Agreed. Banks should, at a minimum, use virtual keyboards that you have to operate with a mouse as part of the login process. Yes, it's possible to get screen captures of where the mouse is clicking but it's quite a lot harder to do than keylogging. Smart card logins and RSA number generator cards are another option. Banks have been way too slow to adopt them.
Second, there's a whole range of things you can do to prevent dodgy payees being added to an account. I know of one bank here in Australia that sends you an SMS to confirm new payees. Certainly, big transfers to new payees should be setting off alarm bells somewhere. I've received a couple of calls from my bank to authorise foreign transfers before. It ain't rocket science.
Spot on. There's precedent in New Zealand for the sharing of spectrum sale revenue with the Maori population.
Ultimately, spectrum is a valuable shared resource like any other. If governments are making money from selling it and they have treaty obligations to indigenous populations they're probably going to have to share that revenue. Of course it all depends on how strong the original treaty is. In New Zealand, the Maori kicked some serious butt when the Poms arrived. They negotiated a fairly strong treaty and consequently they have significantly more legal rights than, for example, Australian Aborigines.
I can only hope. Terrible, terrible language. I'm not going to argue that there aren't better options now, but I think its bad reputation is a little undeserved. I think the fact that CF is so simple led to its adoption by a lot of very bad programmers who wrote some truly awful spaghetti code.
The concept of custom tags began with CF and it's JIT compilation gave it a performance edge over PHP and ASP for a good while. Maybe JJ Allaire should publicly apologise for arrays that start at 1 but I think, in a historical context, ColdFusion is like an old unfashionable band that had a positive influence, even if the newcomers are embarrassed to talk about it.
Actually, paying for "minutes" is a lot more accurate than what they call a "cap" here. I'm on a $49 per month "cap" with Vodafone that can easily cost more than $49 if I make enough calls or texts. The word "cap" implies a ceiling on cost but it's actually just a discount for agreeing to pay a minimum amount per month.
IMHO the ACCC should ban the use of the term "cap" on any service that can cost more than the amount stated.
Spry is still in pre-release but up to version 1.5 and looks to be getting pretty good too. It's also fully open source under a BSD license.
We're currently looking at a few AJAX options at work too so I'd appreciate any feedback from anyone who's evaluated it particularly against jQuery and the others in TFA.
Great post. I wonder though, how could this software (or similar) be used by a small business with fairly low sales volumes?
As an example - my girlfriend is an optometrist with her own, single practise selling glasses, sunglasses and contact lenses. They don't sell anything in great volume and generally just make up prices as they go along.
She would love to have software like this to give her some pricing guidance, but I personally don't see how it could work effectively without a lot of sales data to crunch over. Is there another option? I'd appreciate your opinion.
I agree but isn't it sad how MS had to get involved before anyone on Slashdot could see the value in RIAs? Just look at the general reaction when Apollo was released. Most Slashdotters thought it was just Java being reinvented or banged on ad-nauseum about hating Flash. Now they're moaning about SVG again. Sigh.
People rightly criticize MS for copying others but at least they know a good idea when they see it.
Maybe they could tweak IIS so that it slows Flash down while optimizing the speed of their products?
Given that Flash runs on the browser rather than the server this would be pointless. It'd just make IIS look slow(er) compared to Apache.
MS could possibly do something in IE to slow Flash down but then they'd look bad against Firefox, Safari, Opera etc.
No. Looks like they'll just do what they've always done and bundle extra features into the OS as well as make the development tools cheaper. Expect to see an equivalent to Flash Media Server built in to various Windows server products. They've already started down this path with streaming media. Just ask Real.
So... you're saying Adobe has a virtual monopoly on their market but they've still got quality products that people want to use and are happy to pay a premium for. Thought about buying any stock?
Yes, there are hacks out there to let people run OS X on Intel/AMD hardware. No, it's not legal.
Interesting point here. When Leopard comes out and you can buy an Intel native version of OSX quite legitmately - it will be perfectly legal to run it on non-native hardware in pretty much every country other than the US. Reverse engineering is not a crime where I live.
TFA doesn't mention the power of the fuel cell but it does say it's not sufficient for takeoff and climb - just maintaining cruise. In order to climb, the motor needs additional power from a Li-Ion battery pack. I figure there'd be some potential safety issues with that. If you used up all your "climb power" you'd essentially have to rely on a glide approach for landing or maintain cruise until the fuel cell could recharge the battery enough for a "go round".
