Perhaps if big companies were more concerned about actually producing good high quality products instead of trying to sue single entity on the friggin' planet...
If you want to be rich by crushing the middle and lower classes, USA is good. If you want high quality product from mulitple vendors, try another country. Innovation might as well not exist in the USA, because it is constantly being attacked and crushed by companies with trigger happy lawers.
High Tech. is not a priority. What is? Shutting down Napster, spying on email, censoring libraries, suing your neighbor (stiffling innovation), and bitching about communism.
Who are you going to trust more:
- An ABCNEWS columnist
- The Manager of Microsoft Focus Area for Security Focus?
I don't know, but I'm thinking that them ABCNEWS dudes are pretty savy. Security Focus has nothing on them, man. Especially the ABCNEWS columnists. Whoa, like, dude: The are like, so totally computer smart. I mean, like, who's ever even heard of Security Focus before today?
If it's for AC tracking, they could just use the logs of the _page_ request
Yeah, you're right, but the Web Bug theory makes everything more interesting and 'l337. My theory appeals to the lowest common denominator, while your theory makes sense.:P
I figure it's so that Anonymous Cowards are not so anonymous. If need be, Slashdot can check the page and time, then cross reference it with their logs to determine who from where was doing what when. No?
Anonymous Cowards are not anonymous anymore.
Slashdot's justification is probably that they're using it to track 'trouble makers' on Slashdot.
Oh yeah, and to turn in Anonymous Cowards to mega corporations and goverment agencies for bounty
10 Easy steps Every User Should Know on 'How to Please Your IT Department':
1. When you call us to have your computer moved, be sure to leave it buried under half a ton of postcards, baby pictures, stuffed animals, dried flowers, bowling trophies and children's art. We don't have a life, and we find it deeply moving to catch a fleeting glimpse of yours.
2. Don't write anything down. Ever. We can play back the error messages from here.
3. When an I.T. person says he's coming right over, go for coffee. That way you won't be there when we need your password. It's nothing for us to remember 700 screen saver passwords.
4. When I.T. support sends you an E-Mail with high importance, delete it at once. We're just testing.
5. When an I.T. person is eating lunch at his desk, walk right in and spill your guts right out. We exist only to serve.
6. Send urgent email all in uppercase. The mail server picks it up and flags it as a rush delivery.
7. When something's wrong with your home PC, dump it on an I.T. person's chair with no name, no phone number and no description of the problem. We love a puzzle.
8. When the printer won't print, re-send the job at least 20 times. Print jobs frequently get sucked into black holes.
9. When the printer still won't print after 20 tries, send the job to all 68 printers in the company. One of them is bound to work.
10. Don't learn the proper term for anything technical. We know exactly what you mean by "My thingy blew up".
It really makes me e-mad to see all of the e-companies and e-businesses making all sorts of e-jargon useing the "e" as an e-prefix. It seems that every e-billboard I see has an e-advertisment e-spouting the e-value of every e-product they e-sell.
But the US's Internet is such a tangle of wire and fiber that the US Library of Congress will not be transferred from one coast to the next in the blink of an eye.
OC-192? What good is that of it the info then has to cross some 'dinky' co-ax or other lame ass connection? The OC-48 is a backbone of 'uninterrupted' OC-48, therein lies the 'speedier' connection.
Now if only they could implement those optical routers...
From the article: "OpenBSD, for example, has found hundreds of holes during their code audit, in code many other vendors are using, but no one seemed to care. These discoveries could have headed off many problems."
I think this brings up a very important point concerning Open Source development. Why contribute fixes to other venders of whom you are currently involved in a flame war with? Its a case of "My Open Source Project/License/Fork is better than yours"; 'BSD vs. Linux; QuakeWorld Project vs. QuakeForge (for a while anyway); My dad vs. Your dad.
I'm sure that this is not everybody's position, but certainly its enough to cause Anonymous Coward to have a flipping freak out session on Slashdot every time the issue is brought up.
Its really to bad, for the sake of secure software everywhere that these fixes be shared and implemented.
The network you refer to might have 60x the bitrate, but does Canada have as dense a mesh of fiber as the US?
No no no no... You've misunderstood. CA-NET-3 isn't a parallel spider-webs that only interconnect within the US. It's a backbone that runs from coast to coast. However, There may be a small section that pipes through Chicago, but some people don't like the idea of that (see reference to one morons comment about canuck pride).
ACk! Here, check this out and discern for yourself. Then you can tell me how wrong I am.:P
Of course the Internet would die. If the United States of America were to disappear tomorrow, the entire world would then cease to exist along with it.
For example: If the US was gone, then what would be holding Canada to the planet? Nothing! Canada would float off into space and crash into the sun. Also, since 89.58% of the worlds heavy metals is has been shipped to the United States, then what would be balancing Europe, Africa and Asia where they are today? Nothing! They would sink to the South Pole, and everybody would freeze to death.
