There is an equivalent to this for music, with amazon.com as an example, but it's more along the lines of a "sample sentence" than a "sample chapter". Simply not enough if you're seriously wanting to try out the music.
Myself, I'd be among those 73% that are trying out music to buying it. If not file trading, the artists would have $10 less than they do now (multiply that by 30 or so for what I actually shelled out).
Indeed. Considering that dinos had space travel nailed by that time, they should have been able to save themselves. They just couldn't figure out that the end was near.
Unless they honestly believe that every developer that has worked on the Linux kernel is on IBM's payroll, that's completely ludicrous. No, wait... it still is.
Most of the ass-biting I've had from this phenomenon is with MFC DLLs. It almost seems like they're trying to cover up a major problem of their own, rather than fixing it at the source a long time ago.
If a user's machine is physically accessible by a cracker or script kiddy, then any security you may have is already gone. All of the techniques stated in the article require that kind of access.
The reason it's in there in a newbie article is that newbies can have the habit of a short memory when it comes to passwords and the like. This I know from experience...
Well, considering that a lot of the other software patents of late have been used as a kind of extortion weapon, patenting a technology (sometimes an obvious one) and waiting for it to become popular before suing people left and right, I'd say Google is on the side of good here.
They 1) have a clearly working example and 2) are making money off of that example. That's more than what can be said of a lot of the other patents of that kind. I'd want to cover my arse, too, in case other people wanted to jump on the bandwagon, figuring out how I did something that was truly innovative, replicating it, and trying to steal my business with it.
Even if the poorly designed manufacturer's website is the only one with the working driver?
I had a bad experience along those lines with the Windows Update site, where a particular sound driver (I forget which, at the moment) from them would not work with my hardware, where the one from the manufacturer's website did.
Sounds more like they're trying to bring Altavista back up to a usable level.
It currently takes AV upwards of 6+ months to update indexed pages. They also don't do anything with newly found sites or disappearing sites that that aren't explicitly (re)submitted.
What's the use in that? Google, for one, goes over their entire index for updated/new/missing pages once a month.
Unless they're held liable for legal fees if they lose a fight in court over the patent, what need do they have to search for prior art?
1. Apply for software patent for something obvious w/o searching for prior art 2. USPTO drones approve the patent 3. Sue small fish w/o fear, establishing legal precendent 4. Profit!!
I'd classify a "heavy compile" as any that you can start, go for a coffee break, and come back before it's finished. On a decent machine, that is... most anything will compile slowly on a 486, for example:-)
Granted, I just installed a 3ware-controlled array last night (RAID 5 w/ 3x60GB... hot spare going in soon), and very satisfied with it so far, but I haven't tried a kernel compile with it yet.
It's only a database entry or 3 (not sure how the DB is laid out for this site), but so are the EverCrack items that go up for sale there everyday. You've no doubt seen much much they can go for, and they're technically worth the same (squat).
Maybe it's retaliation against the growth of VoIP, and the fact that regulation of it is still pending (if not shot down already).
Hey, that's an idea! Demonstrate VoIP for the dingbats at the FCC, to reinforce the idea that any ISP (owner of the lines or not) can do voice service!
And, following that logic, if someone breaks into a Windows-based server that handles "secure" financial transactions and steals the financial information of a few hundred thousand people, then I guess Windows should not have been running on that server.
If he tries to take advantage of some of the known weaknesses in Google's semi-secret algorithms, he may find himself penalized by Google, and his traffic disappears.
Increasingly, Google is customizing results based on your IP number. This is referred to in the industry as "IP delivery based on geolocation."
Umm... in some other cases, this is considered a good thing. eSellerate, for example, does the same thing with their multi-currency support. If you were in the UK, would you want to see the currency default to USD and have to switch to Pounds, or would you rather have it default to Pounds?
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There is an equivalent to this for music, with amazon.com as an example, but it's more along the lines of a "sample sentence" than a "sample chapter". Simply not enough if you're seriously wanting to try out the music.
Myself, I'd be among those 73% that are trying out music to buying it. If not file trading, the artists would have $10 less than they do now (multiply that by 30 or so for what I actually shelled out).
Writing the law in such a way as to have an excuse to get money out of the people. In a sinister way, that makes sense.
Did you do the simple click-through install and NOT tell it to NOT bind MP3, etc. files to itself?
Bill Gates (to developers): Drop everything and concentrate on security for the next 6 months.
