So what's with the uber pro-Firefox and Android spiel?
According to the web-site you can get the plug-in for Chrome as well. Albeit beta, but still. And if that's the case, you can just install Chrome on your Apple device, it's in the itunes store, and install the plugin for it instead.
I'm sure this will get blasted...but it's true. Yes there are some companies out there who don't care about certs, but in order to get past most HR departments, you need something. Certs will do it. Especially, Cisco, Red Hat and security focused certs. After that, the technical interview is all on you.
Manager's tend to have a bachelor's, or maybe a master's at best, and are often scared to death to hire in someone who might be viewed as if they should be managing over them due to educational background. It doesn't matter that the doctorate may not have anything to do with the area of work that is being performed, only that it's a doctorate. It sucks...but that's usually just the way it is. You're probably better off getting a couple of Cisco or networking certs and putting that on your resume instead. Most likely you'll be hired within the month.
I know several contractor's who consistently try to bid themselves out of jobs when it comes to dealing with Universities. Not all of them are technical contractor's admittedly, but I've heard similar stories from various fields. Most of the time they say that the amount of interference from school official's and various professor's makes the work a nightmare and not worth doing at any price. I wonder if Cisco figured "the juice isn't worth the squeeze" and intentionally over inflated their price to ridiculousness in order to avoid the entire project.
These were the first fantasy books I can remember reading, and I was completely hooked on the genre afterwards. I was in the first grade as I recall, and while they were a quick a light read, they actually dealt with some fairly heavy (at that age anyways) moral issues and life lessons. Oh, and if you're basing an opinion of these books off of having watched Disney's Cartoon...don't...there are few similarities if any.
This article is slightly disingenuous at best...at no point and time has the US admitted to being behind these cyber attacks. The NYTimes article that it links to sites unnamed sources, claiming that they are current and former government officials, yet does not release any names or actual proof. It looks to me like it's a bunch of unsubstantiated rumors trying to be spread as fact to generate news.
I couldn't help but notice how this "opinion piece" didn't bother to mention the use of Stuxnet and it's effect on the Iranian enrichment program. This was as prime an example of Cyberwarfare as you'll ever get.
I guess if you're a zealot on a platform, its customary to completely ignore anything that's counter productive to your agenda.
Not that I feel that sacrificing individual rights and/or providing the government with more power is the answer. More like user education...user education...user education!
I'm not sure how it works in Canada, and IANAL...but I believe in some jurisdictions in the US you can go directly to the District Attorney and have them investigate the matter. Particularly in cases where the local police authority are not doing their job.
They may even balk at first on what's a seemingly small crime to them, but if you make a big enough nuisance of yourself, there's a good chance they'll do something about it, just to make you go away.
Perhaps I'm wrong on this, but I was under the impression that the controller's were part of a closed network, hence the reason for sneaking the stuxnet virus in via USB. Why on earth would it be trying to report back to anywhere? Either, I have my facts wrong, or somebody is just making crap up to point a finger.
If this is the case...then the Windows Machine with IE8 had to have been the first one to go down. Irish security researcher Stephen Fewer, the guy who exploited that one is the one who won the $15000. So either this article is incorrect, or you don't know what you're talking about.
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What do you mean Tron wasn't really in this? He was in pretty much the whole movie, just corrupted as Rinzler.
I have no problem donating to plans/projects for these kinds of things. My problem is that you never really know where your tax dollars are going, so it makes it really hard to support government funded projects like this. I think our tax system needs overhauled/updated. I think we should be able to pick and choose what projects our money goes to...at least a percentage of it anyways. Don't get me wrong...you couldn't let everyone just throw every tax penny at say education reform or transportation or something, but how about giving us the option to appropriate say 25% (or heck even 10%) of our tax dollars how we see fit. At least then we could support government projects like this and at least have a sense that some of our money was going where we wanted it to. And for those who don't care, let them just pay taxes as usual...100% just goes wherever the higher ups decide.
