Now, I never made it this far in the biographical book on the company that was written by one of the company's founders (The PayPal Wars) it did have problems with various organized crime organizations. Maybe they pissed off some Russian Mob boss who was using PayPal to transfer ill-gotten funds, or receiving payments through PayPal (possibly by shutting down that account), so they sent them a warning?
Yeah, it's blind speculation, but it almost seems just as plausible as a disgruntled customer building a bomb (and according to TFA your garden variety pipe bomb wouldn't have broken the window).
About the whole bread with currants thing...
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The bread was, IIRC, baked with honey, making it more of a treat, getting a better reaction from those receiving them than: "Oh, bread... with currants... lovely" (followed by an awkward moment.)
Frankly, I'm not passing judgement, yet. For me what keeps me on the fence is the option to call Microsoft Customer Service and get a re-activation code (or something like that). Now, on one hand, the service could be a royal pain in the ass, and leave you on hold for hours and getting bounced back and forth from customer service rep to customer service rep. Or, it could be really quick and easy (i.e. Tell the operator "I installed a new graphics card on my computer and need to re-activate windows" and they give you an activation code). It's still a hassle, but not as bad, as I don't upgrade my hardware very much anyway.
Also, do we have a confirmation on what constitutes a major upgrade? If it's a situation that changing one thing (like adding more ram, or upgrading the video card) wouldn't constitute a major upgrade, then it's not a problem. If it's something that would, on the other hand, call for a re-install under XP (like upgrading the video card and adding more RAM), then again, I'm not too worried, because I don't do that big an upgrade that often.
He tried that when he ran for Florida State Attorney General against Janet Reno and lost. He then tried to get Ms. Reno to admit she was a lesbian being blackmailed by the mob. He failed. He accused her of it (being a lesbian that was being blackmailed by the mob) anyway.
I'd say that there's another WGA strike brewing. The question is what will the fallout of the strike be? Most likely, for the duration of the strike, the Big Four will switch primarily to reality shows (including in the place of dramas that will be off the air). If this is the case, will the Big Four decide to make the switch perminant because it really drops their bottom line; or will there finally be sweet, sweet, sweet oversaturation and this damnedable Reality TV show fad dissapear to, say, 4-5 shows total on all the broadcast networks (Survivor, Cops, Amazing Race, Rock Star, and Last Comic Standing, for example).
Agreed - the only show on FOX I watch is House. That's it. No American Idol, no Bones (though I've been tempted to watch it because David Boreanaz is on it), no Standoff (though I've been tempted to watch it because Gina Torres is on it) and no 24 (I'd rather just get the DVD and just watch the series at one whack).
Yeah, it was CSI, and they use it a bunch, as part of the "grab the guy's disposable cappachino cup and get a DNA sample after he's thrown it away" trick. This did, of course, backfire once when the suspect got a coffee at a shop which re-used its disposable paper cups (and plastic tops). Quoth Sara Sidle, "Ewww."
I read TFA and I didn't see anything there explaining how the bloody vulnerability works. I don't speak JavaScript too well, so if someone could explain how the security hole does what it does, it would be appreciated.
My dad worked on TV's for a living when I was a kid. Consequently, when he came home, the TV was off. So, I didn't watch TV until I was 5 or 6 (I'm not completely sure), and the shows I really watched were on PBS. My point to this - I have Asperger's syndrome. Also, I live in Oregon. Now, I have not RTFA, however, I'm questioning the validity of their study. Does TFA say how large their sample size was?
Correction: I think hemophiliacs do have those, it's a different substance they don't have. I'm a little rusty with my genetic disorders. Rooked_One, if you could correct me on this, that'd be great.
If this raises the cost of doing business significantly for those tech-sector jobs that have been outsourced to India, perhaps some of those jobs might come back to the US (or whatever other country they were outsourced from in the first place).
So buy a new one and take it to a tech to do the installation. IIRC techs at certain retailers can perform maintiance (sp) and hardware upgrades on computers purchased from big manufactures like Dell without voiding the warranty. However, it's been a while since I've owned a computer I didn't build myself so YMMV.
They had notice several weeks before the actual case went before a judge - they could have still filed a motion to dismiss on the grounds that the case was filed in the wrong court, IIRC, IANAL. They still make the spammer look bad and they get to keep their domain and, in theory, they don't set a precident that would work against them.
You know, if they had, say, actually defended themselves in court instead of not showing up and getting hit with the default judgement then perhaps they wouldn't be having this bloody problems. It's a shame they're going down, but it's a bigger shame that they're going down because of their own goddamn stupidity and arrogance.
That said, spamhaus.co.uk should still be up, right?
Frankly, when I buy a DVD, I generally want the special features, as well as the convience of being able to watch it on my TV. As I don't have a Media Center PC, I don't get that covenience with pay-to-download movie services. I also don't get the bonus features from any of those services. Until iTunes or Amazon's service can satisfy my demands for those, I'll stick with the physical disks, thankyouverymuch.
Software sucks because people get stuck in a mindset. Until last week, I thought that Thunderbird was easy to configure for email. Here is what I do:
- Enter incoming mail server name
- Enter login name and (optionally) the password
- Click ok
- Try to get your mail
- Now go back and try it with the SSL option
- Now go back and try it with the TLS option
- Now go back and try it with "Use Secure Authentication"
- Repeat combinations of the above until you find the most secure one that works
For the record, your ISP should give you instructions on how to configure your E-Mail client to connect to them in, if not your E-Mail client of choice, then at least Outlook Express. Verizon does this, G-Mail does this. Does your ISP not do this?
They already have human beings doing this (that's what Intelligence analysts like Jack Ryan do in real life - we see a bit of this in the beginning of the movie Sum of All Fears).
