Happy Hacking Keyboard just fine in vim, but it's useless in Microsoft $ffice.
No notion of "Styles." OpenOffice's Stylist menu is omnipresent and useful. MS W$rd's style pane is useless; it merely changes my styles whether I want it to or not.
I could go on, Craig, but I wouldn't want you to feel bad about your Microsoft.
I spent about 25 years practising law in Italy, so I feel that I am uniquely qualified to answer this question.
Italy also has a notion of freedom of the press, although they call it "illa libertario della prensa." However, there is also something called the "obligation of the press" (illa obligadrio della prensa) in which all nationally-sanctioned newspapers are required to print certain materials. Much like legal notices and novenas in American newspapers, the Italian government has the power to influence the press. All of these announcements are clearly labeled and are almost never mentioned in the newspaper itself, but of course this P2P issue will easily become a page 1 news story of its own.
I welcome any other questions that you have about the Italian press.
Sincerely, Seth Finklestein Il Duche Della Cybersecuridata
Slashdot Mirror
I think that the author of this so-called "article" is really just fishing for visitors by posting this FUD.
During a space descent, it is perfectly normal to "lose altitude control." You're going down. You don't need that much control until you get to about 10,000 feet. According to the article, the so-called "loss of control" occurred above 60,000 feet -- well above the range of passenger aircraft thanks to the grounding of Concorde.
Frankly, SpaceShipOne has already won the X-Prize and no amount of media fearmongering will undo that.
Sincerely,
Seth Finklestein
Space Expert
What he meant is that his comic is too intelligent for Americans. There are no fart jokes, profane words, extremely violent fights, sexuals, or so-called "Sports Utility Vehicles."
Americans don't read comics so much as "ugly crapfests of visuals."
I hereby demand that you post the URLs of all web sites that you administer. Cookies represent a clear and present danger to the privacy of all Internet users. By utilizing this widely despised and often-disabled "feature" of insecure browsers like Internet Explorer, you are contributing to the worsening of the global Internet.
I'd like to declare a boycott, starting now, of all web sites that use this experimental and detrimental new technology.
I usually use Terminal Emulators for playing old Nintendo and arcade games, for which I downloaded the ROM files.
Sincerely,
Seth Finklestein
Emulator Enthusiast
Six years ago, I bought an inexpensive Compaq PC that would not work with Linux due to Windows dependencies in the BIOS.
After I threatened a nationwide boycott of Compaq, they relented and reverted to industry-standard BIOS conventions.
You're welcome, by the way.
I would hesitate to call what Michael Sims does "work."
Michael Sims is a horrible dictator who destroyed the Censorware Project and then was inexplicably invited to destroy Slashdot's honour.
Really, this does not prove anything. It doesn't exploit any weakness in the system and very easy to avoid.
I am not sure how many of people who have posted before actually OWN series 60 device, but let me assure you that it's not as simple as accepting somebody's bluetooth transfer.
First of all, you must have bluetooth always on and your device available to all, which is really bad idea considering that it eats your battery much faster. Battery life of the series 60 devices is pretty small as is. Having bluetooth on is sure way to kill it further.
Second, you will have to go through few steps of actually INSTALLING unsigned application. This is VERY intrusive.
Third, this thing does not auto startup. So, when your device is drained off battery, it won't run by itself as far as I can see.
All in all, very poor attempt to create a malware for Series 60. I am sure you can get much higher propagation by installing an autoexec worm inside of S60 warez releases.
Other avenue to look into is malformed MMS message that does buffer overrun and allows to execute arbitrary code. Now this would be a real baddy because you will be infected as soon as you open a message.
Nice try, but no cake.
Funny. I don't hear any complaints.
You don't hear any laughs, either.
I'm a lawyer by trade, but it was amazingly easy to set up an open-source financial back-end for a major services company. I just used proven technologies like SQL-Ledger and GNUcash, and followed the HOWTOs I found on-line.
I'll charge you only $20,000 to fix your system, Stanford. I know how much you like to pay for crap.
GORILLA.BAS and NIBBLES.BAS remain Microsoft's only two contributions to the world of Open Source programs. If I remember correctly, they were open source but not free as in speach.
Even though I'm currently boycotting Intel following their decision to enable Pentium III serial numbers, I still use my 486.
