Without the USA backing it, the UN will just faaaaade away like the irrelevant body of morons it is.
Have you ever met any diplomats? People who are there got there because of politics and clout, not because of ability or aptitude. Also, most countries in the world are resisting change and progress, because when you level the playing field, they tend to fall short. Who the hell wants to buy anything from Zimbabwe anyhow?
I think if you compare NT with the security of a lot of platforms that came out around the same time, you will see a very similiar set of holes.
I still remember all the programs all over the internet you could use to grab NetWare passwords, so its not like MS was the only one with holes.
What is a difference, however, is that people are still using NT4, whereas none of its contemporary OSs are around anymore (or at least, not around in a significant installed base).
How true. This will definitely show up as a 'Luck' at FuckedCompany.com- just the fact that AltaVista got someone to pay 140 ultra-big ones for something worth SO little, and with so few prospects to make money, is simply amazing.
The person who brokered that deal could sell icecubes to eskimos.
lets face it, the UN is a joke. Since when did anybody fear UN Sanctions?
Iraq probably makes more money selling black-market oil, chemical weapons, plutonium, and anthrax than they could make legitimately without UN Sanctions.
Somalia practically laughed at the UN. Anyone else who has been the target of a UN Peacekeeping Force basically got to beat up on a lot of foreigners (that being the UN). I would rather be Mike Tyson's sparing partner than a UN Peacekeeper- you have a lower risk of injury or death.
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It was in the newspaper yesterday. I think there is actually a proposal being made.
However, I kind of question the value of this going thru the UN, especially when there are less than five countries in the world capable of going into space. Its pretty much the US, Russia, I think someone in Europe (unless they just use Russia), and potentially China, depending on how their new space program pans out.
Ya, the UN *could* do something like that, but I think they are too interesting in not doing anything useful. Can you name a single thing the UN has accomplished that was useful?
Personally, I think the only reason the UN exists is to give these third-world countries and former world powers some kind of forum where they get the illusion that they are important. Kind of like Slashdot, but in a real-world sense.
One would HOPE that the UN would be laying the groundwork for something useful, like world-wide civil rights, healthcare standards, public health, preventing hunger, stopping leaders of countries from bankrupting their countries by enriching themselves, environment standards, and other useful things.
Instead, they get to complain about Israel, do nothing about attrocities committed in places like North Korea, the Middle East, Africa, etc.
Its not that they dont care, but if it doesnt help them get laid in New York its kind of beneath the radar.
Why on earth you need to go to support.microsoft.com when your junky packard-bell locks up is beyond me. Maybe you should go to your vendor's site. Plus, your computer probably wont boot because you messed up the settings.
And by the way, microsoft doesnt make motherboards. you are thinking of intel. just because MS maintains a hardware list doesnt mean that is the only stuff authorized to work with Windows, it just means it passed MS's testing. Doesnt Linux have to have specific computer parts to work as well? How about (hahaha) Apple?
Niels Provos would like you to help create the perfect lure for crackersAccording to Eddy Murphy and the Rap community, all you need is an Eddie Bauer store next to a Gap, with a Starbucks next to that.
I dont agree about Nintendo losing the home war. I think now that Zelda and Metroid are out, you will start seeing a lot of GameCubes selling. I know I always intended to get one, but the only compelling reason to get one, for me, was those two games; now that they are out I will buy.
Another problem, for me anyway, is that there isnt one of the three (GC, PS2, and XBox) that is a clear loser.
PS2 isnt as technologically advanced hardware-wise as XBox, but it has a really good stable of games, AND is backward compatible with PS1 (a real plus, since PS1 was the last generation best seller, and still has really good games).
XBox has some really kick-butt hardware, but since they are the new kid, they have yet to get games associated with MS (like Mario, Metroid, and Zelda for Nintendo, or Final Fantasy and Metal Gear for Sony; technically FF is Square, and not specifically tied to Sony, but you get the point). XBox has really come on strong with XBox Live, and the ability to potentially use it as a mini-PC is very intreging to me as a computer geek.
Finally, GameCube has the GBA link thing (which they need to use in more games), they have all the signature Nintendo games, and their game design is continually breaking new ground in terms of originality. I wish other games had copied Zelda: Ocharina of Time's control features- it just worked so well. Metroid does this as well with their 'Lock-on'; aiming has always been a weakness on the console compared to a keyboard/mouse setup.
But the poster before was right- you will always be better off with solid-state devices on a portable system. Moving parts = things to break.
Also, throwing all those things into one device, while nice on paper, will cost so much, and take so much development time, that by the time you get it to market it will be three years from now and cost $500- a price point that nobody will want to approach (hear that Palm?). Nintendo knows what they are doing. The most someone would reasonably expect to spend for something like that is around $100.
Once you start to approach $200, people start thinking about all the other things they can do with that money. Also, what parent in their right mind is going to give a $200 portable device to their kid, that they can throw in their book-bag, break, or lose?
Oh my GOD. So now anything anybody can possibly do with computer design has to be attributed to Apple. You know, there are a lot of things that go on that DONT rip off Apple. This is probably one of them.
Oh wait, I just got a black car. They ripped off the Ford Model T!
All I hear on/. anymore is inane, paranoid ranting about either the Government, Microsoft, or how Apple and Linux are going to save the universe.
Its sad the the posted slogan "News for Nerds. Stuff that Matters" is never adhered to anymore. All we get now are articles to whip up the frothing masses of technology zealots.
Perhaps someday computers can go back to being an academic pursuit rather than a religion, but I dont think it will be anytime soon. Not on this board, at least.
