Linux won't be mainstream until I can set up a Linux box for my grandmother and leave it knowing she'll be fine with it for an indefinite period of time.
If that's your definition of mainstream then I don't think even Windows is ready.
It sounds like a technology used by soldiers to heat Meals-Ready-To-Eat. But MREs mix magnesium iron oxide and water and need several steps. This is one-step and self-contained.
"...some people get their news in a way they could never before, most of them just get a bunch of untrue gossip and sensasionalist trivia. And that's exactly what they wanted."
And then: I think there's a lot in there that you really should think about.
Next time Slashdot thinks about posting some "news" from a sensationalist random guy's blog, please remember how hard you thought about this and we'll all appreciate it!
Actually this is an interesting point because you would almost certainly get pinned for not taking reasonable steps to prevent the person from growing pot in your basement. However, it's highly unlikely that anyone would expect you to take reasonable steps to prevent unauthorized access to your network if only for the simple fact that practically everyone is clueless when it comes to this stuff. It's a bit of a shame how that works, as far as liability goes.
It makes so much more sense for everyone to remember or write down a few 1024-bit key pairs instead of those silly 128-bit WEP keys. SSL and PGP are solutions to different problems.
Just to clarify, it can crack the code in minutes or even seconds after you've already captured at least about a quarter of a million encrypted packets, maybe more. That will take longer than just a few minutes or seconds, most likely.
The problem is that they are using these organizations as scapegoats because they are the easiest target. When you cannot punish a crime effectively politicians and "victims" end up blaming the tool instead of the crime and perpetrator. We see this in a wide variety of issues in law.
"I lost X and for whatever reason cannot punish Y so I must lobby to have tool T outlawed." or "If not for tool T I would still have X so I must sue/lobby."
There is a modest amount of anecdotal evidence that the use of solvent-based ink markers (Sharpies use an alcohol-based ink), particularly on CD-R/RWs without a protective coating and CD-R/RWs kept in a warm to hot environment can lead to long-term penetration
There is also a modest amount of anecdotal evidence that suggests any CD without protective coating left in warm to hot environments will corrode anyways. I certainly wouldn't use CDRs as a failsafe backup of anything important, especially bottom-of-the-barrel generic ones.
While this is true for some, on the whole the major difference is the time between the bug was discovered and when it was patched. MS does tend to take their sweet time.
Saying they are simply better is just ignorant as saying they're worse. I have absolutely no problem with them coming over here and working here if they are qualified. The only thing that really gets on my nerves is when nobody bothers to check if they can speak English. Apparently it's so un-"politically correct" to not hire someone if they speak really poor English and they're foreign, but it's ok to throw out an American's resume if they misspell a word. If the person has such a thick accent and such a poor grasp of the language, it really makes it difficult to work with the person. You will spend a lot of time repeating yourself or having to correct what they do because they misunderstand you or vice versa due to the language barrier. If they are skilled and they can speak English that's great, but I don't see why companies act like it's some sin to deny a person a job when nobody can communicate effectively with them.
"A federal judge in July struck down Washington state's ban on selling some violent video games to minors, calling it a violation of free speech because it banned violence against police officers but not other depictions of violence, and too broad because it was unclear what games would fall under the ban.
Last year, a federal appeals court struck down a St. Louis County, Mo., ordinance that required children under 17 to have parental consent before they could buy violent or sexually explicit video games or play similar arcade games. A similar ordinance in Indianapolis was struck down by a federal appeals court in Chicago."
Let's not blow our gaskets folks, this is just one zealous governor's idea. It has little chance of ever really existing as a law. Though in principle I don't see why a video game retailer should sell to minors if the game is marked Mature. I think the punishments outlined in this example are too harsh and the application to broad, however.
