My Gmail address is my first name and my last name. I've given it out to friends and family, but not used it on any websites. I received zero spam for the first few months, but now I'm receiving them at a rate of about one per day.
It all goes straight into the spam folder though, and it always has a part or some variation of my name as the first part of the subject. Usually followed by garbage about cheap software:(
I haven't received any Cialis spam yet, though my Hotmail address (different address entirely) gets probably 20 Cialis spams per day...
Someone want to educate the current administration on asymmetrical warfare? And how the next threat is likely to be immune to missile interceptors.
Perhaps while they're at it, they could have a word to the Australian government about missile defence, namely: WE DON'T NEED ANY. Apparently we've signed on the ridiculous "Star Wars" missile defence program, and we're going to spend billions as well. Yay us.
I find it incredible that in this day and age where anyone with a rented truck and a few hundred bucks' worth of fertilizer can blow up a building, we can collectively waste so much money on things like ballistic missile defences. Something doesn't add up.
I can't really comment on other GPRS links since I haven't used them, but Optus is generally slower than I'd expect. I was under the impression that GPRS would work at up to ~48kbps, but it feels much slower than that.
It even takes 10 seconds to load the main page of Google. 3G services like Orange 3 have much more bandwidth available, so their picture quality is much better. If you're really keen on getting streamed video to your phone, 3G services (at this stage) are probably the way to go. Be careful with Vodafone, they market Vodafone Live! as if it were a 3G service, but it's only 2.5G.
Here in Australia, Optus Zoo have been streaming the ABC (that's the Australian Broadcasting Corporation) and CNN live for quite some time now. It's been available ever since I got my Nokia 6600 phone, and that was back in March or so.
It's not exactly something I do a lot of, but it is cool to show people. The quality is roughly equivalent to RealMedia files circa 1997. Damn Optus and it's slow GPRS network:(
Even the WORD "consumer" implies this - the "consumer" is nothing more than a metaphorical digestive tract. Corporations offer "goods" and the "consumer" just gobbles them down, whatever they are, and produces economic fertilizer as a result, and that's all that's important about them. Yes, I consider the word to be an insult.
I'm glad I've finally see someone else mention this. I absolutely HATE being called a "consumer". Calling me a "consumer" implies that my sole purpose for existence is to buy stuff.
Same here. I reproduced it while running Firefox 1.0 on fully patched Windows XP.
Left clicking on the "with popup blockers" link, then left clicking again on the Citibank "about spoofing" graphic gives me the Secunia pop-up.
Though as a previous poster said, how many people would follow a link from a dodgy site to Citibank (or anything other banking site)? This is definitely something that should be patched, but it doesn't seem like a hugely critical flaw to me.
The trouble with your proposal is that you basically end up with a traffic version of "mob rule".
Example: there was a roundabout I used to drive through that was at the exit of a major freeway. Traffic going on and off the freeway had to go through this roundabout. Because it was a major freeway there was a constant stream of cars from one direction (those coming off the freeway). As the stream was constant, those trying to get on to the freeway had no chance.
So the result was that the freeway traffic didn't stop, but to get on the freeway (at any time of day) required a 20 minute wait in a huge column of cars.
Generally, traffic lights are better in high-volume traffic situations as they're simple to understand. Roundabouts and signage work better with lower volumes of cars, and have less potential for collisions.
I just can't believe you waited 10 minutes at 3am for another car to show up and change the lights! If it were me, I would've waited 30 seconds, made sure there was no traffic approaching, and just gone.
Also, if you know where the sensors are and there's absolutely no traffic around, play a game of "dodge the sensors";)
I also recall reading something of one such designer where; not wanting the devices to be used for "evil"; built a very simple but obvious design flaw in to each one.
Leonardo used to do that sort of thing fairly regularly as a medieval version of copyright. Basically he'd pencil a slight flaw into his drawings, so that if anyone tried to build his inventions without permission, they'd fail.
I have difficulty comprehending how something can cost that much.
How urgent are these repairs to Hubble? Realistically speaking, if NASA is only debating to whether to spend $2,000,000,000 now, it's going to be several years before anything gets off the ground. So clearly the repairs aren't that urgent. Wouldn't it then make more sense to spend the cash and resources on improving/fixing/replacing the shuttles, so that we can safely send humans to do the job?
Slashdot Mirror
I have the longest possible email address there :)
m nopqrstuvwxyzabcdefghijk.com
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789@abcdefghijkl
Feel free to drop me a line!
My Gmail address is my first name and my last name. I've given it out to friends and family, but not used it on any websites. I received zero spam for the first few months, but now I'm receiving them at a rate of about one per day.
:(
It all goes straight into the spam folder though, and it always has a part or some variation of my name as the first part of the subject. Usually followed by garbage about cheap software
I haven't received any Cialis spam yet, though my Hotmail address (different address entirely) gets probably 20 Cialis spams per day...
Don't forget Filerush.com, they have things like game trailers, demos and so on.
At last we can add in step two!
