Problem with that flawed database idea is as soon as the criminals figure out that is going on they just start modifying the content slightly and you end up with an infinite amount of slight variants of the same content.
This scares me a hell of a lot more than usenet. Usenet is basically used by the more "in" technical crowd.
Standard websites and family photos of bathing children etc have in the past been called Child Porn when parents try to develop harmless photos. This went away for a long time because of the digital age... Now these buggers will be able to repeat the same crap with more innocent photo's against parents who are not doing anything wrong.
There is real child porn out there.. I get that.. and kids should be protected... protect the children... yata yata...
But giving an unsupervised private organization complete control over the vast majority of US web space content is pretty scary stuff.
Disagree here completely. I was using BB guns before I could ride a bike and.22 rifle, 30/30 etc before 10. I shot my first 12 gauge when I was 10 (Hurt like hell).
For the BB gun I was taught by my dad about gun safety and how to properly use it. Once I moved into weapons that used explosive powder I was taken to a gun safety class put on by the sheriff's office and spent a whole day learning gun safety and shooting off some rifles.
I've never shot myself or anyone else...
The vast majority of kids who shoot themselves or someone else in an accident are the ones who's parent's lock everything up tight and don't show/explain the dangers.
I think you miss the whole point of the parents post. Instead of being a Steve Job's fanboi... actually read what he stated.
Bill got it right. It was "about the software" not about the hardware. The commercial demand of the software drove and is still driving hardware today. Bill's foresight made Microsoft what it is. Apple scraped by just because fanboi's like you didn't let it die. Then Jobs got smart and started doing other things like iPod's and then was smart enough to jump hard on the notebook wave.
Either way... computers would be a decade behind where we are now if it was not for Gates.
But keep in mind... Comcast and other major service providers are made up of very large subnets. You literally have thousands of choices in your region.
I remember back 7 or so years ago installing PCanywhere and just randomly connecting into dozens of peoples computers (Because they did not setup the security and it was left in wide open access)
"Prove that it is to the detriment of society. You can't."
Just as you cannot prove the opposite. But regardless in my own experiences in one of the highest per-capita marijuana abusing cities in the US (Eugene, Oregon) I have had ample experience on the topic. Higher than normal taxes and a weak economy because most people are to lazy to do any real work and would rather just sit around smoking a bowl. I "Used" to smoke pot... it removes most motivations other than "Smoking pot", Munchies, and sleeping.
Don't get me wrong there are exceptions to every rule... but exceptions are a small % of the people.
"I will not vote for XXX because he will not do anything about changing the law on an issue that directly affects me. My yes, what horribly childish reasoning."
This still does not change the fact that Marijuana is classified as an illegal drug. What you want is for Marijuana to become legal under the same classification. This is much different than changing Marijuana's classification. Hence if you actually read my whole post instead of getting ADD from your POT and falling asleep you would have noticed the beginning part of the line you quoted:
"While I personally think Marijuana should be legalized with the same types of restrictions as alcohol"
But that's okay... All illegal drug users can't do no wrong.. thats why they break into peoples houses and are the vast majority of criminals. That is why I own a handgun and can legally pack it around with me so I can shoot "Morons" like you when I "Fear for my life" due to you being high.
Yeah well... Unlike pirating music smoking pot IS a crime. Just because you want it to be legal to smoke yourself stupid and lazy to the detriment to society doesn't change the fact that your breaking the law and law breakers go to jail.
While I personally think Marijuana should be legalized with the same types of restrictions as alcohol I really think your reasoning on why you won't vote for someone is ridiculous.
I will not vote for XXX because he wont let me break the law!!!! Seriously, grow up.
Wait a minute there buddy. Don't go throwing the race card out there because it has little to do with it. Criminals are Criminals... It does not matter what color their skin is. Maybe you should go and pick up the whole 20 year collection of COPS and count statistically how many are of each "Color" and I bet you will find it is pretty much on par with what is in prison.
If you don't want to spend time in jail don't commit crimes it is in most cases that simple.
