That is so wierd! I'm running (legit) Win2k svr w/IE 6sp1...nothing special here! I used AtGuard at one point, but it's disabled now (I remember I changed my 'browser agent' and 'referer' to something else, but I doubt it makes a dif since it's disabled.
I wonder why they would make people "click here to pay $250" for a document that was available free if you click "Next File".
Oh, and BTW, yes, they have taken the "next file" link down, BUT they are still a bunch of underactive bags of mostly water....
Seems if you copy the link to the free preview, mod the URL (+1 in the appropriate areas) you will still get the report -- in full.
Should we tell them about this? Or do you think they will wonder why there are 10 000 downloads, and not $2 500 000 in their bank account and fire their tech dept screaming that the admin COST THEM $2.5M!
Obviously they knew about it, because they took the link down..but didn't secure the document...
I'd send them an email, but I'm sure they'd end up raiding my house for "theft of service" or something dumb, because their system is not secure. It's about time sysadmin's should be paying the price with their jobs...not the poor saps that stumble upon their mistakes.
Heh, if anyone down there at "Classified Intelligence" (name -sounds- high-tech and professional, anyway) thinks they need a better IT department, I could offer my services...security is my favourite aspect of public computing. Be prepared to offer a work visa and 10 year contract though.;)
Businesswire has the same article, plus a few lines BUT includes a link to the company that did the report, Classified Intelligence Which has a link to a preview of the report (pdf); the price to buy the report is $250 - both of which can be found here.
Seems to me the first one (33.pdf) is the 8-page preview @ 971KB...what is the next file (34.pdf) @ 2328KB??? It's 57 pages...I didn't waste my time reading the whole thing, but it looks like the full report! Am I missing something? Or are they missing something (like security)?
Someone reply to tell me I'm a crazy idiot because I am wrong.
The newspaper lobby needs to pay off Congress to enact special legislation making Craigslist illegal. They could call it the NMCA (Newspaper Millennium Copyright Act).
No, no...it should be called the AAPMCA...Analog ANTI-PROGRESSION Millenium Copyright Act.
I want one...but only if the drive/reader is only slightly smaller than the size of my PC case...and mounted vertically because there isn't enough room for it to be horizontal.:D
I remember when I was young, only my uncle was "brave" enough to buy into it. Too bad the populace decided it was a was of money. Yeah, it was pretty annoying having to swap discs every 60 mins or whatever it was.
Honestly, I'm still looking for TFA in that link, because all I see are advertisements for Amazon, Walmart and the...uhh...Ohio Art...Company? (Which one of things just doesn't belong? Which one of these things is not like the other?)...not to mention the 16 sq. inch Reuters add occupying more than its share of my browser realestate.
Check out the market price for OART (ignoring the 500 script errors) I wish I could buy about 12 billion shares at the price, then cash in at $0.01...
Maybe I'm not paying attention to TFA because the ADVERTISEMENTS ARE MORE INTERESTING!
Some of the most desirable tech toys in the world are awfully hard to get your hands on. They cost a fortune, are only available overseas or sell out so quickly you've got to sit on a waiting list for six months to get one.
I know what this guy is talking about...he is in the wrong article though.
Then there are the gadgets that just can't be had at any price. Some of the greatest gizmos around are custom jobs, whipped together by hobbyists and not available commercially
Who anywhere would pay for any of this shit? There are not available commericially because THEY ARE NOT MARKETABLE ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.
And this is on Forbes! Who is his boss, I want a job over-sensationalizing http://www.dutchguard.com/page/DG/PROD/TK240 existing tech. If one can call taking someone elses crap and shoe-horning them into a crappy box made by someone else a news worthy story on both./ AND Forbes, I want to get paid to do that too. And I promise the banners and ads won't be more interesting.
I've manufactured more sophisticated solid snakes in my toilet.
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That is so wierd! I'm running (legit) Win2k svr w/IE 6sp1...nothing special here! I used AtGuard at one point, but it's disabled now (I remember I changed my 'browser agent' and 'referer' to something else, but I doubt it makes a dif since it's disabled.