I've had my plasma for a little over two years now, it's survived two different moves, several bumps and an almost constant playing of an x-box and now of an x-box 360...not a bit of fade in or degredation. I do partially agree with the article in that you do get what you pay for sometimes.
With the DVD coming out today, and the DVD sales of the original series having been what made the movie possible in the first place, isn't this a bit premature? I for one plan on buying the movie this evening. And know lots of people who are anxious to see it since having been talked into watching the boxed set. Personally I think the movie was very poorly marketed. It focused way to much on the scifi angle and the action and nowhere near enough on the character dialogue and interaction which has been the biggest selling point for all of my friends and family. They all told me that from the commercials it just appeared to be another dumb scifi movie with nothing of interest for them.
Here's to hoping the DVD sales will renew interest.
Just so everyone is aware, the reviewer is not a "fan boy" and is in fact a girl! So the comments about having a hardon for Charlize would be quite impossible. Although, still being sexually attracted is not out of the question.
I agree that most of the men and women who do the grunt work in the government do have the country's best interest at heart. However, the people they work for and for whom they collect information are the ones I seriously question. These people are the ones who have an agenda. They are the ones who politically and financially benefit from certain events happening and from certain information being obtained.
I for one simply do not completely trust our government overlords!
How about letting the punishment fit the crime?! I mean seriously making examples of people (especially children) just to manipulate the thoughts and actions of others somehow just doesn't seem right.
We're not talking about swatting the kids on the ass here, even though that probably is exactly what they need. We're talking about affecting the rest of their lives for being a bit rebellious and most certainly mischievious. Imagine that, a teenager being rebellious!
And yes it does matter that they (the administration) was negligent. If you hand your house keys to a curious teenager and then tell them not to go in (and honestly expect them not to) then you don't know teenagers!
If you leave your house unlocked, No. But if you leave your house unlocked and then post a giant banner advertising that it's unlocked, well...you kind of deserve whatever you get.
I remember these well. My grandparents got me a set of them along with an old Apple IIe. And so began my lifelong treck into geekdom. These books were great. They basically told you how things worked from how ice was created to how electricity worked using a lightbulb, some old wire, a piece of wood and some aluminum foil. It's sad there aren't any books like this out for young kids anymore. "Or are there?"
What about the parallel universes theory in regards to time travel? Does this mean it's no longer a viable possibility as well? I don't see how this article stated/proved anything new in regards to time travel and quantum theory that we hadn't already hypothesised.
Actually junior, I'm more than familiar with his trial and the case and while yes his lawyers were making lots of requests on his behalf, here's a news flash, that's what lawyers do. And not being allowed a hearing because of past indescretions is still against the law. You have to get hearing, they can deny you, but you have to have it. There's a crime for you. My point is you're twisting the facts. You make it sound like his lawyers legal manuevering some how justifies his treatment. BS! That's our legal system, if you don't like it vote to change it. So save your high and mighty superiority complex until you actually know what you're talking about, instead of just reading news blurbs.
Actually I did read your other posts, but I found myself wondering what exactly you consider "their misinformation" is this just your opinion or do you have some proof of this statement?
You don't necessarily have to be the inventor to be a pioneer. A pioneer is someone who opens up new ideas and areas of thought, research, production, etc. Linux torvalds didn't invent the first Unix clone but I definitely believe he's a pioneer in his field. Mitnick became a pioneer in social engineering if for no other reason than he broadened public and political awareness of it to an all time high. Just like Bonnie and Clyde weren't just your average bank robbers either.
So once a criminal always a criminal is that your point? No such thing as redemption, huh?! I also seem to recall the charges being brought against him as being somewhat blown out of proportion. How about letting the punishment fit the crime. As far as his skill set goes, I have no way of knowing that seeing as how I have never met the man or had an indepth conversation with him regarding it.
Obviously you've never been to a HOPE conference, because talking about computers from 7 years ago and how to hide from the cops would definitely not be out of place or out of the ordinary. Besides, keep in mind that while Mitnick's exploits aren't overly grand by today's standards they weren't exactly script kiddie material in their day.
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So what's with the uber pro-Firefox and Android spiel?
