Next person to say something like "They made very sure that Office has these features that nobody else has" without specifying a single damn feature is getting slapped upside the head with a wet trout.
Give each user a "key", more precicely, their public key and sign the binary, or some other data file (that contains their registration information, including customer #, date of purchace etc.) and then the program will only run once the users valid key has been authorized.
The.exe should validate itself, and a myriad of other application files for checksums, or some other type of authentication. Contact the home server (encrypted) and recieving the PKI gpg/pgp signed / encrypted stream BACK to the users computer and validates them based on their customer information. Validation comes only at a handful of times, and users registration (the fact that they have been authed) is stored somewhere in random, misc places in the computers hard drive/ registry or both!
Selling in stores should be easy. The program on installation will send a request to the servers for the public key (after registration is finished, valid information kept PRIVATE!!!), and is recieved encrypted/signed (the PUBKEY for your software is distributed in the software).
Normally I wouldn't suggest such iron fist tactics, but being a programmer myself, I tend to think of security and encryption at the forefront of any application development. Any change in the state of the software and it's rendered useless.
Better to have software that wont' run, then run and ruin your machine or others.
It wasn't heat lamanent, it was the kind you peel off of an 8x11 piece of paper like a giant piece of scotch tape limiting the kind of "direct" heat or other weather enviroment variables that can effect the thermal paper.
please don't yell or jump to conclusions and use your brain for a change.
I remember Sears started using this thermal paper and after 30 minutes of arguing with the store manager about the thing, he caved in and let me get the exchange. I later asked for a new receipt to make sure this wouldn't happen again. But still they print on these thermal papers.
What I did was lamenate it and it went bad some months later (zenith TV's really suck apparently)
That same manager accepted it.
The thing about thermal paper is you have to store it in a VERY cool and dry place. If you leave it in a warm atmosphere / sunlight, the thermal paper will yellow quickly and the lettering will begin to lose its' "heated in" stability.
I don't know what to call it really. But the paper was designed to be cheap and the side effect is word fading... which is good to the mfg. b/c you can't prove you bought it.
Set up machines to block all ports except what's requested.
Firewall: incoming/outgoing.
no attachments except compressed files!! executables have to be AUTHORIZED! to be downloaded and once saved, ONLY THEN, you have ot manually navigate to the folder to execute it.
Do they regulate in-house phone services that require you to "dial out"?
They should not regulate VoIP anymore than they regulate in-house phone systems. This is rediculous and an insane attempt for governments to squeeze more money out of our citizens (YES CITIZENS!!) in ANY economy, but especially ours.
We have the internet that should be left alone, and as it has been for years.
There's hardly a nerd who wouldn't like, at least once, to morph into a huge green guy and panic his tormentors. So, how is it that Hollywood can take this delicious daydream and puree it into pure broccoli juice? Let's start with a simple principle that Hollywood has failed to grasp. Bigger is not always better
WASTE. Legal in my opinion (let the flames begin), however I have seen several well written variations using GPG/PGP keys for small networks on both MS-Windows, Linux, BSD systems myself.
I can't give you a name of the program, only because it doesn't have one and the authors prefer to remain anon.
I'll post an article on/. whenever it goes Open Source & Free. This thing kicks ass totally because it can run completely independant on a P2P level, while at the same time if you have a central server to connect to, it kicks major butt only b/c it still uses P2P. Think of the central server(s) as being a common connection point (much like a spies rendovous point, then moving around a lot) and then being independant.
There is a difference between what the KKK and the Boy Scouts of America can do behind closed doors and who Denny's is allowed to deny service too. Both operate on private property, but Denny's is a place of "public accommodation" while the others are members only hate groups.
I seriously think you have your ideas screwed up. Since when have the boy scouts been a part of ANY hate group?
The KKK is notorious for doing things because of their inferiority complex against anything that isn't pasty white. But the boy scouts?
From what I've been told CMIIAW (Correct Me If I Am Wrong), but it's only explosive in it's gasseous state when mixed with O2. If it's pure hydrogen it burns very slowly and non-violently in comparison.
So when you store this in liquid form and you get into an accident puncturing the tank, you won't get a huge explosion unlike gasoline. Rather, just get away from it. I'm not a chemist, but if it has the potential to combust in it's natural state, I'm outta there.
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Sure buddy, blame it on the computer
haha, and I thought there weren't any BYU slashdotters. looks like I know of two now
They should just copy/paste linux & the bsd's file system properties and make simething similar to SELinux's security manditory.
/rant
oh.. and ban microsoft.
clippy..
no it was a feature
Smells like a windows user 'eh?
oh the things we long for.
Give each user a "key", more precicely, their public key and sign the binary, or some other data file (that contains their registration information, including customer #, date of purchace etc.) and then the program will only run once the users valid key has been authorized.
