Password expiration policies are great, but only when the users use them properly. For example, it becomes pointless/useless if the user just increments a digit, usually the last digit, in their password during the end of each period.
I.E.
User sets inititial password to "MyP@ssw0rd1"
90-day expiration comes, user sets their password to "MyP@ssw0rd2"
90-day expiration comes, user sets their password to "MyP@ssw0rd3" ... etc. etc.
Once a hacker cracks a user's password (the hard part?), they can continue to use it just by incrementing a digit in the user's password after each 90-day period, therefore, rendering any password expiration policies useless.
From eBay's perspective they've already captured the listing fee, and the 10-20% movement in price achieved by
extending the auction nets them (eBay) only a few more pennies on their percentage of selling price, so why
would they bother? It's the same tension as real-estate agents - they'd rather get a $100,000 sale 10 days into
a home's listing than a $120,000 sale 60 days in e.g. a $5000 (assuming 5% commission) at 10 days than $6000
at 60 days.
Maybe for the real-esate agents who are looking for that short-term "get my quick fix" type of gain but, for the agents who are consistently making sales, in the long run, it pays off to get that extra grand on a sale. Sure you'd have to suck it up for the first few months but, eventually, the "lag" of not being paid right away will be gone and it will be worth it.
Yes, but was it really William LeMessurier's fault?
From the Wiki: While LeMessurier's original design and load calculations for the special, uniquely-designed 'chevron' load braces used to support the building were based on welded joints, a labor and cost-saving change altered the joints to bolted construction after the building's plans were approved. The engineers did not recalculate what the construction change...
Again, it comes back to changes being made after designs are finished. It seems to go hand-in-hand with many of other disasters mentioned here.
[Fooz] In a perfect world... spammers would get caught, go to jail, and share a cell with many men who have enlarged their penisses, taken Viagra and are looking for a new relationship.
Looks like we are one step closer to this "perfect world" Fooz speaks of!
The hidden benefit is that much of the eye candy in OS X is very soothing. It makes it easier to get work done when you have a soothing background and your actions on the computer generate a continual calming effect.
think that it can be particularly difficult to convey emotion in a text message, I feel that most people are fairly aware of when they are "flaming" someone and, in fact, do so with intent. The somewhat anomousity of the internet makes it a perfect breeding ground for such acts.
So, let's hear someone argue against full disclosure now, eh?
I'm fairly confident that Microsoft would not be able to keep up with the wave of bugs discovered once/if they do release their source. They have a hard time keeping up as it is.
Our office elevators have mirrored walls inside each of them. Most people just look down to avoid the awkwardness of seeing themselves and others around them.
I know some of it has to do with driving in an area that you are familair with, especially in areas that have confusing intersections. Drivers may get too "confident". I know that I'm guilty of it. I've been stressed out or thought that someone was an idiot simply because they couldn't figure out an intersection that I drive through every day of the week. I'm sure that they would probably say the same thing about my driving if I was in their neck of the woods and didn't know where I was going.
Well considering that, in India, citizens are now celebrating American holidays such as valentines day, halloween, Christmas, etc. which, I might add, are all about generating income for corporations. I mean really, how stupid/selfish is it that we have to set aside one day out of the year to show that we love someone when it should be continious. Now, the citizens of India are slowly losing their natural heiritage by participating in these holidays perpetuated by American corporations. These are the holidays that help companies get out of the red and into the black, so naturally they are going to promote them. Oh but there is no influence you say...
India.. America's guinea pig. Is India really going to benefit from the influence of American companies? Why not let India develop on their own, keeping their own heritage and culture and without the influence from American culture? Is this supposed to be Glocalization or Americanization?
I agree. I think good communication between the parent and child is very important. Perhaps a cell phone (GPS enabled?) would be a better device for a child in their teens, where they could call the parent at their discretion, taking responsibility, and knowing full well why such action is necessary.
You're kidding me, right? Not wondering what the heck your kids are doing during their freetime on the sole basis that you might be infringing on their rights? Give me a break.
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Yes, but with todays missles, when are they ever going to get that close for it to be a viable tactic?
natural selection will favour the animals that don't need to expend so much energy to achieve the same result
Well, damn. I am freak'n set!
Password expiration policies are great, but only when the users use them properly. For example, it becomes pointless/useless if the user just increments a digit, usually the last digit, in their password during the end of each period.
... etc. etc.
I.E.
