You neglect to mention that that's one of three items that update addresses, and updates are rolled into subsequent updates.
If I recall correctly, the particular issue you cite was a buffer overflow affecting a password field, using (vi-style keystrokes to paste excessive data) in the screensaver module -- inherently local.
I don't know what flavors Red Hat comes in, as I run OS X and Slackware. I was merely repeating what I'd read in this article:
Colsa will use Mac OS X as the primary operating system, though it will evaluate other options including Red Hat Linux and Yellow Dog Linux, Whitlock added.
Given the conflicting reports of the anticipated speed, I'm quite willing to accept that this is (also) an error.
This press release from the contractor seems pretty adamant about claiming 25TF, asserting "second only to the Earth Simulator" which seems to exclude a simple numeric typo.
Both c|net and Mac Rumors say 15, though, which is as you say much more plausible. Given the degree of confusion, I wouldn't be too sure about other details such as interconnects or price tags... or even number of nodes; perhaps 1566 is an initial confuguration, later growing signifigantly larger to account for the 25TF figure.
I blieve the 25 Tflop figure is a typo. I've read 15Tflop elsewhere
And they're also using plain gigabit ethernet for interconnects, not Infiniband, supposedly because the applications they plan to run don't require a lot of I/O bandwidth.
Or perhaps simply appear to be armed. Wear a shoulder holster in the summer and leave your jacket unbuttoned, etc. NOTE: don't move quickly while talking to policemen
Simply carrying yourself in a self-assured manner is useful: walk briskly, with a purpose; wear a determined look on your face.
Mace or something makeshift (e.g., a paper packet of cayenne pepper you can rip open while still in your pocket then throw in the assailant's face) is an option too. If you do so, step in the direction of the assailant's dominant hand while doing so; shooting/stabbing "outboard" is much less accurate than "inboard"
If you can devise a secure method of carrying it, household ammonia in the face will tend to discourage people too, as will many other common chemicals: hydrochloloric (muriatic) acid, vinegar, drain cleaner, etc. If you use any of these methods and manage to disengage, I'd recommend not contacting the police afterwards, unless there were obvious witnesses. The mugger is unlikely to report it, and hopefully learned a lesson.
Apple that positioned their system in their paid ads as supposedly "more secure".
I don't recall ever seeing such advertising... not saying you're wrong, but can you cite an example? The only thing I recall is Apple making a public statement to the effect that "While no system is totally secure, we have an excellent record, yadda, yadda."
I'm not a mindless Apple apologist. This current set of URI handler vulnerabilities is horrendous and I'm pissed. Thankfully this is the exception rather than the rule... at least to date.
I could see that; Ahhnold is about to make a speech, and right before he takes the podium he disposes of the coughdrop, which he had been using to soothe a throat sore from too many campaign speeches. Someone (with too much free time) sees this and retrieves it.
The wild rumor is that the plasticizers used in ordinary recycle#2 food packaging, like milk jugs, has molecular features that somehow resemble estrogen, and are able to bind to some of the same receptors in the body. So it's somewhat like oral dosages of estrogen for all of us.
That's consistent with the increased incidence of gynecomasty (breast enlargement) in adolscent males over the past 50 years or so as well. Wish I had a reference for that...
Fresh Panther install on a 400MHz G3 PowerBook was in the neighborhood of an hour... perhaps a tad less... just another data point that seems consistent with yours.
About the same time, I installed it on a dual 500MHz G4, but I wasn't hovering over it so can't say how long it took.
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My memory may be failing me, but aren't (1) the IBM/Sequent relationship and (2) NUMA both issues of contention in SCO v. IBM?
Hmms, I don't seem to have "Help.app" in/Applications, but I do have (and removed) "/System/Library/CoreServices/Help\ Viewer.app" -- in Panther. Is it in/Applications in Jaguar? I don't recall...
In any case, invoking the (largely useless IMO) "help" in any app now simply does nothing.
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If I recall correctly, the particular issue you cite was a buffer overflow affecting a password field, using (vi-style keystrokes to paste excessive data) in the screensaver module -- inherently local.
Hmms...
I personally am a Mac user, but that doesn't mean I'm blind to the faults of Apple or the good work Microsoft is able to produce...
Apple: 10.2.8 anyone? Weekly kernel panics on my G3 Pismo. Finally went back to 10.2.6.
Apple: 10.0, 10.1 -- not nearly ready for prime time
Microsoft: IE 5.x/Mac -- at the time, probably the best browser for OS 9
Microsoft: Office 2000 for Mac (OS 9) - more capable than (and fully compatable with) the Windows version at the time, from what I read.
Well, I guess thousands of monkeys pounding on keyboards is "development" if you stretch the definition...
Both c|net and Mac Rumors say 15, though, which is as you say much more plausible. Given the degree of confusion, I wouldn't be too sure about other details such as interconnects or price tags... or even number of nodes; perhaps 1566 is an initial confuguration, later growing signifigantly larger to account for the 25TF figure.
And they're also using plain gigabit ethernet for interconnects, not Infiniband, supposedly because the applications they plan to run don't require a lot of I/O bandwidth.
The zdnet version I read earlier said it'd run OS X, at least initially, but they might explore running Red Hat or Yellowdog.
I stand corrected. I confess; I've been skipping out on Five Minutes Hate. I don't have cable; I can't watch Fox News.
(Yes, I know. It's a joke; I found your phrasing amusing).
And the idea of the RIAA shooting themselves in the foot is simply preposterous. Wait a second...
Simply carrying yourself in a self-assured manner is useful: walk briskly, with a purpose; wear a determined look on your face.
Mace or something makeshift (e.g., a paper packet of cayenne pepper you can rip open while still in your pocket then throw in the assailant's face) is an option too. If you do so, step in the direction of the assailant's dominant hand while doing so; shooting/stabbing "outboard" is much less accurate than "inboard"
If you can devise a secure method of carrying it, household ammonia in the face will tend to discourage people too, as will many other common chemicals: hydrochloloric (muriatic) acid, vinegar, drain cleaner, etc. If you use any of these methods and manage to disengage, I'd recommend not contacting the police afterwards, unless there were obvious witnesses. The mugger is unlikely to report it, and hopefully learned a lesson.
I'm not a mindless Apple apologist. This current set of URI handler vulnerabilities is horrendous and I'm pissed. Thankfully this is the exception rather than the rule... at least to date.
I could see that; Ahhnold is about to make a speech, and right before he takes the podium he disposes of the coughdrop, which he had been using to soothe a throat sore from too many campaign speeches. Someone (with too much free time) sees this and retrieves it.
s/potentially contains/has signifigantly greater risk of containing/g
I'd think eBay would have a policy against selling any item that potentially contains pathogens...
About the same time, I installed it on a dual 500MHz G4, but I wasn't hovering over it so can't say how long it took.
Uneventful, but I've not played with it yet.
In any case, invoking the (largely useless IMO) "help" in any app now simply does nothing.