I am Australian and I think that the rounding of the 1c and 2c coins was a very insightful thing to do.
But I didn't agree with changing over $2 notes to $2 coins. I can understand changing over $1 coins but I think the mint went too far with $2 coins. If anything thats made a difference to how much weight in coins we carry in our pockets.
Copyright Amendment Bill 2006 - Frequently Asked Questions Criminal provisions
Can I still sing Happy Birthday in a public place?
Yes. Even if the words or lyrics to Happy Birthday were still in copyright in Australia, simply singing it in public would not be enough to attract criminal liability. There are no on-the-spot fines for this conduct.
Is it an offence for a 14 year old to record himself or herself lip-synching a pop song and post it on the Internet?
Recording yourself lip-synching a pop song may mean that you are making an unauthorised copy of the sound recording. However, posting the recording on the Internet will not in itself constitute a criminal offence.
If the recording is posted for the purposes of trade, it may amount to a criminal offence and be subject to an on-the-spot fine. Recording television and radio for a later time ('time shifting')
Do these amendments mean I can record my favourite television or radio program to enjoy later?
Yes. You will be able to record television or radio broadcast programs to enjoy at a more convenient time. You can record a broadcast and view or listen to a recording inside or outside your home including on a mobile device.
Does this mean I can keep a library of copied television and radio programs?
No. There is an important difference between 'librarying' and 'time-shift' recording. Librarying is building up a collection to keep indefinitely for repeated use while time-shifting is recording a broadcast at a time when the person can't view it so it can be watched at a later time. A time-shift copy can't be kept permanently for repeated use. However, DVDs and sound recordings of popular broadcasts are increasingly available for purchase.
What can I do with the recorded program?
You can watch or listen to the recording with your family and friends. You cannot give away, sell or hire a recording or play it at school or work or to any other kind of public audience.
Can I share a recording over the Internet?
No. Uploading the recording to the Internet to share with others would continue to be subject to civil and in some circumstances criminal liability.
Can I record a program from pay-television?
Yes, if you have paid the subscription fee to watch the program. Copying music in different formats ('format shifting')
Will I be able to copy my music collection onto my iPod?
Yes. You can format-shift music that you own to devices such as an MP3 player, X-Box 360 or your computer.
Can I copy a music download to a CD or MP3 player?
Yes, if you have purchased a legitimate copy.
Will I be able to share my music collection with a friend or family?
You will not be able to sell, loan or give away a copy you make to a friend, but a friend can listen to your music with you. You will be able to loan your copy to a family or household member.
Can I share the copy over the Internet?
No. Uploading the copy to the Internet to share with others would be subject to civil and in some circumstances criminal liability.
What if my CD has copy protection applied to it?
You cannot circumvent an access control technological protection measure (TPM) on a CD or music file to make a format-shift copy. However, most CDs and all vinyl records, do not have TPMs. Most record manufacturers still do not apply TPMs to their CDs.
Will I be able to format-shift other kinds of copyright material as well as sound recordings?
Yes. You will also be able to format-shift copy some other copyright material such as books, newspapers, magazines, video tapes and photog
I noticed this last week while walking home from work, passing the Opera House (Sydney) down to the park it was illumiated in completely pink. It looks really cool.
This effort is global, cities around the world are getting involved in the cause.
I'm suprised nobody else has seen this, maybe most stay in underground server rooms not to notice?
For Australia, "Porches in Pink will begin a day after the Global Illumination on Sunrise, with Australian porches remaining pink for the duration of October to show Australians' support for breast cancer research."::
Anyone outside the US / Canana know how much to send the CDs? The website doesn't say - and this is even right up to supplying your CC information.....
I would prefer to know.. even a rough guide how much.... because I've seen cases (on other sites) were the shipping costs outweighs the cost of the product!
Disabling all those PVRs is I guess one way to see justice, but in the end it seems that the customers will wear the brunt of the impact.
There isn't much information on this finding, but I'd take a guess and say that customers that have signed up for EchoStar's service may be in for a rude shock when their PVR stops working.
I'm up for rooting for Tivo but I guess this is business, and if Tivo couldn't find a way to sell their products to the broadcast vendors without going to litigation it makes for a difficult times.
Its only helpful to businesses that make money off the hard non-paid work of contributors of OpenSSL, for which they don't receive funds.
Let the companies buy an SSL approved mechanism, they have the cash. We sell an appliance that has SSL built in, the cost of the appliance can be up to 250k and above.
"Cyberduck is an open source FTP and SFTP (SSH Secure File Transfer) browser licenced under the GPL with an easy to use interface, integration with external editors and support for many Mac OS X system technologies such as Spotlight, Bonjour, the Keychain and AppleScript."
I agree, I have had the misfortune of working with Symantec (i'm a security consultant) and for a product to claim itself as an AV which has no malware, trojan detection is a slap in the face.
