Umm, is there a way to modify my HOSTS file so I don't ever have to see your ramblings again? 'Cuz that would be a good reason to modify my HOSTS file.
PopCap, soon to be known as PopCrap. If I know EA they'll ruin PopCap with one of their DRM schemes and cut the quality of all future releases. EA = Errant Assholes.
The voting system in Florida is 100% secure, they absolutely positively guarantee that there is ZERO chance of ANY voter being able to affect the predetermined outcome sold to the highest bidder.
Now that's just cynical, SFC, even for you;-)
Abhaxas is playing with fire. Politicians don't like to be embarrassed - especially over and over again for the same thing (except coke and hookers, of course). But this is Florida so he has a decent chance of getting acquitted.
Google is light years ahead of the vapor-ware known as iCloud . For all we know iCloud will turn out as bad as Mobile Me , I mean.Mac , know I mean iTools.
If people back in 1888 were debating if people in the 21st century would be even able to playback their records or not?
They weren't sure if people in the 20th century would be able to play back their recordings. No new technology is a sure thing in the marketplace, and without an accepted industry standard a "Beta Max" compatible version could have been produced but lost to the ages because it didn't win its format war.
Nevermind screw Oracle. This is another win for Screw Software Patents!
Well, it *could* end up being a loss for Oracle. How many of the patents that have already been shot down did Oracle license to others? They certainly won't be able to hock them again, but what does this do to Oracle's existing licensing contracts for these now invalidated patents?
Meanwhile, the United States tries to move to digital books, but lobbyists and obstructionists makes it easy to make a spineless president compromise, so every child gets a digital photo frame filled with JPEG photos of paper books instead. And the chapters on evolution? Oh someone corrupted those JPEGs!
That's because you're doing it wrong! By missing those chapters on evolution you miss reading about how North Korea evolved into the best Korea!
Oh yeah? Well in North Korea our textbooks will go digital by 2014! We'd do it even faster except we can't get enough parts to build our nkPads. Damn you Apple!
Neither TFS nor any previous poster said that GroupOn's effective, albeit untimely, response in any way abdicates them from the responsibility for the leak. TFS simply meant that GroupOn's immediate reaction(once they knew what had happened) deserves some consideration.
Too little too late IMHO. Security should never be an afterthought.
I'm guessing that you mean that if a software developer can't write 100% secure software the first time, said developer shouldn't develop software at all?
Not what I said and not what I meant. Their 0% security approach is completely unforgivable. Software developers should make every reasonable effort to secure their products, websites and data. Truly 100% secure isn't obtainable because OS, 3rd party software and other vulnerabilities beyond their control come into play.
Please correct me if I'm not understanding this correctly, but it seems to me that you're advocating strict government oversight of the entire software industry.
No, I'm advocating strict shareholder oversight of the entire software industry. Management has a responsibility to those whose data they gather as well as the shareholders whose investments they are sworn to protect from irresponsible and negligent actions. Customers and users can and should vote with their feet, but shareholders should vote with their proxies.
After checking to ensure that the shirt would properly cover my girth, I walked from my trailer to Wal-mart with the shirt on and was immediately approached by women.
I'm guessing that it took all three wolves to help cart his girth all the way to Wal-mart? Those women were just animal lovers hoping to ease the suffering of those poor, poor wolves who never intended on becoming the porters of his fat ass' palanquin.
My goodness, I hope you never make any mistakes, if you mean to say (as your statement implies) that there is no return from a screwup.
Of course I make mistakes, and people (and companies) can make a return from a screw up, but securing user data after it's been made public on Google for the world to see forever after does not make up for the poor design, implementation and security that took place up front. At some point the display of such poor judgement and minimal (if any) skill should make it clear that they shouldn't be in a position of such responsibility in the first place, let alone now.
If I display such utterly poor judgement and skill while driving the state can and will (and should) take away my driving privileges. In this case the entire management and security team should be replaced. I'd be happy to drive them to the airport, but they may not want to get into my car.
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Will we be able to use this to be aware of police within a half mile radius?
No, but they will probably be aware of you and your data (including speed and how far you've travel over the last X minutes).
Umm, is there a way to modify my HOSTS file so I don't ever have to see your ramblings again? 'Cuz that would be a good reason to modify my HOSTS file.
you mean bookworm-maker popcap?
PopCap, soon to be known as PopCrap. If I know EA they'll ruin PopCap with one of their DRM schemes and cut the quality of all future releases. EA = Errant Assholes.
This is Microsoft throwing down the gauntlet and saying, "we are better than you." Who knows, maybe they are.
Are you saying Microsoft is going exploit an un-patched security hole in Windows and infect the infected computers with the antidote? Hmm ...
Balmer: I've got your antidote right here, and that antidote is more cowbell!
The voting system in Florida is 100% secure, they absolutely positively guarantee that there is ZERO chance of ANY voter being able to affect the predetermined outcome sold to the highest bidder.
