A user not being able to remember a password they created is no excuse for simplifing it. Sorry, that doesn't cut it. Yes you can go too far in making passwords strong, but if you need that level of security, you need it from you employees too. If that can't cut it, fire them and get someone who can. Anyone who rights down their passwords should be fired immediately, no questions asked, no excuses granted.
Medical professionals *seem* to be a prime target for fleecing among computer folks and I've heard horror stories about people paying several times market rate for upgrade and basic tech services.
PAYBACKS A BITCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You sue, the media content producers, the consumer elctronics producers, and the distrubitors for colluding to rip-off the public. The HDTV standards were SET in the 90's. This is a fact, I know this because that was when I started designing home theaters.
You claim that these companies claimed, and there is historical evidence, that they needed the adoption of HDTV's to be able to start selling HD content. To be able to switch TV to HD. So those industries got together, created a standard, people went out and bought EXPENSIVE TV's based upon those standards, with the expectation that in the next 5-7 years, that everything will be HD. Yes, the life expectancy of a TV fall in that range easily.
Now you have the same industries that were pushing you to buy this TV based on THEIR standard so they could start selling, and distributing their content, changing the standard under you.
People bought these expensive TV's with an expectation brought on by the industry that they will be compatible in the future. Had they known, they wouldn't have bought, and waited until the new standard was set. That is justifiable reason to seek legal remedy.
I totally agree with the notion that the movie industry has set themselves up for a major class action law-suit by constantly changing the standards, and ruining hundreds of thousands of expensive TV's.
In fact, a couple of months ago, I wrote an email to all of my congressman for my area, expressing this view point to them, because there was legislature at the time being considered.
Maybe I should contact the biggest class action lawyer in the country and ask him about it, after all, he lives about 6 miles from here.
There is one reason and one reason only the DOD and DOE did not pursue PBMR's in the 50's and it is ABSOLUTELY not the reason you are spelling out. The reason the DOE and DOD pursued water cooled reactors instead was to meet the wants of the US NAVY!!!
PBMR's could not be made small enough to fit inside ships and submarines. Water cooled could. The concern was not about providing power for the general consumer, they knew they could adapt either technology to meet those demands. The entire choice focused upon the military use of the technology.
And as far as I understood it, PBMR's use glass not graphite to encase the uranium, so there is no fire hazard. The coolent is helium, which is not capable of picking up radiation. So yes, it is designed fail-safe.
WOXY was one the premiur stations in the US until they went off the air. (Personally, for the short time afterwards that Matt Sledge was still running the Broadcast station that was left, was the best the station had ever been!)
WOXY has long been an independant station that played what the DJ's and fans liked. They never sold out to corporate rock, and their motto always has been "Corporate Radio SUCKS!" Their selection varies so widely, and they try their bests to honor requests from everyone. Even when they were on the air and internet at the same time, they took email request around the world.
Gonna have to buy a subscription and support this incredible station.
While I am for the adoption and change to IP6, it would help if the stupid corporations out there that are running huge blocks of class B and class A IP schemes would take off their asshats and use private IP schemes internally. I used to be part of Siemens, and they run real world class B address on their entire internal network. That is so completely stupid. It's a waste of address, and it's incredibly expensive. There is absolutely no reason for that kind of behavior. Free up those addresses to be used where they belong.
I don't think that is what the article said. The article is referring to companies that violate the GPL, and when they do that, they are violating SOX.
Just because you do actually follow safe computer practises, doesn't make this article invalid. Being that I am an IT person and have been for 10 years, I couldn't agree with this article more. Would I say that OS X is more secure than Windows? Yes, I would, would I say that Linux is more secure than OS X? Yes, I would. Does that mean that Linux users shouldn't follow safe computing practises? No, absolutely not, that is like saying well I put that gun away without bullets in it, so I can grab it out of the closet a year later and it's 100% safe.
