Very good point - in theory. But when the copyright expires, people will likely be using an entirely different technology. For example, music that is coming out of copyright now is on fairly primitive medium. If you want a chance in hell of hearing anything from then, it will be playing on a different technology than was common back then. And besides, 75 years from now most DRM today will seem like a joke to crack (and it will be legal then to crack). I agree with you, but your reasoning is only convincing to me in the theoretical sense.
What music is coming out of copyright now? Let's check wikipedia. Oh, stuff from 1911 is coming into the public domain? Great. I would love to hear some pre-WW1 music (don't let my sarcasm fool you). Oh, and the medium? The human ear. Radio wasn't commonly around yet. The fact is, it's a good point in practice. 75 years from now most DRM protected music will be trivial to crack - but at the same time it will still be under copy protection. Copy protection these days lasts for 95 years.
Imagine my surprise when I'm just halfway through the article and I get a call from Bill Clinton asking me to vote tomorrow for the dem running for senate.
First of all, I'm from Missouri. Missouri approved a company to create touch screen voting machines to Missourians. According to Voter's Unite, one of those companies is AccuPoll - a company that is now bankrupt. The CEO of that company recently spoke out against voting machines, saying the following: I am not happy about the outcome, or the state of the industry. I think that something needs to be done. I'm not sure what it is, it probably doesn't include AccuPoll at this point, but I do not feel that any of the vendors has a system that voters can trust,"
"I think that vendors outright misrepresent the robustness, stability, and security of their systems. You just have to look at the litany of problems and it points at one thing, bad fundamental design, and not enough checks and balances. I also wonder why the other vendors were so adamant in fighting a VVPAT system requirement. They spent much more in fighting it than in implementing it,"
What standards do you think could be put in place that would prevent the problems, and should there be harsh penalties for the above behavior (misrepresenting security, stability, etc)?
In addition, I just read one Missourian's complaints about the voting process and the supposed paper trail. What standards do you think should be in place regarding the people volunteering at the polling stations? I do tech support for a living, and I can tell you that the average joe should not be working at these polling stations without extensive training. Do you think there should be some sort of technical certification process for voting machines? If so, what?
I'm a fledgling programmer looking for advice on how to take my programming skills to the next level. I've read Petzold's programming in the key of c#, and teach yourself ruby in 21 days. I've taken the "advanced java" course (and all the programming classes for that matter) at the local community college, but I feel like I've missed out on anything vaguely complicated. advanced java was all jsp stuff interacting w/databases, and the other classes didn't really do anything for me(they tried, but how many times can you write hello world?). What would be the next steps you all recommend for someone who wants to learn programming, is willing to set aside time to do so, but does tech support full time so isn't given programming type tasks at work?
Just like in the Faurisson affair, where Chomsky wrote the following:
Faurisson's conclusions are diametrically opposed to views I hold and have frequently expressed in print (for example, in my book Peace in the Middle East, where I describe the Holocaust as "the most fantastic outburst of collective insanity in human history"). But it is elementary that freedom of expression (including academic freedom) is not to be restricted to views of which one approves, and that it is precisely in the case of views that are almost universally despised and condemned that this right must be most vigorously defended. It is easy enough to defend those who need no defense or to join in unanimous (and often justified) condemnation of a violation of civil rights by some official enemy.
Google is right, submitter is wrong for attempting to start a flame war. 'Nuff said.
first, disable the cd rom (no bootable linux cds) second, remove the run command from the start menu through group policy. third, disable the hot keys for run. fourth, make the password for the admin account 15 characters long so the usual password hash rainbow tables won't be able to insta crack it. password protect the bios so that the smart kids can't change the boot order to boot from usb. that'll prevent them from getting the sam files.
the real metaverse will only happen when people have a portal with 3d avatars. instead of a slashdot forum, you'll be chatting with people in a room with infinite exits. In one exit, you'll have a link to City of Villains, where you can just walk in and the game starts loading, and in another exit you'll have a link to WoW or whatever else floats your boat. The ability to then take your avatar from those games and bring them back to the slashdot room is also something that's needed.
The CISSP is a joke. That said, it's what management wants you to have. Do you know the difference between a rootkit and spyware? You can pass the test.
In other news, according to SANS, there is publicly available exploit code out there for the new setSlice bug. According to Gadi Evron's post, "there's a rootkit, some malware, and haxdor". There's a third party (easily reversable) fix , and a way to test if your browser is vulnerable here.
