I suppose youre right, it is a matter of education but most people dont have time to be learning all the vagaries and particulars of activex, javascript, cookies and all that technical crap.
yesterday I found a randomly named file running in the background of parents machine and it took me a good half an hour to find out where it had come from. it was actually a trojan downloader that had been installed by another file which had been driveby downloaded from an apparently harmless looking site:
true. there may be one or two exceptional people in your class at school. Once you leave and get to University you realise everyones clever there and its no big deal.
and theyre there because of it not in spite of it.
In todays news A loose organisation of gentlemen alchemists are currently awaiting a funding decision for research into the recently discovered "philosphers stone". A succesful working model of the stone has been built in london and commentators estimate the stone being able to convert 500lbs of lead into gold within the year.
international news from the colonies, an american team based in arizona are currently building a large cannon in preparation for the manned trip to the moon. "Our steam powered cannon is almost complete and we are currently packing the hollowed-out-cannonball with food and weapons"
"we will also be equipping the lunasphere with cotton wool face masks to prevent any contamination from the noxious fume which is rumoured to surround the moon"
the masks are tied around the face of the lunanauts with silk ribbons provided by the womens institute.
no mention is reported how the explorers intend to return to earth.
In a nutshell, if the Visby was 100km from an enemy vessel it could see the enemy on its radar but not vice versa. It could get within 30km of the enemy before being spotted.
Surely its low radar profile is useless once they switch their own radar on? itd light up like a christmas tree and every detector in theatre would lock onto it.
How true dear poster. it shouldve been sandboxed in from day one. Out of all the mistakes microsoft have ever made, thats the worst IMO. MS integrated IE with the operating system to make up for the time they lost in the early days of MSN - but theyre reaping the whirlwind now.
theres a quote ive mentioned on slashdot before from Linus Torvalds. its from a few years ago. A developer was chatting to linus and told him hed written some code that bizarrely and inexpliably crashed the kernel and hed had to reboot. Linus replied 'oh. Ive seen something software like that before - its called EXPLORER.'
ive tried numerous times to locate the original source of that quote but cant find it anywhere.
Jees. On a quiet day I check slashdot sometimes by the minute. Ive only just logged on and seen this topic with already 850 comments. Bah. whats the point. its like pissing in the wind.
Four months later, Bryant's attorneys subpoenaed AT&T Wireless Communications Inc., seeking the messages. The company fought the subpoena, but last month state District Judge Terry Ruckriegle ordered the company to turn the messages over to him.
ATT fought investigation of their privately held data. If they wont even present it in a criminal court case without a fight, for what reason would they keep it stored?
that reminds me. I know a lot of the solar system has already been explored one way or an other by man- but it came to my attention that nobody has actually landed on the Sun yet...?
Now I know youre all going to say 'duh. thats stupid its way too hot'
The majority of the general population here in the UK who use the internet would be more surprised that abuse photos are already _not_ blocked by huge providers like BT than be concerned about false prophets frothing american constitutional dystopian nightmares. There was genuine confusion from the population recently when it was announced how so many people were able to purchase child abuse photos from a provider in the US using major dredit cards during operation ORE.
people wrongly assumed there where already procedures in place preventing such behaviour.
i think they were being ironic- libertarian freaks suspicious of centralised power.......helping to write voting software for a centralised government.
[Frodo examines the computer with the virus from a network share. Gandalf grabs it from him and throws it into the fire.]
Frodo: "What are you doing?!"
[Gandalf takes the disk out from the server with tongs.]
Gandalf: "Hold out your hand, Frodo. It's quite cool."
Gandalf: "What can you see? Can you see anything?"
Frodo: [examines the virus] "Nothing. There's nothing."
Frodo: "Wait... there are markings. It's some form of assembly. I can't read it."
Gandalf: "There are few who can. The language is that of IA64. Which I will not utter here."
Frodo: "IA64 ?!"
Gandalf: "In the common tongue, it says 'One virus to Rule them all, One virus to find them. One virus to bring them all,
and in the darkness bind them. "
[Gandalf sits at the table, smoking crack, while Frodo makes tea]
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the eula is meaningless if the software was installed simply by visiting the web site or clicking on a link.
Abettterinternet is just one example among a vast number of dodgy sites visited by uneducated users.
I suppose youre right, it is a matter of education but most people dont have time to be learning all the vagaries and particulars of activex, javascript, cookies and all that technical crap.
yesterday I found a randomly named file running in the background of parents machine and it took me a good half an hour to find out where it had come from.
it was actually a trojan downloader that had been installed by another file which had been driveby downloaded from an apparently harmless looking site:
dishonest website here
and if i ever meet any of those assholes who run that site in real life theyre getting a slap.
I think making the beach-board web connection wireless was definitely a step in the right direction...
im pretty sure one of those yellow and black knobs is a cigarette lighter.....
its a quote from the simpsons when bart gets moved up with the clever kids when he cheats on a test.
the teacher is writing mathematics formulas on the board and then says to the class
Ms. M:So y = r^3/3. And if you determine the rate of change in this curve correctly, I think you'll be pleasantly surprised.