The OVERWHELMING majority of Mac users I have ever talked to fit the exact bill that Mr. Thompson is talking about. They are clueless users when it comes to security. They follow the fallacy that because it hasn't happened yet, it can't. That is sheer stupidity. There is no system that is 100% safe. Everyone needs to use safe computing practises, and the majority of Mac users need to comprehend that.
If you are one of the users following safe computing practises, the world thanks you, you are helping us all out. If you aren't learn the lesson from this article. All this, "I already do that, so this article is BS," is more BS than this article could ever POSSIBLY be. Thicken your skin, wake up and realize if he isn't describing you, he isn't talking about you, so STFU!
That's a good question. We, (the US DOD), created the design in the 50's, if I remember right, but the only ones doing any work on it are the Chinese. Well, I believe the DOD is dusting off their books on it and looking into it again, since China is trying to sell the design to the world now. They have come up with a modular plant design that is expandable when you need more energy.
Hey, I live really close to where that guy that was charged lives. I can tell you, that for a complete computer moron in to have multiple PC's in their house, isn't uncommon in that area.
Ever heard the term, "More money than brains?"
Very accurate for 90% of the people that live in that neighborhood.
I totally agree with what you said here. N. Korea's search for nukes is strictly a bargaining tool, and a fail safe. If you take us out, we will make it very painful to you. N. Korea would absolutely NEVER fire a nuke at the US. Why would they, the standard response to that is for us to nuke them flat, and we can, and we will. This whole missle defense shield is a way that the war hawks in DC want to try to tip the bargaining scales back in the US's favor.
For as horrible as Bush is in global politics, this one almost looks like a smart move, until you realize that the whole plan is a smoke screen. Right now, 3 ICBM's makes the system worthless. Actually, two would, the system is statistically inaccurrate enough that one of two would get through.
Since when is a cd a service? It is nice to try to make a staunch argument, but it still falls flat. Music is not a service. Your argument would be better spent trying to convey how music is a good, and by that means it would be considered theft. But since there is a standing Supreme Court ruling stating that copyright infringment is NOT theft, than legally, it is not theft. Argue until the cows come home, but the law has spoken, has defined, and you are wrong.
To make a simple explanation. They sell you the song, they sell (well supply) the software (itunes). And they sell you the player to play it on. You can't use other players, you can't use other stores, you can't use other software. You are tied into their products if you want to use their service. That is vertical integration. It locks out competition.
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A user not being able to remember a password they created is no excuse for simplifing it. Sorry, that doesn't cut it. Yes you can go too far in making passwords strong, but if you need that level of security, you need it from you employees too. If that can't cut it, fire them and get someone who can. Anyone who rights down their passwords should be fired immediately, no questions asked, no excuses granted.
Medical professionals *seem* to be a prime target for fleecing among computer folks and I've heard horror stories about people paying several times market rate for upgrade and basic tech services. PAYBACKS A BITCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I can't ever go back to Intel. Too expensive. I'm done with them.
You're point is? A privilage escalation test IS A HACKING TEST. DUH!!!!!!
You claim that these companies claimed, and there is historical evidence, that they needed the adoption of HDTV's to be able to start selling HD content. To be able to switch TV to HD. So those industries got together, created a standard, people went out and bought EXPENSIVE TV's based upon those standards, with the expectation that in the next 5-7 years, that everything will be HD. Yes, the life expectancy of a TV fall in that range easily.
Now you have the same industries that were pushing you to buy this TV based on THEIR standard so they could start selling, and distributing their content, changing the standard under you.
People bought these expensive TV's with an expectation brought on by the industry that they will be compatible in the future. Had they known, they wouldn't have bought, and waited until the new standard was set. That is justifiable reason to seek legal remedy.
In fact, a couple of months ago, I wrote an email to all of my congressman for my area, expressing this view point to them, because there was legislature at the time being considered.
Maybe I should contact the biggest class action lawyer in the country and ask him about it, after all, he lives about 6 miles from here.
PBMR's could not be made small enough to fit inside ships and submarines. Water cooled could. The concern was not about providing power for the general consumer, they knew they could adapt either technology to meet those demands. The entire choice focused upon the military use of the technology.
