I was suspicious of the U.S. allegations that the North Korean government was behind it when the North Koreans denied it was them.
Yes, because the North Koreans are forthright and honest chaps, their statements are always unbiased and true...
If you're going to hack somebody to make a political statement, it makes no sense to later deny that you were involved.
The North Koreans do not operate on the same logical reasoning that most of the rest of the world does. Trying to apply what most of the world defines as "making sense" to what North Korea says and does in not as straight forward as you might think. They have often denied involvement in thing later proven.
Sony is not who bowed down to pressure. The 5 largest movie theater chains refused to show the movie out of fear, not Sony.
Nice excuse, but not valid.
You are trying to tell me that Sony has no sway over theatre chains that rely on Sony to provide them with product to sell to the public at excessive prices? Really?
Sony has a ***LOT*** of power, but chose not to use it because they have no spine.
This also makes this community look really uninformed. The first sight of anything about Comcast and people just start saying random bullshit.
It's my understanding - I heard this from a guy that had a roommate who worked in a Comcast call center - that once a week, they have a "motivational" meeting where fresh babies are sacrificed and eaten.
The thing only costs $200, Their cartridges cost $25 for a 120 use cartridge. At 2 uses/day that's 6 cartridges/year -- so you're paying 75% of the cost of the unit in a year just for the cartridges.
I think if Rolls Royce dealers charged $150K each year for required maintenance on a $200K Rolls Royce, there'd be few people getting service at the dealer.
I assume you gave up your ink-jet printer for a color lasar?
If you're already using something that works (and who isn't), what's the motivation to change?
As much as the Slashdot Hardcore might hate it,.NET has a huge presence in "enterprise" software and IT. It behooves one to know something about it, it's a popular too that might get you a job... On the other hand, there are many still on the Java boat.
Really, it's Regal Cinemas that's spineless. Sony didn't have much choice once so many theaters pulled out
Sony has a lot of pull with theatre chains, who need Sony to push the "blockbusters" their direction first. If Sony had wanted this film in theatres, it would have been in theatres.
For example, why was the CIA meeting with Sony just a month prior to this happening? [link to Radaronline.com]
Ah, yes, Radaronline. An excellent journalistic news site right up there with the Washington Post and the New York Times, especially if you are interested in the latest buzz about Kim Kardashian's ass, and what Justin Bieber is up to. It's my "go-to" site for factual news about international politics!
The more this unravels the more I smell false flag.
Who had something to gain? Has there been an extortion of cash, a request for payments? No, simply a specific demand to shit-can a specific movie that a specific party has already made bellicose threats over.
Nobody else but the North Koreans have anything at all to gain, except maybe Seth Rogen, now that everyone wants to see his shitty movie that otherwise would have faded away within two weeks of the premier.
But again, who has already made threats over this film?
The more this unravels the more the conspiracy nuts will come out of the woodwork.
I predict that as the "security researchers" work their way through the evidence, the North Koreans will indeed be revealed to be the culprits who have effectively unleashed this unfunny worthless film on the public.
Do not attribute to a conspiracy that which can be adequately explained by incompetence -- especially if you won't show your evidence of said conspiracy. The company that thought a Root Kit was a good idea does seems to be lacking something in the competence department.
Which only means that it is possible that they made it easy for the North Koreans.
Of course the North Koreans deny it, why wouldn't they?
In the weeks to come, the evidence will come to light, but the smoking gun is already coming from that direction.
Why would North Korea reveal its capabilities and tactics in such dramatic fashion to achieve nothing of any value.
Because they are obsessed with the "respect" to their Dear Leader. It is a cult obcession with these people, don't try to read logic into it. Think "Scientologists".
This is actually the best marketing this stupid loser of a movie could ever get, since without this too-doo, it would have opened and closed within two weeks.
Cuban exiles are a big voting block in a big battleground state, , but obviously somebody decided to risk kicking this hornets' nest...
The Cuban Exiles have never voted Democrat / Liberal, and have always been rabid right-wingers politically. I lived in Miami for a few years and learned that although certainly not a majority on the area, they are very vocal locally.
These people would never vote Democrat anyway, so they are not Obama's audience.
Comcast is a behemoth that Google can barely take on. Tucows will not succeed in doing much, but over time, the efforts of Google and others like Tucows might compel Comcast to yup their game. At least in my dream. Certainly Verizon and their fios didn't have the balls...
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I was suspicious of the U.S. allegations that the North Korean government was behind it when the North Koreans denied it was them.
Yes, because the North Koreans are forthright and honest chaps, their statements are always unbiased and true...
If you're going to hack somebody to make a political statement, it makes no sense to later deny that you were involved.
The North Koreans do not operate on the same logical reasoning that most of the rest of the world does. Trying to apply what most of the world defines as "making sense" to what North Korea says and does in not as straight forward as you might think. They have often denied involvement in thing later proven.
Sony is not who bowed down to pressure. The 5 largest movie theater chains refused to show the movie out of fear, not Sony.
Nice excuse, but not valid.
You are trying to tell me that Sony has no sway over theatre chains that rely on Sony to provide them with product to sell to the public at excessive prices? Really?
Sony has a ***LOT*** of power, but chose not to use it because they have no spine.
No, entrenching the right for corporations to act like assholes to maximize their profits means you live in an oligarchy.
I guess I disagree that they are "acting like assholes" by regulating resources on their property to benefit their business.
Restaurants don't allow you to bring other restaurants food in, I can't pull into the Ford dealership and just use their stall to work on my car...
Sorry, but this is just corporate assholes asking to be treated as special.
We don't live in a Socialist State.
Perhaps this is "Corporate Assholes" trying to monetize their investment in their hotel property and make money as most businesses are created to do?
