Well if we're comparing offenses against the federal gov, I like yours' better;) That was a wink btw Loud? Is that what I still do for a living? I can't hear anymore.
I think the comments + artical above clearly indicated a kernel vulnerabilty was involved. Let's at least agree on a correct starting point before jumping onto the linux vs. windows hay ride.
How can an official component of Windows be spyware? It's their operating system, they allready own you if you use it. Pull down your pants and get it over with allready.
The **-** IS a '*** plane'. It's cold war purpose was anti-sub warfare but it has naturally evolved (given the detection package it used to carry) into a general purpose eavesdroping platform.
Just because it doesn't look sexy doesn't mean it isn't doing what it's doing.
...as long the protection is limited to abuse by small companies with little countervailing influence in the polical process. Otherwise the whole thing could just become a farce.
Based on research that has been caried out, I think that I'd extend this basic concept by throwing in a second or even a third language, as it appears that the complexity of language is such that learning new languages young boosts the growth of neural connections and seems to improve the capacity to learn. Languages, therefore, may provide a safe alternative to these drugs in that they'll boost intelligence and have no risk of later side-effects.
Yup, and I would include music as a language here. It's sometimes the first thing to get curtailed during fiscal restraint.
MS is safe from prosecution from this flavor of offense. Think of Sony. They're both in that echelon of companies that's doesn't get touched. Small token fines are agreeable (antitrust is such an academic sounding offense anyways). Anything sounding like egregious wrong doing then campaign favors get promptly called in.
The really bad part is that everyone knows. Autopatcher(neowin.net) or Ubuntu are a few recourses.
When I nonshalantly included linux with win2k/xp, I sorta knew someone would describe a similarly stripped down fast running linux install. I meant a big-name distro defualt install from around the same time period, but I made that fine print proviso to myself in quiet. Fair's fair:)
I'm repeating what someone else remarked here when I say there is a solution. Given the privacy climate, it might also become the standard encryption strategy. Follow this: You have a regular private key which does decrypt, and a fake 'I've been caught' key which decrypts into something innocuous.
Add features to make it indistinguishable(can this be done??) from the regular decryption, and I think what you end up with is actual privacy. Although with one very upset government on our hands, but that's another day.
IMHO the government has severely shot itself, and by extension, us in the footal region by overreaching and prompting this flavour of technical reaction. This is an irreversible response...when lowly citizens taste their first control over their personal data, there's no reason, from their perspective to go back. Is there?
"Well since I know I'm doing nothing wrong, there's no reason for my info to be examined. Since it's now my choice, I'll keep encypting"
...and would like to take this opportunity to freely voice my ardent support for the current administration, congress, judiciary and the brave men and women at homeland security. You make it possible for me to have no alternative but to state my views thusly from now on when in public. Thanks a bunch.
Remember when win2000/xp/linux seems slow when you switched over? I cannot remember a faster system than my 98lite partition. Is there a faster way to run 32 bit applications?
Stability schmability, security schmacurity...I just remember liking that it was fast.
NASA had a big involvement with the development of the F-22 Raptor, designed the variable-sweep wing on the F-14...Now how many private companies would be willing to take these projects on, when most people think it couldn't be done?
I have no idea of course, maybe the private companies which designed and built them. The nice nasa logo you see on their tails indicates they've been delivered for test.
You're confusing a 'consultative, seting of specifications' role with the actually doing. Yes, the mars rover is the exception.
Nasa does create some good your tax dollars at work type public relations linkage though. It's had an effect.
ps. the variable-sweep homework was a real bitch with nothing to go on but looking over a f-111's shoulder.
Cue the "tin foil hat" posts, closely followed by the "there is no privacy anyway" posts possibly followed by some random "I don't like the new layout" posts.
I'd write a response combining all three, but I actually like the layout.
When I quit finding their apps useful, I'll rescind my offer to be profiled.
They have your personal tendancies filed away at that point, right? But I'm sure they'll parse and remove all your personal info upon request...for a nominal fee, or say they did and not.
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Loud? Is that what I still do for a living? I can't hear anymore.
First time I've read a sig line which automatically qualifies a person for a lifetime's reserved bed in Gitmo.
(Not saying I dissagree with it, you know, the internet an all...hi NSA slashdot political views supervsor!)
....signed Warren Buffet.
