I wonder what difference it makes that there are more or less vulnerabilities reported. What actually matters is the total exposure, which I would define, for each browser, as
the sum over all vulnerabilities of:
(number of browsers with vulnerability) x (damage possible if vulnerability is exploited) x (chance of actually exploiting the vulnerability).
Call me crazy, but if he has a genetic disposition to violence that we don't know how to cure, why is the solution that we let him out EARLY? Isn't the point of prison to keep the populace safe from people like this? Presumably the deterrence is one way this works, but also, just the fact that he's off the streets is beneficial. WTF is this judge's reasoning? I can only think he's saying "it's not fair that this poor victim of genetics is being punished for his impulses." Bullshit. Cure him or lock him up, I don't want him near me.
Even if sucessfully challenged this time, there will come a time in the repeating cycle where it doesn't get erased, doesn't get overturned, and then we're stuck at the worst possible case.
Holy shit, that's the most cynical opinion I've heard in a while. Really? The worst possible case is inevitable? Man, you should just blow your brains out now. Yes, unscrupulous people break the rules all the time, but there IS reason to have laws and keep voting and trying to make things better, isn't there?
The summary says that the protocol is already out there, and "no major problems are reported." So how about "and congestion is being reduced, and here is how we know it?"
If there is no cell phone service, you would get no guidance, right? GPS is global, out in the wild even. Cell phones fail all the time. I'll stick with GPS for now.
The very words "targeted ads" depict two things: first, the consumer is a "target" and thus the salesman is the hunter, and second, "ads" are something the salesman creates with the intent to manipulate someone into buying. So of course nobody wants "targeted ads." However, if I am in control and aware of exactly which information about me is used, how it is used, and assured it will go no further, I'm happy to have a technology that augments a search into one area with suggestions about products in related areas.
IT said they're already doing more hours than kids in the rest of the world.
Sounds like the problem isn't needing more time put into schooling, but, making the current time spent more productive and worthwhile!!
Actually, I suspect the "hours in school" statistic refers purely to state-run schools. In Korea, and most of Asia, probably students leave school in the afternoon, only to continue studying at private learning centers until evening to get advantage for the next placement test. They spend a lot of time there. So I'll bet Asian kids study many more hours than Americans when you factor in these "hagwans".
I was about to say, well, they don't buy it. The advertising company buys it, and you pay the advertising company to buy it. However, since you're buying it from yourself, I guess you just basically end up paying the overheard that Apple charges, which someone just said is 30%. At any rate, I think I cede your point that it's not that expensive, because if you buy 200 apps from yourself and end up selling 66, you break even. I hate it when I'm wrong! LOL
It happens to everything from hotels to restaurants to ISP's. Why not for the App Store?
Because you can only review an app on the iTunes store that you have purchased -- this is enforced by the program and I don't know a way around it. So it would cost more per review than per app -- expensive advertising, I would think.
This "amazing" attack is easily defeated. Only allow the six-digit number to be used once. Then it can be sniffed and used immediately -- and the attacker will be denied access as it will be the second time.
Every time I see one of these articles, I like to remind folks of a newer technology that seems to work really well: OneSwarm It does not require a central tracker. It totally kicks butt. The lack of a central tracker is a plus and a minus, though. It needs a web interface so that the noobs can join in with less pain.
Everyone should consider using OneSwarm instead of piratebay. This eliminates the need for a central tracker, improves privacy, and seems to eliminate the ability of copyright holders to track you without your permission. FTF website:
OneSwarm is a new peer-to-peer tool that provides users with explicit control over their privacy by letting them determine how data is shared. Instead of sharing data indiscriminately, data shared with OneSwarm can be made public, it can be shared with friends, shared with some friends but not others, and so forth. We call this friend-to-friend (F2F) data sharing.
Check out OneSwarm. It does not relly on a central tracker. Already has enough users that the first search I did was a hit, download speeds are awesome, and privacy is much better than ever was with piratebay. Copyright holders cannot track you with this.
FTF website:
OneSwarm is a new peer-to-peer tool that provides users with explicit control over their privacy by letting them determine how data is shared. Instead of sharing data indiscriminately, data shared with OneSwarm can be made public, it can be shared with friends, shared with some friends but not others, and so forth. We call this friend-to-friend (F2F) data sharing.
What about the people who are blacklisted unfairly? If the false positives are 1%, a huge number of servers will be blocked. This is the same problem with lie detectors and drug testing -- innocents get snared in the net. You need a way to confirm the positive, and not just blacklist based solely on this algorithm.
What makes you think that the problem of evil impulse is simple, or that I think it's "easily appeased?" In fact, I'm not seeking to appease evil impulses, nor am I claiming that my way is "easy." I'm actually being very realistic about human nature. When people have the sense that they are being treated fairly and decently, they tend to respond in kind. It's more effective than dropping bombs, including all the collateral damage (innocent deaths and destruction)? We still have to watch our back, but it's safer to turn your back on someone that believes you mean them no harm than on someone who thinks you will kill them if you get a chance.
There are other ways of helping others than giving bloated and corrupt foreign governments more "foreign aid." I am proposing we actually increase effort to really build wealth and prosperity and freedom around the world. We do this not by making broad policy statements and sticking to dogma (and then fighting those who disagree with it), but by really BEING the kind of country and individual citizens that value freedom and prosperity for the world and not just ourselves.