But on a practical engineering standpoint, the technology seems problematic.
This also makes this community look really uninformed. The first sight of anything about Comcast and people just start saying random bullshit.
It's my understanding - I heard this from a guy that had a roommate who worked in a Comcast call center - that once a week, they have a "motivational" meeting where fresh babies are sacrificed and eaten.
The thing only costs $200, Their cartridges cost $25 for a 120 use cartridge. At 2 uses/day that's 6 cartridges/year -- so you're paying 75% of the cost of the unit in a year just for the cartridges.
I think if Rolls Royce dealers charged $150K each year for required maintenance on a $200K Rolls Royce, there'd be few people getting service at the dealer.
I assume you gave up your ink-jet printer for a color lasar?
The Americans are not exactly known of their honesty either. Both are equally liable to be lying.
Apperently we Americans are better at it, as *everything* coming out of North Korea lands as bombastic humor.
.NET is a runtime environment, not a language. You won't get worthwhile answers because your questions are broken.
The .NET "ecosystem" includes many components, including C#, which is a language.
The question is fine, but your response is pedantic.
If you're already using something that works (and who isn't), what's the motivation to change?
As much as the Slashdot Hardcore might hate it, .NET has a huge presence in "enterprise" software and IT. It behooves one to know something about it, it's a popular too that might get you a job... On the other hand, there are many still on the Java boat.
the institute of No Shiat Sherlock./quote?This is Slashdot, you can say "shit".
And if you are saying "shiat" necause you don't like profanity, your brain was still saying "shit" so you've still commited that sin...
Really, it's Regal Cinemas that's spineless. Sony didn't have much choice once so many theaters pulled out
Sony has a lot of pull with theatre chains, who need Sony to push the "blockbusters" their direction first. If Sony had wanted this film in theatres, it would have been in theatres.
For example, why was the CIA meeting with Sony just a month prior to this happening? [link to Radaronline.com]
Ah, yes, Radaronline. An excellent journalistic news site right up there with the Washington Post and the New York Times, especially if you are interested in the latest buzz about Kim Kardashian's ass, and what Justin Bieber is up to. It's my "go-to" site for factual news about international politics!
They should have confessed because then they'd be off the hook.
It doesn't matter what they say, the evidence will speak for itself. The North Koreans are well known for outrageous bellicose pontification.
And now Sony is know for having no spine.
Also how could you or I know whether there have been other demands or not?
The North Koreans have publically made demands with respect to this movie both before and after the hack. It's been in the news for awhile.
I don't know why so much of Slashdot seems to be taking the obvious "it was NK omg" story at face value, even after NK explicitly denied it.
Ah yes, because the North Koreans have a history of being so honest and forthright?
The more this unravels the more I smell false flag.
Who had something to gain? Has there been an extortion of cash, a request for payments? No, simply a specific demand to shit-can a specific movie that a specific party has already made bellicose threats over.
Nobody else but the North Koreans have anything at all to gain, except maybe Seth Rogen, now that everyone wants to see his shitty movie that otherwise would have faded away within two weeks of the premier.
But again, who has already made threats over this film?
The more this unravels the more the conspiracy nuts will come out of the woodwork.
I predict that as the "security researchers" work their way through the evidence, the North Koreans will indeed be revealed to be the culprits who have effectively unleashed this unfunny worthless film on the public.
Do not attribute to a conspiracy that which can be adequately explained by incompetence -- especially if you won't show your evidence of said conspiracy. The company that thought a Root Kit was a good idea does seems to be lacking something in the competence department.
Which only means that it is possible that they made it easy for the North Koreans.
Of course the North Koreans deny it, why wouldn't they?
In the weeks to come, the evidence will come to light, but the smoking gun is already coming from that direction.
Why would North Korea reveal its capabilities and tactics in such dramatic fashion to achieve nothing of any value.
Because they are obsessed with the "respect" to their Dear Leader. It is a cult obcession with these people, don't try to read logic into it. Think "Scientologists".
Obama may have just improved the voter turnout of straight Republic ticket voting Cuban exiles by a good chunk.
The Miami Cubans are dead agaist this, but most Cuban Americans are very much for "normalization". This can only help Obama (and Hillery) ...
Apple didn't promise to make those industries behave.
And, your precious Android phone as well as most of your other electronics come from places the same or even much worse.
This is a serious subject, but the "story" such that it is, is clearly just anti-Apple fan-boi blather, and thus virtually meaningless.
ummm, Russia (or Soviet Russia) don't have the resources to place missiles in Cuba like they used to have.
Sure... Of course not ... Ukraine *cough, choke" Iran *cough, choke" many other shit-holes. Russia can place missle wherever politics allow.
This is actually the best marketing this stupid loser of a movie could ever get, since without this too-doo, it would have opened and closed within two weeks.
Cuban exiles are a big voting block in a big battleground state, , but obviously somebody decided to risk kicking this hornets' nest ...
The Cuban Exiles have never voted Democrat / Liberal, and have always been rabid right-wingers politically. I lived in Miami for a few years and learned that although certainly not a majority on the area, they are very vocal locally.
These people would never vote Democrat anyway, so they are not Obama's audience.
Comcast is a behemoth that Google can barely take on. Tucows will not succeed in doing much, but over time, the efforts of Google and others like Tucows might compel Comcast to yup their game. At least in my dream. Certainly Verizon and their fios didn't have the balls...
I graduated with a degree in the liberal arts (English) in 2010 after having transferred from a Microbiology program (not for lack of ability ) ...
Wow. Just wow.
Well, *in my opinion* unless you go back for another degree (and even then), you will need at least something to show some level of skill.
Perhaps work on an Open Source project?