Slashdot Editors do not create the article headline. In fact, "submitters" don't either. Except for a small fraction of submissions, most articles are generated by a specially crafter Slashdot spider, and a random word generator.
Don't believe me? Go through the front page and see the commonalities.
Thie headline was generated by the "promise of futuretech" algoritm. Basically: [adjective] [noun (future tech sounding)] [verb] [adjective] [noun (current high tech)]. Other algorithms like "Latest Apple Product Story", "Microsoft Screws Up Again", "Bash Republicans" and "Ask Slashdot a Question That Could be Answered by Google in 30 seconds" are staples of our fine Slashdot Ecosystem.
And since you seem to be new here, you may also be surprised to find that there are only 23 actual Slashdot accounts with the rest being sock puppets and computer algorithms set up to get page views up. I discussed some of these algorithms in an older post. Search for it if you have time.
Parent got downmodded unfairly a few posts back and is stuck in karma hell. Please be kind and bumb him a point to get him out. If you feel the need, mod this one down as offtopic.
Snarky but excellent point. It is simplistic to say one-ninth of the judicial system... but the point remains that this is a very powerful position, one that sets the tone for how law is interpreted and to a certain extent enforced.
This may not be strictly technology news. However it is most definitely news that matters. In the U.S., this represents a huge deal to the political process: one-ninth of one branch of our government. You can damn well be sure this will impact many hot button topics that relate to technology.
And if you are outside the U.S. the impact is less... but the United States still sets the tone on many privacy and technology issues. It would be smart to have at least SOME idea about what is going on in this regard.
So, sorry that this isn't your third daily update on the iPad. But maybe, just maybe, this is more relevant.
It is possible that I am misunderstanding, but when I read this
"El Reg notes that "The technique works even when Windows is running under an account with limited privileges," but "it requires a large amount of code to be loaded onto the targeted machine, making it impractical for shellcode-based attacks or attacks that rely on speed and stealth. It can also be carried out only when an attacker already has the ability to run a binary on the targeted PC."
So to me, this means the machine is already owned. What am I missing?
I have owned your machine. So, there is some exploit that now allows me to "fool" your AV. It requires pre-exsisting code. If I already have pre-existing code on your machine, then by definition I can do whatever I want on your machine. This has noting to do with the AV software.
Okay, so basically your PC has some type of rootkit on it already. Then your AV is ineffective due to some obscure attack. Rent a clue, editors! If you have a rootkit, you are fucked anyway. There is no magical piece of software that will protect you from your machine being owned.... that is the definition of owned.
I can understand the general populous not getting this. I cannot understand Slashdot editors not getting such a basic concept.
My first PC had 4k of RAM. I should be used to this type of growth by now... but it still makes my heart race a bit when I see ever increasing memory capacity in an ever decreasing form size.
I'll tell my grandkids about my first PC and they will roll their eyes as they leave my retirement home...
I would refrain from pedophile jokes because frankly it is not funny.
Speaking as a Christian, the Catholic church should be very embarassed right now. Individual priests doing evil is not shocking. It is the systematic coverup and empowerment from THE TOP LEVELS that is shocking.
If the Catholic church were a corporation, it would be sued out of business. As a sovereign nation, it should be excluded from the internation scene until it holds itself accountable and make reparations.
Will that happen? Of course not. But the level of evil is large and should be addressed.
The biggest threat to Christianity is not atheists. It is Christians.
Mod +5 funny. Or +5 naive. I'd love to think that there is some religion or non-religion that consistently makes people better people
But centuries of data shows otherwise.
Utimately, it comes down to individuals and their individual choices. I've known very good Chrisitans and very evil ones. I've known very good Atheists and ones who I certainly wouldn't trust my kids with.
The bottom line is that you need to judge people individually and not collectively
Persisistent arousal is no laughing matter. Being aroused on a continual basis and wanking until your penis is raw? from personal experience, I can tell you it isn't fun... I sure wouldn't want to go through my middle/high school years again. (okay, early college too)
By this logic, as males, you and I should face police more police scrutiny that women. Look at murder statistics. Look at violent crime statistics. Men are disproportionately more likely to engage in illegal activities like these.
So, any time a cop sees a man driving a car, bam, pull him over. Check him out. Assume he is up to no good.
Collective punishment like this is wrong. It reeks of police state and has no business in a free society.
No. It simply means that words change from original meanings. The more common usage of decimate is "annihilate". Sorry that you are too obtuse to understand that.
If the user does not have admin rights to his workstation, 95% of the problems go away. Don't throw out otherwise valuable workers because of lack of competence on the part of the sysadmin.
Assuming you are not trolling, then you ahve a real problem. There is a definite problem with encouraging someone to commit suicide. You not seeing a problem with it shows a complete disconnect with human compassion.
I'd also suggest you probably have problems with relationships in your life which will only get worse as time goes on. Please get professional help.
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Slashdot Editors do not create the article headline. In fact, "submitters" don't either. Except for a small fraction of submissions, most articles are generated by a specially crafter Slashdot spider, and a random word generator.
Don't believe me? Go through the front page and see the commonalities.
Thie headline was generated by the "promise of futuretech" algoritm. Basically: [adjective] [noun (future tech sounding)] [verb] [adjective] [noun (current high tech)]. Other algorithms like "Latest Apple Product Story", "Microsoft Screws Up Again", "Bash Republicans" and "Ask Slashdot a Question That Could be Answered by Google in 30 seconds" are staples of our fine Slashdot Ecosystem.
