Same thing applies to software, hardware, just about anything. Normal people are too willing to accept the shit quality. If more people start going to the companies and saying, "Look, this stuff is shit, make it better," market pressure will make them cave.
The BSM thing? It sucks. Baaaaaaadly.
What they SHOULD have done is taken a cheap car, cut it in half (kept the front half), pulled almost all the gubbins out and fitted a PC. What they DID was slap a fat CRT that looked like it came from the Apollo era on a shoddy US-made simulator.
Matter of fact... All the software was US. Strange, given that BSM should be teaching about the UK roadsigns, since they're testing would-be drivers who want to be driving in... the UK. Hm.
Just like the Wachowski brothers made the films, the Animatrix and all the other spin-offs.
They likesci-fi, they like comics, they like anime (SH[L]OCK HORROR!), they like games. What's so wrong about that?
Technically, this isn't a MacOS exploit - it's a Safari exploit. Unless of course, we're including browser exploits, in which case your point about locking stuff down becomes invalid because Internet Swiss Cheese *can't* be locked down that far. Sure, you can switch off ActiveX. And JavaScript. And just about everything else. Good luck browsing the web.
And to be fair, it wasn't a malicious exploit. "I went to the trouble of making it ostensibly useful: it is a countdown timer for the launch of alleged PayPal competitor GreenZap. GreenZap is probably a Ponzi scheme, but do remember that PayPal gave away money when they were new, and it really would be a good idea on general principle if they had competition."
As he mentions on his site, it could easily have been a lot more evil and/or damaging. Then again, he *does* link to the more evil version... But it should bring it home quite well for the Mac users.
There is a way to reduce the amount of memory Firefox uses, you know.
Go to about:config
Set (or create if nonexistent)
browser.cache.memory.capacity to, say, 4096. This sets memory cache to 4MB.
More on http://www.mozilla.org/support/firefox/tips
"Windows XP, the most stable OS ever."
"Windows 2000, the most stable OS ever."
"Windows 98, the most stable OS ever."
"Windows 95, the most stable OS ever."
"The Titanic, the unsinkable ship."
Spot the odd one out... Whoops, there isn't one. My bad.
People have experimented with friendly viruses... This could be a very useful use.
Imagine being able to deploy a full security system network-wide inside 10 minutes, with zero user input aside from the initial broadcast... Heaven for techies.
Technically, MD5 and SHA-1 aren't hackable. You can bruteforce the entry field all you like to try and match the checksum, but you can't directly hack MD5 like you can Rijndael-256 or TripleDES.
"XP has a super-root account which nobody but MS has access to"
So Microsoft left themselves a back door into *my* PC? This is exactly why the Blaster worm took off; because they left a back door entry into Remote Assistance.
Besides which, why the hell should they have a username on my machine? Why can't I utilise my PC to the utmost?
In any *NIX system root is GOD. There is very, very little that root can *not* do. Hence why it's very heavily recommended to use a seperate account for everday use, and just use su or sudo to install apps etc.
Some people (yes, me included. I hang my head in shame:P) will accept the risks and run as root anyway. It's a conscious decision on my part, and I'm fully aware of the possible consequences. 'tis another reason why I'm muchos careful when running rm with -R...
I feel for you dude, I really do. One of my dad's domains got stuck with a hosting company (we were with them a month. Then they got taken over. Then the new guys got hacked. Then the new guys wouldn't give us our domain back or change any of the WHOIS). We finally managed to get it transferred to another account on OnlineNIC (which, incidentally, is one of the worst registrars I have ever seen. Their interface sucks).
Want a good registrar? DNBuy.net.
DNS updates within 5 minutes, usually, and the interface is a piece of cake to use, even for the internet illiterate (my dad proved that:P)
Next time, don't change what's in the article.
In public statements and in its 2004/9/1 SEC 10-k mandatory legal filing, Microsoft calls open source projects like Apache the second greatest profitability concern behind a weak global economy. Yet Microsoft doesn't "get" why their profitability is imperiled by a movement that their Chairman called a group of "communists." Maybe Chairman Bill would "get" Open Ssource better if he hunkered down at some infrathons himself.
it is so tiny you can strap it to your arm and forget about it
Guess what. The Shuffle is bigger (significantly so) than my Muvo. My muvo is 256MB, and it cost around £80. The Muvo also comes with an armband. It also supports A-B, repeat track, repeat all, repeat folder, track once, shuffle repeat, shuffle once, shuffle folder and plain old end-to-end play. As well as custom equaliser, plus a few presets, plus an FM tuner, plus recording capabilities (both builtin mic, radio recording and line-in to MP3 via a standard cable that any Average Joe could make). And because it can be used as a removeable drive, it recognises folders and allows you to skip through folders (fancy a change from that Rock? Skip to the Metal folder!). One neat feature is LCD orientation, allowing you to wear the Muvo in the supplied carry case on either your left or right with no problems. Oh, and it'll run quite happily for over 15 hours on MP3 playback with a nice NiMH battery.
So, where is the iPod shuffle better?
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Same thing applies to software, hardware, just about anything. Normal people are too willing to accept the shit quality. If more people start going to the companies and saying, "Look, this stuff is shit, make it better," market pressure will make them cave.
The BSM thing? It sucks. Baaaaaaadly.
What they SHOULD have done is taken a cheap car, cut it in half (kept the front half), pulled almost all the gubbins out and fitted a PC. What they DID was slap a fat CRT that looked like it came from the Apollo era on a shoddy US-made simulator.