According to the web-site you can get the plug-in for Chrome as well. Albeit beta, but still.
And if that's the case, you can just install Chrome on your Apple device, it's in the itunes store, and install the plugin for it instead.
I'm sure this will get blasted...but it's true.
Yes there are some companies out there who don't care about certs, but in order to get past most HR departments, you need something.
Certs will do it.
Especially, Cisco, Red Hat and security focused certs.
After that, the technical interview is all on you.
Manager's tend to have a bachelor's, or maybe a master's at best, and are often scared to death to hire in someone who might be viewed as if they should be managing over them due to educational background. It doesn't matter that the doctorate may not have anything to do with the area of work that is being performed, only that it's a doctorate. It sucks...but that's usually just the way it is. You're probably better off getting a couple of Cisco or networking certs and putting that on your resume instead. Most likely you'll be hired within the month.
I know several contractor's who consistently try to bid themselves out of jobs when it comes to dealing with Universities.
Not all of them are technical contractor's admittedly, but I've heard similar stories from various fields.
Most of the time they say that the amount of interference from school official's and various professor's makes the work a nightmare and not worth doing at any price.
I wonder if Cisco figured "the juice isn't worth the squeeze" and intentionally over inflated their price to ridiculousness in order to avoid the entire project.
These were the first fantasy books I can remember reading, and I was completely hooked on the genre afterwards.
I was in the first grade as I recall, and while they were a quick a light read, they actually dealt with some fairly heavy (at that age anyways) moral issues and life lessons.
Oh, and if you're basing an opinion of these books off of having watched Disney's Cartoon...don't...there are few similarities if any.
This article is slightly disingenuous at best...at no point and time has the US admitted to being behind these cyber attacks. The NYTimes article that it links to sites unnamed sources, claiming that they are current and former government officials, yet does not release any names or actual proof. It looks to me like it's a bunch of unsubstantiated rumors trying to be spread as fact to generate news.
I couldn't help but notice how this "opinion piece" didn't bother to mention the use of Stuxnet and it's effect on the Iranian enrichment program. This was as prime an example of Cyberwarfare as you'll ever get.
I guess if you're a zealot on a platform, its customary to completely ignore anything that's counter productive to your agenda.
Not that I feel that sacrificing individual rights and/or providing the government with more power is the answer.
More like user education...user education...user education!
I'm not sure how it works in Canada, and IANAL...but I believe in some jurisdictions in the US you can go directly to the District Attorney and have them investigate the matter. Particularly in cases where the local police authority are not doing their job.
They may even balk at first on what's a seemingly small crime to them, but if you make a big enough nuisance of yourself, there's a good chance they'll do something about it, just to make you go away.
Perhaps I'm wrong on this, but I was under the impression that the controller's were part of a closed network, hence the reason for sneaking the stuxnet virus in via USB. Why on earth would it be trying to report back to anywhere?
Either, I have my facts wrong, or somebody is just making crap up to point a finger.
If this is the case...then the Windows Machine with IE8 had to have been the first one to go down. Irish security researcher Stephen Fewer, the guy who exploited that one is the one who won the $15000.
So either this article is incorrect, or you don't know what you're talking about.
SPOILER ALERT!!!
What do you mean Tron wasn't really in this?
He was in pretty much the whole movie, just corrupted as Rinzler.
I have no problem donating to plans/projects for these kinds of things.
My problem is that you never really know where your tax dollars are going, so it makes it really hard to support government funded projects like this.
I think our tax system needs overhauled/updated. I think we should be able to pick and choose what projects our money goes to...at least a percentage of it anyways.
Don't get me wrong...you couldn't let everyone just throw every tax penny at say education reform or transportation or something, but how about giving us the option to appropriate say 25% (or heck even 10%) of our tax dollars how we see fit.
At least then we could support government projects like this and at least have a sense that some of our money was going where we wanted it to.
And for those who don't care, let them just pay taxes as usual...100% just goes wherever the higher ups decide.
