If people are worried about people posting too much info on the net, and they're also worried about big brother style data mining of their details, why don't the sites respond by turning the typed text into graphics, displaying it as bitmaps, so that it can't be cut and pasted etc.
Probably has something to do with image files taking up a lot more space than text.
It might enlighten you to know that not only do I not read these kinds of books, as I prefer either books with entertainment value or those that can actually teach me how to do something, but I also pay little to no attention to the "popular" press.
Guess again; Sigil is using the Unreal 2.5 engine for Vanguard: Saga of Heroes, with plans to upgrade to version 3 in the future. Seeing as the game is already in beta, I'm assuming they've been successful.
Yeah, let's not forget that, again, this kind of stuff can happen without a webmaster's knowledge. A lot of the time they WILL lay down the law up front, and tell the ad-servers that they don't want that kind of crap on their site. But then, a lot of the time the ad-servers sub-contract out, and don't pay much attention to the practices of their minions.
90% of the time, if you bring this up to the webmaster, he'll either talk to his ad-servers and get it straightened out, or go elsewhere. Just because it pops up on their site, doesn't mean they're a bunch of scum-sucking a$$holes; give them a chance to fix it without judging them first.
In your case, the problem wasn't with the Dilbert website, and in the parent article, it wasn't a problem with myspace, either.
The problem is with the ad-serving companies that these websites use. Either they're less-than-trustworthy, and are directly responsible for the exploits being used, or they sub-contract out, and don't care enough to keep an eye on their "partners". Usually, notifying the webmaster of the offending site is enough to get them to have a "talk" with their advertisers to resolve the situation.
Of course, you probably already know this, but it bears repeating as it's something that can be missed by people not familar with the subject.
WGA creeps in as an update; as of yet, M$ has yet to begin pushing it through WSUS, which means as long as your systems are pointing to a WSUS server, the only way they could ever get them is if they were to go the the Windows Update website and install it from there. For the record, in a domain environment, you can disable access to that website, too.
If M$ ever DOES begin pushing WGA through WSUS, it will appear as an update, just like any other; while you CAN tell WSUS to automatically approve updates for installation, if WGA is something that you're wary of, you might want to approve manually, instead. In addition, WSUS does not recognize WGA in any way, so even if you DO have systems that fail the WGA test, WSUS will continue to service them without skipping a beat.
Yeah, WSUS's patch store can take up a HUGE amount of space, but there are two things you can do about it...
The first is that you can narrow the kinds of patches you're downloading. If you're not running Exchange 2000 or Office XP, well then there's no reason to download those patch, now is there? What's more is that you can restrict the kinds of patches it'll download; whereas SUS only handled critical updates and security updates, WSUS runs the whole gamut; you can easily tell it to only get the stuff that'll keep your systems safe.
The second is that you can tell the WSUS server not to download patches until a client actually needs them. This way you don't end up with a huge library of patches no one ever needs; saves LOTS of space, trust me.
I've had WSUS import my SUS stuff successfully not once, but twice. The trick is to wait until AFTER you've "synch'd" it; that is, have it contact MS so that it can grab all the patch metadata, then you import the approvals and executables. WSUS is different enough from SUS that the data SUS has on patches isn't enough, so it needs to contact a WSUS server in order to know about the patches... THEN it can accept the SUS data.
And yeah, everyone's been right on the domain bit; it's REALLY helpful to have one, but you can just create a.reg file and use that to add the settings into all your computers.
And on my last note, I'd just like to say the main reason I love WSUS is that, unlike SUS, there's a command you can give ("wuauclt/detectnow") that causes the Automatic Updates client to contact the update server and detect updates right then and there, whereas with the SUS version of the AU client, you had to use clever registry hacks to fool it into thinking at had already started one and needed to resume it. Seems like a trivial thing, but it REALLY helps when building a new system...
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And here I was thinking that someone smashed their lunch...
I'm with you on this one - the PS3 is just WAY too expensive for me to consider, and I'm pretty heavy into gaming as it is.
The Wii, on the other hand, has me looking to get it on launch day...
Actually, it IS related. Popular fansubbed series are likely to be snatched up and released in America.
It might enlighten you to know that not only do I not read these kinds of books, as I prefer either books with entertainment value or those that can actually teach me how to do something, but I also pay little to no attention to the "popular" press.
