Did a little research on the Rig exploit, and I've come away a bit confused: if I hit the exploited site while using a Mac, could the Mac be infected, and if so how could I tell - and how could I remove it if so?
Thanks in advance.
It's a personal choice, and in no way would I advocate it for everyone. But I, personally, don't want to go from being a productive member of society to a drain on the emotional and financial resources of the ones I love.
I didn't come from a wealthy family, and I had to watch two of my grandparents spend the last decade or so of their lives dying of various conditions. My grandfather had dementia, and got a pretty raging infection from diabetes he didn't know he had until he was in his 70's. My grandmother worked until she couldn't work any longer, and died from cancer six years later.
My family did their best to take care of them both, put them in as nice a place as they could afford, and we went to see them at least once a week. It was tough on everyone, for a plethora of reasons. It was hard for my grandparents, who wanted to continue participating in family events, and wanted to feel useful. And yet they couldn't, and it truly hurt them.
So, I don't want that for myself, or my family. It doesn't matter how rich you are - when the mind and the body are beyond the point at which you can maintain some level of happiness, I don't see the point in living.
As I tell the folks at the poker table, "You play your hand, I'll play mine." If you want to live to be feeble and have no bowel or bladder control, and be a drain to your family in some way, by all means you go for it. Me? I'd rather end it.
The thought of living to an age where I can no longer contribute anything of value to society, while simultaneously becoming a drain to those I love - both emotionally and financially - is not appealing to me at all.
As a UX / Product Designer, I've spent years and years taking down everything in notebooks, and doing collaborative design work on large-scale quadrile paper. Until about a year ago. I was getting tired of scanning in or completely re-drawing final product designs, and moved to use Evernote + Sketch to collaboratively develop & design software, websites, and products.
What's nice about Evernote and Sketch is that they are 1) Integrated, 2) Work on Windows/Mac/iOS/Android, 3) Easy to use, and 4) Make sharing documents and graphics nearly instantaneous as long as everyone has network access.
We've moved to doing all of our requirements and specs in Evernote, and using Sketch to get first drafts done digitally. We also scan in drawn pictures & other misc. materials to be stored in Evernote. It's a great combo & repository.
...it's about how you were raised, what ethics and morals were instilled in your most influential years, and your overall social development. Being a "nerd" or a "geek" has nothing to do with it, except that it's generally more normal for people who are classified as such to have been socially outcast or on the fringe at some point in their early (pre-adult) lives.
This guy was a complete a-hole, that's a given. He was also from a wealthy family and had a tremendous sense of entitlement. I'd venture that a good part of his misogyny has a basis in that upbringing and entitled lifestyle.
Let's leave the labels out of it and have a real discussion about mental health and social attitudes for a change.
I've used them for shared hosting for years, and it's been a hell of a frustration. That said, however, their VPS service actually has a good record. For the discounted price they offered me (based on the absolutely horrific service for the last few months) I couldn't refuse. It was a really good deal.
I'd just finished doing a week of research for a VPS and was literally going to sign up for Linode Friday AM when Dreamhost woo'ed me with a better deal. Geez.
There was a rumor going around before JJ Abrams was announced to be helming the reboot of the Star Trek franchise that you were in the running for that role. Whether that's true or not, if you have been chosen for that particular spot, what would you have done to reboot the Trek universe? Thanks!
...but there's something to be said for iOS being a "closed" platform with a (mostly) strict approval process. There's a lot of controversy about apps getting blocked from the iTunes App Store, but so far there haven't been any significant outbreaks of malware/trojans like the Android platform has had.
Caveat: I actively develop for both platforms, so I have no "stake" in either side. Just making a point about the open vs. closed issue in related to PII leakage risks.
Let the flaming begin!
I mean, it's from Japan, right? It's gotta turn into a robot, or some kind of odd anime device that does indescribably naughty thing to girls in sailor uniforms.
I get the distinct impression that when Rushkoff said "fork the internet" he really meant the entire thing, including backbone and infrastructure. I'm not saying you're wrong - you're completely right in what you're saying technologically. I'm just saying that if we're going to take Rushkoff literally, we'd have to start from scratch.
