"Wouldn't NoScript protect the Firefox users out there?"
It's not clear from the article but the exploit seems to require Microsoft SQL Server, and on the client Internet Explorer and Windows to function. For instance would Firefox on Unbuntu be safe.
"tries to hijack their PCs using multiple exploits, security experts said this weekend"
"I work for the company that builds it. I'll even go so far as to say that I had a hand in the design of several key systems and leave it at that"
For a country that denies medical care to its own citizins, to spend money on such a project is obsene. The real enemy is talking to you every night on Faux News..
"As many as three American Airlines passenger jets will be outfitted this spring with laser technology intended to protect planes from missile attacks"
What Rand genious thought this one up. Sounds like yet another excuse by the Military Industrial Complex to spend yet more billions of your money. What good is a laser defense system against people who are prepared to destroy themselves as well as the airline armed with nothing more leathal than knives and mace spray.
These 'terror' alerts are designed to make us so scared that we'll let them take away even more of our freedoms. It's us they are really scared of. The best defence against not getting blown up by a missile is not to sell them one in the first place. I wonder who sold them the missile?
"I want everyone to remember, why they need us!"
Adam Sutler, Lord High Chancellor of Greater England
"As in the Yorktown case, it was the custom software written for the task which failed"
Actually, it was when an operator entered zero into a field, that the computer threw a divide by zero error and the entire navigation and propulsion system failed. A WinTEL PC doesn't belong on a battleship, regardless of what OS. Multiple embedded systems with lots of redundant parts, that slowly degrade under stress, like getting a shell fired through the hull.
"The computer network in the Dreamliner's passenger compartment, designed to give passengers in-flight internet access, is connected to the plane's control, navigation and communication systems"
Who in their right mind would build such a design that connects the planes control system to the passengers department. Who is responsible for this decision, what a total idiot.
"You might want to be a little more careful with your wording. There is certainly some missing matter (aka dark matter) that is normal matter we just haven't found"
Matter that supposedly permeates this galaxy and solar system, is undetectable, that acts gravitationally on normal matter, but doesn't itself clump, the evidence being how galaxies keep their shape. Alternatives being the braneworld scenario, or Rotational Drag Forces. Maybe the gravitational constant isn't so constant after all..:)
In my opinion this will go the way of the aether and be totally discredited in time. The aether being denser than Iron and being able to propagate light.. er at the speed of light.
The basic evidence for 'dark matter' is that galaxies are rotating to fast and maintaining there shape differently than gravitational allows for. They should fly apart or never been formed. Rather then change the current theory, scientists went out and invented 'dark matter'.
'I've read slashdot for a long time. And the one thing that irritates me the most is the hatred everyone has towards religion and god. Post after post moderated to +5 insightful for saying "it's stupid to believe in god". What happened to open-minded?'
What people object to is the basic irrationality of all religlous belief systems, in order to be a member of the club, you have to be certifiably insane.
"Now imagine the beginning of time, empty universe or what have you and God begins creation.."
How did 'God' come into existence, if you say 'God' existed forever, then why not say the same for the material universe.
"He puts his finger to the empty 'canvas' and pours out his energy, and matter 'explodes' from his fingertips outward"
Where's the evidence for such an occurrence, can we measure it. If not then it isn't science. Observation, speculation, theory and testing with experiment - that's science. Religion says believe what I say because I say so.
Actually the current scientific thinking puts it as the Universe being created by two multi dimentional branes colliding.
Of course there is only the one true religion the church of Pastafarianism. All hail his immensity the Flying Spaghetti Monster..
"REM sleep is just a way for the short-term memory banks to do a dump and clean out all the crap that's accumulated during the day"
You know something, that's the best explanation I've seen for why we need sleep and dream. The images mean nothing, are merely a byproduct of some underlying process.
But you shouldn't take seriously anything the psychology profession say. These guys are stil beign taught Freud in psychology school, namely that most every thing in a dream is substitute for a penus, and male children want to kill their fathers and have sex with their mothers. But then again a cocaine addiction will do that kind of thing to your psyche..:)
It's is executable actually, at least with the help of the built in interpreter, designed to allow easy exchange of data between the various MS applications. Unfortunatly it's only as secure as Windows. That's how someone can email you a msWord attachment, which, on opening, installs a keylogger and emails itself to everyone in your address book.
