In a blog post, Microsoft's Ian Thomas also reveals that Microsoft will use Live ID (formerly Microsoft Passport) profiles to get its demographic data.
Please tell me they won't monitor your browing habits while you're logged in on Passport. We had enough with Alexa.
A traditionalist, perhaps... but then I remember being extremely unhappy when I heard that my two favourite 2D franchises (a popular side-scrolling platformer, and a popular top-down action/RPG series) were going to be made into 3D games.
Until I played them.
Currently the opposite happened to me: I remember being extremely happy when I heard that Delphine Soft, the makers of "Flashback: The quest for Identity" made a 3d remake of their popular platformer. It was called "Fade to black".
Or maybe just FFVI. The story is a work of art. And if the story is only ONE element of the game,:. the game is art.
And now for a counterexample: Just because "oops I did it again" sang by britney is both music and a load of crap, that doesn't mean all music is a load of crap, does it?
Make a firefox add-on that collects anonymous info on what sites you've visited. Of course, it must be open source. It simply stores the count of visits on a table, where instead of storing the site's name, it stores the SHA-1 (or to be on the safe side, SHA-256 or SHA-512). (Note: Only the domain is stored, not the full uri). After a period of one week of data storing, it connects to say, "slash-rank.com" (i made up that name) using SSL and sends the data. Finally, the data is deleted from your hard drive. To prevent someone simply bombarding slash-rank with fake data, you're given a ticket and your slash-rank toolbar chooses a random password for that ticket (the password is stored at slash-rank.com and in your local configuration. When the data is sent, slash-rank dot com verifies that your password is coherent with your ticket number. If not, it just ignores the data.
The only problem that has to be solved is how to assure that users aren't generated automatically (captcha?). If you provide real life information, how to assure that the site won't track _YOU_ down? And it shouldn't be installed in servers, because it would become a traffic sniffer - and the iframes problem appears again.
So, accuracy is in conflict with privacy. How to solve this? It's an open question, it seems.
Good point. As or me, I didn't know what it was, and now that I know, I don't care)
But really, this article shows the truth, and might be cited as a future reference in say... wikipedia (wiki editors, go go go go go!) about Alexa.
If you want my opinion, site-popularity measurement sites are just another "on the way to extinction" part of the dot-com bubble. Some jerk just said "hey, let's install this spyware and get rich with it! We'll just say it's a site measurement tool and we'll also become FAMOUS!"
In other words, Alexa is just one of many companies that get rich by exploiting the users' ignorance and stupidity... just like Microsoft.
I keep one in my safe, and whenever i forget a password, i consult it. The advantage of having the information offline is that nobody can hack it, and if someone steals your laptop, they don't get your passwords.
Of course, it's not 100% safe, there's the possibility of someone stealing the notebook. But I'm prepared for that case. I don't put the passwords directly, but instead write some hints based on information that only I know. Like "My friend Toby's former street address", and such.
Actually one of the features in my "hope they implement" list is allowing personal messages (encrypted if possible) between members. We have a friend/foe infrastructure, why not use it?
OK, give us your info, and we'll pay you if we consider it's genuine. (2 days later) Guess what, it's not a true exploit. Sorry, no pay. (1 week later, at Windows update) We've fixed a patch for a recently discovered vulnerability!
Close, but not quite. Smart criminals use Linux machines running encrypted connections through proxy chains, commanding BOT-INFECTED-MACHINES to do their dirty work for them.
Nice work, FBI. You're just making your enemies' jobs easier.
Please don't confuse me for a perv, but I think this suit approaches the ideal model of manga female spacesuits. I say they're pretty similar (except for the bust size, lol).
Now that you speak of different versions of Windows, remember there's a project making a GPL'ed clone of Windows XP: ReactOS. It may be slow, but progress is steady. And when it's out we won't have to deal with Microsoft's forced Big Brother updates.
Wake me when the prosthetic arm can turn into a big sword, or a plasma rifle or something cool like that. Yes, it can already, but first you have to take this blue pill:)
Ben: These aren't the droids you're looking for (waves hand). Officer (grabbing his chin): Hmmm, no, they're not, but they look.... close enough (I'll get a good bounty for them). "ARREST THEM!"
If you think that's spooky, think about Remote Controlled PEOPLE. Grab your remote, turn on the TV, and the government+corporations start controlling you.
This is why i always clean up code while my boss isn't watching:P When he comes around, i switch to the code I'm supposed to be writing (hee hee). In the end it turns out good, because it keeps me efficient and makes me waste less time fixing bugs due to sloppy code.
I only wish PHP4 had reserved some FORWARD-compatibility, like allowing words like "public", "private" and "protected" even if they wouldn't mean anything at the time. Same goes with constructors and destructors.
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In a blog post, Microsoft's Ian Thomas also reveals that Microsoft will use Live ID (formerly Microsoft Passport) profiles to get its demographic data.
Please tell me they won't monitor your browing habits while you're logged in on Passport. We had enough with Alexa.
A traditionalist, perhaps... but then I remember being extremely unhappy when I heard that my two favourite 2D franchises (a popular side-scrolling platformer, and a popular top-down action/RPG series) were going to be made into 3D games.
Until I played them.
