This is a wake up call to people who use these services... sites like MySpace, LiveJournal, all have fancy features that do things that "users want", but at the expense of security because users don't think of/realize/care about security unless it actually results in a successful hack against them.
While I agree with your point, keep in mind that the accounts in question were compromised when the account owner clicked on a web link pointing to malicious JavaScript, which then stole the appropriate LiveJournal cookie. A plain text blogging service wouldn't stop this sort of thing; this problem was centered around authentication & session management.
Something like this would normally infuriate me, but how funny would it be if some random guy was able to patent baseball? I know, there's a bit of 'prior art' there, so the USPO might not let that one slip through. Actually, I'd settle for a patented method for collecting baseball statistics and licensing their use. They would have no choice but to drop the licensing idea; otherwise, they would be infringing on a patent!
While I'm waiting around for that to happen, I think I'll go rebroadcast/retransmit the pictures, descriptions, and accounts of a few Major League Baseball games (and I don't even have verbal consent). Choke on that one, MLB!
It's not so much charisma as the fact that Apple actually has interesting products. Who wants to hear some suit talk about the next wave of 100 slightly different models of commodity PC? [...] it's the software that keeps people coming back to Apple.
Jobs rarely spends more than a couple minutes discussing OS X (unless a major update is pending, such as Tiger). He is always talking about other applications, like iTunes- which bridges the gap between Apple's own hardware (iPod) and their online music store.
This latest keynote is a perfect example- look at which product Jobs talked about the most. iLife '06. Why? Because the purpose of iLife is to further cement Apple into your lifestyle. Podcasting, Photocasting, Video downloading, etc. They're leveraging their insane "portable MP3 player" market share to sell their other products; or should I say, sell their vision.
Dell makes MP3 players, and they also distribute their own Photo software (..and I'd wager they have a suite of other comparible applications that very few people have ever heard of). Why do people care about Apple's offerings, but not technically comparable offerings from Dell? Well, if you know the precise answer to that question, I suggest you negotiate a deal to communicate that information to Dell, so they can empty their wallet into your bank account. That's why I like to watch Jobs in action - to see if I can learn a thing or two (regardless of whether or not he's the brain behind the curtain, he's most certainly the 'messenger').
Unfortunately, while everyone's kleypad generates the same DTMF tones, not everyone's voice is as recognisable.
So, without a recognizable voice, how do you plan on communicating with the technical support person once you actually get them on the line? Unfortunately, they're not fluent in DTMF.
I don't know - but Jobs clearly has something he doesn't (apart from the emotional attachment to Apple).
Correct, he has charisma. I couldn't pick Michael Dell out of a lineup if my life depended on it, yet I went out of my way to follow the Jobs keynote online the other day. That's the difference.
bot=kopen([0,19200,1]); % open a connection to tethered robot on/dev/ttyS0 at 19200 baud with one second timeout
Not sure what all this "Mathlab" mumbo-jumbo is about.. but you're clearly missing the point, dude. This robot is self-aware. Once these students quit wasting time doing parlor tricks for the media, they could probably teach this fucking thing to use "Methlab" better than most humans.
_ Wow. _ Today, I am truly proud to be an American, as once again our scientists have shown the world what we're really made of. Bravo!
That sucks that he's no longer able to play, but I can't say that I'm surprised. I played EverQuest 1 for a while on one of the PVP servers, and they were constantly changing things without really telling anybody. One week it's OK to corpse camp someone you just killed.. next week they're giving warnings for it. Nobody really seemed to know what was going on.
I had a lot of fun playing EQ, but it was for a very short amount of time, and it was snatched away from me just like SWG was snatched away from this guy. Personally, I'm done with MMORPGs - they're like drugs. Eventually, if you're a serious player, the pain will outweigh the pleasure (in some way; it's different for everybody). If you don't think it will, you're kidding yourself.
The Gap gave FREE clothing to some better looking people, and PAID these people money to wear the clothing and talk it up. [...] The attractive people NEVER liked the product. They did it for money, it was dishonest.