But wait I know there is going to be the same lame outcry of "Well there are innocent people on death row" and what percentage do you think are actually innocent? I am betting less than a fraction of a percent. Oh well they stereotype and harass certain people... Well don't dress and act like a criminal and you won't be harassed. I used to dress like a punk in High-school and I used to be searched/cuffed weekly when I hung out on the streets. Guess what now that I don't dress and act like a punk I have not even spoken with a cop in 15 years.
Do you have no idea what is going on over there? Do you really think that americans are strapping bombs to themselves and walking into markets full of civilians and blowing up hundreds of people? You do realize that any country america invades they spend a ridiculous amount of time/money investing in infrastructure and each of these countries end up significantly better off in the long run. Look at Japan or Korea for example.. both of them have very very strong economic functions globally.
You sir are an ignorant idiot... and I thought only americans were this ignorant.
Because "Hardcore" gamers get pissed and throw or smash shit. My old GM back when I played WoW was on his third keyboard after about a year. Nice solid durable keyboard will most likely be able to take a throw against the wall or maybe a good stomping on.
My roomate unfortunately has found it cheaper to punch a hole in the wall since plaster is cheaper than computer equipment.
Is this the same technology that google recently indicated will help "Crack down" on child porn? Or is this yet another different form of doing the search? And if it is different does anyone know if they have plans to put these two technologies+existing methods together to make the engine even more robust?
I don't expect an answer... but who knows maybe one of the goog guys that are in the know are reading.
Thats only because of a little thing called the Geneva convention. If we just get rid of those silly little rules we can go back to carpet bombing which in effect is much more affordable than our current warfare. Well as long as we stop rebuilding stuff that we destroy.
Using a firewall in your network is a good idea. But if the person is good enough they can find a hole and get in and steal information anyway.
The point of security systems is not 100% prevention it is to make you a less easy and much more risky target. Any form of security fits this description. Hell even locking your door can prevent robberies. You might be surprised how many criminals just look for unlocked cars/houses to walk into... Criminals are lazy and that is generally why they want to make the quick easy buck and not work 60 hours a week like the rest of us.
Obviously it is not a good idea to shoot an unarmed person breaking into your house. Legally in "most" states shooting that kid dead is fine.
However, it is also not a good idea to break into other peoples houses and try to take their stuff. Condoning criminal activity just leads to more criminal activity.
The problem with many who share your view is you are enabling the criminals by condoning gun ownership/use. If someone is in my house without my permissions they need to leave and I have a means to enforce that. Calling the Police means "If they had the intention of killing you, you will be long dead before they arrive". Everyone that has a key to my home knows to vocally announce themselves when they enter as it prevents mishaps.
Your logic is sorta flawed. If they did not need to patch wounds they would not need to create a better solution to stopping blood flow thus the research would never happen.
Without a valid reason to spend money on research it tends to be difficult to get money. Like I would love to do a 50 year research project on how having a harem of over a dozen women will effect erectile dysfunction in a man through adulthood... but I've yet to be able to convince the government on why they should spend their military money on me.
Seriously though... if you wanna spout agenda's I wish we were loosing tons more people on a world scale... some where around the rate of WWII would be sufficient. This would help drive down ridiculous land prices.
Thank you for some first hand knowledge on the subject. The situation however has evolved significantly past the issue of Google giving information to the Brazilian government.
The problem is in the US and most other so-called first world countries there are claims of rights and privacy which are constantly being abused by those in power. Are argument is that regardless of how morally unjust or emotionally driven an issue or crime is everything must be treated in the same way. We are not disagreeing that abusing children is wrong. We are disagreeing that it is okay to "Burn the child molesters at the stake" without solid evidence is wrong. In the US we have a history of pointing fingers and calling a person a "Witch" or "Communist" and now "Pedophile" and they are punished without any proof of guilt. This is what we are trying to avoid.
So yes... please lock up all the child molesters... shoot them... do what ever to them. But lets have the facts and real hard evidence of a crime first.
The other thing you fail to understand is that the military is made up of brothers/sisters/mom's/dad's of civilians. When they really grasp what they are doing there is going to be a HUGE military fallout.
Sure we have 2 million standing. But how many do you honestly think will be left if they have to start killing their own people?
