I don't think many people make the claim that "Unix" and OSX are _sufficiently_ secure out of the box, though that may be the perception. Security is always _comparitive_; OSX is more secure than XP out of the box. Also, saying "Unix" doesn't mean much unless we are talking about a particular distribution of Linux or a particular variety of UNIX (BSDs, HP, Sun). In both cases, the out-of-the-box security varies vastly from distribution to distribution.
The fact that people were tapped is not what makes the story interesting; if you actually RTFA'd you would know that there was malicious code in the mobile phones that "conference called" calls to other numbers where they were then recorded.
The reason it is hard for people to figure it out is that your assumption is false. We are not products; if google keeps us happy, the advertisers will come automatically. If there are no users of Google's services, there will be no advertisers. This is no chicken-and-egg problem, FIRST they need users like us and only then will they have advertisers.
Hey, I'd love it if the Brattle had big screens and consistent air conditioning, but unfortunately it's the best we've got. And if people don't act quick, we won't have even the 'cheesy independent' iPod screen theatre.
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Season's Givings?
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You speak about me (I wrote the article in question) as if you know me.
Think about exactly why you would be outraged if millions of people died of hunger or cold (think Pakistan) in your country
Well, I've lived in India for 15 years of my life- so my country is one where millions die of hunger, heat, cold, malaria and many things worse than that.
and why you (like most people) consider it okay to give much less than that.
Why do you think you know where I donate money or how much? Or what I consider to be acceptable charity. My article is just about giving back to the virtual communities that helped you get where you are. That is, in addition to all the worthy causes out there. Don't think you know me just because you read two lines I put up on Slashdot.
No I do not address this directly in my article. But the point I am trying to make is not one of altruism; but one of 'giving back to the community'. It's like volunteering for the local library or teaching kids to read. You give back to the community that has helped you to get where you are. These are my virtual communities. Also, I am trying to focus on 'geek' communities; those we could contribute in addition to the Red Cross and Salvation Army... not in place of them.
Yeah, sorry about that. Apparently my server wasn't ready for some real season's givings. For those interested, my article listed:
- Firefox
- Wikipedia
- Fedora
- Gnucash
- NetNewsWire
- GNU Emacs
- EFF
- Adium
- Brattle Theatre in Cambridge, MA
- Radio Open Source
as my favorites for the holiday season:). Please check them out if you haven't and be generous! They've significantly improved my life and maybe they will yours as well.
Unfortunately only available in the U.K. and Australia as far as I can tell; not available in North America yet. From the website, the author says it will be soon.
Gmail introduced auto-save as a feature yesterday which makes a tremendous amount of sense in the context of an office app. The feature autosaves your email as you type, once a minute or so. Then, if your browser crashes or something and you go back to Gmail, your autosaved email is under 'Drafts'. Sounds like a must-have for AJAX office.
Slashdot Mirror
No, you do not need a web host. You only need some place to edit your DNS settings; many domain name registrars allow you to do this.
Mirror if slashdotted, enjoy!
Here's the link: http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/03/27/121 1220
I don't think many people make the claim that "Unix" and OSX are _sufficiently_ secure out of the box, though that may be the perception. Security is always _comparitive_; OSX is more secure than XP out of the box. Also, saying "Unix" doesn't mean much unless we are talking about a particular distribution of Linux or a particular variety of UNIX (BSDs, HP, Sun). In both cases, the out-of-the-box security varies vastly from distribution to distribution.
This is absolutely true in India and it mainly has to do with the de-coupling of the service providers and the phone/unit providers.
They are not 'almost married'; EBay OWNS PayPal. Since 2002.
The fact that people were tapped is not what makes the story interesting; if you actually RTFA'd you would know that there was malicious code in the mobile phones that "conference called" calls to other numbers where they were then recorded.
The reason it is hard for people to figure it out is that your assumption is false. We are not products; if google keeps us happy, the advertisers will come automatically. If there are no users of Google's services, there will be no advertisers. This is no chicken-and-egg problem, FIRST they need users like us and only then will they have advertisers.
It seems you missed my obvious sarcasm...
Hmmm.. and I wonder why you post as an Anonymous Coward?
Ummm.. that's SOUTH Korea. The R in RTFA stands for 'read'.
You must change jobs quite often..
Yeah, but MIT could afford to put a few dozen graduate students on the job ;)
Hey, I'd love it if the Brattle had big screens and consistent air conditioning, but unfortunately it's the best we've got. And if people don't act quick, we won't have even the 'cheesy independent' iPod screen theatre.
OO.o is one of the worthy projects I mention in my article.. now if only this damn slashdot effect could go away, you could all read it!
Thanks for helping out... my server has now entered the Slashdot Zone.
EFF is on the list. I wrote the article, so I should know :). A big cheer for EFF.. for fighting the battles on behalf of us all.
No I do not address this directly in my article. But the point I am trying to make is not one of altruism; but one of 'giving back to the community'. It's like volunteering for the local library or teaching kids to read. You give back to the community that has helped you to get where you are. These are my virtual communities. Also, I am trying to focus on 'geek' communities; those we could contribute in addition to the Red Cross and Salvation Army... not in place of them.
Yeah, sorry about that. Apparently my server wasn't ready for some real season's givings. For those interested, my article listed: - Firefox - Wikipedia - Fedora - Gnucash - NetNewsWire - GNU Emacs - EFF - Adium - Brattle Theatre in Cambridge, MA - Radio Open Source as my favorites for the holiday season :). Please check them out if you haven't and be generous! They've significantly improved my life and maybe they will yours as well.
It would be nice if we could moderate CoolTechZone stuff to Flamebait -1 by default!
Unfortunately only available in the U.K. and Australia as far as I can tell; not available in North America yet. From the website, the author says it will be soon.
This story came up last June. Nothing new here, move along...
Gmail introduced auto-save as a feature yesterday which makes a tremendous amount of sense in the context of an office app. The feature autosaves your email as you type, once a minute or so. Then, if your browser crashes or something and you go back to Gmail, your autosaved email is under 'Drafts'. Sounds like a must-have for AJAX office.