You've just described an "endorsement". Do you think Michael Jordan just *really* liked wearing Nike shoes all those years? Better yet, do you think he chose Nike based on the quality of their products, or the amount of money they were willing to pay him?
It happens; as a consumer, if you choose products based only on who else is using them (as opposed to quality & personal opinion), you deserve what you get.
I pushed my father (who likes watching television) to purchase an HDTV a couple years ago. He simply wanted a "big screen", but after reviewing the numerous benefits of high-def over and over again (at gunpoint), he finally gave in. I took care of ordering Comcast's HD service for him as well- so in my mind, he's living life in the fast lane for once!
Fast forward two years- I find out he's shopping for a DVR. He's sold on one that will let him record directly to DVDs, but in standard definition. I asked him why the hell he would want to waste a perfectly good DVD on crap like that, and he told me it's because his VCR is starting to flake out.
I say, "VCR? What VCR? (I run downstairs to find 50+ VCR tapes of recorded standard-def movies with commercials, meaning he taped them off network television) What the fu- ahh, nevermind. Yeah, get the DVR with a DVD burner. I'll grab you a 500-pack of blanks for Christmas."
Some folks just don't care enough to change how they enjoy life.. even when their asshole childen, like me, threaten them. Well... that means it's time to play hardball.
Were you around when anybody else resigned at your previous company? Were they escorted out immediately, or did they continue working for two weeks (or however long their notice was)?
I've never worked for a company that had an actual documented procedure requiring managers to immediately release every employee who submits their two week notice. That decision is always based on the individual; in fact, it comes down to a very simple question, "all things considered, will the company be better off keeping this person around for $whatever number of weeks, or would it be best to cut ties immediately?"
No offense, but I've never seen a quality employee let go immediately. So, unless your employer had a written policy governing the decision, they simply decided it was in best interest of the company to let you go immediately. You may want to give some thought as to why..
This is what our country is coming too? You just get to sue anyone you want to and try to get rich?
Yes, that's how the American legal system works - you can sue anybody, for any amount of money, whenever you'd like. As for "getting rich", this is a class-action lawsuit. It will likely benefit everybody who purchased an Xbox 360 (but it won't make anybody rich).
I don't see why everybody thinks this guy is doing such a bad thing. They key point here is that Microsoft knowingly released a defective product. Even worse, that defect is heat-related, making it a safety hazard. If Microsoft knowingly put people at risk (no matter how small that risk actually is), they deserve to be sued.
If one of the defective Xbox 360s caught fire and burned down an orphanage, people would be screaming for no less than Bill's head on a platter. Luckily, the price-point on 360s is still a bit high for the average orphanage, so that probably won't happen.
Uhh, they're not proven guilty.. which makes them innocent. That's how it works, remember?
Oh, and you obviously don't realize how many layers of management fall between the "staff" and "upper management". Not to mention the fact that the "staff" in this case would be union workers, and if they feel that work is being held back, they file a grievance against BellSouth.
Trust me, it's not as easy as you think it is. Unless you've worked with a baby-bell first-hand, you couldn't possibly understand how grossly inefficient they are (which is actually funny - they're so good at it, you mistake it for malice).
... but if you try to get service from a competitor, BellSouth does everything they can to delay and interfere with it.
I don't agree with what BellSouth is doing; in fact, I dislike BellSouth a great deal. However, your statements are completely out of line- unless of course, you have some sort of proof. You've stated that BellSouth purposely delays and interferes with CLECs - now, aside from your friend's perception of his dealings with BellSouth, do you have any hard facts to back your claim?
I don't doubt that your friend experienced delays, but I don't believe those delays were at all malicious. I'm not sure if you've ever worked at a company as large as BellSouth, but orchestrated neglegence like that can't just happen without around 10,000 employees knowing about it. Then, as soon as somebody gets pissed off and quits, or better yet - is fired - guess who they go talk to? The media.
BellSouth is a poor excuse for a corporation, but trust me.. they couldn't pull that off (and keep it a secret) even if they wanted to.
Yes, anybody can submit an RFC, but the IETF decides which ones to accept as official RFCs. Joe Random's weblog would probably not qualify.