And as far as I understood it, PBMR's use glass not graphite to encase the uranium, so there is no fire hazard. The coolent is helium, which is not capable of picking up radiation. So yes, it is designed fail-safe.
do a quick google search on playing back videos from other countries. It is incredibly simple to bypass the lockout.
WOXY has long been an independant station that played what the DJ's and fans liked. They never sold out to corporate rock, and their motto always has been "Corporate Radio SUCKS!" Their selection varies so widely, and they try their bests to honor requests from everyone. Even when they were on the air and internet at the same time, they took email request around the world.
Gonna have to buy a subscription and support this incredible station.
RTFA If Microsoft is saying you don't have to apply the patch, then the judge ruling stated that.
While I am for the adoption and change to IP6, it would help if the stupid corporations out there that are running huge blocks of class B and class A IP schemes would take off their asshats and use private IP schemes internally. I used to be part of Siemens, and they run real world class B address on their entire internal network. That is so completely stupid. It's a waste of address, and it's incredibly expensive. There is absolutely no reason for that kind of behavior. Free up those addresses to be used where they belong.
Unless I am totally missing something here.
Just because you do actually follow safe computer practises, doesn't make this article invalid. Being that I am an IT person and have been for 10 years, I couldn't agree with this article more. Would I say that OS X is more secure than Windows? Yes, I would, would I say that Linux is more secure than OS X? Yes, I would. Does that mean that Linux users shouldn't follow safe computing practises? No, absolutely not, that is like saying well I put that gun away without bullets in it, so I can grab it out of the closet a year later and it's 100% safe. The OVERWHELMING majority of Mac users I have ever talked to fit the exact bill that Mr. Thompson is talking about. They are clueless users when it comes to security. They follow the fallacy that because it hasn't happened yet, it can't. That is sheer stupidity. There is no system that is 100% safe. Everyone needs to use safe computing practises, and the majority of Mac users need to comprehend that. If you are one of the users following safe computing practises, the world thanks you, you are helping us all out. If you aren't learn the lesson from this article. All this, "I already do that, so this article is BS," is more BS than this article could ever POSSIBLY be. Thicken your skin, wake up and realize if he isn't describing you, he isn't talking about you, so STFU!
That's a good question. We, (the US DOD), created the design in the 50's, if I remember right, but the only ones doing any work on it are the Chinese. Well, I believe the DOD is dusting off their books on it and looking into it again, since China is trying to sell the design to the world now. They have come up with a modular plant design that is expandable when you need more energy.
Ever heard the term, "More money than brains?"
Very accurate for 90% of the people that live in that neighborhood.
But a guillotine is such a better deterrent!!
For as horrible as Bush is in global politics, this one almost looks like a smart move, until you realize that the whole plan is a smoke screen. Right now, 3 ICBM's makes the system worthless. Actually, two would, the system is statistically inaccurrate enough that one of two would get through.
Yeah, it's hard to see the flaw in that logic. Who is actually surprised to hear this? Enormous police powers without judicial oversight, go figure.
From TFA " (For the dim this INCLUDES Firefox 1.0.7)"
Since when is a cd a service? It is nice to try to make a staunch argument, but it still falls flat. Music is not a service. Your argument would be better spent trying to convey how music is a good, and by that means it would be considered theft. But since there is a standing Supreme Court ruling stating that copyright infringment is NOT theft, than legally, it is not theft. Argue until the cows come home, but the law has spoken, has defined, and you are wrong.
quit arguing over bullshit semantics.
SO your point was? In the end you proved the point of the comment you were retorting.
To make a simple explanation. They sell you the song, they sell (well supply) the software (itunes). And they sell you the player to play it on. You can't use other players, you can't use other stores, you can't use other software. You are tied into their products if you want to use their service. That is vertical integration. It locks out competition.
Not too mention, every time you transcode the music, you incur more and more loss. Pretty soon you are at AM radio quality. Who the fuck wants that?
yeah yeah yeah, I said "who" and I meant to say "how", so bite me