Raw signal in memory must bootstrap to status of operating program
Program must then untangle the inner workings of the host. (Is it possible to now build a diagnosis program to determine the operating set of an unfamiliar computer?)
I'm not a software engineer but... no, wait, I AM a software engineer, so I'm curious, how does this 'virus' execute step 1 [Buffer Overrun & Privilage Escalation] without doing
step 2 first [Determine instruction set for system] (Which incidentally requires step one to have been performed first.)
As far as I see it, theres as much chance of data in the recieve buffer created by background radiation being a viable 'virus' as there is a deliberate chunk of data will be
So in addition...
I was not confused, I was simply pointing out that until they introduce "-1 I don't agree", the choice between moderation and responce is a no-brainer and as you so elequently point out, I was fully aware that you responded.
And guess what...
'Repost' should have been 'riposte', A spelling mistake - boy do I feel stupid. As for moderation being a responce to 'insensible' suggestions, A) Insensible is not the word you mean, and B) I suggest you read the moderation guidelines again.
And guess what else... You are correct, I did not mean physical network. I incorrectly assumed the article poster had software access to the switches, where he could have accomplished what I suggested with, yes, "a script". Additionally, if you read any of my original post as 'Jargon', sorry but I prefer to use 1 word instead of 5, and as for the company on the moon, sorry, two companies is enough for me.
Beside all that, I suggest in future you avoid posting when angry, as you've come off as a bit of an idiot responding Ad hominem abusive to a rather inoffensive suggestion, you should go back to randomly spitting in the street, as the thug persona befits you.
You are whats wrong with/. - You think of moderation as a valid repost to a sensible suggestion. You don't like it, so you censor it, and you think I'M the 'stupidass' (is that a word?!?). You don't even have the strength of character to post logged on (is this because you might have to actually discuss something??
Had you actually *READ* any of the previous posts youd' see most suggest cutting off the user completely where as I suggested restricting them, without cutting them off, protecting the network, AND keeping them on.
As for feasibility, you can do all the reconfig in software, you could even use a script.
I'm not torn between responding and modding down, I responded. However, I do wish you could be barred from moderation until you figure out how to play with the grownups.
You could place all the offencive (Read as you like) onto a seperate physical network, firewall it like crazy (like maybe just port 80 outbound), and then send it back to the big pipe. The offencive users still get http access, but can't play games/share files/smtp mail etc... You could say 'Thats for users who know what they're doing. Come back when you've got a clue'
Actually, its an empty tag. The use of the syntax does not require a second tag to enclose the content (hence the name 'empty tag') Although technically, this indicates that the text following my tag is not the content of the />. So if you want to get really picky, my markup is valid, albeit not very meaningfull. (But it gets the point across).
And if you want to get really, really picky, you could argue that its entirely valid and meaningfull, as target parser is the human brain, which is quite capable of parsing my post.
Maybe its because my degree was software engineering, but it seems to me that
the level of skill you develop in IT/Software during software focused degree, if transferred
to IT/Hardware comes under the guise of a different degree : electronics.
(or microelectronics or control systems etc...).
I think its important to differentiate between:
Saying IT/Hardware and meaning 'Hey, I can buy components and build a computer'
(which IMO) is something you can easily do without a degree - How many 'PC World' backroom employees do you think have one?
Saying IT/Hardware and meaning 'electronics/pcb design/embedded systems', which like I've already pointed out is more 'electronics' than CS.
<Before someone states the obvious/> Yes, I know there are crossover areas, like emedded systems/robitics, but he did say CS from an X persepcive, not X with CS in mind.
Not True. Not even close. I have no great love for VB, but I used it this week. I wrote a stock management system, from scratch, in about 20 hours. (MySQL backend). Its currently running the warehouses of a multinational company (after the sudden failure of a legacy system).
VB is rubbish for games, heavy maths, or just about anything else that requires speed or small code, however it IS almost untouchable for RAD. When time is ticking, I use it like an elastoplast - Fix the problem right now, make it elegant when you've got time.
The fact that I know and use VB well does not mean I can no longer write assembler programs in a hex editor, nor does it mean I can't write mechanical stress analysis systems in C++.
(And to the poster above who said nerds us C#, you missed out the word 'masochistic'):p
...but the article doesn't point out that the law is based on silicon transistor based computing. Obviously, if we switch to other bases for computation, it probably wont apply. IE quantum or plasmonic (yes, I know the latter will probably be in silicon).
Before anyone says, well we've adjusted the length of time for doubling already, we'll do it again. For what its worth, its a bit silly saying X=2^Y/T is a law if you redefine T everytime it doesn't fit.
Like everyone else, I've been using touchscreen PDAs with my thumb since I had a
Casio Cassiopia E-100 years ago.
Granted this TDA can take two touches at the same time, but I work my PC with one mouse, and I don't
think two would make me any more productive to have two.
I'm also unimpressed by the 4.5 colours that the display claims to have (according to TFA). I gave up CGA years ago!
However (again according to TFA), being able to run on a single AA battery for weeks sounds like the best invention
in the last 10 years! They should just licence the power control circuit technology and make millions:P
What about if I record myself, and post it to the net, then someone downloads it, thats (literally)my VOICE over IP. Will they make that Illegal?
