Assuming an organization uses DHCP to hand out public addresses... many DHCP installations have several banks of dynamic addresses so that if one DHCP server goes out to lunch there is enough address space to handle the maximum expected requirements of that network.
Are you suggesting that I lose my entire Class B, or just parts of it? How do we negotiate which parts, and who takes the responsibility of notifying my upstream providers that someone else can advertise parts of my registered space?
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This train of thought here is exactly what's wrong with Microsoft and the Win32 world in general. If it's already doable, no matter how easy and/or efficient the method, than it's just not good enough, it's gotta be tinkered with just to charge the users for the next upgrade.
For some reason it reminds me of the floppy records that came inside magazines, when I was a kid. We would transfer the audio from the record to a cassette, then load the cassette into the computer.
Nobody even whispered, because we were convinced the least bit of sound would get mixed in and corrupted the whole thing. Same goes for acoustic-couple modems, except it really worked that way sometimes. Too much background noise and you'd lose carrier.
You can dispose of any information you have gained by proper means any way you like, with a few exceptions like when you have a fiduciary duty. It's not fundamentally different from anything else you have a right to do. You're free to spread the information, but in some cases there might be consequences.
I wouldn't be so sure about that. Lots of folks (myself included) work with information that could be considered personal, sensitive, and confidential. We have an obligation to ensure this information is not distributed, modified, or disposed of improperly. Some restrictions are legal, some are policy, others are maybe just common sense. Unless you consider the whole employment thing to be fiduciary.
There's also defamation, libel and slander. Anyone who distributes information, knowing it is false, can get in trouble.
And don't start shouting "Fire" in a movie theatre, and don't incite riots either.
Yeah, it's a bit off-topic, but it is absolutely not true that you can distribute information any way you like.
If information about other people you got by legitimate means were their property, you wouldn't be able to do anything with it without their opt-in. It's not hard to think of examples of where this personal information as property thing doesn't work. This is pretty much the argument Scientology uses against people who spread information about their secret doctrines.
I think that's what I'm trying to say too. I'm just saying that I think my GPS data is my data and not my phone company's data.
Yes, the data is mine, it's completely about me so it is mine. It cannot be considered directory information or public records.
Let's see if we fight the same fight for GPS data from our cars or our running shoes.
In a similar way, my medical & health information is also mine, since it is about me, independant of how that information was created, observed, or gathered. Yes, I understand there are special protections in place specifically for medical information - I really intend to address how I feel about it, not the legal perception.
The advantage (for the virus distributers) is that Windows and OSX and iPhones have is that they share a common denominator of services and applications. It is much easier to target a system if you know what services are available.
For the most part Linux systems are custom builds with a variety of applications and services (and versions of) enabled. Someone could target a specific distribution or sets of distributions, and this has happened several times (slapper, for example) but such an attempt cannot target linux systems in general.
For those who need to spread their realm of conotrol, targeting individual Linux installations will be much more successful than attempting to spread a virus.
Good point. I think anyone doing research with public money should do their research as efficiently as possible. Don't let those silly FDA guidelines get in the way.
Is that your stance, too? It's hard to tell from your post.
It would be interesting to see how many of the research is being done in the areas of pharmaceuticals and/or cognitive functions.
The only reason I require folks to run antivirus software on the Mac is because of Microsoft products. We have had several macro viruses spread across campus through the sharing of Microsoft Office documents.
I used to have one. Now I have two, at least. Comcast and Verizon. Sometines it feels like choosing between the two is choosing the lesser of two evils.
I could go back to analog modems. Or ISDN, but it's expensive for my end and uncommon to find in an ISP here.
ISP: Hello, how can I help you?
Advanced User: My Internet stopped working. I can't figure it out.
ISP: Hmmm... What version of Windows are you using?
User: Well, It's umm... It's not windows. It's OS/2.
ISP: Sir, if you read the contract changes we made last week, you would know that the Internet needs Windows now.
User: ???
I always though the original Color Computer was pretty bad (4k of memory, so you couldn't type much anyhow) until I tried a Sinclair. But at least it kept out the liquids.
Time bombs in firmware of cars (in all cars of given model, after given date, once the speed is over
60mph, disable brakes and force power steering all the way to the left)
huge chemical industry factory manufacturing systems
municipal gas networks
oil pipelines control
Nuclear power plants
halon dump release system firmware
top secret strategical plans posted to usenet
military devices control systems
Now that's what I'm talking about! Don't forget about life-support systems, manufacturing systems (remember the Tylenol scare?) That got folks thinking! What's a little SSAN leak, compared to that, when we talk about generating terror?
We are the minority who understand the damage of personally-identifiable information leaks. A single incident can cost millions, most here know that already.
The real panic for the public happens only when individuals fear for their lives.
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Assuming an organization uses DHCP to hand out public addresses... many DHCP installations have several banks of dynamic addresses so that if one DHCP server goes out to lunch there is enough address space to handle the maximum expected requirements of that network.
Are you suggesting that I lose my entire Class B, or just parts of it? How do we negotiate which parts, and who takes the responsibility of notifying my upstream providers that someone else can advertise parts of my registered space?
Usually it's the donors who give a large chunk of building costs that decide the new facilities should be super-fancy.
And they have to one-up each other too, so you could also blame the competition.
pfft. Until they hire a new VP who just wants Outlook, like the good old days at the last place they worked.