It'd be good to know what kind of power delivery would be required to eliminate the battery completely. I guess weight is the major obstacle at the moment.
Not a politically correct thing to ask - but has anyone else ever wondered if the labels deliberately promote genres of music that are less appealing to the majority of file sharers ie. white young men?
Copyright infringement can be stealing. Just not always.
This is the problem I have with both sides of the debate: MAFIAA line - copyright infringement = stealing
Demonstrably untrue. For example if I download a song I already own on CD there's clearly:
1. No reason I would ever buy it again therefore they're not losing revenue and
2. I'm merely using an alternative means to my legal right to make a backup/format shift the copy on the CD.
That's not even close to stealing
Files sharer's line - copyright infringement != stealing
Also untrue. If I copy a song or album I would otherwise have paid for and do not subsequently do so, the copyright holder is clearly losing revenue. So they've now suffered a material loss due to my actions and that's basically stealing. It's not the song that's been stolen - but it is the money I would otherwise have paid. File sharers often like to point out that there's a lot of music they copy that they otherwise wouldn't have bought. I tend to agree with that argument. The problem is that they conveniently overlook the stuff they would have paid for but haven't. Yes - the MAFIAA are asshats. Yes - they often rip off artists themselves with miserly contracts. That still doesn't make it right to copy stuff you would have bought without paying for it.
Actually I think it would fascinating to pit humans against machines for racing. I suspect on a known track that you could make a machine very competitive indeed. Particularly on those stupifyingly boring oval tracks that Americans seems so fond of. Much higher tolerances to G Forces, no fatigue, and the ability to analyse every part of the previous lap would have to help.
I don't think we're even remotely close to having vehicles that can be autonomous in all situations. There's certainly a solid case to be made for automatic driving on freeways and interstates. For one thing, widespread use of dynamic cruise control can significantly reduce traffic congestion by stopping the ripple effect caused by over braking.
But urban settings with a lot of pedestrian traffic are a complete technical and legal nightmare. Then there's the issue of very poor quality roads or severe weather conditions where driving actually takes a fair bit of effort and judgement.
I'd like to see the same kind of autopilot for cars that you see in small aircraft. In that case the pilot is still in controll when taxiing, for takeoffs, landings and emergencies. The autopilot kicks in elsewhere. For driving you'd be responsible for getting out of the 'burbs/city and onto a freeway before handing over. However, you'd still have to be prepared to take control for an emergency.
I think the signing approach is the right one. However, to allow for dynamic SWF inclusion that'd mean every included SWF would also need to be signed and checked at run time before it was used. Not a scenario that sounds either fast or easy!
I'm with you brother. Oh God why is/. so conservative and predictable? The comments here run through pretty much every cliched attack... - It's crap because it doesn't run on 64 bit Linux - It's crap because it's not open source and XUL is a perfectly good alternative - It's just a new version of Java - Look at the evil license. OMG they're trying to lock you in! - No Ogg support. Less space than a Nomad etc etc.
Here's a radical idea. How about, just once, actually looking at a non open source app objectively? I never drank the Flex Kool-Aid (no big benefits over AJAX IMO), but Apollo really has quite a lot going for it: 1. It's truly cross platform on the major desktop OSs of Windows and OSX. Look at Linux's desktop market share FFS. If Adobe released ANY Linux version it would be generous, yet they'd still be derided by bearded clowns howling about the lack of 64bit support on PowerPC and Stallman's accolytes decrying the runtime as closed source. 2. It's designed for occasionally connected apps with local file system access. It has the advantages of a thick client but it's much, much easier to develop for than Java or.NET. 3. It's significantly more media capable than XUL. Can XUL do video conferencing or stream audio/video? Oh sorry that's right - real computer users don't like video (it's all ads) and should be recompiling their Gentoo kernel from a command prompt instead.
I don't think Adobe are perfect by any means. I have some very big concerns about Apollo's security that I'd like to see addressed. One example - how does it stop an app that's been given file system access from dynamically including a compromised SWF on the server?
Slashdot is rarely the place for constructive criticism. Even mildly intelligent criticism is increasingly rare. But is it too much to ask that it's, at least, informed?
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Agreed. Banks should, at a minimum, use virtual keyboards that you have to operate with a mouse as part of the login process. Yes, it's possible to get screen captures of where the mouse is clicking but it's quite a lot harder to do than keylogging. Smart card logins and RSA number generator cards are another option. Banks have been way too slow to adopt them.
