Good thoughts. Your ideas sound workable, but I don't think it will work any better than the current AV blacklist method on desktop systems.
Servers are another matter entirely, and I think your ideas have merit in that environment. Server software tends to updated infrquently, and are usually maintained by intelligent people.
The downside is that it still requires the whitelist to be updated. It would probably work in a corporate environment, as you mentioned, where most normal users are only allowed to run a small set of programs.
I doubt that most home users would keep the whitelist updated. Just look at the number of home users that don't keep the current blacklist-type AV systems updated. They will scream when newly-purchased software doesn't run, or gets flagged as a security problem. And they won't call the AV vendor, they will call the the vendor of the software that won't run!
Whitelists would also be a hassle for programmers. The edit-compile-run cycle is already a pain, adding "generate key" and "update whitelist" would be a major annoyance.
Yeah and NOT wearing a SHIRT is NOT against the LAW but most restaurants won't let you through the door if you aren't wearing one.
I always laugh at the "No shirt, no shoes, no service!" signs. I'm tempted to strip off my pants and see what they do, but I never have the guts to do it.
The point of communicating via radio vs. Internet is because I can. There is no challenge in sending an email or IM. No skill is involved, and no luck. With ham radio, I need some skill, some luck, and some cool toys to communicate. My license allows me to build, tinker with, and use communications systems that otherwise I couldn't mess with.
It's not that computers and the Internet aren't cool, it's just that I use them day after day for work and play, and I need a break after awhile.
That's my reason. I'm sure others will talk about advancing the state of the art and emergency services. Those are good reasons, too.
Re: morse code - it's obsolete, get over it. It's fun to use, and useful at times, but no longer absolutely necessary. The skill will live on with hobbyists, the same way that other ancient skills (e.g., blacksmithing) survive because of hobbyists and artists.
Ethanol varnishes fuel systems and is hard on small engines. In MN (the only state to require 10% ethanol.) there are tons of small engine shops that will tell you they get tons of business from cleaning out carbs and fuel systems.
The problem is materials in older fuel systems that are incompatible with ethanol - rubber fuel hoses and seals, mostly. A carburetor rebuild kit, a bit of new hose and you're good to go. Do it yourself for $10 and an hour of time.
Newer small engines shouldn't have a problem with ethanol.
We use ethanol these days instead of MTBE thanks to ex-Sen Daschle, protecting his state's corn lobby.
MTBE is a serious water pollution problem - it travels long distances in the ground when spilled. There are sections in my town where folks' private wells are unusable due to MTBE contamination. There are signs at one local lake warning against eating fish due to MTBE.
Kinda funny (sarcasm) that MTBE was forced upon us to reduce air pollution, and it ended up poisoning the water.
The blog entry (TFBE?) highlights a huge problem with DRM schemes. You legitimately obtain a copy of a protected work. Years later, something breaks or becomes obsolute. Now you're screwed, because you can't use the protected work that you paid for. You have two choices: buy another copy, or break the DRM. But the latter makes you criminal under the DMCA.
I'm not entirely sure why the hon. Gentleman saw fit to follow it up with a rather long lecture on Cumbrian history, that was only brought short by his running out of time and the Speaker cutting him off...
Because that is what lawmakers do. BS, hot air and blah, blah, blah. They would get a lot more accomplished if they would just shut up and get down to business.
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To this day, no American broadcaster or cable network have picked up the rights to the new "Doctor Who" series, leaving potential American fans to *acquiring* the show through less-than-legal methods until an official DVD release in the States happens...which won't until the series actually is televised in America first.
Why wait for a DVD release in the US? Surely you can purchase a DVD from the UK as soon as it's available. My wife does that all the time with anime DVDs from Japan. You'll need a region-free DVD player or software to make a copy so you can watch it. It's not cheap, but it is legal.
In other words, you would only be MOSTLY dead. There's a big difference between mostly dead and all dead. Mostly dead is slightly alive. (from The Princess Bride )
In the 1970s, it was incredibly easy to hack into sites via a modem, using easily guessed passwords (guest/guest) because it was such a rare thing even to have a computer and a modem. The teen hackers of that era would be clueless today, just as these punks will be clueless 5-10 years from now.