" you can download an MMC snap in and adjust the settings within group policy. I dont think thats extremely complex?"
What's a 'snap in', is it just another name for a patch or bits left out of the original PRODUC~1 ?
"Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly by using Registry Editor or by using another method. These problems might require that you reinstall the operating system"
How can a file format be 'less secure', does that mean 'Office 2003' is only secure with the newest format. Less secure refers to 'Office 2003' and not the data files. What happens if someone deliberatly sends me a corrupted file using one of the old bugs. Does that mean that 'Office 2003' is rife with old bugs ready to be exploited?
was: Re:"mind-bogglingly complex workaround"
"Or would this be a great trial run before deployment in "the homeland".:)"
It's already deployed here, in the interests of defending us from the 'terrorist threat'. Of course none of this is going to affect terrorism, what it is directed at is stifling dissent at home, from their own citizens, a watched people is a wary one..
Apart from the mention on fakesteve blog, do you have any other references, from Apple for instance. Can we believe utterances from a blog with 'fake' in the title..
"A friend did research on distributed shared computing in grad school. The project was supported by Microsoft, they had access to Windows source code, they were not restricted from publishing their research"
Where can we see this project, what was your friends name.. ?
Microsoft actually does real research... (Score:5, mod everything up)
"Excel was another really innovative product. It was so much better than Lotus123 that it made your head hurt"
Yes, it was so much better that MS had to copy it in the earlier versions of Excell and withold Windows API specs from Lotus. Lotus concentrating on OS/2 probably didn't help either. Promoting switcher messages to disrupt the SmartSuite launch. Not publishing extension as they can't with compete with Lotus and Wordperfect, Yea lots of 'innovation' going on here..:)
"Q+E 2.5 will use some fresh product news to talk about in June, but is a parity feature with Lotus"
"Microsoft *has* been commissioned by the JPEG working group to develop JPEG XR.. as the next-gen photo image standard"
"One important aspect regarding the standardization of HD Photo is Microsoft's commitment to make its patents that are required to implement the specification available without charge"
I do believe I see where this INNOVA~1 is going, total control of the TUBES..;)
"Microsoft seems to have understood that the first company to crack the parallel programming nut will be at the forefront of computing in this century"
"The transputer (transistor computer) was the first general purpose microprocessor designed specifically to be used in parallel computing systems", circa 1980s..
I figure we haven't seen any advances as so much resources have been invested in advancing the WinTEL platform, to the detriment of real Innovation..
Re:Parallel Programming Research at MS (Score:5, BS)
"it started out based on very serious research in machine learning and human/computer interaction"
Like, do you have any citations or URLs pointing to this research. I understand it started out as part of the Microsoft Bob project headed by Melinda French, which is probably why it was foisted on an unsuspecting world.
"made the development people dumb Clippy down, so it would think you were in trouble at the first sign of anything slights wrong, and pop up"
I understand that in earlier versions of clippy you could disable it by removing certain 'actor' folders. This was changed in later versions so it is impossible to stop the annoying paperclip poping up. That about as innovative as it gets..:)
"The research version of Clippy was probably one of the best online help aids ever"
Where can we see it..
was: the original Clippy was very innovative.. (Score:3, BS)
Once commercial considerations become the priority real 'Innovative' goes out the window. You see there is no incentive in producing anything new while the current product is still making revenue.
Slashdot Mirror
"Another approach is to just block it in your HOSTS file:
.. blocks adverts too ...
Privoxy is a much for efficient solution
was Re:Protect yourself with HOSTS
"Wouldn't NoScript protect the Firefox users out there?"
It's not clear from the article but the exploit seems to require Microsoft SQL Server, and on the client Internet Explorer and Windows to function. For instance would Firefox on Unbuntu be safe.
"tries to hijack their PCs using multiple exploits, security experts said this weekend"
"I work for the company that builds it. I'll even go so far as to say that I had a hand in the design of several key systems and leave it at that"
..
