It just came to me, but this helps scammers (c is correct not p), they can hold more conversations and possible frauds at a time. I happen to be an anti-scammer and have seen the mailboxes of my foes... The only reason there mailing lists aren't bigger and they are only trying to nail one person at a time (trust me, I've seen guys with a few accounts at the same time running up to 4 scams at once) is because their boxes are ALWAYS full of returns from daemons... The sheep are getting restless...
So now when your friend asks what octane you put in your ride, you can say in all honesty "the cheap shit"
Honestly though, how much potential refinement can we hold for this stuff? It seems hard to believe that petrol can be produced from this oil without being a little "dirty" (yes pun intended). My question then is, will it be good enough to put in my car without it choking up on me in the middle of the highway?
As many have said regarding this topic so far, the kids will try to find out what makes this system tick and find an exploit... Having said this, wouldn't that end up making atleast a few of these kids smarter through trying to "crack the code"?
It's just my opinion, but I say if you can figure out how to use the tricks of the trade, whether on some grading system or a complex business scenario, you deserve the grade you set for yourself... That's what learning (and to some extent grading) is about, right?
I'm currently using Verizon, and though I am EXTREMELY happy with them (never had downtime yet, and they seem to be on "our side"), I still see them as "fancy suit big-business"... I'm just waiting for them to complain to me about bandwidth issues or DMCA violations till I get SpeakEasy. If you ever read "The Da Vinci Code" you'll understand what I mean when I say it feels like I'm being interrogated in France...
You have a good point, but I don't think you saw the message I was conveying correctly. When I go to a website, I want the information from that site (ie: going to Slashdot to get my daily dose of nerd-dom), not some window on top of it blocking my view that I have to close which will in turn open another pop-up or load a cookie to track my usage, etc.
I'm not saying pop-ups are a bad thing, but nowadays it has become a malicious habit to take up the entire screen with them, make pop-unders that you cant't see the windows of (thus making it difficult to close), or scripts written to check out your activity online without you knowing. All I ask is for sensible and fair advertising (what ever happened to a simple block ad on top of a site?).
Basically he is advocating a 'don't throw the baby out with the bath water' approach.
If that baby keeps pooping up in my face so I can't see anything else all the time, why not?
In all honesty, the FTC should be thinking the other way around. Instead of hiding spyware and forcing pop-ups on innocent web surfers, they should consider finding a less aggressive means of advertising to the general public online... 10 million people don't all want "presciption pills"... Though there are the occasional few, individuals
I'm no conspiracy theorist but it's just a little odd that Sun decided not to go open source with Java and now Microsoft seems to be settling so easily ($2,000,000,000 seems like a payoff)... What really bothers me is the part that says "both parties agree to share intellectual property."
All I'm waiting for now is to see how difficult open source implementation of scripting for Java will become.
I could be wrong, but wasn't this one of the signs of the Apocolypse?
Seriously though, if Microsoft were to aquire AOL, what would stop them from ISP and OS domination? They could make a big mess for non-windows users to be online in that case... I could see it now:
**Joe user opens www.--------.com**
"We're sorry, this Microsoft Enhanced webpage cannot be viewed on this computer. Do you want to upgrade to Windows OS?"
I really hope none of the Martian life caught it on home video... Or they're gonna have an hour long mini-series based on the event with the title "We're Not Alone"...
Did a little... searching, and got his phone number... He's gonna need a second phone line soon. I can't wait to see how much ink toner this guy is gonna get...
I screwed around with a dialpad and set it up so when the right PIN is punched in, it turns on my computer. (I saw someone do it once with a garage door opener too)...
What they're really saying...
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From reason number 5 on their own site:" The SCO source division will continue to offer traditional UNIX(R) System licenses to preserve, protect, and enhance shareholder value."
Translation: We will sell you something that is distributed for free so we can make ourselves (and our stockholders) richer.
This must be the only true thing that SCO has ever stated...
You know the computers you work with are pretty damn old when you see a Flash Card that's larger than your hard drive (can't make this stuff up people, Maxtor 6.2 GB HDD)...
How long until we see the obligatory "Yea, but how much pr0n can it fit" posts?
This just gives the courts and the people another chance to imply that MS, and now Intel are monopolizing the computer industry. If you took DRM and Palladium to low level firmware, how would those like AMD or the Linux community be able to compete if their software or hardware is locked out due to this "technology"?
It's just my opinion, but I think if MS and Intel were smart, they would release the code or atleast throw away the idea of implementing DRM/Palladium into this, and keep it invisioned a little later on in the boot sequence...
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It just came to me, but this helps scammers (c is correct not p), they can hold more conversations and possible frauds at a time. I happen to be an anti-scammer and have seen the mailboxes of my foes... The only reason there mailing lists aren't bigger and they are only trying to nail one person at a time (trust me, I've seen guys with a few accounts at the same time running up to 4 scams at once) is because their boxes are ALWAYS full of returns from daemons... The sheep are getting restless...
Is it just me or do these clips sound eerily like the fake songs the RIAA is putting out?
