I [...] think that an item X should cost exactly the same in, say, the country it was produced and the country it has been shipped to after paying tolls [...]
Sure, I agree with the quoted* statement. However, I don't believe that there are actually tollbooths on the Information Superhighway, insofar as neither I nor anyone I'm aware of has paid at any such tollbooth(s).
Isn't one of the root causes of all this the fact that the exploit was released into the wild?
No. Microsoft was (made) aware of the vulnerability and had a patch available on 2008-10-18. According to Symantec's malware database, W32/Conficker.A was first seen on 2008-11-24. If all vulnerable machines had been patched in a timely fashion, Conficker would not have spread.
Full-disclosure motivates vendors to patch their vulnerable software, and allows administrators and users to take precautions (independent of the vendor's action or inaction). For more information on why full-disclosure is preferable to security-through-obscurity, consult writings by Bruce Schneier. One interesting example that Schneier points out is that NSA releases many publicly-available security guides and tools; NSA is aware that these releases can be utilized by friends and foes alike.
I say hammer the juror whose misbehavior requires a mistrial--with very steep civil and criminal penalties.
Creating a risk for people asked to perform jury duty may cause a shortage of eligible jurors responding to jury duty notices, or causing respondents to intentionally disqualify themselves during jury selection. Offsetting this risk with potential reward would compromise impartiality.
It's not just you; that shit drives me fucking crazy. I'd like to know why acronyms are so often subject to this type of abuse. Would any apostrophiliacs care to explain the logic/motivation behind this ? Is "DVDs" possessive, and "DVD's" plural? Please help me to understand why this textual equivalent of goatse is preferable.
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Most of the US Gov is banning USB key drives, music players plugged into computers, and any other read/write media.
I find this backwards-thinking disturbing. This policy effectively bars many capable individuals, from Johnny Mnemonic to Lt. Cmdr. Data from Federal employment. They should be granted these opportunities under the (as-yet undrafted) Americans with Capabilities Act.
I think the idea is that robots will be used to do things that humans aren't willing to put up with.
So you're saying, for example, you could make Bossbot 0xFF lick your balls while you fuck Fembot 0x01 in the ass, then make Fembot 0x02 suck your cock? Vertinox, get you're mind out of the gutter!
Actually, not a bad idea... Stackable/nestable chairs would streamline large-scale deployment of MIRC (Multiple Independently-targeted Re-entry Chairs).
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I [...] think that an item X should cost exactly the same in, say, the country it was produced and the country it has been shipped to after paying tolls [...]
Sure, I agree with the quoted* statement. However, I don't believe that there are actually tollbooths on the Information Superhighway, insofar as neither I nor anyone I'm aware of has paid at any such tollbooth(s).
* Quotation modified for brevity and content.
There are always shoutcasts and icecasts out there. They suck, but it's an alternative for the financially challenged.
There's also this site, though it doesn't meet your "suck" criteria.
Isn't one of the root causes of all this the fact that the exploit was released into the wild?
No. Microsoft was (made) aware of the vulnerability and had a patch available on 2008-10-18. According to Symantec's malware database, W32/Conficker.A was first seen on 2008-11-24. If all vulnerable machines had been patched in a timely fashion, Conficker would not have spread.
Full-disclosure motivates vendors to patch their vulnerable software, and allows administrators and users to take precautions (independent of the vendor's action or inaction). For more information on why full-disclosure is preferable to security-through-obscurity, consult writings by Bruce Schneier. One interesting example that Schneier points out is that NSA releases many publicly-available security guides and tools; NSA is aware that these releases can be utilized by friends and foes alike.
I say hammer the juror whose misbehavior requires a mistrial--with very steep civil and criminal penalties.
Creating a risk for people asked to perform jury duty may cause a shortage of eligible jurors responding to jury duty notices, or causing respondents to intentionally disqualify themselves during jury selection. Offsetting this risk with potential reward would compromise impartiality.
I was literally fired [...]
Jesus... You're lucky to have survived. I hope you sued to cover medical expenses.
Football on Slashdot?
No.
Polystyrene/Styrofoam can be recycled into napalm-B.
[...] discrimination trump card.
Those are two distinct cards. The trump card is ranked higher than the discrimination card, as their respective names suggest.
So what servers were actually compromised by hackers?
Adobe.
Whose fault was it?
Adobe!
Does ZD use a third-party advertising service?
8.12. Adobe, 8.12!
If so, does anyone else use that same advertising service?
Adobe.
If ZD runs its own ad servers, how is this not ZD's fault?
Ad.. adobe?
IRL we call that divorce, but in business it's called fraud.
We do not use the expression IRL, we use AFK.
They wanna build fraking toasters? Frak that shit, fraking lunatics.
So, you're claiming that the cat most likely rejected the EULA?
Fax: 650-543-4801
Hey, a fax number! These are fun to jam!
I was "sent the password list" too. In case you'd like to perform your own analysis, the complete data set is available.
Following a cursory glance through these "passwords," I don't know whether to laugh or cry. My take: Nothing of value was lost.
Is Houston being smart by hiring a company called "Gray Hat Research"?
Given the choice, I'd probably choose a grey-hat good ol' boy over a white-hat good ol' boy.
Texas might even get results employing one of their local black-hats.
Motorola's "USB" cables include a 200kOhm resistor.
[...] mass media could care less.
That's good, right? That they don't care less, even though they could?
Hollywood DRM Molested Interface? No thanks.
It's not just you; that shit drives me fucking crazy. I'd like to know why acronyms are so often subject to this type of abuse. Would any apostrophiliacs care to explain the logic/motivation behind this ? Is "DVDs" possessive, and "DVD's" plural? Please help me to understand why this textual equivalent of goatse is preferable.
DISCLAIMER: In order to avoid being moderated down, I hereby state the following, per Slashdot protocol: "I know I'll probably be modded down for this."
Most of the US Gov is banning USB key drives, music players plugged into computers, and any other read/write media.
I find this backwards-thinking disturbing. This policy effectively bars many capable individuals, from Johnny Mnemonic to Lt. Cmdr. Data from Federal employment. They should be granted these opportunities under the (as-yet undrafted) Americans with Capabilities Act.
It is oftentimes prudent to weigh the benefits of "doing the 'right' thing" against the costs of "snitches get stitches."
The US National Archives for Preservation and Archives Professionals page contains much information, including that which is specific to time capsules.
Northeast Document Conservation Center is another good resource with guidance pertaining to specific types of materials.
NIST's PDF guide Care and Handling of CDs and DVDs contains best-practices for optical media storage/handling.
Sorry guys, these OC-768s can get a little squirrely running uTorrent.
I think the idea is that robots will be used to do things that humans aren't willing to put up with.
So you're saying, for example, you could make Bossbot 0xFF lick your balls while you fuck Fembot 0x01 in the ass, then make Fembot 0x02 suck your cock? Vertinox, get you're mind out of the gutter!
Actually, not a bad idea... Stackable/nestable chairs would streamline large-scale deployment of MIRC (Multiple Independently-targeted Re-entry Chairs).