Another interesting possibility, which is more involved, is some sort of anonymous cookie exchange. When your browser got a new cookie, it could automatically upload it to the cookie exchange server. The server would then send you a whole list of other matching cookies to use randomly. This would prevent the cookie sites from using large cookies with CRC's or MAC's to detect spoofed cookies. Since they would all be real, legit cookies, they would all be accepted by the tracking site. End result? Lots of random records with little to no marketing value.
I really like this idea. This should definitely be added to Mozilla. The way to combat these sort of practices isn't just to block them, but to make them impractical/unprofitable.
Hardly. In my (somewhat extensive) experience supporting Win9x users, Windows does this all the time. It's not usually the hardware that's faulty, as the drive will usually work fine on another box and indeed on the same box after Windows has been reinstalled.
Absolutely right. I have seen this many times. I have some D-Link PCI NICs that worked out of the box in Linux and OS/2, but failed in Windows...on the same machine.
It's not a hardware problem; it's clearly a software problem.
I find Windows difficult and tedious to work with. That's why I don't use it myself (the Windows partition is on my wife's machine).
You will have to install on the UDMA 33 controller, then compile a new (patched) kernel, and switch back to the HPT366. A bit of a pain, but I have a BP6 with that controller, and it works fine with the kernel patch.
At the very time we need to encourage telecommuting, OSHA is discouraging it with this decision.
Telecommuting is societally important; it could radically reduce automobile traffic, and could strengthen neighborhoods and outlying communities.
But those benefits will only be available if telecommuting becomes more common. Really, most office workers could work at least one day a week from home. If they did so, it would make a tremendous difference, and would reduce the stress on transporation infrastructure.
I hope OSHA clarifies this decision, so as not to scare off employers from adopting telecommuting on a larger scale.
The "circumvention" provision, as soon as it goes to any higher court, will be invalidated, or, at least, effectively modified, as it is in conflict with a long tradition of Fair Use Doctrine decisions.
You're passing that off as some kind of universal statistic; that is a number generated by a particular company with a particular traffic monitor with a particular group of customers. It means nothing in the real world. It is not a representative sample.
Is Linux 50% of the market? Of course not, but it is positively absurd to try to claim that it is less than a quarter percent.
AOL has already been sued; people who insist on developing significant content in Flash, JavaScript, etc., will be opening their clients (if they are not individuals) up to lawsuits under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
I'm not advocating this; it's just something people need to think about, because it's starting to happen. Lynx compliance is the wave of the future. You can still do your fancy stuff; but you had better supply "equivalent" content that can be viewed in lynx.
From the CERT advisory: CA-99-17 Denial-of-Service
on
Mac OS9 Flood Attack
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· Score: 2
Asymmetric traffic from MacOS 9
MacOS 9 can be abused by an intruder to generate a large volume of traffic directed at a victim in response to a small amount of traffic produced by an intruder. This allows an intruder to use MacOS 9 as a "traffic amplifier," and flood victims with traffic. According to [3], an intruder can use this asymmetry to "amplify" traffic by a factor of approximately 37.5, thus enabling an intruder with limited bandwidth to flood a much larger connection. This is similar in effect and structure to a "smurf" attack, described in
Unlike a smurf attack, however, it is not necessary to use a directed broadcast to achieve traffic amplification.
and
Appendix A. Vendor InformationApple Computer We've reproduced the problem in our lab and we are working now to create a fix that can be easily distributed to our customers. The problem only affects customers running our most recent release of networking software on machines that are continuously attached to the internet.
While most Macintosh customers are not affected by this problem, we are moving quickly to put a solution in place.
...build yourself a dual processor Celeron system. I just did this, and it's loads o' fun. Doesn't cost much, either. The ABIT BP6 motherboard will run you around $120-130, and the processors are around $45-50 each. I used 333s, and clocked 'em to 500 MHz. With the ABIT boards, you do all of the tweaking in the BIOS; no jumpers. Rock solid so far, even while crunching RC5 (around 2.4/2.5 Mkeys/sec).
I'm sure the Apple boxes will rock, but I suspect they'll cost a little more that this.:-)
However, if ABIT ever puts out a dual-processor PowerPC board...
