Also: "...a BitTorrent client, or program..." Now this is more like the oversimplification thing, but that's just plain stupid. Was that really a neccessary clarification to make? I mean, I'm not saying that everyone out there would understand what a client is, but defining it as a program just seems unneccessary.
The vast majority of people have no idea that a "client" is something you can have on a computer. Try talking to some real people some time.
So to jump back to the topic of the article, is the reason we haven't gotten a universal standard for chargers government interference in the market, or that nobody actually wants it and just think they do?
I'd like to see what kind of phone you use that needs a 4460mAh/14.8V battery. What does it do, bounce signals off the stratosphere to call over the horizon?
Oh, no argument there. Except I am not sure that Apple has actually implemented any measure at all against it. The OS is wide open to malicious software run by the user.
Of course they don't. They're trying to accomplish a series of tasks and making the reasonable assumption their the computer in front of them is designed sanely to perform those tasks. It's not sane for someone to click on some icon the downloaded called "nekkidpics.jpg" and have it install a program that starts sending thousands of e-mail messages without telling them. The average user reasonably assumes no system would be designed that way and is thus infected with malware.
Where were you going with this argument? It applies equally to Windows and Mac OS X.
Second, when a user runs a binary for the first time, they are made aware that it is a program and warned and given the option to abort. This makes it harder for a trojan to hide as data.
Incorrect. Only when you click a non-executable file that will open in a previously unused program are you warned. Clicking an executable directly gives no warning.
Also, as the ".app" extension is hidden by default, it is trivial to create an app named along the lines of "HotChick,jpg.app" with a Preview JPEG icon that will look nearly exactly like a safe JPEG file.
Third, by default OS X users don't have as many privileges as Windows users and there are additional hoops for malware to jump through for some activities, although not all.
The default first user created on a Mac is an administrator. Most people will use this account. It has write access to all applications in/Applications/. Furhtermore, it is trivial for malicious software running on an admin account to infect Installer.app and steal root access the next time the user types in his password when installing an app.
Fourth, the concentration of security researchers running IDS software of some sort, or closely looking at suspicious binaries is higher on OS X than Windows, thus increasing the chances and speed of new malware being discovered.
That's a pretty vague and unsupported claim. And what does this "concentration" even signify?
You don't do it to the face of those actually involved, genius. This is about all the completely unrelated people who suddenly start showing completely insincere concern, or act high and mighty about somebody they never knew and would never care one bit about, had they not been blasted all over the media.
As the grandparent already said once, why do you think muggers have a problem spotting foreign tourists as it is now? And do you really think they would prefer to carry around high-gain antennas for remote RFID reading, rather than just listening for people speaking funny langauges?
I should expand on that: Nobody cared about these women when they were alive. Few people would work up any indignation if they were mocked then. But in death, they are suddenly elevated to this sainthood where making fun of them is absolutely verboten.
This is nothing but hypocricy. Nobody cares about all the prostitutes who die every day just from doing what they do. Nobody cares about the prostitutes who are alive and suffer. Nobody would care about a single murdered prostitute, but when suddenly several of the turn up dead in a short while, it scares people. And they mask their fear for their own lives as concern for those murdered.
The "deadhookers" tag is one of a million jokes that are funny because they pierce the hypocricy, and remind people that normally they don't give a hooker a second thought. And that's why it offends.
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"Some foreign ppl".
Is this how far Slashdot has fallen?
Also: "...a BitTorrent client, or program..." Now this is more like the oversimplification thing, but that's just plain stupid. Was that really a neccessary clarification to make? I mean, I'm not saying that everyone out there would understand what a client is, but defining it as a program just seems unneccessary.
The vast majority of people have no idea that a "client" is something you can have on a computer. Try talking to some real people some time.
So basically the free market didn't produce what's best for the consumers.
So to jump back to the topic of the article, is the reason we haven't gotten a universal standard for chargers government interference in the market, or that nobody actually wants it and just think they do?
I think you're confusing the "free market" with "magical dreamland where everything is the way I want it".
