VBScript is ASCII only, that doesnt stop the virus - the problem is the software on the phone is able to perform (or can be overflowed to produce) actions based on the input recieved.
This problem will get worse if the sandbox around the gaming/user run utilties is weak or unsecure.
It is also something that because devices are already out there would be difficult to prevent or fix. Perhaps requiring the Service provider automatically screening ALL txt messages with known exploits (This is also something the PC ISP's as a whole should do anyway, but thats a different subject).
No, Linux users shouldnt be religated to the backroom, but we currently control it, and we say what runs over our connections.
Admins dont want to change every one of the servers and purchase the Microsoft tax this will require just because a single one has fizzled out.
"So your telling me I cant buy another 300 box without spending 35000 on new infrastructure?"
Most companies will not switch platforms on the whim of Microsoft, they will demand hardware that works with the Operating systems and software they already own.
This in turn will mean clean motherboards will be available that is free from these restrictions - at least for the foreseeable future.
What would remain on an internet without Linux and Open source?
isnt the majority of the net run on NONE Microsoft OS's?
THe routers are Linux, the webservers and blades are Linux/opensource.
The Sys admins will all require new hardware at some point, and the suppliers arent going to turn down a sale. These customers wont accept this defective hardware, and if those machines dont work the internet will crumble - Microsoft cant corner the ENTIRE market over the course of a weekend.
Microsoft NEEDS the network, because after all, what is the point of a Trusted computer if its got nothing to do.
Therefore, this decision only effects Home users with their little Towers and AOL Cds
Ive continued reading the posts and then pondered it some more whilst sat in the littlest room.
I'm also drawn back to the beta version of the Trusted platform (xbox) and the troubles and issues people had running even the simplest of apps.
OH SHIT! is my feelings now.
How does this stack up for servers?
since most are running a None MS operating system, what would the sys admin do to replace a single node in his 500+ farm - he cant switch to Windows for the single one, the suppliers will HAVE to continue supporting it, or the entire web will collapse, and theres no point in a Secure platform without Content to fill it with.
Just because its a protected bios doesnt invalidate or prevent running of an unprotected mp3 file.
The Bios/DRM functionality will prevent unauthorized copies from the Protected CD Media purchased from your *AA supplier.
Until they somehow discover a foolproof way to block the analog hole, music will remain free to those that want it.
And because the DRM is secure and unbreakable (supposedly) we can continue to transmit and send our files completely safe in the knowledge that no lawyers or RIAA hounddogs can even see whats inside.
Imagine a secure DRM version of your favorite p2p where once you are a member you have access to your data without any prying eyes:) (yes I know there are already implimentations available, but moving the encryption to hardware will give back the cpu cycles)
Of course this has its downsides, but for the sake of freedom I believe it is the only way forward.
Ahhhhhh a valid explanation:)
I thought I was goin nuts!
nm I reselected my city
The 3d model is certainly starting to fill up, and is noticably slower now on my system than a couple of weeks ago (more data points).
I read a few of your comments to other people, regarding the country entry, would it be feasible to allow GPS coords for those tech savvy ppl in the know.
The slashdot editors could liase with the patent examiners to try and formulate a better solution;)
On that score, Ive noticed less total dupe stories, and more disclosure in the main headline pointing people to the dupes/related/. articles. Kudos to the editors for listening to our ranting.
It used to take me 24hours + to render a single simple frame on my computer, this is many many orders or magnitude more complex than my simple little mirrored ball, and with much more work to do.
Not everything in life can be done in 0.02 seconds, and frankly I am surprised they have got the time down so much.
A couple of years ago, raytracing and rendering was catching up with technology, and render times were coming down to just a few seconds/minutes for even the largest most complex of scenes.
Then those pesky animators/graphic designers found the equations for furr and even more complex dynamic materials, and started using much more detailed models, and render times were right back up there.
This film was based a long time ago, in a time before vga.
In reality however, the time seems quite normal, when rendering 100's of 1000's of cg animated dynamic figures it tends to take a while, so 2 hours is quite a speedy estimate.
We might have nice fast 3d renderers at home that do things in real time, but movie quality ray tracing at the detail levels and sheer scale we expect on the big screen do not come quickly.
The solution suggested seems perfectly reasonable to me.
Having an archived copy allows the references to be valid and in context, whilst giving the original link allows for the updated and refreshed page to be expanded upon.
All it takes is a header on the archive stating that this snapshot was taken at a certain time, and from a certain URL.
I'm not sure if archive.org already does similar, but the action of merely *searching* the archive for a page should send the scan bots out onto that page. This way it becomes a simple operation.
I would push for the archive to be compulsory and above copyright - ALL the content continues to be the property of the original owner. Nobody should be able to remove data from the archive for any reason - if you posted it publicly, then you expect it to be cached.
The rest of the files should simply be pictures looking like this:
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
FBI MONITORING
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
DONT EVEN BOTHER FORMATTING
YOUR COMPUTER. WE GOT YOU.