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I wonder what difference it makes that there are more or less vulnerabilities reported. What actually matters is the total exposure, which I would define, for each browser, as
the sum over all vulnerabilities of:
(number of browsers with vulnerability) x (damage possible if vulnerability is exploited) x (chance of actually exploiting the vulnerability).
Call me crazy, but if he has a genetic disposition to violence that we don't know how to cure, why is the solution that we let him out EARLY? Isn't the point of prison to keep the populace safe from people like this? Presumably the deterrence is one way this works, but also, just the fact that he's off the streets is beneficial. WTF is this judge's reasoning? I can only think he's saying "it's not fair that this poor victim of genetics is being punished for his impulses." Bullshit. Cure him or lock him up, I don't want him near me.
Even if sucessfully challenged this time, there will come a time in the repeating cycle where it doesn't get erased, doesn't get overturned, and then we're stuck at the worst possible case.
Holy shit, that's the most cynical opinion I've heard in a while. Really? The worst possible case is inevitable? Man, you should just blow your brains out now. Yes, unscrupulous people break the rules all the time, but there IS reason to have laws and keep voting and trying to make things better, isn't there?
The summary says that the protocol is already out there, and "no major problems are reported." So how about "and congestion is being reduced, and here is how we know it?"
If there is no cell phone service, you would get no guidance, right? GPS is global, out in the wild even. Cell phones fail all the time. I'll stick with GPS for now.
And what happens if the nuclear part were to separate over the United States and accidentally detonate? Oops!
Seriously, why free up my feet in a car? I'd rather they work on using some technology that frees up my hands, so I could dick around with my iPod.
If i thought I was going to get $10M my performance would drop too
I wonder if maybe that's why you haven't gotten the $10M.
Or "24"
Thank god I'm already old and not born in to this shit.
Spoken like a truly old person.
she suffered sleeplessness, poor work performance...
Unanswered question: how was her work performance before the emails? Was it really that much worse?
The very words "targeted ads" depict two things: first, the consumer is a "target" and thus the salesman is the hunter, and second, "ads" are something the salesman creates with the intent to manipulate someone into buying. So of course nobody wants "targeted ads." However, if I am in control and aware of exactly which information about me is used, how it is used, and assured it will go no further, I'm happy to have a technology that augments a search into one area with suggestions about products in related areas.
IT said they're already doing more hours than kids in the rest of the world.
Sounds like the problem isn't needing more time put into schooling, but, making the current time spent more productive and worthwhile!!
Actually, I suspect the "hours in school" statistic refers purely to state-run schools. In Korea, and most of Asia, probably students leave school in the afternoon, only to continue studying at private learning centers until evening to get advantage for the next placement test. They spend a lot of time there. So I'll bet Asian kids study many more hours than Americans when you factor in these "hagwans".
I was about to say, well, they don't buy it. The advertising company buys it, and you pay the advertising company to buy it. However, since you're buying it from yourself, I guess you just basically end up paying the overheard that Apple charges, which someone just said is 30%. At any rate, I think I cede your point that it's not that expensive, because if you buy 200 apps from yourself and end up selling 66, you break even. I hate it when I'm wrong! LOL
Because you can only review an app on the iTunes store that you have purchased -- this is enforced by the program and I don't know a way around it. So it would cost more per review than per app -- expensive advertising, I would think.
This "amazing" attack is easily defeated. Only allow the six-digit number to be used once. Then it can be sniffed and used immediately -- and the attacker will be denied access as it will be the second time.
Every time I see one of these articles, I like to remind folks of a newer technology that seems to work really well: OneSwarm It does not require a central tracker. It totally kicks butt. The lack of a central tracker is a plus and a minus, though. It needs a web interface so that the noobs can join in with less pain.
Don't hold your breath -- it's a team of grad students and they sound busier than hell. But it's open source, hint hint.
OneSwarm is a new peer-to-peer tool that provides users with explicit control over their privacy by letting them determine how data is shared. Instead of sharing data indiscriminately, data shared with OneSwarm can be made public, it can be shared with friends, shared with some friends but not others, and so forth. We call this friend-to-friend (F2F) data sharing.
FTF website:
OneSwarm is a new peer-to-peer tool that provides users with explicit control over their privacy by letting them determine how data is shared. Instead of sharing data indiscriminately, data shared with OneSwarm can be made public, it can be shared with friends, shared with some friends but not others, and so forth. We call this friend-to-friend (F2F) data sharing.
How is it a server if it is the one requesting a connection? This is semantic abuse! I'm calling the definition police.
What about the people who are blacklisted unfairly? If the false positives are 1%, a huge number of servers will be blocked. This is the same problem with lie detectors and drug testing -- innocents get snared in the net. You need a way to confirm the positive, and not just blacklist based solely on this algorithm.
What makes you think that the problem of evil impulse is simple, or that I think it's "easily appeased?" In fact, I'm not seeking to appease evil impulses, nor am I claiming that my way is "easy." I'm actually being very realistic about human nature. When people have the sense that they are being treated fairly and decently, they tend to respond in kind. It's more effective than dropping bombs, including all the collateral damage (innocent deaths and destruction)? We still have to watch our back, but it's safer to turn your back on someone that believes you mean them no harm than on someone who thinks you will kill them if you get a chance.
There are other ways of helping others than giving bloated and corrupt foreign governments more "foreign aid." I am proposing we actually increase effort to really build wealth and prosperity and freedom around the world. We do this not by making broad policy statements and sticking to dogma (and then fighting those who disagree with it), but by really BEING the kind of country and individual citizens that value freedom and prosperity for the world and not just ourselves.
Seriously, how many is that? Five?