I could see that the property appears to be in a quiet residential community and looks approachable from all sides. It also offers ready access by car to major thoroughfares.
Today in computer security news, Homeland Secretary Michael Chertoff announced that the new Director of Cybersecurity will be Jeff McFadden, former president and CEO of the Claria Corporation. Citing Claria's extensive presence at the forefront of the cyber security wars raging across the Internet, Chertoff said he couldn't think of another candidate better suited to the job.
I agree. My post wasn't really meant as a criticism of yours, just trying to keep things in perspective for the rest of the U.N. bashers.
In my opinion, this isn't the U.N.'s bailiwick, and they should let the issues drop. On the other hand, I'm getting more than a little suspicious of the U.S.'s motives. Those that seem most worried about the potential for a U.N. tax scheme (which really is just the U.N.'s way of looking to get away from what they see as too much U.S. interference) don't seem to want to consider the possibility of a U.S. tax instead. Congress has already been looking at ways to tax the 'net and I believe its only a matter of time before they make this a reality.
It would be ideal if an globally independant body, free from any government's interference could take over the job - something like an "I8" maybe. ccTLD's would be a great start though, it would definitely make it easier to track things like spammers and virus authors.
School is where you get an education, not job training.
I totally agree.
The bit I quoted above reminded me of a Poli/Sci professor I had in junior college. One day, as he's going over the finer points of Constitutional law, one of the slackers at the back of the class raised his hand and asked, dead seriously, "Yeah, but do I really need to know any of this stuff?"
Without missing a beat, the prof responded, "Maybe, maybe not. The world will always need fry cooks."
I understand that corporate America is probably a wee bit upset with having hackers interrupting their abilities to present us with "valuable offers" and "service". But the DEATH PENALTY?!?. Give me a f*cking break.
Isn't this is the same group that presented us with such fine quality citizens as Bernie Ebbers, Ken Lay, and Dennis Kozlowski?. Isn't this is the same group that can't be bothered to apply basic computer security to something as simple as shipping a backup tape? Isn't this is the same group that routinely sells customer information to the highest bidder without so much as a simple background check ("O.K. Mr Osama, that'll be 50,000 street addresses and social security numbers for $2500.00. Is there anything else we can do for you today?)?
Tell you what. I'll allow hacker death penalties when we make corporate raiding a capital offense. At least impose mandatory sentencing that entails terms longer than six months and service in a real jail with all the other real criminals. Oh, and no more of that negotiating the terms of your arrest sh*t, either.
Probably a better question: How many of them fall back on their faith after an admission of guilt as a way to avoid punishment in this world?
Too often now do I see people accused of any number of wrongdoings ranging from corporate malfeasance to murder take the stage and proclaim their sorrows and sudden realization that Jesus is the one true son of God and now that they have accepted him into their hearts we should all be a little more forgiving.
Some critics call this type of christianity "convenient christianity", I just call it bullshit. My response to a criminal proclaiming his acceptance of Christ is genralyy along the lines of, "Yes, but has Christ accepted you?" A "true" Christian will carry Christ's teachings in his or her heart, not pull him off the shelf and staple him to a sleeve after committing an evil act. Christ should never be used as a "get out of jail free" card or as some sort of after the fact leverage for forgiveness. There's a special place in hell for those who use faith this callously.
more power to them taking over the desktop market from Microsoft
I think this is the more salient point. Apple switching to Intel is going to be a lot less of a problem for Linux, and much more of one for Microsoft.
Before Darwin, a lot of geeks I knew liked Macs, but were uncomfortable with MacOS because you couldn't get at its guts - no geek likes being locked out anything. Additionally, a lot of folks who were uncomfortable with PowerPC simply because it wasn't Intel. Once Darwin arrived, the MacOS suddenly became geek-friendly - you could poke around a lot much more than in the past, and the UNIX feel of things made it more appealing as a geek playground. Folks started looking at it seriously once again - the rather slick GUI improvements helped heaps here - and it began to gain a little traction as a computer and OS that was suitable for homes and not just graphical artists.
