So let me get this straight. This lady knew that someone had breached her system and she a.) kept right on using it and b.) taunted the person who had breached her system? What was she thinking? If your machine has been compromised, pull the plug and clean it!
Whatever happened to him? In the early days, he seemed to be a big part of the company and then he just sort of dropped off the face of the (Google) earth. Anyone know the story?
It wasn't Apple who did this. It was just some schmoe who put together a patch for Safari. As the summary plainly states, it is unknown when (in my mind, IF) these patches will be put into an actual Safari release.
All you clowns start bitching about how this isn't news or this has been around for a while, I've got one word (well really a contraction) for you: Don't.
Not everyone has seen it and even if you have, its a joke, its funny, laugh. Most of us are at work and its nice to get some humor in the day.
Both articles from the summary indicate that the attacks on the the U.S. govt and military computers were just that, attacks. Anyone have any info on whether these were successful attacks or not? The Zone-H website is running a little slow to figure it out.
The author answers his own question in the first sentence of the article (emphasis mine):
Here's a wrinkle that many devotees of open source either don't know about or don't talk about: Open source projects can get acquired by commercial software companies.
Because we take the word of the conglomerates as the word of God, that's why. People see a price tag and they just accept it as reality. Most people are uninterested in shopping around for better service, better prices, etc. It's just easier to plop the good old CC down and have it paid automatically every month.
It comes down to a question of "how much is your time worth?" for most people. Most people don't want to spend hour hunting around the internet to save a few bucks a month on service or shave a percentage off a particular item. They just want to get what they want and get on with their lives.
Considering that there is zero chance "real" fans of any book will satisfied with its corresponding movie? Two reasons in my opinion:
a.) Money. Despite the fact that the "real" fans will be disappointed, they will go see it anyways. Most likely more than once.
b.) Raise awareness of the book. When people see the movie or even hear about it, they might be more inclined to pick up a copy of the book and read it. I know I had never heard of this series until I started reading Slashdot.
That may be practical for you at home, but do you know how many computers a large sized hospital has? Most of them seem to be understaffed and overworked as is. On top of that, you're suggesting that they take apart their keyboards, clean them and let them dry out while they need them for important or non-important hospital functions? Doesn't seem very practical to me
The issue of fear-mongering aside, why would the Terrorists(TM) just decide to give up? They've made their point and have decided to just move on? Forget about it.
I'll agree that the idea is taken to extremes by some folks grandstanding or trying to sell something, but that doesn't make the actual threat any less real.
Some folks, when addressing the irrational fear most Americans have of the Terrorists(Tm), point out that you are more likely to die in a car crash or get hit by lightning in a storm or some other stat. To that I offer my uninformed psychological opinion:
When we get in a car, we accept the risks that "Yes, this is a huge chunk of metal moving at ridiculously high speeds and that there is a chance I could die". Similar thoughts occur when walking around during a lightning storm. Most people however do not think about or if they do, want to accept, the risk of being blown up on the train to work in the morning (malfunctions aside). People are naturally trusting towards other people and to have that trust violated in such a horrific manner is incomprehensible to some.
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Ok, the summary didn't make it clear to those of us who don't RTFA. Who is she, why isn't she welcome and why do we care? Thanks.
So let me get this straight. This lady knew that someone had breached her system and she a.) kept right on using it and b.) taunted the person who had breached her system? What was she thinking? If your machine has been compromised, pull the plug and clean it!
Whatever happened to him? In the early days, he seemed to be a big part of the company and then he just sort of dropped off the face of the (Google) earth. Anyone know the story?
It wasn't Apple who did this. It was just some schmoe who put together a patch for Safari. As the summary plainly states, it is unknown when (in my mind, IF) these patches will be put into an actual Safari release.
Aesthetics and responsiveness of widgets? Application load times?
Booyakasha!
All you clowns start bitching about how this isn't news or this has been around for a while, I've got one word (well really a contraction) for you: Don't.
Not everyone has seen it and even if you have, its a joke, its funny, laugh. Most of us are at work and its nice to get some humor in the day.
To be fair, most of the vulnerabilities lie in application code, not OS code.
Both articles from the summary indicate that the attacks on the the U.S. govt and military computers were just that, attacks. Anyone have any info on whether these were successful attacks or not? The Zone-H website is running a little slow to figure it out.
The author answers his own question in the first sentence of the article (emphasis mine):
Here's a wrinkle that many devotees of open source either don't know about or don't talk about: Open source projects can get acquired by commercial software companies.
You want story? Go read a book.
You want to be entertained? Go see a movie.
Ah well, at least I'll get free healthcare now.
Because we take the word of the conglomerates as the word of God, that's why. People see a price tag and they just accept it as reality. Most people are uninterested in shopping around for better service, better prices, etc. It's just easier to plop the good old CC down and have it paid automatically every month.
It comes down to a question of "how much is your time worth?" for most people. Most people don't want to spend hour hunting around the internet to save a few bucks a month on service or shave a percentage off a particular item. They just want to get what they want and get on with their lives.
Considering that there is zero chance "real" fans of any book will satisfied with its corresponding movie? Two reasons in my opinion:
a.) Money. Despite the fact that the "real" fans will be disappointed, they will go see it anyways. Most likely more than once.
b.) Raise awareness of the book. When people see the movie or even hear about it, they might be more inclined to pick up a copy of the book and read it. I know I had never heard of this series until I started reading Slashdot.
That may be practical for you at home, but do you know how many computers a large sized hospital has? Most of them seem to be understaffed and overworked as is. On top of that, you're suggesting that they take apart their keyboards, clean them and let them dry out while they need them for important or non-important hospital functions? Doesn't seem very practical to me
And they eat at Reggies diner
Codehaus is a similar site with a lot of cool stuff.
Aren't you required to view the FBI copyright warning?
Bah, this has got nothing on Bi-Mon-Sci-Fi-Con.
Be there AND Be square.
You mean FlashBlock ?
You don't need open source for this. Merely publishing an API and an SDK would accomplish that.
Umm, check your gmail account. Its not a joke, at least for today.
you insensitive clod!
Unfortunately, this has rarely happened in our society and in the end sadly, money rules the day.
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Your statement is kind of ironic with a link in your sig trying to get people to sign up for your pay service.
Because the threats are out there.
The issue of fear-mongering aside, why would the Terrorists(TM) just decide to give up? They've made their point and have decided to just move on? Forget about it.
I'll agree that the idea is taken to extremes by some folks grandstanding or trying to sell something, but that doesn't make the actual threat any less real.
Some folks, when addressing the irrational fear most Americans have of the Terrorists(Tm), point out that you are more likely to die in a car crash or get hit by lightning in a storm or some other stat. To that I offer my uninformed psychological opinion:
When we get in a car, we accept the risks that "Yes, this is a huge chunk of metal moving at ridiculously high speeds and that there is a chance I could die". Similar thoughts occur when walking around during a lightning storm. Most people however do not think about or if they do, want to accept, the risk of being blown up on the train to work in the morning (malfunctions aside). People are naturally trusting towards other people and to have that trust violated in such a horrific manner is incomprehensible to some.