Slashdotting a Nuke powered site (like the one that was linked to in the orginal news article) probably isn't a good idea:P
They don't handle high traffic very well
On the subject of EULAs, I think that it's good that Blizzard is enforcing it as sites like IGE that sell stuff for MMOs can really destroy the economy of a MMO.
Sounds like they are using Microsoft-esque tatics now. How long will it be before the DOJ gets on their case?
Oh well, this doesn't change my stance on EA. They haven't produced a decent game in over 5 years.
Java isn't so much a slow bulky language anymore despite what people seem to think from their experiences years ago. However it lacks low-level hardware access in order to remain cross-platform so if you want to do some of the more advanced 3D grapics or sound effects or any operating system specific functions, then you'll need to start using JNIs.
JNIs are code written in another language that teaches Java how to do low-level and/or operating system specific functions. JNIs can also be quite messy and can introduce additional platform specific bugs.
To my knowledge the INDUCE (A proposed law that would make it illegal to give people the tools to commit copyright infringement) Act hasn't made it's way to being an actual law yet. And the BitTorrent trackers are not actually distributing the files.
This is another attempt by clueless greedy corporations (MPAA, RIAA etc) to try to stop technology and it won't work. Just like suing to stop Kazaa didn't work.
Governments seem to use banning people from the internet as an easy way to deal with people that they feel have done something wrong. Since they can't actually control what someone does on the internet they seem to think banning people is the solution despite how hard it is to actually prevent someone from getting on the internet if they want to.
Nah it's normal. Called the slashdot effect. And the fact that it's a movie makes it worse. Thousands of people suddenly trying to access a 20MB+ movie at once.
Who is he sueing? It doesn't mention.
It should be the other way around. Copyrights should be allowed, software patents should not. Software patents are what causes most of the trouble.
.net is still inferior to Java. JIT is really pointless IMHO if you aren't bothering to make it cross-platform. And Mono doesn't count because you have to alter your code in a lot of cases to get it to compile in Mono.
Very few vulnerabilities in Unix Operating Systems allow a hacker to gain control of the machine provided the machine is being run by a competent person. This is due to the fact that Unix/Linux/BSD/etc tend to be modular whereas every thing in Windows is integrated.
To answer your question, the vulnerability discussed here allows someone to crash the system but does not allow them to take over the computer.
Looks like yet another reason for people to be using real operating systems. Such as Linux, BSD, MacOS X. Heck even SCO's UnixWare is probably more secure than the mess of code and goto statements that is Windows.
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Slashdotting a Nuke powered site (like the one that was linked to in the orginal news article) probably isn't a good idea :P
They don't handle high traffic very well
On the subject of EULAs, I think that it's good that Blizzard is enforcing it as sites like IGE that sell stuff for MMOs can really destroy the economy of a MMO.
Sounds like they are using Microsoft-esque tatics now. How long will it be before the DOJ gets on their case? Oh well, this doesn't change my stance on EA. They haven't produced a decent game in over 5 years.
Java isn't so much a slow bulky language anymore despite what people seem to think from their experiences years ago. However it lacks low-level hardware access in order to remain cross-platform so if you want to do some of the more advanced 3D grapics or sound effects or any operating system specific functions, then you'll need to start using JNIs. JNIs are code written in another language that teaches Java how to do low-level and/or operating system specific functions. JNIs can also be quite messy and can introduce additional platform specific bugs.
Well I can't use IE. Not that I really miss it. But it simply isn't compatible with Linux or BSD. Such a shame. Well not really.
I never click on unsubscribe links. It just serves to verify to the spammers that your e-mail address is valid.
To my knowledge the INDUCE (A proposed law that would make it illegal to give people the tools to commit copyright infringement) Act hasn't made it's way to being an actual law yet. And the BitTorrent trackers are not actually distributing the files. This is another attempt by clueless greedy corporations (MPAA, RIAA etc) to try to stop technology and it won't work. Just like suing to stop Kazaa didn't work.
Governments seem to use banning people from the internet as an easy way to deal with people that they feel have done something wrong. Since they can't actually control what someone does on the internet they seem to think banning people is the solution despite how hard it is to actually prevent someone from getting on the internet if they want to.
Nah it's normal. Called the slashdot effect. And the fact that it's a movie makes it worse. Thousands of people suddenly trying to access a 20MB+ movie at once.
Seems that way. Don't get me started about Sony's MMORPG Divison, SOE (Sony Online Entertainment)
Didn't the new Playstation 2 also have defects?
Wait until Palm OS 6 (Aka Palm OS Cobalt) comes out. It should improve the Palm Platform a great deal without bloating it up like Windows CE.
Who is he sueing? It doesn't mention. It should be the other way around. Copyrights should be allowed, software patents should not. Software patents are what causes most of the trouble.
.net is still inferior to Java. JIT is really pointless IMHO if you aren't bothering to make it cross-platform. And Mono doesn't count because you have to alter your code in a lot of cases to get it to compile in Mono.
Very few vulnerabilities in Unix Operating Systems allow a hacker to gain control of the machine provided the machine is being run by a competent person. This is due to the fact that Unix/Linux/BSD/etc tend to be modular whereas every thing in Windows is integrated. To answer your question, the vulnerability discussed here allows someone to crash the system but does not allow them to take over the computer.
Looks like yet another reason for people to be using real operating systems. Such as Linux, BSD, MacOS X. Heck even SCO's UnixWare is probably more secure than the mess of code and goto statements that is Windows.