I have taught some kids with problems of this type, they are brilliant. I feel it is really the world which doesn't measure up to them. Why isn't English phonetic? why do years not always have the same number of days? why do I say "do it like this" when I mean "do a similar but personalized revision of this"?
Perhaps I need to do one of those Asperger's tests that they have online, or just stop trying to work and read/. at the same time:)
Thanks for saying garbled and not garbage, such netiquette is rare these days
p.s. Please excuse the accidental AC message, it is this need for multiple browsers that sites like face{tracking}book have made for me.
China's active in this stuff, as is North Korea, several former Soviet Republics, Israel, Western Europe, and most of South America. Well, to be honest, most of the planet, but everywhere else is where some proxies are. You might as well say "I don't know".
missed Iran in there, I think most of South America is a big claim, Brazil maybe but the rest of them are happy enough using actual guns to annoy their neighbours
The nation-state claim is based on depth of analysis of technologies, leveraging of classified information not known to be leaked, sophistication of attacks. Also maybe on RSA's desire to say "What can we do against a the dedicated resources of a nation-state?"
Agree, it is the ultimate excuse.
This idea basically says Uncle Sam doesn't have any folks trolling the dark side of the Internet yet, where folks from all over freely share all sorts of amazing shit. They still don't get it. The dark side is where a lot of really interesting data warehouse technologies come from, years later. Most of these geeks aren't into it to do crime - it's just where the algorithm action is.
I think just some are happy hackers, most others are payed to do it by DoD, or are making a little on the side
It doesn't require a nation-state's resources to do this. Fifty thousand geeks in their mom's basement will do if a hundred of them are Aspies - and they are. They'll do it for the lulz, and on their backtrace they'll drag a red herring across a nation state if it amuses them to do so. Or they'll taint the Church of Scientology instead if that's their thing this week. It would take a nation-state to fund that level of effort, to coordinate that level of action - unless they do it for free for the lulz and the aspies organize it for them for free because it's a puzzle worthy of their attention. No resources are required except the neighbor's open Wifi because Mom provides the Hot Pockets and Mountain Dew.
That is a nice concept but can you imagine trying to manage a joint project of 49,900 geeks and 100 Aspies? it would be like herding lolcats, I think a feat like that would take an amount of hot pockets and mountain dew that would requre some pretty deep pockets. I am not being rude here, I honestly think we are all somewhere on the scale between paris hilton and rainman (both fictional characters) but the lack of social skills would hinder such a project methinks
/Not saying it wasn't a nation-state, but have no faith in the analysis.
True, but this is the security industry we are talking about, where there are 8 billion new viruses every minute and 17 billion new zero days, and whatever else number that you can loosely statistically justify if it proves the value of your product/budget. Nobody really trusts anything anymore.
p.s. That is one awesome ID number you are rocking.
Disclaimer: I did design comms cable systems and data rooms, but I have been out of the game for a few years. The opinions below are however based on physics, which hasn't changed too much in the last couple of years.
Cable ties are not great for cat 5e, cat6, or higher speed twisted pair cables.
The reason for this is that the zip tie gives you a point of mechanical assistance when tightening them, this gives you easily enough strength to deform the cable which can reduce its throughput. Double sided hook and loop is much better for this reason, and it is able to be reconfigured more easily. Most cable manufacturers will not permit the use of nylon ties of the cable that is installed in the walls, so you shouldn't encourage it in the office / data cabinet space either.
I have designed a server room with cable hangers near the door with different length patch leads, if that is your thing. Generally however, if you provide enough space for vertical and horizontal cableways in the rack you can use patch leads of a single length (save purchase cost, if they are cat6 leads you will need that length anyway to reduce error rates) and the extra length can be hidden in the floor or above the rack in a cable tray.
I quite like the cable managers with rounded 'fingers' that have covers that can clip off either way. Well labeled patch leads are great too!
As the "IT guy" The most important thing for you to do is consider the volume and weight of the patch cables when you are designing your rack layout, you may be able to get a super high density switch, but if you don't leave enough RU around it then you will just create yourself a headache.
Unfortunately a lot of business practices and legalities are abased around paper documents and technology that has been around long enough to be trusted and have precedents. Furthermore there are a few 'features' that people perceive in a fax machine that they don't see in email etc.
