I work as a netadmin (Windows, unfortunately) at an elementary school. My problems aren't that big - just kids downloading junk onto every machine in sight, teachers not knowing to turn off the Preview Pane, teachers opening attachments willy-nilly, maintaining a five-lab, 8-OS campus, and maybe five hundred PCs and old Macs.
Wait, who am I kidding? My job's great, especially since I'm still in college, and my fees aren't too high for the work I do.
Plus it's a five-year contract with no escape clause on their side. That kinda helps.
That would just mean that MS acquires another incredibly stupid userbase to add to its millions - of course, they overlap, so there's _some_ cancellation. Not much, though.
- Refuse most cookies - Block malicious servers with HOSTS files - Mozilla (Block Images from Selected Server) - Spybot/Ad-Aware (If in Windows)
Althought admittedly, this phrase is interesting:
"Under the bill, any software that reports its users' online actions, sends personal data to other companies, or serves pop-up ads without permission is prohibited. It does contain certain exceptions that some industry analysts have deemed "self-contradictory," such as "cookies" used for personalizing Web pages, and ads served by HTML or JavaScript."
That completely outlaws a crapwad of software there.
However, as a lot of spyware is non-U.S. in origin, it won't curb all of it.
If MS backs SCO (and knowing them, they'll buy it out), this is what we can expect to see about two years later:
* Welcome to Microsoft UNIX System VI, running the Windows XP Kernel * exchange-pos: ls exchange-pos does not recognize that command exchange-pos has segfaulted. Core dump in progress.
Canon BC-02 cartridges ran _perfectly_ in old Apple StyleWriter IIs, with only minor modifications to the cartridge case - and I've still got one going today with that exact method.
He offered it as a free service, and he didn't get paid for it. It was an _oral_ agreement in regards to the hosting, most likely, and as such can't be held like a written one can.
I certainly think he could have claimed an escape hatch if the bandwidth usage was prohibitive, but seeing the logs would be nice.
However, I don't quite think that the sheriff's department didn't have the right to yank the equipment - but IANAL.
What about the massive DDoS performed on Spywareinfo, Merijn, and Net-Integration? It was done from a group of MyDoom-controlled machines, and no one did anything about it.
All the worms contriuted to the removal of a cleaner site. >_
What will this do, if anything, to curb spyware on childrens' computers? I remember cleaning kids' machines infested with Bonzi Buddy and crap like that meant to lure children in for marketing purposes.
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We'll clean your computer _and_ give you advice on security, all in one nice little package.
And we don't have ads on our site. ^_^
And I even used the "MAGIC" trick.
Is indeed a legitimate item. Buy anything with a total (before shipping) of over $10 USD, and you'll get the shirt free if you add it to your cart.
You'll also get one Geek Point.
MS could give its products away for free in the UK.
It's not like they don't overcharge in other regions to more than make up for it.
That the initials for the author (at the bottom of the document) are S.O.B.?
Of course, only S.O.B.s would try to write this protocol, but...
According to some contacts I have at Gamestop, River City Ransom is being remade for GBA.
BARF!
Are we having fun yet?
And of course, there's always WASTE, if people managed to mirror it before AOL pulled it.
*Cough*
You're certainly not the _Messiah,_ if that's any condolence.
Meh.
I'm fortunate to be that one.
I work as a netadmin (Windows, unfortunately) at an elementary school. My problems aren't that big - just kids downloading junk onto every machine in sight, teachers not knowing to turn off the Preview Pane, teachers opening attachments willy-nilly, maintaining a five-lab, 8-OS campus, and maybe five hundred PCs and old Macs.
Wait, who am I kidding? My job's great, especially since I'm still in college, and my fees aren't too high for the work I do.
Plus it's a five-year contract with no escape clause on their side. That kinda helps.
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/. is just a common carrier, so it doesn't matter.
There. Channeling Cartman should piss them off, but hey,
That would just mean that MS acquires another incredibly stupid userbase to add to its millions - of course, they overlap, so there's _some_ cancellation. Not much, though.
It's the plethora of idiots with unsecured Windows boxes on broadband who don't know about firewalls or antivirus software or routers that's bad.
I'll lay odds that it'll connect to an IRC network, wait for commands, and then vegetate.
This was probably written in retaliation for Foonet getting shut down.
This becomes just another fast way to piss the RIAA off.
Go to http://www.spywareinfo.com. They have a far better database than I do.
Here's a hint, though - a changed WWW prefix to ehttp.cc. CoolWebSearch.
That's why those of us who give a damn do this:
- Refuse most cookies
- Block malicious servers with HOSTS files
- Mozilla (Block Images from Selected Server)
- Spybot/Ad-Aware (If in Windows)
Althought admittedly, this phrase is interesting:
"Under the bill, any software that reports its users' online actions, sends personal data to other companies, or serves pop-up ads without permission is prohibited. It does contain certain exceptions that some industry analysts have deemed "self-contradictory," such as "cookies" used for personalizing Web pages, and ads served by HTML or JavaScript."
That completely outlaws a crapwad of software there.
However, as a lot of spyware is non-U.S. in origin, it won't curb all of it.
If MS backs SCO (and knowing them, they'll buy it out), this is what we can expect to see about two years later:
* Welcome to Microsoft UNIX System VI, running the Windows XP Kernel *
exchange-pos: ls
exchange-pos does not recognize that command
exchange-pos has segfaulted. Core dump in progress.
This is Slashdot. You don't have to read the article.
See?
Canon BC-02 cartridges ran _perfectly_ in old Apple StyleWriter IIs, with only minor modifications to the cartridge case - and I've still got one going today with that exact method.
Damn old machines. They just refuse to die.
If it didn't have the bandwidth problems before, it sure will now!
He offered it as a free service, and he didn't get paid for it. It was an _oral_ agreement in regards to the hosting, most likely, and as such can't be held like a written one can.
I certainly think he could have claimed an escape hatch if the bandwidth usage was prohibitive, but seeing the logs would be nice.
However, I don't quite think that the sheriff's department didn't have the right to yank the equipment - but IANAL.
What about the massive DDoS performed on Spywareinfo, Merijn, and Net-Integration? It was done from a group of MyDoom-controlled machines, and no one did anything about it.
All the worms contriuted to the removal of a cleaner site. >_
How about suing the RIAA or Microsoft? They've made more than their share of boneheaded moves already - this would just be one more.
What will this do, if anything, to curb spyware on childrens' computers? I remember cleaning kids' machines infested with Bonzi Buddy and crap like that meant to lure children in for marketing purposes.
The more Shirow we can get, the better. The art's gorgeous, and there's nothing like freaking out people with pictures from GitS.