Anytime I read a post like this where a person "Hates" Symantec because of optional software they received on their DELL/HP etc it makes me quickly realize you probably do not belong on/. You are indicating your only experiance with a vendor is their consumer grade software which is designed to be bloated because stupid end users like bells & whistles. What ever happened to building your own PC and putting what you want on it? Are you lazy or incapable?
The majority of Symantecs software and revenue is on the corporate side and it is "Not" branded Norton. Some of their corporate software is bloated and is crap. However a good majority of it is top notch. If it wasnt Symantec would not be holding the lion's share of the software security market. Don't get me wrong.. the consumer stuff is crap and in no way is it anything remotely close to what a advanced user or greater wishes for. This is why I personally use enterprise level software which is generally focuses on effect and not bloat.
On my drive to pickup my buddy from his workplace on Saturday.
Regular road, Turn left about 50ft of asphalt. about 100 yards of gravel. Then another 100 yards of blacktop. Then another road with a turn left or right.
Right in front of his workplace is the gravel. It's all a public road and they are NOT allowed to fill in pot holes or pave the road and the city wont do it.. and this is in the 2nd biggest city in oregon.
They don't even need an SMTP relay agent. Just a script that telnets to specific domains. The DNS settings on the box will get the resolution needed and if there is a mail server at the target domain they pretty much always listen on 25 (Unless they are purposely non-standard)
It is stupidly easy to send out spam with our current E-mail technology.
People sending out bulk mail get caught pretty fast. The problem is that generally the ISP's themselves do not care unless they get direct complaints.
Anti-spam services/software including the RBL's have an enormous amount of honeypots ("Inactive" accounts at popular email locations like hotmail/yahoo etc...) that collect spam. This is the #1 method for detection leading to prevention of spam. Generally what occurs is ANY email from ANY source hits a honeypot a scan then is initiated against said IP to determine if it is an open proxy/zombie and it is then added to the (Block List). At this point if you have that providers service you will no longer receive spam from them.
Also, If people actually used SPF (Sender policy framework) it would cut down on spam by a large percentage.
The original person I replied to was marked troll. For what ever reason on the main page w/o showing the parent to my reply it appears I replied to a person who is not whom I replied to.
Your responses to my first post would be 100% sound if I replied to him with my comment. I made the choice "Not" to mark the recipient of the 10th question as a troll and instead make a response to him. Someone else marked him as a troll:( Please hit "parent" on my first post to better frame my response.
Your statement confuses me. What is the base of your opinion? He answered your question very well and your response to his answer is basically indicated that "I will not vote for someone who answers my question fully and who wants to make a real attempt at achieving something".
I could understand if you do not agree with his platform. But what right do you have forcing your opinions down someone else's throat? Just because you don't agree, understand, or like something does not mean you should force others to your way.
Due to Obama running this is the first year since high-school that I have even had at least a vague interest in politics. The last two presidential campaigns were a joke and both "Contestants" were worthless and thus I could not bring myself to vote. This year I have been paying a lot of attention to politicians around our country and have determined that not a single one of them fits 100% as a perfect representative of me. While this seems like an obvious answer I think most American people have not come to this understanding. They find a candidate that they read through 99% of his platform and they love it and get hooked on something insignificant or not earth shattering and decide to not vote for the candidate and choose a worse option. These are usually controversial things such as abortion. I 100% believe in the right of choice, but I believe that choice is made as soon as two consenting individuals make the choice to take of their clothing and have sex. Basically, I believe individuals should accept responsibility for their actions and not have a way to shun responsibility through abortion. If you don't want a kid don't have sex. If you are impregnated against your will or your pregnancy is causing long term medical issues or death then the option should be available.
Before my actual understanding that I will not get 100% of what I wanted I would not vote for anyone that was not pro-life as that was the closest to my own ideals as I was able to achieve. Now, I look more at the candidates natural ability, intelligence, and the big issues that have a real affect on America and not issues that have an emotional affect on me.
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Problem with that flawed database idea is as soon as the criminals figure out that is going on they just start modifying the content slightly and you end up with an infinite amount of slight variants of the same content.
And yeah that tool is a horrible idea.
Have you had a chance to read the new article about Child porn and Cable companies letting a private organization dictate their content?