1. A Fax is a peer to peer technology that is very similar to a telephone call, behaviorally not much change required there to use it or understand it.
2. If a fax to the right number sent then it is received. If an email is sent there is no guarantee that it is received.
3. A fax is paper at one end and paper at the other, no sneaky computers can edit that fax at either end; therefore
4. A signed fax is really a signed document.
5. John McClane thinks faxes are neat in Die hard 2, but computers are too hard in Die hard 4.
I went through the exercise of designing a transition to a paperless office a few years ago. There is a lot of gray area in terms of authenticating electronic documents for tax and legal purposes etc. that businesses would rather avoid. It doesn't matter if it is technically possible to alter a fax, the generally understanding is that it is an authentic copy of a physical document, and as such almost the same.
Depends on where you are too, and the legal / business environment. Eventually we will get rid of them, think of them as telegrams waiting to happen.
PS. Do you think telegrams were like twitter when they first came out, people just sending messages because they could ?
Actually ( and not targeting this at you Seumas, just seemed like a good point to insert this comment),
Another way of looking at it is:
You are the consumer.
The Webpage is the product.
The advertiser is the customer.
Google doesn't sell access to you, they sell a delivery service via the website. If an advertiser contracted google for advertising out of a pool of 'x' number of consumers, but when the advertisement went live there were only x-1 consumers available to the site. They wouldn't then go around to that guy's house and give him a leaflet advertising the product.
From google's perspective they are providing a service to their consumers as well, by delivering them only advertising that is interesting to them and saving their eyeballs from reading advertising that is of no potential interest to them.
Google's motto is don't be evil... one can do evil without being evil.
The term 'race' does suggest that these are a group that are competing with themselves for some other thing. That is a different race. It is a good way of belittling the success of others while justifying the significance of your own acheivements. Keep in mind that racism predates Darwinism, so they had clear biases while developing their 'science'.
"Hey, we invented moving type printing, but the Koreans had already done that.... oh that was a different race, we are still number one".
"Elvis was the greatest rock musician ever, but what about little richard... oh that was a different race, Elvis is still number one".
It's all just about people with low self esteem, breaking the world into categories that make them feel more comfortable.
I personally think a functional classification is more apt, and we all eat, sleep, create families (or think about it), look after our families, worry about the future and discuss things that have no physical representation in our world. If you do those things you are quite the same to me.
If this means that Tony Jaa can be the next spiderman, I am all for it.
The terms of service aren't all that far away from what is normal for using a computer.
Take apples terms of service, change a few nouns here and there (Itunes -> your spouse Apple -> your in-laws) and it is actually a lot more factual than wedding vows. Some key exerpts below:
Maybe there would be less complaints if you knew that by opening the package you are agreeing to:
REQUIREMENTS FOR USE OF your spouse
Your spouse is available for individuals aged 13 years or older. If you are 13 or older but under the age of 18, you should review this Agreement with your parent or guardian to make sure that you and your parent or guardian understand it.
The spouse is available to you only in the United States, its territories, and possessions. You agree not to use or attempt to use the your spouse from outside these locations. Apple may use technologies to verify your compliance.
Use of the your spouse requires compatible devices, Internet access, and certain software (fees may apply); may require periodic updates (makeovers); and may be affected by the performance of these factors. High-speed Internet access is strongly recommended for regular use and is required for video. The latest version of required software is recommended to access the your spouse and may be required for certain transactions or features and to download your spouse's previously purchased from your spouse . You agree that meeting these requirements, which may change from time to time, is your responsibility. The your spouse is not part of any other product or offering, and no purchase or obtaining of any other product shall be construed to represent or guarantee you access to the your spouse.
USAGE RULES
(i) You shall be authorized to use your spouse only for personal, noncommercial use.
(v) You shall not be entitled to burn video of your spouse or ringtone your spouse.
