I mentioned "fond memories" as in "it seemed somewhat better than it is now". If that's because my standards were lower, i knew less alternatives or because the product was actually better, i dunno. McAfee, much like Norton/Symantec, are examples of old-timers who couldn't avoid fucking up their product lines and from a technical point of view have been circling the drain for years, kept alive by existing contracts, marketing and "fond memories".
And I couldn't agree more on your "misunderstood admin" remark. I sysadmin for a customer with 120 workstations loaded with 2d/3d image programs (its an art school). Before i arrived, the sysadmins in charge had no automation in place whatsoever. Each problem was handled by manually installing and updating windows, followed by the individual installation of each program. This complex setup was often left unfinished and problems would drag on. Lets just say i arrived to a 50% workstation availability situation. I started by building a complete install for each of 5 hardware configurations, to make disk images and copy it over all similar computers. I was harassed to no end because i wasn't "installing the students computers" and was instead locked in an office "doing nothing". After a week of that, and another week of loading images, they now have a situation of 95% workstation availability for one _fifth_ of their previous costs.
Their response? They told the janitor to check if i actually show up to work on the contractually assigned days, because they don't see me "working on the student's computers".
Besides, the interesting torrents from starforce's point of view are the torrents of starforce protected games. Which, trust me, exist. They could link those and say "hey lots of ppl are downloading sf games, lets see how they cracked them" or something. Linking to GalCiv2 torrents is either reality-denial class stupidy (hehe they are getting pirated for not using sf, lets ignore for a sec that our own games get pirated too and we're the ones trying to prevent that) or sheer spite (here, download their games for free). They are worse than the software "pirates", because while both disregard copyright, at least the "pirates" got into this fray for something they love (games, tech, respect, whatever) and not for money.
I, for one, find these findings insulting. Insulting and condescending. If this is a sign of times to come, there will be much blood on the streets.
* No long-term solutions for the storage of nuclear waste are yet available, says the SDC, and storage presents clear safety issues
Storage is fun, because if its radioactive, it means it still has energy to get out of it, and eventually you'll pipe the "waste" as fuel for another reactor. And if you don't like radioactive goo, bury it where you found it.
* The economics of nuclear new-build are highly uncertain, according to the report
Fuck that. That is just too dumb. You have modern, rich, industrialized _continents_ starving for energy and these ppl are claiming nuclear has "uncertain economics"?
Since the beggining of time, there has never been a better economic moment for anything than nuclear energy, right now.
* Nuclear would lock the UK into a centralised energy distribution system for the next 50 years when more flexible distribution options are becoming available
The problem at hand is energy generation, not energy distribution. Its like saying i'm not gonna replace my computer's blown power supply because i'm saving money for extra RAM. It is childish, condescending and insulting.
* The report claims that nuclear would undermine the drive for greater energy efficiency
== "Let them eat cake"
* If the UK brings forward a new nuclear programme, it becomes more difficult to deny other countries the same technology, the SDC claims (emphasis mine)
== "If we don't drag the UK into the dark ages, it will be more difficult to force other countries down that path. Additionally, the word "hypocrisy" is no longer part of the English language."
His problem is not his ignorance of electromagnetism. His problem is that he doesn't know that he doesn't know. And that's inexcusable in a proper human, let alone an university president.
"This is amazing - especially when the idea is being promoted by a 'Professor of Security Engineering' at a reputable university. How can adding a backdoor to security systems be anything other than a massive weakness just waiting to be exploited?"
That professor of Security Engineering is:
1) An ignorant twat who knows as much of security as i know of menstrual pain; 2) An ignorant twat that gets paid by MS to talk about Vista - notice filesystem encryption is not only common in other operating systems, it is also available on previous versions of Windows; 3) A misguided devious twat that wants to make Vista a worse product - shipping Vista with a known 0-day won't help ANYONE.
"But it will all supposedly remain secure and not fall into the hands of wrong-doers."
3 words: Windows Meta File.
Me? I switched to Kubuntu and couldn't be happier. I now use XP for what it was designed: be the HAL of Battlefield 2.
Well considering a CD-ROM is about 1mm thick, its obviously 23 meters of data. If you divide the 23m of data by the length of the LoC you will have your answer.
