Obama on Mythbusters! Har. Who's next, Sarah Palin? Hillary Clinton? Glenn Beck? GW Bush? Meg Whitman? Tim Geithner? Ben Bernanke? That all-time favorite Milton Friedman (George Lucas could make a special CG puppet of him)?
There should be a "Dipshit Busters" or "Gullible Moron Busters" for rank and file Democrat or Republican activists. The inaugural episode could feature leading Teabaggers.
You're missing the point. Your dynamic IP doesn't change that often, especially if you have DSL for example. When you reboot the modem, it is not at all unlikely that you get the same IP, depending on the provider. Even if you don't, the dynamic one will last for days or weeks between reboots. Even if it changes daily, there is an opportunity to track your behavior as a household during a session and throw ads at you, etc. They don't necessarily care about your identifying info, just your browsing habits.
Once they have those things and start storing things in a large DB, patterns emerge and session tokens (made with your IP, user agent, etc.) can be matched up to make credible associations that can classify users with similar habits. You may appear several times in such groupings even with different IPs, user agents, etc. Your behavior will still be classifiable and exploitable, even if it is anonymous and in many distinct session IDs.
The server doesn't need to query anything. Enough info comes in by default to at very least track a household's web browsing in almost real time. Look into it in more detail.
The reason they are announcing this is most likely because cookies are not really necessary for robust tracking anymore, so they can throw both the public and the FTC a stale bone to gnaw on for a few years.
See, you're right of course, but your answer is boring. Where's the hype? Where's the sensationalism? Where's the aura of broken paradigms and disruptive technological revolution? You can't sell popular magazines, newspapers, or blog posts with rational discourse. It has to have hype, and pep, and a big Wow factor. Reality just doesn't cut it, so large doses of bullshit need to be folded in to get people's limited attention.
Enough with the "End of the PC Era" hype already. Smartphones and PCs are different. They are used for different things. Nobody uses Photoshop or Maya on a cell phone. Nobody is walking down department store aisles with their PCs or laptops looking up prices. Of course there will be more cell phones than PCs. People get rid of phones far more often than laptops or desktops, and phones are on average much cheaper.
This is an anachronistic bullshit meme that needs to be abandoned.
Stupid, hotheaded me fired off a post before reading the end of the parent and recognizing the movie reference. In my defense, I claim that this sort of behavior is common to the point of social acceptability here on slashdot.
What a crock of shit. This is the sort of pretentious pseudo-patriotic rubbish that has supported dictatorial regimes since time immemorial. You either watched far too many hollywood action movies, believed the drivel you were fed at boot camp, or both.
As time goes by, most MS senior management will realize that open source is neither good nor bad, but an instrument that can be more useful than closed source under many circumstances.
En un lugar del estado de Washington cuyo nombre quiero olvidar...
Dude, wake up. Our country (and most others) is run by mobsters, traitors, and diverse sociopaths. In attacking Wikileaks' release of documents showing this corruption and criminality you are defending people and organizations far more damaging to individuals, countries, and societies than Wikileaks can ever be.
What people need to learn is that wikileaks is not the enemy of the United States, it is the enemy of humanity.
That remark is so far over the top, so ludicrous, and so simple-minded that one can only wonder who could possibly make it and why.
We need to let market forces find the most efficient solution. Regulating those ships will only distort the market and introduce inefficiencies that ultimately harm consumers. It is the shipping companies themselves that will soon realize the benefits of making sure the ships are clean and safe to operate. Safety and environmental regulation will only delay the process.
And if you believe that, I've got this amazing investment opportunity for you...
No, Comrade! You are wrong! They are our valiant national heroes, struggling against terrorism and injustice! Fighting for freedom, liberty, small government, a balanced budget, and prosperity for all! There aims are true, their spirit is noble! They know that by enriching Job Creators, Investors, and Patriots, the rest of us will soon have a chicken in every pot, affordable health care, and a pension on which to retire. Support the War on Drugs, the War on Terror, the War on Socialism, the War on Taxes for Job Creators and Investors, the War on Gay Marriage, the War on Anyone Who Isn't an Evangelical Christian, the War on People With Too Much Melanin, the War On People Who Want to Get Rid of Lobbyists, and all of the great and patriotic wars they fight in our name!
the heavy-lift legislation's requirements can only be met by rockets utilizing ATK's solid rocket boosters
The military-industrial-congressional complex in all its glory. The point is to transfer money to specific highly influential businesses. The rest is pure bullshit.
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Obama on Mythbusters! Har. Who's next, Sarah Palin? Hillary Clinton? Glenn Beck? GW Bush? Meg Whitman? Tim Geithner? Ben Bernanke? That all-time favorite Milton Friedman (George Lucas could make a special CG puppet of him)?
There should be a "Dipshit Busters" or "Gullible Moron Busters" for rank and file Democrat or Republican activists. The inaugural episode could feature leading Teabaggers.
