"In the vast majority of possible temperatures it is gas or solid. So I'd say, on average, no; water is not wet."
You can't tie those two statements together to make valid conclusion. The first sentence is true, but your conclusion in the second statemetn is false. Most water on Earth is wet, so I'm not sure what kind of average you are using to say that on average water is not wet. Certainly not the mean, median, or mode if you are living on planet earth.
Are you referring to a hypothetical place where temperatures are random or where H20 temperatures are equally divided between all possible temperatures?
I am an IT auditor. The entire Sarbanes Oxley audit covers a lot more than just the systems managed by IT. But yes, change management on those systems is absolutely critical, though only a part of the controls needed to be in place to mitigate IT-related risks to the financial statements. I've never even heard discussion about whether software is OSS or not. It doesn't really come into play in the typical audit. A lot of people seem to be looking into more detail than the typical audit covers. IT auditors usually just want to know that you have change management controls, strong password settings, backups, anti-virus software, firewalls, physical security, and proper rights setup in the applications and systems.
"That being said, I hate accountants. The average CPA is part of the problem in this country"
Woah there, dada. Sounds like a lot of hate. Accounting is a very necessary profession. If you can think of an alternative to having accountants, please share.
I work with CPAs every day, and from my own personal experience I can say that I highly doubt that the "average CPA" is part of the problem. I think the CPAs that lobby congress are a minority. And there are also some CPAs that are AGAINST Sarbanes Oxley.
"Instead of requiring companies to do anything, how about telling people that they really shouldn't put their money anywhere but where they trust?"
I couldn't agree more. Sarbanes Oxley is ridiculous. The government shouldn't be in the business of trying to help us better trust these large companies, even if it did work (it doesn't).
"Most stocks pay no dividend, so they actually make their owners no profit (except on sale, which is ridiculous as companies should pay profits)."
It's up to the investors to take the profit as they like, and they are therefore free to choose a dividend paying stock or not. Many prefer to have the stock appreciate instead of receiving a dividend. I know I do. The appreciation on a stock is tax free and it is low maintenance when you don't have to reinvest dividends. Then you can sell off stock in small pieces during retirement to minimize tax burden. Or donate to charity and avoid capital gains taxes altogether.
TrueCrypt allows you to give away a password to decrypt dummy data in your encrypted disk, without giving away the true password. They can't prove that the dummy password isn't the real one since it does indeed decrypt data.
"The price of a new Gillette Mach III razor is only slightly more than the cost of the razor blades enclosed - but they want you to keep buying Gillette blades."
That's a myth. True you get a good deal on the razor, but people blow it out of proportion. Example:
Amazon sells 12 cartridges for $21.49. Amazon sells a razor with 2 cartidges for $9.95.
Let's see...about $1.80 per cartridge vs. about $5.00 per cartridge. Seems like a big difference to me...
I can certainly vouch for hypnosis working. Not in the spooky/eerie way that is portrayed by Hollywood, but in the meditative/relaxing way that you might think of more mainstream meditation.
I've really enjoyed several downloads from http://hypnosisdownloads.com/ . I've had years of experience with hypnosis, and I think they provide pretty decent quality. Check it out, I believe they have some free downloads in addition to the good stuff.
(Disclaimer: I can't vouch one way or another for their customer service, as I'm still waiting to see if they take care of a billing issue.)
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I hope Sony feels the pain on this one. Maximum damage.
Here are a few ideas: 1. Spread the word: tell friends, post in your blog, etc. 2. Boycott Sony products: no PS3, no PSP. 3. Legal retribution: file criminal charges, lawsuits, etc. 4. Warn customers and vendors: rate Amazon products, notify the BBB, etc. 5. Warn the artists: tell them they are losing your purchase and why 6. Notify Sony: call, write, and email to complain
There shouldn't be any laws restricting contributions. If you are wealthy and want to use your resources to support a cause you believe in then the government can stop you? That doesn't sound fair at all.
The only law I might support is the requirement for politicians to disclose the contributors. But even that is dubious.
All the systems where I work will lock you out after 5 bad attempts. What kind of password system lets you try 75 (or even 20) times?
Most of them. Even if you think it is set to only allow 5. I do penetration tests all the time where the client has systems configured to lock out for a period of time after 5 invalid attempts. If the lockout period is short (e.g., 30 minutes), then that hardly limits an attacker from trying hundreds of passwords per day.
The other problem is, they usually configure the system to reset the counter after 30 minutes. So I whip up a script that guesses 4 passwords every 30 minutes for all employees. That allows you to guess almost 200 passwords per day for every account, with little risk of locking anything out.
It is literally, literally, comparing apples to oranges.
I assume that by literally you mean the opposite: figuratively.
Besides, it's probably more like comparing apple sauce to apple juice. Stealing either one still (indirectly) cuts into the profits of farmers, just like stealing either form of music (indirectly) cuts into what the artist gets.
If you don't want users changing your content, make your web site with images only, no text. Or use Flash. That will at least make it harder. Obviously this is a stupid idea. Why? Because the users don't have the flexibility to view the pages in their own way (i.e., text-only browsers, larger fonts, different sized windows, etc.).