"Thomas Campana did, indeed invent and demonstrate the first wireless email solution."
There is no such thing as a "wireless email solution" because there is also no such thing as a "wireless email" problem! You either have "wireless" or you don't, meaning you either have the ability to transmit arbitrary data over a wireless medium or you don't. Then there's email and its related protocols and software. Putting the two together is as trivial as setting up the wireless network and interfacing it to any email-capable device.
Look, i'm gonna login to my gmail account on my laptop that is using a wireless router. Good for me, as i've just invented and demonstrated a wireless email solution.
I'm guessing you had a different experience but my dealings with McAfee software were so negative i now remove it as a first step, like you do to Symantec. Buggy and unreliable, "failing" uninstallers, you know, the works. I use Avast for antivirus because they have yet to fuck up in my experience and seem to work and update well enough.
Your Youngest son's biggest problem is a dad who considers "motorcycle stunts" safer than smoking pot.
Oh, and hacking your son's private stuff is also a great lesson on trust. My father pulled that stunt too and it cost him bitter tears of regret a few years after the fact. I hope your son educates himself on the practical uses of cryptography and cuts you off from his digital life as he probably already did from his "real" life.
Of course that if the data is fake, the conclusions are unsupported and his "work" was in vain. The failings of this man, however, in no way diminish science or are an example to the failings of science. It is exactly the great strenth of science (method) to move forward even when propelled by imperfect men, and as in this case, correct itself when built upon by those who do not behave as scientists.
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Dude, the toilet with remote login is not even new... unless you mean without, ehem, camera...
I mentioned "fond memories" as in "it seemed somewhat better than it is now". If that's because my standards were lower, i knew less alternatives or because the product was actually better, i dunno. McAfee, much like Norton/Symantec, are examples of old-timers who couldn't avoid fucking up their product lines and from a technical point of view have been circling the drain for years, kept alive by existing contracts, marketing and "fond memories".
And I couldn't agree more on your "misunderstood admin" remark. I sysadmin for a customer with 120 workstations loaded with 2d/3d image programs (its an art school). Before i arrived, the sysadmins in charge had no automation in place whatsoever. Each problem was handled by manually installing and updating windows, followed by the individual installation of each program. This complex setup was often left unfinished and problems would drag on. Lets just say i arrived to a 50% workstation availability situation. I started by building a complete install for each of 5 hardware configurations, to make disk images and copy it over all similar computers. I was harassed to no end because i wasn't "installing the students computers" and was instead locked in an office "doing nothing". After a week of that, and another week of loading images, they now have a situation of 95% workstation availability for one _fifth_ of their previous costs.
Their response? They told the janitor to check if i actually show up to work on the contractually assigned days, because they don't see me "working on the student's computers".
You use McAfee in this day and age, you deserve what you get.
Fond memories from the 90's won't bring your files back.
Besides, the interesting torrents from starforce's point of view are the torrents of starforce protected games. Which, trust me, exist. They could link those and say "hey lots of ppl are downloading sf games, lets see how they cracked them" or something. Linking to GalCiv2 torrents is either reality-denial class stupidy (hehe they are getting pirated for not using sf, lets ignore for a sec that our own games get pirated too and we're the ones trying to prevent that) or sheer spite (here, download their games for free). They are worse than the software "pirates", because while both disregard copyright, at least the "pirates" got into this fray for something they love (games, tech, respect, whatever) and not for money.
"XGL rocks :-D"
Some of us have ATI cards on our GNU/Linux installs, you insensitive clod.
And the Laptop based solutions can roast a sausage to accompany those eggs ands biscuits.
The quote in your sig - to whom does it belong?
Thank you.
I, for one, find these findings insulting. Insulting and condescending. If this is a sign of times to come, there will be much blood on the streets.
* No long-term solutions for the storage of nuclear waste are yet available, says the SDC, and storage presents clear safety issues
Storage is fun, because if its radioactive, it means it still has energy to get out of it, and eventually you'll pipe the "waste" as fuel for another reactor. And if you don't like radioactive goo, bury it where you found it.
* The economics of nuclear new-build are highly uncertain, according to the report
Fuck that. That is just too dumb. You have modern, rich, industrialized _continents_ starving for energy and these ppl are claiming nuclear has "uncertain economics"?
