...that noone mentioned gmailfs http://richard.jones.name/google-hacks/gmail-files ystem/gmail-filesystem.html...it's a mountable linux filesystem that uses gmail as the storage medium. It works quite well..at times google breaks it, but the authors (so far) have been pretty quick to fix as it's usually a small change, like formatting for example.
If you use this for sensitive data, id recommend encrypting the file first. Another plus, is you can actually RUN programs from gmailfs...and yet another added bonus...when googles gmail bot searches through your mailbox to gather ad targeting data..they'll be fed a bunch of garbage..and yes you can still use it for normal emails.
Obviously you don;t see the big pictue, allow me to explain why this quote came up.
The parent mentioned that (and I paraphrase) as long as the rest of the country sat around snd watched (because it had nothing to do with them...yet) nothing would change, this quote says much more than its obvious meaning, you do more to trivialize it by narrowing its application than I did by sharing it. Also do you think the DVD thing is the only thing this broadcast flag can handle? It can have applications, such as disabling the 'manual skip commercial' features of future tivo-like systems, how about a flag that won;t allow you to change the channel when a certain commercial comes on, (ok this might be exxageration, but it makes a point), also the phrase shows how thinking 'well this is only happening in the USA, so fuck the yanks', when in reality, it will proably be adopted (perhaps by financial force) by other countries as well.
The words of the phrase itself do not apply, but the meaning behind it applies very much so.
First they came for the Jews and I did not speak out because I was not a Jew. Then they came for the Communists and I did not speak out because I was not a Communist. Then they came for the trade unionists and I did not speak out because I was not a trade unionist. Then they came for me and there was no one left to speak out for me.
- Pastor Martin Niemvller
The most notable imo, is the S-DD1 emulation which is brand new, because previously I had been using zsnes 1.36 and it did not have it, so one can play games like Star Ocean without the graphics packs.
Wrong, he would have lost if not had been for the chad thing in Florida which was related to none other than Jeb Bush, did you not hear about the thousands of 'lost' DEMOCRAT votes sitting in Oliphants office near a boiler? Jeb Bush put her there. Anyone claiming all that as coincedence is delusional at best. Then when the minority speakers tried to point this fact out and get the votes counted, congress refused to listen to 2 dozen or so people because they did not have a congressmans signature, when asked, each one told the same story, as they tried to get in contact with every congressman, they were snubbed and told they were unavailable, NONE of them would sign the requests.
If I flick you in the ear once, it's a bit of a bother, but no big deal, what if i sat there and kept flicking your ear every second, for hours, it'd really bother you then wouldn't it. It adds up, 25 cents here 25 cents there....
> Newsflash: all personal firewalls can be turned off by other applications
Try and get an application to turn off ZoneAlarm, you will get a BIG popup box asking if this is an upgrade or a reinstall, Windows firewall does NOT do this, it just exits quietly. Newsflash that.
A nuclear bomb is even worse, but alas we _are_ talking about windows firewall and its suseptability to external application tampering, NOT ActiveX (or any of the countless flaws in windows design), not ActiveX, if you want to get to the root of the issue, stop using windows period, but that is outside the scope of this thread, as is the ActiveX comment.
> If you're running a Windows machine connected directly to the Internet, yes they are.
No, they aren't, the user who put the unprotected windows box on the internet is the _real_ danger, and blocking pings does not further that.
> There's nothing wrong with security through obscurity unless that's all you've got.
On a public forum, others read what others post, and god help them, some even do what is posted, most only see "if i block all pings, i am unhacakable", it is the teaching and furtherance of this practice that is the danger.
Your statement that there's _nothing_ wrong with security through obscurity (whether it's all you got or not) is a very dangerous statement to stand behind, which is why I suspect you posted as an AC.
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...that noone mentioned gmailfs http://richard.jones.name/google-hacks/gmail-files ystem/gmail-filesystem.html ...it's a mountable linux filesystem that uses gmail as the storage medium. It works quite well..at times google breaks it, but the authors (so far) have been pretty quick to fix as it's usually a small change, like formatting for example.
If you use this for sensitive data, id recommend encrypting the file first.
Another plus, is you can actually RUN programs from gmailfs...and yet another added bonus...when googles gmail bot searches through your mailbox to gather ad targeting data..they'll be fed a bunch of garbage..and yes you can still use it for normal emails.
I beleive it's called, implied warranty of merchantabilty..a rranties.html
http://www.wvs.state.wv.us/wvag/faq/consumer/impw
This is US specific, but the UK has a similar one as well.
IANAL
Obviously you don;t see the big pictue, allow me to explain why this quote came up.