You're missing the point. Your dynamic IP doesn't change that often, especially if you have DSL for example. When you reboot the modem, it is not at all unlikely that you get the same IP, depending on the provider. Even if you don't, the dynamic one will last for days or weeks between reboots. Even if it changes daily, there is an opportunity to track your behavior as a household during a session and throw ads at you, etc. They don't necessarily care about your identifying info, just your browsing habits.
Once they have those things and start storing things in a large DB, patterns emerge and session tokens (made with your IP, user agent, etc.) can be matched up to make credible associations that can classify users with similar habits. You may appear several times in such groupings even with different IPs, user agents, etc. Your behavior will still be classifiable and exploitable, even if it is anonymous and in many distinct session IDs.
Cookies? They don't need no stinkin' cookies.
The server doesn't need to query anything. Enough info comes in by default to at very least track a household's web browsing in almost real time. Look into it in more detail.
The reason they are announcing this is most likely because cookies are not really necessary for robust tracking anymore, so they can throw both the public and the FTC a stale bone to gnaw on for a few years.
Keep your shirt on, pal. Think of the server side. Hint 1. Hint 2.
Server side. Did I say "Server side?" Yes, I do believe I mentioned "Server side" at some point.
If the tracking is all done on the server side, who's to know if it's a meaningful feature or not?
See, you're right of course, but your answer is boring. Where's the hype? Where's the sensationalism? Where's the aura of broken paradigms and disruptive technological revolution? You can't sell popular magazines, newspapers, or blog posts with rational discourse. It has to have hype, and pep, and a big Wow factor. Reality just doesn't cut it, so large doses of bullshit need to be folded in to get people's limited attention.
They have deadlines to meet. No content, no paycheck. That's what it all boils down to.
Enough with the "End of the PC Era" hype already. Smartphones and PCs are different. They are used for different things. Nobody uses Photoshop or Maya on a cell phone. Nobody is walking down department store aisles with their PCs or laptops looking up prices. Of course there will be more cell phones than PCs. People get rid of phones far more often than laptops or desktops, and phones are on average much cheaper.
This is an anachronistic bullshit meme that needs to be abandoned.
Welcome to Planet Earth. That's the way we do things around here.
I further claim that the hilarity was intentional ;-)
Stupid, hotheaded me fired off a post before reading the end of the parent and recognizing the movie reference. In my defense, I claim that this sort of behavior is common to the point of social acceptability here on slashdot.
He doesn't want to die, he just wants to continue hiding under his blanket with his eyes shut very very tight.
What a crock of shit. This is the sort of pretentious pseudo-patriotic rubbish that has supported dictatorial regimes since time immemorial. You either watched far too many hollywood action movies, believed the drivel you were fed at boot camp, or both.
As time goes by, most MS senior management will realize that open source is neither good nor bad, but an instrument that can be more useful than closed source under many circumstances.
En un lugar del estado de Washington cuyo nombre quiero olvidar...
Oh stop quibbling. What's a hundred billion or two per year between friends?
Dude, lighten up.
Dude, wake up. Our country (and most others) is run by mobsters, traitors, and diverse sociopaths. In attacking Wikileaks' release of documents showing this corruption and criminality you are defending people and organizations far more damaging to individuals, countries, and societies than Wikileaks can ever be.
What people need to learn is that wikileaks is not the enemy of the United States, it is the enemy of humanity.
That remark is so far over the top, so ludicrous, and so simple-minded that one can only wonder who could possibly make it and why.
Definitely after their DDOS attack.
Will they? Or will they be characterized as wacky crazy stunts by long-haired hippie criminals and then buried by the commercial news media?
Here they are.
We need to let market forces find the most efficient solution. Regulating those ships will only distort the market and introduce inefficiencies that ultimately harm consumers. It is the shipping companies themselves that will soon realize the benefits of making sure the ships are clean and safe to operate. Safety and environmental regulation will only delay the process.
And if you believe that, I've got this amazing investment opportunity for you...
No, Comrade! You are wrong! They are our valiant national heroes, struggling against terrorism and injustice! Fighting for freedom, liberty, small government, a balanced budget, and prosperity for all! There aims are true, their spirit is noble! They know that by enriching Job Creators, Investors, and Patriots, the rest of us will soon have a chicken in every pot, affordable health care, and a pension on which to retire. Support the War on Drugs, the War on Terror, the War on Socialism, the War on Taxes for Job Creators and Investors, the War on Gay Marriage, the War on Anyone Who Isn't an Evangelical Christian, the War on People With Too Much Melanin, the War On People Who Want to Get Rid of Lobbyists, and all of the great and patriotic wars they fight in our name!
the heavy-lift legislation's requirements can only be met by rockets utilizing ATK's solid rocket boosters
The military-industrial-congressional complex in all its glory. The point is to transfer money to specific highly influential businesses. The rest is pure bullshit.