So, let's see if I get this right. They rediscovered something, that everyone from the 1990's and 80 years prior learned to make as part of science class...and simply applied modern technology to it.
No, you didn't get it right. But that's not surprising, clearly you didn't read the article.
"Stuffing bits into a database is boring"? Maybe to some people, but as a database engenner (yes I have a CS degree), who deals with huge databases with thousends (or more) complex relationships, I've always found database theory fastinating. In any case, I'm not sure what "boring" relationship this has to writing code the "tells a machine how to extrude, cut, bend, or morph atoms". I smell many buzz words purcolating out of this guy...
If you're complaining about me not watching ads on your site, how about showing me ads FROM your site, not a third party's
The infrastructure required for a high-traffic web site of media company with a number of high-traffic sites is not insignificant, and like mail servers it's often a better idea to farm it out so as to be able to focus on content.
According to multiple sources, the satellite is no longer tumbling.
Interestingly, this was reported in news almost a day before the Slashdot story was posted, I assume Timmy doesn't read the news nor, you know, verify the up-to-date accuracy of "current events"...
Indeed official staff names, titles, emails, and phone numbers are ALL things that are available to the public through staff directories or FOIA. Much about nothing, and if the "hackers" actually think they hacked something secret, they are most likely just script kiddies who found a public server of a honey pot.
Perhaps by the time their servo rewrite is finished, the firefox name will be so unpopular that their best choice would be to release it under a different name.
That is entirely within your hands. Facebook knows exactly what you have told them or one of their partners. They know too much about you? Look in the mirror.
Cnet's Download.com didn't start off that way. "Back in the day" it could be a great "go-to" for software downloads. But they have or are cutting their own throats, it's hard to imagine anyone downloading anything from these clowns today. Let alone actually read any of the "articles" they publish, I mean seriously, who reads that shit?
Eliminate Anonymous Cowards (yea that's sacrilege here, but we're not the same community we were 10 years ago.)
The problem with that is that while many AC's are trolls, there are still good reasons to want to post relevant and thoughtful and productive comments as AC.
There is a difference between your work phone / email / address and your home phone / email / address. These script kiddies released work phone / email / address, which *IS* public information. The document you quote is talking about personal phone / email / address, and indeed also says "may", not "is".
Honeypot ? They almost managed to crash the drone.
Is that a fact ? Says who? A bunch of script kiddies that bought a hack into a honeypot and went on to disclose publically available information? A bunch of script kiddies that believe in "Chemtrails"?
Please adjust your tin-foil hat, it's not working.
More high quality products developed by private industry for the US Govt...
You are taking these script kiddies at their word that this is what they have done to systems that are as they claim. Yet this is extremely unlikely.
Names, work email and phone numbers of government employees are not considered "personal information", and are generally available through published directories, and certainly FOIA requests (so says me, a former Records Custodian for the Air Force), and much of the other "data" is hardly "secret". As well, many are saying that all these idiots accessed were honeypots.
Please take note that these script kiddies believe in the Chemtrail Conspiracy, which more or less immediately invalidates everything they say.
Slashdot Mirror
So, let's see if I get this right. They rediscovered something, that everyone from the 1990's and 80 years prior learned to make as part of science class...and simply applied modern technology to it.
No, you didn't get it right. But that's not surprising, clearly you didn't read the article.
"Stuffing bits into a database is boring"? Maybe to some people, but as a database engenner (yes I have a CS degree), who deals with huge databases with thousends (or more) complex relationships, I've always found database theory fastinating. In any case, I'm not sure what "boring" relationship this has to writing code the "tells a machine how to extrude, cut, bend, or morph atoms". I smell many buzz words purcolating out of this guy...
Facebook could have just put a fig leaf over the offending parts...
If you're complaining about me not watching ads on your site, how about showing me ads FROM your site, not a third party's
The infrastructure required for a high-traffic web site of media company with a number of high-traffic sites is not insignificant, and like mail servers it's often a better idea to farm it out so as to be able to focus on content.
A re-branded version of some popular Linux distro...
According to multiple sources, the satellite is no longer tumbling.
Interestingly, this was reported in news almost a day before the Slashdot story was posted, I assume Timmy doesn't read the news nor, you know, verify the up-to-date accuracy of "current events"...
Just hours ago...
If it were not for your UID, I would have said "You Must Be New Here" ...
Indeed official staff names, titles, emails, and phone numbers are ALL things that are available to the public through staff directories or FOIA. Much about nothing, and if the "hackers" actually think they hacked something secret, they are most likely just script kiddies who found a public server of a honey pot.
Can somebody translate that blog post to English from 'Self-aggrandizing twatspeak' for me? /fp
Can somebody translate OverlordQ's "twatspeak" into English for me?
Perhaps by the time their servo rewrite is finished, the firefox name will be so unpopular that their best choice would be to release it under a different name.
I'm thinking something like "Chrome"?
"p***d? Pissed? If you're thinking it you might as well say it.
Celebrate? Lets mourn our collective privacy
That is entirely within your hands. Facebook knows exactly what you have told them or one of their partners. They know too much about you? Look in the mirror.
Cnet's Download.com didn't start off that way. "Back in the day" it could be a great "go-to" for software downloads. But they have or are cutting their own throats, it's hard to imagine anyone downloading anything from these clowns today. Let alone actually read any of the "articles" they publish, I mean seriously, who reads that shit?
...The nonsense about some 2 million dollar CD that Wu Tang Clan made. News for Nerds? Really?
Allowing anyone to post as anonymous without login simply paves the way for endless trolling.
Set your threshold higher, such as +2, and you will not see 99% of the trolls. Those that wish to surf at -1 or zero can up-vote topical AC posts.
Eliminate Anonymous Cowards (yea that's sacrilege here, but we're not the same community we were 10 years ago.)
The problem with that is that while many AC's are trolls, there are still good reasons to want to post relevant and thoughtful and productive comments as AC.
Literally?
There is a difference between your work phone / email / address and your home phone / email / address. These script kiddies released work phone / email / address, which *IS* public information. The document you quote is talking about personal phone / email / address, and indeed also says "may", not "is".
Honeypot ? They almost managed to crash the drone.
Is that a fact ? Says who? A bunch of script kiddies that bought a hack into a honeypot and went on to disclose publically available information? A bunch of script kiddies that believe in "Chemtrails"?
Please adjust your tin-foil hat, it's not working.
More high quality products developed by private industry for the US Govt...
You are taking these script kiddies at their word that this is what they have done to systems that are as they claim. Yet this is extremely unlikely.
Names, work email and phone numbers of government employees are not considered "personal information", and are generally available through published directories, and certainly FOIA requests (so says me, a former Records Custodian for the Air Force), and much of the other "data" is hardly "secret". As well, many are saying that all these idiots accessed were honeypots.
Please take note that these script kiddies believe in the Chemtrail Conspiracy, which more or less immediately invalidates everything they say.
AnonSec found that the administrator credentials for securely controlling Nasa computers and servers remotely were left at default
AnonSec found that the administrator credentials for securely controlling Nasa's HONEYPOT computers and servers remotely were left at default...
Like the moron who created this vigilante nonsense, you're taking it all much too seriously.
A Reddit user...
Explains a lot...
Looks like a classical case of vigilantism.
Indeed, and if you believe the guy is not a cheater himself you're naive.
Whoooooooooooooosh!