Governments and corporations keep leapfrogging each other as the biggest threat to the Internet. How are we supposed to know which threat to focus on dammit!
Don't trust either one. Don't take anything either one says at face value. Use caution before you proceed. The world (and the intertubes) has changed.
I've spent quite a bit of effort over the last two months removing Java from all of my clients' computers. I've seen it used as an attack vector far too often and it was time for Java to go. I've even got some - but not all - of my clients to let me remove Flash and Acrobat Reader. In the long run it's safer for them, and cheaper for them too.
I'm unsure how anyone could have imagined that the on-screen keyboard for the $79 model would be touch. Every bit of info. I've seen from Amazon comparing the models makes it incredibly clear that it doesn't have a touch screen. The models that do, surprisingly enough, have touch in the name (except for the fire but I don't think anyone is confused about what's going on there.)
Oh geeze, my mom taught me never to touch fire. Now I'm going to have to relearn some stuff... does this mean it's finally OK to take candy from strangers?
I like that... how do you filter your calls like that... I need that phone. I do have clients, but I know generally who these people are.
I use a 'custom' ringtone (less than a second of silence) as the default ringtone on my phone. Anyone who's not in my address book ends up getting the default. I'm pretty sure most iPhones & Androids have the ability to create your own ringtones (Win7 phones & some BB's may have it too).
If Amazon really wants to aggregate your information they'll keep Opera Mini - and all browsers for Android - out of the Kindle Fire store. Don't forget that you can only get apps from the Amazon store, and Amazon can and will decide what you can get.
Oracle is used to dealing with very large corporations. Now that they have their hands on Java, which directly affects many users, web hosts (large and small), etc, etc they just don't know how to handle things. Forcing major changes onto companies that Oracle has by the implementation & licensing balls is one thing, but trying to force major changes onto the real world will only lead to a backlash and the adoption of alternatives to Java.
It will take a little time to untrench Java, but the intertubes won't stand for this type of reckless and disrespectful behavior. A change is a commin'.
While I wouldn't voluntarily want to go back to VB6 development... well, it's something to fall back on. There's so much VB6 software out there, that it's the COBOL of the future - people are likely to be wanting skilled VB6 developers and they are probably going to have to pay through the nose for them. A nice little pension plan.
There will be a market for VB6 programmers for a while. I'd be willing to bet there will be a nice market niche for individuals or small firms that do nothing but VB6 to <insert new language> conversions for years to come.
I've finally convinced one of my clients to port their code over from VB6 to *something else* (I've been trying to get them to switch since 2006). Their VB6 programmer/Access person is retiring next July and they've finally seen the light that their VB6/Access solution needs to be upgraded (their DB is 1.6GB, which is large for an Access DB). We still need to have several meetings to discuss what direction they're going to go (what language, what DB platform, if they're going to simply recreate their existing app or add long overdue features, etc), but they have no sense of urgency (our next meeting is tentatively scheduled for Nov but may be moved to Dec or Jan).
All their computers are running XP & Office 2003 (lots of VBA macros). Their server is SBS 2003. Their code isn't documented and there is no DB map (or data normalization). I bought them VS 2005, an assortment of.NET & MS SQL books and a new development machine in 2006 but they didn't take advantage of it. I did the same thing with VS 2008 in 2009, but they still sat on their hands. Now they are curious about Win 8 but have "heard things" that development may be different for it and want to be sure they don't rush into anything.
Based on my client's track record of taking years to make any kind of decision I'm betting they don't settle on a solution until well after their programmer retires. By then they'll have to contract a company to convert everything over for them and hire a new programmer that hopefully can function as a DB admin. This whole mess may be over in 2 - 3 years (if they make a decision soon).
Give them a button to push when they "feel" the pain associated with the electromagnetic field while you turn on the and off the field during random intervals.
I think that's what the Staple's "Easy Button" was originally designed for.
The first time your Hypothetical Hacker gets rubbed the wrong way by corporate he'll torch Sony's security from the inside out. Sony's corporate culture may be antiquated but corporations are the antithesis of the hacker mentality. Sony doesn't want to change their ways - they just don't want to be p0wn'd on a regualr and continuing basis.
This guy was hired to run their security. Hiring a hacker will be helpful for understanding your attackers, but a hacker will understand the corporate culture about as much as Mr Reitinger will understand the gamer/hacker/fan community. Hire former hackers a soldiers in your security arsenal but generals need to be able to survive the corporate ranks.
They hired a former DHS official for help with their security? Are we sure he's not going to be a liaison between Sony's IP and Washington DC lawmakers?
The real question is can they translate all that "teen speak" my niece and nephew splash throughout their posts into something a dinosaur like me can understand?
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Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos.
Many government officials go on to become lobbyists. She's just laying the ground work for her next (and much better paying) job.
The tcsys.com site has links to two bands: dorothyrocks.com & crunchmonkey.com
warning: tcsys.com is a late 90's website and may bring back feelings of nostalgia and/or confusion.
Governments and corporations keep leapfrogging each other as the biggest threat to the Internet. How are we supposed to know which threat to focus on dammit!
Don't trust either one. Don't take anything either one says at face value. Use caution before you proceed. The world (and the intertubes) has changed.
I've spent quite a bit of effort over the last two months removing Java from all of my clients' computers. I've seen it used as an attack vector far too often and it was time for Java to go. I've even got some - but not all - of my clients to let me remove Flash and Acrobat Reader. In the long run it's safer for them, and cheaper for them too.