Once/if the switchover to Intel is successful, potential end users will now be presented with an alternative, and very slick, OS that now runs on the same common hardware (mostly) that Windows users are familiar with, and this can only broaden its appeal for the somewhat techno savvy.
I guess what I'm saying is that Apple is subtly targeting a more mainstream audience by opening up to a market commonality(?) like Intel, and that Microsoft may soon have to get off the laurels and start "thinking different".
Hardware based keyloggers are a little easier to spot, though. You could show them pictures of hardware loggers so they'd know what to look out for. A quick Google found this one and this one, which are pretty much the only two types I've seen so far.
It should be noted though, that finding these things on an Internet kiosk would be near impossible as most of the hardware is hidden from the user's view.
I don't talk politics anymore, because I'm afraid I'll piss someone off, due to it being such a divisive issue
Never stop fighting.
So what if it pisses them off? Even in their anger they will hear what you say. And even if they disagree, however vehemently it may be, they cannot deny your voice, or your ideas.
Eventually, a time will come when both sides of an issue see a common ground that lies between the two extremes. That is the true origin of democracy, and its greatest promise.
I'm not all clear on how these new file systems compare to the current crop, but what about the current problems of file quantity restrictions?
I know Windows will just about cease functioning if any single directory contains more than 15,000 files, and I've heard tales about Tiger having problems moving as few as 8000 files from one location to another. Do these new filesystems have the capacity to store that much data in a single location without crippling the machine?
Here in Georgia we had this town called Pine Lake that had a speed limit of 35mph. Problem was, the town was exactly two blocks long, smack dab in the middle of a road rated for 45mph, andthe town police would lurk just inside the boundaries to catch people who failed to brake to the lower limit quick enough.
Eventually, some fellow did some research on traffic laws and found out that there were laws on the state books that dictated how far a vehicle had to slow down to meet a new speed limit, before it could be ticketed for speeding.
According to local legend (possibly apocryphal - nothing on Google), this fellow got pulled over for failing to slow down fast enough, and, before he went to court, he tape-measured the distance between the slower speed sign and the point he got pulled over. Apparently, it was within the distance allowable by law by several feet.
Don't bet on MBNA contributing to it for very long, though. I had a similar card with them that was supposed to donate a portion of all purchases to the Smithsonian.
They did it only for about a year, then I noticed some fine print at the bottom of a recent bill that said, "We are no longer participating in our arrangement with your organization". When I called to ask what that meant (already knowing the answer) they said they were dropping the payouts.
In the old days, virus authors were really just trying to see how much of a nuisance they could be. Now, however, the ability to combine stolen resources spread over a large geographical area makes it incredibly easy to do some serious crime for relatively low risk.
Try looking at it from a criminal's perspective. The resources to mount a massive attack are easy to come by; thanks to most folk's unwillingness/fear to learn anything about computer security. The police are perceived as being just as clueless as the victims with the cracked computers. The investigation has to start with the machines that were cracked, which gives the crakers more time to cover their tracks.
And this says nothing about the complexities of getting a conviction with the morass of International laws involved.
Well, we now know that the exaggerated figures of lost revenue were a phantom menace to the movie and recording trade federation. All that's needed is an attack on the clown in congress, the disbanding of the Senate, and the MPAA will have its revenge.
Me too. I heard it in LOTR: Two Towers during the battle at Helm's Deep (an elf squeals as he falls from the walls) and it nearly killed my appreciation of the whole scene...
It may be funny to the directors to include it as an homage to something (to what, I don't know), but it's too distinctive not to become distracting.
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...just what are we talking about here?
Today in computer security news, Homeland Secretary Michael Chertoff announced that the new Director of Cybersecurity will be Jeff McFadden, former president and CEO of the Claria Corporation. Citing Claria's extensive presence at the forefront of the cyber security wars raging across the Internet, Chertoff said he couldn't think of another candidate better suited to the job.