I've seen many many instances of trojan's hyjacking corporate networks, taking down systems etc internally (stuff you won't read in the papers) and Symantec has been fully patched with latest updates.
I'm also refering to the corporate edition, it totally stinks.
As a security consultant I use lots of ways to defeat all types of security controls. and in true Slashdot way I didn't read the article.
There is no silver bullet to security, it requires successive layers of controls (defence in depth) to adequately protect against attacks.
It is no suprise to see two factor auth is defeated in this situation, but there is other controls a web application can use to safe guard against these attack types:
Website Controls
Additional "next PIN" for each transaction
Challenge response
Enter a PIN challenge based on dollar amounts to transfer
The usual web security stuff - see OWASP for more
Signing transactions with certificates and tokens
Security Awareness
Workstation security is paramount, firewalls, anti-spam, anti-malware, running as non-admin all assist in this process
Some trojans imbedded into IE and pop-up boxes that sift the credentials upon the user typing in their banking website
Lets hope Notes 7 is an improvement over 6.x for any other platform than Windows...
Our company moved away from Domino and onto Exchange 12 months ago and it has allowed Mac enthusiasts to run Entourage 2004 which totally rocks under the Mac. The new service pack delivers native Exchange/AD/GAL in Entourage which was a welcome change.
Slashdot Mirror
Job #1 is to take the current RPM codebase and clean it up.......
/var/lib/rpm
Easy job, this took care of it.... :
rm -rf
I am Australian and I think that the rounding of the 1c and 2c coins was a very insightful thing to do.
But I didn't agree with changing over $2 notes to $2 coins. I can understand changing over $1 coins but I think the mint went too far with $2 coins. If anything thats made a difference to how much weight in coins we carry in our pockets.
Originally at $60 billion, then $127B, recent estimates have balooned to $300 billion total cost
How about running these robots on Linux? That should cut the cost down to a mere price to download the robot parts....
Australian govt just posted this FAQ which is in plain english what the bill means.
URL: http://www.ag.gov.au/agd/WWW/MinisterRuddockHome.n sf/Page/RWPC7B0742318EF6A58CA25723B008145FC
And here is the text for the lazy:
Copyright Amendment Bill 2006 - Frequently Asked Questions
Criminal provisions
Can I still sing Happy Birthday in a public place?
Yes. Even if the words or lyrics to Happy Birthday were still in copyright in Australia, simply singing it in public would not be enough to attract criminal liability. There are no on-the-spot fines for this conduct.
Is it an offence for a 14 year old to record himself or herself lip-synching a pop song and post it on the Internet?
Recording yourself lip-synching a pop song may mean that you are making an unauthorised copy of the sound recording. However, posting the recording on the Internet will not in itself constitute a criminal offence.
If the recording is posted for the purposes of trade, it may amount to a criminal offence and be subject to an on-the-spot fine.
Recording television and radio for a later time ('time shifting')
Do these amendments mean I can record my favourite television or radio program to enjoy later?
Yes. You will be able to record television or radio broadcast programs to enjoy at a more convenient time. You can record a broadcast and view or listen to a recording inside or outside your home including on a mobile device.
Does this mean I can keep a library of copied television and radio programs?
No. There is an important difference between 'librarying' and 'time-shift' recording. Librarying is building up a collection to keep indefinitely for repeated use while time-shifting is recording a broadcast at a time when the person can't view it so it can be watched at a later time. A time-shift copy can't be kept permanently for repeated use. However, DVDs and sound recordings of popular broadcasts are increasingly available for purchase.
What can I do with the recorded program?
You can watch or listen to the recording with your family and friends. You cannot give away, sell or hire a recording or play it at school or work or to any other kind of public audience.
Can I share a recording over the Internet?
No. Uploading the recording to the Internet to share with others would continue to be subject to civil and in some circumstances criminal liability.
Can I record a program from pay-television?
Yes, if you have paid the subscription fee to watch the program.
Copying music in different formats ('format shifting')
Will I be able to copy my music collection onto my iPod?
Yes. You can format-shift music that you own to devices such as an MP3 player, X-Box 360 or your computer.
Can I copy a music download to a CD or MP3 player?
Yes, if you have purchased a legitimate copy.
Will I be able to share my music collection with a friend or family?
You will not be able to sell, loan or give away a copy you make to a friend, but a friend can listen to your music with you. You will be able to loan your copy to a family or household member.
Can I share the copy over the Internet?
No. Uploading the copy to the Internet to share with others would be subject to civil and in some circumstances criminal liability.
What if my CD has copy protection applied to it?
You cannot circumvent an access control technological protection measure (TPM) on a CD or music file to make a format-shift copy. However, most CDs and all vinyl records, do not have TPMs. Most record manufacturers still do not apply TPMs to their CDs.
Will I be able to format-shift other kinds of copyright material as well as sound recordings?