;)
I wonder why they would make people "click here to pay $250" for a document that was available free if you click "Next File".
Oh, and BTW, yes, they have taken the "next file" link down, BUT they are still a bunch of underactive bags of mostly water....
Seems if you copy the link to the free preview, mod the URL (+1 in the appropriate areas) you will still get the report -- in full.
Should we tell them about this? Or do you think they will wonder why there are 10 000 downloads, and not $2 500 000 in their bank account and fire their tech dept screaming that the admin COST THEM $2.5M!
Obviously they knew about it, because they took the link down..but didn't secure the document...
I'd send them an email, but I'm sure they'd end up raiding my house for "theft of service" or something dumb, because their system is not secure. It's about time sysadmin's should be paying the price with their jobs...not the poor saps that stumble upon their mistakes.
Heh, if anyone down there at "Classified Intelligence" (name -sounds- high-tech and professional, anyway) thinks they need a better IT department, I could offer my services...security is my favourite aspect of public computing. Be prepared to offer a work visa and 10 year contract though.
Inject.
Businesswire has the same article, plus a few lines BUT includes a link to the company that did the report, Classified Intelligence
c tionID=10&SubSectionID=16&FileID=33&UID=695 (the free preview), then "Next File"???
Which has a link to a preview of the report (pdf); the price to buy the report is $250 - both of which can be found here.
Just curious, maybe I'm wrong here, but what is that it's serving when you click http://www.classifiedintelligence.com/main.asp?Se
Seems to me the first one (33.pdf) is the 8-page preview @ 971KB...what is the next file (34.pdf) @ 2328KB??? It's 57 pages...I didn't waste my time reading the whole thing, but it looks like the full report! Am I missing something? Or are they missing something (like security)?
Someone reply to tell me I'm a crazy idiot because I am wrong.
Inject
The newspaper lobby needs to pay off Congress to enact special legislation making Craigslist illegal. They could call it the NMCA (Newspaper Millennium Copyright Act).
No, no...it should be called the AAPMCA...Analog ANTI-PROGRESSION Millenium Copyright Act.
Much more suiting, don't you think?
Inject.
I second the motion,
AND, we must also ban the phrase "well, it was good when I bought it 4 years ago".
All those in favour, say aye.
inject.
is a way to search for sites with installation keys and illegal s/w on them.
MS has never been good at search engines. (Who else uses another search engine to search microsoft.com for tech support articles?)
Just wait...I bet we'll see, in little tiny MS fineprint 3pt font, "powered by google" on the new "MS" search engine.
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That'd be wikked!
:D
I want one...but only if the drive/reader is only slightly smaller than the size of my PC case...and mounted vertically because there isn't enough room for it to be horizontal.
I remember when I was young, only my uncle was "brave" enough to buy into it. Too bad the populace decided it was a was of money. Yeah, it was pretty annoying having to swap discs every 60 mins or whatever it was.
Inject.
WTF?
Honestly, I'm still looking for TFA in that link, because all I see are advertisements for Amazon, Walmart and the...uhh...Ohio Art...Company? (Which one of things just doesn't belong? Which one of these things is not like the other?)...not to mention the 16 sq. inch Reuters add occupying more than its share of my browser realestate.
Check out the market price for OART (ignoring the 500 script errors) I wish I could buy about 12 billion shares at the price, then cash in at $0.01...
Maybe I'm not paying attention to TFA because the ADVERTISEMENTS ARE MORE INTERESTING!
I know what this guy is talking about...he is in the wrong article though.
Who anywhere would pay for any of this shit? There are not available commericially because THEY ARE NOT MARKETABLE ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.
And this is on Forbes! Who is his boss, I want a job over-sensationalizing http://www.dutchguard.com/page/DG/PROD/TK240 existing tech. If one can call taking someone elses crap and shoe-horning them into a crappy box made by someone else a news worthy story on both
I've manufactured more sophisticated solid snakes in my toilet.
Inject.