Matter of fact... All the software was US. Strange, given that BSM should be teaching about the UK roadsigns, since they're testing would-be drivers who want to be driving in... the UK. Hm.
Just like the Wachowski brothers made the films, the Animatrix and all the other spin-offs. They likesci-fi, they like comics, they like anime (SH[L]OCK HORROR!), they like games. What's so wrong about that?
Technically, this isn't a MacOS exploit - it's a Safari exploit. Unless of course, we're including browser exploits, in which case your point about locking stuff down becomes invalid because Internet Swiss Cheese *can't* be locked down that far. Sure, you can switch off ActiveX. And JavaScript. And just about everything else. Good luck browsing the web.
And to be fair, it wasn't a malicious exploit.
"I went to the trouble of making it ostensibly useful: it is a countdown timer for the launch of alleged PayPal competitor GreenZap. GreenZap is probably a Ponzi scheme, but do remember that PayPal gave away money when they were new, and it really would be a good idea on general principle if they had competition."
As he mentions on his site, it could easily have been a lot more evil and/or damaging. Then again, he *does* link to the more evil version... But it should bring it home quite well for the Mac users.
There is a way to reduce the amount of memory Firefox uses, you know.
Go to about:config
Set (or create if nonexistent) browser.cache.memory.capacity to, say, 4096. This sets memory cache to 4MB.
More on http://www.mozilla.org/support/firefox/tips
Sony did. They released a Linux kit for the PS2 a while back. No longer available in the US, but it is in the UK. Try googling (or froogling) for it.
Smith! Why does no one ever mention Smith?! (E.E. "Doc" Smith, author of the Skylark series, the Lensman series, and a whole host of other books.)
Wait, this sounds familiar.
"Windows XP, the most stable OS ever."
"Windows 2000, the most stable OS ever."
"Windows 98, the most stable OS ever."
"Windows 95, the most stable OS ever."
"The Titanic, the unsinkable ship."
Spot the odd one out... Whoops, there isn't one. My bad.
I admit, booting the system to "what is your bidding my master", sounds appealing."
Correction: "What is thy bidding, my master."
People have experimented with friendly viruses... This could be a very useful use.
Imagine being able to deploy a full security system network-wide inside 10 minutes, with zero user input aside from the initial broadcast... Heaven for techies.
aka So long and thanks for all the fish ;)
Uh, if you're referring to the Vogons from H2G2, see previous spelling.
Technically, MD5 and SHA-1 aren't hackable. You can bruteforce the entry field all you like to try and match the checksum, but you can't directly hack MD5 like you can Rijndael-256 or TripleDES.
KITT. Knight Industries Two Thousand. ... ...What?
I was responding to this: "Yet anyone with enough time and commitment can and will break any password or encryption method ever created."
:P Hell, I'd love to be able to do that.
MD5 by nature is completely uncrackable except by bruteforcing.
But yeah, teaching them to calc MD5 in their heads would be fun
Except hashing. Only bruteforcing can sidestep a hash.
What, no one uses Altavista Video search? It's been around for years.
"XP has a super-root account which nobody but MS has access to"
:P) will accept the risks and run as root anyway. It's a conscious decision on my part, and I'm fully aware of the possible consequences. 'tis another reason why I'm muchos careful when running rm with -R...
So Microsoft left themselves a back door into *my* PC? This is exactly why the Blaster worm took off; because they left a back door entry into Remote Assistance.
Besides which, why the hell should they have a username on my machine? Why can't I utilise my PC to the utmost?
In any *NIX system root is GOD. There is very, very little that root can *not* do. Hence why it's very heavily recommended to use a seperate account for everday use, and just use su or sudo to install apps etc.
Some people (yes, me included. I hang my head in shame
I feel for you dude, I really do. One of my dad's domains got stuck with a hosting company (we were with them a month. Then they got taken over. Then the new guys got hacked. Then the new guys wouldn't give us our domain back or change any of the WHOIS). We finally managed to get it transferred to another account on OnlineNIC (which, incidentally, is one of the worst registrars I have ever seen. Their interface sucks). :P)
Want a good registrar? DNBuy.net.
DNS updates within 5 minutes, usually, and the interface is a piece of cake to use, even for the internet illiterate (my dad proved that
Maybe because it has four gigabit ports. I highly doubt you can get a four-port gigabit/802.11g+ router for $20.
Next time, don't change what's in the article. In public statements and in its 2004/9/1 SEC 10-k mandatory legal filing, Microsoft calls open source projects like Apache the second greatest profitability concern behind a weak global economy. Yet Microsoft doesn't "get" why their profitability is imperiled by a movement that their Chairman called a group of "communists." Maybe Chairman Bill would "get" Open Ssource better if he hunkered down at some infrathons himself.
it is so tiny you can strap it to your arm and forget about it Guess what. The Shuffle is bigger (significantly so) than my Muvo. My muvo is 256MB, and it cost around £80. The Muvo also comes with an armband. It also supports A-B, repeat track, repeat all, repeat folder, track once, shuffle repeat, shuffle once, shuffle folder and plain old end-to-end play. As well as custom equaliser, plus a few presets, plus an FM tuner, plus recording capabilities (both builtin mic, radio recording and line-in to MP3 via a standard cable that any Average Joe could make). And because it can be used as a removeable drive, it recognises folders and allows you to skip through folders (fancy a change from that Rock? Skip to the Metal folder!). One neat feature is LCD orientation, allowing you to wear the Muvo in the supplied carry case on either your left or right with no problems. Oh, and it'll run quite happily for over 15 hours on MP3 playback with a nice NiMH battery. So, where is the iPod shuffle better?