>if you donate money to a charity and then take it out of your taxes, then effectively, you haven't donated one cent to the charity.
No, that's incorrect. Money donated to charity is subtracted from the taxable income, meaning that the taxable entity only "gets back" the amount of taxes you'd have paid on that marginal income, not the full amount of your donation.
> Apparently you missed that story last month regarding the hack which exploited a Kernel bug. This effected ALL distros, since it was a kernel exploit.
No, I *didn't* miss it. I'm on the BugTraq mailing list.
>Also, the page for Windows doesnt just list OS components either. So, as far as security tracker goes, it IS apples to apples.
Without a direct comparison of the number of exploits for code that comes with the OS for both systems your statement is speculative at best.
>One can also argue that IIS is not really a Windows component, since it is an optional service.
Baloney. IIS comes on every Windows CD-ROM and is used by lots of Microsoft apps. And there's plenty of bugs that cross boundaries thanks to Microsoft's blurring the distinction between OS and application...like that WebDAV bug in ntdll.dll that was exploitable via IIS.
>But thats the way they organize their site. If you dont like it, talk to Security Tracker; Im sure they would be happy to hear from you!
Don't blame Security Tracker for the deficiencies in your analysis!
> From the looks of things, they still have a while to go. IMO, Linux people talking about security is like that saying about people who live in glass houses.
Note that many if not most of the vulnerable programs shown in your link to securitytracker.com are not related to the Linux kernel nor part of most Linux distributions. This makes for a potential "apples to oranges" comparison with Windows vulnerabilities.
Actually it stands for Internetwork...IPX is an acronym for "Internetwork Packet eXchange," a network layer protocol based on the Xerox Network Specification (XNS) developed by Xerox and made popular through the widespread use of Novell, Incorporated's NetWare Network Operating System. Novell's IPX/SPX protocols use SAP (Service Advertisement Protocol) to periodically advertise network services in much the same way that NetBEUI does, making it ill suited for large global networks. TCP/IP also has other features that make it a superior choice for Internet-scale networking.
> Want a Japanese Puzzle Box? [pandorapuzzles.com] Ooh! This seller is not currently offering any items for sale. Bah!:-(
Actually, I *do* have puzzle boxes for sale on eBay...it appears that eBay has (once again) changed the URL they use for the "View seller's other items" option. Thanks for letting me know about the problem. I've changed my forwarding link and the Want a Japanese Puzzle Box link in my sig should now work.
TOTAL BULLSHIT. Bill Gates had nothing to do with the creation of NetBIOS. The NetBIOS interface was developed by Sytec Inc. (now Hughes LAN Systems) for International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) in 1983. The original version of Windows, released in November 1983, had no network support. Microsoft didn't even provide integrated network support in Windows until the release of Windows for Workgroups in October 1992. Before the release of Windows for Workgroups you had to use non-Microsoft network protocol software to network Windows boxes.
>YES, people do stupid things. That's called pollution. Haven't you heard all the commercials about properly disposing of your chemicals and batteries?
And if you don't already know that people ALMOST NEVER pay attention to any of those warnings and just toss stuff in the trash than you're a fool.
In ths era, when our government puts radiometers at our borders to detect small quantities of radioactive materials, materials that could be used to create dirty bombs, you'd have to be out of your mind to think that giving such materials to Joe Average will EVER fly. What the HECK are you thinking?
>Also, the thought of a liquid methanol next to all those hot electronics make me wince.
But, curiously, the thought of a potentially explosive rechargeable lithium battery containing a metal that can spontaneously catch fire when exposed to air doesn't bother you. Funny world we live in, isn't it?
> I believe you can ride the Nozomi trains on a Japan Rail Pass if you're willing to pay the extra express fee (i.e. the basic fare is free, but you pay the difference).
From the Japan Rail Pass link I posted in my first post:
Important notes: The JAPAN RAIL PASS is not valid for any seats, reserved or nonreserved, on "NOZOMI" trains on the Tokaido and San'yo Shinkansen lines. If you use a "NOZOMI," you must pay the basic fare and the limited express charge, and if in a Green Car, the Green Car charge.