I'd also say it's worth taking note that if we want to ensure that the internet doesn't become the mobile phone provider that it so wants to be (in relation to the business models of Comcast/Verizon/Cox/et al) that perhaps starting fresh with new backbone hardware and protocols - that try to prevent what is threatening net neutrality - would be a boon for making things better in the future.
Ad hominem ignored, when I said infrastructure I meant everything. Pipes, computers, nodes, the whole thing. ARPA didn't have to deal with millions and millions of devices. It had hundreds, if even that. Technology was a lot less refined then. We learned great lessons from it and a lot of what created it was put directly into what the internet is today.
You're comparing a bag of rocks to the Burj Dubai.
I agree with the idea, in theory, but it's not like we can just up and start a "new internet" from scratch easily. The infrastructure would be a massive undertaking... decisions about whether to reuse old protocols or create new ones would have to be decided... hardware support would need to be dealt with...
And at some point, because it's bound to happen, some government(s) are going to want to step in and ruin the work all over again.
I'm hopeful about the future of net neutrality by a simple line from Serenity: "You can't stop the signal, Mal."
I can imagine the board meeting where the idea was thrown out:
Corp Douche 1: "They're going to be angry when they learn about the kind of things we've done. They're probably going to write letters and e-mails and setup 'BoASucks.com'."
Corp Douche 2: "Well, we can ignore the mail. But websites? Oh my... the web! I hear there's a lot of people there and they say mean things about us! We can't let them do that!"
Corp Douche 3: "We can cut them off at the knees! Let's buy up all the 'sucks' and 'blows' website names before they get to them! Public relations disaster averted!"
*All of the Corp Douches clap*
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...that religious zealots would do anything like. It's so out of their character!
/sarcasm
Did a little research on the Rig exploit, and I've come away a bit confused: if I hit the exploited site while using a Mac, could the Mac be infected, and if so how could I tell - and how could I remove it if so? Thanks in advance.
It's a personal choice, and in no way would I advocate it for everyone. But I, personally, don't want to go from being a productive member of society to a drain on the emotional and financial resources of the ones I love.
I didn't come from a wealthy family, and I had to watch two of my grandparents spend the last decade or so of their lives dying of various conditions. My grandfather had dementia, and got a pretty raging infection from diabetes he didn't know he had until he was in his 70's. My grandmother worked until she couldn't work any longer, and died from cancer six years later.
My family did their best to take care of them both, put them in as nice a place as they could afford, and we went to see them at least once a week. It was tough on everyone, for a plethora of reasons. It was hard for my grandparents, who wanted to continue participating in family events, and wanted to feel useful. And yet they couldn't, and it truly hurt them.
So, I don't want that for myself, or my family. It doesn't matter how rich you are - when the mind and the body are beyond the point at which you can maintain some level of happiness, I don't see the point in living.
As I tell the folks at the poker table, "You play your hand, I'll play mine." If you want to live to be feeble and have no bowel or bladder control, and be a drain to your family in some way, by all means you go for it. Me? I'd rather end it.
The thought of living to an age where I can no longer contribute anything of value to society, while simultaneously becoming a drain to those I love - both emotionally and financially - is not appealing to me at all.
As a UX / Product Designer, I've spent years and years taking down everything in notebooks, and doing collaborative design work on large-scale quadrile paper. Until about a year ago. I was getting tired of scanning in or completely re-drawing final product designs, and moved to use Evernote + Sketch to collaboratively develop & design software, websites, and products. What's nice about Evernote and Sketch is that they are 1) Integrated, 2) Work on Windows/Mac/iOS/Android, 3) Easy to use, and 4) Make sharing documents and graphics nearly instantaneous as long as everyone has network access. We've moved to doing all of our requirements and specs in Evernote, and using Sketch to get first drafts done digitally. We also scan in drawn pictures & other misc. materials to be stored in Evernote. It's a great combo & repository.
...it's about how you were raised, what ethics and morals were instilled in your most influential years, and your overall social development. Being a "nerd" or a "geek" has nothing to do with it, except that it's generally more normal for people who are classified as such to have been socially outcast or on the fringe at some point in their early (pre-adult) lives.
