I dunno about that. You have HUGE conurbations in the US, even if there is a very large geographical region that wouldn't be served by a few train services... you could still link places like Seattle, LA, San Fran, Austin, Houston, etc. That would allow a massive number of people (tens of millions) to have relatively eash access to a train service. It would need to be extremely fast, though. A train creating a sonic boom? Does that happen?:-)
If they are "coming over here" then the thing which can be done is to deport them as soon as they are found.
No, I disagree. Why do people always say this? If you deport them, they'll be free to try and come back again, or preach/instigate terror in their home countries. Instead, keep them locked up _until they die_ so they're forever unFree and unable to become martyrs.
But, before, we were having bombings mainly from the IRA who would phone up beforehand, using a special keyword, and tell the police where the vicinity of the bomb was. They evidently wanted to destroy property and cause a panic, but not kill people. Now we're dealing with terrorists who want to kill themselves and as many others as possible. I think this warrants a change in policy, don't you?
Erm, so they have your card number. Now they need your expiry date and (over here, at least) if it's being used online, card 'security code' to use it, at a minimum. So what?
Well I have an account with all the major banks in the UK (yeah, opening is a bitch so i keep a dummy account with them in case i feel like switching properly at some time).
LloydsTSB requires you to enter a userID (randomish 8 char string), a password, and 3 random characters from some 'memorable information' (an ASCII word i think); the memorable information characters are entered using HTML form SELECT/OPTION tags, so you're generally encouraged to enter it using the mouse.
Barclays requires you to enter a 'membership number' (random 12 digit number), your surname, a 5 digit PIN code, and 2 random letters from your 'memorable word' - again, implemented using SELECT/OPTION tags.
Natwest (which is retarded because it checks your UA string and tells me Firefox is not supported, so i had to switch my UA code) requires you to enter your membership number (ddmmyy of birth followed by 4 random digits assigned by them), 3 random digits from your PIN, and 3 random digits from your password (ASCII password assigned by you).
I regularly use Barclays at the moment for my accounts, and it seems secure enough. HSBC doesn't really seem that much less secure. The only weird thing about it is that it doesn't just require users to enter random stuff from their PIN, but has them in ascending order. Actually, I think most of the banks I described above do this for their 'memorable information bit'.
In short, this so-called hack is not very insecure at all. Perhaps the only thing that made it into the news was that HSBC requires users to type the numbers (and they're only numbers which reduces the set to 0-9), whereas others tend to require the use of an HTML SELECT/OPTION menu?
"Unfortunately, Ubersoft.net is currently experiencing technical difficulties. As soon as we can pry the paperclip out of the works, we'll be back in the swing of things..."
Looks like Clippy has sabotaged whatever you wanted to link to there! Was it about hacking XP to allow multiple dongles?
That approach has been taken by some minor software projects - by preventing use of the root account. This takes the wrong approach to security - it enocurages lax code under the false assumption that it couldn't possibly inflict system-wide damage. It is the computer equivalany of sweeping dirt under the rug to make things look clean.
Eh? Are you trying to say that all software that does that takes a lax approach to security?
Surely it's just an added precaution in case something was _missed_ in coding.
Do we actually know they meant to "typo-squat" to.com TLD, (never heard that term before), or whether they meant to just typo-squat unregistered domains in the.cm space? The latter could certainly be possible; don't some other countries do it, and is there a major reason why Cameroon shouldn't? If you get an ad page and expected something else, you should check you visited the correct URL. If you don't, quite frankly you're stupid.
If ya find any broadband ISPs aside from Ace Internet and Be that have NO monthly bandwidth cap, could you PM me with them? No, really, please? I can't abide bandwidth caps and I'm trying to compile a list of the offers that don't have em.
Oh yeah, and I know about Demon too. Shame they tie you into a 12 month contract. Nosir.
I think a lot of people (especially die-hard fans; humans are rather prone to becoming them) would say The Beatles are The Beatles, The Rolling Stones are The Rolling Stones, etc.
