Perhaps, however they are smart enough to realize that indexing all that information out there on the web is the way to go. I mean even with search engines, trying to find things on the web sometimes feels like standing under Niagra falls with a teaspoon (basically they want to be the guy who makes the teaspoon:-) ). And since they are already indexing everything up the wazoo, why not present the data they already have anyway in different ways?
Maybe because it is hard to find a look-alike midget to play little Ajax? Or perhaps because most moviegoers have the attention span of a gnat and couldn't keep up with two similiarly named characters?
However by far the most important question is, was the lit class you probably took at some point worth the hassle of understanding the parent joke?:-)
Oh heck I give my mom support (money and otherwise) all the time. My dad is self-sufficient however (living off of his mom's money). I was just joking about leeching off my kids, figuring it would spark some interesting discussion.
I pretty much only complain about my dad, but not for monetary reasons.
Now what am I to do with the truckloads of flag-free tuner cards I bought? Since social security is going down the tubes, I guess it is back to plan B for my retirement plans: leech off my kids.
Thus spake the article: Note that use of encryption software, such as SSH, does not address this problem, since the attacker simply can replace the public keys of the two parties with public keys for which it knows the secret keys. This results in the two parties sharing keys with the attacker, as opposed to with each other; as a consequence, the attacker will be able to read (and even modify) all traffic before re-encrypting it and forwarding it.
And this is why you always share public keys via some other secure means (USB drive, cd, floppy), at least in an ideal world. The article talks about this in regards to someone transmitting data to their bank, however if I am not mistaken SSL(not mentioned in the article) already takes care of this kind of attack. Somehow I doubt any joe user is using SSH to authenticate with their bank:-)
I was going to write a letter, but decided to watch last night's "Must See TV" for 8 hours instead. I just hope my brain is broadcast flag enabled so I can remember all this fine programming later!
Because you might learn something new? After googling it looks like they might now be a UK company that makes rugged laptops, but I don't know if it is the same company or not. I realize you probably just read Slashdot for the pictures, but other people might be interested in what happened to a company that used to make really nice laptops.
Am I the only who saw this and thought that GRID laptops were coming back? I loved the old GRID laptop I had, I swear you could drive your car over it and it would still work. I wonder what happened to that company?
Ahh, this should add a nice level of chaos to our current migration away from exchange mail server, plus most of the "XP on laptops" crowd is currently travelling visiting clients. Sweet. Well at least I have yet one more possibility to check when crap doesn't work.
How long until we don't use words anymore, but instead only use acronyms?
IANAL: I am not a lawyer (whew got one of them at least) GLBA: Gay/Lesbian/Bi Association??(I don't want to know how they get violated):-) HIPAA: Some kind of privacy thing relating to medical records (can't recall exactly what it stands for) Health Information Privacy something something SOX: I think Linux uses this to play sound files CEO: Criminal Executive Office or something like that, often known as "head scapegoat" (and often rightly so)
I am not picking on you, just trying to provide some late Friday humor for everyone waiting to escape at 5pm.
I really wouldn't mind setting up something like this in my new house. Perhaps adding one other feature would be nice however. I was thinking I could put a speaker over the doorway to the computer room, and when the computer detects motion it shouts "Don't move or I'll shoot!" I figure the images of the burglar peeing his pants might make me feel less sad about having my house broken into.
People keep mentioning this kind of thing, however while life can live in some pretty extreme environments, can life form for the first time in these kinds of environments? Just because stuff is living in harsh conditions now doesn't mean it didn't need perfect conditions to form in the first place. Granted conditions probably weren't as harsh on mars as they are now, but how long was it before the oceans disappeared, and were they around long enough for life to form?
All that said, the antarctic find is pretty cool:-)
Methane can also be produced by volcanic activity. By all means keep coming up with ways to look for life on Mars, but most likely the only way we will find out for sure is to actually go there in person.
What web based calendar does everyone use? We have been using WebCalendar(spiffy name eh?) and it works ok, but the interface is kinda hokie looking (plus it is waaaaay too busy). Anyone else have any preferences?
Well I assume people from out of state wouldn't have a GPS unit either. Then again, this could be a boon for roadside vendors who rent mileage tracking units to people coming into the state:-)
You just made me think of something. What if I drive my truck on my own private dirt roads 99% of the time? Should I get taxed for all those miles not on a public road? Or are there not enough private roads in California for this to be a problem?:-)
Because it sounds better than the "Give up all your rights" act? The "Clear skies act" is another great example along these lines. Personally I think there shouldn't be any name attached to legislation, but instead just a number. Naming legislation allows people to misrepresent what is actually being voted on. I keep waiting for the "Each vote against this bill kills a kitten" act.
Should there be a per-book checkout tax to help fund the libraries? How about taxing people more if their kid's teacher spends more time helping them than the other kids (10 cents per question answered)? I like the idea of higher taxes for people who use the road more since they are contributing more wear and tear to the roads, however applying this kind of mentality in every case doesn't sound like a good idea.
