Personally I find this a bit sad; it would have been great to see the little thing in action, hopping all over another world investigating things. I mean, these projects take years to design and get there - it's not like they can send another one tomorrow.
I disagree on this. The Windows registry (which I am _convinced_ was a deliberate design concept to stop user intervention of their computer) is the most nubilous system ever - no documentation really.
The Sony 'root kit' charade proved a bit of that (plus the old NT4 client-to-server hack) - and that is from a 'kosher' vendor'. God knows whatever else it does.
All the time you have deliberate obsuration of operation, you will have problems, as noone knows what is going on.
No, this wasn't 'auto-pilot' - this was the 'fly-by'wire' technology that stopped a pilot doing something (that it thought was) outside the flight envelope of the aircraft.
Here the pilot had to try evasive action to pull the aircraft out of the predicament - as these exceeded the flight envelope the software deduced it was detrimental to the aircraft, therefore wouldn't let the pilot do it (or basically re-corrected his actions).
After this happened, I believe it was changed so a pilot could flick a switch that allowed him to override the software and fly the aircraft from the stick.
Tut. Evolution is a scientific theory. Religion _isn't_ a theory - it is utter fantasy like Father Christmas or Lord of the rings.
If religion did have any basis on fact, then we would have only one religion - except we don't - all we have is religion[s] trying to kill the other religion[s] off - WAR.
The sooner religion is dropped from mainstream and moved to a pigeon hole like star trek fans (et al), the World would be a better place.
By running a CD and clicking [OK]? I think not - *nix rootkits need a bit more work - plus *nix rootkits actually change system binaries (ps, free, top etc. etc.) an good ones alter history logs etc. With windows, no need, the OS hides it all for you if you know MS internals.
..for all windows users, ~and I am a bit surprised no blog or tech site picked this up~, is what the hell is it with windows and the way a piece of code can 'hook' into a kernel call and redirect it - and it's all HIDDEN - I mean, what the hell is a sysadmin supposed to do now?
What the hell else is there, running *unknown*.
MS, through their obsession with hidden controls, little or no documentation, a nubilious registry system (what DO all those entries do?) and total disregard to people that buy it, it's a sure eyeopener for all concerned - and windows users should be.
Thanks to Mark Russinovich for this - and if HE struggles to find/remove this type of delibrate (by MS) obscuration to an operating system, what hope does all the mortal 'Harry homeowners' have?
'Singularity'; Usually associated with blackholes->money.
Will business never learn if anyone takes this up as another 'innovation' for the supposedly next best thing to sliced bread rather than MS's usual maloney?
... but the 'Open Document' standard. MS basically are refusing to support it (it conflicts with their monoploy interests), and then crying *foul* because Mass. has endorsed it.
Because if they did, then they 'wouldn't' own the desktop by proprietry tie-ins. It isn't in MS interest to use 'open standards' (hence why the break them all) - they cannot compete on quality with other software, so use their current monopoly to control it.
"Microsoft said it would initially focus on works already in the public domain. This opens up a whole new innovation from Microsoft that will allow all users access to otherwise restricted works - if they have a Hotmail account and use MSN messenger on XP sp2"
Yeah!
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... so that you see real uptime as opposed to wrapped 'uptime' resetting to 0:
/var/run/utmp runlevel
/var/run/utmp runlevel
runlevel (to lvl 3) Sun Oct 14 16:07 - 20:42 (1494+05:34)
utmp begins Sun Oct 14 16:07:40 2001
last -xf
e.g.
[nick@486Linux nick]$ last -xf
MS don't seem to understand people/companies use Linux as their choice.
I dunno about everybody here, but I am getting fed up of all this 'my dad is bigger than your dad' business. Linux users DON'T care.
MS are getting mighty scared to keep financing rubbish like this.
Personally I find this a bit sad; it would have been great to see the little thing in action, hopping all over another world investigating things. I mean, these projects take years to design and get there - it's not like they can send another one tomorrow.
You know, the more this goes on, the more closed source software will be treated with the distain it deserves.
Open source code 'many eyes' seems to easy now.
You get hot-babe
hot-babe
Much better than a paper clip...
... really know where time is?
I mean, the old joke - God invented war to teach 'Murricans geography.
Maybe God ought to invent 'brains'...
I disagree on this. The Windows registry (which I am _convinced_ was a deliberate design concept to stop user intervention of their computer) is the most nubilous system ever - no documentation really.
The Sony 'root kit' charade proved a bit of that (plus the old NT4 client-to-server hack) - and that is from a 'kosher' vendor'. God knows whatever else it does.
All the time you have deliberate obsuration of operation, you will have problems, as noone knows what is going on.
Grokster had the 2.7 kernel code for download...
No, this wasn't 'auto-pilot' - this was the 'fly-by'wire' technology that stopped a pilot doing something (that it thought was) outside the flight envelope of the aircraft.
Here the pilot had to try evasive action to pull the aircraft out of the predicament - as these exceeded the flight envelope the software deduced it was detrimental to the aircraft, therefore wouldn't let the pilot do it (or basically re-corrected his actions).
After this happened, I believe it was changed so a pilot could flick a switch that allowed him to override the software and fly the aircraft from the stick.
Heh... good one...
Tut. Evolution is a scientific theory. Religion _isn't_ a theory - it is utter fantasy like Father Christmas or Lord of the rings.
If religion did have any basis on fact, then we would have only one religion - except we don't - all we have is religion[s] trying to kill the other religion[s] off - WAR.
The sooner religion is dropped from mainstream and moved to a pigeon hole like star trek fans (et al), the World would be a better place.
For their site to work proper, you have to use IE.
...innovation from MS :-)
... Mr A. Terrorist doesn't own a computer? Let him out after a day?
By running a CD and clicking [OK]? I think not - *nix rootkits need a bit more work - plus *nix rootkits actually change system binaries (ps, free, top etc. etc.) an good ones alter history logs etc. With windows, no need, the OS hides it all for you if you know MS internals.
..for all windows users, ~and I am a bit surprised no blog or tech site picked this up~, is what the hell is it with windows and the way a piece of code can 'hook' into a kernel call and redirect it - and it's all HIDDEN - I mean, what the hell is a sysadmin supposed to do now?
What the hell else is there, running *unknown*.
MS, through their obsession with hidden controls, little or no documentation, a nubilious registry system (what DO all those entries do?) and total disregard to people that buy it, it's a sure eyeopener for all concerned - and windows users should be.
Thanks to Mark Russinovich for this - and if HE struggles to find/remove this type of delibrate (by MS) obscuration to an operating system, what hope does all the mortal 'Harry homeowners' have?
'Singularity'; Usually associated with blackholes->money.
Will business never learn if anyone takes this up as another 'innovation' for the supposedly next best thing to sliced bread rather than MS's usual maloney?
'Jetson'.
innovation from MS.
... but the 'Open Document' standard. MS basically are refusing to support it (it conflicts with their monoploy interests), and then crying *foul* because Mass. has endorsed it.
Because if they did, then they 'wouldn't' own the desktop by proprietry tie-ins. It isn't in MS interest to use 'open standards' (hence why the break them all) - they cannot compete on quality with other software, so use their current monopoly to control it.
Even whatever it was, anybody - vendors, users, whoever can fix it there and then. Try that with binary release only...
I disagree. Looking at ANY of MS track record, would you trust your documents with them? I wouldn't, not in a millions years.
Ummm, it called a joke post, my friend...
"Microsoft said it would initially focus on works already in the public domain. This opens up a whole new innovation from Microsoft that will allow all users access to otherwise restricted works - if they have a Hotmail account and use MSN messenger on XP sp2" Yeah!