User sets inititial password to "MyP@ssw0rd1"
90-day expiration comes, user sets their password to "MyP@ssw0rd2"
90-day expiration comes, user sets their password to "MyP@ssw0rd3"
Once a hacker cracks a user's password (the hard part?), they can continue to use it just by incrementing a digit in the user's password after each 90-day period, therefore, rendering any password expiration policies useless.
From eBay's perspective they've already captured the listing fee, and the 10-20% movement in price achieved by extending the auction nets them (eBay) only a few more pennies on their percentage of selling price, so why would they bother? It's the same tension as real-estate agents - they'd rather get a $100,000 sale 10 days into a home's listing than a $120,000 sale 60 days in e.g. a $5000 (assuming 5% commission) at 10 days than $6000 at 60 days.
Maybe for the real-esate agents who are looking for that short-term "get my quick fix" type of gain but, for the agents who are consistently making sales, in the long run, it pays off to get that extra grand on a sale. Sure you'd have to suck it up for the first few months but, eventually, the "lag" of not being paid right away will be gone and it will be worth it.
Yes, but was it really William LeMessurier's fault?
...
From the Wiki:
While LeMessurier's original design and load calculations for the special, uniquely-designed 'chevron' load braces used to support the building were based on welded joints, a labor and cost-saving change altered the joints to bolted construction after the building's plans were approved. The engineers did not recalculate what the construction change
Again, it comes back to changes being made after designs are finished. It seems to go hand-in-hand with many of other disasters mentioned here.
A game that involves sunlight and walking? Like anyone here would play that!
Yes but then we just would build a $50,000 simulator so that we wouldn't have to.
because that would be insect cruelty
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So who cleans out the porn for the guy who doesn't die first? He would have double the amount of porn to be found.
[Fooz] In a perfect world... spammers would get caught, go to jail, and share a cell with many men who have enlarged their penisses, taken Viagra and are looking for a new relationship.
Looks like we are one step closer to this "perfect world" Fooz speaks of!
The hidden benefit is that much of the eye candy in OS X is very soothing. It makes it easier to get work done when you have a soothing background and your actions on the computer generate a continual calming effect.
Yeah.. tell that to clippy.
It's all a joke...
On April 1st, iDefense will file for bankruptcy. Ha. Ha. "April Fools!"
think that it can be particularly difficult to convey emotion in a text message, I feel that most people are fairly aware of when they are "flaming" someone and, in fact, do so with intent. The somewhat anomousity of the internet makes it a perfect breeding ground for such acts.
So, let's hear someone argue against full disclosure now, eh?
I'm fairly confident that Microsoft would not be able to keep up with the wave of bugs discovered once/if they do release their source. They have a hard time keeping up as it is.
I'm confused and, pardon my ignorance, but didn't Microsoft just pay $8.9 million to cover this?
Our office elevators have mirrored walls inside each of them. Most people just look down to avoid the awkwardness of seeing themselves and others around them.
I know some of it has to do with driving in an area that you are familair with, especially in areas that have confusing intersections. Drivers may get too "confident". I know that I'm guilty of it. I've been stressed out or thought that someone was an idiot simply because they couldn't figure out an intersection that I drive through every day of the week. I'm sure that they would probably say the same thing about my driving if I was in their neck of the woods and didn't know where I was going.
to seek out life on mars. Perhaps this was some sort of martian conspiracy!
McDocuments
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McFavorites
McVideos
McMusic
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Several Japanese scientists have been asked to commit seppuku to attenuate their shame
I'm sure the bias on /. doesn't help either.
Well considering that, in India, citizens are now celebrating American holidays such as valentines day, halloween, Christmas, etc. which, I might add, are all about generating income for corporations. I mean really, how stupid/selfish is it that we have to set aside one day out of the year to show that we love someone when it should be continious. Now, the citizens of India are slowly losing their natural heiritage by participating in these holidays perpetuated by American corporations. These are the holidays that help companies get out of the red and into the black, so naturally they are going to promote them. Oh but there is no influence you say...
India.. America's guinea pig. Is India really going to benefit from the influence of American companies? Why not let India develop on their own, keeping their own heritage and culture and without the influence from American culture? Is this supposed to be Glocalization or Americanization?
I agree. I think good communication between the parent and child is very important. Perhaps a cell phone (GPS enabled?) would be a better device for a child in their teens, where they could call the parent at their discretion, taking responsibility, and knowing full well why such action is necessary.
I'll be drunk
You're kidding me, right? Not wondering what the heck your kids are doing during their freetime on the sole basis that you might be infringing on their rights? Give me a break.