I've had my plasma for a little over two years now, it's survived two different moves, several bumps and an almost constant playing of an x-box and now of an x-box 360...not a bit of fade in or degredation. I do partially agree with the article in that you do get what you pay for sometimes.
With the DVD coming out today, and the DVD sales of the original series having been what made the movie possible in the first place, isn't this a bit premature?
I for one plan on buying the movie this evening. And know lots of people who are anxious to see it since having been talked into watching the boxed set. Personally I think the movie was very poorly marketed. It focused way to much on the scifi angle and the action and nowhere near enough on the character dialogue and interaction which has been the biggest selling point for all of my friends and family. They all told me that from the commercials it just appeared to be another dumb scifi movie with nothing of interest for them.
Here's to hoping the DVD sales will renew interest.
Just so everyone is aware, the reviewer is not a "fan boy" and is in fact a girl! So the comments about having a hardon for Charlize would be quite impossible. Although, still being sexually attracted is not out of the question.
I agree that most of the men and women who do the grunt work in the government do have the country's best interest at heart. However, the people they work for and for whom they collect information are the ones I seriously question. These people are the ones who have an agenda. They are the ones who politically and financially benefit from certain events happening and from certain information being obtained.
I for one simply do not completely trust our government overlords!
How about letting the punishment fit the crime?!
I mean seriously making examples of people (especially children) just to manipulate the thoughts and actions of others somehow just doesn't seem right.
We're not talking about swatting the kids on the ass here, even though that probably is exactly what they need. We're talking about affecting the rest of their lives for being a bit rebellious and most certainly mischievious. Imagine that, a teenager being rebellious!
And yes it does matter that they (the administration) was negligent. If you hand your house keys to a curious teenager and then tell them not to go in (and honestly expect them not to) then you don't know teenagers!
If you leave your house unlocked, No. But if you leave your house unlocked and then post a giant banner advertising that it's unlocked, well...you kind of deserve whatever you get.
I remember these well. My grandparents got me a set of them along with an old Apple IIe. And so began my lifelong treck into geekdom. These books were great. They basically told you how things worked from how ice was created to how electricity worked using a lightbulb, some old wire, a piece of wood and some aluminum foil. It's sad there aren't any books like this out for young kids anymore. "Or are there?"
What about the parallel universes theory in regards to time travel? Does this mean it's no longer a viable possibility as well? I don't see how this article stated/proved anything new in regards to time travel and quantum theory that we hadn't already hypothesised.
Actually junior, I'm more than familiar with his trial and the case and while yes his lawyers were making lots of requests on his behalf, here's a news flash, that's what lawyers do. And not being allowed a hearing because of past indescretions is still against the law. You have to get hearing, they can deny you, but you have to have it. There's a crime for you. My point is you're twisting the facts. You make it sound like his lawyers legal manuevering some how justifies his treatment. BS! That's our legal system, if you don't like it vote to change it. So save your high and mighty superiority complex until you actually know what you're talking about, instead of just reading news blurbs.
Actually I did read your other posts, but I found myself wondering what exactly you consider "their misinformation" is this just your opinion or do you have some proof of this statement?
You don't necessarily have to be the inventor to be a pioneer. A pioneer is someone who opens up new ideas and areas of thought, research, production, etc. Linux torvalds didn't invent the first Unix clone but I definitely believe he's a pioneer in his field. Mitnick became a pioneer in social engineering if for no other reason than he broadened public and political awareness of it to an all time high. Just like Bonnie and Clyde weren't just your average bank robbers either.
So once a criminal always a criminal is that your point? No such thing as redemption, huh?!
I also seem to recall the charges being brought against him as being somewhat blown out of proportion. How about letting the punishment fit the crime. As far as his skill set goes, I have no way of knowing that seeing as how I have never met the man or had an indepth conversation with him regarding it.
Obviously you've never been to a HOPE conference, because talking about computers from 7 years ago and how to hide from the cops would definitely not be out of place or out of the ordinary.
Besides, keep in mind that while Mitnick's exploits aren't overly grand by today's standards they weren't exactly script kiddie material in their day.