Some of those teen hackers from the '70s are today's senior programmers, lead engineers, etc. Yours truly included. No, I never did anything malicous, I only hacked to see what I could do! And sometimes those sk1llz are useful, such as when the only guy who knows the root password on the CVS server goes on vacation to Sri Lanka and is unreachable after a tsunami. (yeah, it's bad when one guy controls a team resource, but I was the hero that day)
I don't Google is worth that much, but I'm not a stockbroker so what do I know?
You probably know more than a stockbroker. The broker wants you to buy or sell something, anything - he doesn't care what - so he can collect his commision.
What analysts think has nothing to do with what a share of stock is worth. The value of a share is determined solely by the price that a buyer and seller agree upon in the open market. There is no such thing as "overpriced" or "underpriced", only the market price.
Disclosure: long GOOG (wish I bought at the IPO) current sentiment: hold
Actually, it's still used, or so I'm told. Soak cotton in cocaine solution, stick it up someone's nose, and it's a great anesthetic for setting a broken nose (especially if it's the kind where they have to break it again).
An co-worker had exactly that procedure performed on her nose. She said she didn't understand how anyone could snort cocaine, because it stung like hell.
However the only thing I use it for is configuring routers and switches, and I can have it boot into DOS an execute Procomm and be in the router 10 times faster than a new laptop can boot into winxp then execute hyperterminal. Plus many new laptops are coming without serial ports, so they're useless for router configuration anyway.
Back when I did that sort of thing, I used an HP 200 LX paltmop for that job. It runs DOS 5, starts up instantly, fits in your pocket and runs for weeks on 2 AA cells. CPU is an 80186 running at a screaming 7.91 MHz.
They could be used as a power source in smoke detectors. No worries about changing the battery every year. They already contain a radioactive source (Americium), although that's an alpha and gamma emitter (I think). They're supposed to be replaced (recycled) every 10 years.
You won't be able to read ANY cd that is 20 years old.
Dang. I guess I'll have to replace my CD of Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" soon. It still plays fine, but I bought it in 1985 - it will probably self destruct any day now. Oh, well, it lasted longer than the two vinyl copies I had previously (wore them out).
I don't subscribe to WSJ, but I do subscribe to Investors Business Daily. I switched to the online version as soon as it was available. Advantages and disadvantages are probably the same as online WSJ.
Benefits of online version: 0. Fewer dead trees. 1. No stack of old newspapers in my house. 2. I don't have to haul a stack of paper to the recycling center. 3. Available shortly after the markets close instead of the next morning. 4. I can read it with my breakfast without venturing outside in yucky weather. 5. If I miss a few days, the past week's editions are online. 6. I can download the PDF version to archive, view on my Palm, or whatever.
Disadvantages: 1. Dead tree version makes better kindling for the fireplace.
Another interesting factoid is that the visors on space suits have to respond to changes in light levels _very_ quickly compared to the photochromatic lenses in our sunglasses. Otherwise if the poor astronaut looks from the dark towards the sun without the benefit of an atmosphere he is in big trouble!
Welding helmets with that feature have been available for many years. The "window" is LCD. A photodector + simple circuitry turn it dark when needed. Response time is 0.000005 sec (yes, 1/20,000). Some use solar cells and are powered by light from the arc. Extremely bright light isn't necessary to trigger a response, the circuitry triggers on a change in light levels.
Retail price ranges from $50 to $200 USD. I'm sure NASA already has something similar that cost a bunch more money.
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Good thoughts. Your ideas sound workable, but I don't think it will work any better than the current AV blacklist method on desktop systems.
Servers are another matter entirely, and I think your ideas have merit in that environment. Server software tends to updated infrquently, and are usually maintained by intelligent people.
The downside is that it still requires the whitelist to be updated. It would probably work in a corporate environment, as you mentioned, where most normal users are only allowed to run a small set of programs.
