So I guess Belgium should have nukes too, since they are also surrounded by other nations.
Yeah, I get so sick an tired of those facist Belgiums and their "we're better than you" attitude. And the way they attack, rape and pillage their neighbors... discusting.
A short video of the history of the middle east (Glenn Beck: CNN) explains it failry well. Is this wrong? If so, please explain.
I am so sick of hearing this type of crap that Microsoft (what, you can't spell "s"?) is responsible for every single piece of botnet or exploit on the internet. You know, Linux/Unix machines can be "rooted" as well - to the same or more devastating effect...
However, like with/([A-Za-z]?)nix/, Windows can be quite secure in the hands of one who knows what they're doing. In my 10 years of using Windows, I've never had a virus or trojan infect a machine under my direct control. Any virus would fail to pass the ISA Firewall (yes, that's MICROSOFT's Firewall software) as the antivirus (granted, third party) would block it from being retransmitted to the requesting machine. Client machines are on a completely seperate subnet behind a Sonicwall firewall (though even a cheapo device can achieve this same result), and outbound SMTP is allowed ONLY to the Mail Exchanger on the other side of the firewall. This setup is not really all THAT hard to do... if you wanted to save money you'd swap the ISA for a Fedora/Debian/Ubuntu/Insert Distribution Here (Solaris?) machine with maybe Squid or something, but the net effect is the same - the client machines are SAFE.
Cool, thanks I'll go out and tell my grandma to get right on that.
I don't think anyone is saying that windows CANNOT be made secure, I think the point it, it takes some kind of super-genuis like yourself to figure it out. If that wasn't the case, then the world would have a lot less zombie machines and C1AL15 and V1a6ra sales would tank. Am I wrong?
"...They've been cynically raking in cash as if they were some schmuck selling professional fireworks to 5-year-olds and then watching them blow themselves up."
Seriously, that's one of the funniest and most accurate analogies I've read on/. in awhile.
The biggest problem I see with this, is that is wasn't Apple who wanted the DRM in the first place. It was the music industry. Now that the iPod and iTunes has taken off, all the also-rans are crying. I'm sure Apple is loving the outcome, but again it wasn't them requesting the DRM scheme. And from what I can gather FairPlay is a little less evil than PlayForSure.
And to be quite honest, I'm sick and tired of not being able to sync my phone, manage MS-SQL databases, dealing with Banks that require IE for online banking, etc.
Apple offered a solution that works, and it works on all platforms. So the only draw-back is that your locked in to using an iPod?!?! Hell, the have 3 versions of the damn thing, there's a gazillion accessories for it, so what's the problem?
MicroSoft, Sony, Dell, HP, Verizon, Bank of America, etc. doesn't seem to give a rats as about me, and I get to hear "Well it was your choice" all the time. Suck it up Norway, if you don't like the business model, don't buy the damn thing.
I agree with some of these, but again, this phone is 6 months away. So most of this is just speculation.
My guess, is that the phone is going to be hackable, especially if it's running OS X. I read one article which Apple was saying the big reason they are not allowing 3rd software on there for now is to protect Cingulars network. They don't want people writing some software that can hack/break the network. I'm sure this was more of a Cingular concern than Apples.
Anyway, it's 6 months away, so who really knows what's going to be on there. The only thing we can really talk about is what we saw and what they said it could do. I think the "No 3G" is my biggest dissappointment, but that's just me.
That's really the funny thing, it was the RIAA at first. NO ONE was thinking how DRM could lock in a manufacture of a product. It wasn't even a blip on the radar, RIAA was to worried about piracy and locking up there product. Do you really think the music companies would have signed on with Apple knowing what they know now. Of course not, they are totally screwed because one company has such a large chunk of the market and they no longer have any room to negotiate. I doubt that Apple if realized it at first, only when the iPod started taking off and eating up the market share did they start smiling.
For the FTP issue. You can FTP easily with OSX by using "Connect To Server". Basically pop in your info and it mounts just like a volume on you desktop. You can read/write files etc. Is this not what you mean? I use it all the time to connect to my printer to FTP the files to them.
