I don't think its right to just attack Windows Vista because of a few problems. I mean it is not perfect and will not behave exactly the same as Linux, and this is Slashdot, but Microsoft, as a commercial entity, has done a good job providing a quality OS for computer users. Microsoft, no matter how much you may think they've "lied, cheated, and stealed" their way to the top, only has the profitability and money they have due to consumers. And they do make legitimate attempts at patching their OS and working towards improving it. I've also had about 6 Coors Lights tonight since its the weekend.
"I would like to see phones unlinked from the service providers, much as personal computers are separate from the DSL and cable broadband providers. Imagine if you had to buy a Verizon PC or a Comcast Macintosh and if you switched from Comcast Cable to Verizon DSL you'd need to buy a new PC!"
Ahh yes, the contract game...
Nothing stops you from using an unlocked phone (a phone that is not restricted to the provider) with your sim card on a GSM network. The problem is many cell phone companies, at least in the US, are locking the phones to their provider. They are willing to give you the unlock code, but it seems to be a matter of getting the right person on the phone and waiting a certain period of time before they are willing to do this. So you could technically travel from one provider to another with the same phone.
After getting some rebates on a "locked" phone in exchange for another long-term contract, I sold the phone at full price on eBay and bought a much better phone. After my contract expires, I can technically bring this phone over to any GSM mobile provider.
Another industry "secret" seems to be that you can walk in with an unlocked phone and demand to go without contract - they claim they will not turn down a customer, but this is only if you have an unlocked phone, apparently...
Yet the paper suggests these are microorgranisms from the heated interior.. could it be possible that these things could be among the small amount that does survive re-entry? Quite clearly this is a rare event.. hasn't rained red around here lately.
"The present study of red rain phenomenon in Kerala shows that the particles, which caused the red colouration of the red rain, are not possibly terrestrial in origin. It appears that these particles may have originated from the atmospheric disintegration of cometary meteor fragmants, which are presumably containing dense collections of red rain particles. These particles have much similarity with biological cells though they are devoid of DNA. Are these cell particles a kind of alternate life from space? If the red rain particles are biological cells and are of cometary origin, then this phenomena can be a case of panspermia where comets can breed microorgranisms in their radiogenically heated interiors and can act as vehicles for spreading life in the universe."
No way did I give rwx access to anything. If the software did, thats a major problem. What about software with third-party install methods, self-extracting installers, or no installation method at all (simple extraction) - I have been able to install similar programs under LU accounts in XP without a road block.
It is definately not a safe standard of protection.
"To predict whether 'King Kong' is going to be successful, I don't know how important that is. But to predict something that is a little bit more esoteric is a more difficult task."
His software didn't tell him how important it was?
King Kong is flopping like a pancake...
Perhaps I'm ignorant, but I have never understood the situation you describe either. In XP, a limited user account does not seem to offer any protection - files can be installed, executed, and removed at will. It seems that some software installation and deletion methods are blocked for limited users, but most aren't. This leads system admins (in corps and uni's), with large numbers of computers on their hands, to use third party software to get the security job done effectively.
Also, what is the point of the pre-generated Administrator account for which you can place a password, or not, during OS installation?...By default the user account you create already has admin privileges.
It leads me to believe that the system was either (1) not well thought out, or (2) not finished. I don't fault them for trying to improve the situation, though.
"The [LUA Buglight] tool is primarily meant for IT professionals who need to fix bugs in corporate or third-party applications, the Microsoft representative said. However, it can also be used by developers to hunt for LUA bugs in their own applications, the representative said." It is currently not available, as of right now, and the release date is unknown.
Maybe some people do not have the funds, or the willingness, to pay additional fees to make their information private (like the service that GoDaddy.com has for this). I had a domain a few years ago and after I got so many telemarketers calling me I put my local pizza place down as my phone number... just because you want some privacy makes you the sum of all evil?
Why is the GAO - Government Accountability Office, scanning the Internet for invalid phone numbers on domain names? Did they get too much money one year? We'll need a GAO Accountability Office to find out...
I'm willing to bet that this is an issue of software piracy prevention, and really has very little to do with better anti-virus protection. Symantec has been releasing the same product over and over for years with miniscule changes... Now if they move their subscription-based services strictly to online use, maybe they can get some of the people that are using the software illegally out of the picture.
Most people on a tight budget who are wising up are probably going towards AVG, Avast, and other free virus protection software for Windows anyway - is Norton Antivirus even useful anymore? (psst.. the answer is no)
People want their music, they don't want to have to solve an accounting problem to figure out how much they'll pay for it.
And now... from the makers of the Manudo, Backstreet Boys, NSYNC, 98 Degrees, Britn..
[for a full listing please upload 99 cents]
comes "The Dumbest Idea Ever Created!"
Because you really like the way they move their arms, and shake their legs... , we're going to offer you [REVERB] hiiiiiiigh---yer prices. BUH-BUH-BUH-BUH.... BUY NOW!!!!
font size=-10,000,000 if you steal music you're a terrorist
"We accept people who have the Intelligence gene only. All other entries are rejected."
It wouldn't "suck" as much as someone named Henry Goddard creating the IQ-standard and then saying we needed to stick all of the "feebleminded" people in their own segregated colonies... And he's the benchmark..