Not to worry, it's a common enough affliction among your kind. Many grow out of it, so there is still hope.
How about I punch you in the nose and take all your money, and spend it on candy? That's good for the economy, isn't it?
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I'd like to see what kind of phone you use that needs a 4460mAh/14.8V battery. What does it do, bounce signals off the stratosphere to call over the horizon?
Oh, no argument there. Except I am not sure that Apple has actually implemented any measure at all against it. The OS is wide open to malicious software run by the user.
The free market DOES produce the best results for the consumer.
Like it did up until now until the government stepped in and RUINED everything?
But this is BAD NEWS because it's GOVERNMENT CONTROL which is EVIL because the FREE MARKET would produce the BEST RESULT for the CONSUMERS!
Here, have a cookie.
Of course they don't. They're trying to accomplish a series of tasks and making the reasonable assumption their the computer in front of them is designed sanely to perform those tasks. It's not sane for someone to click on some icon the downloaded called "nekkidpics.jpg" and have it install a program that starts sending thousands of e-mail messages without telling them. The average user reasonably assumes no system would be designed that way and is thus infected with malware.
Where were you going with this argument? It applies equally to Windows and Mac OS X.
Second, when a user runs a binary for the first time, they are made aware that it is a program and warned and given the option to abort. This makes it harder for a trojan to hide as data.
/Applications/. Furhtermore, it is trivial for malicious software running on an admin account to infect Installer.app and steal root access the next time the user types in his password when installing an app.
Incorrect. Only when you click a non-executable file that will open in a previously unused program are you warned. Clicking an executable directly gives no warning.
Also, as the ".app" extension is hidden by default, it is trivial to create an app named along the lines of "HotChick,jpg.app" with a Preview JPEG icon that will look nearly exactly like a safe JPEG file.
Third, by default OS X users don't have as many privileges as Windows users and there are additional hoops for malware to jump through for some activities, although not all.
The default first user created on a Mac is an administrator. Most people will use this account. It has write access to all applications in
Fourth, the concentration of security researchers running IDS software of some sort, or closely looking at suspicious binaries is higher on OS X than Windows, thus increasing the chances and speed of new malware being discovered.
That's a pretty vague and unsupported claim. And what does this "concentration" even signify?
1. Device manufacturers (especially printer, scanner, and other external device manufacturers) started shipping easy-to-install Linux drivers on a CD.
It's too bad that Linux is pretty much designed and/or used in such a way as to make that impossible.
By posting on Slashdot.
You don't do it to the face of those actually involved, genius. This is about all the completely unrelated people who suddenly start showing completely insincere concern, or act high and mighty about somebody they never knew and would never care one bit about, had they not been blasted all over the media.
As the grandparent already said once, why do you think muggers have a problem spotting foreign tourists as it is now? And do you really think they would prefer to carry around high-gain antennas for remote RFID reading, rather than just listening for people speaking funny langauges?
I should expand on that: Nobody cared about these women when they were alive. Few people would work up any indignation if they were mocked then. But in death, they are suddenly elevated to this sainthood where making fun of them is absolutely verboten.
This is nothing but hypocricy. Nobody cares about all the prostitutes who die every day just from doing what they do. Nobody cares about the prostitutes who are alive and suffer. Nobody would care about a single murdered prostitute, but when suddenly several of the turn up dead in a short while, it scares people. And they mask their fear for their own lives as concern for those murdered.
The "deadhookers" tag is one of a million jokes that are funny because they pierce the hypocricy, and remind people that normally they don't give a hooker a second thought. And that's why it offends.
No, "deadiraqis" is a political message. Politics is never funny. "deadhookers", though, is completely uncalled for and offensive, thus funny.
I guess you haven't used BBEdit, then.
The "rest" of what "community" is that you're talking about, again?
Themes are for people who think ";)" is punctuation.
You'll have to excuse the grandparent poster - he's confusing his "0-day warez" scene slang with real language.
So basically, you hate OS X because you are ignorant?