Perhaps this is an opportunity to come up with an open source solution to this problem. I'm not sure what that solution is, but if there is one, I feel certain that someone in the Free Software world will find it.
I swear by my MS keyboard elite and my good old MS Mouse,
Well, personally, I think the "Elite" is awful, but I will agree that Microsoft has put out some decent keyboards. The Natural v1 was awesome, with its built in wrist rest. Unfortunately, newer versions have a flip up *back*, which seems to me to be a recipe for RSI. The flip-up front on the v1 allowed you to straighten your wrists. Sure wish I could buy another v1.
Windows users may find Microsoft's mice to be comfortable and functional, but if you use X11, what you really want is a good, wide, three-button mouse. The Logitech WingMan, although marketed as a "gaming mouse", is a quite good X11 mouse, with three wide buttons for your copying-and-pasting pleasure. It is a traditional ball mouse, and works with PS/2 or USB.
Debian's not *too* bad security-wise, but why not start a Linux distribution based on security? Look at the good work the Secure-Linux and Bastille Linux people have done. Perhaps we could reuse some of it and build on that for a complete, relatively easy to install, secure distribution.
Doing a distribution isn't probably my cup of tea, but I suppose it could be an interesting project to work on. Or, am I mistaken, and is there already such a project?
Not sure about this, but I think Fry's are mostly on the West Coast. It is kind of a computer/electronic superstore; they have some consumer electronics stuff, as well as lots of computer components, software, books, etc.
They even carry some food items and soda. That way, if you're really hard core, you can just do all your shopping there.:-)
They tend to have a much better selection of parts (CPUs, cases, tape drives, etc.) than CompUSA or other non-geek-oriented stores. If you want to see a real geek parade, get into the checkout line after about 8:30 PM on a weeknight. I think some Fry's in California are even open 24 hours.
As for Income vs. Sales? Well, Income is called a "progressive" tax, in that it taxes the rich proportionally more than the poor.
But you're talking about a flat sales tax. Sales taxes need not be flat, necessarily. You can have a Sales Tax where poor people get quarterly (or whatever) rebates, which makes a sales tax more progressive (I think this is how most of the national sales tax proposals work). Consider that in some states (including California) food items (non-prepared) are non-taxable.
And we haven't even brought up property taxes. I live in Oregon, and our property taxes are pretty high. Of course, if they were to add a sales tax, do you suppose they would cut the property and/or income taxes.
Canada is the home of Molson, Purveyor of Piss-Water to the Northern Masses. Portland, Oregon is the home of fine brews. We have more breweries per capita than any other city in the world (according to the people who put on the Brewing Festival).
But there are some decent micro-brews in Victoria, I will admit.
Some may see this as off-topic, but I think given the error in the topic name, it is not terribly so.
I have a serious recommendation for Rob & the gang. Go to the local college bookstore, and pick up several copies of The Associated Press Stylebook and Libel Manual, Norm Goldstein, ed. Keep one copy at each editor's workstation. FedEx a copy to editors who work from remote locations.
Had it been consulted, it would have prevented this error, and many other recent errors. I highly recommend it.
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I really like this idea. This should definitely be added to Mozilla. The way to combat these sort of practices isn't just to block them, but to make them impractical/unprofitable.
New XFMail home page
New XFMail home page
Absolutely right. I have seen this many times. I have some D-Link PCI NICs that worked out of the box in Linux and OS/2, but failed in Windows...on the same machine.
It's not a hardware problem; it's clearly a software problem.
I find Windows difficult and tedious to work with. That's why I don't use it myself (the Windows partition is on my wife's machine).
Actually, if you *really* want consistency, it should be 2000-01-10. Just like H:M:S. Then you could make it all one string: 2000:01:10:01:00:00.
Whaddya think?
I had trouble with the pre-patches, but there is a ide-patch for 2.2.13, so you don't have to use the pre-patches.
See this Usenet article if interested: http://x41.deja.com/[ST_rn=ap]/getdoc.xp?AN=560111 606&CONTEXT=947028952.400556062& hitnum=2
Telecommuting is societally important; it could radically reduce automobile traffic, and could strengthen neighborhoods and outlying communities.
But those benefits will only be available if telecommuting becomes more common. Really, most office workers could work at least one day a week from home. If they did so, it would make a tremendous difference, and would reduce the stress on transporation infrastructure.