We could hunker down, retreating behind a false sense of security, or we
could bring a war to the cyber-terrorists, striking them before they could kill our connection to Slashdot
And locks you into a 2 year contract just for purchasing their service.
Does the government levying taxes in the form of technology fees and other surcharges count as regulation? All I know is that my $49.99/mo. plan gets turned into $60+ after taxes.
I give them credit though, at least they're smart enough to get a piece of the action.
* lights a cigarette in a dark room somewhere in DC *
You're absolutely right. So many files... so little time...
I hope that the fact of this inefficiency appeases your conscience. Of course, anyone who can appease a man's conscience can take his freedom away from him, but we wouldn't do that, now would we? * puts out cigarette and walks into the shadows *
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I don't think its right to just attack Windows Vista because of a few problems. I mean it is not perfect and will not behave exactly the same as Linux, and this is Slashdot, but Microsoft, as a commercial entity, has done a good job providing a quality OS for computer users. Microsoft, no matter how much you may think they've "lied, cheated, and stealed" their way to the top, only has the profitability and money they have due to consumers. And they do make legitimate attempts at patching their OS and working towards improving it. I've also had about 6 Coors Lights tonight since its the weekend.
"I would like to see phones unlinked from the service providers, much as personal computers are separate from the DSL and cable broadband providers. Imagine if you had to buy a Verizon PC or a Comcast Macintosh and if you switched from Comcast Cable to Verizon DSL you'd need to buy a new PC!"
Ahh yes, the contract game...
Nothing stops you from using an unlocked phone (a phone that is not restricted to the provider) with your sim card on a GSM network. The problem is many cell phone companies, at least in the US, are locking the phones to their provider. They are willing to give you the unlock code, but it seems to be a matter of getting the right person on the phone and waiting a certain period of time before they are willing to do this. So you could technically travel from one provider to another with the same phone.
After getting some rebates on a "locked" phone in exchange for another long-term contract, I sold the phone at full price on eBay and bought a much better phone. After my contract expires, I can technically bring this phone over to any GSM mobile provider.
Another industry "secret" seems to be that you can walk in with an unlocked phone and demand to go without contract - they claim they will not turn down a customer, but this is only if you have an unlocked phone, apparently...
Well thats because anyone who harbors a porn star is a porn star
I'd like to know what Symantec has to do with open source, though. Maybe its just pity money since their software sucks.
They're going to make our computers open source when somebody in the govt writes Magic Lantern 2.
http://slashdot.org/yro/01/11/28/173201.shtml
Can you post a link to this?
Yet the paper suggests these are microorgranisms from the heated interior.. could it be possible that these things could be among the small amount that does survive re-entry? Quite clearly this is a rare event.. hasn't rained red around here lately.
Never been on IRC I take it?
Insert Terminator Joke Here
Anybody want to buy my AI software which predicts the success rate of career comebacks among humpbacked prostitutes?
:)
Wait a second - this is Slashdot.. How much?
It is definately not a safe standard of protection.
King Kong is flopping like a pancake...
Also, what is the point of the pre-generated Administrator account for which you can place a password, or not, during OS installation? ...By default the user account you create already has admin privileges.
It leads me to believe that the system was either (1) not well thought out, or (2) not finished. I don't fault them for trying to improve the situation, though.From
http://www.winvistaforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=35http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5998726.html
Why is the GAO - Government Accountability Office, scanning the Internet for invalid phone numbers on domain names? Did they get too much money one year? We'll need a GAO Accountability Office to find out...
Most people on a tight budget who are wising up are probably going towards AVG, Avast, and other free virus protection software for Windows anyway - is Norton Antivirus even useful anymore? (psst.. the answer is no)
And now... from the makers of the Manudo, Backstreet Boys, NSYNC, 98 Degrees, Britn..
[for a full listing please upload 99 cents]
comes "The Dumbest Idea Ever Created!"
Because you really like the way they move their arms, and shake their legs... , we're going to offer you [REVERB] hiiiiiiigh---yer prices. BUH-BUH-BUH-BUH.... BUY NOW!!!!
font size=-10,000,000 if you steal music you're a terrorist
It wouldn't "suck" as much as someone named Henry Goddard creating the IQ-standard and then saying we needed to stick all of the "feebleminded" people in their own segregated colonies... And he's the benchmark..
11. The Golden Rules are a marketing ploy. Haha, you mean you actually believed that hippy bullsh*t? Lets profit, boys!
We could hunker down, retreating behind a false sense of security, or we could bring a war to the cyber-terrorists, striking them before they could kill our connection to Slashdot
I am genuinely interested in this as well. Did you get the same going rate as a person in a contract would?
Does the government levying taxes in the form of technology fees and other surcharges count as regulation? All I know is that my $49.99/mo. plan gets turned into $60+ after taxes.
I give them credit though, at least they're smart enough to get a piece of the action.
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You're absolutely right. So many files... so little time...
I hope that the fact of this inefficiency appeases your conscience. Of course, anyone who can appease a man's conscience can take his freedom away from him, but we wouldn't do that, now would we? * puts out cigarette and walks into the shadows *
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It won't, heh.. only people on Slashdot are crazy enough to think that. Although they could sell them on eBay...