Currently the opposite happened to me: I remember being extremely happy when I heard that Delphine Soft, the makers of "Flashback: The quest for Identity" made a 3d remake of their popular platformer. It was called "Fade to black".
Until I played it. Yuck.
Games are more like an art gallery. The story is art, the music is art, the graphics are art...
But the game is the package that they all come together in.
Then by Kokima's definition, cinema is not art. However... cinema is widely considered the 7th art.
Or maybe just FFVI. The story is a work of art. And if the story is only ONE element of the game, :. the game is art.
And now for a counterexample:
Just because "oops I did it again" sang by britney is both music and a load of crap, that doesn't mean all music is a load of crap, does it?
Make a firefox add-on that collects anonymous info on what sites you've visited. Of course, it must be open source. It simply stores the count of visits on a table, where instead of storing the site's name, it stores the SHA-1 (or to be on the safe side, SHA-256 or SHA-512). (Note: Only the domain is stored, not the full uri). After a period of one week of data storing, it connects to say, "slash-rank.com" (i made up that name) using SSL and sends the data. Finally, the data is deleted from your hard drive. To prevent someone simply bombarding slash-rank with fake data, you're given a ticket and your slash-rank toolbar chooses a random password for that ticket (the password is stored at slash-rank.com and in your local configuration. When the data is sent, slash-rank dot com verifies that your password is coherent with your ticket number. If not, it just ignores the data.
The only problem that has to be solved is how to assure that users aren't generated automatically (captcha?). If you provide real life information, how to assure that the site won't track _YOU_ down? And it shouldn't be installed in servers, because it would become a traffic sniffer - and the iframes problem appears again.
So, accuracy is in conflict with privacy. How to solve this? It's an open question, it seems.
... but what is Alexa ?
Good point.
As or me, I didn't know what it was, and now that I know, I don't care)
But really, this article shows the truth, and might be cited as a future reference in say... wikipedia (wiki editors, go go go go go!) about Alexa.
If you want my opinion, site-popularity measurement sites are just another "on the way to extinction" part of the dot-com bubble. Some jerk just said "hey, let's install this spyware and get rich with it! We'll just say it's a site measurement tool and we'll also become FAMOUS!"
In other words, Alexa is just one of many companies that get rich by exploiting the users' ignorance and stupidity... just like Microsoft.
Whoever wins... we lose.
It's called "a notebook".
I keep one in my safe, and whenever i forget a password, i consult it. The advantage of having the information offline is that nobody can hack it, and if someone steals your laptop, they don't get your passwords.
Of course, it's not 100% safe, there's the possibility of someone stealing the notebook. But I'm prepared for that case. I don't put the passwords directly, but instead write some hints based on information that only I know. Like "My friend Toby's former street address", and such.
What about investigations that target the wrong people by accident?
With the government, there are NO "accidents".
Just make sure it doesn't wrap around the sun, or we're fried.
Landing at mach one still sounds pretty fast -- better aim for water!
Don't worry! We'll just tell Quaid to start the reactor. Oh, wait...
Actually one of the features in my "hope they implement" list is allowing personal messages (encrypted if possible) between members. We have a friend/foe infrastructure, why not use it?
OK, give us your info, and we'll pay you if we consider it's genuine.
(2 days later) Guess what, it's not a true exploit. Sorry, no pay.
(1 week later, at Windows update) We've fixed a patch for a recently discovered vulnerability!
Close, but not quite.
Smart criminals use Linux machines running encrypted connections through proxy chains, commanding BOT-INFECTED-MACHINES to do their dirty work for them.
Nice work, FBI. You're just making your enemies' jobs easier.
Please don't confuse me for a perv, but I think this suit approaches the ideal model of manga female spacesuits. I say they're pretty similar (except for the bust size, lol).
Oh, you don't have one. Policeware... DELETED!
Now that you speak of different versions of Windows, remember there's a project making a GPL'ed clone of Windows XP: ReactOS. It may be slow, but progress is steady. And when it's out we won't have to deal with Microsoft's forced Big Brother updates.
..if it's done right...
Done right... Microsoft... *snicker* must... hold... laughter...
Wake me when the prosthetic arm can turn into a big sword, or a plasma rifle or something cool like that. :)
Yes, it can already, but first you have to take this blue pill
(a little off-topic, but...)
Ben: These aren't the droids you're looking for (waves hand).
Officer (grabbing his chin): Hmmm, no, they're not, but they look.... close enough (I'll get a good bounty for them). "ARREST THEM!"
THE END
No, the question is: Does it have a shiny chrome color, and can it be transformed into a knife? :P
If you think that's spooky, think about Remote Controlled PEOPLE. Grab your remote, turn on the TV, and the government+corporations start controlling you.
Sir, I'm sorry to inform you that you have broken the law according to the DMCA. Our lawyers will contact you soon.
:( Really. Do you remember the case of the guy who spoke about the shift-key?
This is why i always clean up code while my boss isn't watching :P When he comes around, i switch to the code I'm supposed to be writing (hee hee). In the end it turns out good, because it keeps me efficient and makes me waste less time fixing bugs due to sloppy code.
I only wish PHP4 had reserved some FORWARD-compatibility, like allowing words like "public", "private" and "protected" even if they wouldn't mean anything at the time. Same goes with constructors and destructors.