My next upgrade is the closest I'm getting to "replacing" the computer - I'm upgrading the MoBo, processer, video card, and probably getting an sound card instead of using the onboard one.
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Now, I never made it this far in the biographical book on the company that was written by one of the company's founders (The PayPal Wars) it did have problems with various organized crime organizations. Maybe they pissed off some Russian Mob boss who was using PayPal to transfer ill-gotten funds, or receiving payments through PayPal (possibly by shutting down that account), so they sent them a warning?
Yeah, it's blind speculation, but it almost seems just as plausible as a disgruntled customer building a bomb (and according to TFA your garden variety pipe bomb wouldn't have broken the window).
The bread was, IIRC, baked with honey, making it more of a treat, getting a better reaction from those receiving them than: "Oh, bread... with currants... lovely" (followed by an awkward moment.)
I hereby dub this clown Bejing Bob.
Frankly, I'm not passing judgement, yet. For me what keeps me on the fence is the option to call Microsoft Customer Service and get a re-activation code (or something like that). Now, on one hand, the service could be a royal pain in the ass, and leave you on hold for hours and getting bounced back and forth from customer service rep to customer service rep. Or, it could be really quick and easy (i.e. Tell the operator "I installed a new graphics card on my computer and need to re-activate windows" and they give you an activation code). It's still a hassle, but not as bad, as I don't upgrade my hardware very much anyway.
Also, do we have a confirmation on what constitutes a major upgrade? If it's a situation that changing one thing (like adding more ram, or upgrading the video card) wouldn't constitute a major upgrade, then it's not a problem. If it's something that would, on the other hand, call for a re-install under XP (like upgrading the video card and adding more RAM), then again, I'm not too worried, because I don't do that big an upgrade that often.
An metal baseball bat, perhaps?
He tried that when he ran for Florida State Attorney General against Janet Reno and lost. He then tried to get Ms. Reno to admit she was a lesbian being blackmailed by the mob. He failed. He accused her of it (being a lesbian that was being blackmailed by the mob) anyway.
For the sake of irony, it should be with a baseball bat.
I really hope Jack finally gets disbarred for this.
Um.. that shouldn't have been "disappear to", it should have been "cut back to".
*pulls out mini-tape recorder*
Note to self: Next time, use preview button.
*puts tape recorder away*
I'd say that there's another WGA strike brewing. The question is what will the fallout of the strike be? Most likely, for the duration of the strike, the Big Four will switch primarily to reality shows (including in the place of dramas that will be off the air). If this is the case, will the Big Four decide to make the switch perminant because it really drops their bottom line; or will there finally be sweet, sweet, sweet oversaturation and this damnedable Reality TV show fad dissapear to, say, 4-5 shows total on all the broadcast networks (Survivor, Cops, Amazing Race, Rock Star, and Last Comic Standing, for example).
Agreed - the only show on FOX I watch is House. That's it. No American Idol, no Bones (though I've been tempted to watch it because David Boreanaz is on it), no Standoff (though I've been tempted to watch it because Gina Torres is on it) and no 24 (I'd rather just get the DVD and just watch the series at one whack).
Yeah, it was CSI, and they use it a bunch, as part of the "grab the guy's disposable cappachino cup and get a DNA sample after he's thrown it away" trick. This did, of course, backfire once when the suspect got a coffee at a shop which re-used its disposable paper cups (and plastic tops). Quoth Sara Sidle, "Ewww."
I read TFA and I didn't see anything there explaining how the bloody vulnerability works. I don't speak JavaScript too well, so if someone could explain how the security hole does what it does, it would be appreciated.
My dad worked on TV's for a living when I was a kid. Consequently, when he came home, the TV was off. So, I didn't watch TV until I was 5 or 6 (I'm not completely sure), and the shows I really watched were on PBS. My point to this - I have Asperger's syndrome. Also, I live in Oregon. Now, I have not RTFA, however, I'm questioning the validity of their study. Does TFA say how large their sample size was?
Correction: I think hemophiliacs do have those, it's a different substance they don't have. I'm a little rusty with my genetic disorders. Rooked_One, if you could correct me on this, that'd be great.
Shame Hemophiliacs don't have those.
If this raises the cost of doing business significantly for those tech-sector jobs that have been outsourced to India, perhaps some of those jobs might come back to the US (or whatever other country they were outsourced from in the first place).
So buy a new one and take it to a tech to do the installation. IIRC techs at certain retailers can perform maintiance (sp) and hardware upgrades on computers purchased from big manufactures like Dell without voiding the warranty. However, it's been a while since I've owned a computer I didn't build myself so YMMV.
They had notice several weeks before the actual case went before a judge - they could have still filed a motion to dismiss on the grounds that the case was filed in the wrong court, IIRC, IANAL. They still make the spammer look bad and they get to keep their domain and, in theory, they don't set a precident that would work against them.
Whuups, my mistake. Still, it's up, right?
You know, if they had, say, actually defended themselves in court instead of not showing up and getting hit with the default judgement then perhaps they wouldn't be having this bloody problems . It's a shame they're going down, but it's a bigger shame that they're going down because of their own goddamn stupidity and arrogance.
That said, spamhaus.co.uk should still be up, right?
Frankly, when I buy a DVD, I generally want the special features, as well as the convience of being able to watch it on my TV. As I don't have a Media Center PC, I don't get that covenience with pay-to-download movie services. I also don't get the bonus features from any of those services. Until iTunes or Amazon's service can satisfy my demands for those, I'll stick with the physical disks, thankyouverymuch.
They already have human beings doing this (that's what Intelligence analysts like Jack Ryan do in real life - we see a bit of this in the beginning of the movie Sum of All Fears).
My next upgrade is the closest I'm getting to "replacing" the computer - I'm upgrading the MoBo, processer, video card, and probably getting an sound card instead of using the onboard one.