1. Get self on ICANN board.
2. Increase fees gradually so nobody notices. (formerly ???)
3. Profit!
Someone want to educate the current administration on asymmetrical warfare? And how the next threat is likely to be immune to missile interceptors.
Perhaps while they're at it, they could have a word to the Australian government about missile defence, namely: WE DON'T NEED ANY. Apparently we've signed on the ridiculous "Star Wars" missile defence program, and we're going to spend billions as well. Yay us.
I find it incredible that in this day and age where anyone with a rented truck and a few hundred bucks' worth of fertilizer can blow up a building, we can collectively waste so much money on things like ballistic missile defences. Something doesn't add up.
I pity the people who buy these 'guaranteed' lists of email addresses, expecting all addresses to work.
Sorry, but I have to ask. Why do you pity them? They're just going to spam you.
I can't really comment on other GPRS links since I haven't used them, but Optus is generally slower than I'd expect. I was under the impression that GPRS would work at up to ~48kbps, but it feels much slower than that.
It even takes 10 seconds to load the main page of Google. 3G services like Orange 3 have much more bandwidth available, so their picture quality is much better. If you're really keen on getting streamed video to your phone, 3G services (at this stage) are probably the way to go. Be careful with Vodafone, they market Vodafone Live! as if it were a 3G service, but it's only 2.5G.
Here in Australia, Optus Zoo have been streaming the ABC (that's the Australian Broadcasting Corporation) and CNN live for quite some time now. It's been available ever since I got my Nokia 6600 phone, and that was back in March or so.
:(
It's not exactly something I do a lot of, but it is cool to show people. The quality is roughly equivalent to RealMedia files circa 1997. Damn Optus and it's slow GPRS network
heh .. PMPO. Nuff said.
I agree. Real life needs Adblock!
Even the WORD "consumer" implies this - the "consumer" is nothing more than a metaphorical digestive tract. Corporations offer "goods" and the "consumer" just gobbles them down, whatever they are, and produces economic fertilizer as a result, and that's all that's important about them. Yes, I consider the word to be an insult.
I'm glad I've finally see someone else mention this. I absolutely HATE being called a "consumer". Calling me a "consumer" implies that my sole purpose for existence is to buy stuff.
Same here. I reproduced it while running Firefox 1.0 on fully patched Windows XP.
Left clicking on the "with popup blockers" link, then left clicking again on the Citibank "about spoofing" graphic gives me the Secunia pop-up.
Though as a previous poster said, how many people would follow a link from a dodgy site to Citibank (or anything other banking site)? This is definitely something that should be patched, but it doesn't seem like a hugely critical flaw to me.
Seriously? I thought Encarta died a long time ago. It was useful about 10 years ago, back in the days before I had net access.
Does anyone still actually use it?
Nothing like positive policing, eh?
The trouble with your proposal is that you basically end up with a traffic version of "mob rule".
Example: there was a roundabout I used to drive through that was at the exit of a major freeway. Traffic going on and off the freeway had to go through this roundabout. Because it was a major freeway there was a constant stream of cars from one direction (those coming off the freeway). As the stream was constant, those trying to get on to the freeway had no chance.
So the result was that the freeway traffic didn't stop, but to get on the freeway (at any time of day) required a 20 minute wait in a huge column of cars.
Generally, traffic lights are better in high-volume traffic situations as they're simple to understand. Roundabouts and signage work better with lower volumes of cars, and have less potential for collisions.
I just can't believe you waited 10 minutes at 3am for another car to show up and change the lights! If it were me, I would've waited 30 seconds, made sure there was no traffic approaching, and just gone.
;)
Also, if you know where the sensors are and there's absolutely no traffic around, play a game of "dodge the sensors"
Totally agree! This has to be the first sensible thing the Howard Government has done in a long, long time...
Slashdot even got an honorable mention in the NOAA writeup (third paragraph)!
:(
Even if they did get the URL wrong
It's good to see a Government agency actually doing something proactive with technology! Props all round.
I hope their AI engine is not windows based.
It looks like you're trying to shoot something! What would you like to do:
- Identify your target(s)
- Wait for a supervisor
- Just shoot without help
Shoot the brown people or, shoot the non Christian?
Both. They're probably all terrorists anyway.
Doing better requires intimate insider knowledge
:)
Which is why insider trading is illegal in most countries
I agree with your conclusion, however.
I also recall reading something of one such designer where; not wanting the devices to be used for "evil"; built a very simple but obvious design flaw in to each one.
Leonardo used to do that sort of thing fairly regularly as a medieval version of copyright. Basically he'd pencil a slight flaw into his drawings, so that if anyone tried to build his inventions without permission, they'd fail.
There was an extremely interesting article in last month's Wired magazine about it.
I have difficulty comprehending how something can cost that much.
How urgent are these repairs to Hubble? Realistically speaking, if NASA is only debating to whether to spend $2,000,000,000 now, it's going to be several years before anything gets off the ground. So clearly the repairs aren't that urgent. Wouldn't it then make more sense to spend the cash and resources on improving/fixing/replacing the shuttles, so that we can safely send humans to do the job?
And not a woman in sight....