This may sound tired and cliche, but... Ford and Apple were selling products that were, in their utility, reproducible. They could be emulated and surpassed in quality, but their basic function (private transportatuion, operating system) was certainly reproducible.
The myusic industry's products' utility is _unreproducible_, legally. You can't emulate perfectly a song they're copyrighted, legally. That's a relatively big difference.
However, I agree that there is the possibility of consumers simply going without this utility. I sure shall.
because everything -after- SFII just plain sucked.
Heh, each to their own. I think the Street Fighter Alpha games are awesome, and I still play (by emulation) SFA3 several times a day. It's bloody addictive.:-)
What I'm more interested in is why they're releasing a game that was also released on the ***SNES*** for the Xbox. I didn't think they did that kind of thing. It will be Donkey Kong next.
As far as I'm concerned, the fact that this kind of article is needed just shows the absolute stupidity of using relatively unprotected media. Using sprays and stuff so that your data can be read? And this is a common occurance? Seriously, why the hell should consumers have to put up with this? I wish they'd start putting out software on USB dongles instead; I wouldn't care if it was read-only. It'd be a damn sight more reliable than a CD, DVD or other similar media.
Indeed. They're way more confusing than finding your 3 hard drives, USB dongle, CD-ROM drive, DVD-ROM drive and ZIP drive in/dev, if you're new to this kind of thing.
But is there actually another manufacturer out there like Dell? You know, that you can specify the specs and they'll build it for you? Or do you have to select from a pre-packaged model from all the other providers (not that that's necessarily bad but I've witnessed some spectacularly bad creations from Packard Bell and Compaq)?
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I dunno about that. You have HUGE conurbations in the US, even if there is a very large geographical region that wouldn't be served by a few train services... you could still link places like Seattle, LA, San Fran, Austin, Houston, etc. That would allow a massive number of people (tens of millions) to have relatively eash access to a train service. It would need to be extremely fast, though. A train creating a sonic boom? Does that happen? :-)
Actually, spreadsheets can be games too.
:-)
This was too easy. I think your comment was begging for this response, surely...
If they are "coming over here" then the thing which can be done is to deport them as soon as they are found.
No, I disagree. Why do people always say this? If you deport them, they'll be free to try and come back again, or preach/instigate terror in their home countries. Instead, keep them locked up _until they die_ so they're forever unFree and unable to become martyrs.
But, before, we were having bombings mainly from the IRA who would phone up beforehand, using a special keyword, and tell the police where the vicinity of the bomb was. They evidently wanted to destroy property and cause a panic, but not kill people. Now we're dealing with terrorists who want to kill themselves and as many others as possible. I think this warrants a change in policy, don't you?
Erm, so they have your card number. Now they need your expiry date and (over here, at least) if it's being used online, card 'security code' to use it, at a minimum. So what?
Well I have an account with all the major banks in the UK (yeah, opening is a bitch so i keep a dummy account with them in case i feel like switching properly at some time).
LloydsTSB requires you to enter a userID (randomish 8 char string), a password, and 3 random characters from some 'memorable information' (an ASCII word i think); the memorable information characters are entered using HTML form SELECT/OPTION tags, so you're generally encouraged to enter it using the mouse.
Barclays requires you to enter a 'membership number' (random 12 digit number), your surname, a 5 digit PIN code, and 2 random letters from your 'memorable word' - again, implemented using SELECT/OPTION tags.
Natwest (which is retarded because it checks your UA string and tells me Firefox is not supported, so i had to switch my UA code) requires you to enter your membership number (ddmmyy of birth followed by 4 random digits assigned by them), 3 random digits from your PIN, and 3 random digits from your password (ASCII password assigned by you).
I regularly use Barclays at the moment for my accounts, and it seems secure enough. HSBC doesn't really seem that much less secure. The only weird thing about it is that it doesn't just require users to enter random stuff from their PIN, but has them in ascending order. Actually, I think most of the banks I described above do this for their 'memorable information bit'.
In short, this so-called hack is not very insecure at all. Perhaps the only thing that made it into the news was that HSBC requires users to type the numbers (and they're only numbers which reduces the set to 0-9), whereas others tend to require the use of an HTML SELECT/OPTION menu?
