Remember, most of the people who represent us don't have the time to read every fucking piece of legislation that crosses their desk. These things are hundreds of pages long.
Who I really feel for is the copy-editors. They get hundreds of pages a day to read, too. They probably don't have the time to read it all, either. I'm sure they just glance over the first couple pages, add a couple periods, and pronounce it fit. That must be good enough to justify their paycheck.
{/sarcasm}
They were elected to make decisions. If they can't, or don't have time, they should resign.
This raises a question I was wondering about. I am still using 0.9.2, and I'm curious how 'critical' this vulnerability is. Would code that would exploit these holes work on IE or other browsers, or would a page or email have to specifically target Mozilla/FF users? If the latter, what's the likelihood of encountering such an attack, one that would only affect 5-10% of users, and a group who's typically computer literate enough to deal with it? The reason I ask is, I'm pretty happy with how 0.9.2 performs, and I'd kinda like to wait till 1.0 final comes out before I upgrade and break everything.
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It's only a matter of time before one of these proposed laws makes what you just did illegal...if it hasn't already been tried.
Remember, most of the people who represent us don't have the time to read every fucking piece of legislation that crosses their desk. These things are hundreds of pages long.
Who I really feel for is the copy-editors. They get hundreds of pages a day to read, too. They probably don't have the time to read it all, either. I'm sure they just glance over the first couple pages, add a couple periods, and pronounce it fit. That must be good enough to justify their paycheck.
{/sarcasm}
They were elected to make decisions. If they can't, or don't have time, they should resign.
{/idealism}
I wonder if mail sent from that page goes into their bulk email folders, or just gets automatically deleted...
64 bits should be enough for everybody
Didn't Bill Gates say something similar about RAM?
This raises a question I was wondering about. I am still using 0.9.2, and I'm curious how 'critical' this vulnerability is. Would code that would exploit these holes work on IE or other browsers, or would a page or email have to specifically target Mozilla/FF users? If the latter, what's the likelihood of encountering such an attack, one that would only affect 5-10% of users, and a group who's typically computer literate enough to deal with it? The reason I ask is, I'm pretty happy with how 0.9.2 performs, and I'd kinda like to wait till 1.0 final comes out before I upgrade and break everything.