The thing is that Microsoft has been shouting that Linux infringes on 235 patents for years now (and still won't produce them, because they are probably piss-weak). Why add to the pile by using mono/moonlight/whatever Miguel comes up with to deliberately plant Microsoft IP into the Linux Standard Base?
It's just that some stuff was left out, like... safety.
This was discussed here on Slashdot and if you read the packet of declassified docs relating to it, it was pretty well stated that sure, these are actual things you can do, but they might not quite work out as you plan.
"they" - meaning law enforcement, preferred you blow yourself up and draw attention to yourself instead of having to hunt down every PFY that downloaded the book off the local BBS at 1200 (or 300!) bps.
First off, nobody says you have to buy a shredder. There are services that have one where you can send your drives to (or they show up) and you pay for that service at that time. And they even do the recycling for you.
>time
5 or less seconds through a shredder or half an hour (or more) while a drive overwrites every silly bit on a drive...
And you've got a pile of them to go through.
No, you don't overwrite, you call the shredder service and shred the drives.
Just the other day I got a "so and so has made you an administrator of x page" from FB (actual facebook message, not some fake thing).
I go to try and report it, and lo and behold there is no way to report it except by going to the page and clicking "report."
The FUCKING PROBLEM is that the page has HOSTILE JAVASCRIPT as part of the worm and simply navigating to it makes it impossible to back out unless you force-close (kill -9) the browser entirely.
Yes, Facebook has security problems, and they've insulated themselves pretty well from reporting them too.
That's changing, though, in case you haven't noticed. They've targeted aerospace. Sure, they're not competitive *now* but do you seriously think that's going stay that way?
The US automakers thought the same thing in the 60s, 70s, and 80s.
You're kidding, right? This just means it's another industry to target, that's all.
See, other governments think various things are worth going after. The US government has no such lofty goals. It's all about offshoring as many jobs as possible, even the engineering ones. What, you don't think it's about just the factory floor ones, do you?
The Chinese think that STEM is a good thing. The US, not so much.
Manufacturing is dirty and nasty and you don't ever want to do it. It's for the dummies. It's buggywhips.
That's what's pounded into the heads of everyone going through school that scores above 100 on IQ. As Mike Rowe said at TED, there's a war on work that's been going on for 40 years.
If Microsoft wins this case, its purported 235 patents that Linux supposedly infringes upon (they have yet to list them after all these years because they are likely piss-weak) are further weakened?
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The thing is that Microsoft has been shouting that Linux infringes on 235 patents for years now (and still won't produce them, because they are probably piss-weak). Why add to the pile by using mono/moonlight/whatever Miguel comes up with to deliberately plant Microsoft IP into the Linux Standard Base?
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Officer Dollar?
Heh heh heh.
Ask to see if "Officer Dollar" exists.
If not..
"Your Honour, Officer Dollar doesn't exist. The PD perjured themselves on this ticket. May I have a not guilty?"
You go home, shitstorm ensues. You laugh. All went better than expected.
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Vaporware and patent trapware.
Never use it.
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Nobody actually uses rods
There is an entire trade out there that requires you to understand what rods, feet, miles, chains, and links, are.
It's called land surveying. Go ahead, look up land evidence in a city/town hall. I've had to personally convert chains and links to decimal feet.
Miles are 5280 feet because of rods chains and links.
1 rod =16.5 feet
1 chain = 4 rods (they used chains before steel tape)
1 mile = 80 chains
100 links in 1 chain
And an acre is 10 square chains.
It really is a simple system.
And all this gets used in court when there is a land dispute when the deed calls out "archaic" measurements.
The Anarchists' Cookbook had real recipes.
It's just that some stuff was left out, like... safety.
This was discussed here on Slashdot and if you read the packet of declassified docs relating to it, it was pretty well stated that sure, these are actual things you can do, but they might not quite work out as you plan.