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"In the vast majority of possible temperatures it is gas or solid. So I'd say, on average, no; water is not wet."
You can't tie those two statements together to make valid conclusion. The first sentence is true, but your conclusion in the second statemetn is false. Most water on Earth is wet, so I'm not sure what kind of average you are using to say that on average water is not wet. Certainly not the mean, median, or mode if you are living on planet earth.
Are you referring to a hypothetical place where temperatures are random or where H20 temperatures are equally divided between all possible temperatures?
I am an IT auditor. The entire Sarbanes Oxley audit covers a lot more than just the systems managed by IT. But yes, change management on those systems is absolutely critical, though only a part of the controls needed to be in place to mitigate IT-related risks to the financial statements. I've never even heard discussion about whether software is OSS or not. It doesn't really come into play in the typical audit. A lot of people seem to be looking into more detail than the typical audit covers. IT auditors usually just want to know that you have change management controls, strong password settings, backups, anti-virus software, firewalls, physical security, and proper rights setup in the applications and systems.
"That being said, I hate accountants. The average CPA is part of the problem in this country"
Woah there, dada. Sounds like a lot of hate. Accounting is a very necessary profession. If you can think of an alternative to having accountants, please share.
I work with CPAs every day, and from my own personal experience I can say that I highly doubt that the "average CPA" is part of the problem. I think the CPAs that lobby congress are a minority. And there are also some CPAs that are AGAINST Sarbanes Oxley.
"Instead of requiring companies to do anything, how about telling people that they really shouldn't put their money anywhere but where they trust?"
I couldn't agree more. Sarbanes Oxley is ridiculous. The government shouldn't be in the business of trying to help us better trust these large companies, even if it did work (it doesn't).
"Most stocks pay no dividend, so they actually make their owners no profit (except on sale, which is ridiculous as companies should pay profits)."
It's up to the investors to take the profit as they like, and they are therefore free to choose a dividend paying stock or not. Many prefer to have the stock appreciate instead of receiving a dividend. I know I do. The appreciation on a stock is tax free and it is low maintenance when you don't have to reinvest dividends. Then you can sell off stock in small pieces during retirement to minimize tax burden. Or donate to charity and avoid capital gains taxes altogether.
IANACPA.
TrueCrypt allows you to give away a password to decrypt dummy data in your encrypted disk, without giving away the true password. They can't prove that the dummy password isn't the real one since it does indeed decrypt data.
See http://www.truecrypt.org/hiddenvolume.php for a more thorough/accurate explanation.
"The price of a new Gillette Mach III razor is only slightly more than the cost of the razor blades enclosed - but they want you to keep buying Gillette blades."
That's a myth. True you get a good deal on the razor, but people blow it out of proportion. Example:
Amazon sells 12 cartridges for $21.49.
Amazon sells a razor with 2 cartidges for $9.95.
Let's see...about $1.80 per cartridge vs. about $5.00 per cartridge. Seems like a big difference to me...
I can certainly vouch for hypnosis working. Not in the spooky/eerie way that is portrayed by Hollywood, but in the meditative/relaxing way that you might think of more mainstream meditation.
I've really enjoyed several downloads from http://hypnosisdownloads.com/ . I've had years of experience with hypnosis, and I think they provide pretty decent quality. Check it out, I believe they have some free downloads in addition to the good stuff.
(Disclaimer: I can't vouch one way or another for their customer service, as I'm still waiting to see if they take care of a billing issue.)
Don't stop the damange here. Keep going: http://henage.net/dan/security/sony-rootkit.html
I hope Sony feels the pain on this one. Maximum damage.
Here are a few ideas:
1. Spread the word: tell friends, post in your blog, etc.
2. Boycott Sony products: no PS3, no PSP.
3. Legal retribution: file criminal charges, lawsuits, etc.
4. Warn customers and vendors: rate Amazon products, notify the BBB, etc.
5. Warn the artists: tell them they are losing your purchase and why
6. Notify Sony: call, write, and email to complain
I've written up more details at http://henage.net/dan/security/sony-rootkit.html
The only law I might support is the requirement for politicians to disclose the contributors. But even that is dubious.
See http://henage.net/dan/reform.html for further analysis.
Most of them. Even if you think it is set to only allow 5. I do penetration tests all the time where the client has systems configured to lock out for a period of time after 5 invalid attempts. If the lockout period is short (e.g., 30 minutes), then that hardly limits an attacker from trying hundreds of passwords per day.
The other problem is, they usually configure the system to reset the counter after 30 minutes. So I whip up a script that guesses 4 passwords every 30 minutes for all employees. That allows you to guess almost 200 passwords per day for every account, with little risk of locking anything out.
I assume that by literally you mean the opposite: figuratively.
Besides, it's probably more like comparing apple sauce to apple juice. Stealing either one still (indirectly) cuts into the profits of farmers, just like stealing either form of music (indirectly) cuts into what the artist gets.
If you don't want users changing your content, make your web site with images only, no text. Or use Flash. That will at least make it harder. Obviously this is a stupid idea. Why? Because the users don't have the flexibility to view the pages in their own way (i.e., text-only browsers, larger fonts, different sized windows, etc.).