I agree. My post wasn't really meant as a criticism of yours, just trying to keep things in perspective for the rest of the U.N. bashers.
In my opinion, this isn't the U.N.'s bailiwick, and they should let the issues drop. On the other hand, I'm getting more than a little suspicious of the U.S.'s motives. Those that seem most worried about the potential for a U.N. tax scheme (which really is just the U.N.'s way of looking to get away from what they see as too much U.S. interference) don't seem to want to consider the possibility of a U.S. tax instead. Congress has already been looking at ways to tax the 'net and I believe its only a matter of time before they make this a reality.
It would be ideal if an globally independant body, free from any government's interference could take over the job - something like an "I8" maybe. ccTLD's would be a great start though, it would definitely make it easier to track things like spammers and virus authors.
Being fair and balanced and all, I thought I'd remind everyone of a few similar things that have been brought to you by the US government recently.
Ask the starving people in Africa how well the US has managed things.
I totally agree.
The bit I quoted above reminded me of a Poli/Sci professor I had in junior college. One day, as he's going over the finer points of Constitutional law, one of the slackers at the back of the class raised his hand and asked, dead seriously, "Yeah, but do I really need to know any of this stuff?"
Without missing a beat, the prof responded, "Maybe, maybe not. The world will always need fry cooks."
I understand that corporate America is probably a wee bit upset with having hackers interrupting their abilities to present us with "valuable offers" and "service". But the DEATH PENALTY?!?. Give me a f*cking break.
Isn't this is the same group that presented us with such fine quality citizens as Bernie Ebbers, Ken Lay, and Dennis Kozlowski?. Isn't this is the same group that can't be bothered to apply basic computer security to something as simple as shipping a backup tape? Isn't this is the same group that routinely sells customer information to the highest bidder without so much as a simple background check ("O.K. Mr Osama, that'll be 50,000 street addresses and social security numbers for $2500.00. Is there anything else we can do for you today?)?
Tell you what. I'll allow hacker death penalties when we make corporate raiding a capital offense. At least impose mandatory sentencing that entails terms longer than six months and service in a real jail with all the other real criminals. Oh, and no more of that negotiating the terms of your arrest sh*t, either.
Probably a better question: How many of them fall back on their faith after an admission of guilt as a way to avoid punishment in this world?
Too often now do I see people accused of any number of wrongdoings ranging from corporate malfeasance to murder take the stage and proclaim their sorrows and sudden realization that Jesus is the one true son of God and now that they have accepted him into their hearts we should all be a little more forgiving.
Some critics call this type of christianity "convenient christianity", I just call it bullshit. My response to a criminal proclaiming his acceptance of Christ is genralyy along the lines of, "Yes, but has Christ accepted you?" A "true" Christian will carry Christ's teachings in his or her heart, not pull him off the shelf and staple him to a sleeve after committing an evil act. Christ should never be used as a "get out of jail free" card or as some sort of after the fact leverage for forgiveness. There's a special place in hell for those who use faith this callously.
I think this is the more salient point. Apple switching to Intel is going to be a lot less of a problem for Linux, and much more of one for Microsoft.
Before Darwin, a lot of geeks I knew liked Macs, but were uncomfortable with MacOS because you couldn't get at its guts - no geek likes being locked out anything. Additionally, a lot of folks who were uncomfortable with PowerPC simply because it wasn't Intel. Once Darwin arrived, the MacOS suddenly became geek-friendly - you could poke around a lot much more than in the past, and the UNIX feel of things made it more appealing as a geek playground. Folks started looking at it seriously once again - the rather slick GUI improvements helped heaps here - and it began to gain a little traction as a computer and OS that was suitable for homes and not just graphical artists.