Great, now there's going to be 5k clip art images of sharks with laser beams on their heads and snakes on a plane. Here's to you, Mr. Open Office submitter dude.
Clicker: Used to record the speed of the rotor and ball, the data acquisition clicker can be concealed in a pen, a watchstrap, a shoe or even clipped to a molar tooth. The device is clicked as the two entities pass reference points to gauge the deceleration speeds. The data is sent to a remote computer
Computer: Uses the timings to calculate which number the ball will strike based on an algorithm from data gathered and transmits the information to the earpiece. It is small enough to be hidden in a mobile phone, MP3 player, handbag or cigarette lighter.
I wasn't actually sold on the idea until I read those two parts.. If I can conceal the clicker in my shoe or watch strap, then I can practice at home until I can do this undetected. I could rest my arm against the table and press on the table slightly until it clicks... just a matter of practice. Same thing for the shoe. If you fidgit from foot to foot regularly, it's a simple matter to press your foot down slightly. As far as a lighter - well I can't see casinos banning any form of vice... they themselves sell vice!
The surest defense against terrorism is to refuse to be terrorized. Our job is to recognize that terrorism is just one of the risks we face, and not a particularly common one at that. And our job is to fight those politicians who use fear as an excuse to take away our liberties and promote security theater that wastes money and doesn't make us any safer.
I'm more afraid of the politicians than I am of the terrorists. I can't refuse to be terrorized by them, however.
The problem is that end-users are the only ones in a position to change this
No, the people who make policies like - users who have firefox installed on their pcs will be terminated - are the only people in a position to change this.
Slashdot Mirror
Very good point - in theory. But when the copyright expires, people will likely be using an entirely different technology. For example, music that is coming out of copyright now is on fairly primitive medium. If you want a chance in hell of hearing anything from then, it will be playing on a different technology than was common back then. And besides, 75 years from now most DRM today will seem like a joke to crack (and it will be legal then to crack). I agree with you, but your reasoning is only convincing to me in the theoretical sense.
What music is coming out of copyright now? Let's check wikipedia. Oh, stuff from 1911 is coming into the public domain? Great. I would love to hear some pre-WW1 music (don't let my sarcasm fool you). Oh, and the medium? The human ear. Radio wasn't commonly around yet. The fact is, it's a good point in practice. 75 years from now most DRM protected music will be trivial to crack - but at the same time it will still be under copy protection. Copy protection these days lasts for 95 years.
As in Ninja Laiden? Score one for the editors!
Imagine my surprise when I'm just halfway through the article and I get a call from Bill Clinton asking me to vote tomorrow for the dem running for senate.
First of all, I'm from Missouri. Missouri approved a company to create touch screen voting machines to Missourians. According to Voter's Unite, one of those companies is AccuPoll - a company that is now bankrupt. The CEO of that company recently spoke out against voting machines, saying the following: I am not happy about the outcome, or the state of the industry. I think that something needs to be done. I'm not sure what it is, it probably doesn't include AccuPoll at this point, but I do not feel that any of the vendors has a system that voters can trust,"
"I think that vendors outright misrepresent the robustness, stability, and security of their systems. You just have to look at the litany of problems and it points at one thing, bad fundamental design, and not enough checks and balances. I also wonder why the other vendors were so adamant in fighting a VVPAT system requirement. They spent much more in fighting it than in implementing it,"
What standards do you think could be put in place that would prevent the problems, and should there be harsh penalties for the above behavior (misrepresenting security, stability, etc)?
In addition, I just read one Missourian's complaints about the voting process and the supposed paper trail. What standards do you think should be in place regarding the people volunteering at the polling stations? I do tech support for a living, and I can tell you that the average joe should not be working at these polling stations without extensive training. Do you think there should be some sort of technical certification process for voting machines? If so, what?
Add on outlook. Connect to open access points and allow them to get their emails.
I'm a fledgling programmer looking for advice on how to take my programming skills to the next level. I've read Petzold's programming in the key of c#, and teach yourself ruby in 21 days. I've taken the "advanced java" course (and all the programming classes for that matter) at the local community college, but I feel like I've missed out on anything vaguely complicated. advanced java was all jsp stuff interacting w/databases, and the other classes didn't really do anything for me(they tried, but how many times can you write hello world?). What would be the next steps you all recommend for someone who wants to learn programming, is willing to set aside time to do so, but does tech support full time so isn't given programming type tasks at work?