Check this out
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13739_3-9994159-46.html
This scares me a hell of a lot more than usenet. Usenet is basically used by the more "in" technical crowd.
Standard websites and family photos of bathing children etc have in the past been called Child Porn when parents try to develop harmless photos. This went away for a long time because of the digital age... Now these buggers will be able to repeat the same crap with more innocent photo's against parents who are not doing anything wrong.
There is real child porn out there.. I get that.. and kids should be protected... protect the children ... yata yata...
But giving an unsupervised private organization complete control over the vast majority of US web space content is pretty scary stuff.
Disagree here completely. I was using BB guns before I could ride a bike and .22 rifle, 30/30 etc before 10. I shot my first 12 gauge when I was 10 (Hurt like hell).
For the BB gun I was taught by my dad about gun safety and how to properly use it. Once I moved into weapons that used explosive powder I was taken to a gun safety class put on by the sheriff's office and spent a whole day learning gun safety and shooting off some rifles.
I've never shot myself or anyone else...
The vast majority of kids who shoot themselves or someone else in an accident are the ones who's parent's lock everything up tight and don't show/explain the dangers.
I think you miss the whole point of the parents post. Instead of being a Steve Job's fanboi... actually read what he stated.
Bill got it right. It was "about the software" not about the hardware. The commercial demand of the software drove and is still driving hardware today. Bill's foresight made Microsoft what it is. Apple scraped by just because fanboi's like you didn't let it die. Then Jobs got smart and started doing other things like iPod's and then was smart enough to jump hard on the notebook wave.
Either way... computers would be a decade behind where we are now if it was not for Gates.
But keep in mind... Comcast and other major service providers are made up of very large subnets. You literally have thousands of choices in your region.
I remember back 7 or so years ago installing PCanywhere and just randomly connecting into dozens of peoples computers (Because they did not setup the security and it was left in wide open access)
"Prove that it is to the detriment of society. You can't."
Just as you cannot prove the opposite. But regardless in my own experiences in one of the highest per-capita marijuana abusing cities in the US (Eugene, Oregon) I have had ample experience on the topic. Higher than normal taxes and a weak economy because most people are to lazy to do any real work and would rather just sit around smoking a bowl. I "Used" to smoke pot... it removes most motivations other than "Smoking pot", Munchies, and sleeping.
Don't get me wrong there are exceptions to every rule... but exceptions are a small % of the people.
"I will not vote for XXX because he will not do anything about changing the law on an issue that directly affects me. My yes, what horribly childish reasoning."
This still does not change the fact that Marijuana is classified as an illegal drug. What you want is for Marijuana to become legal under the same classification. This is much different than changing Marijuana's classification. Hence if you actually read my whole post instead of getting ADD from your POT and falling asleep you would have noticed the beginning part of the line you quoted:
"While I personally think Marijuana should be legalized with the same types of restrictions as alcohol"
But that's okay... All illegal drug users can't do no wrong.. thats why they break into peoples houses and are the vast majority of criminals. That is why I own a handgun and can legally pack it around with me so I can shoot "Morons" like you when I "Fear for my life" due to you being high.
Yeah well... Unlike pirating music smoking pot IS a crime. Just because you want it to be legal to smoke yourself stupid and lazy to the detriment to society doesn't change the fact that your breaking the law and law breakers go to jail.
While I personally think Marijuana should be legalized with the same types of restrictions as alcohol I really think your reasoning on why you won't vote for someone is ridiculous.
I will not vote for XXX because he wont let me break the law!!!! Seriously, grow up.
Wait a minute there buddy. Don't go throwing the race card out there because it has little to do with it. Criminals are Criminals... It does not matter what color their skin is. Maybe you should go and pick up the whole 20 year collection of COPS and count statistically how many are of each "Color" and I bet you will find it is pretty much on par with what is in prison.
If you don't want to spend time in jail don't commit crimes it is in most cases that simple.