OBJECTIONABLE MATERIAL
You understand that by using the your spouse , you may encounter material that you may deem to be offensive, indecent, or objectionable, and that such content may or may not be identified as having explicit material. Nevertheless, you agree to use the your spouse at your sole risk and your inlaws shall have no liability to you for material that may be found to be offensive, indecent, or objectionable. your spouse Product types and descriptions are provided for convenience, and you agree that your inlaws do not guarantee their accuracy.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
To avoid muscle, joint, or eye strain during your use of the products offered through the your spouse , you should always take frequent breaks, and take a longer rest if you experience any soreness, fatigue, or discomfort. A very small percentage of people may experience seizures or blackouts when exposed to flashing lights or patterns, including but not limited to while playing video games or watching videos. Symptoms may include dizziness, nausea, involuntary movements, loss of awareness, altered vision, tingling, numbness, or other discomforts. Consult a doctor before using the products offered through the your spouse if you have ever suffered these or similar symptoms, and stop using such products immediately and see a doctor if they occur during your use of such products. Parents should monitor their children’s use of the products offered through your spouse for signs of symptoms
CHANGES
Your Mother in-law reserves the right at any time to modify this Agreement and to impose new or additional terms or conditions on your use of the your spouse . Such modifications and additional terms and conditions will be effective immediately and incorporated into this Agreement. Your continued use of the your spouse will be deemed acceptance thereof.
TERMINATION
If you fail, or your mother in-law suspects that you have failed, to comply with any of the provisions of this Agreement, mother in-law, at its sole discretion, withou
I like to critise as much as the next guy, but credit where it is due
They already do have a variety of armed officers on the planes, they are just in plain clothes to make them more effective and less likely to cause panic.
The door to the cockpit is also locked.
Some of the security theatre is actually required to keep people flying, I agree that it goes too far but I also think that there are some people at the TSA somewhere that really know what they are doing. Even if they did break off my TSA approved lock that I paid extra for, and threw out my bottle of water that I bought inside their 'secure' area.
What people hould understand is that child pornography is already illegal. It is already classified in other legislation and there is a mechanism for detecting and arresting those involved with it.
Forget the filter, give the money to the AFP so they can do some good with it.
I do believe this is a mountain out of a mole hill. That is what the internet is for though. The internet itself could be considered a mountain out of a mole hill.
I consider you a rational person, able to construct an argument whom presented their opinion. If you are offended by that then i apologise
I am emotionally invested in the issue of computer related crime, but that emotion is not really negative.
My intent was to temper your opinion with my own and illuminate the subtle nature of morality on the internet
The reflection on your assesment of my point as super lame and stupid, was to let you know that I considered the remarks as harmless.
I did not intend that the theory of evolution, or darwin is stupid, merely that if those things are considered stupid then I am happy to have that tag applied to myself.
That is:
If Intellectual Value of Evolution = Stupid and Myself = Stupid Therefore Myself = Intellectual Value of Evolution.
In that manner, I would be flattered.
Someone who I am very fond of, David Hume would applaud your attitude to causality and faith. We can definately agree that we don't know anything.
I think it is commendable that you are a scientist. I like science.
I think you must get into arguments at parties about religion quite a bit. That used to happen to me too, I just nod and smile these days. I agree with your understanding of science and faith. Perhaps we both read the same books to come that opinion. I think Faith is an irrational acceptance of a paradigm of the universe. Proof would make it a rational acceptance, which is not as interesting as the skill of having faith is important. Going back to Hume, we can't be be sure that the sun will rise tomorrow, the past is no predictor of the future if we didn't have faith in the sun rising everyday we would have difficulty living contently.
Thanks for sharing, that simple act of sharing your point of view to someone open minded enough to consider it has made the world a better place.
I hope that your opinions evolve in the manner that you descibed, not to say that you should agree with me but that these exchanges are of benefit to you.
You are welcome to get in contact with me should you wish to stay in touch. I moderate this forum on cyber crime . My email is available on that site. Have a look around while you are there, you might find some facts to support your opinion:)
I 100% agree with you on Citigroup's negligence. The failure to provide adequate protection on the data is negligent and they should have to answer to the ICO in the UK or a similar body. They have broken some laws in some countries too. I seem to remember a case recently where a bank in the US had to prove it had industry standard security, I would see citigroup struggling to show this as being anything of the sort. Citigroups clients suing them to ensure that they prioritise this stuff is probably a good idea.
I can't really blame the hacker either, It could have just been done to see if the security really was that bad, and they were making it easy.
I am not flip flopping here, my point is that they weren't actually giving it away, and intentionally obtaining anything by deception (even by pretending to be the rightful recepient of a cookie) is still a crime which therefore makes citigroup the victim of a crime. They did infringe security measures, no matter how lame they were to obtain computer data.