>If you are going to visit Japan, there is a special travel pass you can get, which is only for tourists. It allows you to travel on any train in Japan over one, two, three or four weeks. It is well worth it.
You are talking about the Japan Rail Pass. It doesn't allow you to travel on ANY train in Japan, ONLY the trains on the JR Group lines including all Shinkansen (bullet trains) EXCEPT for the ultrafast JR "Nozomi" bullet trains. None of the many private (Non-JR) train lines accept the Japan Rail Pass. Note however that the Japan Rail bus and ferry lines DO accept the Japan Rail Pass. See this page for information on where the Japan Rail Pass is valid.
If you are eligible to get a Japan Rail Pass and are planning on doing much rail travel in Japan then you will almost certainly want to get one.
>Given that it is organic, how long will they last?
I believe I've read that moisture is a big problem with current OLEDs...small amounts of moisture ruins them rather quickly. The hope is that researchers will come up with a more moisture-tolerant version.
Now it's time for the substantive discussion of how best to tally the votes and ensure it is done accurately and impartially. This needs to be done in open public discussions by people who really know how to design and peer review such systems.
Badges, to god-damned hell with badges! We have no badges. In fact, we don't need badges. I don't have to show you any stinking badges, you god-damned cabron and ching' tu madre! Come out there from that shit-hole of yours. I have to speak to you.
> It sounds to me
like he's saying microsoft doesn't need perfect code because people
can just install firewalls. What if the code in the firewalls in turn
isn't perfect though?
More to the point, what if the firewall RUNS ON WINDOWS??
It sounds to me like Bill Gates has just become a strong advocate of Linux/*BSD/UNIX based firewalls. Tee hee hee....
>I think it's fairer to say "Luskin made an ironic reference to having been accused of stalking".
And I think it's more accurate to say "Atrios made a snide comment about Luskin's reference to stalking." No matter...this is minor nit picking. But I think Luskin's use of the legal system to muzzle Atrios is indefensible.
How can you call Luskin, who's only even been in the physical presence of Krugman ONCE, a stalker?
Short answer:
because Luskin called himself a stalker (in his article "We Stalked. He Balked" in the May 7, 2003 edition of National Review Online), and
because Atrios was making fun of Luskin's article using Luskin's own words...an entirely reasonable and legally sanctioned thing to do. We call this ridicule, and in the United States of America it is protected speech.
Keep in mind that Atrios only action was to post the headline "Diary of a Stalker by Donald Luskin" with nothing else following it. Anyone with half a brain should have easily concluded that those 7 words were nothing but humorous commentary on Luskin's own article.
This will probably end up like the Fox News suit against Al Franken...which was called "wholly without merit, both factually and legally" by the judge and literally laughed out of court (yes, there was actual laughter in the courtroom!).
So, I ask you rhetorically...how do you feel about watching Luskin "shoot himself in the foot"?
I looked at the site, the screen shots, etc., and I'm not convinced that Openfiler does anything special yet. Maybe later, but right now it doesn't seem worth my time.
You can keep your Prune Tang. I'm having Poon Tang. Tastes great, less filling, fewer calories. I note that many slashdotters just can't get any no matter how hard they try.
If you've got an infallible justice system in your back pocket, I'm sure everybody is dying to hear.
Tell that to the guy who spent 16 months in prison waiting for someone to figure out their mistake. Then think about how *you'd* feel if you were that guy and some idiot told you to just get over it 'cause mistakes happen. Then think about how something like this rarely seems to happen to people who have the millions of dollars it takes to make the U.S. justice system work for them.
A lot of people read about this trial right here on slashdot and knew it wasn't right. It's way past time that someone actually did something about it. So don't give me your patronizing bullshit. If it doesn't make you mad then it should.
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>if you donate money to a charity and then take it out of your taxes, then effectively, you haven't donated one cent to the charity.
No, that's incorrect. Money donated to charity is subtracted from the taxable income, meaning that the taxable entity only "gets back" the amount of taxes you'd have paid on that marginal income, not the full amount of your donation.