But wait I know there is going to be the same lame outcry of "Well there are innocent people on death row" and what percentage do you think are actually innocent? I am betting less than a fraction of a percent. Oh well they stereotype and harass certain people... Well don't dress and act like a criminal and you won't be harassed. I used to dress like a punk in High-school and I used to be searched/cuffed weekly when I hung out on the streets. Guess what now that I don't dress and act like a punk I have not even spoken with a cop in 15 years.
WOW,
Do you have no idea what is going on over there? Do you really think that americans are strapping bombs to themselves and walking into markets full of civilians and blowing up hundreds of people? You do realize that any country america invades they spend a ridiculous amount of time/money investing in infrastructure and each of these countries end up significantly better off in the long run. Look at Japan or Korea for example.. both of them have very very strong economic functions globally.
You sir are an ignorant idiot... and I thought only americans were this ignorant.
So what your saying is... your a single guy living by himself and only takes into account situations where ONLY one computer is used in the home.
Either your a looser or a spin doctor... I am going with looser.
Because "Hardcore" gamers get pissed and throw or smash shit. My old GM back when I played WoW was on his third keyboard after about a year. Nice solid durable keyboard will most likely be able to take a throw against the wall or maybe a good stomping on.
My roomate unfortunately has found it cheaper to punch a hole in the wall since plaster is cheaper than computer equipment.
Is this the same technology that google recently indicated will help "Crack down" on child porn? Or is this yet another different form of doing the search? And if it is different does anyone know if they have plans to put these two technologies+existing methods together to make the engine even more robust?
I don't expect an answer... but who knows maybe one of the goog guys that are in the know are reading.
Thats only because of a little thing called the Geneva convention. If we just get rid of those silly little rules we can go back to carpet bombing which in effect is much more affordable than our current warfare. Well as long as we stop rebuilding stuff that we destroy.
Using a firewall in your network is a good idea. But if the person is good enough they can find a hole and get in and steal information anyway.
The point of security systems is not 100% prevention it is to make you a less easy and much more risky target. Any form of security fits this description. Hell even locking your door can prevent robberies. You might be surprised how many criminals just look for unlocked cars/houses to walk into... Criminals are lazy and that is generally why they want to make the quick easy buck and not work 60 hours a week like the rest of us.
Really wish they had an edit on slash dot...
"The problem with many who share your view is you are enabling the criminals by !condoning gun ownership/use."
Condemning
Obviously it is not a good idea to shoot an unarmed person breaking into your house. Legally in "most" states shooting that kid dead is fine.
However, it is also not a good idea to break into other peoples houses and try to take their stuff. Condoning criminal activity just leads to more criminal activity.
The problem with many who share your view is you are enabling the criminals by condoning gun ownership/use. If someone is in my house without my permissions they need to leave and I have a means to enforce that. Calling the Police means "If they had the intention of killing you, you will be long dead before they arrive". Everyone that has a key to my home knows to vocally announce themselves when they enter as it prevents mishaps.
Your logic is sorta flawed. If they did not need to patch wounds they would not need to create a better solution to stopping blood flow thus the research would never happen.
... some where around the rate of WWII would be sufficient. This would help drive down ridiculous land prices.
Without a valid reason to spend money on research it tends to be difficult to get money. Like I would love to do a 50 year research project on how having a harem of over a dozen women will effect erectile dysfunction in a man through adulthood... but I've yet to be able to convince the government on why they should spend their military money on me.
Seriously though... if you wanna spout agenda's I wish we were loosing tons more people on a world scale
Thank you for some first hand knowledge on the subject. The situation however has evolved significantly past the issue of Google giving information to the Brazilian government.
The problem is in the US and most other so-called first world countries there are claims of rights and privacy which are constantly being abused by those in power. Are argument is that regardless of how morally unjust or emotionally driven an issue or crime is everything must be treated in the same way. We are not disagreeing that abusing children is wrong. We are disagreeing that it is okay to "Burn the child molesters at the stake" without solid evidence is wrong. In the US we have a history of pointing fingers and calling a person a "Witch" or "Communist" and now "Pedophile" and they are punished without any proof of guilt. This is what we are trying to avoid.
So yes... please lock up all the child molesters... shoot them... do what ever to them. But lets have the facts and real hard evidence of a crime first.