Easiest solution: lead paint! That should insulate those pesky electrons ;-)
Not to mention the fact that the steel case of the PC would divert the magnetic field away from the hard drive.
Not if it was made out of the same steel as the eletro-magic beams used in those Ohio houses ;-)
So what. It's his life, and he can live it as he chooses.
Nobody can blame him for wanting to escape the incipient idiocracy of facebook/twitter/etc.
So instead we drag his cyber-carcass to /.
His final will stated that he be buried in a glossy white coffin with no visible hinges or latches. RIP Steve.
with rounded corners
Rounded rectangles are everywhere
I'm unsure how anyone could have imagined that the on-screen keyboard for the $79 model would be touch. Every bit of info. I've seen from Amazon comparing the models makes it incredibly clear that it doesn't have a touch screen. The models that do, surprisingly enough, have touch in the name (except for the fire but I don't think anyone is confused about what's going on there.)
Oh geeze, my mom taught me never to touch fire. Now I'm going to have to relearn some stuff ... does this mean it's finally OK to take candy from strangers?
I like that... how do you filter your calls like that... I need that phone. I do have clients, but I know generally who these people are.
I use a 'custom' ringtone (less than a second of silence) as the default ringtone on my phone. Anyone who's not in my address book ends up getting the default. I'm pretty sure most iPhones & Androids have the ability to create your own ringtones (Win7 phones & some BB's may have it too).
If Amazon really wants to aggregate your information they'll keep Opera Mini - and all browsers for Android - out of the Kindle Fire store. Don't forget that you can only get apps from the Amazon store, and Amazon can and will decide what you can get.
Being able to point the finger of blame at an outside source has significant value.
Oracle is used to dealing with very large corporations. Now that they have their hands on Java, which directly affects many users, web hosts (large and small), etc, etc they just don't know how to handle things. Forcing major changes onto companies that Oracle has by the implementation & licensing balls is one thing, but trying to force major changes onto the real world will only lead to a backlash and the adoption of alternatives to Java.
It will take a little time to untrench Java, but the intertubes won't stand for this type of reckless and disrespectful behavior. A change is a commin'.
Taking such actions would put you in direct competition with some rather prominent governments - none of whom like competition from "start-ups".
That's actually a reference to a popular Yogi Berra quote: Baseball is ninety percent mental and the other half is physical.
While I wouldn't voluntarily want to go back to VB6 development ... well, it's something to fall back on. There's so much VB6 software out there, that it's the COBOL of the future - people are likely to be wanting skilled VB6 developers and they are probably going to have to pay through the nose for them. A nice little pension plan.
There will be a market for VB6 programmers for a while. I'd be willing to bet there will be a nice market niche for individuals or small firms that do nothing but VB6 to <insert new language> conversions for years to come.
.NET & MS SQL books and a new development machine in 2006 but they didn't take advantage of it. I did the same thing with VS 2008 in 2009, but they still sat on their hands. Now they are curious about Win 8 but have "heard things" that development may be different for it and want to be sure they don't rush into anything.
I've finally convinced one of my clients to port their code over from VB6 to *something else* (I've been trying to get them to switch since 2006). Their VB6 programmer/Access person is retiring next July and they've finally seen the light that their VB6/Access solution needs to be upgraded (their DB is 1.6GB, which is large for an Access DB). We still need to have several meetings to discuss what direction they're going to go (what language, what DB platform, if they're going to simply recreate their existing app or add long overdue features, etc), but they have no sense of urgency (our next meeting is tentatively scheduled for Nov but may be moved to Dec or Jan).
All their computers are running XP & Office 2003 (lots of VBA macros). Their server is SBS 2003. Their code isn't documented and there is no DB map (or data normalization). I bought them VS 2005, an assortment of
Based on my client's track record of taking years to make any kind of decision I'm betting they don't settle on a solution until well after their programmer retires. By then they'll have to contract a company to convert everything over for them and hire a new programmer that hopefully can function as a DB admin. This whole mess may be over in 2 - 3 years (if they make a decision soon).
Give them a button to push when they "feel" the pain associated with the electromagnetic field while you turn on the and off the field during random intervals.
I think that's what the Staple's "Easy Button" was originally designed for.
Anything the government can't understand or control is a security threat.
Will it have Battletoads?
No, but it may have coupons GameStop will remove and later apologize to customers when they get caught.
Sorry kids, but I wouldn't trust GameStop with anything that has any of my data on it.
The first time your Hypothetical Hacker gets rubbed the wrong way by corporate he'll torch Sony's security from the inside out. Sony's corporate culture may be antiquated but corporations are the antithesis of the hacker mentality. Sony doesn't want to change their ways - they just don't want to be p0wn'd on a regualr and continuing basis.
This guy was hired to run their security. Hiring a hacker will be helpful for understanding your attackers, but a hacker will understand the corporate culture about as much as Mr Reitinger will understand the gamer/hacker/fan community. Hire former hackers a soldiers in your security arsenal but generals need to be able to survive the corporate ranks.
They hired a former DHS official for help with their security? Are we sure he's not going to be a liaison between Sony's IP and Washington DC lawmakers?
The real question is can they translate all that "teen speak" my niece and nephew splash throughout their posts into something a dinosaur like me can understand?