Now that's just cynical, SFC, even for you ;-)
Abhaxas is playing with fire. Politicians don't like to be embarrassed - especially over and over again for the same thing (except coke and hookers, of course). But this is Florida so he has a decent chance of getting acquitted.
I hate to break it to them, but there isn't much 'internet intelligence' out there ...
I use to use my Linksys Wireless router as a paper weight
One of my cats used mine as a litter box. Needless to say they dropped more than a connection.
Google is light years ahead of the vapor-ware known as iCloud . For all we know iCloud will turn out as bad as Mobile Me , I mean .Mac , know I mean iTools.
You forgot CyberDog and eWorld.
Come on, guys. Don't disappoint me.
[Eeyore] Soooorrryy, Daniel. We've got nothing.[/Eeyore]
Twits are going to tweet something and see if it sticks to the wall?
If people back in 1888 were debating if people in the 21st century would be even able to playback their records or not?
They weren't sure if people in the 20th century would be able to play back their recordings. No new technology is a sure thing in the marketplace, and without an accepted industry standard a "Beta Max" compatible version could have been produced but lost to the ages because it didn't win its format war.
Angry Users... all chattering like a bunch of parakeets
And actually paying for the privilege.
Nevermind screw Oracle. This is another win for Screw Software Patents!
Well, it *could* end up being a loss for Oracle. How many of the patents that have already been shot down did Oracle license to others? They certainly won't be able to hock them again, but what does this do to Oracle's existing licensing contracts for these now invalidated patents?
Meanwhile, the United States tries to move to digital books, but lobbyists and obstructionists makes it easy to make a spineless president compromise, so every child gets a digital photo frame filled with JPEG photos of paper books instead. And the chapters on evolution? Oh someone corrupted those JPEGs!
That's because you're doing it wrong! By missing those chapters on evolution you miss reading about how North Korea evolved into the best Korea!
Remember, you can't spell 'Nook' without 'NK'!
South Korean Textbooks to Go Digital by 2015
Oh yeah? Well in North Korea our textbooks will go digital by 2014! We'd do it even faster except we can't get enough parts to build our nkPads. Damn you Apple!
North Korea still the best Korea!
Neither TFS nor any previous poster said that GroupOn's effective, albeit untimely, response in any way abdicates them from the responsibility for the leak. TFS simply meant that GroupOn's immediate reaction(once they knew what had happened) deserves some consideration.
Too little too late IMHO. Security should never be an afterthought.
I'm guessing that you mean that if a software developer can't write 100% secure software the first time, said developer shouldn't develop software at all?
Not what I said and not what I meant. Their 0% security approach is completely unforgivable. Software developers should make every reasonable effort to secure their products, websites and data. Truly 100% secure isn't obtainable because OS, 3rd party software and other vulnerabilities beyond their control come into play.
Please correct me if I'm not understanding this correctly, but it seems to me that you're advocating strict government oversight of the entire software industry.
No, I'm advocating strict shareholder oversight of the entire software industry. Management has a responsibility to those whose data they gather as well as the shareholders whose investments they are sworn to protect from irresponsible and negligent actions. Customers and users can and should vote with their feet, but shareholders should vote with their proxies.
Um, that's not called love. You can call it eccentric, kinky, quirky ... even obsessive and crazy. But love? No, that's not love.
What makes you think EULAs are drafted without legal counsel?
I think he means LegalZoom's ELUA that the users accepted when they used the service.
After checking to ensure that the shirt would properly cover my girth, I walked from my trailer to Wal-mart with the shirt on and was immediately approached by women.
I'm guessing that it took all three wolves to help cart his girth all the way to Wal-mart? Those women were just animal lovers hoping to ease the suffering of those poor, poor wolves who never intended on becoming the porters of his fat ass' palanquin.
Are they implying that Apple will be designing the new energy conservation technology?
My goodness, I hope you never make any mistakes, if you mean to say (as your statement implies) that there is no return from a screwup.
Of course I make mistakes, and people (and companies) can make a return from a screw up, but securing user data after it's been made public on Google for the world to see forever after does not make up for the poor design, implementation and security that took place up front. At some point the display of such poor judgement and minimal (if any) skill should make it clear that they shouldn't be in a position of such responsibility in the first place, let alone now.
If I display such utterly poor judgement and skill while driving the state can and will (and should) take away my driving privileges. In this case the entire management and security team should be replaced. I'd be happy to drive them to the airport, but they may not want to get into my car.
So Thunderbird and Firefox are now both "5's". Version? Stars? Out of 10?
Now that it isn't distracted by chess this poor little computer will have nothing else to do except plot its revenge against man.
We cant give them an ounce of credit
An ounce of credit doesn't fix several pounds of irresponsible behavior and lax security.
Google will now apply this patent to censor all the annoying crap that gets published by or about Oracle. Payback is a bitch, Larry.