Yay! Slothfull dynasties of wealth for a fixed group of frozen/unfrozen/frozen/unfrozen humans!
I think the comments + artical above clearly indicated a kernel vulnerabilty was involved. Let's at least agree on a correct starting point before jumping onto the linux vs. windows hay ride.
Fess up, who modded this funny?
...on this caliber of subject matter appearing on Slashdot's front page. Guys... a video card cooling review? ffs.
How can an official component of Windows be spyware? It's their operating system, they allready own you if you use it. Pull down your pants and get it over with allready.
Mod parent down.
The **-** IS a '*** plane'. It's cold war purpose was anti-sub warfare but it has naturally evolved (given the detection package it used to carry) into a general purpose eavesdroping platform.
Just because it doesn't look sexy doesn't mean it isn't doing what it's doing.
ps. this was a joke.
...as long the protection is limited to abuse by small companies with little countervailing influence in the polical process. Otherwise the whole thing could just become a farce.
Yup, and I would include music as a language here. It's sometimes the first thing to get curtailed during fiscal restraint.
MS is safe from prosecution from this flavor of offense. Think of Sony. They're both in that echelon of companies that's doesn't get touched. Small token fines are agreeable (antitrust is such an academic sounding offense anyways). Anything sounding like egregious wrong doing then campaign favors get promptly called in. The really bad part is that everyone knows. Autopatcher(neowin.net) or Ubuntu are a few recourses.
Erm...really?
When I nonshalantly included linux with win2k/xp, I sorta knew someone would describe a similarly stripped down fast running linux install. I meant a big-name distro defualt install from around the same time period, but I made that fine print proviso to myself in quiet. Fair's fair:)
We need a decent ubiquitous 3D plugin for things like showing off stuff you can buy in 3D.
Java3D works nicely... http://java.sun.com/products/java-media/3D/
....yet it still feels like a dupe. Why doesn't it suffiently bother editors and/or story submitters to just avoid playing this game?
I'm repeating what someone else remarked here when I say there is a solution. Given the privacy climate, it might also become the standard encryption strategy. Follow this: You have a regular private key which does decrypt, and a fake 'I've been caught' key which decrypts into something innocuous.
Add features to make it indistinguishable(can this be done??) from the regular decryption, and I think what you end up with is actual privacy. Although with one very upset government on our hands, but that's another day.
IMHO the government has severely shot itself, and by extension, us in the footal region by overreaching and prompting this flavour of technical reaction. This is an irreversible response...when lowly citizens taste their first control over their personal data, there's no reason, from their perspective to go back. Is there?
"Well since I know I'm doing nothing wrong, there's no reason for my info to be examined. Since it's now my choice, I'll keep encypting"
See, now the argument goes both ways.
...and would like to take this opportunity to freely voice my ardent support for the current administration, congress, judiciary and the brave men and women at homeland security. You make it possible for me to have no alternative but to state my views thusly from now on when in public. Thanks a bunch.
Remember when win2000/xp/linux seems slow when you switched over? I cannot remember a faster system than my 98lite partition. Is there a faster way to run 32 bit applications?
Stability schmability, security schmacurity...I just remember liking that it was fast.
...pays taxes and creates jobs in key congressional ridings. It cannot therfore be producing anything synonymous with drug addiction.
Ask big-pharma how this concept works:--)
NASA had a big involvement with the development of the F-22 Raptor, designed the variable-sweep wing on the F-14...Now how many private companies would be willing to take these projects on, when most people think it couldn't be done?
I have no idea of course, maybe the private companies which designed and built them. The nice nasa logo you see on their tails indicates they've been delivered for test. You're confusing a 'consultative, seting of specifications' role with the actually doing. Yes, the mars rover is the exception.
Nasa does create some good your tax dollars at work type public relations linkage though. It's had an effect.
ps. the variable-sweep homework was a real bitch with nothing to go on but looking over a f-111's shoulder.
Same enforcement mechanism as the Pledge Of Allegance
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Cue the "tin foil hat" posts, closely followed by the "there is no privacy anyway" posts possibly followed by some random "I don't like the new layout" posts.
I'd write a response combining all three, but I actually like the layout.
When I quit finding their apps useful, I'll rescind my offer to be profiled.
They have your personal tendancies filed away at that point, right? But I'm sure they'll parse and remove all your personal info upon request...for a nominal fee, or say they did and not.