My beef is with this emerging culture of publishing hacks rather than notifying the company so that they can fix it. I know that it could be considered that the companies brought this on themselves by their attitudes, not disclosing breaches and shooting the messenger at times. It doesn't mean I have to like the wild west attitude that is starting to be revered.
So to agree with you Citigroup are the bad guys here as well. But the other guy did commit a crime and that makes it not okay.
I would buy you a beer for taking the trouble to organise your argument, but I have had to cancel all of my online banking and paypal accounts due to the RSA hack and LulzSec publishing passwords:-)
P.S.
Do you mean as stupid as Darwin himself, Stupid as the theory of evolution (both of which I am flattered by), or Darwin awards stupid (which I am not flattered by)?
Hacking is a pretty loose term, Hackers generally insist that there is no harm or damage caused by hacking, as opposed to cracking. Perhaps it should be known as what it really is.
Illegal access
The access to the whole or any part of a computer system without right. A Party may require that the offence be committed by infringing security measures, with the intent of obtaining computer data or other dishonest intent, or in relation to a computer system that is connected to another computer system.
System interference
When committed intentionally, the serious hindering without right of the functioning of a computer system by inputting, transmitting, damaging, deleting, deteriorating, altering or suppressing computer data.
Computer-related fraud
When committed intentionally and without right, the causing of a loss of property to another person by:
a) any input, alteration, deletion or suppression of computer data, or
b) any interference with the functioning of a computer system,
with fraudulent or dishonest intent of procuring, without right, an economic benefit for oneself or for another person
(adapted from the European Council of Europe's Convention on Cybercrime)
Regardless of how few skills were required to perform this action, it is still criminal and it makes the web worse for the rest of us. Instead of laughing this off as lame and ranting about how citibank acted like n00bs and got pwnd. Think about how we got to this point and where we are going. This our Internet, we are going to give this to our kids one day.
My point is this.
It is bad that it happened. The internet shouldn't be a bad place. You shouldn't condone bank robbery because the bank left the door unlocked (Regardless of how silly it was). Citibank was the victim of a crime. Victims should get sympathy.
I still get upset about the error messages that say to contact your Network Admin and don't give any more info than that. When you are the Network Admin being told to go contact yourself is a bit off putting.
In Korea for the Daum maps service(http://local.daum.net/map/index.jsp), which launched a roadview service late last year, they have used a backpack mounted system so that they could include hiking trails, hiking is very popular here. The already have most of the little paths and things on the system.
Korea is one of the few places where google is struggling for market share, and daum is working to keep it that way. Remember innovation sparked by competition?
I use this font everyday because it is very close to the basic handwriting that is taught at an elementary level.
Kids have a tendancy to copy, so using fonts that are not like handwriting encourage bad habits. You would be amazed the number of kids that can perfectly duplicate the 'a' that you see here.
They need to be able to move on to cursive eventually, so I need the Comic font, or something like it to encourage them to write, right.
I think the real signifigance of the Kim Chi Icecream hasn't been spelled out in the article, so for the ever informed slashdotters....
The fast food chain Lotteria is owned by Lotte a large korean company. I would take the suggestion of Kimchi milkshakes as a racial slur against koreans as koreans are said to eat kimchi with every meal. This would not be something that would be said in Japan but would be a silent undercurrent of racism.
The prank was not just a "this would be horrible" idea, but also a slight against the company's origin.
It is perhaps more noteworthy that such a thing could happen for this reason, as a moderated site would not allow a prank with racist undertones to take place.
I have no problem with free speach and personally think that such a site is the perfect place for it. Keep the outbursts away from news sites etc. If I want to judge the darker side of human opinion I know where to find it.
If your current marketable resource is cheap labour, why would you educate your populous with access to world media?
Would this not just increase their expectations regarding an acceptable standard of living ?
Would this not increase the level of communications between the youth with mesh networks bridging communinities?
This level of communications could perhaps lead to a level of organisation that could be a powerful political force?
Could this element upset your current long range planning for your country ?
Would you take the risk?
Slashdot Mirror
lol, guess not then.
I have taught some kids with problems of this type, they are brilliant. I feel it is really the world which doesn't measure up to them. Why isn't English phonetic? why do years not always have the same number of days? why do I say "do it like this" when I mean "do a similar but personalized revision of this"?
