Some prankster let free all the dangerous animals on a zoo. The public was in panic, so the zoo chief gathered all the people inside the lion's cage. Then they locked it from inside.
start opening your formats and protocols, dammit... I'm sick tired of following the internet standards in my programs to see that they won't work with Microsoft Software. An example: The Microsoft "Web Folders", supposedly compatible with webdav, didn't work when connecting to an apache webdav directory. Days of research thrown into the garbage.
I've done tests with HoneyBOT
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Spam from Taiwan
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· Score: 2, Interesting
With this software emulating an open SOCKS proxy, I've been able to detect several scans of port 1080, and then attempts to send e-mail to different servers around the world (i.e. Israel).
I don't remember if I got requests from Taiwan, but I did get them from South Korean IPs.
AUSTIN, Texas -- Advanced Micro Devices researchers have developed a low aspect ratio Finfet-like transistor the company may begin producing as early as 2007 at the 45-nm node.
Zoran Krivokapic, the lead researcher on the multigate project, based at the company's technology research group in Sunnyvale, Calif., reported that the transistor switching speed -- expressed as CV/I, a measure of capacitance, voltage and current -- was 0.26 picoseconds for the NMOS devices and 0.45 ps for the PMOS transistors. AMD said those are the fastest transistors reported to date for 20-nm gate length structures.
The multigate device was introduced by AMD at the International Conference on Solid State Devices and Materials (SSDM) in Tokyo on Thursday (Sept. 18).
The gate surrounds a vertical channel, rather than the planer structure which stacks the channel, gate oxide and electrodes between the source and drain. The AMD structure has a lower aspect ratio than conventional FinFETs, which eases the burden on the lithographic tool and its depth of field.
AMD combined several process technology advances in the multigate structure. It used fully silicided (FUSI) metal gates, instead of electrodes made of polysilicon. Rather than depositing the nickel material, the AMD approach uses a silicidation process to gradually replace polysilicon with nickel silicide to form the metal gate electrodes.
Also, AMD employed fully depleted SOI (silicon on insulator). The fully depleted SOI combined with the metal gate creates a strain on the silicon in the channel, delivering higher-mobility electrons and holes.
Craig Sander, AMD vice president of process technology, said the multigate transistor will allow AMD to maintain roughly 20- percent per annum improvements in performance that has been standard for the semiconductor industry.
The multigate device "demonstrates 50 percent better performance than other multigate devices" discussed in the literature thus far, Sander said.
The stage delay, for example, exceeds the specifications set out by the 2003 International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors for devices coming to market in the 2009 timeframe.
Sander said the multigate transistor delivers higher performance while keeping additional process complexity to a minimum. He said the multigate structure "is a prime candidate for the 45-nm node," expected to enter manufacturing as early as 2007.
AMD's multigate transistor is one of several recent announcements indicating that the vertical structures could replace planar CMOS transistors in high-performance devices much earlier than expected a few years ago. Intel Corp. executives, speaking at the Intel Developer Forum this week, indicated they expect some form of a multigate transistor to be introduced at the 45-nm node. Motorola, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. and others also are pursuing the technology.
That reminds me of the new japanese watches with cellphone capabilities. Now imagine a future with watches transmitting the kids' pulse to their parents to make sure they're fine and not in danger (and NOT having sex! Teenagers will of course HATE this one:P )
ANYONE can make a game for the PC. Just look at the Barnett College guys and their Indy fan-game.
And here we find a forgotten element in game developers: DEMO VERSIONS. You can always download demo versions for PC games. But demo versions for console games can't be downloaded - you'd have to purchase a game magazine which includes whole CD or DVD with the demo of *ONE* videogame.
No demo versions, no public to impress. No public, no purchases. No purchases, no money. That, and the fact that most (if not all) console games today depend on specialized 3D engines. Not only you have to make a good game, you have to make a good game with awesome 3D graphics. And guess what, this isn't always available for the "little guy".
In other words, there can't be new "game gods" until better development tools are available for EVEYRONE. And the industry is, again, in the hands of a few rich men.
users of pirated copies of windows cannot even upgrade to SP1 or SP2. So they won't get genuine advantage either.
In other words:
Pirated windows will remain pirated AND insecure. Legit windows will remain legit AND spied on.