.exe should validate itself, and a myriad of other application files for checksums, or some other type of authentication. Contact the home server (encrypted) and recieving the PKI gpg/pgp signed / encrypted stream BACK to the users computer and validates them based on their customer information. Validation comes only at a handful of times, and users registration (the fact that they have been authed) is stored somewhere in random, misc places in the computers hard drive/ registry or both!
The
Selling in stores should be easy.
The program on installation will send a request to the servers for the public key (after registration is finished, valid information kept PRIVATE!!!), and is recieved encrypted/signed (the PUBKEY for your software is distributed in the software).
Normally I wouldn't suggest such iron fist tactics, but being a programmer myself, I tend to think of security and encryption at the forefront of any application development. Any change in the state of the software and it's rendered useless.
Better to have software that wont' run, then run and ruin your machine or others.
Pirates be damned!
www.msgplus.net
it removes advertisements, if you want to use it but don't want to have this push advertising.
this is too cool to handle.
I personally love the following features:
MIZI Linux 2.0 and its "Smart Talk" phone program support a variety of wireless protocols including:
CDMA
802.11b
IrDA
Bluetooth
SDI/O
Now that's beautiful
.. that i don't count for squat compared to you. Then again I have the advantage over others (mwahahahaha)
It wasn't heat lamanent, it was the kind you peel off of an 8x11 piece of paper like a giant piece of scotch tape limiting the kind of "direct" heat or other weather enviroment variables that can effect the thermal paper.
please don't yell or jump to conclusions and use your brain for a change.
I remember Sears started using this thermal paper and after 30 minutes of arguing with the store manager about the thing, he caved in and let me get the exchange. I later asked for a new receipt to make sure this wouldn't happen again. But still they print on these thermal papers.
What I did was lamenate it and it went bad some months later (zenith TV's really suck apparently)
That same manager accepted it.
The thing about thermal paper is you have to store it in a VERY cool and dry place. If you leave it in a warm atmosphere / sunlight, the thermal paper will yellow quickly and the lettering will begin to lose its' "heated in" stability.
I don't know what to call it really. But the paper was designed to be cheap and the side effect is word fading... which is good to the mfg. b/c you can't prove you bought it.
sucks to be the customer these days.
Set up machines to block all ports except what's requested.
Firewall: incoming/outgoing.
no attachments except compressed files!!
executables have to be AUTHORIZED! to be downloaded and once saved, ONLY THEN, you have ot manually navigate to the folder to execute it.
chmod -R -x c:\
Typo?
Orwell must be turning in his grave,
with a camera watching just to be sure he's "in line" with the party.
Do they regulate in-house phone services that require you to "dial out"?
They should not regulate VoIP anymore than they regulate in-house phone systems. This is rediculous and an insane attempt for governments to squeeze more money out of our citizens (YES CITIZENS!!) in ANY economy, but especially ours.
We have the internet that should be left alone, and as it has been for years.
This is pathetic.
pfft.. that's not what she said!
That's great, what is this cryptographic software you speak of?
The internet is a medium of communication much like any other except for it's rather unique position to communicate in MANY ways.
The federal government shouldn't get involved in this. If they do, they better regulate IM, email, and other comms methods.
Regulation to VoIP is foolish... they'd better start with MSN and AOL's IM clients then before attacking someone else.
WASTE. Legal in my opinion (let the flames begin), however I have seen several well written variations using GPG/PGP keys for small networks on both MS-Windows, Linux, BSD systems myself.
/. whenever it goes Open Source & Free. This thing kicks ass totally because it can run completely independant on a P2P level, while at the same time if you have a central server to connect to, it kicks major butt only b/c it still uses P2P. Think of the central server(s) as being a common connection point (much like a spies rendovous point, then moving around a lot) and then being independant.
I can't give you a name of the program, only because it doesn't have one and the authors prefer to remain anon.
I'll post an article on
Cheers!
There is a difference between what the KKK and the Boy Scouts of America can do behind closed doors and who Denny's is allowed to deny service too. Both operate on private property, but Denny's is a place of "public accommodation" while the others are members only hate groups.
I seriously think you have your ideas screwed up. Since when have the boy scouts been a part of ANY hate group?
The KKK is notorious for doing things because of their inferiority complex against anything that isn't pasty white. But the boy scouts?
You sir, are full of shit.
And why the hell is anyone on slashdot using the MSN Messenger chat protocol when there are tons of other (re: Free) options available anyways?
That's like saying I don't like XXX Store, while buying XXX brand yyy at a different outlet.
I'm going to shake my head and slowly back away.
Then why is it considered a felony if you trade over certian amounts of music? Then it would be considered criminal, right?
Perhaps you can give a direct url or instructions.
I am not a fan of cluttered websites.
From what I've been told CMIIAW (Correct Me If I Am Wrong), but it's only explosive in it's gasseous state when mixed with O2. If it's pure hydrogen it burns very slowly and non-violently in comparison.
So when you store this in liquid form and you get into an accident puncturing the tank, you won't get a huge explosion unlike gasoline. Rather, just get away from it. I'm not a chemist, but if it has the potential to combust in it's natural state, I'm outta there.