How about if I write some text and put a Text to Speech engine on my site with my voice loaded into the engine? Will they make that Illegal?
What about if Costa Rica telcos want to relay their voice calls internally over IP (at any point in the pathway) Will they make that Illegal?
Maybe next they'll make all paketized transfer of voice data illegal? - BYE BYE GPRS. This is what happens when people make laws without consulting unbiased (or unbiased on average) techinal people.
I wouldn't worry too much, if you look the address is 'cornell.edu' However if they pay per byte (which they probably do), every visit to the site costs Cornell (and therefore the students) a fraction of a cent.
What you don't see is the small army of hamsters in wheels to power the thing
like the article says (hmm... looks like mains to me). Either that, or he's
utilising the bio-electric energy of the hamsters... as a means of control,
to turn a hamster into this! [holds up battery] </matrix quote>
I took great pleasure waving a 'hundreds of bucks' (close to thousand really) certificate around the office as 10 lines on a piece of paper. The people who choked on their coffee didn't know what 'wildcard' meant.
Anyone can get a certificate, its just that it won't necesseraly be signed by someone thats implicitly trusted by your browser. (or whatever else your ssl-ing). Self-signed certificates are definarly not new, you can do this with openssl on linux in about a handfull of commands or in windows on IIS (using the tool on page 2).
The (first) article states the waveguide is 1.5x1.55micrometers and 48millimeters in length, Has it got the units right on that one?
That 48mm seems awfully big (~38,000 times bigger than the other dimensions). IANAEE, so maybe its correct, but their going to refine it, or maybe its not linear.
If it is 48mm though, thats one hell of a long die, unless Intel are going to start making REALLY BIG chips.
Nokia is a type of PHONE
T-Mobile is a type of NETWORK
Sheessh - If you're gonna make up random things to get FP, at least make them vaugley techincally correct.
Anyway... As for Nokia - The rest of my devices running MS stuff crash - Why Oh Why would I want my phone to crash as well??? I can just see it now. "Hello Bob, I need you to look up error code 61023... Bob? Bob?... damn - my phone's rebooted."
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- Raw signal in memory must bootstrap to status of operating program
- Program must then untangle the inner workings of the host. (Is it possible to now build a diagnosis program to determine the operating set of an unfamiliar computer?)
I'm not a software engineer but... no, wait, I AM a software engineer, so I'm curious, how does this 'virus' execute step 1 [Buffer Overrun & Privilage Escalation] without doing step 2 first [Determine instruction set for system] (Which incidentally requires step one to have been performed first.)As far as I see it, theres as much chance of data in the recieve buffer created by background radiation being a viable 'virus' as there is a deliberate chunk of data will be
This sounds suspiciously like
1) Send malicious code
2)
3) Infect universe (and profit)
So in addition...
I was not confused, I was simply pointing out that until they introduce "-1 I don't agree", the choice between moderation and responce is a no-brainer and as you so elequently point out, I was fully aware that you responded.
And guess what...
'Repost' should have been 'riposte', A spelling mistake - boy do I feel stupid. As for moderation being a responce to 'insensible' suggestions, A) Insensible is not the word you mean, and B) I suggest you read the moderation guidelines again.
And guess what else...
You are correct, I did not mean physical network. I incorrectly assumed the article poster had software access to the switches, where he could have accomplished what I suggested with, yes, "a script". Additionally, if you read any of my original post as 'Jargon', sorry but I prefer to use 1 word instead of 5, and as for the company on the moon, sorry, two companies is enough for me.
Beside all that, I suggest in future you avoid posting when angry, as you've come off as a bit of an idiot responding Ad hominem abusive to a rather inoffensive suggestion, you should go back to randomly spitting in the street, as the thug persona befits you.
You are whats wrong with /. - You think of moderation as a valid repost to a sensible suggestion. You don't like it, so you censor it, and you think I'M the 'stupidass' (is that a word?!?). You don't even have the strength of character to post logged on (is this because you might have to actually discuss something??
Had you actually *READ* any of the previous posts youd' see most suggest cutting off the user completely where as I suggested restricting them, without cutting them off, protecting the network, AND keeping them on.
As for feasibility, you can do all the reconfig in software, you could even use a script.
I'm not torn between responding and modding down, I responded. However, I do wish you could be barred from moderation until you figure out how to play with the grownups.
You could place all the offencive (Read as you like) onto a seperate physical network, firewall it like crazy (like maybe just port 80 outbound), and then send it back to the big pipe. The offencive users still get http access, but can't play games/share files/smtp mail etc... You could say 'Thats for users who know what they're doing. Come back when you've got a clue'
Actually, its an empty tag. The use of the syntax does not require a second tag to enclose the content (hence the name 'empty tag') Although technically, this indicates that the text following my tag is not the content of the/>. So if you want to get really picky, my markup is valid, albeit not very meaningfull. (But it gets the point across).
And if you want to get really, really picky, you could argue that its entirely valid and meaningfull, as target parser is the human brain, which is quite capable of parsing my post.