I hate to say it, but this is a difficult thing to get into. The problem is getting your foot in the door, just as you are trying to do. Offer your services to some companies for free if you have to. That may be all you can do to get any experience in the field. It's good that you are in a program that specializes in security though, because it's harder to make the leap from a degree like Computer Science straight into IT security. Once you meet the requirements though, you absolutely must go get your CISSP (certification, you probably know of it) if you want to advance very far. It can be a lucrative field, but experience and certifications, rather than traditional education, are the biggest factors in being successful at it.
But I wonder how much this will affect the number of worms/trojans that start affecting Firefox vulnerabilities. I think Firefox is superior to IE, but it has enjoyed staying out of the spotlight enough to avoid the attention of malware writers.
Any shutdown of the network inside the United States would come under only the most remarkable circumstances, said a Bush administration official who spoke to a small group of reporters at the White House on condition of anonymity.
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The military increasingly uses GPS technology to move troops across large areas and direct bombs and missiles. Any government-ordered shutdown or jamming of the GPS satellites would be done in ways to limit disruptions to navigation and related systems outside the affected area, the White House said.
I could see this being useful if, say, another plane was hijacked and they were using the GPS to head for a high-importance target. Unlikely that it would affect you going to the football game in your Hummer, so no worries.:p
Allowing copyright holders to CONTROL their work to an extents that VIOLATES other people's right (to fair use, for example) is BAD.
To this of course I can agree. Though the issue at hand is more about the legality of distributing over P2P networks, not backing up your CD collection for fair use.
Basically the reason people steal music is that the industry has failed to provide the service to us adaquately.
So paying 99 or even 88 cents a track is a failure on their part? The only price most traders seem to agree to is zero.
Its not the users fault, they aren't evil. Greed is the only reason why we have suits and arrests right now
And it's not greed that makes users turn a blind eye to legitimate online digital music offerings in favor of illegal file trading for free?
Furthermore everything seems to indicate that music and film piracy has little effect on overall sales and honestly I don't see metallica starving, maybe if they bought less coke they wouldn't need the tiny bit of extra cash... You can come back and say what about the indie artists all you want, if anything this increases exposure and sales...
And herein lies the ultimate problem. This anti-establishment mentality people have manages to convince them that ownership is only important if the owner is poor. Steal from the rich, but never the poor. Equal protection of the laws applies only to those who don't drive nice cars?
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If that's your definition of mainstream then I don't think even Windows is ready.
I look forward to reading it, thanks.
It sounds like a technology used by soldiers to heat Meals-Ready-To-Eat. But MREs mix magnesium iron oxide and water and need several steps. This is one-step and self-contained.
"...some people get their news in a way they could never before, most of them just get a bunch of untrue gossip and sensasionalist trivia. And that's exactly what they wanted."
And then: I think there's a lot in there that you really should think about.
Next time Slashdot thinks about posting some "news" from a sensationalist random guy's blog, please remember how hard you thought about this and we'll all appreciate it!
Actually this is an interesting point because you would almost certainly get pinned for not taking reasonable steps to prevent the person from growing pot in your basement. However, it's highly unlikely that anyone would expect you to take reasonable steps to prevent unauthorized access to your network if only for the simple fact that practically everyone is clueless when it comes to this stuff. It's a bit of a shame how that works, as far as liability goes.
It makes so much more sense for everyone to remember or write down a few 1024-bit key pairs instead of those silly 128-bit WEP keys. SSL and PGP are solutions to different problems.
Just to clarify, it can crack the code in minutes or even seconds after you've already captured at least about a quarter of a million encrypted packets, maybe more. That will take longer than just a few minutes or seconds, most likely.
She looks like a conniving elf in the picture. So in Slashdot terms, yes she's hot.
"I lost X and for whatever reason cannot punish Y so I must lobby to have tool T outlawed." or "If not for tool T I would still have X so I must sue/lobby."
I think that's exactly what he's saying. If you're shopping for the best bang for $800, the eMac is the last place you should look.
There is also a modest amount of anecdotal evidence that suggests any CD without protective coating left in warm to hot environments will corrode anyways. I certainly wouldn't use CDRs as a failsafe backup of anything important, especially bottom-of-the-barrel generic ones.