Second, there's a whole range of things you can do to prevent dodgy payees being added to an account. I know of one bank here in Australia that sends you an SMS to confirm new payees. Certainly, big transfers to new payees should be setting off alarm bells somewhere. I've received a couple of calls from my bank to authorise foreign transfers before. It ain't rocket science.
Spot on. There's precedent in New Zealand for the sharing of spectrum sale revenue with the Maori population.
Ultimately, spectrum is a valuable shared resource like any other. If governments are making money from selling it and they have treaty obligations to indigenous populations they're probably going to have to share that revenue. Of course it all depends on how strong the original treaty is. In New Zealand, the Maori kicked some serious butt when the Poms arrived. They negotiated a fairly strong treaty and consequently they have significantly more legal rights than, for example, Australian Aborigines.
The concept of custom tags began with CF and it's JIT compilation gave it a performance edge over PHP and ASP for a good while. Maybe JJ Allaire should publicly apologise for arrays that start at 1 but I think, in a historical context, ColdFusion is like an old unfashionable band that had a positive influence, even if the newcomers are embarrassed to talk about it.
I just hope they made him a coffee down at the station!
Actually, paying for "minutes" is a lot more accurate than what they call a "cap" here. I'm on a $49 per month "cap" with Vodafone that can easily cost more than $49 if I make enough calls or texts. The word "cap" implies a ceiling on cost but it's actually just a discount for agreeing to pay a minimum amount per month.
IMHO the ACCC should ban the use of the term "cap" on any service that can cost more than the amount stated.
Sarkozy could have said "if you vote for Royal, the terrorist's sister wins" and he would have been right
Spry is still in pre-release but up to version 1.5 and looks to be getting pretty good too. It's also fully open source under a BSD license.
We're currently looking at a few AJAX options at work too so I'd appreciate any feedback from anyone who's evaluated it particularly against jQuery and the others in TFA.
Great post. I wonder though, how could this software (or similar) be used by a small business with fairly low sales volumes?
As an example - my girlfriend is an optometrist with her own, single practise selling glasses, sunglasses and contact lenses. They don't sell anything in great volume and generally just make up prices as they go along.
She would love to have software like this to give her some pricing guidance, but I personally don't see how it could work effectively without a lot of sales data to crunch over. Is there another option? I'd appreciate your opinion.
I agree but isn't it sad how MS had to get involved before anyone on Slashdot could see the value in RIAs? Just look at the general reaction when Apollo was released. Most Slashdotters thought it was just Java being reinvented or banged on ad-nauseum about hating Flash. Now they're moaning about SVG again. Sigh.
People rightly criticize MS for copying others but at least they know a good idea when they see it.
Maybe they could tweak IIS so that it slows Flash down while optimizing the speed of their products?
Given that Flash runs on the browser rather than the server this would be pointless. It'd just make IIS look slow(er) compared to Apache.
MS could possibly do something in IE to slow Flash down but then they'd look bad against Firefox, Safari, Opera etc.
No. Looks like they'll just do what they've always done and bundle extra features into the OS as well as make the development tools cheaper. Expect to see an equivalent to Flash Media Server built in to various Windows server products. They've already started down this path with streaming media. Just ask Real.
So... you're saying Adobe has a virtual monopoly on their market but they've still got quality products that people want to use and are happy to pay a premium for. Thought about buying any stock?
Yes, there are hacks out there to let people run OS X on Intel/AMD hardware. No, it's not legal.
Interesting point here. When Leopard comes out and you can buy an Intel native version of OSX quite legitmately - it will be perfectly legal to run it on non-native hardware in pretty much every country other than the US. Reverse engineering is not a crime where I live.
"within five years it will be the most popular form of PC sold in America" - Bill Gates 2001
TFA doesn't mention the power of the fuel cell but it does say it's not sufficient for takeoff and climb - just maintaining cruise. In order to climb, the motor needs additional power from a Li-Ion battery pack. I figure there'd be some potential safety issues with that. If you used up all your "climb power" you'd essentially have to rely on a glide approach for landing or maintain cruise until the fuel cell could recharge the battery enough for a "go round".
It'd be good to know what kind of power delivery would be required to eliminate the battery completely. I guess weight is the major obstacle at the moment.
Not a politically correct thing to ask - but has anyone else ever wondered if the labels deliberately promote genres of music that are less appealing to the majority of file sharers ie. white young men?
