Simply because in life where there is smoke there is usually fire.
If you are happy to be associating yourself with peadophiles and have no problems with them then thats your decision, however as a parent myself you would not be welcome in my house.
I would say if the codebase is entirely new, the chances of making the same mistakes again would be lower. What worries me more about rebuilding any codebase is the possibility of introducing whole new categories of bugs.
I get free music all day long on the radio. I used to make mix tapes of all my favorite music by listening to the charts on a Sunday afternoon.
The internet is just a modern version of that - nobody can show direct proof that sales are dropping because of people doing what they have always done.
Heres the Google cache for one of your own pages. Thousands of people can view the copyrighted content of your pages - even after you remove it from the web.
I think you are confusing the issue slightly. Read the problem carefully:
You managed to register a dotted variation after being informed the nodot version wasn't available.
The article says that mail sent to any gmail account with dots is sent to the undotted version. The fact you also get the mail is a coincidence.
You were only getting mails intended for the other person simply because the mailing user mistyped his address. All mail sent to your dotted address is also going to his address, so the other mike was still getting mail and quite unaware of the problem.
The downside to this is you just admitted to slashdot that it was you (or someone sending it for you specifically) who signed up for XM's porn newsletter;)
This couldv been a really neat feature. I could signup a generic slashdot@gmail.com type account and then pass around multiple variations to different sites. Depending upon the variation received I could determine which site leaked my mail.
I think the only way to rectify this is to start accounting for the period. The cat is out of the bag so to speak.
You might be right, but I'm not going to find out.
As a test, I just downloaded the frontpage for Digg.
Amongst the 275KB of data I found such useful files as:
spellChecker.js (13KB)
tooltip.js (16KB)
wz_dragdrop.js (37KB)
I am 100% certain that 90% of this bulk is not required by a normal user just browsing the site. I have NO NEED to ever drag/drop on the front page, so why in the hell do I have to download the entire editing site initially?
Without any java running, the same page weighs about 40KB and looks the same. I can still click everywhere and do everything (as an anonymous not logged in user) that I could before.
I realise digg is just one site and it may be better in other places, but its all just bloat and not needed.
A softer more skin like outer surface may be better at actually absorbing the impact and having a chance to stay together. A harder skin may be too brittle and or too heavy.
Slashdot Mirror
I suppose Mr and Mrs Hitroll are proud of their son as well.
All those problems, but whats on the mind of most people here is - will it affect my WoW ping times?
Well, they could judge it on thuggery and vandalism (which a large percentage of UK youths seems to aspire to) but it just wouldn't be the same.
Alternative title: Rim - The hole story
Starring goatse?
Nahhhh no puns
Simply because in life where there is smoke there is usually fire.
If you are happy to be associating yourself with peadophiles and have no problems with them then thats your decision, however as a parent myself you would not be welcome in my house.
I would say if the codebase is entirely new, the chances of making the same mistakes again would be lower.
What worries me more about rebuilding any codebase is the possibility of introducing whole new categories of bugs.
the biggest thing I see here is to stay away from the AMD powered MSI Megabook S270.
That manages to last only 1hour 26 minutes without anything connected.
The intel variants clocked roughly 3 to 4 hours.
Its much more difficult to fight a battle when your not in the ring.
I see no problem at present with the major corporations' collective stance.
99.9% of chinese folks don't even consider themselves repressed, so why make it difficult for them to use the web?
I would have thought a more devistating weapon would be announcing a North American Celine Dion tour?
I get free music all day long on the radio.
I used to make mix tapes of all my favorite music by listening to the charts on a Sunday afternoon.
The internet is just a modern version of that - nobody can show direct proof that sales are dropping because of people doing what they have always done.
If its web enabled, could we slashdot it and burn your morning waffles?
Folks, make sure you obtain a large polythene sheet before "decoding" peoples DNA.
I tried it once and apart from a blood stained carpet, I'm serving 12 years for my trouble.
How many calls about astronauts stranded in space are NASA going to get from concerned skywatchers?
You tell me.
Heres the Google cache for one of your own pages.
Thousands of people can view the copyrighted content of your pages - even after you remove it from the web.
Just the filename itself is enough.
That should be its own emoticon.
No, the big corporations are gearing up towards this and Microsoft are getting the framework together.
MegaCorp: Identity theft is big - YOU can lose your money if your not careful with your private information.
M$: "Look at this handy RMS toolkit we have in Vista, it keeps all your private info private"
I would rather just use something thats secure by default without heavy encryption.
Clippy: "It looks like your having a seizure, would you like me to call an ambulance?"
By your logic, I am ok watching a pirated movie as long as it isn't released commercially in my country.
They are as guilty as they make us out to be.
Wired telcos don't need an OS to run their "platform"
They aren't interested.
Its a trap!
I think you are confusing the issue slightly.
;)
Read the problem carefully:
You managed to register a dotted variation after being informed the nodot version wasn't available.
The article says that mail sent to any gmail account with dots is sent to the undotted version.
The fact you also get the mail is a coincidence.
You were only getting mails intended for the other person simply because the mailing user mistyped his address.
All mail sent to your dotted address is also going to his address, so the other mike was still getting mail and quite unaware of the problem.
The downside to this is you just admitted to slashdot that it was you (or someone sending it for you specifically) who signed up for XM's porn newsletter
This couldv been a really neat feature.
I could signup a generic slashdot@gmail.com type account and then pass around multiple variations to different sites.
Depending upon the variation received I could determine which site leaked my mail.
I think the only way to rectify this is to start accounting for the period.
The cat is out of the bag so to speak.
Google was the last place where I would expect to find a champion of privacy rights.
Google would not exist if it lost our trust.
In my eyes, they have to do everything possible to not break that trust.
Remember without us, google are nothing.
If they eventually cave in and supply identifiable information (ip addresses and search histories) then they have lost at least one customer.
You might be right, but I'm not going to find out.
As a test, I just downloaded the frontpage for Digg.
Amongst the 275KB of data I found such useful files as:
spellChecker.js (13KB)
tooltip.js (16KB)
wz_dragdrop.js (37KB)
I am 100% certain that 90% of this bulk is not required by a normal user just browsing the site.
I have NO NEED to ever drag/drop on the front page, so why in the hell do I have to download the entire editing site initially?
Without any java running, the same page weighs about 40KB and looks the same.
I can still click everywhere and do everything (as an anonymous not logged in user) that I could before.
I realise digg is just one site and it may be better in other places, but its all just bloat and not needed.
A softer more skin like outer surface may be better at actually absorbing the impact and having a chance to stay together.
A harder skin may be too brittle and or too heavy.