You're coworker was right, there is no bottom and it's not just Slashdot. It sucks when people who share some interests with me think that way. I guess I worry people look at me the same way:)
C'mon, don't act suprised. The poster probably thinks the first rule of fight club REALLY IS you do not talk about fight club.
They used the same Asimov reference on Digg too. What about the Predator drones that shoot Hellfire missiles? Aren't those "flying robots". That's been going on since 02.
The original intent of my post was to defend the original comment, which got modded down for simply saying he was ashamed of Apples actions. If we ignore the (complicated) debate about Apples rights and the bloggers rights and the scumbag who leaked the info, it's a sincere expression of dissapointment in a company who people think better of. Honestly, I don't have a solid opinion on this matter because I can see both sides.
If Apple was hurt because another vendor beat them to to a release because an employee leaked information (to the competitor), yes, I would feel differently. This is not the case. You can't 'bait and switch' scenarios to make a point. In most cases, a company is not going to lose money because of a news or blog story. I would be pissed too if I were Apple but I think that this is misuse of the law.
Why is that an ignorant comment? Sure, under CA law, they have the right to sue, but it's not obligatory and their competitors didn't receive an unfair advantage. This has the be the best post so far because it's gets at the truth, people are disappointed with Apple. They're bullying people around like the other guys and many people think better of them (I don't really, but that's beside the point). The poster chooses Apple as his platform of choice AND he's retained enough independent thought to be critical of their actions. I'm not the first to say this, but if this were Microsoft we were talking about, you hypocrites would be on the other side of the argument.
Do you think that he gives the rental car place trouble too (well...he probably doesn't rent)? Somehow I doubt it. He's sniffing around for some imaginary government conspiracy. I bet that if the airline said that the mandatory ID rule was a company policy he'd be more than happy to use the government to file a lawsuit against the airline.
I hate it when idiots like this guy crusade on my behalf. I also hate these lazy ****'s that love to point out similarities to some book they read in junior college (very frequently 1984). Speaking as a libertarian asshat, we should be keeping our eye on the ball and deal with real issues.
I know, 'the price of liberty etc etc...' but 2 years is alot of time to spend on this.
I've seen a few big companies run WinRAR on their desktop machines. The user can easily use the 'extract here' context menu and then execute/open to their hearts content (I mean it's not like the old days of the RAR command line).
But that's not the point. IT professionals will NEVER achieve the goal of making security a priority to the user. The user only needs to know what gets the from A to B, and screw everything else. Remember, most end users think of IT (in the info security sense) as a nuisance to be ignored.
This has nothing to do with ego for the most part. To quote The Rock (the movie, not the wrestler), nuclear arms are something we wish we could uninvent. It's a burden AND a responsibility that the nuclear powers don't want (most of them anyway) but must jealously guard.
Idealism is a good trait, but there has to be some realism to balance it out. We've reduced our arsenals but we'll never be rid of all these weapons in our lifetimes. If we try to 'lead by example' in this case by disarming, we would lead the world to disaster. I hate to sound like a hawk, but I really believe this.
Comments like this worry me. We really have to be careful about letting our guard down just because Firefox is more secure. The whole point of the article is that the exploits DO exist.
On one hand, we (the/. community) love to talk about how Firefox's market share is growing quickly but then minimize potential problems. So how is this problem 'less dangerous than some IE exploits'?
Don't get me wrong, I'm all about Firefox, but we can't get lazy.
I think the Apache Foundations problem isn't with people who don't want to upgrade (if it ain't broken...) but with PHPs recommendations against using Apache2 with PHP.
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It sucks because a good story may be skipped over because a readers 'dumb-ass filter' goes off.
You're coworker was right, there is no bottom and it's not just Slashdot. It sucks when people who share some interests with me think that way. I guess I worry people look at me the same way:)
C'mon, don't act suprised. The poster probably thinks the first rule of fight club REALLY IS you do not talk about fight club. They used the same Asimov reference on Digg too. What about the Predator drones that shoot Hellfire missiles? Aren't those "flying robots". That's been going on since 02.
Sadly, she's moved onto heroin.
The ass-copying data was compiled using a MySQL db running on Linux.