I think its important to differentiate between
(which IMO) is something you can easily do without a degree - How many 'PC World' backroom employees do you think have one?
- Saying IT/Hardware and meaning 'electronics/pcb design/embedded systems', which like I've already pointed out is more 'electronics' than CS.
<Before someone states the obviousNot True. Not even close.
:p
I have no great love for VB, but I used it this week. I wrote a stock management system, from scratch, in about 20 hours.
(MySQL backend). Its currently running the warehouses of a multinational company (after the sudden failure of a legacy system).
VB is rubbish for games, heavy maths, or just about anything else that requires speed or small code, however it IS almost untouchable for RAD.
When time is ticking, I use it like an elastoplast - Fix the problem right now, make it elegant when you've got time.
The fact that I know and use VB well does not mean I can no longer write assembler programs in a hex editor, nor does it mean I can't write mechanical stress analysis systems in C++.
(And to the poster above who said nerds us C#, you missed out the word 'masochistic')
Oddly enough, if you punch the query string into 'google.co.uk' and specify worldwide (ie 'the web' option), it doesn't work.
:p.
I could understand google.fr not giving an english description, but google.co.uk?!?!, you guys havn't changed our language that much
...but the article doesn't point out that the law is based on silicon transistor based computing. Obviously, if we switch to other bases for computation, it probably wont apply. IE quantum or plasmonic (yes, I know the latter will probably be in silicon).
Before anyone says, well we've adjusted the length of time for doubling already, we'll do it again. For what its worth, its a bit silly saying X=2^Y/T is a law if you redefine T everytime it doesn't fit.
...who reads this and thinks 'CRUNCH'
Like everyone else, I've been using touchscreen PDAs with my thumb since I had a Casio Cassiopia E-100 years ago. Granted this TDA can take two touches at the same time, but I work my PC with one mouse, and I don't think two would make me any more productive to have two.
:P
I use my Sony Erricson P900 every day with my thumb.
I'm also unimpressed by the 4.5 colours that the display claims to have (according to TFA). I gave up CGA years ago!
However (again according to TFA), being able to run on a single AA battery for weeks sounds like the best invention in the last 10 years! They should just licence the power control circuit technology and make millions
- What about if I record myself, and post it to the net, then someone downloads it, thats (literally)my VOICE over IP. Will they make that Illegal?
- How about if I write some text and put a Text to Speech engine on my site with my voice loaded into the engine? Will they make that Illegal?
- What about if Costa Rica telcos want to relay their voice calls internally over IP (at any point in the pathway) Will they make that Illegal?
Maybe next they'll make all paketized transfer of voice data illegal? - BYE BYE GPRS. This is what happens when people make laws without consulting unbiased (or unbiased on average) techinal people.I wouldn't worry too much, if you look the address is 'cornell.edu' However if they pay per byte (which they probably do), every visit to the site costs Cornell (and therefore the students) a fraction of a cent.
It's for easy of transfer to I-Pods. :D
What you don't see is the small army of hamsters in wheels to power the thing
like the article says (hmm... looks like mains to me). Either that, or he's
utilising the bio-electric energy of the hamsters... as a means of control,
to turn a hamster into this! [holds up battery] </matrix quote>
I'm using it as (loosly) 'reboot'
So thats rougly:
Windows in 6 Bytes (IA-32): Do nothing then reboot.
I took great pleasure waving a 'hundreds of bucks' (close to thousand really) certificate around the office as 10 lines on a piece of paper. The people who choked on their coffee didn't know what 'wildcard' meant.
Anyone can get a certificate, its just that it won't necesseraly be signed by someone thats implicitly trusted by your browser. (or whatever else your ssl-ing).
Self-signed certificates are definarly not new, you can do this with openssl on linux in about a handfull of commands or in windows on IIS (using the tool on page 2).
I am *really* sorry, Not only did I first-post on topic, but I didn't put !!!fp!!! or anything like it in my post. Please don't take my Karma.
The (first) article states the waveguide is 1.5x1.55micrometers and 48millimeters in length, Has it got the units right on that one?
That 48mm seems awfully big (~38,000 times bigger than the other dimensions). IANAEE, so maybe its correct, but their going to refine it, or maybe its not linear.
If it is 48mm though, thats one hell of a long die, unless Intel are going to start making REALLY BIG chips.
Well at least they'd be able to inforce the speed limits easily....
I can see it now, you get to the petrol pump and it says
Welcome to Texaco
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Your total bill including fuel, taxes and fines is $600.
Please insert your credit card here.
Nokia is a type of PHONE
T-Mobile is a type of NETWORK
Sheessh - If you're gonna make up random things to get FP, at least make them vaugley techincally correct.
Anyway... As for Nokia - The rest of my devices running MS stuff crash - Why Oh Why would I want my phone to crash as well??? I can just see it now. "Hello Bob, I need you to look up error code 61023... Bob? Bob?... damn - my phone's rebooted."
...I'm not going to get into 'favours in pocket' involving my girlfriend...
/. :)]
[I get away with this 'cause she doesn't read
Yeah... I forgot the ; on the end of the uspo.submit() statement.