"Unfortunately, Ubersoft.net is currently experiencing technical difficulties. As soon as we can pry the paperclip out of the works, we'll be back in the swing of things..."
Looks like Clippy has sabotaged whatever you wanted to link to there! Was it about hacking XP to allow multiple dongles?
Do most keyboards have a high-resolution internal clock that they can use to time the 'jitter', then? Or any firmware, for that matter?
my girlfriend nearly left me because once, i totally left this profile of some chick's page on my computer
You need a new girlfriend.
Why do people think they have a right to be protected from their own stupidity?
Because the lawyers (and sometimes, the courts) tell them they do.
Funny, I don't recall seeing any e-mail addresses in such a format. Could you please tell us which ISP so we can steer clear of it?
That approach has been taken by some minor software projects - by preventing use of the root account. This takes the wrong approach to security - it enocurages lax code under the false assumption that it couldn't possibly inflict system-wide damage. It is the computer equivalany of sweeping dirt under the rug to make things look clean.
Eh? Are you trying to say that all software that does that takes a lax approach to security?
Surely it's just an added precaution in case something was _missed_ in coding.
Europe, where things like the IPRED2 directive are being pushed through.
Do we actually know they meant to "typo-squat" to .com TLD, (never heard that term before), or whether they meant to just typo-squat unregistered domains in the .cm space? The latter could certainly be possible; don't some other countries do it, and is there a major reason why Cameroon shouldn't? If you get an ad page and expected something else, you should check you visited the correct URL. If you don't, quite frankly you're stupid.
But we're not buying from them! And they're suing our file sharing services because we're not buying from them!
Tubes are less susceptible to EMP than microchips
Excellent. That means the internets should keep flowing reliably in the case of a nuclear war!
If ya find any broadband ISPs aside from Ace Internet and Be that have NO monthly bandwidth cap, could you PM me with them? No, really, please? I can't abide bandwidth caps and I'm trying to compile a list of the offers that don't have em.
Oh yeah, and I know about Demon too. Shame they tie you into a 12 month contract. Nosir.
I think a lot of people (especially die-hard fans; humans are rather prone to becoming them) would say The Beatles are The Beatles, The Rolling Stones are The Rolling Stones, etc.
Bush, Saddam?
This may sound tired and cliche, but... Ford and Apple were selling products that were, in their utility, reproducible. They could be emulated and surpassed in quality, but their basic function (private transportatuion, operating system) was certainly reproducible.
The myusic industry's products' utility is _unreproducible_, legally. You can't emulate perfectly a song they're copyrighted, legally. That's a relatively big difference.
However, I agree that there is the possibility of consumers simply going without this utility. I sure shall.
because everything -after- SFII just plain sucked.
:-)
Heh, each to their own. I think the Street Fighter Alpha games are awesome, and I still play (by emulation) SFA3 several times a day. It's bloody addictive.
What I'm more interested in is why they're releasing a game that was also released on the ***SNES*** for the Xbox. I didn't think they did that kind of thing. It will be Donkey Kong next.
As far as I'm concerned, the fact that this kind of article is needed just shows the absolute stupidity of using relatively unprotected media. Using sprays and stuff so that your data can be read? And this is a common occurance? Seriously, why the hell should consumers have to put up with this? I wish they'd start putting out software on USB dongles instead; I wouldn't care if it was read-only. It'd be a damn sight more reliable than a CD, DVD or other similar media.
Indeed. They're way more confusing than finding your 3 hard drives, USB dongle, CD-ROM drive, DVD-ROM drive and ZIP drive in /dev, if you're new to this kind of thing.
Why are Microsoft still including a DOS relic commandline in Windows Vista that still uses tilde-shortening of names?!
But is there actually another manufacturer out there like Dell? You know, that you can specify the specs and they'll build it for you? Or do you have to select from a pre-packaged model from all the other providers (not that that's necessarily bad but I've witnessed some spectacularly bad creations from Packard Bell and Compaq)?