While this is true for some, on the whole the major difference is the time between the bug was discovered and when it was patched. MS does tend to take their sweet time.
Saying they are simply better is just ignorant as saying they're worse. I have absolutely no problem with them coming over here and working here if they are qualified. The only thing that really gets on my nerves is when nobody bothers to check if they can speak English. Apparently it's so un-"politically correct" to not hire someone if they speak really poor English and they're foreign, but it's ok to throw out an American's resume if they misspell a word. If the person has such a thick accent and such a poor grasp of the language, it really makes it difficult to work with the person. You will spend a lot of time repeating yourself or having to correct what they do because they misunderstand you or vice versa due to the language barrier. If they are skilled and they can speak English that's great, but I don't see why companies act like it's some sin to deny a person a job when nobody can communicate effectively with them.
Then at least you can ultimately blame bad parenting instead of lax policies on selling games to minors.
"A federal judge in July struck down Washington state's ban on selling some violent video games to minors, calling it a violation of free speech because it banned violence against police officers but not other depictions of violence, and too broad because it was unclear what games would fall under the ban.
Last year, a federal appeals court struck down a St. Louis County, Mo., ordinance that required children under 17 to have parental consent before they could buy violent or sexually explicit video games or play similar arcade games. A similar ordinance in Indianapolis was struck down by a federal appeals court in Chicago."
Let's not blow our gaskets folks, this is just one zealous governor's idea. It has little chance of ever really existing as a law. Though in principle I don't see why a video game retailer should sell to minors if the game is marked Mature. I think the punishments outlined in this example are too harsh and the application to broad, however.
I hate to say it, but this is a difficult thing to get into. The problem is getting your foot in the door, just as you are trying to do. Offer your services to some companies for free if you have to. That may be all you can do to get any experience in the field. It's good that you are in a program that specializes in security though, because it's harder to make the leap from a degree like Computer Science straight into IT security. Once you meet the requirements though, you absolutely must go get your CISSP (certification, you probably know of it) if you want to advance very far. It can be a lucrative field, but experience and certifications, rather than traditional education, are the biggest factors in being successful at it.
As long as people keep running as Administrator in Windows, probably equally dangerous.
Nice try.
But I wonder how much this will affect the number of worms/trojans that start affecting Firefox vulnerabilities. I think Firefox is superior to IE, but it has enjoyed staying out of the spotlight enough to avoid the attention of malware writers.
The military increasingly uses GPS technology to move troops across large areas and direct bombs and missiles. Any government-ordered shutdown or jamming of the GPS satellites would be done in ways to limit disruptions to navigation and related systems outside the affected area, the White House said.
I could see this being useful if, say, another plane was hijacked and they were using the GPS to head for a high-importance target. Unlikely that it would affect you going to the football game in your Hummer, so no worries. :p
Everyone who says the government is doing too much after 9/11 over there.
Everyone who says both please insert gun in mouth and pull trigger.
Thank you.
...that we need a top-level domain just for job sites is a little discouraging.
You forget about the popular "blood-sucking leech lawyer" expense. ;)
To this of course I can agree. Though the issue at hand is more about the legality of distributing over P2P networks, not backing up your CD collection for fair use.
So paying 99 or even 88 cents a track is a failure on their part? The only price most traders seem to agree to is zero.
Its not the users fault, they aren't evil. Greed is the only reason why we have suits and arrests right now
And it's not greed that makes users turn a blind eye to legitimate online digital music offerings in favor of illegal file trading for free?
Furthermore everything seems to indicate that music and film piracy has little effect on overall sales and honestly I don't see metallica starving, maybe if they bought less coke they wouldn't need the tiny bit of extra cash... You can come back and say what about the indie artists all you want, if anything this increases exposure and sales...
And herein lies the ultimate problem. This anti-establishment mentality people have manages to convince them that ownership is only important if the owner is poor. Steal from the rich, but never the poor. Equal protection of the laws applies only to those who don't drive nice cars?