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
Or perhaps the RIAA can team up with the relivent groups dealing with kiddy porn prevention and seed the files with fakes and dupes - old hags and fat bloaters and even our friend goatse!
how do you explain him sitting in his car watching it with his pants off?
lol - this story is just so bizarre and the wierdest part about it is we are only reading about it here because he used somebody elses connection!
"Sorry officer, I have got the flu virus *sneeze for effect* and that made me do it"
Whilst it has been used as a defense, surely there must be a test (like the turing test) for identifying files placed by an automatic program, as opposed to a person.
The sick bastards in our not so great Britain wont get away with it for long.
What happens when the terrorists blow up this transmitting station?
As others have pointed out, it could be a laser pointed from earth up to the main beam transmitter.
The main beam will only transmit if this laser is aligned correctly.
You just gave me an idea, but its a bit offtopic.
Would they still complain if you had 1 mega huge multi gigabyte mp3 file - perhaps record your local radiostation for a month and get some software to remember the start times of all the songs.
Heck, thats not such a bad idea.
300 songs played a day (~9000 a month) on your favorite station. Remove the dupes and your left with a couple of hundred songs per month that you could happily add to your collection.
and because you arent sharing/uploading them (everybody records their favorite station) would they sue you?
Could you publish the broadcast times as a playlist and let people share that way?
mp3 is *NOT* analog - It is a lossy compression, which means that the conversion from True Audio to MP3 will deteriorate the quality slightly, but after that, copying and playing the file 1000's of time damages it no further.
Absolutely!!
I don't want 500 "alternative" Text editors, i want the frikkin *BEST* editor.
I want my cake and eat it too.
I want software that is consistent, compliant and responsive.
If I get into trouble with whatever task I am performing, I should expect context sensitive help, advice and fixes if necessary. This should effortlessly interact with the online community of both users and developers of the system.
I don't know about you guys, but I came onto this internet with my eyes wide open. I still dont believe we have taken it as far as we can.
Lets do as the parent suggests - Lets work together for our common goals.
That absolutely stinks dude.
You look like you've gone to a load of trouble with your plan.
Best of luck with the appeal and I will be watching for your team in the news.
Slashdot Mirror
VBScript is ASCII only, that doesnt stop the virus - the problem is the software on the phone is able to perform (or can be overflowed to produce) actions based on the input recieved.
This problem will get worse if the sandbox around the gaming/user run utilties is weak or unsecure.
It is also something that because devices are already out there would be difficult to prevent or fix. Perhaps requiring the Service provider automatically screening ALL txt messages with known exploits (This is also something the PC ISP's as a whole should do anyway, but thats a different subject).
Johnny 5 *may* be alive, especially if you follow this link
No, Linux users shouldnt be religated to the backroom, but we currently control it, and we say what runs over our connections.
Admins dont want to change every one of the servers and purchase the Microsoft tax this will require just because a single one has fizzled out.
"So your telling me I cant buy another 300 box without spending 35000 on new infrastructure?"
Most companies will not switch platforms on the whim of Microsoft, they will demand hardware that works with the Operating systems and software they already own.
This in turn will mean clean motherboards will be available that is free from these restrictions - at least for the foreseeable future.
What would remain on an internet without Linux and Open source?
isnt the majority of the net run on NONE Microsoft OS's?
THe routers are Linux, the webservers and blades are Linux/opensource.
The Sys admins will all require new hardware at some point, and the suppliers arent going to turn down a sale.
These customers wont accept this defective hardware, and if those machines dont work the internet will crumble - Microsoft cant corner the ENTIRE market over the course of a weekend.
Microsoft NEEDS the network, because after all, what is the point of a Trusted computer if its got nothing to do.
Therefore, this decision only effects Home users with their little Towers and AOL Cds
Of course I could be completely wrong.
Ive continued reading the posts and then pondered it some more whilst sat in the littlest room.
I'm also drawn back to the beta version of the Trusted platform (xbox) and the troubles and issues people had running even the simplest of apps.
OH SHIT! is my feelings now.
How does this stack up for servers?
since most are running a None MS operating system, what would the sys admin do to replace a single node in his 500+ farm - he cant switch to Windows for the single one, the suppliers will HAVE to continue supporting it, or the entire web will collapse, and theres no point in a Secure platform without Content to fill it with.
Just because its a protected bios doesnt invalidate or prevent running of an unprotected mp3 file.
:) (yes I know there are already implimentations available, but moving the encryption to hardware will give back the cpu cycles)
The Bios/DRM functionality will prevent unauthorized copies from the Protected CD Media purchased from your *AA supplier.
Until they somehow discover a foolproof way to block the analog hole, music will remain free to those that want it.
And because the DRM is secure and unbreakable (supposedly) we can continue to transmit and send our files completely safe in the knowledge that no lawyers or RIAA hounddogs can even see whats inside.
Imagine a secure DRM version of your favorite p2p where once you are a member you have access to your data without any prying eyes
Of course this has its downsides, but for the sake of freedom I believe it is the only way forward.
I say bring it on Pheonix
Ahhhhhh a valid explanation :)
I thought I was goin nuts!
nm I reselected my city
The 3d model is certainly starting to fill up, and is noticably slower now on my system than a couple of weeks ago (more data points).