So now when your friend asks what octane you put in your ride, you can say in all honesty "the cheap shit"
Honestly though, how much potential refinement can we hold for this stuff? It seems hard to believe that petrol can be produced from this oil without being a little "dirty" (yes pun intended). My question then is, will it be good enough to put in my car without it choking up on me in the middle of the highway?
As many have said regarding this topic so far, the kids will try to find out what makes this system tick and find an exploit... Having said this, wouldn't that end up making atleast a few of these kids smarter through trying to "crack the code"?
It's just my opinion, but I say if you can figure out how to use the tricks of the trade, whether on some grading system or a complex business scenario, you deserve the grade you set for yourself... That's what learning (and to some extent grading) is about, right?
Wake me up when it can be attached to a molex connector...
I'm currently using Verizon, and though I am EXTREMELY happy with them (never had downtime yet, and they seem to be on "our side"), I still see them as "fancy suit big-business"... I'm just waiting for them to complain to me about bandwidth issues or DMCA violations till I get SpeakEasy. If you ever read "The Da Vinci Code" you'll understand what I mean when I say it feels like I'm being interrogated in France...
You have a good point, but I don't think you saw the message I was conveying correctly. When I go to a website, I want the information from that site (ie: going to Slashdot to get my daily dose of nerd-dom), not some window on top of it blocking my view that I have to close which will in turn open another pop-up or load a cookie to track my usage, etc.
I'm not saying pop-ups are a bad thing, but nowadays it has become a malicious habit to take up the entire screen with them, make pop-unders that you cant't see the windows of (thus making it difficult to close), or scripts written to check out your activity online without you knowing. All I ask is for sensible and fair advertising (what ever happened to a simple block ad on top of a site?).
Basically he is advocating a 'don't throw the baby out with the bath water' approach.
If that baby keeps pooping up in my face so I can't see anything else all the time, why not?
In all honesty, the FTC should be thinking the other way around. Instead of hiding spyware and forcing pop-ups on innocent web surfers, they should consider finding a less aggressive means of advertising to the general public online... 10 million people don't all want "presciption pills"... Though there are the occasional few, individuals
**Looks at everyone else**
WHAT??
As if being a geek didn't make getting women hard enough... Now what do they need us for?!
Yes, that's right, *paper*.
Never has a Post-It note held so much vital info on a fridge as the day Sony ruined my life and made my grocery list 40 times as big...
it's funny... trust me
But can it cook my TV dinner, too?
Well, I'm no physics wiz but as a matter of fact... YES!
I'm no conspiracy theorist but it's just a little odd that Sun decided not to go open source with Java and now Microsoft seems to be settling so easily ($2,000,000,000 seems like a payoff)... What really bothers me is the part that says "both parties agree to share intellectual property."
;)
All I'm waiting for now is to see how difficult open source implementation of scripting for Java will become.
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I could be wrong, but wasn't this one of the signs of the Apocolypse?
Seriously though, if Microsoft were to aquire AOL, what would stop them from ISP and OS domination? They could make a big mess for non-windows users to be online in that case... I could see it now:
**Joe user opens www.--------.com**
"We're sorry, this Microsoft Enhanced webpage cannot be viewed on this computer. Do you want to upgrade to Windows OS?"
I really hope none of the Martian life caught it on home video... Or they're gonna have an hour long mini-series based on the event with the title "We're Not Alone"...
**cue X-Files Theme**
Did a little... searching, and got his phone number... He's gonna need a second phone line soon. I can't wait to see how much ink toner this guy is gonna get...
The Sensecam will wake me up before I cause an accident
And let's assume it goes BSOD?... Brings a new meaning to the word crash now doesn't it?
Now where's the coolness factor in that?
I was going for more of a James Bond idea/feel, the intention of the devices actions came later (which is still hella cool you gotta admit).
I screwed around with a dialpad and set it up so when the right PIN is punched in, it turns on my computer. (I saw someone do it once with a garage door opener too)...
From reason number 5 on their own site:" The SCO source division will continue to offer traditional UNIX(R) System licenses to preserve, protect, and enhance shareholder value."
Translation: We will sell you something that is distributed for free so we can make ourselves (and our stockholders) richer.
This must be the only true thing that SCO has ever stated...
You know the computers you work with are pretty damn old when you see a Flash Card that's larger than your hard drive (can't make this stuff up people, Maxtor 6.2 GB HDD)...
How long until we see the obligatory "Yea, but how much pr0n can it fit" posts?
...slightly crippled version of Windows XP for Thailand.
In other words, it will take less time to hit BSOD...
Lau Kofoed Kierstein may be sitting on the floor with a few six-year-old boys, playing with action figures.
Ummm, I think that job is already taken by Michael Jackson...
**retracts photo posted on HotorNot.com**
Silly foreigner, don't you know everyone speaks English?
This just gives the courts and the people another chance to imply that MS, and now Intel are monopolizing the computer industry. If you took DRM and Palladium to low level firmware, how would those like AMD or the Linux community be able to compete if their software or hardware is locked out due to this "technology"?
It's just my opinion, but I think if MS and Intel were smart, they would release the code or atleast throw away the idea of implementing DRM/Palladium into this, and keep it invisioned a little later on in the boot sequence...