For a country that denies medical care to its own citizins, to spend money on such a project is obsene. The real enemy is talking to you every night on Faux News
"As many as three American Airlines passenger jets will be outfitted this spring with laser technology intended to protect planes from missile attacks"
What Rand genious thought this one up. Sounds like yet another excuse by the Military Industrial Complex to spend yet more billions of your money. What good is a laser defense system against people who are prepared to destroy themselves as well as the airline armed with nothing more leathal than knives and mace spray.
These 'terror' alerts are designed to make us so scared that we'll let them take away even more of our freedoms. It's us they are really scared of. The best defence against not getting blown up by a missile is not to sell them one in the first place. I wonder who sold them the missile?
"I want everyone to remember, why they need us!"
Adam Sutler, Lord High Chancellor of Greater England
"As in the Yorktown case, it was the custom software written for the task which failed"
Actually, it was when an operator entered zero into a field, that the computer threw a divide by zero error and the entire navigation and propulsion system failed. A WinTEL PC doesn't belong on a battleship, regardless of what OS. Multiple embedded systems with lots of redundant parts, that slowly degrade under stress, like getting a shell fired through the hull.
"The computer network in the Dreamliner's passenger compartment, designed to give passengers in-flight internet access, is connected to the plane's control, navigation and communication systems"
Who in their right mind would build such a design that connects the planes control system to the passengers department. Who is responsible for this decision, what a total idiot.
What indemnification does Macafee provide their customers against their customer records being stolen through the use of a trojan or virus?
"You might want to be a little more careful with your wording. There is certainly some missing matter (aka dark matter) that is normal matter we just haven't found"
.. :)
Matter that supposedly permeates this galaxy and solar system, is undetectable, that acts gravitationally on normal matter, but doesn't itself clump, the evidence being how galaxies keep their shape. Alternatives being the braneworld scenario, or Rotational Drag Forces. Maybe the gravitational constant isn't so constant after all
"probing the mysteries of dark matter"
.. er at the speed of light.
In my opinion this will go the way of the aether and be totally discredited in time. The aether being denser than Iron and being able to propagate light
The basic evidence for 'dark matter' is that galaxies are rotating to fast and maintaining there shape differently than gravitational allows for. They should fly apart or never been formed. Rather then change the current theory, scientists went out and invented 'dark matter'.
'I've read slashdot for a long time. And the one thing that irritates me the most is the hatred everyone has towards religion and god. Post after post moderated to +5 insightful for saying "it's stupid to believe in god". What happened to open-minded?'
.."
..
What people object to is the basic irrationality of all religlous belief systems, in order to be a member of the club, you have to be certifiably insane.
"Now imagine the beginning of time, empty universe or what have you and God begins creation
How did 'God' come into existence, if you say 'God' existed forever, then why not say the same for the material universe.
"He puts his finger to the empty 'canvas' and pours out his energy, and matter 'explodes' from his fingertips outward"
Where's the evidence for such an occurrence, can we measure it. If not then it isn't science. Observation, speculation, theory and testing with experiment - that's science. Religion says believe what I say because I say so.
Actually the current scientific thinking puts it as the Universe being created by two multi dimentional branes colliding.
Of course there is only the one true religion the church of Pastafarianism. All hail his immensity the Flying Spaghetti Monster
"REM sleep is just a way for the short-term memory banks to do a dump and clean out all the crap that's accumulated during the day"
.. :)
You know something, that's the best explanation I've seen for why we need sleep and dream. The images mean nothing, are merely a byproduct of some underlying process.
But you shouldn't take seriously anything the psychology profession say. These guys are stil beign taught Freud in psychology school, namely that most every thing in a dream is substitute for a penus, and male children want to kill their fathers and have sex with their mothers. But then again a cocaine addiction will do that kind of thing to your psyche
It's is executable actually, at least with the help of the built in interpreter, designed to allow easy exchange of data between the various MS applications. Unfortunatly it's only as secure as Windows. That's how someone can email you a msWord attachment, which, on opening, installs a keylogger and emails itself to everyone in your address book.
was: Re:Mod parent up!
" you can download an MMC snap in and adjust the settings within group policy. I dont think thats extremely complex?"
What's a 'snap in', is it just another name for a patch or bits left out of the original PRODUC~1 ?
"Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly by using Registry Editor or by using another method. These problems might require that you reinstall the operating system"
How can a file format be 'less secure', does that mean 'Office 2003' is only secure with the newest format. Less secure refers to 'Office 2003' and not the data files. What happens if someone deliberatly sends me a corrupted file using one of the old bugs. Does that mean that 'Office 2003' is rife with old bugs ready to be exploited? was: Re:"mind-bogglingly complex workaround"
"Or would this be a great trial run before deployment in "the homeland". :)"
..
It's already deployed here, in the interests of defending us from the 'terrorist threat'. Of course none of this is going to affect terrorism, what it is directed at is stifling dissent at home, from their own citizens, a watched people is a wary one
was: Re:Am I paranoid?
Apart from the mention on fakesteve blog, do you have any other references, from Apple for instance. Can we believe utterances from a blog with 'fake' in the title ..
"they are called "zones" .. there are 5 but only 4 visible) .."
.."
..
...the numbers all go to eleven. Look...right across the
board.
..
Why don't you just make four more secure and make four be the top number and make that a little more secure
Quote
Nigel:
Marty: Ahh...oh, I see....
Marty: Why don't you just make ten louder and make ten be the top... number... and make that a little louder?
Nigel: These go to eleven.
"Dude, it happens every day. That's why it isn't news. As I said, go talk to a security sysadmin or two"
..
In other words no, you can't produce any real word examples, dude
"If you honestly think that servers don't get hacked then you probably should go talk to a security sysadmin or two"
..
Can I have some real world examples, not some home box, but commercial servers being hacked and customer records stolen, like the TJ Maxx case
"A friend did research on distributed shared computing in grad school. The project was supported by Microsoft, they had access to Windows source code, they were not restricted from publishing their research"
.. ?
... (Score:5, mod everything up)
Where can we see this project, what was your friends name
Microsoft actually does real research
"MS actually does have patents on some fairly innovative things (example: ClearType) that are pretty clever"
..
Cleartype aka 'subpixel rendering' borrowed from Apple
"Sub-pixel rendering was actually first implemented in 1976 by Steve Wozniak at Apple Computer for the Apple"
Re:MS does have some valuable patents (Score:3, BS)
"Excel was another really innovative product. It was so much better than Lotus123 that it made your head hurt"
.. :)
Yes, it was so much better that MS had to copy it in the earlier versions of Excell and withold Windows API specs from Lotus. Lotus concentrating on OS/2 probably didn't help either. Promoting switcher messages to disrupt the SmartSuite launch. Not publishing extension as they can't with compete with Lotus and Wordperfect, Yea lots of 'innovation' going on here
"Q+E 2.5 will use some fresh product news to talk about in June, but is a parity feature with Lotus"
Not that bad. (Score:5, BS)
"Microsoft *has* been commissioned by the JPEG working group to develop JPEG XR .. as the next-gen photo image standard"
.. ;)
"One important aspect regarding the standardization of HD Photo is Microsoft's commitment to make its patents that are required to implement the specification available without charge"
I do believe I see where this INNOVA~1 is going, total control of the TUBES
"Microsoft seems to have understood that the first company to crack the parallel programming nut will be at the forefront of computing in this century"
..
..
"The transputer (transistor computer) was the first general purpose microprocessor designed specifically to be used in parallel computing systems ", circa 1980s
I figure we haven't seen any advances as so much resources have been invested in advancing the WinTEL platform, to the detriment of real Innovation
Re:Parallel Programming Research at MS (Score:5, BS)
"it started out based on very serious research in machine learning and human/computer interaction"
.. :)
..
was: the original Clippy was very innovative .. (Score:3, BS)
Like, do you have any citations or URLs pointing to this research. I understand it started out as part of the Microsoft Bob project headed by Melinda French, which is probably why it was foisted on an unsuspecting world.
"made the development people dumb Clippy down, so it would think you were in trouble at the first sign of anything slights wrong, and pop up"
I understand that in earlier versions of clippy you could disable it by removing certain 'actor' folders. This was changed in later versions so it is impossible to stop the annoying paperclip poping up. That about as innovative as it gets
"The research version of Clippy was probably one of the best online help aids ever"
Where can we see it
Once commercial considerations become the priority real 'Innovative' goes out the window. You see there is no incentive in producing anything new while the current product is still making revenue.