The parent mentioned that (and I paraphrase) as long as the rest of the country sat around snd watched (because it had nothing to do with them...yet) nothing would change, this quote says much more than its obvious meaning, you do more to trivialize it by narrowing its application than I did by sharing it. Also do you think the DVD thing is the only thing this broadcast flag can handle? It can have applications, such as disabling the 'manual skip commercial' features of future tivo-like systems, how about a flag that won;t allow you to change the channel when a certain commercial comes on, (ok this might be exxageration, but it makes a point), also the phrase shows how thinking 'well this is only happening in the USA, so fuck the yanks', when in reality, it will proably be adopted (perhaps by financial force) by other countries as well.
The words of the phrase itself do not apply, but the meaning behind it applies very much so.
I detest when such great quotes are marginalized.
This reminds me of the famous quote:
First they came for the Jews
and I did not speak out
because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for the Communists
and I did not speak out
because I was not a Communist.
Then they came for the trade unionists
and I did not speak out
because I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for me
and there was no one left
to speak out for me.
- Pastor Martin Niemvller
Analog picture frame
The most notable imo, is the S-DD1 emulation which is brand new, because previously I had been using zsnes 1.36 and it did not have it, so one can play games like Star Ocean without the graphics packs.
> George was elected by the people.
Wrong, he would have lost if not had been for the chad thing in Florida which was related to none other than Jeb Bush, did you not hear about the thousands of 'lost' DEMOCRAT votes sitting in Oliphants office near a boiler? Jeb Bush put her there. Anyone claiming all that as coincedence is delusional at best. Then when the minority speakers tried to point this fact out and get the votes counted, congress refused to listen to 2 dozen or so people because they did not have a congressmans signature, when asked, each one told the same story, as they tried to get in contact with every congressman, they were snubbed and told they were unavailable, NONE of them would sign the requests.
It's my duty to try and figure out every manglilation that others do? If you want language considerations, put it in your sig, we're not mind readers.
Too bad slashdot doesn't have a fuck off and die filter.
Also I have at LEAST enough intelligence to know how to spell KOOK. It's called a dictionary, use one someday, you might like it.
Not overburdened with homour I see.
May I add I.G. Farben to that list.
LOL, thanks for the laugh, it's the funniest thing I have read in ages, thanks.
Write a small VC app (or whatever) that does the equiv of kill -9 $ZAPID and ZA will NOT die without popping up that warning box first, try it...
I know how to cook, but I am not a cook, I make a mean beef stew, but I don't see what that has to do with networking...
Agreed, but the side-effect of this is becoming a plutocracy, which the USA now is (and has been for quite some time).
For you political neophytes:
PLUTOCRACY: A government where power is in the hands of the wealthy classes;
The rich dictate policy and law
Example:
If I flick you in the ear once, it's a bit of a bother, but no big deal, what if i sat there and kept flicking your ear every second, for hours, it'd really bother you then wouldn't it. It adds up, 25 cents here 25 cents there....
Don't be silly everyone knows it's the Bluetooth fairy!
Debian is a distribution, it is not an OS.
Debian is for these purposes, Linux.
> Newsflash: all personal firewalls can be turned off by other applications
Try and get an application to turn off ZoneAlarm, you will get a BIG popup box asking if this is an upgrade or a reinstall, Windows firewall does NOT do this, it just exits quietly. Newsflash that.
A nuclear bomb is even worse, but alas we _are_ talking about windows firewall and its suseptability to external application tampering, NOT ActiveX (or any of the countless flaws in windows design), not ActiveX, if you want to get to the root of the issue, stop using windows period, but that is outside the scope of this thread, as is the ActiveX comment.
Agreed, I was just answering within the realm of the posters topic.
> If you're running a Windows machine connected directly to the Internet, yes they are.
No, they aren't, the user who put the unprotected windows box on the internet is the _real_ danger, and blocking pings does not further that.
> There's nothing wrong with security through obscurity unless that's all you've got.
On a public forum, others read what others post, and god help them, some even do what is posted, most only see "if i block all pings, i am unhacakable", it is the teaching and furtherance of this practice that is the danger.
Your statement that there's _nothing_ wrong with security through obscurity (whether it's all you got or not) is a very dangerous statement to stand behind, which is why I suspect you posted as an AC.
How would you address the issue of another applications ability to turn off said firewall?
That's a major issue...no?
Unless of course the person works in your office, and has access to the note, and hates you for some reason.
> An excellent point, thank you. :)
No problem.
> Kerio PF is great so far; simple, stays out of my way.
Excellent, I hope it continues to work out well for you.