Bill Gates (to lawyer fleet): Drop everything and concentrate on finding loopholes for me for the next 6 months.
That's just one more indication that they aren't playing with a full deck when it comes to the digital world.
Indeed. Considering that dinos had space travel nailed by that time, they should have been able to save themselves. They just couldn't figure out that the end was near.
Agreed. Both my firewall and main server are running 2.2.x, it works well enough, so I don't plan to upgrade any time soon.
Unless they honestly believe that every developer that has worked on the Linux kernel is on IBM's payroll, that's completely ludicrous. No, wait... it still is.
Most of the ass-biting I've had from this phenomenon is with MFC DLLs. It almost seems like they're trying to cover up a major problem of their own, rather than fixing it at the source a long time ago.
Of course I do. It was meant as a joke.
I know that, and you know that... those that have written me, thinking I was in Niue, obviously don't.
What do you expect? It's on an island, after all... :-)
If a user's machine is physically accessible by a cracker or script kiddy, then any security you may have is already gone. All of the techniques stated in the article require that kind of access.
The reason it's in there in a newbie article is that newbies can have the habit of a short memory when it comes to passwords and the like. This I know from experience...
Well, considering that a lot of the other software patents of late have been used as a kind of extortion weapon, patenting a technology (sometimes an obvious one) and waiting for it to become popular before suing people left and right, I'd say Google is on the side of good here.
They 1) have a clearly working example and 2) are making money off of that example. That's more than what can be said of a lot of the other patents of that kind. I'd want to cover my arse, too, in case other people wanted to jump on the bandwagon, figuring out how I did something that was truly innovative, replicating it, and trying to steal my business with it.
Of course! For obliteration... :-)
Even if the poorly designed manufacturer's website is the only one with the working driver?
I had a bad experience along those lines with the Windows Update site, where a particular sound driver (I forget which, at the moment) from them would not work with my hardware, where the one from the manufacturer's website did.
Isn't the whole one-click thing part of another patent Amazon slipped through? I mean, they could turn around and sue the USPO for that.
Then again, then they could patent "showing of gratification through gnawing of digits" or something.
If not, the next time someone walks into Wal-Mart wearing paisley panties and carrying a Gilette razor, someone will know.
Sounds more like they're trying to bring Altavista back up to a usable level.
It currently takes AV upwards of 6+ months to update indexed pages. They also don't do anything with newly found sites or disappearing sites that that aren't explicitly (re)submitted.
What's the use in that? Google, for one, goes over their entire index for updated/new/missing pages once a month.
Unless they're held liable for legal fees if they lose a fight in court over the patent, what need do they have to search for prior art?
1. Apply for software patent for something obvious w/o searching for prior art
2. USPTO drones approve the patent
3. Sue small fish w/o fear, establishing legal precendent
4. Profit!!
Example: any recent Linux kernel
:-)
I'd classify a "heavy compile" as any that you can start, go for a coffee break, and come back before it's finished. On a decent machine, that is... most anything will compile slowly on a 486, for example
Granted, I just installed a 3ware-controlled array last night (RAID 5 w/ 3x60GB... hot spare going in soon), and very satisfied with it so far, but I haven't tried a kernel compile with it yet.
It's only a database entry or 3 (not sure how the DB is laid out for this site), but so are the EverCrack items that go up for sale there everyday. You've no doubt seen much much they can go for, and they're technically worth the same (squat).
Maybe it's retaliation against the growth of VoIP, and the fact that regulation of it is still pending (if not shot down already).
Hey, that's an idea! Demonstrate VoIP for the dingbats at the FCC, to reinforce the idea that any ISP (owner of the lines or not) can do voice service!
And, following that logic, if someone breaks into a Windows-based server that handles "secure" financial transactions and steals the financial information of a few hundred thousand people, then I guess Windows should not have been running on that server.
:-)
I LOVE this logic!
If he tries to take advantage of some of the known weaknesses in Google's semi-secret algorithms, he may find himself penalized by Google, and his traffic disappears.
The guy is ovbiously one of the SearchKing bunch.
Increasingly, Google is customizing results based on your IP number. This is referred to in the industry as "IP delivery based on geolocation."
Umm... in some other cases, this is considered a good thing. eSellerate, for example, does the same thing with their multi-currency support. If you were in the UK, would you want to see the currency default to USD and have to switch to Pounds, or would you rather have it default to Pounds?