Yes. You will also be able to format-shift copy some other copyright material such as books, newspapers, magazines, video tapes and photog
OK fuckers, I'm prepared to pay extra cash for a Black Apple.
CSIRO - do you ugliest.
VLC's controls are the best, you can zip around with CTRL, ALT, or SHIFT- arrow keys to skip one minute, ten seconds, or ....
It must of been created for users that only have one free hand available - watching porno comes to mind.
Features boasted by Microsoft include better integration with media players sanctioned by them
I think these guys have got this one covered: http://www.apple.com/itunes/
I noticed this last week while walking home from work, passing the Opera House (Sydney) down to the park it was illumiated in completely pink. It looks really cool.
::
This effort is global, cities around the world are getting involved in the cause.
I'm suprised nobody else has seen this, maybe most stay in underground server rooms not to notice?
http://www.globalillumination.org.au/
For Australia, "Porches in Pink will begin a day after the Global Illumination on Sunrise, with Australian porches remaining pink for the duration of October to show Australians' support for breast cancer research."
http://www.porchesinpink.org/
Anyone outside the US / Canana know how much to send the CDs? The website doesn't say - and this is even right up to supplying your CC information.....
I would prefer to know.. even a rough guide how much.... because I've seen cases (on other sites) were the shipping costs outweighs the cost of the product!
only 1
Give the camino browser a try - it uses the same Gecko engine that Firefox uses, with all the bells and whisles of Mac styling.
http://www.caminobrowser.org/
I've been using it since 1.0 and it was rock solid, truly. Haven't needed to fire up Firefox (which is ugly on the mac) or Safari.
Its also a Mozilla project.
Disabling all those PVRs is I guess one way to see justice, but in the end it seems that the customers will wear the brunt of the impact.
There isn't much information on this finding, but I'd take a guess and say that customers that have signed up for EchoStar's service may be in for a rude shock when their PVR stops working.
I'm up for rooting for Tivo but I guess this is business, and if Tivo couldn't find a way to sell their products to the broadcast vendors without going to litigation it makes for a difficult times.
See, Google is starting to become Evil.
Everybody, use the word as you see fit.
The english language is always evolving, the term to become a verb definately will weaken Google's legal stance.
Yep you bet, Microsoft desperately needs the cash.
With all this technology maybe next time we can sponsor an overweight Slashdoter slob to race?
With all these gadgets he may just finish!
Its only helpful to businesses that make money off the hard non-paid work of contributors of OpenSSL, for which they don't receive funds.
Let the companies buy an SSL approved mechanism, they have the cash. We sell an appliance that has SSL built in, the cost of the appliance can be up to 250k and above.
"Cyberduck is an open source FTP and SFTP (SSH Secure File Transfer) browser licenced under the GPL with an easy to use interface, integration with external editors and support for many Mac OS X system technologies such as Spotlight, Bonjour, the Keychain and AppleScript."
It rocks!
http://cyberduck.ch/
I guess one could read it like that :)
Night night!
No, it doesn't work like that.
The business requires the support of IT to push their *business objectives*. Its nothing to do with technology.
So many IT people fail to see that the reason their is an IT department is to support the needs of the business.
IT is just a vehicle to delivering faster, and more effective business drivers.
I agree, I have had the misfortune of working with Symantec (i'm a security consultant) and for a product to claim itself as an AV which has no malware, trojan detection is a slap in the face.
I've seen many many instances of trojan's hyjacking corporate networks, taking down systems etc internally (stuff you won't read in the papers) and Symantec has been fully patched with latest updates.
I'm also refering to the corporate edition, it totally stinks.
Stay away!
On high-value systems ($1+ million transfers) this is exactly what they do.
While its beneficial for large banking customers such as traders, bankers etc it would be cost-invasive for the general public systems.
This method was briefing covered on point #2 - challenge response..
Unfortunately slashdot is not the avenue to discuss such matters as security, as it tends to be complex and depending on lots of factors.
But yes SMS messaging is something that covers the "something you have" (token/mobile), along with "something you know" (password/pin).
Indeed - I just didn't want to shoot the messenger :-)
Website Controls
Additional "next PIN" for each transaction
Challenge response
Enter a PIN challenge based on dollar amounts to transfer
The usual web security stuff - see OWASP for more
Signing transactions with certificates and tokens
Security Awareness
Workstation security is paramount, firewalls, anti-spam, anti-malware, running as non-admin all assist in this process
Some trojans imbedded into IE and pop-up boxes that sift the credentials upon the user typing in their banking website
As you can there is so much you can do.
Have fun!
The mac client was resource hungry and sluggish.
Lets hope Notes 7 is an improvement over 6.x for any other platform than Windows...
Our company moved away from Domino and onto Exchange 12 months ago and it has allowed Mac enthusiasts to run Entourage 2004 which totally rocks under the Mac. The new service pack delivers native Exchange/AD/GAL in Entourage which was a welcome change.