Yup. The Eeee-yooo-nited States of America is the glue that keeps this world spinnin'! Now all youse other nations remember that, y'all hear?!
I'll agree with you there. But I'm also not impressed by their music. It all sounds the same to me, like they have some people locked up in a sweatshop somewhere churning out top 40 hits for britney, christina, and the boy bands.
Well, except for being locked up in a sweatshop, you're right.
Comparing britney to madonna? My understanding was that Madonna was a dancer with a good voice.
Whereas Britney is a good voice that can dance.
That Madonna went to college on a full dance scholarship. I would venture a guess as to say that Madonna came up with and choreographed her own dance moves and videos, while I sincerely doubt the same could be said of Ms. Spears.
Yes, Madonna was a straight A student and has oodles of talent. I think that Britney has potential to be more than a fad singer. I see her main drawback would be being stuck with a lame ass producer. I mean, an old producer of her's is already suing her parents and current producer. On the other side (I'm not sure if this is good or bad), she has Disne y backing her.
Anyways, what would happen if the massive media machines that puss Britney Spears and N'Sync
GAh! Does anybody out there have the guts to actually accept that they like Britney Spears. Personally, I think that she's a Madonna class performer. But then again, perhaps you all can't appreciate the talent that Madonna has either.
If you want to have a problem with the way performers like Britney Spears and Christina Aguilara, here's my beef: - They preach about their innocence and 'waiting for marriage' message (which I assume is to assume the role of a good role model), but at the same time, appear on magazine covers and music videos half naked and in very suggestive manner. Talk about mixed signals!
Anyway, I dare everybody to post with their real ID, not as Anonymous Cowards. Don't fear reprisal from The Man (aka Slashdot Employees). Karma is for losers!
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Water is lethal in high enough doses
However, it's unlikely anyone will be able to drink a bathtub full of water to reach the toxic level.
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Perhaps if big companies were more concerned about actually producing good high quality products instead of trying to sue single entity on the friggin' planet...
If you want to be rich by crushing the middle and lower classes, USA is good. If you want high quality product from mulitple vendors, try another country. Innovation might as well not exist in the USA, because it is constantly being attacked and crushed by companies with trigger happy lawers.
High Tech. is not a priority. What is? Shutting down Napster, spying on email, censoring libraries, suing your neighbor (stiffling innovation), and bitching about communism.
Blah blah land of the free blah blech...
Who are you going to trust more:
- An ABCNEWS columnist
- The Manager of Microsoft Focus Area for Security Focus?
I don't know, but I'm thinking that them ABCNEWS dudes are pretty savy. Security Focus has nothing on them, man. Especially the ABCNEWS columnists. Whoa, like, dude: The are like, so totally computer smart. I mean, like, who's ever even heard of Security Focus before today?
Dude out, dude, man.
...which was the initial demand: Covering her medical bills. McD's refused - lawsuit ensued.
Yeah, you're right, but the Web Bug theory makes everything more interesting and 'l337. My theory appeals to the lowest common denominator, while your theory makes sense. :P
But it's the whole "Ah HA! A conspiracy! Just like on the X-FILES! I knew it. I knew it!" appeal that makes that comment interesting
I figure it's so that Anonymous Cowards are not so anonymous. If need be, Slashdot can check the page and time, then cross reference it with their logs to determine who from where was doing what when. No?
Anonymous Cowards are not anonymous anymore.
Slashdot's justification is probably that they're using it to track 'trouble makers' on Slashdot.
Oh yeah, and to turn in Anonymous Cowards to mega corporations and goverment agencies for bounty
Well, from that post, I'd assume that you don't have much respect for anybody
You don't know me, Bob, Dick, or Harry and what our jobs are about to us, so hey - shut up.
Wow! Karma Whoring can be FUN!
10 Easy steps Every User Should Know on 'How to Please Your IT Department':
1. When you call us to have your computer moved, be sure to leave it
buried under half a ton of postcards, baby pictures, stuffed animals,
dried flowers, bowling trophies and children's art. We don't have a life,
and we find it deeply moving to catch a fleeting glimpse of yours.
2. Don't write anything down. Ever. We can play back the error messages
from here.
3. When an I.T. person says he's coming right over, go for coffee. That
way you won't be there when we need your password. It's nothing for us to
remember 700 screen saver passwords.
4. When I.T. support sends you an E-Mail with high importance, delete it
at once. We're just testing.
5. When an I.T. person is eating lunch at his desk, walk right in and
spill your guts right out. We exist only to serve.
6. Send urgent email all in uppercase. The mail server picks it up and
flags it as a rush delivery.
7. When something's wrong with your home PC, dump it on an I.T. person's
chair with no name, no phone number and no description of the problem. We
love a puzzle.
8. When the printer won't print, re-send the job at least 20 times. Print
jobs frequently get sucked into black holes.