Nope, never heard of 'em.
Well known author of what?
Never heard of it.
For that matter, never heard of him. Probably 'cause I don't care.
Guess again; Sigil is using the Unreal 2.5 engine for Vanguard: Saga of Heroes, with plans to upgrade to version 3 in the future. Seeing as the game is already in beta, I'm assuming they've been successful.
Well, the touch screen DOES greatly improve the interface... ;)
+1, Appropriate Reference.
...the execs finally realized that "Nobody's Watching" is the title and not the ratings?
Yeah, and then they BOUGHT one.
Great idea, except it'd never come out of beta...
Prosecutor to Jack: lol, j00 pwn3d, n00b!
Actually, I find that I prefer listening to what comes out their mouths AFTER shooting them ;)
I love how this got modded "offtopic" instead of something like "troll" or "flamebait"...
It's almost as if the modders agree, but just feel like it's ilrelevant...
Yeah, let's not forget that, again, this kind of stuff can happen without a webmaster's knowledge. A lot of the time they WILL lay down the law up front, and tell the ad-servers that they don't want that kind of crap on their site. But then, a lot of the time the ad-servers sub-contract out, and don't pay much attention to the practices of their minions.
90% of the time, if you bring this up to the webmaster, he'll either talk to his ad-servers and get it straightened out, or go elsewhere. Just because it pops up on their site, doesn't mean they're a bunch of scum-sucking a$$holes; give them a chance to fix it without judging them first.
Mod parent funny, or I will eat your soul...
In your case, the problem wasn't with the Dilbert website, and in the parent article, it wasn't a problem with myspace, either.
The problem is with the ad-serving companies that these websites use. Either they're less-than-trustworthy, and are directly responsible for the exploits being used, or they sub-contract out, and don't care enough to keep an eye on their "partners". Usually, notifying the webmaster of the offending site is enough to get them to have a "talk" with their advertisers to resolve the situation.
Of course, you probably already know this, but it bears repeating as it's something that can be missed by people not familar with the subject.
Please, won't someone think of the n00bs?
My apologies on the long turn around on this...
WGA creeps in as an update; as of yet, M$ has yet to begin pushing it through WSUS, which means as long as your systems are pointing to a WSUS server, the only way they could ever get them is if they were to go the the Windows Update website and install it from there. For the record, in a domain environment, you can disable access to that website, too.
If M$ ever DOES begin pushing WGA through WSUS, it will appear as an update, just like any other; while you CAN tell WSUS to automatically approve updates for installation, if WGA is something that you're wary of, you might want to approve manually, instead. In addition, WSUS does not recognize WGA in any way, so even if you DO have systems that fail the WGA test, WSUS will continue to service them without skipping a beat.
Oh, and I should have thrown this in there...
Yeah, WSUS's patch store can take up a HUGE amount of space, but there are two things you can do about it...
The first is that you can narrow the kinds of patches you're downloading. If you're not running Exchange 2000 or Office XP, well then there's no reason to download those patch, now is there? What's more is that you can restrict the kinds of patches it'll download; whereas SUS only handled critical updates and security updates, WSUS runs the whole gamut; you can easily tell it to only get the stuff that'll keep your systems safe.
The second is that you can tell the WSUS server not to download patches until a client actually needs them. This way you don't end up with a huge library of patches no one ever needs; saves LOTS of space, trust me.
I've had WSUS import my SUS stuff successfully not once, but twice. The trick is to wait until AFTER you've "synch'd" it; that is, have it contact MS so that it can grab all the patch metadata, then you import the approvals and executables. WSUS is different enough from SUS that the data SUS has on patches isn't enough, so it needs to contact a WSUS server in order to know about the patches... THEN it can accept the SUS data.
.reg file and use that to add the settings into all your computers.
/detectnow") that causes the Automatic Updates client to contact the update server and detect updates right then and there, whereas with the SUS version of the AU client, you had to use clever registry hacks to fool it into thinking at had already started one and needed to resume it. Seems like a trivial thing, but it REALLY helps when building a new system...
And yeah, everyone's been right on the domain bit; it's REALLY helpful to have one, but you can just create a
And on my last note, I'd just like to say the main reason I love WSUS is that, unlike SUS, there's a command you can give ("wuauclt
Sorry, but my cookies always have problems going through customs.
For some reason, they always arrive half eaten...