By the way, rather than a GPS unit on every car, why not just institute a smart toll system instead? Wouldn't this be cheaper, not to mention not being quite as scary from a privacy standpoint?
I guess I am even cheaper, I just have one of those little feeders that you fill up and more catfood spills down as they eat it. With two cats it lasts at least a week. Simply purchase new cats as the old ones get fat and die of heart attacks.
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Perhaps, however they are smart enough to realize that indexing all that information out there on the web is the way to go. I mean even with search engines, trying to find things on the web sometimes feels like standing under Niagra falls with a teaspoon (basically they want to be the guy who makes the teaspoon :-) ). And since they are already indexing everything up the wazoo, why not present the data they already have anyway in different ways?
However by far the most important question is, was the lit class you probably took at some point worth the hassle of understanding the parent joke? :-)
Is Ajax compatible with the Odysseus web security tool or will it just cause Ajax to die a horrible death?
I pretty much only complain about my dad, but not for monetary reasons.
Yeah, at least if I can leech off of other people's kids, I don't have to encourage my kids to be lawyers (shudder).
Now what am I to do with the truckloads of flag-free tuner cards I bought? Since social security is going down the tubes, I guess it is back to plan B for my retirement plans: leech off my kids.
Note that use of encryption software, such as SSH, does not address this problem, since the attacker simply can replace the public keys of the two parties with public keys for which it knows the secret keys. This results in the two parties sharing keys with the attacker, as opposed to with each other; as a consequence, the attacker will be able to read (and even modify) all traffic before re-encrypting it and forwarding it.
And this is why you always share public keys via some other secure means (USB drive, cd, floppy), at least in an ideal world. The article talks about this in regards to someone transmitting data to their bank, however if I am not mistaken SSL(not mentioned in the article) already takes care of this kind of attack. Somehow I doubt any joe user is using SSH to authenticate with their bank :-)
I was going to write a letter, but decided to watch last night's "Must See TV" for 8 hours instead. I just hope my brain is broadcast flag enabled so I can remember all this fine programming later!
I prefer #79 (TASER X26, 2003) If you have one of these you can probably eventually get everything else on the list.
Because you might learn something new? After googling it looks like they might now be a UK company that makes rugged laptops, but I don't know if it is the same company or not. I realize you probably just read Slashdot for the pictures, but other people might be interested in what happened to a company that used to make really nice laptops.
Am I the only who saw this and thought that GRID laptops were coming back? I loved the old GRID laptop I had, I swear you could drive your car over it and it would still work. I wonder what happened to that company?
Ahh, this should add a nice level of chaos to our current migration away from exchange mail server, plus most of the "XP on laptops" crowd is currently travelling visiting clients. Sweet. Well at least I have yet one more possibility to check when crap doesn't work.
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IANAL: I am not a lawyer (whew got one of them at least) :-)
GLBA: Gay/Lesbian/Bi Association??(I don't want to know how they get violated)
HIPAA: Some kind of privacy thing relating to medical records (can't recall exactly what it stands for) Health Information Privacy something something
SOX: I think Linux uses this to play sound files
CEO: Criminal Executive Office or something like that, often known as "head scapegoat" (and often rightly so)
I am not picking on you, just trying to provide some late Friday humor for everyone waiting to escape at 5pm.
Actually it did bring back memories, just not the right ones :-)
I really wouldn't mind setting up something like this in my new house. Perhaps adding one other feature would be nice however. I was thinking I could put a speaker over the doorway to the computer room, and when the computer detects motion it shouts "Don't move or I'll shoot!" I figure the images of the burglar peeing his pants might make me feel less sad about having my house broken into.
All that said, the antarctic find is pretty cool :-)
Methane can also be produced by volcanic activity. By all means keep coming up with ways to look for life on Mars, but most likely the only way we will find out for sure is to actually go there in person.
It is like email only spammier. Viva el spam!
What web based calendar does everyone use? We have been using WebCalendar(spiffy name eh?) and it works ok, but the interface is kinda hokie looking (plus it is waaaaay too busy). Anyone else have any preferences?
Well I assume people from out of state wouldn't have a GPS unit either. Then again, this could be a boon for roadside vendors who rent mileage tracking units to people coming into the state :-)
You just made me think of something. What if I drive my truck on my own private dirt roads 99% of the time? Should I get taxed for all those miles not on a public road? Or are there not enough private roads in California for this to be a problem? :-)
Because it sounds better than the "Give up all your rights" act? The "Clear skies act" is another great example along these lines. Personally I think there shouldn't be any name attached to legislation, but instead just a number. Naming legislation allows people to misrepresent what is actually being voted on. I keep waiting for the "Each vote against this bill kills a kitten" act.
By the way, rather than a GPS unit on every car, why not just institute a smart toll system instead? Wouldn't this be cheaper, not to mention not being quite as scary from a privacy standpoint?
I guess I am even cheaper, I just have one of those little feeders that you fill up and more catfood spills down as they eat it. With two cats it lasts at least a week. Simply purchase new cats as the old ones get fat and die of heart attacks.