I hope OSHA clarifies this decision, so as not to scare off employers from adopting telecommuting on a larger scale.
OS Opinion is like Slashdot without the stories.
IMO.
Is Linux 50% of the market? Of course not, but it is positively absurd to try to claim that it is less than a quarter percent.
I'm not advocating this; it's just something people need to think about, because it's starting to happen. Lynx compliance is the wave of the future. You can still do your fancy stuff; but you had better supply "equivalent" content that can be viewed in lynx.
MacOS 9 can be abused by an intruder to generate a large volume of traffic directed at a victim in response to a small amount of traffic produced by an intruder. This allows an intruder to use MacOS 9 as a "traffic amplifier," and flood victims with traffic. According to [3], an intruder can use this asymmetry to "amplify" traffic by a factor of approximately 37.5, thus enabling an intruder with limited bandwidth to flood a much larger connection. This is similar in effect and structure to a "smurf" attack, described in
http://www.cert.org/advisories/C A-98.01.smurf.html
Unlike a smurf attack, however, it is not necessary to use a directed broadcast to achieve traffic amplification.
and
Appendix A. Vendor Information Apple Computer We've reproduced the problem in our lab and we are working now to create a fix that can be easily distributed to our customers. The problem only affects customers running our most recent release of networking software on machines that are continuously attached to the internet.
While most Macintosh customers are not affected by this problem, we are moving quickly to put a solution in place.
Ah ha...elsewhere in this massive thread, it looks like Chris DiBona is meeting with others at 8 AM tomorrow. Here's more info.
This is absolutely incorrect. In many countries, including the US, reverse engineering is explicitly protected as legal.
Ever heard of Compaq?
Is there someone in the Bay Area (I don't live there, otherwise I would) who can organize a presence at this hearing?
I'm sure the Apple boxes will rock, but I suspect they'll cost a little more that this. :-)
However, if ABIT ever puts out a dual-processor PowerPC board...
Perhaps this is an opportunity to come up with an open source solution to this problem. I'm not sure what that solution is, but if there is one, I feel certain that someone in the Free Software world will find it.
Well, personally, I think the "Elite" is awful, but I will agree that Microsoft has put out some decent keyboards. The Natural v1 was awesome, with its built in wrist rest. Unfortunately, newer versions have a flip up *back*, which seems to me to be a recipe for RSI. The flip-up front on the v1 allowed you to straighten your wrists. Sure wish I could buy another v1.
Windows users may find Microsoft's mice to be comfortable and functional, but if you use X11, what you really want is a good, wide, three-button mouse. The Logitech WingMan, although marketed as a "gaming mouse", is a quite good X11 mouse, with three wide buttons for your copying-and-pasting pleasure. It is a traditional ball mouse, and works with PS/2 or USB.
Doing a distribution isn't probably my cup of tea, but I suppose it could be an interesting project to work on. Or, am I mistaken, and is there already such a project?
They even carry some food items and soda. That way, if you're really hard core, you can just do all your shopping there. :-)
They tend to have a much better selection of parts (CPUs, cases, tape drives, etc.) than CompUSA or other non-geek-oriented stores. If you want to see a real geek parade, get into the checkout line after about 8:30 PM on a weeknight. I think some Fry's in California are even open 24 hours.
But you're talking about a flat sales tax. Sales taxes need not be flat, necessarily. You can have a Sales Tax where poor people get quarterly (or whatever) rebates, which makes a sales tax more progressive (I think this is how most of the national sales tax proposals work). Consider that in some states (including California) food items (non-prepared) are non-taxable.
And we haven't even brought up property taxes. I live in Oregon, and our property taxes are pretty high. Of course, if they were to add a sales tax, do you suppose they would cut the property and/or income taxes.
Not likely... :-/
No, I don't work there or have any connection with them, other than being a regular customer.
HTH.
But there are some decent micro-brews in Victoria, I will admit.
I have a serious recommendation for Rob & the gang. Go to the local college bookstore, and pick up several copies of The Associated Press Stylebook and Libel Manual, Norm Goldstein, ed. Keep one copy at each editor's workstation. FedEx a copy to editors who work from remote locations.
Had it been consulted, it would have prevented this error, and many other recent errors. I highly recommend it.