I have a 486 DX/33 box running Slackware Linux. It serves as my router, my firewall, my file server, my print server, my game server, and my media server. This is, without a doubt, the most useful box in all of boxendom.
Sincerely,
Seth Finklestein
Box Builder
Please, won't someone please think of the blogosphere?
If there is no syndication standard, how am I supposed to find out what Joe Egomaniac thinks about George W. Bush?
Unfortunately, I can't recommend this product.
I'm afraid that this software gets a 3 out of 10. I'd recommend buying it if you want an overpriced Bluetooth headset, but not if you care about your musical freedom.
Oh, look. A story on why clock speed doesn't matter. Perhaps this is a cover-up as to why the new G5s aren't as fast as Apple promised.
SHAME on you, IBM, for causing Steve Jobs' promises not to come true.
VNC over Airport Extreme is perfectly usable. I use it at home all the time. I also use it over SSL, which provides both security and compression.
Please unbunch your panties and spend $130 on an Airport Express.
As an Apple developer, I've been using iTunes 4.6 for weeks. It breaks hymn, so my fair use rights have been violated.
I strongly recommend that all my followers boycott iTunes 4.6 until hymn is properly updated.
Sincerely,
Seth Finklestein
Legal
As a Dutch man, I can assure you that no such constitutional right exists. Our lawmakers have been very tough on Internet crime. This is apropos, given that so much of our economy depends on the Internet for revenue.
Sincerely,
Seth Finklestein
Dutch
He currently runs Windows98SE. He is about to receive his new triple-boot PC: Windows98SE, RedHat, and Slackware.
Wow, way to confuse the hell out of your father.
"Sorry dad, you'll have to click the foot icon, then choose log out, then log in as root, then type 'shutdown -r now,' then choose 'Windows98SE' -- yes, dad, that's all one word -- from the boot menu, then you can write e-mail."
Yahoo! modified the story by deleting two links. Notice how "click here" appears twice in the story, but in both cases it's simply underlined. Yahoo! has something to hide, doesn't it?
He is NOT an HA Linux expert, but rather a charlatan attempting to see how many fools he can snare on the end of his fishing pole.
Looks like I got one.
They use a custom distribution of Linux forked off the Gentoo-HA (High Availability) distribution. All of the software has been thoroughly load-tested for at least 96 hours at load average 10. Try playing Quake then!
Sincerely,
Seth Finklestein
High Availability Linux Expert
1) Feature issue, not UI issue. In any case, yes, Word does have regular expressions. Hit the "more" button.
.vimrc. Now that's playing with power.
I hit the "more" button and typed in my usual s/Mi(ke|chael) Sims(.*)integrity/Asshole$2retard/gi. It said "0 matches found" on a document full of matches. Are you blind?
2) Are you insane? You can assign anything as a keyboard shortcut, including full-blown Macros.
Yes, but can I assign shortcuts in batch? I can use vim to edit
3) Uh, no. Just because you don't know how to use them doesn't mean they don't work. You can create styles using the dialogue. Or just type in a new style name into the box and Voila! Instant new style. I'm not sure I even understand your complaint.
Again, Microso$t has made a common occurrence like creating 50 styles into a drudgerous task. I can't be arsed to go through the same dialogue box 50 times in succession! Offer me, the power user, some power!
I could go on, Craig, but I wouldn't want you to feel bad about your Microsoft.
I spent about 25 years practising law in Italy, so I feel that I am uniquely qualified to answer this question.
Italy also has a notion of freedom of the press, although they call it "illa libertario della prensa." However, there is also something called the "obligation of the press" (illa obligadrio della prensa) in which all nationally-sanctioned newspapers are required to print certain materials. Much like legal notices and novenas in American newspapers, the Italian government has the power to influence the press. All of these announcements are clearly labeled and are almost never mentioned in the newspaper itself, but of course this P2P issue will easily become a page 1 news story of its own.
I welcome any other questions that you have about the Italian press.
Sincerely,
Seth Finklestein
Il Duche Della Cybersecuridata
Dear ye of little clue:
iTunes, the best store out there, charges $9.99 for any album -- even ones with 21 songs! At that rate, it's practically stealing.
Of course, it's not stealing. Don't steal music.
Sincerely,
Seth Finklestein