Slashdot is just amazing. Nobody whines about having to use Apple's proprietary software which ruins Win32 machines, but they whine about using MS's stuff.
what they dont clarify is HOW the security was compromised. My first thought is that somebody walked past the security guards, sat at somebody's desk, copied the info to a spreadsheet or DB, and either put it on a floppy, emailed it, or IM'd it out.
They dont actually say somebody hacked into their network from the internet.
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ya, being a zealot is pretty lucrative around here
wow, the mods really found that one interesting.
Have you ever met any diplomats? People who are there got there because of politics and clout, not because of ability or aptitude. Also, most countries in the world are resisting change and progress, because when you level the playing field, they tend to fall short. Who the hell wants to buy anything from Zimbabwe anyhow?
oh ya, its not like anyone on slashdot is into karma whoring, right?
How many people are talking about a 'paradigm shift' this week?
I still remember all the programs all over the internet you could use to grab NetWare passwords, so its not like MS was the only one with holes.
What is a difference, however, is that people are still using NT4, whereas none of its contemporary OSs are around anymore (or at least, not around in a significant installed base).
Oh no, the whole world will fall apart now that they have failed to convice you.
The person who brokered that deal could sell icecubes to eskimos.
Iraq probably makes more money selling black-market oil, chemical weapons, plutonium, and anthrax than they could make legitimately without UN Sanctions.
Somalia practically laughed at the UN. Anyone else who has been the target of a UN Peacekeeping Force basically got to beat up on a lot of foreigners (that being the UN). I would rather be Mike Tyson's sparing partner than a UN Peacekeeper- you have a lower risk of injury or death.
However, I kind of question the value of this going thru the UN, especially when there are less than five countries in the world capable of going into space. Its pretty much the US, Russia, I think someone in Europe (unless they just use Russia), and potentially China, depending on how their new space program pans out.
Ya, the windshield was cracked by some space debris. But it didnt contribute to the vehicle getting destroyed.
Personally, I think the only reason the UN exists is to give these third-world countries and former world powers some kind of forum where they get the illusion that they are important. Kind of like Slashdot, but in a real-world sense.
One would HOPE that the UN would be laying the groundwork for something useful, like world-wide civil rights, healthcare standards, public health, preventing hunger, stopping leaders of countries from bankrupting their countries by enriching themselves, environment standards, and other useful things.
Instead, they get to complain about Israel, do nothing about attrocities committed in places like North Korea, the Middle East, Africa, etc.
Its not that they dont care, but if it doesnt help them get laid in New York its kind of beneath the radar.
And by the way, microsoft doesnt make motherboards. you are thinking of intel. just because MS maintains a hardware list doesnt mean that is the only stuff authorized to work with Windows, it just means it passed MS's testing. Doesnt Linux have to have specific computer parts to work as well? How about (hahaha) Apple?
Somebody has to stop this!! Where is Steve Jobs? Where is Linus Torvalds? They need to GPL our freedom to open-source! Somebody hand me a GNU!!
what? you cant patent 'push button to lock on target'.
Thats like saying somebody can patent using a mouse to look around and a keyboard to move.
Go to school, get a good job, work hard, and maybe someday you will be able to buy a clue.
Oh well, hopefully someone can figure out how to make instant messaging useful.
Niels Provos would like you to help create the perfect lure for crackers According to Eddy Murphy and the Rap community, all you need is an Eddie Bauer store next to a Gap, with a Starbucks next to that.
Another problem, for me anyway, is that there isnt one of the three (GC, PS2, and XBox) that is a clear loser.
PS2 isnt as technologically advanced hardware-wise as XBox, but it has a really good stable of games, AND is backward compatible with PS1 (a real plus, since PS1 was the last generation best seller, and still has really good games).
XBox has some really kick-butt hardware, but since they are the new kid, they have yet to get games associated with MS (like Mario, Metroid, and Zelda for Nintendo, or Final Fantasy and Metal Gear for Sony; technically FF is Square, and not specifically tied to Sony, but you get the point). XBox has really come on strong with XBox Live, and the ability to potentially use it as a mini-PC is very intreging to me as a computer geek.
Finally, GameCube has the GBA link thing (which they need to use in more games), they have all the signature Nintendo games, and their game design is continually breaking new ground in terms of originality. I wish other games had copied Zelda: Ocharina of Time's control features- it just worked so well. Metroid does this as well with their 'Lock-on'; aiming has always been a weakness on the console compared to a keyboard/mouse setup.
But the poster before was right- you will always be better off with solid-state devices on a portable system. Moving parts = things to break.
Also, throwing all those things into one device, while nice on paper, will cost so much, and take so much development time, that by the time you get it to market it will be three years from now and cost $500- a price point that nobody will want to approach (hear that Palm?). Nintendo knows what they are doing. The most someone would reasonably expect to spend for something like that is around $100.
Once you start to approach $200, people start thinking about all the other things they can do with that money. Also, what parent in their right mind is going to give a $200 portable device to their kid, that they can throw in their book-bag, break, or lose?
Oh wait, I just got a black car. They ripped off the Ford Model T!
Its sad the the posted slogan "News for Nerds. Stuff that Matters" is never adhered to anymore. All we get now are articles to whip up the frothing masses of technology zealots.
Perhaps someday computers can go back to being an academic pursuit rather than a religion, but I dont think it will be anytime soon. Not on this board, at least.
Slashdot is just amazing. Nobody whines about having to use Apple's proprietary software which ruins Win32 machines, but they whine about using MS's stuff.
They dont actually say somebody hacked into their network from the internet.
Yes, another movie featuring a crying Ben Afleck.
Sorry man, but they are called Blasteroids now...