I doubt that most home users would keep the whitelist updated. Just look at the number of home users that don't keep the current blacklist-type AV systems updated. They will scream when newly-purchased software doesn't run, or gets flagged as a security problem. And they won't call the AV vendor, they will call the the vendor of the software that won't run!
Whitelists would also be a hassle for programmers. The edit-compile-run cycle is already a pain, adding "generate key" and "update whitelist" would be a major annoyance.
Yeah and NOT wearing a SHIRT is NOT against the LAW but most restaurants won't let you through the door if you aren't wearing one.
I always laugh at the "No shirt, no shoes, no service!" signs. I'm tempted to strip off my pants and see what they do, but I never have the guts to do it.
I'm a ham in the US, Extra class.
The point of communicating via radio vs. Internet is because I can. There is no challenge in sending an email or IM. No skill is involved, and no luck. With ham radio, I need some skill, some luck, and some cool toys to communicate. My license allows me to build, tinker with, and use communications systems that otherwise I couldn't mess with.
It's not that computers and the Internet aren't cool, it's just that I use them day after day for work and play, and I need a break after awhile.
That's my reason. I'm sure others will talk about advancing the state of the art and emergency services. Those are good reasons, too.
Re: morse code - it's obsolete, get over it. It's fun to use, and useful at times, but no longer absolutely necessary. The skill will live on with hobbyists, the same way that other ancient skills (e.g., blacksmithing) survive because of hobbyists and artists.
"Cap'n - there be whales here!"
Not sure why I like that quote, it's such a ridiculous thing to say.
Rest in peace.
Ethanol varnishes fuel systems and is hard on small engines. In MN (the only state to require 10% ethanol.) there are tons of small engine shops that will tell you they get tons of business from cleaning out carbs and fuel systems.
The problem is materials in older fuel systems that are incompatible with ethanol - rubber fuel hoses and seals, mostly. A carburetor rebuild kit, a bit of new hose and you're good to go. Do it yourself for $10 and an hour of time.
Newer small engines shouldn't have a problem with ethanol.
We use ethanol these days instead of MTBE thanks to ex-Sen Daschle, protecting his state's corn lobby.
MTBE is a serious water pollution problem - it travels long distances in the ground when spilled. There are sections in my town where folks' private wells are unusable due to MTBE contamination. There are signs at one local lake warning against eating fish due to MTBE.
Kinda funny (sarcasm) that MTBE was forced upon us to reduce air pollution, and it ended up poisoning the water.
The blog entry (TFBE?) highlights a huge problem with DRM schemes. You legitimately obtain a copy of a protected work. Years later, something breaks or becomes obsolute. Now you're screwed, because you can't use the protected work that you paid for. You have two choices: buy another copy, or break the DRM. But the latter makes you criminal under the DMCA.
This madness has to stop!
I'm not entirely sure why the hon. Gentleman saw fit to follow it up with a rather long lecture on Cumbrian history, that was only brought short by his running out of time and the Speaker cutting him off...
Because that is what lawmakers do. BS, hot air and blah, blah, blah. They would get a lot more accomplished if they would just shut up and get down to business.
To this day, no American broadcaster or cable network have picked up the rights to the new "Doctor Who" series, leaving potential American fans to *acquiring* the show through less-than-legal methods until an official DVD release in the States happens...which won't until the series actually is televised in America first.
Why wait for a DVD release in the US? Surely you can purchase a DVD from the UK as soon as it's available. My wife does that all the time with anime DVDs from Japan. You'll need a region-free DVD player or software to make a copy so you can watch it. It's not cheap, but it is legal.
In other words, you would only be MOSTLY dead. There's a big difference between mostly dead and all dead. Mostly dead is slightly alive. (from The Princess Bride )
In the 1970s, it was incredibly easy to hack into sites via a modem, using easily guessed passwords (guest/guest) because it was such a rare thing even to have a computer and a modem. The teen hackers of that era would be clueless today, just as these punks will be clueless 5-10 years from now.