How do we build a redundant system? Is it even possible? Anyone at the University level should be asking their vendors this question.
Remember, the first goal should to avoid making the school newspaper. All other goals are simply to support the first goal.
If you consider Zimbra, be sure you ask how to build a system without a single point of failure.
It should go without saying... ask this of all your vendors. But Zimbra has some growing to do before it's enterprise-class yet.
You forgot about spontaneity...
This train of thought here is exactly what's wrong with Microsoft and the Win32 world in general. If it's already doable, no matter how easy and /or efficient the method, than it's just not good enough, it's gotta be tinkered with just to charge the users for the next upgrade.
For some reason it reminds me of the floppy records that came inside magazines, when I was a kid. We would transfer the audio from the record to a cassette, then load the cassette into the computer.
Nobody even whispered, because we were convinced the least bit of sound would get mixed in and corrupted the whole thing. Same goes for acoustic-couple modems, except it really worked that way sometimes. Too much background noise and you'd lose carrier.
Ahhh.. the good old days.
You can dispose of any information you have gained by proper means any way you like, with a few exceptions like when you have a fiduciary duty. It's not fundamentally different from anything else you have a right to do. You're free to spread the information, but in some cases there might be consequences.
I wouldn't be so sure about that. Lots of folks (myself included) work with information that could be considered personal, sensitive, and confidential. We have an obligation to ensure this information is not distributed, modified, or disposed of improperly. Some restrictions are legal, some are policy, others are maybe just common sense. Unless you consider the whole employment thing to be fiduciary.
There's also defamation, libel and slander. Anyone who distributes information, knowing it is false, can get in trouble.
And don't start shouting "Fire" in a movie theatre, and don't incite riots either.
Yeah, it's a bit off-topic, but it is absolutely not true that you can distribute information any way you like.
If information about other people you got by legitimate means were their property, you wouldn't be able to do anything with it without their opt-in. It's not hard to think of examples of where this personal information as property thing doesn't work. This is pretty much the argument Scientology uses against people who spread information about their secret doctrines.
I think that's what I'm trying to say too. I'm just saying that I think my GPS data is my data and not my phone company's data.
The difference is that I would consider the data generated about me by my phone to be my data. I believe that's what they were trying to say.
If an investigator witnessed me in certain situations I would consider that piece of data to belong to that investigator.
Yes, the data is mine, it's completely about me so it is mine. It cannot be considered directory information or public records.
Let's see if we fight the same fight for GPS data from our cars or our running shoes.
In a similar way, my medical & health information is also mine, since it is about me, independant of how that information was created, observed, or gathered. Yes, I understand there are special protections in place specifically for medical information - I really intend to address how I feel about it, not the legal perception.
...it's entirely likely that only innocent people will be harmed by this law.
There, I fixed it.
You'll sooner see phone viruses, methinks.
The advantage (for the virus distributers) is that Windows and OSX and iPhones have is that they share a common denominator of services and applications. It is much easier to target a system if you know what services are available.
For the most part Linux systems are custom builds with a variety of applications and services (and versions of) enabled. Someone could target a specific distribution or sets of distributions, and this has happened several times (slapper, for example) but such an attempt cannot target linux systems in general.
For those who need to spread their realm of conotrol, targeting individual Linux installations will be much more successful than attempting to spread a virus.
I use this all the time... I just never thought about it that way!
Wow, the update retroactively screwed up the story submission? That's slick!
I was just thinking, I will have just upgraded by the time I am done reading this po
Good point. I think anyone doing research with public money should do their research as efficiently as possible. Don't let those silly FDA guidelines get in the way.
Is that your stance, too? It's hard to tell from your post.
It would be interesting to see how many of the research is being done in the areas of pharmaceuticals and/or cognitive functions.
The only reason I require folks to run antivirus software on the Mac is because of Microsoft products. We have had several macro viruses spread across campus through the sharing of Microsoft Office documents.
I used to have one. Now I have two, at least. Comcast and Verizon. Sometines it feels like choosing between the two is choosing the lesser of two evils.
I could go back to analog modems. Or ISDN, but it's expensive for my end and uncommon to find in an ISP here.
ISP: Hello, how can I help you?
Advanced User: My Internet stopped working. I can't figure it out.
ISP: Hmmm... What version of Windows are you using?
User: Well, It's umm... It's not windows. It's OS/2.
ISP: Sir, if you read the contract changes we made last week, you would know that the Internet needs Windows now.
User: ???
If Google wins, and they don't know what else to do with it, I think they should release their block of the 700 MHz bandwidth under the GPL.
RMS would be so happy!
So, somebody's going to buy one, and when they foobar their OS and drop it off at the helpdesk, how do we fix it?
Yes, there is USB, so we'lll need to keep a few USB CD-Rom drives around for these things. >p>ah well, it looks real nice.
I always though the original Color Computer was pretty bad (4k of memory, so you couldn't type much anyhow) until I tried a Sinclair. But at least it kept out the liquids.
Now that's what I'm talking about! Don't forget about life-support systems, manufacturing systems (remember the Tylenol scare?) That got folks thinking! What's a little SSAN leak, compared to that, when we talk about generating terror?
We are the minority who understand the damage of personally-identifiable information leaks. A single incident can cost millions, most here know that already.
The real panic for the public happens only when individuals fear for their lives.