Well, what is supposed to happen is that the remaining powers unite with economic and political sanctions, but as we all know, this rarely happens. Unless of course it's against America.
If governments are united in punishing Russia, then theoretically the people of Russia would hopefully do something (protest or with a vote) to remove the bad guys from government. And our governments would do everything they could do to protect the nations that may be affected from the retaliation from Russia.
God, I hope they do this. Because if I have to pay a Pirate Tax, then doesn't that mean I can pirate all the Universal Stuff I want... since I've already paid the tax?
I am a small web developer and I noticed today that you have not fully implemented SVG usage in IE6. As I was doing some other work with CSS I noticed that you have alot of errors with positioning, the box model as well as a bunch of other CSS problems. Could you please take care of this as soon as possible.
Thanks
-Small Web Developer
2006, E-Mail to MS
Dear MicroSoft,
I appreciate you taking the time to address the problems with IE6 so promptly!!
Ok, but your assuming that the toaster is catching on fire, when in fact the toaster is working.
What's happening is someone on the production line introduced something while making the toaster. This something allows burglars into your house when you plug it into the wall. And guess who sold you the house? MicroSoft Realty.
When I take that same toaster and plug it into the wall of my Apple house, it makes my toast but it doesn't allow the burglars in.
So who am I going to go after? Especially since everyone on the planet knows the MicroSoft realty makes these insecure houses?
>> If I make a product that screws up something in a typical environment that it's supposed to be in
Argh... Ok this is what is killing me. THE PRODUCT IS NOT CAUSING THE PROBLEM!!! It's a platform dependant virus, that wasn't even designed to attack the platform it is shipped on. It got onto the product from it being hooked up to a infected Windows system.
>> This isn't like an unknown flaw or something that's unforseen. Windows is what it is, and if a known shortcoming isn't worked around by your product, then your product is at fault.
Why, oh why, do you accept this? Why are you ok with Windows being what it is? It's messed up, and you're ok with that?!? That's crazy. Your admitting to problems with Windows, but yet you want the rest of the world to work around these problems? Sheesh. It's like doing web-development, but on a much larger scale.
>>What matters is that malware found its way onto the iPods during production.
Thanks to a infected Windows machine.
>> It doesn't matter what the malware was
It matters if you use Windows obviously
>> or for what platform it was designed
When's the last time you heard of a virus for another platform? Been awhile hasn't it.
>> Putting Microsoft in the spotlight is shoehorning at best
In your opinion, I still say more companies, tech writers and everyone in general should be screaming for them to patch this damn thing for crying out loud. How much does this cost businesses, people, product production (hmm... imagine that). How much spam would cease immeditley if there wasn't ZOMBIE Windows machines in our lives.
Why is this classless? I finally applaud a company coming out and stating the obvious! MS opererating system is horribably insecure and easy to exploit. Sure a person can make it stronger, but the problem is that 90% of the population doesn't know how to do this. You have to be an./ to figure it out. Why can't MS patch the holes? I wish more companies would actually put some pressure on them to fix the thing already. And maybe this media attention will help do that. And how is this "screwing up big time"? It infected less than 1% of the iPods, that's "Big Time"? Where were you when sony was making their root kit?
Agree, but when you introduce other variables into the equation, especailly variables that you don't directly control, then there will always be problems. The real lesson, is if they fix it or not. If it doesn't kill you it makes you stronger.
With your logic we SHOULD be blaming MS for not making their OS 100% secure from virus' before shipping it... oh wait we're already doing that.
Yeah, Apple should now come out and say how they made huge quality control improvements by removing all Window's machines from their production line and replaced them with Mac's and Linux machines. Brilliant!
How is that any different from someone designing a website that is only IE complaint? Just because it's a bigger market doesn't make that right either.
It's my understanding (and god forbid I'm wrong) but I thought the GPS system is off by 10 yards, or something to that affect. I'm guessing the rest of the world is a bit paranoid that we've tied a lot of our missle guidance into the information that the GPS system provides That's why the U.S. is threatening to blow up any competing system, they don't want any other country/group to have pin-point accuracy of structures/locations within their borders. I don't think the U.S.'s fear is that a large country is going to attack them, I think it's more about a small group, such as Al-Quida, having a cheap effective means of pin-pointing targets.