"they" - meaning law enforcement, preferred you blow yourself up and draw attention to yourself instead of having to hunt down every PFY that downloaded the book off the local BBS at 1200 (or 300!) bps.
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This just in: Larry Flynt says his is better.
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>waste of money and time
>money
First off, nobody says you have to buy a shredder. There are services that have one where you can send your drives to (or they show up) and you pay for that service at that time. And they even do the recycling for you.
>time
5 or less seconds through a shredder or half an hour (or more) while a drive overwrites every silly bit on a drive...
And you've got a pile of them to go through.
No, you don't overwrite, you call the shredder service and shred the drives.
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Then you need to change your layout.
Because your page seems like it's nearly dead to a newcomer.
First impressions matter. Really. You need some people to give you some feedback on your page. Or at least a book on page design.
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>latest article is feb 13
>article before that is in October 2010
You're not trying very hard. Honest opinion.
Maybe you're dropping because you don't have current information.
Posting with no karma bonus cuz offtopic. Just had to add that here, though, because someone needs to tell you.
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So what's your site?
If it's useful, I'd like to see it.
I like useful things. I'm sure the rest of Slashdot likes useful things too. So post it here. We'll go visit.
What have you got to lose?
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How hard would it be to get a judgment against Facebook forcing them to delete your data?
It shouldn't be too difficult, but I've bounced this idea around in my head for a while now since I learned that they never delete anything.
Has anyone tried?
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Just the other day I got a "so and so has made you an administrator of x page" from FB (actual facebook message, not some fake thing).
I go to try and report it, and lo and behold there is no way to report it except by going to the page and clicking "report."
The FUCKING PROBLEM is that the page has HOSTILE JAVASCRIPT as part of the worm and simply navigating to it makes it impossible to back out unless you force-close (kill -9) the browser entirely.
Yes, Facebook has security problems, and they've insulated themselves pretty well from reporting them too.
Jerks.
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lose its flavor on the bedpost overnight?
Seriously. Infowars.com levels of paranoia is the best they can come up with to avoid Symantec products?
On rumors even.
Symantec should be avoided because their software suites have been turning the fastest machines into boat anchors and doorstops for 20 years.
If you're worried about the Chinese, how worried are/were you about _nsakey/key2?
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gah.
add "about the Japanese" to the end of the last sentence.
Shoulda used preview.
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>China's big advantage is cheap unskilled labor.
That's changing, though, in case you haven't noticed. They've targeted aerospace. Sure, they're not competitive *now* but do you seriously think that's going stay that way?
The US automakers thought the same thing in the 60s, 70s, and 80s.
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>maybe soon China will outsource from the US
You're kidding, right? This just means it's another industry to target, that's all.
See, other governments think various things are worth going after. The US government has no such lofty goals. It's all about offshoring as many jobs as possible, even the engineering ones. What, you don't think it's about just the factory floor ones, do you?
The Chinese think that STEM is a good thing. The US, not so much.
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Mods on crack.
As usual.
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I have one facebook page.
I'm choosy who I let connect to it.
I don't friend work or family. Ever. And it's sure as hell not world-readable.
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>he didn't watch the video so he has no idea what I'm talking about.
Go watch the video.
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To follow up, here's the video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRVdiHu1VCc
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Manufacturing is dirty and nasty and you don't ever want to do it. It's for the dummies. It's buggywhips.
That's what's pounded into the heads of everyone going through school that scores above 100 on IQ. As Mike Rowe said at TED, there's a war on work that's been going on for 40 years.
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Never interrupt your enemy when he's in the process of shooting himself in the foot.
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Learn the difference between a tort and a crime.
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I think amanfrommars made his way here.
http://www.cnet.com/profile/amanfromMars/
He can be spotted from time to time on the Reg
http://forums.channelregister.co.uk/user/5578/
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If Microsoft wins this case, its purported 235 patents that Linux supposedly infringes upon (they have yet to list them after all these years because they are likely piss-weak) are further weakened?
I'm all for it.
Go Microsoft!
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