Yes, but think about it realistically - the slashdot crowd is not the normal crowd of computer users. Not everyone is obsessively patching their computer system. What normal person has the time and insight to apply a new microsoft patch every two days? For that matter, who would even think that this would be the normal course of action that would be required just to stop a well known website from spreading a virus to your computer.
Sweet keyboard layout too...I see they've ditched the standard qwerty setup for a sweet, sweet abcdef setup. That should make it MUCH easier for people to use....er...no.
Not only the cost of the reparirs etc, but the cost of the hours required to get a licence. I've been wanting my licence for years, but at $130/hour for the initial lessons, it's a bit prohibative to say the least, especially when you're trying to scrape your way through school as well. This at least it seems like it might actually be a viable way to end up with a real licence - like a light at the end of the tunnel. When there was just the rec/private licence, a student is looking at years and years before logging enough hours to qualify.
Hey, if you're paying for it, that means that you and your fam get first dibs on the internet. If they're paying for it, it kinda means you have to use it for work. Now, it's your and you you're letting work have the privilige of accessing you after hours. It still really sucks though 'cause really, you'll probably end up using it just as much for work anyway.
I'm a techie, but I don't really like cell phones - just something about being reachable at any time that doens't quite appeal to me. That being said, I do have one. It's in my car, to apease my worrying mother. Well, one time I did find that I required a cell phone, so I dug it out of the car and put it in my pocket. Well, it remained there until I retrieved my pants from the washing machine a few days later. Whoops. For three days there was no sign of life at all from the phone, but then all the sudden it worked again, just like new. Rugged phone for sure. But I had learned my lesson...er no. Not 3 weeks later I again required the services of my telephone, so I placed it in my pocket and went out. Well, we get back to my friend's place, and I reach into my pocket and... no phone. So I head back out in the rain to see if I could find it somewhere and sure enough...there it is...sitting in a puddle in the middle of a busy road, getting rained on and being run over by cars. So I pick up it's pitted remains...look around for the antenna, and put it back in my pocket. Sure enough...no indication of life from the phone and then...yup, you guessed it - three days later, it's as good as new...a few dents and a missing antenna, but relatively undamaged for its adventure. I don't take it out anymore.
comdex - big trade show thingie. one of the biggest events in las vegas right behind the porn convention I think. Nov. 17-20 in Las Vegas or even better, September 16-18 in Toronto
In defense of the original poster here, there is an enormous amount of security information available on the internet. Personally, I though the question was great. I'm a computer geek to the core, but hardware has always been more my thing. Lately I've been starting to think that maybe it's time to start learning about some of the stuff I've never really been involved with before. Security is definately one of those areas. I've googled a bit, and read some books, but the sheer amount of information available is a bit overwhelming, and the lists generated in this discussion will really help narrow things down a bit. Googling is great and all, but slashdot readers are also a great resource, and now I know where to go.
The first step is always learning what you have to learn.
sounds a little more than fishy to me - so much for the idea that editorial content isn't dictated by the news site's business dealings....think if the article had been written instead about microsoft's shortcomings, do you think that it would have been published by a microsoft owned network? cause I seriously have my doubts....
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Yes, but think about it realistically - the slashdot crowd is not the normal crowd of computer users. Not everyone is obsessively patching their computer system. What normal person has the time and insight to apply a new microsoft patch every two days? For that matter, who would even think that this would be the normal course of action that would be required just to stop a well known website from spreading a virus to your computer.
ah, yes, but it's invaluable when you're a student stuck with a "computer" job, where "computer" means "data input".
Sweet keyboard layout too...I see they've ditched the standard qwerty setup for a sweet, sweet abcdef setup. That should make it MUCH easier for people to use....er...no.
Not only the cost of the reparirs etc, but the cost of the hours required to get a licence. I've been wanting my licence for years, but at $130/hour for the initial lessons, it's a bit prohibative to say the least, especially when you're trying to scrape your way through school as well. This at least it seems like it might actually be a viable way to end up with a real licence - like a light at the end of the tunnel. When there was just the rec/private licence, a student is looking at years and years before logging enough hours to qualify.
wow, I can't wait until I get out of school and get paid 40% less than a person 2 hours south of me. sweet.
Hey, if you're paying for it, that means that you and your fam get first dibs on the internet. If they're paying for it, it kinda means you have to use it for work. Now, it's your and you you're letting work have the privilige of accessing you after hours.
It still really sucks though 'cause really, you'll probably end up using it just as much for work anyway.
I'm a techie, but I don't really like cell phones - just something about being reachable at any time that doens't quite appeal to me. That being said, I do have one. It's in my car, to apease my worrying mother. Well, one time I did find that I required a cell phone, so I dug it out of the car and put it in my pocket. Well, it remained there until I retrieved my pants from the washing machine a few days later. Whoops. For three days there was no sign of life at all from the phone, but then all the sudden it worked again, just like new. Rugged phone for sure. But I had learned my lesson...er no. ... no phone. So I head back out in the rain to see if I could find it somewhere and sure enough...there it is...sitting in a puddle in the middle of a busy road, getting rained on and being run over by cars. So I pick up it's pitted remains...look around for the antenna, and put it back in my pocket. Sure enough...no indication of life from the phone and then...yup, you guessed it - three days later, it's as good as new...a few dents and a missing antenna, but relatively undamaged for its adventure.
Not 3 weeks later I again required the services of my telephone, so I placed it in my pocket and went out. Well, we get back to my friend's place, and I reach into my pocket and
I don't take it out anymore.
comdex - big trade show thingie. one of the biggest events in las vegas right behind the porn convention I think. Nov. 17-20 in Las Vegas or even better, September 16-18 in Toronto
In defense of the original poster here, there is an enormous amount of security information available on the internet.
Personally, I though the question was great. I'm a computer geek to the core, but hardware has always been more my thing. Lately I've been starting to think that maybe it's time to start learning about some of the stuff I've never really been involved with before. Security is definately one of those areas. I've googled a bit, and read some books, but the sheer amount of information available is a bit overwhelming, and the lists generated in this discussion will really help narrow things down a bit. Googling is great and all, but slashdot readers are also a great resource, and now I know where to go.
The first step is always learning what you have to learn.
sounds a little more than fishy to me - so much for the idea that editorial content isn't dictated by the news site's business dealings....think if the article had been written instead about microsoft's shortcomings, do you think that it would have been published by a microsoft owned network? cause I seriously have my doubts....