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I, for one, welcome our new data storing bacteria overlords. -There is no spork.
So I guess Belgium should have nukes too, since they are also surrounded by other nations.
Yeah, I get so sick an tired of those facist Belgiums and their "we're better than you" attitude. And the way they attack, rape and pillage their neighbors... discusting.
A short video of the history of the middle east (Glenn Beck: CNN) explains it failry well. Is this wrong? If so, please explain.
RICO Suit, I don't remember Rico wearing any special suit in Starship Troopers??!?
Cool, thanks I'll go out and tell my grandma to get right on that.
I don't think anyone is saying that windows CANNOT be made secure, I think the point it, it takes some kind of super-genuis like yourself to figure it out. If that wasn't the case, then the world would have a lot less zombie machines and C1AL15 and V1a6ra sales would tank. Am I wrong?
"...They've been cynically raking in cash as if they were some schmuck selling professional fireworks to 5-year-olds and then watching them blow themselves up."
Seriously, that's one of the funniest and most accurate analogies I've read on /. in awhile.
Uhh... woudln't just be easier to bomb the source. It's not like we don't know where Micro$ofts head quarters are.
Wow, didn't realize that we Americans had such control over your politians. Sorry about that!
Say, when did you guys do away with elections? It would be cool, if you could just remove those rotten apples from office or something.
The biggest problem I see with this, is that is wasn't Apple who wanted the DRM in the first place. It was the music industry. Now that the iPod and iTunes has taken off, all the also-rans are crying. I'm sure Apple is loving the outcome, but again it wasn't them requesting the DRM scheme. And from what I can gather FairPlay is a little less evil than PlayForSure.
And to be quite honest, I'm sick and tired of not being able to sync my phone, manage MS-SQL databases, dealing with Banks that require IE for online banking, etc.
Apple offered a solution that works, and it works on all platforms. So the only draw-back is that your locked in to using an iPod?!?! Hell, the have 3 versions of the damn thing, there's a gazillion accessories for it, so what's the problem?
MicroSoft, Sony, Dell, HP, Verizon, Bank of America, etc. doesn't seem to give a rats as about me, and I get to hear "Well it was your choice" all the time. Suck it up Norway, if you don't like the business model, don't buy the damn thing.
I agree with some of these, but again, this phone is 6 months away. So most of this is just speculation.
My guess, is that the phone is going to be hackable, especially if it's running OS X. I read one article which Apple was saying the big reason they are not allowing 3rd software on there for now is to protect Cingulars network. They don't want people writing some software that can hack/break the network. I'm sure this was more of a Cingular concern than Apples.
Anyway, it's 6 months away, so who really knows what's going to be on there. The only thing we can really talk about is what we saw and what they said it could do. I think the "No 3G" is my biggest dissappointment, but that's just me.
Now excuse me, while I go try to install linux on a rotary phone.
That's really the funny thing, it was the RIAA at first. NO ONE was thinking how DRM could lock in a manufacture of a product. It wasn't even a blip on the radar, RIAA was to worried about piracy and locking up there product. Do you really think the music companies would have signed on with Apple knowing what they know now. Of course not, they are totally screwed because one company has such a large chunk of the market and they no longer have any room to negotiate. I doubt that Apple if realized it at first, only when the iPod started taking off and eating up the market share did they start smiling.
For the FTP issue. You can FTP easily with OSX by using "Connect To Server". Basically pop in your info and it mounts just like a volume on you desktop. You can read/write files etc. Is this not what you mean? I use it all the time to connect to my printer to FTP the files to them.
Well, what is supposed to happen is that the remaining powers unite with economic and political sanctions, but as we all know, this rarely happens. Unless of course it's against America.
If governments are united in punishing Russia, then theoretically the people of Russia would hopefully do something (protest or with a vote) to remove the bad guys from government. And our governments would do everything they could do to protect the nations that may be affected from the retaliation from Russia.
God, I hope they do this. Because if I have to pay a Pirate Tax, then doesn't that mean I can pirate all the Universal Stuff I want... since I've already paid the tax?