Since the beggining of time, there has never been a better economic moment for anything than nuclear energy, right now.
* Nuclear would lock the UK into a centralised energy distribution system for the next 50 years when more flexible distribution options are becoming available
The problem at hand is energy generation, not energy distribution. Its like saying i'm not gonna replace my computer's blown power supply because i'm saving money for extra RAM. It is childish, condescending and insulting.
* The report claims that nuclear would undermine the drive for greater energy efficiency
== "Let them eat cake"
* If the UK brings forward a new nuclear programme, it becomes more difficult to deny other countries the same technology, the SDC claims (emphasis mine)
== "If we don't drag the UK into the dark ages, it will be more difficult to force other countries down that path. Additionally, the word "hypocrisy" is no longer part of the English language."
"I've always argued that windows is far better than linux, because it's not
going to fragment in the way linux does."
And here i tought we should compare Windows and GNU/Linux on their technical merits and not on your misconceptions about their future.
Compare them by using them! When we speak of the future, the gods laugh.
His problem is not his ignorance of electromagnetism. His problem is that he doesn't know that he doesn't know. And that's inexcusable in a proper human, let alone an university president.
But that's natural magnetism. Everybody knows that natural stuff does no harm.
"This is amazing - especially when the idea is being promoted by a 'Professor of Security Engineering' at a reputable university. How can adding a backdoor to security systems be anything other than a massive weakness just waiting to be exploited?"
That professor of Security Engineering is:
1) An ignorant twat who knows as much of security as i know of menstrual pain;
2) An ignorant twat that gets paid by MS to talk about Vista - notice filesystem encryption is not only common in other operating systems, it is also available on previous versions of Windows;
3) A misguided devious twat that wants to make Vista a worse product - shipping Vista with a known 0-day won't help ANYONE.
"But it will all supposedly remain secure and not fall into the hands of wrong-doers."
3 words: Windows Meta File.
Me? I switched to Kubuntu and couldn't be happier. I now use XP for what it was designed: be the HAL of Battlefield 2.
Your imagination just "remembered" a 2x2 pixel font...
Well considering a CD-ROM is about 1mm thick, its obviously 23 meters of data. If you divide the 23m of data by the length of the LoC you will have your answer.
Of course its software. The "insufficient" computer is either turing-complete or it isn't. And it is.
"Basically - I welcome Google OS."
You must be new here.
Move away for Godzilla here...
What i dont understand is why the danish have such a powerful influence in swedish politics.
I'm sorry but i call bullshit.
"Thomas Campana did, indeed invent and demonstrate the first wireless email solution."
There is no such thing as a "wireless email solution" because there is also no such thing as a "wireless email" problem! You either have "wireless" or you don't, meaning you either have the ability to transmit arbitrary data over a wireless medium or you don't. Then there's email and its related protocols and software. Putting the two together is as trivial as setting up the wireless network and interfacing it to any email-capable device.
Look, i'm gonna login to my gmail account on my laptop that is using a wireless router. Good for me, as i've just invented and demonstrated a wireless email solution.
Well any operating system will look good in a port scan if it is sitting behind a NAT.
I'm guessing you had a different experience but my dealings with McAfee software were so negative i now remove it as a first step, like you do to Symantec. Buggy and unreliable, "failing" uninstallers, you know, the works. I use Avast for antivirus because they have yet to fuck up in my experience and seem to work and update well enough.
Your Youngest son's biggest problem is a dad who considers "motorcycle stunts" safer than smoking pot.
Oh, and hacking your son's private stuff is also a great lesson on trust. My father pulled that stunt too and it cost him bitter tears of regret a few years after the fact. I hope your son educates himself on the practical uses of cryptography and cuts you off from his digital life as he probably already did from his "real" life.
And free markets suck!
Oh, someone wants to stop time. How quaint.
Of course that if the data is fake, the conclusions are unsupported and his "work" was in vain. The failings of this man, however, in no way diminish science or are an example to the failings of science. It is exactly the great strenth of science (method) to move forward even when propelled by imperfect men, and as in this case, correct itself when built upon by those who do not behave as scientists.