Some of those teen hackers from the '70s are today's senior programmers, lead engineers, etc. Yours truly included. No, I never did anything malicous, I only hacked to see what I could do! And sometimes those sk1llz are useful, such as when the only guy who knows the root password on the CVS server goes on vacation to Sri Lanka and is unreachable after a tsunami. (yeah, it's bad when one guy controls a team resource, but I was the hero that day)
I use Strip (http://www.zetetic.net/solutions/strip/) on my Palm PDA. Works good, and it's GPL'd.
I don't Google is worth that much, but I'm not a stockbroker so what do I know?
You probably know more than a stockbroker. The broker wants you to buy or sell something, anything - he doesn't care what - so he can collect his commision.
What analysts think has nothing to do with what a share of stock is worth. The value of a share is determined solely by the price that a buyer and seller agree upon in the open market. There is no such thing as "overpriced" or "underpriced", only the market price.
Disclosure: long GOOG (wish I bought at the IPO)
current sentiment: hold
I run synaptic on FC3, it works just fine. Follow the instructions at http://fedoranews.org/contributors/stanton_finley/ fc3_note/
Actually, it's still used, or so I'm told. Soak cotton in cocaine solution, stick it up someone's nose, and it's a great anesthetic for setting a broken nose (especially if it's the kind where they have to break it again).
An co-worker had exactly that procedure performed on her nose. She said she didn't understand how anyone could snort cocaine, because it stung like hell.
However the only thing I use it for is configuring routers and switches, and I can have it boot into DOS an execute Procomm and be in the router 10 times faster than a new laptop can boot into winxp then execute hyperterminal. Plus many new laptops are coming without serial ports, so they're useless for router configuration anyway.
Back when I did that sort of thing, I used an HP 200 LX paltmop for that job. It runs DOS 5, starts up instantly, fits in your pocket and runs for weeks on 2 AA cells. CPU is an 80186 running at a screaming 7.91 MHz.
They could be used as a power source in smoke detectors. No worries about changing the battery every year. They already contain a radioactive source (Americium), although that's an alpha and gamma emitter (I think). They're supposed to be replaced (recycled) every 10 years.
"Where's the kaboom? There was supposed to be an earth-shattering kaboom!" - Marvin the Martian
If I wrote a check for $100M, it would weigh just a few grams. If I dropped that on someone, they wouldn't be hurt, since it would bounce ;-)
Only if you're clumsy. I've only ruined one keyboard in the past 25 years(Diet Coke and electronics do not mix). I'm eating my lunch as I post this.
You won't be able to read ANY cd that is 20 years old.
Dang. I guess I'll have to replace my CD of Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" soon. It still plays fine, but I bought it in 1985 - it will probably self destruct any day now. Oh, well, it lasted longer than the two vinyl copies I had previously (wore them out).
I don't subscribe to WSJ, but I do subscribe to Investors Business Daily. I switched to the online version as soon as it was available. Advantages and disadvantages are probably the same as online WSJ.
Benefits of online version:
0. Fewer dead trees.
1. No stack of old newspapers in my house.
2. I don't have to haul a stack of paper to the recycling center.
3. Available shortly after the markets close instead of the next morning.
4. I can read it with my breakfast without venturing outside in yucky weather.
5. If I miss a few days, the past week's editions are online.
6. I can download the PDF version to archive, view on my Palm, or whatever.
Disadvantages:
1. Dead tree version makes better kindling for the fireplace.
Another interesting factoid is that the visors on space suits have to respond to changes in light levels _very_ quickly compared to the photochromatic lenses in our sunglasses. Otherwise if the poor astronaut looks from the dark towards the sun without the benefit of an atmosphere he is in big trouble!
Welding helmets with that feature have been available for many years. The "window" is LCD. A photodector + simple circuitry turn it dark when needed. Response time is 0.000005 sec (yes, 1/20,000). Some use solar cells and are powered by light from the arc. Extremely bright light isn't necessary to trigger a response, the circuitry triggers on a change in light levels.
Retail price ranges from $50 to $200 USD. I'm sure NASA already has something similar that cost a bunch more money.