I read a few of your comments to other people, regarding the country entry, would it be feasible to allow GPS coords for those tech savvy ppl in the know.
I looked at this a while back, and told it my correct location.
I just clicked back in to see how much the map has grown and its forgotten where i live!!
I have a static ip so any ideas why?
The slashdot editors could liase with the patent examiners to try and formulate a better solution ;)
/. articles. Kudos to the editors for listening to our ranting.
On that score, Ive noticed less total dupe stories, and more disclosure in the main headline pointing people to the dupes/related
These devices used to be so big even goatse had trouble implanting one!
also...... i never mentioned 100s and 1000s of FRAMES - i mentioned the number of objects per frame if you read it carefully :)
Yes and?
It used to take me 24hours + to render a single simple frame on my computer, this is many many orders or magnitude more complex than my simple little mirrored ball, and with much more work to do.
Not everything in life can be done in 0.02 seconds, and frankly I am surprised they have got the time down so much.
A couple of years ago, raytracing and rendering was catching up with technology, and render times were coming down to just a few seconds/minutes for even the largest most complex of scenes.
Then those pesky animators/graphic designers found the equations for furr and even more complex dynamic materials, and started using much more detailed models, and render times were right back up there.
320 * 200 in 16colors
This film was based a long time ago, in a time before vga.
In reality however, the time seems quite normal, when rendering 100's of 1000's of cg animated dynamic figures it tends to take a while, so 2 hours is quite a speedy estimate.
We might have nice fast 3d renderers at home that do things in real time, but movie quality ray tracing at the detail levels and sheer scale we expect on the big screen do not come quickly.
The solution suggested seems perfectly reasonable to me.
Having an archived copy allows the references to be valid and in context, whilst giving the original link allows for the updated and refreshed page to be expanded upon.
All it takes is a header on the archive stating that this snapshot was taken at a certain time, and from a certain URL.
I'm not sure if archive.org already does similar, but the action of merely *searching* the archive for a page should send the scan bots out onto that page. This way it becomes a simple operation.
I would push for the archive to be compulsory and above copyright - ALL the content continues to be the property of the original owner. Nobody should be able to remove data from the archive for any reason - if you posted it publicly, then you expect it to be cached.
The rest of the files should simply be pictures looking like this:
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
FBI MONITORING
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
DONT EVEN BOTHER FORMATTING
YOUR COMPUTER. WE GOT YOU.
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
Or perhaps the RIAA can team up with the relivent groups dealing with kiddy porn prevention and seed the files with fakes and dupes - old hags and fat bloaters and even our friend goatse!
how do you explain him sitting in his car watching it with his pants off?
lol - this story is just so bizarre and the wierdest part about it is we are only reading about it here because he used somebody elses connection!
"Sorry officer, I have got the flu virus *sneeze for effect* and that made me do it"
Whilst it has been used as a defense, surely there must be a test (like the turing test) for identifying files placed by an automatic program, as opposed to a person.
The sick bastards in our not so great Britain wont get away with it for long.
no thats just his penguin porn collection lol
1st Rule of marketing:
Make sure you get the bikini clad woman riding it!
Its an instant winner.
maybe now its reached v1.0 ?
What happens when the terrorists blow up this transmitting station?
As others have pointed out, it could be a laser pointed from earth up to the main beam transmitter.
The main beam will only transmit if this laser is aligned correctly.
You just gave me an idea, but its a bit offtopic. Would they still complain if you had 1 mega huge multi gigabyte mp3 file - perhaps record your local radiostation for a month and get some software to remember the start times of all the songs.
Heck, thats not such a bad idea.
300 songs played a day (~9000 a month) on your favorite station. Remove the dupes and your left with a couple of hundred songs per month that you could happily add to your collection.
and because you arent sharing/uploading them (everybody records their favorite station) would they sue you?
Could you publish the broadcast times as a playlist and let people share that way?
With the amount of invalid/fake/repeating mp3s people are downloading on kazaa nowadays those figures seem about right.
....30 seconds later
Yeahhhh the new *insert fad band here* single is almost in......
Shit! its another looper. *CLICK*Delete*CLICK*
mp3 is *NOT* analog - It is a lossy compression, which means that the conversion from True Audio to MP3 will deteriorate the quality slightly, but after that, copying and playing the file 1000's of time damages it no further.
Heck, the RIAA would LOVE degradable audio.
Absolutely!!
I don't want 500 "alternative" Text editors, i want the frikkin *BEST* editor.
I want my cake and eat it too.
I want software that is consistent, compliant and responsive.
If I get into trouble with whatever task I am performing, I should expect context sensitive help, advice and fixes if necessary. This should effortlessly interact with the online community of both users and developers of the system.
I don't know about you guys, but I came onto this internet with my eyes wide open. I still dont believe we have taken it as far as we can.
Lets do as the parent suggests - Lets work together for our common goals.
That absolutely stinks dude.
You look like you've gone to a load of trouble with your plan.
Best of luck with the appeal and I will be watching for your team in the news.