They're not supporting Mac OS 10.5 Leopard at this time either. Damn M$.
2001, E-Mail to MS
Dear MicroSoft,
I am a small web developer and I noticed today that you have not fully implemented SVG usage in IE6. As I was doing some other work with CSS I noticed that you have alot of errors with positioning, the box model as well as a bunch of other CSS problems. Could you please take care of this as soon as possible.
Thanks
-Small Web Developer
2006, E-Mail to MS
Dear MicroSoft,
I appreciate you taking the time to address the problems with IE6 so promptly!!
Thanks
-Small Web Developer
When you say "To change the search engine used throughout Mac OSX", you mean Safari right? Where else is Google Search in Mac OS X?
Ok, but your assuming that the toaster is catching on fire, when in fact the toaster is working.
What's happening is someone on the production line introduced something while making the toaster. This something allows burglars into your house when you plug it into the wall. And guess who sold you the house? MicroSoft Realty.
When I take that same toaster and plug it into the wall of my Apple house, it makes my toast but it doesn't allow the burglars in.
So who am I going to go after? Especially since everyone on the planet knows the MicroSoft realty makes these insecure houses?
>> If I make a product that screws up something in a typical environment that it's supposed to be in
Argh... Ok this is what is killing me. THE PRODUCT IS NOT CAUSING THE PROBLEM!!! It's a platform dependant virus, that wasn't even designed to attack the platform it is shipped on. It got onto the product from it being hooked up to a infected Windows system.
>> This isn't like an unknown flaw or something that's unforseen. Windows is what it is, and if a known shortcoming isn't worked around by your product, then your product is at fault.
Why, oh why, do you accept this? Why are you ok with Windows being what it is? It's messed up, and you're ok with that?!? That's crazy. Your admitting to problems with Windows, but yet you want the rest of the world to work around these problems? Sheesh. It's like doing web-development, but on a much larger scale.
>>What matters is that malware found its way onto the iPods during production.
Thanks to a infected Windows machine.
>> It doesn't matter what the malware was
It matters if you use Windows obviously
>> or for what platform it was designed
When's the last time you heard of a virus for another platform? Been awhile hasn't it.
>> Putting Microsoft in the spotlight is shoehorning at best
In your opinion, I still say more companies, tech writers and everyone in general should be screaming for them to patch this damn thing for crying out loud. How much does this cost businesses, people, product production (hmm... imagine that). How much spam would cease immeditley if there wasn't ZOMBIE Windows machines in our lives.
>> criminally hypocritical spin at worst
No, I think MS not fixing this is criminal.
Why is this classless? I finally applaud a company coming out and stating the obvious! MS opererating system is horribably insecure and easy to exploit. Sure a person can make it stronger, but the problem is that 90% of the population doesn't know how to do this. You have to be an ./ to figure it out. Why can't MS patch the holes? I wish more companies would actually put some pressure on them to fix the thing already. And maybe this media attention will help do that. And how is this "screwing up big time"? It infected less than 1% of the iPods, that's "Big Time"? Where were you when sony was making their root kit?
Agree, but when you introduce other variables into the equation, especailly variables that you don't directly control, then there will always be problems. The real lesson, is if they fix it or not. If it doesn't kill you it makes you stronger. With your logic we SHOULD be blaming MS for not making their OS 100% secure from virus' before shipping it... oh wait we're already doing that.
Yeah, Apple should now come out and say how they made huge quality control improvements by removing all Window's machines from their production line and replaced them with Mac's and Linux machines. Brilliant!
How is that any different from someone designing a website that is only IE complaint? Just because it's a bigger market doesn't make that right either.
It's my understanding (and god forbid I'm wrong) but I thought the GPS system is off by 10 yards, or something to that affect. I'm guessing the rest of the world is a bit paranoid that we've tied a lot of our missle guidance into the information that the GPS system provides That's why the U.S. is threatening to blow up any competing system, they don't want any other country/group to have pin-point accuracy of structures/locations within their borders. I don't think the U.S.'s fear is that a large country is going to attack them, I think it's more about a small group, such as Al-Quida, having a cheap effective means of pin-pointing targets.