Sure it is... the businesses they were extorting misunderstood that their voluntary participation was optional.
Advances in technology, such as our precious intertubes, will always bring advances in criminal activity. I hope no one hears them yelp as they go out of business when their next round of venture capital begging fails miserably. If they want to deal on business' reputations they'll need one of their own.
What is the purpose of an attendance system? To make sure someone is getting to work on time and not leaving before quitting time?
Sometimes people say that government employees should have greater scrutiny due to their being paid by the taxpayers, but I'm uncomfortable turning them into slaves.
I'd bet that if they didn't keep track of anyone's time that many people (maybe even you) would be complaining that people are showing up for work late, leaving early and generally 'working the system'. And they'd be right.
Governments (including NYC) are beholden to their citizens - and this includes making sure that people are showing up for their government jobs. They may not do a very good job at it (serving their c8itizens and/or doing their government jobs) but they damn well better try.
... oversight is on vacation? What does a project have to do to get sh!t canned? I could have not delivered a timekeeping and payroll system for 1/2 that!
I'm interested in your views and would like to subscribe to your newsletter, but I'm not sure if I trust the certificate governing your 'Subscribe To Our Newsletter' page.
... these guys (and gals?) all know what they are going to try before they ever get to this contest. It's not like they discover all these vulnerabilities during some epiphany once they arrive.
On the other hand, these security holes are real and need to be addressed by anyone and everyone that was shamed (this means MS, Apple, Mozilla, everyone) pronto!
I think 90% of the dark matter just got a little brighter... though I doubt they'll declare dark matter "a mistake" because so many in the astrophysics community have stood behind the concept.
Let's not forget that video taping someone's hands can often suggest their gender. Also, how does hooking someone's fingers up to electronic sensors affect how they type?
Shouldn't they be recruiting them from the trenches or simply luring script kiddies into the evil clutches of our federal government with promises of "no bedtimes", "free games, pizza & soda" and "no one here will make fun of you because everyone here will be like you"?
How does this work anyway? Does it account for the fact that I know my keyboard is wearing out and thus tend to hit the keys a bit stronger? Does that make me a man?
Um, no... what makes you a man is, well, I'll try to find you a wikipedia page for that.
Does it account for the fact that I grew up typing, and don't even need to look at the keyboard or screen while typing, because it "flows"? Does that make me a woman?
Um, no... I'll try to find you a different wikipedia page about that.
Does it distinguish between typing on a laptop keyboard and a regular one? Since I'm used to laptop keys, I tend to go softer on regular keyboards. Does that make me a pedophile?
Um, no... a pedophile would ask that question as an AC, unless of course, they were trying not to appear as a pedophile. Hmm, I'll find you a wikipedia entry for iocane powder that might explain this better.
And most importantly: WHAT DOES MY TYPING SPEED HAVE TO DO WITH WHO I WANT TO FUCK?
Well, this one is easy. When people are drunk they type very differently, and we all know that when people are drunk it has a lot to do with whom they want (or are willing) to fuck.
a) Nothing, but they are often unintentionally used in an interchangeable fashion.
b) Both are often abused by those who hold them with what can be reasonably described as nefarious or deceitful intent.
c) Both a & b.
d) All of the above.
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Sure it is ... the businesses they were extorting misunderstood that their voluntary participation was optional.
Advances in technology, such as our precious intertubes, will always bring advances in criminal activity. I hope no one hears them yelp as they go out of business when their next round of venture capital begging fails miserably. If they want to deal on business' reputations they'll need one of their own.
What is the purpose of an attendance system? To make sure someone is getting to work on time and not leaving before quitting time?
Sometimes people say that government employees should have greater scrutiny due to their being paid by the taxpayers, but I'm uncomfortable turning them into slaves.
I'd bet that if they didn't keep track of anyone's time that many people (maybe even you) would be complaining that people are showing up for work late, leaving early and generally 'working the system'. And they'd be right.
Governments (including NYC) are beholden to their citizens - and this includes making sure that people are showing up for their government jobs. They may not do a very good job at it (serving their c8itizens and/or doing their government jobs) but they damn well better try.