And since you seem to be new here, you may also be surprised to find that there are only 23 actual Slashdot accounts with the rest being sock puppets and computer algorithms set up to get page views up. I discussed some of these algorithms in an older post. Search for it if you have time.
Parent got downmodded unfairly a few posts back and is stuck in karma hell. Please be kind and bumb him a point to get him out. If you feel the need, mod this one down as offtopic.
I'm from Texas and this is just stupid.
Well... you said it, not me.
Snarky but excellent point. It is simplistic to say one-ninth of the judicial system... but the point remains that this is a very powerful position, one that sets the tone for how law is interpreted and to a certain extent enforced.
Hi. Please turn in your internet license.
This may not be strictly technology news. However it is most definitely news that matters. In the U.S., this represents a huge deal to the political process: one-ninth of one branch of our government. You can damn well be sure this will impact many hot button topics that relate to technology.
And if you are outside the U.S. the impact is less... but the United States still sets the tone on many privacy and technology issues. It would be smart to have at least SOME idea about what is going on in this regard.
So, sorry that this isn't your third daily update on the iPad. But maybe, just maybe, this is more relevant.
It is possible that I am misunderstanding, but when I read this
"El Reg notes that "The technique works even when Windows is running under an account with limited privileges," but "it requires a large amount of code to be loaded onto the targeted machine, making it impractical for shellcode-based attacks or attacks that rely on speed and stealth. It can also be carried out only when an attacker already has the ability to run a binary on the targeted PC."
So to me, this means the machine is already owned. What am I missing?
No, you are missing the point.
I have owned your machine. So, there is some exploit that now allows me to "fool" your AV. It requires pre-exsisting code. If I already have pre-existing code on your machine, then by definition I can do whatever I want on your machine. This has noting to do with the AV software.
Okay, so basically your PC has some type of rootkit on it already. Then your AV is ineffective due to some obscure attack. Rent a clue, editors! If you have a rootkit, you are fucked anyway. There is no magical piece of software that will protect you from your machine being owned.... that is the definition of owned.
I can understand the general populous not getting this. I cannot understand Slashdot editors not getting such a basic concept.
DAMN!
Should Slashdot really be throwing stones?
i followed the link and ended up at microsoft.com. Really funny Google... reallly funny.
A pain text page of ASCII text is typically about 2000 Bytes, so his 4Tb will store only about 31 Million pages. ...and don't use MS Word for that
I am not sure what a pain text page is. But I believe you don't know the difference between Tb and TB.
My first PC had 4k of RAM. I should be used to this type of growth by now... but it still makes my heart race a bit when I see ever increasing memory capacity in an ever decreasing form size.
I'll tell my grandkids about my first PC and they will roll their eyes as they leave my retirement home...
I would refrain from pedophile jokes because frankly it is not funny.
Speaking as a Christian, the Catholic church should be very embarassed right now. Individual priests doing evil is not shocking. It is the systematic coverup and empowerment from THE TOP LEVELS that is shocking.
If the Catholic church were a corporation, it would be sued out of business. As a sovereign nation, it should be excluded from the internation scene until it holds itself accountable and make reparations.
Will that happen? Of course not. But the level of evil is large and should be addressed.
The biggest threat to Christianity is not atheists. It is Christians.
(boy do I hate idle's comment box)
Mod +5 funny. Or +5 naive. I'd love to think that there is some religion or non-religion that consistently makes people better people
But centuries of data shows otherwise.
Utimately, it comes down to individuals and their individual choices. I've known very good Chrisitans and very evil ones. I've known very good Atheists and ones who I certainly wouldn't trust my kids with.
The bottom line is that you need to judge people individually and not collectively
Persisistent arousal is no laughing matter. Being aroused on a continual basis and wanking until your penis is raw? from personal experience, I can tell you it isn't fun... I sure wouldn't want to go through my middle/high school years again. (okay, early college too)
I his shocked at this development.... so shocked, I stole the summary's "h".
I don't get it.
This is slashdot. You will fit in quite well here.
Actually, the more I see people whine about this, the more it makes me want to say 'legos'.
By this logic, as males, you and I should face police more police scrutiny that women. Look at murder statistics. Look at violent crime statistics. Men are disproportionately more likely to engage in illegal activities like these.
So, any time a cop sees a man driving a car, bam, pull him over. Check him out. Assume he is up to no good.
Collective punishment like this is wrong. It reeks of police state and has no business in a free society.
You might want to read your own sig.
No. It simply means that words change from original meanings. The more common usage of decimate is "annihilate". Sorry that you are too obtuse to understand that.
If the user does not have admin rights to his workstation, 95% of the problems go away. Don't throw out otherwise valuable workers because of lack of competence on the part of the sysadmin.
You seem like a really gay man.
Of COURSE I mean happy... words never change meanings over time, do they?
Hi,
Assuming you are not trolling, then you ahve a real problem. There is a definite problem with encouraging someone to commit suicide. You not seeing a problem with it shows a complete disconnect with human compassion.
I'd also suggest you probably have problems with relationships in your life which will only get worse as time goes on. Please get professional help.
Well played :)