Anyways, waaaaay off topic now
Perhaps I need to do one of those Asperger's tests that they have online, or just stop trying to work and read /. at the same time :)
Thanks for saying garbled and not garbage, such netiquette is rare these days
p.s. Please excuse the accidental AC message, it is this need for multiple browsers that sites like face{tracking}book have made for me.
China's active in this stuff, as is North Korea, several former Soviet Republics, Israel, Western Europe, and most of South America. Well, to be honest, most of the planet, but everywhere else is where some proxies are. You might as well say "I don't know".
missed Iran in there, I think most of South America is a big claim, Brazil maybe but the rest of them are happy enough using actual guns to annoy their neighbours
The nation-state claim is based on depth of analysis of technologies, leveraging of classified information not known to be leaked, sophistication of attacks. Also maybe on RSA's desire to say "What can we do against a the dedicated resources of a nation-state?"
Agree, it is the ultimate excuse.
This idea basically says Uncle Sam doesn't have any folks trolling the dark side of the Internet yet, where folks from all over freely share all sorts of amazing shit. They still don't get it. The dark side is where a lot of really interesting data warehouse technologies come from, years later. Most of these geeks aren't into it to do crime - it's just where the algorithm action is.
I think just some are happy hackers, most others are payed to do it by DoD, or are making a little on the side
It doesn't require a nation-state's resources to do this. Fifty thousand geeks in their mom's basement will do if a hundred of them are Aspies - and they are. They'll do it for the lulz, and on their backtrace they'll drag a red herring across a nation state if it amuses them to do so. Or they'll taint the Church of Scientology instead if that's their thing this week. It would take a nation-state to fund that level of effort, to coordinate that level of action - unless they do it for free for the lulz and the aspies organize it for them for free because it's a puzzle worthy of their attention. No resources are required except the neighbor's open Wifi because Mom provides the Hot Pockets and Mountain Dew.
That is a nice concept but can you imagine trying to manage a joint project of 49,900 geeks and 100 Aspies? it would be like herding lolcats, I think a feat like that would take an amount of hot pockets and mountain dew that would requre some pretty deep pockets. I am not being rude here, I honestly think we are all somewhere on the scale between paris hilton and rainman (both fictional characters) but the lack of social skills would hinder such a project methinks
/Not saying it wasn't a nation-state, but have no faith in the analysis.
True, but this is the security industry we are talking about, where there are 8 billion new viruses every minute and 17 billion new zero days, and whatever else number that you can loosely statistically justify if it proves the value of your product/budget. Nobody really trusts anything anymore.
p.s. That is one awesome ID number you are rocking.
... by the need to tweet about what had happened.
Disclaimer: I did design comms cable systems and data rooms, but I have been out of the game for a few years. The opinions below are however based on physics, which hasn't changed too much in the last couple of years.
Cable ties are not great for cat 5e, cat6, or higher speed twisted pair cables.
The reason for this is that the zip tie gives you a point of mechanical assistance when tightening them, this gives you easily enough strength to deform the cable which can reduce its throughput. Double sided hook and loop is much better for this reason, and it is able to be reconfigured more easily. Most cable manufacturers will not permit the use of nylon ties of the cable that is installed in the walls, so you shouldn't encourage it in the office / data cabinet space either.
I have designed a server room with cable hangers near the door with different length patch leads, if that is your thing. Generally however, if you provide enough space for vertical and horizontal cableways in the rack you can use patch leads of a single length (save purchase cost, if they are cat6 leads you will need that length anyway to reduce error rates) and the extra length can be hidden in the floor or above the rack in a cable tray.
I quite like the cable managers with rounded 'fingers' that have covers that can clip off either way. Well labeled patch leads are great too!
As the "IT guy" The most important thing for you to do is consider the volume and weight of the patch cables when you are designing your rack layout, you may be able to get a super high density switch, but if you don't leave enough RU around it then you will just create yourself a headache.
Whats more the 'b' and 'n' keys are right next to each other making the inadvertent labeling of hackers as monsters that much easier ;-)
Unfortunately a lot of business practices and legalities are abased around paper documents and technology that has been around long enough to be trusted and have precedents. Furthermore there are a few 'features' that people perceive in a fax machine that they don't see in email etc.
1. A Fax is a peer to peer technology that is very similar to a telephone call, behaviorally not much change required there to use it or understand it.