... oversight is on vacation? What does a project have to do to get sh!t canned? I could have not delivered a timekeeping and payroll system for 1/2 that!
It took so long because someone used the Chewbacca defense.
It's 70's! Are the landers on acid trip?
Acid trip? No, they were on a one way trip [Ralph Kramden] to the moooon!
Connectify (turns your laptop into a hotspot)
I thought it was /. that turned my laptop into a hotspot ... oh wait, not /., p0rn.
What about the sea life that relies on that heat?
I'm interested in your views and would like to subscribe to your newsletter, but I'm not sure if I trust the certificate governing your 'Subscribe To Our Newsletter' page.
Based on the default currency of his donate page I'd say he's in the UK.
What do you mean, like a disk that would boot Microsoft Windows instead?
I think they meant AOL disks.
... these guys (and gals?) all know what they are going to try before they ever get to this contest. It's not like they discover all these vulnerabilities during some epiphany once they arrive.
On the other hand, these security holes are real and need to be addressed by anyone and everyone that was shamed (this means MS, Apple, Mozilla, everyone) pronto!
but to be honest, I can't see why anyone who doesn't already know would care, and if they did I think I'd be a bit creeped out by it.
@MisephWatch: #Miseph /.'d again; still clueless. Handing him off - who's got him next? Waiting for fave color & crew or v-neck preference
"There was no discussion concerning any change in how or from where Dell will source component parts for the computers it manufactures in Asia"
Dell spokesperson denied the story this morning. Who's editing today, me?
I watch Futurama so I don't need to read science articles, you insensitive clod!
I think 90% of the dark matter just got a little brighter ... though I doubt they'll declare dark matter "a mistake" because so many in the astrophysics community have stood behind the concept.
90% of the Universe was discovered by thinking differently? Steve Jobs just felt a tingle somewhere.
Let's not forget that video taping someone's hands can often suggest their gender. Also, how does hooking someone's fingers up to electronic sensors affect how they type?
One place this isn't happening is Shatner's myouterspace.com.
Shouldn't they be recruiting them from the trenches or simply luring script kiddies into the evil clutches of our federal government with promises of "no bedtimes", "free games, pizza & soda" and "no one here will make fun of you because everyone here will be like you"?
Do you have an alternative suggestion?
I was going to suggest computersystem instead of ecosystem but I don't think it would ever catch on.
How does this work anyway? Does it account for the fact that I know my keyboard is wearing out and thus tend to hit the keys a bit stronger? Does that make me a man?
Um, no ... what makes you a man is, well, I'll try to find you a wikipedia page for that.
Does it account for the fact that I grew up typing, and don't even need to look at the keyboard or screen while typing, because it "flows"? Does that make me a woman?
Um, no ... I'll try to find you a different wikipedia page about that.
Does it distinguish between typing on a laptop keyboard and a regular one? Since I'm used to laptop keys, I tend to go softer on regular keyboards. Does that make me a pedophile?
Um, no ... a pedophile would ask that question as an AC, unless of course, they were trying not to appear as a pedophile. Hmm, I'll find you a wikipedia entry for iocane powder that might explain this better.
And most importantly: WHAT DOES MY TYPING SPEED HAVE TO DO WITH WHO I WANT TO FUCK?
Well, this one is easy. When people are drunk they type very differently, and we all know that when people are drunk it has a lot to do with whom they want (or are willing) to fuck.
Scoville units are a universally accepted measure of chili hotness
I thought SCOville was universally accepted to be a litigious outhouse?
I am going to start a group named TERRA
Terrestrial Earthlings for the Reduction of Retarded Acronyms.
Would TERRA aprove of our new group's acronym? Reasonable Efforts To Address Ridiculous Decisions & Standards
What does copyright have to do with patents?
a) Nothing, but they are often unintentionally used in an interchangeable fashion.
b) Both are often abused by those who hold them with what can be reasonably described as nefarious or deceitful intent.
c) Both a & b.
d) All of the above.