Additionally, who cares if it's not an official standard? The original poster said that LDAP is flawed because Microsoft AD, Oracle, and Novell all use different schemas within their directory products. That has nothing to do with LDAP (the protocol), and everything to do with the design choices those companies made.
For example, there is no standard way to handle password expiration. Every directory does it differently. There is no standard location or hashing algorithm for user passwords, nor is there any sort of standard password policy (password complexity rules, maximum retries until lockout, etc)
RFC 2307 - using LDAP to provide a Network Information Service.
Almost everything you touched on is covered in that RFC. So the standards exist, but Microsoft/Oracle/etc chose not to adhere to them by creating their own one-off schema.
I'm not saying they were wrong to do that, but don't blame the LDAP protocol because you had problems using it to interface with AD.
I don't think the BellSouth executive did a very good job of explaining what they're planning on doing. Think about it- a 1.5Mbit+ DSL user won't be able to tell the difference if Yahoo! is given priority over Google. Everything loads relatively fast, so shaving off a couple fractions of a second would almost certainly go unnoticed.
On the other hand, BellSouth has a big problem that plagues almost every other large telco/ISP -- dial-up users. Sooner or later, due to the high overhead associated with maintaining the service, the mass number of dial-up users that just-don't-care-enough to purchase DSL will be forced into it. It will probably be called "DSL Ultra-Lite" (or something like that), and will cost about the same as they were paying for their dial-up service.
Since DSL Ultra-Lite's downstream will undoubtedly be artificially capped somewhere between 56K and IDSL-speeds, there's potential for BellSouth to provide those users with bandwidth-on-demand by selectively "uncapping" their connections. I'm just guessing here, but if they could work out the technical details, companies like Yahoo! or Google could pay BellSouth to display their sites to DSL Ultra-Lite customers - at regular DSL speeds. That certainly *would* be noticed, and it's not really all that dirty.
Then again, I'm probably giving those wizards over at BellSouth a little too much credit. Those "technical details" I mentioned are not trivial, so I'd be surprised if BellSouth could even get something like that to work properly.
He directly/indirectly bashes Apple at least once a month, yet.. as previously stated, iPhoto fits his vision of a utopian photo editor *perfectly*. I use it; it's simple, and just powerful enough to cover the basics of home photo management/editing.
I also agree that Slashdot should stop posting the trash he writes.. he complains about Windows, hates Apple, and is nowhere near smart enough to even *try* using Linux (imagine the articles that would come out of that experience). Why should people care what he has to say? I certainly don't.
After further review, I've determined that three "wrongs" actually bring justice to this situation (very complex equations involved; not enough time to figure out how to print all those funny mathematical symbols in HTML). Anyway, here's my solution:
Two wrongs don't make a right. Fuddruckers was wrong in hotlinking, but I seriously doubt it was malicious. Their webmaster probably just wasn't aware of impact it could potentially have on the other website.
So instead renaming the file and sending a short email to Fuddruckers explaining their mistake, he attempts to damage their online reputation, PLUS take the bandwidth of some third-party slaughterhouse site? Not to mention, he intentionally did this before a long weekend, with the hope that it would stay like that for three days?
Grow up. That includes everybody on this thread who's "high-fiving" as well.
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So their release "date" is 2H 2007? Since when is a 6-month window considered a "date"?
A precedent like that really makes you wonder about the release "dates" they still can't commit to.
Something like this would normally infuriate me, but how funny would it be if some random guy was able to patent baseball? I know, there's a bit of 'prior art' there, so the USPO might not let that one slip through. Actually, I'd settle for a patented method for collecting baseball statistics and licensing their use. They would have no choice but to drop the licensing idea; otherwise, they would be infringing on a patent!
While I'm waiting around for that to happen, I think I'll go rebroadcast/retransmit the pictures, descriptions, and accounts of a few Major League Baseball games (and I don't even have verbal consent). Choke on that one, MLB!