Just like in the Faurisson affair, where Chomsky wrote the following:
Faurisson's conclusions are diametrically opposed to views I hold and have frequently expressed in print (for example, in my book Peace in the Middle East, where I describe the Holocaust as "the most fantastic outburst of collective insanity in human history"). But it is elementary that freedom of expression (including academic freedom) is not to be restricted to views of which one approves, and that it is precisely in the case of views that are almost universally despised and condemned that this right must be most vigorously defended. It is easy enough to defend those who need no defense or to join in unanimous (and often justified) condemnation of a violation of civil rights by some official enemy.
Google is right, submitter is wrong for attempting to start a flame war. 'Nuff said.
You cheat, Dr. Jones!
Is it just me or did anyone else read that as so-that's-why-moms-can't-expand-to-meet-needs dept.
:)
I was confused, because I know that Anonymous Coward's mom expands to meet my needs
first, disable the cd rom (no bootable linux cds)
second, remove the run command from the start menu through group policy.
third, disable the hot keys for run.
fourth, make the password for the admin account 15 characters long so the usual password hash rainbow tables won't be able to insta crack it.
password protect the bios so that the smart kids can't change the boot order to boot from usb. that'll prevent them from getting the sam files.
make an image and store it.
the real metaverse will only happen when people have a portal with 3d avatars. instead of a slashdot forum, you'll be chatting with people in a room with infinite exits. In one exit, you'll have a link to City of Villains, where you can just walk in and the game starts loading, and in another exit you'll have a link to WoW or whatever else floats your boat. The ability to then take your avatar from those games and bring them back to the slashdot room is also something that's needed.
Great... another pun practice drill. I bet we could all go 'round and 'round on the subject, but I think it'd be better to just chuck the whole thing.
Which one of you all is Andy Church? And why does Andy Church drunk return 1000 results?
This story bring whole new meaning to nothing to see here :)
The CISSP is a joke. That said, it's what management wants you to have. Do you know the difference between a rootkit and spyware? You can pass the test.
meh. screwed up the post. no coffee yet this morning.
exploit code
Gadi Evron's post on Bugtraq
Third party fix.
See if you are vulnerable.
In other news, according to SANS, there is publicly available exploit code out there for the new setSlice bug. According to Gadi Evron's post, "there's a rootkit, some malware, and haxdor". There's a third party (easily reversable) fix , and a way to test if your browser is vulnerable here.
Is this anything like the ripple effect in the 4400? Is the future of the world at stake? ARE WE ALL GOING TO DIE?!?
lost revenues may have as much as three times the impact previously imagined
I see a bright future for cdr and dvdr sales. And Ipods. Eat it, Hollywood.
The important thing is scarcity, and paper money, if managed properly, can be just as scarce as any valuable commodity.
I'm confused. My wife says our paper money is scarce and it's because of poor management. Does this mean we're getting rich?
and now with no ads!
Great, now there's going to be 5k clip art images of sharks with laser beams on their heads and snakes on a plane. Here's to you, Mr. Open Office submitter dude.
Clicker: Used to record the speed of the rotor and ball, the data acquisition clicker can be concealed in a pen, a watchstrap, a shoe or even clipped to a molar tooth. The device is clicked as the two entities pass reference points to gauge the deceleration speeds. The data is sent to a remote computer
Computer: Uses the timings to calculate which number the ball will strike based on an algorithm from data gathered and transmits the information to the earpiece. It is small enough to be hidden in a mobile phone, MP3 player, handbag or cigarette lighter.
I wasn't actually sold on the idea until I read those two parts.. If I can conceal the clicker in my shoe or watch strap, then I can practice at home until I can do this undetected. I could rest my arm against the table and press on the table slightly until it clicks... just a matter of practice. Same thing for the shoe. If you fidgit from foot to foot regularly, it's a simple matter to press your foot down slightly. As far as a lighter - well I can't see casinos banning any form of vice... they themselves sell vice!
I couldn't care less about the terrorists. It's the politicians I'm terrified of.
The surest defense against terrorism is to refuse to be terrorized. Our job is to recognize that terrorism is just one of the risks we face, and not a particularly common one at that. And our job is to fight those politicians who use fear as an excuse to take away our liberties and promote security theater that wastes money and doesn't make us any safer.
I'm more afraid of the politicians than I am of the terrorists. I can't refuse to be terrorized by them, however.
The problem is that end-users are the only ones in a position to change this
No, the people who make policies like - users who have firefox installed on their pcs will be terminated - are the only people in a position to change this.