The other thing you fail to understand is that the military is made up of brothers/sisters/mom's/dad's of civilians. When they really grasp what they are doing there is going to be a HUGE military fallout.
Sure we have 2 million standing. But how many do you honestly think will be left if they have to start killing their own people?
Anytime I read a post like this where a person "Hates" Symantec because of optional software they received on their DELL/HP etc it makes me quickly realize you probably do not belong on /. You are indicating your only experiance with a vendor is their consumer grade software which is designed to be bloated because stupid end users like bells & whistles. What ever happened to building your own PC and putting what you want on it? Are you lazy or incapable?
The majority of Symantecs software and revenue is on the corporate side and it is "Not" branded Norton. Some of their corporate software is bloated and is crap. However a good majority of it is top notch. If it wasnt Symantec would not be holding the lion's share of the software security market. Don't get me wrong.. the consumer stuff is crap and in no way is it anything remotely close to what a advanced user or greater wishes for. This is why I personally use enterprise level software which is generally focuses on effect and not bloat.
On my drive to pickup my buddy from his workplace on Saturday.
Regular road, Turn left about 50ft of asphalt. about 100 yards of gravel. Then another 100 yards of blacktop. Then another road with a turn left or right.
Right in front of his workplace is the gravel. It's all a public road and they are NOT allowed to fill in pot holes or pave the road and the city wont do it.. and this is in the 2nd biggest city in oregon.
They don't even need an SMTP relay agent. Just a script that telnets to specific domains. The DNS settings on the box will get the resolution needed and if there is a mail server at the target domain they pretty much always listen on 25 (Unless they are purposely non-standard)
It is stupidly easy to send out spam with our current E-mail technology.
People sending out bulk mail get caught pretty fast. The problem is that generally the ISP's themselves do not care unless they get direct complaints.
Anti-spam services/software including the RBL's have an enormous amount of honeypots ("Inactive" accounts at popular email locations like hotmail/yahoo etc...) that collect spam. This is the #1 method for detection leading to prevention of spam. Generally what occurs is ANY email from ANY source hits a honeypot a scan then is initiated against said IP to determine if it is an open proxy/zombie and it is then added to the (Block List). At this point if you have that providers service you will no longer receive spam from them.
Also, If people actually used SPF (Sender policy framework) it would cut down on spam by a large percentage.
The original person I replied to was marked troll. For what ever reason on the main page w/o showing the parent to my reply it appears I replied to a person who is not whom I replied to.
:( Please hit "parent" on my first post to better frame my response.
Your responses to my first post would be 100% sound if I replied to him with my comment. I made the choice "Not" to mark the recipient of the 10th question as a troll and instead make a response to him. Someone else marked him as a troll
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Your statement confuses me. What is the base of your opinion? He answered your question very well and your response to his answer is basically indicated that "I will not vote for someone who answers my question fully and who wants to make a real attempt at achieving something".
I could understand if you do not agree with his platform. But what right do you have forcing your opinions down someone else's throat? Just because you don't agree, understand, or like something does not mean you should force others to your way.
Due to Obama running this is the first year since high-school that I have even had at least a vague interest in politics. The last two presidential campaigns were a joke and both "Contestants" were worthless and thus I could not bring myself to vote. This year I have been paying a lot of attention to politicians around our country and have determined that not a single one of them fits 100% as a perfect representative of me. While this seems like an obvious answer I think most American people have not come to this understanding. They find a candidate that they read through 99% of his platform and they love it and get hooked on something insignificant or not earth shattering and decide to not vote for the candidate and choose a worse option. These are usually controversial things such as abortion. I 100% believe in the right of choice, but I believe that choice is made as soon as two consenting individuals make the choice to take of their clothing and have sex. Basically, I believe individuals should accept responsibility for their actions and not have a way to shun responsibility through abortion. If you don't want a kid don't have sex. If you are impregnated against your will or your pregnancy is causing long term medical issues or death then the option should be available.
Before my actual understanding that I will not get 100% of what I wanted I would not vote for anyone that was not pro-life as that was the closest to my own ideals as I was able to achieve. Now, I look more at the candidates natural ability, intelligence, and the big issues that have a real affect on America and not issues that have an emotional affect on me.