2. If a fax to the right number sent then it is received. If an email is sent there is no guarantee that it is received.
3. A fax is paper at one end and paper at the other, no sneaky computers can edit that fax at either end; therefore
4. A signed fax is really a signed document.
5. John McClane thinks faxes are neat in Die hard 2, but computers are too hard in Die hard 4.
I went through the exercise of designing a transition to a paperless office a few years ago. There is a lot of gray area in terms of authenticating electronic documents for tax and legal purposes etc. that businesses would rather avoid. It doesn't matter if it is technically possible to alter a fax, the generally understanding is that it is an authentic copy of a physical document, and as such almost the same.
Depends on where you are too, and the legal / business environment. Eventually we will get rid of them, think of them as telegrams waiting to happen.
PS. Do you think telegrams were like twitter when they first came out, people just sending messages because they could ?
Actually ( and not targeting this at you Seumas, just seemed like a good point to insert this comment),
... one can do evil without being evil.
Another way of looking at it is:
You are the consumer.
The Webpage is the product.
The advertiser is the customer.
Google doesn't sell access to you, they sell a delivery service via the website. If an advertiser contracted google for advertising out of a pool of 'x' number of consumers, but when the advertisement went live there were only x-1 consumers available to the site. They wouldn't then go around to that guy's house and give him a leaflet advertising the product.
From google's perspective they are providing a service to their consumers as well, by delivering them only advertising that is interesting to them and saving their eyeballs from reading advertising that is of no potential interest to them.
Google's motto is don't be evil
At least in Soviet Russia tv only watches you.
I recognize the right of others to not recognize without consent.
The term 'race' does suggest that these are a group that are competing with themselves for some other thing. That is a different race. It is a good way of belittling the success of others while justifying the significance of your own acheivements. Keep in mind that racism predates Darwinism, so they had clear biases while developing their 'science'.
.... oh that was a different race, we are still number one". ... oh that was a different race, Elvis is still number one".
"Hey, we invented moving type printing, but the Koreans had already done that
"Elvis was the greatest rock musician ever, but what about little richard
It's all just about people with low self esteem, breaking the world into categories that make them feel more comfortable.
I personally think a functional classification is more apt, and we all eat, sleep, create families (or think about it), look after our families, worry about the future and discuss things that have no physical representation in our world. If you do those things you are quite the same to me.
If this means that Tony Jaa can be the next spiderman, I am all for it.
The terms of service aren't all that far away from what is normal for using a computer.
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Take apples terms of service, change a few nouns here and there (Itunes -> your spouse Apple -> your in-laws) and it is actually a lot more factual than wedding vows. Some key exerpts below:
Maybe there would be less complaints if you knew that by opening the package you are agreeing to:
REQUIREMENTS FOR USE OF your spouse
Your spouse is available for individuals aged 13 years or older. If you are 13 or older but under the age of 18, you should review this Agreement with your parent or guardian to make sure that you and your parent or guardian understand it.
The spouse is available to you only in the United States, its territories, and possessions. You agree not to use or attempt to use the your spouse from outside these locations. Apple may use technologies to verify your compliance.
Use of the your spouse requires compatible devices, Internet access, and certain software (fees may apply); may require periodic updates (makeovers); and may be affected by the performance of these factors. High-speed Internet access is strongly recommended for regular use and is required for video. The latest version of required software is recommended to access the your spouse and may be required for certain transactions or features and to download your spouse's previously purchased from your spouse . You agree that meeting these requirements, which may change from time to time, is your responsibility. The your spouse is not part of any other product or offering, and no purchase or obtaining of any other product shall be construed to represent or guarantee you access to the your spouse
USAGE RULES
(i) You shall be authorized to use your spouse only for personal, noncommercial use.
(v) You shall not be entitled to burn video of your spouse or ringtone your spouse.