9. When the printer still won't print after 20 tries, send the job to all
68 printers in the company. One of them is bound to work.
10. Don't learn the proper term for anything technical. We know exactly
what you mean by "My thingy blew up".
Ha ha ha ha ha - sigh. I wish... :(
<wiping tear from eye> *sniff*What about the use of "e" as a prefix?
It really makes me e-mad to see all of the e-companies and e-businesses making all sorts of e-jargon useing the "e" as an e-prefix. It seems that every e-billboard I see has an e-advertisment e-spouting the e-value of every e-product they e-sell.
its e-driving me outta my e-freaking e-mind
I've had e-nough of it all!
But the US's Internet is such a tangle of wire and fiber that the US Library of Congress will not be transferred from one coast to the next in the blink of an eye.
OC-192? What good is that of it the info then has to cross some 'dinky' co-ax or other lame ass connection? The OC-48 is a backbone of 'uninterrupted' OC-48, therein lies the 'speedier' connection.
Now if only they could implement those optical routers...
"OpenBSD, for example, has found hundreds of holes during their code audit, in code many other vendors are using, but no one seemed to care. These discoveries could have headed off many problems."
I think this brings up a very important point concerning Open Source development. Why contribute fixes to other venders of whom you are currently involved in a flame war with? Its a case of "My Open Source Project/License/Fork is better than yours"; 'BSD vs. Linux; QuakeWorld Project vs. QuakeForge (for a while anyway); My dad vs. Your dad.
I'm sure that this is not everybody's position, but certainly its enough to cause Anonymous Coward to have a flipping freak out session on Slashdot every time the issue is brought up.
Its really to bad, for the sake of secure software everywhere that these fixes be shared and implemented.
Yeah.
Typical. Anonymous Cowards that make assumptions end up looking foolish.
No no no no... You've misunderstood. CA-NET-3 isn't a parallel spider-webs that only interconnect within the US. It's a backbone that runs from coast to coast. However, There may be a small section that pipes through Chicago, but some people don't like the idea of that (see reference to one morons comment about canuck pride).
ACk! Here, check this out and discern for yourself. Then you can tell me how wrong I am. :P
Troll?! Who was the freakin' brain surgeon that mod'ed that one?
I think it's pretty damned funny.
Of course! How else would the NSA be able to spy on everyone world wide?
Canada's CA-NET-3 is 60 times faster than the US's backbone. But I guess it's fair when you use the world 'most'.
Of course the Internet would die. If the United States of America were to disappear tomorrow, the entire world would then cease to exist along with it.
For example: If the US was gone, then what would be holding Canada to the planet? Nothing! Canada would float off into space and crash into the sun. Also, since 89.58% of the worlds heavy metals is has been shipped to the United States, then what would be balancing Europe, Africa and Asia where they are today? Nothing! They would sink to the South Pole, and everybody would freeze to death.
Yup. The Eeee-yooo-nited States of America is the glue that keeps this world spinnin'! Now all youse other nations remember that, y'all hear?!
Hear that kiddies? Now go to!
Well, except for being locked up in a sweatshop, you're right.
Comparing britney to madonna? My understanding was that Madonna was a dancer with a good voice.Whereas Britney is a good voice that can dance.
That Madonna went to college on a full dance scholarship. I would venture a guess as to say that Madonna came up with and choreographed her own dance moves and videos, while I sincerely doubt the same could be said of Ms. Spears.Yes, Madonna was a straight A student and has oodles of talent. I think that Britney has potential to be more than a fad singer. I see her main drawback would be being stuck with a lame ass producer. I mean, an old producer of her's is already suing her parents and current producer. On the other side (I'm not sure if this is good or bad), she has Disne y backing her.
GAh! Does anybody out there have the guts to actually accept that they like Britney Spears. Personally, I think that she's a Madonna class performer. But then again, perhaps you all can't appreciate the talent that Madonna has either.
If you want to have a problem with the way performers like Britney Spears and Christina Aguilara, here's my beef:
- They preach about their innocence and 'waiting for marriage' message (which I assume is to assume the role of a good role model), but at the same time, appear on magazine covers and music videos half naked and in very suggestive manner. Talk about mixed signals!
Anyway, I dare everybody to post with their real ID, not as Anonymous Cowards. Don't fear reprisal from The Man (aka Slashdot Employees). Karma is for losers!
HA!
Water is lethal in high enough doses
However, it's unlikely anyone will be able to drink a bathtub full of water to reach the toxic level.
GAH!
Stupid Slashdot filters...
The previous message was bitching about this story being (Score: -1, Redundant)
If I wasn't so bored, I swear I would ever bother posting on Slashdot. Then again, I bet a lot of people would rather I not post anyway.
Caffeine is a stimulant, while morphine is an analgesic derived from opium, as is codeine (and heroin!).
Boy, do I feel smart tonight!