> Apparently you missed that story last month regarding the hack which exploited a Kernel bug. This effected ALL distros, since it was a kernel exploit.
No, I *didn't* miss it. I'm on the BugTraq mailing list.
>Also, the page for Windows doesnt just list OS components either. So, as far as security tracker goes, it IS apples to apples.
Without a direct comparison of the number of exploits for code that comes with the OS for both systems your statement is speculative at best.
>One can also argue that IIS is not really a Windows component, since it is an optional service.
Baloney. IIS comes on every Windows CD-ROM and is used by lots of Microsoft apps. And there's plenty of bugs that cross boundaries thanks to Microsoft's blurring the distinction between OS and application...like that WebDAV bug in ntdll.dll that was exploitable via IIS.
>But thats the way they organize their site. If you dont like it, talk to Security Tracker; Im sure they would be happy to hear from you!
Don't blame Security Tracker for the deficiencies in your analysis!
> From the looks of things, they still have a while to go. IMO, Linux people talking about security is like that saying about people who live in glass houses.
Note that many if not most of the vulnerable programs shown in your link to securitytracker.com are not related to the Linux kernel nor part of most Linux distributions. This makes for a potential "apples to oranges" comparison with Windows vulnerabilities.
> "I" in IPX stands for "Internet" too...
...IPX is an acronym for "Internetwork Packet eXchange," a network layer protocol based on the Xerox Network Specification (XNS) developed by Xerox and made popular through the widespread use of Novell, Incorporated's NetWare Network Operating System. Novell's IPX/SPX protocols use SAP (Service Advertisement Protocol) to periodically advertise network services in much the same way that NetBEUI does, making it ill suited for large global networks. TCP/IP also has other features that make it a superior choice for Internet-scale networking.
Actually it stands for Internetwork
> Want a Japanese Puzzle Box? [pandorapuzzles.com] Ooh! This seller is not currently offering any items for sale. Bah! :-(
Actually, I *do* have puzzle boxes for sale on eBay...it appears that eBay has (once again) changed the URL they use for the "View seller's other items" option. Thanks for letting me know about the problem. I've changed my forwarding link and the Want a Japanese Puzzle Box link in my sig should now work.
Oops...typo. Windows 1.0 was released November 1985, not 1983.
>Then he maded a new protocol NetBIOS *snip*
TOTAL BULLSHIT. Bill Gates had nothing to do with the creation of NetBIOS. The NetBIOS interface was developed by Sytec Inc. (now Hughes LAN Systems) for International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) in 1983. The original version of Windows, released in November 1983, had no network support. Microsoft didn't even provide integrated network support in Windows until the release of Windows for Workgroups in October 1992. Before the release of Windows for Workgroups you had to use non-Microsoft network protocol software to network Windows boxes.
>YES, people do stupid things. That's called pollution. Haven't you heard all the commercials about properly disposing of your chemicals and batteries?
And if you don't already know that people ALMOST NEVER pay attention to any of those warnings and just toss stuff in the trash than you're a fool.
In ths era, when our government puts radiometers at our borders to detect small quantities of radioactive materials, materials that could be used to create dirty bombs, you'd have to be out of your mind to think that giving such materials to Joe Average will EVER fly. What the HECK are you thinking?
>Also, the thought of a liquid methanol next to all those hot electronics make me wince.
But, curiously, the thought of a potentially explosive rechargeable lithium battery containing a metal that can spontaneously catch fire when exposed to air doesn't bother you. Funny world we live in, isn't it?
From the Japan Rail Pass link I posted in my first post:
> I'm not sure what exactly "Nozomi" means, but a search on images.google.com sure didn't give me a bullet train :/
Well, do some more homework and you'll find out that "nozomi" can also be interpreted as wish, desire, or hope . It is also a common woman's name as well as the name of Japan's first mission to the planet Mars.
>If you are going to visit Japan, there is a special travel pass you can get, which is only for tourists. It allows you to travel on any train in Japan over one, two, three or four weeks. It is well worth it.