We do. We just don't fucking care.
Hey I got one AC! Those PowerMac G5's are freaking heavy.
....I really don't:(
I can't read the article (anyone want to 'leak' a WSJ.com userid and password?:P) but obviously this event did have a real-world (financial) impact.
Does that change my mind? I'm not sure. Food for thought definitely.
The original intent of my post was to defend the original comment, which got modded down for simply saying he was ashamed of Apples actions. If we ignore the (complicated) debate about Apples rights and the bloggers rights and the scumbag who leaked the info, it's a sincere expression of dissapointment in a company who people think better of. Honestly, I don't have a solid opinion on this matter because I can see both sides.
If Apple was hurt because another vendor beat them to to a release because an employee leaked information (to the competitor), yes, I would feel differently. This is not the case. You can't 'bait and switch' scenarios to make a point. In most cases, a company is not going to lose money because of a news or blog story. I would be pissed too if I were Apple but I think that this is misuse of the law.
Why is that an ignorant comment? Sure, under CA law, they have the right to sue, but it's not obligatory and their competitors didn't receive an unfair advantage. This has the be the best post so far because it's gets at the truth, people are disappointed with Apple. They're bullying people around like the other guys and many people think better of them (I don't really, but that's beside the point). The poster chooses Apple as his platform of choice AND he's retained enough independent thought to be critical of their actions. I'm not the first to say this, but if this were Microsoft we were talking about, you hypocrites would be on the other side of the argument.
Crap...I meant RTFA. I'm creating a new /. account:(
Maybe I should have RTFM, but he's still an idiot albeit a resolute one.
Do you think that he gives the rental car place trouble too (well...he probably doesn't rent)? Somehow I doubt it. He's sniffing around for some imaginary government conspiracy. I bet that if the airline said that the mandatory ID rule was a company policy he'd be more than happy to use the government to file a lawsuit against the airline.
I hate it when idiots like this guy crusade on my behalf. I also hate these lazy ****'s that love to point out similarities to some book they read in junior college (very frequently 1984). Speaking as a libertarian asshat, we should be keeping our eye on the ball and deal with real issues.
I know, 'the price of liberty etc etc...' but 2 years is alot of time to spend on this.
I've seen a few big companies run WinRAR on their desktop machines. The user can easily use the 'extract here' context menu and then execute/open to their hearts content (I mean it's not like the old days of the RAR command line).
But that's not the point. IT professionals will NEVER achieve the goal of making security a priority to the user. The user only needs to know what gets the from A to B, and screw everything else. Remember, most end users think of IT (in the info security sense) as a nuisance to be ignored.
Thanks.
The United Nations created and enforces these rules as part of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.
We certainly have a right to speak up on the issue. Does free speech not exist if you're a super power?
I am vanquished by your superior logic.
This has nothing to do with ego for the most part. To quote The Rock (the movie, not the wrestler), nuclear arms are something we wish we could uninvent. It's a burden AND a responsibility that the nuclear powers don't want (most of them anyway) but must jealously guard.
Idealism is a good trait, but there has to be some realism to balance it out. We've reduced our arsenals but we'll never be rid of all these weapons in our lifetimes. If we try to 'lead by example' in this case by disarming, we would lead the world to disaster. I hate to sound like a hawk, but I really believe this.
Sometimes, we HAVE to be the bad guy.
I think they're talking about MSN'sMapblast. MS bought them a while back and made it part of their MSN services.
Comments like this worry me. We really have to be careful about letting our guard down just because Firefox is more secure. The whole point of the article is that the exploits DO exist.
/. community) love to talk about how Firefox's market share is growing quickly but then minimize potential problems. So how is this problem 'less dangerous than some IE exploits'?
On one hand, we (the
Don't get me wrong, I'm all about Firefox, but we can't get lazy.
This is very true (and I would think obvious). I guess the question is whether better customer service is worth the additional costs.
Everytime someone leave an admin password blank, somewhere a SANS handler dies.
I think the Apache Foundations problem isn't with people who don't want to upgrade (if it ain't broken...) but with PHPs recommendations against using Apache2 with PHP.