This latest keynote is a perfect example- look at which product Jobs talked about the most. iLife '06. Why? Because the purpose of iLife is to further cement Apple into your lifestyle. Podcasting, Photocasting, Video downloading, etc. They're leveraging their insane "portable MP3 player" market share to sell their other products; or should I say, sell their vision.
Dell makes MP3 players, and they also distribute their own Photo software (..and I'd wager they have a suite of other comparible applications that very few people have ever heard of). Why do people care about Apple's offerings, but not technically comparable offerings from Dell? Well, if you know the precise answer to that question, I suggest you negotiate a deal to communicate that information to Dell, so they can empty their wallet into your bank account. That's why I like to watch Jobs in action - to see if I can learn a thing or two (regardless of whether or not he's the brain behind the curtain, he's most certainly the 'messenger').
_ Wow. _ Today, I am truly proud to be an American, as once again our scientists have shown the world what we're really made of. Bravo!
That sucks that he's no longer able to play, but I can't say that I'm surprised. I played EverQuest 1 for a while on one of the PVP servers, and they were constantly changing things without really telling anybody. One week it's OK to corpse camp someone you just killed.. next week they're giving warnings for it. Nobody really seemed to know what was going on.
I had a lot of fun playing EQ, but it was for a very short amount of time, and it was snatched away from me just like SWG was snatched away from this guy. Personally, I'm done with MMORPGs - they're like drugs. Eventually, if you're a serious player, the pain will outweigh the pleasure (in some way; it's different for everybody). If you don't think it will, you're kidding yourself.
It happens; as a consumer, if you choose products based only on who else is using them (as opposed to quality & personal opinion), you deserve what you get.
..and in yesterday's news, new study finds that 'Google Users more Wealthy, Net Savvy', which confirms something I've known for quite some time now:
We're outnumbered.
I pushed my father (who likes watching television) to purchase an HDTV a couple years ago. He simply wanted a "big screen", but after reviewing the numerous benefits of high-def over and over again (at gunpoint), he finally gave in. I took care of ordering Comcast's HD service for him as well- so in my mind, he's living life in the fast lane for once!
Fast forward two years- I find out he's shopping for a DVR. He's sold on one that will let him record directly to DVDs, but in standard definition. I asked him why the hell he would want to waste a perfectly good DVD on crap like that, and he told me it's because his VCR is starting to flake out.
I say, "VCR? What VCR? (I run downstairs to find 50+ VCR tapes of recorded standard-def movies with commercials, meaning he taped them off network television) What the fu- ahh, nevermind. Yeah, get the DVR with a DVD burner. I'll grab you a 500-pack of blanks for Christmas."
Some folks just don't care enough to change how they enjoy life.. even when their asshole childen, like me, threaten them. Well... that means it's time to play hardball.
Were you around when anybody else resigned at your previous company? Were they escorted out immediately, or did they continue working for two weeks (or however long their notice was)?
I've never worked for a company that had an actual documented procedure requiring managers to immediately release every employee who submits their two week notice. That decision is always based on the individual; in fact, it comes down to a very simple question, "all things considered, will the company be better off keeping this person around for $whatever number of weeks, or would it be best to cut ties immediately?"
No offense, but I've never seen a quality employee let go immediately. So, unless your employer had a written policy governing the decision, they simply decided it was in best interest of the company to let you go immediately. You may want to give some thought as to why..
I don't see why everybody thinks this guy is doing such a bad thing. They key point here is that Microsoft knowingly released a defective product. Even worse, that defect is heat-related, making it a safety hazard. If Microsoft knowingly put people at risk (no matter how small that risk actually is), they deserve to be sued.
If one of the defective Xbox 360s caught fire and burned down an orphanage, people would be screaming for no less than Bill's head on a platter. Luckily, the price-point on 360s is still a bit high for the average orphanage, so that probably won't happen.
Uhh, they're not proven guilty.. which makes them innocent. That's how it works, remember?
Oh, and you obviously don't realize how many layers of management fall between the "staff" and "upper management". Not to mention the fact that the "staff" in this case would be union workers, and if they feel that work is being held back, they file a grievance against BellSouth.