The lesson (for those who still have blind faith in Microsoft): Microsoft doesn't give a SH*T about security or the welfare of the internet. They're only greedy bastards.
Ok let's think about it. Magnets react to magnetic fields, right? But what about metallic coils? After all, electromagnets are made with coils and metal.
So imagine a future where nanoscopic coils, or maybe thin-film nanomagnet arrays can be implanted under your skin. Or behind your ears, so you can sense magnetic fields in 3D.
How does proving that I'm me make anybody any safer?
Because of something called "a record" which tells people whether you've committed previous crimes or not.
In other words, it's about statistics.
The ID test is faster because they only search your past crimes. The "near-full-cavity" search is more effective because they search whether you CAN commit a crime right now.
However, the exhaustive search is much more accurate. The ID test was only provided to not annoy the 99% of users. But frankly, if an ID'ed user decides to carry explosives, (a fake ID maybe?), are the passengers REALLY SAFE?
Explosive sniffers and state-of-the-art X-ray scanners should be used ALWAYS. This way it wouldn't matter whether you have an ID or not.
Since Windows 95, their whole design was based on extending their products (including Internet Explorer) with insecure features. MS-Word viruses, ActiveX viruses, javascript viruses, and now we even have DRM viruses.
It's not that Windows 9x was old, but that it was awfully designed. Linux is older than Windows 9x, and they got the privileges and file permissions right since the beginning.
Most security updates in Open Source software like Firefox or Linux are due to implementation flaws (i.e. buffer overflows), but the problem we're dealing with here, is a DESIGN FLAW.
If Microsoft published a defective software, the least they should do is to offer FREE UPGRADES to Windows XP-SP2 for Windows 98 users. Or otherwise, give the users their money back.
In Mexico, we have a word for obsolete groups ruled by grumpy old men.
"Dinosaurs".
Allow me to explain.
It's part of common culture, the oldest political party (PRI) is run by 60-year-old (or older) men who belong to established groups (freemasons) and unions (CTM) ruled by them, with union leaders imposed by the government in turn. Political cartoons in mexico often use this image to depict the PRI, which had been in power for more than 70 years, and their government model is more than obsolete. It's *extint*. Hence the name, "dinosaurs". Here's a pair of cartoons drawn in 2000, before the elections where the opposing party (PAN) won for the first time in history. Note that in the first cartoon the dinosaur represents the party, and in the second, the worker union which gives its support to the party, threatening the voters.
Knowing this, the term "dinosaur" is more than adequate to describe the RIAA and MPAA.
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Some prankster let free all the dangerous animals on a zoo. The public was in panic, so the zoo chief gathered all the people inside the lion's cage. Then they locked it from inside.
"We're safe! The animals are contained!"
Truce? They want to split the community
:D
Nah, they would only have to say "I think EMACS is better than Vi". Then the community would split INSTANTLY.
start opening your formats and protocols, dammit... I'm sick tired of following the internet standards in my programs to see that they won't work with Microsoft Software. An example: The Microsoft "Web Folders", supposedly compatible with webdav, didn't work when connecting to an apache webdav directory. Days of research thrown into the garbage.
http://www.atomicsoftwaresolutions.com/honeybot.ph p
With this software emulating an open SOCKS proxy, I've been able to detect several scans of port 1080, and then attempts to send e-mail to different servers around the world (i.e. Israel).
I don't remember if I got requests from Taiwan, but I did get them from South Korean IPs.
*AHEM*
AMD readies multigate transistor for 45-nm node (Sept 18, 2003).
Happy now?
At least compared with the new silicon nanowire transistors developed last month. But well, we have to start with something :)
I'm pretty sure linking to a report on this on a site called GamaSutra doesn't exactly help the cause any...
You're right, that leaves us slashdotters in a very uncomfortable position!
That reminds me of the new japanese watches with cellphone capabilities. Now imagine a future with watches transmitting the kids' pulse to their parents to make sure they're fine and not in danger (and NOT having sex! Teenagers will of course HATE this one :P )
And don't forget what could happen if the cellphone rings because mom has a message for her daughter.
Can anybody say "grounded for a year"?
ANYONE can make a game for the PC. Just look at the Barnett College guys and their Indy fan-game.
And here we find a forgotten element in game developers: DEMO VERSIONS. You can always download demo versions for PC games. But demo versions for console games can't be downloaded - you'd have to purchase a game magazine which includes whole CD or DVD with the demo of *ONE* videogame.