Once/if the switchover to Intel is successful, potential end users will now be presented with an alternative, and very slick, OS that now runs on the same common hardware (mostly) that Windows users are familiar with, and this can only broaden its appeal for the somewhat techno savvy.
I guess what I'm saying is that Apple is subtly targeting a more mainstream audience by opening up to a market commonality(?) like Intel, and that Microsoft may soon have to get off the laurels and start "thinking different".
Hardware based keyloggers are a little easier to spot, though. You could show them pictures of hardware loggers so they'd know what to look out for. A quick Google found this one and this one, which are pretty much the only two types I've seen so far.
It should be noted though, that finding these things on an Internet kiosk would be near impossible as most of the hardware is hidden from the user's view.
It'll be nice to see folks rushing to "Zurg", instead of the other way around . . .
Never stop fighting.
So what if it pisses them off? Even in their anger they will hear what you say. And even if they disagree, however vehemently it may be, they cannot deny your voice, or your ideas.
Eventually, a time will come when both sides of an issue see a common ground that lies between the two extremes. That is the true origin of democracy, and its greatest promise.
I'm not all clear on how these new file systems compare to the current crop, but what about the current problems of file quantity restrictions?
I know Windows will just about cease functioning if any single directory contains more than 15,000 files, and I've heard tales about Tiger having problems moving as few as 8000 files from one location to another. Do these new filesystems have the capacity to store that much data in a single location without crippling the machine?
Here in Georgia we had this town called Pine Lake that had a speed limit of 35mph. Problem was, the town was exactly two blocks long, smack dab in the middle of a road rated for 45mph, andthe town police would lurk just inside the boundaries to catch people who failed to brake to the lower limit quick enough.
Eventually, some fellow did some research on traffic laws and found out that there were laws on the state books that dictated how far a vehicle had to slow down to meet a new speed limit, before it could be ticketed for speeding.
According to local legend (possibly apocryphal - nothing on Google), this fellow got pulled over for failing to slow down fast enough, and, before he went to court, he tape-measured the distance between the slower speed sign and the point he got pulled over. Apparently, it was within the distance allowable by law by several feet.
Don't forget five complaints about folks not reeading TFA, at least one list of steps to "Profit!", and three comments about old people in Korea.
Oh. And somewhere, someone is thinking this is all Microsoft's fault.
They did it only for about a year, then I noticed some fine print at the bottom of a recent bill that said, "We are no longer participating in our arrangement with your organization". When I called to ask what that meant (already knowing the answer) they said they were dropping the payouts.
I dropped the card.
Organized crime.
In the old days, virus authors were really just trying to see how much of a nuisance they could be. Now, however, the ability to combine stolen resources spread over a large geographical area makes it incredibly easy to do some serious crime for relatively low risk.
Try looking at it from a criminal's perspective. The resources to mount a massive attack are easy to come by; thanks to most folk's unwillingness/fear to learn anything about computer security. The police are perceived as being just as clueless as the victims with the cracked computers. The investigation has to start with the machines that were cracked, which gives the crakers more time to cover their tracks.
And this says nothing about the complexities of getting a conviction with the morass of International laws involved.
It's evil as hell, but a bit ingenious.
Now I'm imagining two swarthy looking gentlement swapping metallic suitcases full of nickels in some shady Eastern European bar...
Well, we now know that the exaggerated figures of lost revenue were a phantom menace to the movie and recording trade federation. All that's needed is an attack on the clown in congress, the disbanding of the Senate, and the MPAA will have its revenge.
Yeah, but they all still tasted like chicken...
They do. They call it "divine right". Because they are "divine", they are always "right".
;-)
Me too. I heard it in LOTR: Two Towers during the battle at Helm's Deep (an elf squeals as he falls from the walls) and it nearly killed my appreciation of the whole scene...
It may be funny to the directors to include it as an homage to something (to what, I don't know), but it's too distinctive not to become distracting.
Me? I'm waiting for Bob...