OBJECTIONABLE MATERIAL
You understand that by using the your spouse , you may encounter material that you may deem to be offensive, indecent, or objectionable, and that such content may or may not be identified as having explicit material. Nevertheless, you agree to use the your spouse at your sole risk and your inlaws shall have no liability to you for material that may be found to be offensive, indecent, or objectionable. your spouse Product types and descriptions are provided for convenience, and you agree that your inlaws do not guarantee their accuracy.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
To avoid muscle, joint, or eye strain during your use of the products offered through the your spouse , you should always take frequent breaks, and take a longer rest if you experience any soreness, fatigue, or discomfort. A very small percentage of people may experience seizures or blackouts when exposed to flashing lights or patterns, including but not limited to while playing video games or watching videos. Symptoms may include dizziness, nausea, involuntary movements, loss of awareness, altered vision, tingling, numbness, or other discomforts. Consult a doctor before using the products offered through the your spouse if you have ever suffered these or similar symptoms, and stop using such products immediately and see a doctor if they occur during your use of such products. Parents should monitor their children’s use of the products offered through your spouse for signs of symptoms
CHANGES
Your Mother in-law reserves the right at any time to modify this Agreement and to impose new or additional terms or conditions on your use of the your spouse . Such modifications and additional terms and conditions will be effective immediately and incorporated into this Agreement. Your continued use of the your spouse will be deemed acceptance thereof.
TERMINATION
If you fail, or your mother in-law suspects that you have failed, to comply with any of the provisions of this Agreement, mother in-law, at its sole discretion, withou
I like to critise as much as the next guy, but credit where it is due
They already do have a variety of armed officers on the planes, they are just in plain clothes to make them more effective and less likely to cause panic.
The door to the cockpit is also locked.
Some of the security theatre is actually required to keep people flying, I agree that it goes too far but I also think that there are some people at the TSA somewhere that really know what they are doing. Even if they did break off my TSA approved lock that I paid extra for, and threw out my bottle of water that I bought inside their 'secure' area.
hear hear
What people hould understand is that child pornography is already illegal. It is already classified in other legislation and there is a mechanism for detecting and arresting those involved with it.
Forget the filter, give the money to the AFP so they can do some good with it.
Maybe they should have Computers in the prisons, like they do in china. Exchange Virtual Gold for cigarettes ...
I do believe this is a mountain out of a mole hill. That is what the internet is for though. The internet itself could be considered a mountain out of a mole hill.
:)
I consider you a rational person, able to construct an argument whom presented their opinion. If you are offended by that then i apologise
I am emotionally invested in the issue of computer related crime, but that emotion is not really negative.
My intent was to temper your opinion with my own and illuminate the subtle nature of morality on the internet
The reflection on your assesment of my point as super lame and stupid, was to let you know that I considered the remarks as harmless.
I did not intend that the theory of evolution, or darwin is stupid, merely that if those things are considered stupid then I am happy to have that tag applied to myself.
That is:
If Intellectual Value of Evolution = Stupid and Myself = Stupid Therefore Myself = Intellectual Value of Evolution.
In that manner, I would be flattered.
Someone who I am very fond of, David Hume would applaud your attitude to causality and faith. We can definately agree that we don't know anything.
I think it is commendable that you are a scientist. I like science.
I think you must get into arguments at parties about religion quite a bit. That used to happen to me too, I just nod and smile these days. I agree with your understanding of science and faith. Perhaps we both read the same books to come that opinion. I think Faith is an irrational acceptance of a paradigm of the universe. Proof would make it a rational acceptance, which is not as interesting as the skill of having faith is important. Going back to Hume, we can't be be sure that the sun will rise tomorrow, the past is no predictor of the future if we didn't have faith in the sun rising everyday we would have difficulty living contently.
Thanks for sharing, that simple act of sharing your point of view to someone open minded enough to consider it has made the world a better place.
I hope that your opinions evolve in the manner that you descibed, not to say that you should agree with me but that these exchanges are of benefit to you.
You are welcome to get in contact with me should you wish to stay in touch. I moderate this forum on cyber crime . My email is available on that site. Have a look around while you are there, you might find some facts to support your opinion
I 100% agree with you on Citigroup's negligence. The failure to provide adequate protection on the data is negligent and they should have to answer to the ICO in the UK or a similar body. They have broken some laws in some countries too. I seem to remember a case recently where a bank in the US had to prove it had industry standard security, I would see citigroup struggling to show this as being anything of the sort. Citigroups clients suing them to ensure that they prioritise this stuff is probably a good idea. :-)
I can't really blame the hacker either, It could have just been done to see if the security really was that bad, and they were making it easy.
I am not flip flopping here, my point is that they weren't actually giving it away, and intentionally obtaining anything by deception (even by pretending to be the rightful recepient of a cookie) is still a crime which therefore makes citigroup the victim of a crime. They did infringe security measures, no matter how lame they were to obtain computer data.