Trust me, it's not as easy as you think it is. Unless you've worked with a baby-bell first-hand, you couldn't possibly understand how grossly inefficient they are (which is actually funny - they're so good at it, you mistake it for malice).
I don't doubt that your friend experienced delays, but I don't believe those delays were at all malicious. I'm not sure if you've ever worked at a company as large as BellSouth, but orchestrated neglegence like that can't just happen without around 10,000 employees knowing about it. Then, as soon as somebody gets pissed off and quits, or better yet - is fired - guess who they go talk to? The media.
BellSouth is a poor excuse for a corporation, but trust me.. they couldn't pull that off (and keep it a secret) even if they wanted to.
Yes, anybody can submit an RFC, but the IETF decides which ones to accept as official RFCs. Joe Random's weblog would probably not qualify.
Additionally, who cares if it's not an official standard? The original poster said that LDAP is flawed because Microsoft AD, Oracle, and Novell all use different schemas within their directory products. That has nothing to do with LDAP (the protocol), and everything to do with the design choices those companies made.
Almost everything you touched on is covered in that RFC. So the standards exist, but Microsoft/Oracle/etc chose not to adhere to them by creating their own one-off schema.
I'm not saying they were wrong to do that, but don't blame the LDAP protocol because you had problems using it to interface with AD.
I don't think the BellSouth executive did a very good job of explaining what they're planning on doing. Think about it- a 1.5Mbit+ DSL user won't be able to tell the difference if Yahoo! is given priority over Google. Everything loads relatively fast, so shaving off a couple fractions of a second would almost certainly go unnoticed.
On the other hand, BellSouth has a big problem that plagues almost every other large telco/ISP -- dial-up users. Sooner or later, due to the high overhead associated with maintaining the service, the mass number of dial-up users that just-don't-care-enough to purchase DSL will be forced into it. It will probably be called "DSL Ultra-Lite" (or something like that), and will cost about the same as they were paying for their dial-up service.
Since DSL Ultra-Lite's downstream will undoubtedly be artificially capped somewhere between 56K and IDSL-speeds, there's potential for BellSouth to provide those users with bandwidth-on-demand by selectively "uncapping" their connections. I'm just guessing here, but if they could work out the technical details, companies like Yahoo! or Google could pay BellSouth to display their sites to DSL Ultra-Lite customers - at regular DSL speeds. That certainly *would* be noticed, and it's not really all that dirty.
Then again, I'm probably giving those wizards over at BellSouth a little too much credit. Those "technical details" I mentioned are not trivial, so I'd be surprised if BellSouth could even get something like that to work properly.
He's just getting all this school mumbo-jumbo out of the way so he can concentrate full-time on playing Starcraft once he turns 14.
He directly/indirectly bashes Apple at least once a month, yet.. as previously stated, iPhoto fits his vision of a utopian photo editor *perfectly*. I use it; it's simple, and just powerful enough to cover the basics of home photo management/editing.
I also agree that Slashdot should stop posting the trash he writes.. he complains about Windows, hates Apple, and is nowhere near smart enough to even *try* using Linux (imagine the articles that would come out of that experience). Why should people care what he has to say? I certainly don't.
Great. You think people have too many annoying ringtones NOW? Just wait..
After further review, I've determined that three "wrongs" actually bring justice to this situation (very complex equations involved; not enough time to figure out how to print all those funny mathematical symbols in HTML). Anyway, here's my solution:
# while true ; do
> wget http://games.briggster.com/media/burgertime.swf
> rm burgertime.swf
> done
*yawn* Goodnight.
Two wrongs don't make a right. Fuddruckers was wrong in hotlinking, but I seriously doubt it was malicious. Their webmaster probably just wasn't aware of impact it could potentially have on the other website.
So instead renaming the file and sending a short email to Fuddruckers explaining their mistake, he attempts to damage their online reputation, PLUS take the bandwidth of some third-party slaughterhouse site? Not to mention, he intentionally did this before a long weekend, with the hope that it would stay like that for three days?
Grow up. That includes everybody on this thread who's "high-fiving" as well.