Yes, I wholeheartedly agree. Both articles are VERY well written, and I'm ecstatic to see some high-profile artists being quoted. Assuming the quotations are authentic (no pgp signatures) I have a lot of respect for those artists.
I'm really not sure why the RIAA hasn't come down on Used CD stores as much as they have with online file swappers...
There is a local used-cd store in my neighborhood. I purchase CDs there quite regularly. In talking with one of the teenagers who work there, I discovered he had a laptop with him, connected to an external hard drive. I pointed at it, laughed, and he nodded his head.
...tell students at registration that Windows machines are not allowed on the network, and that they must install Linux. This will not only clean up your network problems, but it will also give the students a sense of doing the right thing for their computers. Along with their free condoms, give 'em free Linux CDs.
With the MSBlast worm running rampant right next to the recent re-release of the SoBig virus, it's hard not to be involved in the removal and sanitization of a computer system, especially for the majority of/. readers and participants.
Face it, most of us are in a technical position of some sort, and are looked upon for assistance because of the knowledge we possess.
My question is this: Who pays for our time? Is YOUR company expected to "eat" the costs of paying you for your time to sanitize their network from this malicious traversing code? Should it be the company's fault for utilizing software so prone to public vulnerabilities? Should the creators of the vulnerable software be held liable and accountable for their obvious flaws? Of course, tracking down the creators of the viruses is left up to the law enforcement officials and the persons charged with solving crimes. But, the viruses would not have existed if the vulnerabilities did not exist and were not exploited accordingly.
I understand that the Glock company cannot be held accountable if some person used their weapon to terminate somebody's life. However, in the act of homicide, there is a definitive exchange of decisions. In the case of the virus, the infected party neither intended to receive the virus, nor wanted the problems associated.
Once, the President of the United States recieved visitors who just walked up to the White House. Once, the President used to walk out to Pennsylvania Avenue and hail a passing buggy for a ride. My, how times change...
Yeah, that whole annoying President Kennedy/Lee Harvey Oswald/Jack Ruby thing probably changed all that.
Look at what our generation will have to deal with - you used to be able to eat with metal food utensils on commercial aircraft up in first class. That's now "ancient history"...
I guess nowadays, the lowest tech toys on the market today are a pair of socks. My 18-month old nephew plays with one pair of socks for two hours at a time. Put 'em on the TV remote! Put 'em on the dog! Put 'em on your head! They're SO fun!!! No muss, no fuss! I think one day, though, he'll grow out of playing with socks. I'm going to try to graduate him into playing with a plastic spoon at that point.
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Yes, I wholeheartedly agree. Both articles are VERY well written, and I'm ecstatic to see some high-profile artists being quoted. Assuming the quotations are authentic (no pgp signatures) I have a lot of respect for those artists.
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I'm really not sure why the RIAA hasn't come down on Used CD stores as much as they have with online file swappers
There is a local used-cd store in my neighborhood. I purchase CDs there quite regularly. In talking with one of the teenagers who work there, I discovered he had a laptop with him, connected to an external hard drive. I pointed at it, laughed, and he nodded his head.
You draw your own conclusions from that.
you forgot...
All your base are belong to us!
...tell students at registration that Windows machines are not allowed on the network, and that they must install Linux. This will not only clean up your network problems, but it will also give the students a sense of doing the right thing for their computers. Along with their free condoms, give 'em free Linux CDs.
This is what the people in the media call
;)
SELECTIVE REPORTING
Unfortunately much of the media relies on this type of reporting.
Who do you get YOUR news from?
With the MSBlast worm running rampant right next to the recent re-release of the SoBig virus, it's hard not to be involved in the removal and sanitization of a computer system, especially for the majority of /. readers and participants.
Face it, most of us are in a technical position of some sort, and are looked upon for assistance because of the knowledge we possess.
My question is this: Who pays for our time? Is YOUR company expected to "eat" the costs of paying you for your time to sanitize their network from this malicious traversing code? Should it be the company's fault for utilizing software so prone to public vulnerabilities? Should the creators of the vulnerable software be held liable and accountable for their obvious flaws? Of course, tracking down the creators of the viruses is left up to the law enforcement officials and the persons charged with solving crimes. But, the viruses would not have existed if the vulnerabilities did not exist and were not exploited accordingly.
I understand that the Glock company cannot be held accountable if some person used their weapon to terminate somebody's life. However, in the act of homicide, there is a definitive exchange of decisions. In the case of the virus, the infected party neither intended to receive the virus, nor wanted the problems associated.
Once, the President of the United States recieved visitors who just walked up to the White House. Once, the President used to walk out to Pennsylvania Avenue and hail a passing buggy for a ride. My, how times change...
Yeah, that whole annoying President Kennedy/Lee Harvey Oswald/Jack Ruby thing probably changed all that. ...
Look at what our generation will have to deal with - you used to be able to eat with metal food utensils on commercial aircraft up in first class. That's now "ancient history"
I guess nowadays, the lowest tech toys on the market today are a pair of socks. My 18-month old nephew plays with one pair of socks for two hours at a time. Put 'em on the TV remote! Put 'em on the dog! Put 'em on your head! They're SO fun!!! No muss, no fuss! I think one day, though, he'll grow out of playing with socks. I'm going to try to graduate him into playing with a plastic spoon at that point.