No demo versions, no public to impress. No public, no purchases. No purchases, no money.
That, and the fact that most (if not all) console games today depend on specialized 3D engines. Not only you have to make a good game, you have to make a good game with awesome 3D graphics. And guess what, this isn't always available for the "little guy".
In other words, there can't be new "game gods" until better development tools are available for EVEYRONE. And the industry is, again, in the hands of a few rich men.
users of pirated copies of windows cannot even upgrade to SP1 or SP2. So they won't get genuine advantage either.
In other words:
Pirated windows will remain pirated AND insecure.
Legit windows will remain legit AND spied on.
The lesson (for those who still have blind faith in Microsoft): Microsoft doesn't give a SH*T about security or the welfare of the internet. They're only greedy bastards.
Can it really be true?
:)
Sorry, that post has a bug.
Here's "First Post v2.0"!
Just be careful, you don't want Planned Planethood to start sending leaflets to your house.
And many things are not all they are 'hyped' up to me.
:P
Like grammar, for example.
Hack the Gibson!!
Ok let's think about it. Magnets react to magnetic fields, right? But what about metallic coils? After all, electromagnets are made with coils and metal.
So imagine a future where nanoscopic coils, or maybe thin-film nanomagnet arrays can be implanted under your skin. Or behind your ears, so you can sense magnetic fields in 3D.
Let's not forget that some animals are sensitive to magnetic fields, and others can sense electricity miles away.
So, what happens when you get too close to another rare earth magnet? I would expect bad things.
Tell ME about it. Mine were adamantium!
Sincerely,
Wolverine.
How does proving that I'm me make anybody any safer?
Because of something called "a record" which tells people whether you've committed previous crimes or not.
In other words, it's about statistics.
The ID test is faster because they only search your past crimes.
The "near-full-cavity" search is more effective because they search whether you CAN commit a crime right now.
However, the exhaustive search is much more accurate. The ID test was only provided to not annoy the 99% of users. But frankly, if an ID'ed user decides to carry explosives, (a fake ID maybe?), are the passengers REALLY SAFE?
Explosive sniffers and state-of-the-art X-ray scanners should be used ALWAYS. This way it wouldn't matter whether you have an ID or not.
Since Windows 95, their whole design was based on extending their products (including Internet Explorer) with insecure features. MS-Word viruses, ActiveX viruses, javascript viruses, and now we even have DRM viruses.
It's not that Windows 9x was old, but that it was awfully designed. Linux is older than Windows 9x, and they got the privileges and file permissions right since the beginning.
Most security updates in Open Source software like Firefox or Linux are due to implementation flaws (i.e. buffer overflows), but the problem we're dealing with here, is a DESIGN FLAW.
Very different, indeed.
If Microsoft published a defective software, the least they should do is to offer FREE UPGRADES to Windows XP-SP2 for Windows 98 users. Or otherwise, give the users their money back.
In Mexico, we have a word for obsolete groups ruled by grumpy old men.
"Dinosaurs".
Allow me to explain.
It's part of common culture, the oldest political party (PRI) is run by 60-year-old (or older) men who belong to established groups (freemasons) and unions (CTM) ruled by them, with union leaders imposed by the government in turn. Political cartoons in mexico often use this image to depict the PRI, which had been in power for more than 70 years, and their government model is more than obsolete. It's *extint*. Hence the name, "dinosaurs". Here's a pair of cartoons drawn in 2000, before the elections where the opposing party (PAN) won for the first time in history. Note that in the first cartoon the dinosaur represents the party, and in the second, the worker union which gives its support to the party, threatening the voters.
Knowing this, the term "dinosaur" is more than adequate to describe the RIAA and MPAA.
Here's a better motto.
"Winners don't use rootkits."
Oh, wait...
i think they're trying to combat spam. You know, against bots sending e-mails and hosting webpages without your consent.
I believe port blocking is good, AS LONG AS you can call them and have your ports activated.
"Free as in iPod"?!? I think not.
Maybe it includes free spam?
Perhaps I have a misunderstanding of the bill, but I don't believe telecom companies will be able to stop a company's website from being seen
No, they'll just say that the bandwidth expenses "need to be paid" and they'll only be able to give them, with their "limited resources", 1K/sec.