Class:[the entire class chuckles except Bart who looks pained]
Ms. M:Don't you get it, Bart? Derivative dy = 3 r^2 dr / 3, or r^2 dr, or r dr r.
Har-de-har-har, get it?
Bart: [not amused] Oh, yeah. [forced laugh]
Yeah i agree. we really fcuked up with that representing zero thing. for thousands of years we had the lowest number in the world down as one.
Man..
... but we were SO fkin close!
didnt understand the joke, but i have experienced long days studying convolution codes.
I feel your pain.
and i envy it not.
true. there may be one or two exceptional people in your class at school.
Once you leave and get to University you realise everyones clever there and its no big deal.
and theyre there because of it not in spite of it.
Yeah imagine the science and tech news though.
In todays news
A loose organisation of gentlemen alchemists are currently awaiting a funding decision for research into the recently discovered "philosphers stone".
A succesful working model of the stone has been built in london and commentators estimate the stone being able to convert 500lbs of lead into gold within the year.
international news from the colonies, an american team based in arizona are currently building a large cannon in preparation for the manned trip to the moon.
"Our steam powered cannon is almost complete and we are currently packing the hollowed-out-cannonball with food and weapons"
"we will also be equipping the lunasphere with cotton wool face masks to prevent any contamination from the noxious fume which is rumoured to surround the moon"
the masks are tied around the face of the lunanauts with silk ribbons provided by the womens institute.
no mention is reported how the explorers intend to return to earth.
....made up or altered data 16 times while working in the hot fields of superconductivity and molecular electronics...
Man. no wonder he got canned. Even I know that you cant superconduct above 0 degrees...
In a nutshell, if the Visby was 100km from an enemy vessel it could see the enemy on its radar but not vice versa. It could get within 30km of the enemy before being spotted.
Surely its low radar profile is useless once they switch their own radar on? itd light up like a christmas tree and every detector in theatre would lock onto it.
yes there is. but it would take an infinite amount of time to explain.
How true dear poster. it shouldve been sandboxed in from day one. Out of all the mistakes microsoft have ever made, thats the worst IMO. MS integrated IE with the operating system to make up for the time they lost in the early days of MSN - but theyre reaping the whirlwind now.
theres a quote ive mentioned on slashdot before from Linus Torvalds.
its from a few years ago.
A developer was chatting to linus and told him hed written some code that bizarrely and inexpliably crashed the kernel and hed had to reboot.
Linus replied 'oh. Ive seen something software like that before - its called EXPLORER.'
ive tried numerous times to locate the original source of that quote but cant find it anywhere.
Jees. On a quiet day I check slashdot sometimes by the minute.
Ive only just logged on and seen this topic with already 850 comments.
Bah. whats the point. its like pissing in the wind.
I second the last 850 posts.
thats what i didnt understand.
Four months later, Bryant's attorneys subpoenaed AT&T Wireless Communications Inc., seeking the messages. The company fought the subpoena, but last month state District Judge Terry Ruckriegle ordered the company to turn the messages over to him.
ATT fought investigation of their privately held data. If they wont even present it in a criminal court case without a fight, for what reason would they keep it stored?
it a quote from southpark and its a defence that just doesnt make sense...
that reminds me. I know a lot of the solar system has already been explored one way or an other by man- but it came to my attention that nobody has actually landed on the Sun yet...?
Now I know youre all going to say 'duh. thats stupid its way too hot'
true. but only if you go in the daytime
The majority of the general population here in the UK who use the internet would be more surprised that abuse photos are already _not_ blocked by huge providers like BT than be concerned about false prophets frothing american constitutional dystopian nightmares.
There was genuine confusion from the population recently when it was announced how so many people were able to purchase child abuse photos from a provider in the US using major dredit cards during operation ORE.
people wrongly assumed there where already procedures in place preventing such behaviour.
I remember a while back the register presenting articles similar to this:
longest email disclaimer
Most incomprehensible
Original article
(All obligingly and typically repeated in full..!)
Project Slam-Spam?
Does this mean project CAN-SPAM has be canned by the slam spam plan?
i cant beleive its been panned. man. i was its biggest fan.
i think they were being ironic- libertarian freaks suspicious of centralised power.......helping to write voting software for a centralised government.
a true geek uable to defend himself against the outside world would already have built one of these.
personally i have always found openly carrying a knife dripping in blood seems to help.
[Frodo examines the computer with the virus from a network share. Gandalf grabs it from him and throws it into the fire.] ... there are markings. It's some form of assembly. I can't read it."
Frodo: "What are you doing?!"
[Gandalf takes the disk out from the server with tongs.]
Gandalf: "Hold out your hand, Frodo. It's quite cool."
Gandalf: "What can you see? Can you see anything?"
Frodo: [examines the virus] "Nothing. There's nothing."
Frodo: "Wait
Gandalf: "There are few who can. The language is that of IA64. Which I will not utter here."
Frodo: "IA64 ?!"
Gandalf: "In the common tongue, it says 'One virus to Rule them all, One virus to find them. One virus to bring them all, and in the darkness bind them. "
[Gandalf sits at the table, smoking crack, while Frodo makes tea]
yeah-
but the real crunch comes when modern weapons become smart enough for self preservation.......or worse still - pacifists...
;)
Google has its own little gag
Here