This guy was a complete a-hole, that's a given. He was also from a wealthy family and had a tremendous sense of entitlement. I'd venture that a good part of his misogyny has a basis in that upbringing and entitled lifestyle.
Let's leave the labels out of it and have a real discussion about mental health and social attitudes for a change.
...before they made that douchy Acer Iconia W3 vs. iPad Mini commercial. ;)
...that it's the first app collaboratively designed by AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, and Verizon? ;)
...hello beach front property in Alabama!
I've used them for shared hosting for years, and it's been a hell of a frustration. That said, however, their VPS service actually has a good record. For the discounted price they offered me (based on the absolutely horrific service for the last few months) I couldn't refuse. It was a really good deal.
I'd just finished doing a week of research for a VPS and was literally going to sign up for Linode Friday AM when Dreamhost woo'ed me with a better deal. Geez.
There was a rumor going around before JJ Abrams was announced to be helming the reboot of the Star Trek franchise that you were in the running for that role. Whether that's true or not, if you have been chosen for that particular spot, what would you have done to reboot the Trek universe? Thanks!
"OMG WTF im on fyre omg omg halp! were's my bffs da popo!" I feel terrible for the EMS operators...
Charlie's dying to know, and no one believes Maverick & Goose.
...but there's something to be said for iOS being a "closed" platform with a (mostly) strict approval process. There's a lot of controversy about apps getting blocked from the iTunes App Store, but so far there haven't been any significant outbreaks of malware/trojans like the Android platform has had. Caveat: I actively develop for both platforms, so I have no "stake" in either side. Just making a point about the open vs. closed issue in related to PII leakage risks. Let the flaming begin!
It will also make the walls more delicious!
I mean, it's from Japan, right? It's gotta turn into a robot, or some kind of odd anime device that does indescribably naughty thing to girls in sailor uniforms.
"Hack the planet!" lol!
Every time they showed a screen in Hackers I cringed. Also, that "RISC is good" comment from the lead actor made my skin crawl.
I'm shocked that they aren't just photoshoping pictures of a guy in an American or Russian space suit strapped to the side of a photoshoped rocket.
I get the distinct impression that when Rushkoff said "fork the internet" he really meant the entire thing, including backbone and infrastructure. I'm not saying you're wrong - you're completely right in what you're saying technologically. I'm just saying that if we're going to take Rushkoff literally, we'd have to start from scratch.
I'd also say it's worth taking note that if we want to ensure that the internet doesn't become the mobile phone provider that it so wants to be (in relation to the business models of Comcast/Verizon/Cox/et al) that perhaps starting fresh with new backbone hardware and protocols - that try to prevent what is threatening net neutrality - would be a boon for making things better in the future.
Ad hominem ignored, when I said infrastructure I meant everything. Pipes, computers, nodes, the whole thing. ARPA didn't have to deal with millions and millions of devices. It had hundreds, if even that. Technology was a lot less refined then. We learned great lessons from it and a lot of what created it was put directly into what the internet is today.
You're comparing a bag of rocks to the Burj Dubai.
I agree with the idea, in theory, but it's not like we can just up and start a "new internet" from scratch easily. The infrastructure would be a massive undertaking... decisions about whether to reuse old protocols or create new ones would have to be decided... hardware support would need to be dealt with... And at some point, because it's bound to happen, some government(s) are going to want to step in and ruin the work all over again. I'm hopeful about the future of net neutrality by a simple line from Serenity: "You can't stop the signal, Mal."
I can imagine the board meeting where the idea was thrown out: Corp Douche 1: "They're going to be angry when they learn about the kind of things we've done. They're probably going to write letters and e-mails and setup 'BoASucks.com'." Corp Douche 2: "Well, we can ignore the mail. But websites? Oh my... the web! I hear there's a lot of people there and they say mean things about us! We can't let them do that!" Corp Douche 3: "We can cut them off at the knees! Let's buy up all the 'sucks' and 'blows' website names before they get to them! Public relations disaster averted!" *All of the Corp Douches clap*
Perhaps there's a subspecies of Klingon that is Hobbit-like. Short, but honorable. They even have a reality show, "Big Qo'noS, Little Klingons".