My beef is with this emerging culture of publishing hacks rather than notifying the company so that they can fix it. I know that it could be considered that the companies brought this on themselves by their attitudes, not disclosing breaches and shooting the messenger at times. It doesn't mean I have to like the wild west attitude that is starting to be revered.
So to agree with you Citigroup are the bad guys here as well. But the other guy did commit a crime and that makes it not okay.
I would buy you a beer for taking the trouble to organise your argument, but I have had to cancel all of my online banking and paypal accounts due to the RSA hack and LulzSec publishing passwords
P.S.
Do you mean as stupid as Darwin himself, Stupid as the theory of evolution (both of which I am flattered by), or Darwin awards stupid (which I am not flattered by)?
Hacking is a pretty loose term, Hackers generally insist that there is no harm or damage caused by hacking, as opposed to cracking. Perhaps it should be known as what it really is.
Illegal access
The access to the whole or any part of a computer system without right. A Party may require that the offence be committed by infringing security measures, with the intent of obtaining computer data or other dishonest intent, or in relation to a computer system that is connected to another computer system.
System interference
When committed intentionally, the serious hindering without right of the functioning of a computer system by inputting, transmitting, damaging, deleting, deteriorating, altering or suppressing computer data.
Computer-related fraud
When committed intentionally and without right, the causing of a loss of property to another person by:
a) any input, alteration, deletion or suppression of computer data, or
b) any interference with the functioning of a computer system,
with fraudulent or dishonest intent of procuring, without right, an economic benefit for oneself or for another person
(adapted from the European Council of Europe's Convention on Cybercrime)
Regardless of how few skills were required to perform this action, it is still criminal and it makes the web worse for the rest of us. Instead of laughing this off as lame and ranting about how citibank acted like n00bs and got pwnd. Think about how we got to this point and where we are going. This our Internet, we are going to give this to our kids one day.
My point is this.
It is bad that it happened. The internet shouldn't be a bad place. You shouldn't condone bank robbery because the bank left the door unlocked (Regardless of how silly it was). Citibank was the victim of a crime. Victims should get sympathy.
Make it sound like an imposition so that they know that it is.
Why don't you install a less easy to use, or a less windows like operating environment. Make it easier for them to go elsewhere.
I still get upset about the error messages that say to contact your Network Admin and don't give any more info than that. When you are the Network Admin being told to go contact yourself is a bit off putting.
In Korea for the Daum maps service(http://local.daum.net/map/index.jsp), which launched a roadview service late last year, they have used a backpack mounted system so that they could include hiking trails, hiking is very popular here. The already have most of the little paths and things on the system.
Korea is one of the few places where google is struggling for market share, and daum is working to keep it that way. Remember innovation sparked by competition?
I use this font everyday because it is very close to the basic handwriting that is taught at an elementary level.
Kids have a tendancy to copy, so using fonts that are not like handwriting encourage bad habits. You would be amazed the number of kids that can perfectly duplicate the 'a' that you see here.
They need to be able to move on to cursive eventually, so I need the Comic font, or something like it to encourage them to write, right.
Everything has a use, somewhere.
With great power comes ....
Maybe they just bought them from the crook, and are working poor trying to raise their education with the interweb.
What would Spidey do ?
Just a cultural note:
I think the real signifigance of the Kim Chi Icecream hasn't been spelled out in the article, so for the ever informed slashdotters ....
The fast food chain Lotteria is owned by Lotte a large korean company. I would take the suggestion of Kimchi milkshakes as a racial slur against koreans as koreans are said to eat kimchi with every meal. This would not be something that would be said in Japan but would be a silent undercurrent of racism.
The prank was not just a "this would be horrible" idea, but also a slight against the company's origin.
It is perhaps more noteworthy that such a thing could happen for this reason, as a moderated site would not allow a prank with racist undertones to take place.
I have no problem with free speach and personally think that such a site is the perfect place for it. Keep the outbursts away from news sites etc. If I want to judge the darker side of human opinion I know where to find it.
If your current marketable resource is cheap labour, why would you educate your populous with access to world media? Would this not just increase their expectations regarding an acceptable standard of living ? Would this not increase the level of communications between the youth with mesh networks bridging communinities? This level of communications could perhaps lead to a level of organisation that could be a powerful political force? Could this element upset your current long range planning for your country ? Would you take the risk?