You are talking about the Japan Rail Pass. It doesn't allow you to travel on ANY train in Japan, ONLY the trains on the JR Group lines including all Shinkansen (bullet trains) EXCEPT for the ultrafast JR "Nozomi" bullet trains. None of the many private (Non-JR) train lines accept the Japan Rail Pass. Note however that the Japan Rail bus and ferry lines DO accept the Japan Rail Pass. See this page for information on where the Japan Rail Pass is valid.
If you are eligible to get a Japan Rail Pass and are planning on doing much rail travel in Japan then you will almost certainly want to get one.
> The best white LEDs can produce over 120 lumen/watt; vastly more efficient.
That doesn't sound right. I believe that Lumiled's Luxeon III LEDs have the highest luminous output at 80 lumens at 1000mA maximum flux.
>Given that it is organic, how long will they last?
I believe I've read that moisture is a big problem with current OLEDs...small amounts of moisture ruins them rather quickly. The hope is that researchers will come up with a more moisture-tolerant version.
> I'll tell you "how best to tally the votes and ensure it is done accurately and impartially" in just two words:
>
>By hand.
My two words would be PAPER TRAIL.
>The process you're talking about sounds like democracy.
More precisely, it sounds like a *healthy* democracy, as opposed to what we currently have.
Now it's time for the substantive discussion of how best to tally the votes and ensure it is done accurately and impartially. This needs to be done in open public discussions by people who really know how to design and peer review such systems.
Badges, to god-damned hell with badges! We have no badges. In fact, we don't need badges. I don't have to show you any stinking badges, you god-damned cabron and ching' tu madre! Come out there from that shit-hole of yours. I have to speak to you.
B. Traven, The Treasure of The Sierra Madre
They're simply addictive! We hope to have a full line of Tomacco snack food products on the shelves as soon as we can get the pro-forma FDA approval.
-- R.J. Reynolds
> It sounds to me like he's saying microsoft doesn't need perfect code because people can just install firewalls. What if the code in the firewalls in turn isn't perfect though?
More to the point, what if the firewall RUNS ON WINDOWS??
It sounds to me like Bill Gates has just become a strong advocate of Linux/*BSD/UNIX based firewalls. Tee hee hee....
>I think it's fairer to say "Luskin made an ironic reference to having been accused of stalking".
And I think it's more accurate to say "Atrios made a snide comment about Luskin's reference to stalking." No matter...this is minor nit picking. But I think Luskin's use of the legal system to muzzle Atrios is indefensible.
Short answer:
- because Luskin called himself a stalker (in his article "We Stalked. He Balked" in the May 7, 2003 edition of National Review Online), and
- because Atrios was making fun of Luskin's article using Luskin's own words...an entirely reasonable and legally sanctioned thing to do. We call this ridicule, and in the United States of America it is protected speech.
Keep in mind that Atrios only action was to post the headline "Diary of a Stalker by Donald Luskin" with nothing else following it. Anyone with half a brain should have easily concluded that those 7 words were nothing but humorous commentary on Luskin's own article.This will probably end up like the Fox News suit against Al Franken...which was called "wholly without merit, both factually and legally" by the judge and literally laughed out of court (yes, there was actual laughter in the courtroom!).
So, I ask you rhetorically...how do you feel about watching Luskin "shoot himself in the foot"?
I looked at the site, the screen shots, etc., and I'm not convinced that Openfiler does anything special yet. Maybe later, but right now it doesn't seem worth my time.
"The Prune Tang worked, but the Depends didn't."
You can keep your Prune Tang. I'm having Poon Tang. Tastes great, less filling, fewer calories. I note that many slashdotters just can't get any no matter how hard they try.
If you've got an infallible justice system in your back pocket, I'm sure everybody is dying to hear.
Tell that to the guy who spent 16 months in prison waiting for someone to figure out their mistake. Then think about how *you'd* feel if you were that guy and some idiot told you to just get over it 'cause mistakes happen. Then think about how something like this rarely seems to happen to people who have the millions of dollars it takes to make the U.S. justice system work for them.
A lot of people read about this trial right here on slashdot and knew it wasn't right. It's way past time that someone actually did something about it. So don't give me your patronizing bullshit. If it doesn't make you mad then it should.