It's the only explanation I can think of for R&B
copyright infringement != stealing
Copyright infringement can be stealing. Just not always.
This is the problem I have with both sides of the debate:
MAFIAA line - copyright infringement = stealing
Demonstrably untrue. For example if I download a song I already own on CD there's clearly:
1. No reason I would ever buy it again therefore they're not losing revenue and
2. I'm merely using an alternative means to my legal right to make a backup/format shift the copy on the CD.
That's not even close to stealing
Files sharer's line - copyright infringement != stealing
Also untrue. If I copy a song or album I would otherwise have paid for and do not subsequently do so, the copyright holder is clearly losing revenue. So they've now suffered a material loss due to my actions and that's basically stealing. It's not the song that's been stolen - but it is the money I would otherwise have paid. File sharers often like to point out that there's a lot of music they copy that they otherwise wouldn't have bought. I tend to agree with that argument. The problem is that they conveniently overlook the stuff they would have paid for but haven't. Yes - the MAFIAA are asshats. Yes - they often rip off artists themselves with miserly contracts. That still doesn't make it right to copy stuff you would have bought without paying for it.
Small aircraft don't. Not unless you're very lucky anyway!
Actually I think it would fascinating to pit humans against machines for racing. I suspect on a known track that you could make a machine very competitive indeed. Particularly on those stupifyingly boring oval tracks that Americans seems so fond of. Much higher tolerances to G Forces, no fatigue, and the ability to analyse every part of the previous lap would have to help.
I don't think we're even remotely close to having vehicles that can be autonomous in all situations. There's certainly a solid case to be made for automatic driving on freeways and interstates. For one thing, widespread use of dynamic cruise control can significantly reduce traffic congestion by stopping the ripple effect caused by over braking.
But urban settings with a lot of pedestrian traffic are a complete technical and legal nightmare. Then there's the issue of very poor quality roads or severe weather conditions where driving actually takes a fair bit of effort and judgement.
I'd like to see the same kind of autopilot for cars that you see in small aircraft. In that case the pilot is still in controll when taxiing, for takeoffs, landings and emergencies. The autopilot kicks in elsewhere. For driving you'd be responsible for getting out of the 'burbs/city and onto a freeway before handing over. However, you'd still have to be prepared to take control for an emergency.
I think the signing approach is the right one. However, to allow for dynamic SWF inclusion that'd mean every included SWF would also need to be signed and checked at run time before it was used. Not a scenario that sounds either fast or easy!
I'm with you brother. Oh God why is /. so conservative and predictable? The comments here run through pretty much every cliched attack...
.NET.
- It's crap because it doesn't run on 64 bit Linux
- It's crap because it's not open source and XUL is a perfectly good alternative
- It's just a new version of Java
- Look at the evil license. OMG they're trying to lock you in!
- No Ogg support. Less space than a Nomad etc etc.
Here's a radical idea. How about, just once, actually looking at a non open source app objectively? I never drank the Flex Kool-Aid (no big benefits over AJAX IMO), but Apollo really has quite a lot going for it:
1. It's truly cross platform on the major desktop OSs of Windows and OSX. Look at Linux's desktop market share FFS. If Adobe released ANY Linux version it would be generous, yet they'd still be derided by bearded clowns howling about the lack of 64bit support on PowerPC and Stallman's accolytes decrying the runtime as closed source.
2. It's designed for occasionally connected apps with local file system access. It has the advantages of a thick client but it's much, much easier to develop for than Java or
3. It's significantly more media capable than XUL. Can XUL do video conferencing or stream audio/video? Oh sorry that's right - real computer users don't like video (it's all ads) and should be recompiling their Gentoo kernel from a command prompt instead.
I don't think Adobe are perfect by any means. I have some very big concerns about Apollo's security that I'd like to see addressed. One example - how does it stop an app that's been given file system access from dynamically including a compromised SWF on the server?
Slashdot is rarely the place for constructive criticism. Even mildly intelligent criticism is increasingly rare. But is it too much to ask that it's, at least, informed?
Thanks for the info. Glad I pretended to be an Australian uni student and got Office Ultimate for $75AUD the other day!
Great article. Wish I had a mod point.
I particularly liked the concept of "nutritionism". If economics is the dismal science, then nutrition is at best a dismal cult.
"We don't have time for science projects in state government," he says. I hate Illinois Nazis